I Am EXTREMELY Torn On Princess Peach: Showtime

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Princess Peach: Showtime! for the Nintendo Switch family of systems is a game that I have a lot of feelings about.
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[@ArloStuff]

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[@RRaaattT]

Yippee

[@jeremyzapsmash]

Hi arlo!!!

[@BasementDweller_]

Happy April Fools everyone.

[@DividedWarrior]

Arlo, plz do more skits! Like in the beginning and end of this video. This was great! Thanks for the content! Say hi to Rebecca for me.

[@thenintendoistx]

FIRST SCOTT AND NOW COOKIE MONSTER IN ONE DAY?!?!

[@RedLuigiGames]

My 5 year old asked me to play the peach game, and I downloaded the demo for him. He spun around, jumped around a little, and after a few minutes, he turned the game off, booted up Mario 3d world, and selected Peach to play there. This is my review, thanks everyone.

[@chaotika693]

Based

[@HiMiss-no8dm]

Is it that bad?

[@RedLuigiGames]

I don't know, I'm not getting the full version to find out. To me, the fun is getting 100% on all the collectibles, and the fact that the stages do not let me backtrack if I notice I miss something is a capital-C Choice that kills the game for me. To my son, he just found it boring. Maybe it is somebody else's cup of tea, but I'll stick with Kirby as a good kids game for our whole family.

[@Ebh55.]

Seriously?

[@Ebh55.]

@@RedLuigiGames How did he just found it boring?

[@The_AGL_Group]

If this were $40 it looks like it'd be a "cute" spin-off. At $60 it leaves me questioning the fact we've accepted Nintendo games as inherently getting premium valuation.

[@chillbizz74]

Its a full priced Nintendo game that is also extremely short compared to other full priced Nintendo titles.. That was a slap in the face for the fans..

[@Cheesehead302]

This one of my biggest overall concerns here. A similar experience elsewhere would be 20 or 30 bucks, but here it feels like yet another thing where they go "we can get away with charging the full 60 for this because it's got the Mario series branding" and it's just becoming old at this point. I think it's reasonable to want that Nintendo premium to not exist for smaller stuff like this.

[@jayandjlps8022]

This is why you pirate. I played the full game 3 days early for free

[@jesusbarrera6916]

half the SWITCH library is not worth their price, especially the sports games but Nintendo fans tend to have some of the lowest standards in the industry

[@tabletkidofficial]

@@jesusbarrera6916Stockholm Syndrome

[@VioletLunaChan]

"Don't look me up, my work is terrible. I think they'll fire me anyway." I actually burst out laughing lmao

[@Subject_Keter]

I just picture Arlo just sending in his muppet and everyone is like "yo wtf"

[@dandyspacedandy]

I can't wait for Princess Daisy: Halftime where Daisy shreds through gameplay styles based on different sports and martial arts

[@digitaltailsmon4096]

Unironically that title is absolutely beautiful and perfect and Nintendo make it happen that pun is to perfect to ignore.

[@PC2000]

That...would be amazing, actually.

[@ElTaitronAnim]

Yes, please.

[@jaretco6423]

Honestly, that sounds way more fun than this game.

[@chloe54251]

I HOPE I LOVE DAISY

[@nameske396]

I like how the cashier just gave up on trying to sell the protection plan

[@Wendy_O._Koopa]

I mean, the games are made out of Nintendium, the protection plan is just a scam. Unless you play X-box, or PlayStation or something, IDK...

[@bbarrett726]

Least believable part of the video

[@starpetalarts6668]

protection plans are meant to be extended warranties but with Nintendo/SONY/Xbox games they usually will provide replacements under a year anyways; and stores have a 2-4 weeks warranty which is usually enough of a plan. So the protection plan is just redundant, and ultimately victimizes insecure people usually soccer moms and bad joke dads who don't know any better.

[@asterthehedgehog6861]

That’s exactly how I felt about trying to pre-order this game. It made me feel less embarrassed by buying it digitally.

[@fasddfadfgasdgs]

That's about right. Been there done that

[@mr.fluffyface431]

If this get's a sequel and it isn't called 'Princess Peach: Encore!' then Nintendo has truly failed.

[@Katzelle3]

Sounds more like a name for DLC

[@nairocamilo]

Nintendo had already failed. Their audience, much worse.

[@Katzelle3]

@@nairocamilo Talk about complete non sequiturs

[@veggiet2009]

Maybe "encore" could be like "super Luigi U" a virtual remake except with different physics and added challenges for more experienced players

[@ImmaSpam__________________Can]

@veggiet2009 maybe what you described sounds more like something titles "Princess Daisy: Showtime". "Encore" is definitely a sequel subtitle

[@pastelnerd3419]

I think you might be overlooking the fact that not all adults are great at games, even if they love playing them. I have trouble with hand tremors so I usually play turn based games, but this sounds like something I could handle.

[@zp5016]

24 year old woman who loved Super Princess Peach on the DS here. I'm not a very good gamer. Most Mario platformers can be too difficult that it makes me upset and I have to put it down. I never got far with Odyssey because I didn't gel with the gameplay. I absolutely loved this game. Sure it's "easy", but I died too many times to admit for it being "easy" 😅 This game was a feel good, easy, almost 100% stress free game with cute costumes and fun little stories featured in the plays and a decently interesting overarching story. It's honestly the first Mario game I've finished since Sunshine 😅 I'm not saying Arlo is wrong in any way, I just wanted to leave my thoughts because we seemed to have really opposite take aways when it came to the difficulty level being good or bad.

[@zp5016]

Which I will add, it is stinky that the Princess game had to get this treatment. It just turns out personally, I greatly benefit from how easy it is 😂 But I realize I'm not every Princess Peach fan.

[@GoblinSquid]

I don't wanna be mean but "I'm not a good gamer and I had no problem with the challenge" reads a lot like "I normally hate plot in gaming but I loved RDR2's story." I don't wanna be mean to you, but Rockstar fans are basically just South Park fans so it's fine to bully them.

[@zp5016]

@@GoblinSquid I don't feel like you're being mean. I just wanted to share another perspective as someone who can't let my heart rate get too high so stressful games aren't fun for me and that maybe not every nintendo game has to cater to everyone. I feel it heavily catered to my life style and game style and I'm so grateful for it. I just wanted to share that because sometimes when I watch people review things... I don't know. Sometimes it feels like the way I enjoy games is frowned upon and can be labeled as a bad game when it's just a different style/pace than what "most" gamers want.

[@adamisme5939]

Thank you for the added input. I appreciate how this game is just competent and stylish, and I am glad to hear from more gamers whom don't actually play games specifically for challenge. I do hope it sells well, so we can get more Peach games for a wider audience.

[@rinsilver1957]

@@adamisme5939 I fully agree, it allows me to feel more comfortable with controls. I always wanted to do well at mario games but im not very skillful with a controller vs keyboard.

[@OrcaThoughts]

That intro was hilarious 😭 we don’t really give arlo his flowers when it comes to his humor in writing the skits

[@jaxsonhill9045]

It was perfect!!

[@pixel_punches]

Sooo funny 🤣

[@Kevintendo]

Was about to comment this! Would love more skits like this. I don’t even care that it’s like 3 minutes into the video hahaha

[@twig6102]

I know its fake and its just him but it gave me sooo much second hand embarrassment lmao

[@zacharylandrum4789]

While it is funny, the joke kind of dragged on for a bit too long.

[@bandicootsauce4569]

Not gonna lie: I'd pay to watch a Saturday morning cartoon about Peach using her costumes from this game to fight bad guys.

[@Namingway248]

That would be a super cute idea. I don't know if its the kind of thing that would get made these days, but I'd like that too.

[@donaldduck73]

If the modal go to Garry's mod that could partly happen

[@feIon]

id rather watch a sunday morning cartoon about arlo

[@ActuatedGear]

So basically Sailor Moon? Because... I too would watch that. Personally I would like to see more out of Peach. My White Mage from SMRPG needs more screen time. There was this comic one time where someone got up in arms about Bowser kidnapping Peach because she's a girl and then Bowser comes back with her being a valuable political leader. Like... I wanna see that! Queen Elizabeth when young as with age was a fire cracker and everyone loved her... Why not that but in the Mushroom kingdom?

[@donaldduck73]

@@ActuatedGear so are you referring to the mario adventures comic or the fan works Are you unaware her political influence in bowser's inside story Her sheer raw power in partners in time Her tactical James bond esc influence in Paper mario 64?

[@pepsigotdanghare]

In defense of Super Princess Peach's emotion powers: the premise isn't that Peach has emotional mood swings, the premise is that Peach is the ONLY ONE on the island who can properly control her emotions. It's not saying "lol women so emotional" as a stereotype, it's saying "this woman has more experience regulating and controlling her emotions than any of the other people who could potentially do something."

[@Fralexion]

I played it as a kid and I liked it a lot. I remember feeling moved to tears when they revealed Perry's backstory.

[@Cyberguy64]

Super Princess Peach is a genuinely fun game and people overreacting to its premise says a lot more about them than it does about the game.

[@scrittle]

It's not murder, it's "natural selection"

[@CandyCannec]

I am a 26 year old woman and I really love this game. I am actually happy this game was easy as my life is already hard. I only have energy to watch tv most days but I could play this game in the evening while other games really require more of my energy. This is why I play cozy games. I want to feel like I can achieve something without too much challenge. I did not feel like it was aimed at just kids, I think they knew the cozy girl gamers wanted something not too hard. I do enjoy just trying to collect all of the collectables. Also the one hit kill mode is actually challenging.

[@lvekai2833]

I feel the exact same way! Life been so difficult lately and even trying to game has been giving me so much anxiety due to the concepts of wasting time by gaming, wasting time but not gaming and my backlog growing among other stupid things. I originally wasn’t going to get this game but played the demo and was so surprised how easy and fun it was. No anxiety at all after not touching my switch for months and months.

[@Starriaaa]

AGREE! I haven't had much time for gaming sense starting my new job and this game has been an enjoyable play for me throughout the week.

[@lyandraangel]

Exactly this. Both my 12yo daughter and I have been playing this game, and we've both been enjoying it. My husband, while not interested in playing it himself, has been sitting down to watch us play because of the cute story and visual appeal, as well. Getting to the end of a level isn't the challenge, it's in the collecting. I got my full 10 Sparkles on Ninja-1 earlier today, and I restarted the level repeatedly because I missed a timing during the autorun section. My first time through Cowgirl-1 I restarted during the first lasso section becasue I missed freeing one of the Theets who I knew would have given me a Sparkle otherwise. (Swordfighter levels 1 and 3 are the only ones I've managed to fully complete on my first try, which makes sense since they're basically the tutorials of how the levels will go. Though, I'm playing only a few levels at a time each day right now, and I bought the game two days ago, so I'm still on floor 2. Kiddo will be starting floor 4 after school tomorrow.)

[@TheIrelandish]

I wish devs would be more on board with the idea that children don't need brainless, easy games. Kids are not stupid. Kids enjoy challenge.

[@PikminandOatchi]

You mean like every other Mario game in existence?

[@deefdragon]

If only there was some way to let people choose how difficult they wanted an experience to be. Some adjustment that could me made to _set_ difficulty so that its not too _easy_ or _hard_ for any particular individual. (being serious, I dont know how well difficulty settings would function with the problems that arlo pointed out here, but I do know it would be a huge tool to the devs to let them explore more with the game.)

[@Redpoppy80]

I think the thing that gets me is how overly simplistic Peach Showtime is. Kirby might be easy, but Kirby has a lot of depth. I don't think Peach needs the depth that Kirby has but it couldn't hurt. I do think that the myriad genres being showcased is a great way to make an identity very much like Mario but in her own way.

[@emeraldninjalink6312]

The more big companies baby kids, the worse their future will be.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Corporations baby adults... Of course they think kids are dumb now.

[@RaffoPhantom]

"Mermaid Peach literally only sings" *severe Kingdom Hearts flashbacks*

[@NotsilYmerej]

I can hear Sora and Donald singing now. My internal screaming can’t drown them out

[@DDRWakaLaka]

S W I M T H I S W A Y

[@QrazyQuarian]

Oh God

[@NocturnalMelody]

“A musical for everyone to have a lot of FINNY FUN”

[@FanFookinTastic]

WE’LL DANCE & WE’LL PLAY

[@Vrikrar]

It's worth saying that arlo is wrong about super princess peach. Her power isn't uncontrollable mood swings, everyone in the game is suffering from the uncontrollable mood swings and peach is the one with control. Her power is literally being the only one with enough self control to manage it.

[@Key-Knight87]

Nah still stereotypical lol

[@Baconator2558]

Erm, technically Bowser can also control it. 🤓

[@jacksonlovesnintendo]

thank you. I’m sick of all these cringe KZbinr takes acting all high-and-mighty about SPP. only people who are terminally on Twitter would try to politicize it. Normal people just say, “oh, cool gameplay mechanic!!”

[@YARGGG_GG]

@@Key-Knight87people like you are the reason female characters are often so plain, uninteresting or downright unlikeable. because any kind of emotion or softness is immediately put on it being a sexist stereotype.

[@TVObe]

Its controlled none other than a vibe scepter

[@richardlee3679]

The constant slander about Super Princess Peach makes me sad. Everyone always boils it down to 'WoMeN eMoTiOnAl?!?' when it was a really neat little platformer with fun powers and a good level of difficulty for beginner gamers. My little sister played it back in the day and it singlehandedly got her into gaming. And it wasn't just Peach who was emotional - the whole thing is set in Vibe Island, with every single enemy being teary, or super angry, or whimsically happy. And Peach rescues both Mario Bros! I'm just saying it was a much better game than people seem to want to remember

[@batoujesus5964]

That's because people are to much up their own asses and have to make everything political/ideological. This way, they can seem like people with good moral values and great insight when they just spew out the most basic consensual takes humanly possible.

[@yungmuney5903]

​​@@batoujesus5964 "pEoPlE hAvE tO mAkE eVeRyThInG pOlItIcAl" Do you want video games to be taken seriously as an art form or not?

[@BJGvideos]

​@@yungmuney5903There's addressing actual issues and there's flat out making shit up

[@malo932]

@yungmuney5903 Lecturing people on subjects you don't know is not what i'd call "art"

[@PammyBunny]

Tell me you’re a man without telling me you’re a man 🙄

[@Unimportant]

I really think they put a lot of work into Peach's design in this game. Sure, we've seen her and what she looks like in Mario Wonder, Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart, and even Smash Bros, but it feels like they went the extra mile to make her GLOW in this game. Picture perfect proportions on the face, just the right amount of vibrant color. It's the best she's ever looked in an official game.

[@HypeVoiceActing]

It's the princess' leading story, of course they want her to look fabulous lol

[@jandc43014]

The different shades of pink and white available to buy for her in the shop was SO perfect. She just looks so absolutely fabulous throughout this whole game.

[@Thee_Deputy]

Nah best she's ever looked will always be mario strikers, come on now.

[@HypeVoiceActing]

@@Thee_Deputy It's the midriff, is it?

[@aprilmeowmeow]

​@@Thee_Deputy she had old man hairline in that tho. I think she's way prettier in showtime, lol

[@Shaes_Projects]

“My daughter was really looking forward to this!” “Oh mine too! My daughter Rebecca really wanted this for her birthday! Rebecca spills a lot of food on my games, *her* games.” “It‘s for me.” Honestly, this is my favorite bit from Arlo of all time now!

[@BJGvideos]

Love that the ending implies that Rebecca really exists

[@mailman019]

I personally have enjoyed this game, it scratches that "unwind after a long day" itch that I don't really get with a lot of games, but yeah, $60 is not a good price for this game. Really should've been $50 or $40

[@betterthanbrooklyn5806]

Arlo I really think you should try out Super Princess Peach. It may seem like strange and stereotypical but I assure you it's handled pretty well and a solid platformer that might be better than some of the mainline ones!

[@RealNikTrustMe]

i wish there was something similar to kirby where there's optional postgame content that is brutally difficult but lets you replay each mode like you want to. imagine a mind-bending puzzle or a swordfight against daisy. that'd be cool

[@isoldemaisol3709]

Yep, Yoshi games are like this too (which may shock some people but it's true). Most Nintendo games, I would assume.

[@jaredwalley5692]

One could hope for DLC in that vein. I found the EX stages difficult, required a certain rhythm to things. The post-game ninja Theets can die though. Overall, a charming game, worth my money.

[@Chiavica]

“The Theet, I love their design!” Yeah no wonder Olimar looking asses

[@robertbeisert3315]

I got more "World's Shortest Wiggler", myself

[@LinkRammer]

That's wrong actually, I have the worlds shortest wiggler

[@hilariousskullnamedcatzo647]

Tiny goobers with big ahh noses my beloved 😍

[@Chiavica]

@@LinkRammer +2

[@davidthecommenter]

what's up with nintendo and giving their characters massive schnozes?

[@lilyrubyify]

I didn't like the demo that much, but I still got the game. My 7yo niece loves it. She has finished the game twice already, which is something she has never done before, and she's begging her parents to make her a swordfighting Peace costume for this year's Halloween. I guess this game really is aimed at little girls who don't play a lot of video games. Gotta say I used to not be a fan of extremely simple Nintendo games only for kids, but seeing her like this I think I'm changing my mind.

[@fancymonkeyman4139]

One thing in defense of Super Princess Peach! The mood swings weren't unique to her! It was because of Vibe Island, if I recall correctly. It happened to lots of the enemies too.

[@BJGvideos]

She's also the only one to CONTROL them.

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

@@BJGvideosNot only control them, but flipping them on and off "at will". Most people don`t seem to get, that mood swings are uncontrollable. She literally can tune her emotions on and off like the Phantom from AA: Dual Destinies does.

[@D_YellowMadness]

@@aureliodeprimus8018Doesn't change the fact that they decided that the one Mario game about a woman should be about her using overwhelming emotions & crying like an infant. Nor does it change how weird the text about women & the vibe scepter is.

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

@@D_YellowMadnessWhat text about women & the vibe scepter? The one at the very end of the game? Buddy, get your mind out of the gutter, when i played the game on release i didn`t even realise it was weird, because unlike most of you i had other worries than naughty toys, when i was a teen. Also i love the double standard, how every one treats the Hulk as a hero for focusing his anger into something productive, but the moment a women does it, it is a stereotype. Remember what Morgan Freeman said about racism? If you want to end it, stop talking about it. You are, willingly or not, reinforcing the stereotype by not bein gable to shut up about it.

[@what.5693]

@@aureliodeprimus8018…prejudice wouldn’t go away if people stopped being vocal against it. Not commenting on whether the game does bad here, I’m just calling your comment bad.

[@directorjake]

Honestly that sketch at the beginning felt like a Muppet sketch! That was great!

[@NachoTravis]

It reminded me a little of Seinfeld where the Arlo buying the game was George. Lol

[@DanGamingFan2846]

First, that opening skit is brutally hilarious. Arlo's delivery and timing are so good. Second, I really like this game. Sure, it's very easy, but sometimes a simple, relaxing game is what you want. Plus, I love the costumes, their powers, and the stage play aesthetic. My only real complaint is the price. $60 is way to much for a game this small scale.

[@watershipup7101]

Exactly, why complain about the difficulty if it's not meant for hard-core gamers? And it's not like this is overtly babified like Kirby's Epic Yarn.

[@waterbullstudios9195]

Why does every Nintendo game have to be stuck at $60?

[@orangeslash1667]

@@waterbullstudios9195 Because Nintendo know it will sell well due to the Peach brand, and it did!

[@timothyn4699]

ninty is like the Apple of gaming, they charge a premium, but most other companies don't have the polish of ninty games as well

[@orangeslash1667]

@@waterbullstudios9195 Because Nintendo is confident that the game will sell because of the Nintendo brand!!

[@SwedePotato314]

I wish games were sold at a baseline of $60, it’s not worth that. BUT I will say, as a woman who grew up playing my brothers as Peach in SMB2 for NES, I have been having a lot of fun playing this with my daughter who is 4. She was EASILY able to handle the demo so I bought it he full game and I haven’t regretted it. We had a ton of fun decorating cakes. The first few levels she was taking some extra hits so I offered her the heart charm so she could have a few more permanent hearts and ever since then she was easily able to understand the gameplay and mechanics. I had to read everything to her but I did voices and we had a ton of fun. I think I’m probably the games target audience- an adult woman who grew up with Peach, and has now been enjoying the Mario movie and this game with my kid. I’m probably exactly who they wanted this game to reach and I really appreciate the game for what it is. We had a blast playing it. It’s not exactly something I would ever pick up to play in my own time but for family time on cold or rainy days its perfect. My husband NEVER touched Nintendo games growing up, only PS and PC, but when I busted out Super Mario Wonder- my husband, son, 4 year old daughter and myself all had a BLAST playing together. The only one of the newer Mario games I got for my own time was Mario RPG but I haven’t even touched it yet lol. I got it just ust for nostalgias sake I think lol. Anyway, I’m sure I’m the target market for these new games and that’s fine because I’m super happy with the time I’ve spent with my family playing them so far and I’m super hype for Paper Mario TTYD. ❤

[@maskedkoopa6252]

Arlo super princess peach is an emotion themed game its not peach specifically. The game has sad goombas, koopa troopas, etc and what makes peach stand out is having complete control. I really resent that an interesting and fun game is just dismissed under wtf women emotion bad or something.

[@nickb6425]

Yeahhhh operating under very limited information to make a statement of like “wow so offensive” is sadly very common today and can be kinda perilous

[@KonaSuba]

Also looked it up and the director of the game is a woman. Arlo really missed with his statements about the game

[@nickb6425]

@@KonaSuba 😂😂 that's amazing lmao. "Noo you don't understand that means it's internalized misogyny!" Lol jk

[@BJGvideos]

As a feminist, the double standards around this game have always baffled me. Seeing emotions being used as a strength is great. We see characters channel their anger into a power all the time...but adding more emotions to that power is suddenly offensive? Screw that noise.

[@mikedepue]

I could not for the life of me conceive why in the world they would have called the main baddie "Grape" until you said it next to "Peach." Ah. I feel dumb. Lol

[@user-wg1ox4cx9l]

?

[@notatallfunctional]

@@user-wg1ox4cx9l THEY HAVE FRUIT NAMES

[@donaldduck73]

Still don't get it Something like madame Meringue sounds more Rival like to peach

[@danielmatson4209]

​@@user-wg1ox4cx9lShe's named after a fruit, and so is the villain.

[@johnmarstall]

It still doesn't really work. "Peach" is a nickname in the real world - though one you might get slapped for using. Nobody is referred to as "Grape" in any way, ever. "Sour grapes" is an idiom (based on an Aesop's fable!), sure; and they were right to run with that as the villain's theme…but the name should have been better chosen.

[@Djaermi]

I am beginning to think that Arlo the blue hand puppet does not in fact have a daughter named Rebecca.

[@sauronmauron6965]

Next you're telling me it doesn't work at IGN

[@budderk1305]

I feel so seen in the character of Brad, retail therapy is a real thing

[@KingCasual1986]

As someone who is left handed myself (although I’m kind of ambidextrous actually) I found it pretty cool that Swordfighter Peach uses her sword in her left hand! It’s minorest of minor details but it’s nice to get some left handed representation in gaming!

[@budgetcoinhunter]

Gotta have someone, since Link switched hands ever since the Wii.

[@TheBeggies95]

@@budgetcoinhunterYea i hated that he switch. Koopa Kids from mario are left handed too EDIT: Or at the very least, they were back then

[@BJGvideos]

​@@TheBeggies95Wait ALL of them?

[@budgetcoinhunter]

@@TheBeggies95 Link's primary hand swap was kinda necessary though. Nintendo went all in with waggle on the Wii, and since right-handers are a super-majority on the planet, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword both had to have their Link be righties for the game to feel right to players. At least they let us have southpaw Link all the way through the Gamecube's life.

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

@@budgetcoinhunterThe fun thing is that the Gamecube Version of TP still had a left-handed Link. And as a result the entire world was mirrored to match.^^

[@DanTheMeek]

My 6 year old daughter LOOOOVES this game. I enjoy it too, especially in short burtsts, but this game definitely hits the pleasure zones of my daughters brain or something as she keeps wanting to play it for hours and hours and hours beyond when I could very much use a break, so I could see her obsession with it swaying me from liking it a lot, to being kind of sick of it over time. Right now though, I still like it too.

[@InnerRise]

You love it

[@SuperFlashDriver]

Just like me when I get so in depth and play hours upon hours upon hours of 7 Days To Die & Palworld that's for sure. It's akin to playing a Barbie game, and that's what I'm seeing here.

[@fredy2041]

Yeah beacuse she is a girl and doesnt know any better, why dont you show her real games? Show the the Mario Odysey or Galaxy instead? Why are you alieating her on a childish girlish game? Stop being overly defensive.

[@fredy2041]

A shame you put her on this girly games and treat her like a brainless infant. Your a terrible parent. Is that how you treater her? How you teach her? With mediocre games. That child should be taken away from you.

[@user-sy1sm6kw5e]

Honestly it wouldn't surprise me if the studied the psychology behind it and completely went balls out

[@deltalord6969]

Damn that introduction got uh, pretty brutal

[@EntertainMeTV]

I hope he got that protection plan for 3.99…

[@SakuraAvalon]

@@EntertainMeTV Rebecca needs it.

[@Satellaview1889]

@@SakuraAvalon She does spill a lot of food on -Arlo's- her games.

[@Evixyn]

I love how Brad is heavily nice about Arlo situation and remembers Arlos daughter "Rebecca" especially the ending when Arlo returns the title because he did not enjoy it as much as he thought. Plus he might as well obtain that Reese since he's there, ha ha.

[@nikibogwater6598]

6:04 *climbs up on my soap box and takes a deep breath* PEACH'S SUPER POWER IN SUPER PRINCESS PEACH WAS *NOT* HER EMOTIONS. IT WAS HER SELF-COMPOSURE. The plot of the game revolves around Bowser using the Vibe Scepter to curse the Mushroom Kingdom with insane magical emotions that either render them helpless (Mario, Luigi, and the Toads) or give them out-of-control destructive powers (Bowser's minions). Peach is the only character who is able to maintain agency while affected by the magical emotions. The emotion powers she gets are not unique to her. It's her ability to stay in control and use those powers to save her friends that makes her Super. In short, it's my favorite girlboss power fantasy and I will forever hold a grudge against gaming journalists for screaming "EW, IT'S SO SEXIST!!!!" when in the actual context of the game, Peach is actively *defying* a sexist stereotype. Okay, rant over. Love you, Arlo, fantastic review, especially adored the little skit at the beginning.💖

[@IAmNotASandwich453]

13:20 I heavily disagree. Most mario games have the same dull "Hit me 3 times and Im done" approach. Especially in the 2D games, Bosses are not even noteworthy. There are some really cool designs in the 3D mario games, but even those are mostly "Figure it out once, do it 3 times". I dont think I would call any boss fight from the mainline mario games legit a "Good boss fight". Paper Mario for example is a different story, but saying that mario bosses are usually so good is an extreme overstatement

[@HypeVoiceActing]

I do feel like usual Mario bosses still have a lot more kinetic energy or player involvement than this game's bosses. They're pretty slow paced and "waiting for the right time" compared to bosses like Galaxy or Odyssey

[@milo4885]

yeah i was surprised when he said that. sometimes the 3d ones are a lot of fun tho like the dragon in Odyssey and the Bowser boxing fight, also Odyssey

[@isaiahromero9861]

Mario Galaxy and Galaxy 2 have the best bosses in the entire series imo. Idk how you can't consider ANY bosses from those games great. Bouldergeist is one of the best video games boss fights of all time imo, and Galaxy 2 is absolutely stacked with fun, dynamic, and creative bosses that have difficult final phases. Odyssey also has a handful of amazing boss fights too.

[@IAmNotASandwich453]

@@isaiahromero9861 As I said, some of the 3d mario games have visually well designed bosses, but also bouldergeist is a typical 3 phase boss. Yes it can be challenging, especially with that second fight later on where you only have 1HP, but that still doesnt make "most Mario bosses good". When I talk about good bosses, Im thinking Metroid or Dark Souls.

[@HypeVoiceActing]

@@IAmNotASandwich453 Metroid and Dark Souls are entirely different type of genres compared to Mario though. So comparing the three on that aspect feels a bit dismissive That's like saying that the fighting mechanics in Tekken are more refined than the fighting mechanics in Ocarina of Time.

[@tabletkidofficial]

This… THIS is what Balan Wonderworld wanted to be. This and NiGHTS.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

I still don't understand what people see in NiGHTS

[@heroicgangster9981]

Man I wish Balan Wonderworld had good gameplay physics and power implementation!!!!! NiGHTS is perfect by itself, fun arcade gameplay

[@heroicgangster9981]

@@fillerbunnyninjashark271addicting arcade gameplay, dreamy visuals, fun music, absurd kid-like story concepts. that's it.

[@mzxa9988]

Kirby forgotten lands is what Balan wanted to be, not this

[@grnpyro5110]

Bruh how can you compare the masterpiece that is NiGHTS to this PPS isnt bad but cmon

[@tksm97]

arlo, PLEASE do more opening skits like that when the opportunity arises!! it felt like a classic muppet sketch - the humour was so well written and perfectly delivered, i loved it so much!!

[@user-up1op3kz9q]

A big thing that gets me about this game is how strangely unforgiving some of its sparkle gems can be. It isn’t an enormous deal because of how short the levels are and how many gems there are, but it can be tedious trying to 100% a stage and having to replay it multiple times

[@michaelrusso906]

Yeah I've been watching my wife play this and I'm glad it's her and not me who decided to 100% this game.

[@pixywings]

I know right! I'm starting to think some of the baking challenges are glitched.

[@nc1729]

Missed opportunity to call the villain group the Grapes of Wrath

[@YARGGG_GG]

what is this super princess peach slander? that is a fun game and there's nothing wrong with emotion powers.

[@EscanthonX]

I'm glad this game exists. My daughter doesnt play games, but this one introduced her and trained her in timing, looking for secrets, staying out of LOS of enemies and hitting them from behind, following patterns, button mashing and more This game is like true beginners tutorial for basic game sense, and I can't believe how well it's working even on a kid that's still learning to read properly. I simply don't think it's for "us" As a result of what Showtime has taught her so far, she was finally able to play Ocarina of Time by herself a little bit, she found the kokiri sword and found enough rupees for the shield all on her own. I think that's pretty special and I'm grateful to Showtime for teaching her Edit: We are even going to play some Kirby game tomorrow, though I haven't decided which Edit2: We took turns on crystal shards, it was great

[@DefinitivNichtSascha]

27:06 The voice really bothered me at times, actually. It just didn't sound like Peach. But most of the time, it was when she was playing a role, so I suppose it was her putting on a voice. But if they just make her voice deeper per default in future games, then I wouldn't be chuffed about it.

[@HypeVoiceActing]

I think if they wanted to do that, they would've done it in Wonder too I think it'll be fine

[@0ceanking]

Swordfighter Peach's voice is so deep I was shocked. I wonder if that means canonically Peach's voice has always been deeper and she just speaks in a soft high-pitched voice as a way of expressing herself or maintaining her image as a dainty, elegant noble? Perhaps I'm reading too far into it and her voice just magically changes when she puts on a role lol. I mean it's the power of SPARKLE, of course!

[@user-bf6gz8ej4o]

Sheesh, du lebst ja noch. Guckst kein Domtendo mehr, wa?

[@nikifallen93]

I think it’s really hard for gamers to understand how difficult games are for non-gamers. Even little kids who’ve been playing games for a couple of years are a bad gauge for how hard a game is for normies. This game isn’t easy for a non-gamer like me. I’m a huge fan of the last two Zelda games, but those are the only games I play. Princess Peach Showtime’s swordfighter levels are the only ones that I have context for. But for once, the rest of the game is not so hard that I can’t achieve flow. This is, basically, a normie game. I’d be interested to see if Razbuten’s lady has played so many games now that Showtime is too easy for her. I’m really enjoying this so far, even if it’s not trying to be a masterpiece 😅.

[@MrsYasha1984]

I bought it for my non gamer daughter. She likes it, it is a game she can manage. My gamer son has an easy time with it, but still enjoyed it. I liked it myself, because of the innovative level design. So cute!

[@kiromi790]

its really sad though that developers have to make entire games centered around people who have never even touched a game because it limits the potential of what that game could be and the heights it could reach by having to remove all the difficulty for people like you. youre the minority soo

[@Key-Knight87]

@@kiromi790 exactly

[@A-Spoto]

Super Mario Bros on the NES was a game for non gamers. That game is brutally difficult but was incredibly successful.

[@crocodileman94]

@@kiromi790 And that's why the vast majority of games are made for people like us.

[@longplayarchive]

Appreciate crediting us for some footage as always

[@KanesTheName]

We appreciate you being such a phenomenal resource!! 😁

[@Zachruff]

Biggest issue for me is the fact that there are missable collectibles when stages are this long (some 20 minutes + long!) and a lot of them have unskippable cutscenes, etc... Would have really appreciated a "restart from checkpoint" option since right now the only thing you can do is restart the entire level from the beginning...

[@2sallads]

Calling Peach one note in a world where all mario characters are one note, is funny

[@jacobweeks777]

OMG that skit at the beginning was hilarious! Arlo's -puppeteering- acting is soo good! The contrast between the customer's stilted delivery and the cashier's casual demeanour is amazingly well done.

[@MLZHftw]

I'm an adult man whose most played game is Dark Souls and I personally had a blast with Showtime.

[@skyrunnerblake1481]

Variety is the spice of life!

[@fredy2041]

Wow, then you need to go to a mental hospital asap

[@humanplantman]

@@fredy2041 ??????

[@fredy2041]

@@TheDB116 Or you cannot accept that this game was mediocrity and it fair to be critical

[@ctpp64]

i've seen other grown men enjoy this game so i guess it's all up to personal preference, and how much you're willing to accept very simple gameplay

[@Holly_seems_okay]

I think i've found the perfect audience for this game. My sister turns 18 next week and she has autism and struggles with dexterity sometimes. she looooved pikmin but i had to help her lots because the game was just too hard and things that were so obvious to me never crossed her mind. fingers crossed she finally gets to feel like an equal with this one!!

[@sillyskeleton]

Aww, I hope she loves it!

[@BJGvideos]

Oh god dexterity is something hardly anyone talks about. I have HORRIBLE motor skills and have to play games with more simplistic control schemes because of it.

[@FirstLast-mn4re]

Honestly I think you're reading too much into it when you say they made it super easy because its a Peach game or because their target audience was young girls. I think it might just be a Good Feel issue. Because I had similar feelings of the game being 'so easy it just kind of bored me' with Yoshi's Crafted World which was made by the same developer. Kirby's Epic Yarn, also made by Good Feel was also extremely easy from what I've heard (though I haven't played Epic Yarn so I don't have as concrete of an opininion there) The only Good Feel game that I feel like did have some level of challenge was Yoshi's Wooly World, which even then it was pretty easy, but some of the extra levels got pretty challenging. I don't think they we're deliberately dialing down the difficulty of the game because they think girls can't handle difficulty.

[@wantedasylum1091]

From the perspective of someone who read Super Mario Adventures, played Paper Mario, and Watched The Super Mario Bros. Movie, this game is the next step for Peach in presentation, personality, and charm.

[@donaldduck73]

Please don't remind me of the mario movie that was a complete letdown as a long time mario fan It succeeded no barriers mario galaxy surpassed 15 years ago Stripped away any character progress since the nes and snes days And most damning of all it's lip service of respect for the franchise only going back to 2013 references While also providing zero explanation to newcomers to the franchise as a whole

[@user-gs1dh8nk6w]

@@donaldduck73 It wasn't related to the game aside from references.

[@Vaquix000]

@@donaldduck73 Character progress? HAHAHAHA.... wow. Yep, Mario is a TOTALLY different guy than he was in the NES days. Since he didn't have voice acting then let's compare him from mario 64 to now. In Mario 64, he was a happy italian man that goes "Woohoo!" - and let's look at bowser, a spiky turtle monster that goes "Gwahaha!" and likes kidnapping peach. Compare that to now where mario is a happy italian man that goes "Woohoo!" and bowser is a spiky monster that goes "Gwahaha" and likes kidnapping peach. Oh wait. This is a brainless serious for children, do not pretend for a SECOND there is "character progress"

[@donaldduck73]

@Vaquix000 on country just look at majority of the rpgs up to around super paper mario and dream team and you'd see how drastically they improved Same could be said for many of early sports games on Wii Comic wise just look super mario adventures Show wise there's the super show trilogy, the live action movie and anime adaption So there's plenty they could have pulled from

[@redpup112]

@@donaldduck73 I don't think Mario himself has much character from that. Literally everyone else, though... The Mario Movie was fine in my opinion, for context. Not great but not bad either. Best Illumination movie I've seen, but that really says more about Illumination than it does the Mario Movie.

[@user-fo2yx7bb2o]

Well honestly, I got this game for my 11 year old sisters birthday and she has had a lot of fun with it. The 2 button controls were perfect for her, given that she struggles with games that have 3 or more. The Puzzles were just enough difficult, and it is her favorite game on our switch (Big brother moment) anyhoo I think that the game should have had mechanics feel a bit more flushed out, and had a difficulty settings option.

[@fredy2041]

Yeah beacuse she is a brainless toddler that doesnt know any better. I started playing Galaxy at her age. Why cant your sister?

[@jlshootingstar333]

I played Super Princess Peach as a little girl and didn't even think abt the stereotypes or whatever lol and I enjoyed it tbh. I'm sure I'd love this game if I was still that little girl, but as an adult I cannot justify the price tag yikes

[@amberdawn868]

I absolutely LOVE how Princess Peach basically became a magical girl in the style of Japanese 80's icons like Minky Momo and Cutie Honey. As a magical girl loving woman that feels like I am so bad at so many of the games that I try to play, this easy game featuring a magical girl protagonist felt like it was basically made for me. So glad I asked for this for my birthday. If anything the bosses were too difficult to figure out and execute. Idk, I guess I have a different perspective because this game was absolutely perfect for me and I didn't feel like it was too simple or childish.

[@drowningin]

I played the demo, and was well aware I was not the target audience. While most of their games are all ages, this one is obviously for a much younger audience. And that’s fine. I got plenty of games to play

[@wahtari2994]

yes. and thats ok.

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

I refuse to follow that notion that Showtime is more younger audience but I will agreed in terms of the difficulty level. Yes it’s aimed that I’m more younger audience but I still think that princess Pete showtime is for everyone like all Nintendo games.

[@internetguy7319]

​@@Adamtendo_player_1The game is simpler than Kirby

[@ShurikanBlade]

As someone who bought the game. The demo really REALLLY didn't fo the game any service. It chose like the 2 easiest and most basic levels and called it a day.

[@Gamxin]

This is literally the exact mindset Arlo was advocating against

[@fuzzybuzzy3159]

I personally loved it. There are some challenges that are tough to beat! Especially boss rematches for 100%.

[@jaxsonlambert9750]

I love it too! Also yeah there are challenging stuff like some of the boss challenges, a few of the sparkle gems in the levels, and a lot of the rehearsals.

[@Marikyuun]

I think Princess Peach Showtime was genuinely a fun game! It's an amazing entry point game for kids, especially little girls who might not be encouraged to play games in the first place (like I wasn't). For me particularly it was extreme eye candy, the finale was super hype and the different play styles were well implemented. I had fun! That being said, it is true that this became a "jack of all trades" game, and I'd love to see a sequel with polished gameplay and the amazing visuals we got on this one (and please, better framerates too!)

[@undefender]

Despite being lambasted for its less-than-stellar theming and implications, Super Princess Peach is an engaging 2D platformer with interesting mechanics. We would not even have Showtime without SPP. Currently, I am playing through SPP on the DS and it really is a good game even if it may lean into some stereotypical ideas

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

6:08 Her power isn't swings at all, literally it's strictly under her control.

[@grnpyro5110]

Arlo loves to complain about games he's never played

[@captainpep3]

@@grnpyro5110most people complain about that because they usually look at it in a pretty shallow way, it’s annoying but it happens. The game itself I remember being really good with a few questionable designs in how you beat the game. People thinking that it’s as shallow as “mood swings” haven’t done basically any research

[@YARGGG_GG]

yeah, that was a bit iffy. i know it's the funny american reviewer thing to be like "oh my god this is offensive!!" but it was a fine game. certainly more challenging than this one.

[@nickb6425]

@@YARGGG_GGyeaah Arlo was edging a little close to the stereotypical woke mindset there a bit 😅 not to mention pretending like it’s the early 2000’s where people don’t know girls like to play games too lol.

[@internetguy7319]

​@@nickb6425"woke!" LMAOOO😊

[@bandicootsmwcentral2950]

I think people miss a bit the point of Super Princess Peach being themed around emotions. yes, Peach gains her power by "extreme mood swings" for comedic effect and that can be seen as steriotypic on women being emotional creatures. but she inst the hero because of those crazy moods, but because she is the only one in the game that can expertly control her emotions acording to the situation at hand. as ironic as it sounds the whole game its basically a cartoonish lesson on emotional inteligence.

[@johnmarkson1998]

if she can control her emotions better then its the oposite of a women being emotional and unable to control their emotions.

[@radladstudios]

Plus the games ending is the most unhinged thing I've ever seen in a Nintendo game

[@zjzr08]

Not only that, she used those emotions for her own good, to save people, like if your emotions can be turned to a powerup, why not?

[@budgetcoinhunter]

@@radladstudios Ain't that the infamous 'Vibe Scepter' ending?

[@PlayStonkers]

That's always been my opinion of that game. Peach is the only person in the Mushroom Kingdom who ISN'T insane! She's not often in trouble because of incompetence, she's often in trouble because it's a goofy cartoon world and she's really unlucky, but Peach is nowhere near incompetent.

[@ThrillingDuck]

Super Princess Peach is great Arlo, play it.

[@changedmylife07]

Ok but tbf as a girl that grew up playing super princess peach on the DS, that game slayed. The emotions feature being messed up didn’t even occur to me until I was an adult.

[@aidelu]

Same!! And I wished Showtime was more like SPP, but I had a fun time with it regardless

[@Arilous]

People tend to make a big deal about things they don't understand until someone shows the the reason why things are what they are. In case of SPP, those four emotions are equal to the four deity emotions, which can involve people and the environment, according to the japanese mythology. However, here in the west, people only see a female character being apparently turned into a clown or a sexist joke, which is not true. But then again, people are lazy and do no research.

[@zjzr08]

Not only that I think SPP was also fleshed out even if the platforming is easy...you could argue it has self-imposed difficulty by not using the Calm vibe too (although you could argue that shouldn't have been OP in the first place).

[@Arilous]

Having fun is the most important thing when you play a game. Never listen to critics, make your own opinion. It is a shame, that adults making such a fuzz about the SPP features without knowing what it could mean or what it could mean in Japan. They only see a woman and think that the emotion feature is something stereotype. Again, this is the reason why I stopped listening to critics, because those people have a one-way-look for things and only speak for themselves. Enjoy the games you like and be happy with them. Nothing more, nothing less.

[@Ammiteur9]

I really love the "inconsistency" of the bosses because I find the variety really creative and they, with the exeption of one, really balance out the "easiness" of the game. Which is what I also love about Peach, you can play the whole game with 3 buttons, which not only makes sense, since you have so many different play styles, but I just generally missed that in games lately. We were playing a mario party game recently, like the one that got remade for the switch, and my biggest complaint for that game is that at every minigame, which is my favourite thing about Mario Party, you have to basically learn a whole new control set to play it. Peach doesn't need that, and I think its better this way. And about the difficulty thing, I think the difficulty was perfectly fine, and one of the few times where I would even say the "it's for kids" reason is completely justified. I remember struggling at easier games when I was still 8 years old, so I think for a child around this age it's perfectly balanced, and as a young adult I wouldn't say it was that easy either.

[@jaxsonlambert9750]

Yeah I loved the bosses. I’m a young adult as well and would also say the game wasn’t TOO easy.

[@NachoTravis]

I could not stop laughing at the Arlo at the checkout counter bit. I'm not suggesting they need to be in every video, but please more Arlo skits where he deals with everyday life. It was absurd, it was awkward, it was hilarious. More please. More!!

[@BJGvideos]

I'm just gonna say, I've NEVER seen a woman (who wasn't a known con artist) complain about Super Princess Peach. Seeing a full range of emotions on display as a STRENGTH is a nice thing, usually only limited to something like magical girl anime. And Peach has such mastery over them that she's essentially a Zen master. It just boggles my mind that we have all these series where anger is a superpower but the second someone weaponizes joy, somehow that's a problem.

[@dantesdiscoinfernolol]

Am a woman, and I second this. When I heard about and got Super Princess Peach, the emotion angle never bothered me in the slightest. (Really my only complaint was that I dropped it due to difficulty, lol) Maybe it's because most of my formative Mario games were things like SMB2, Super Paper Mario, Mario Parties and Karts, and the Olympic games? So from my earliest years, Peach never had any "damsel in distress" allegations to dodge, exactly? (Like, I knew mentally that she got kidnapped in some of the games, but she had already cemented herself as capable and awesome on my mind, so...)

[@tigaliyt]

AFAB here, let me be your first one! Yes, the fact that the one game starring a girl revolves around emotions has to be understood under a sexist and patriarchal lens-because that's the society we live in and it informs the arts that are being made. The mere presence of the theme isn't innocuous, it doesn't come from nowhere. Then, if we move on from that, we can dig deeper: considering Peach obeys another patriarcal damsel-in-distress trope most of the time, leaning into emotions and being able to make them a strength in the game that uses her as an active protagonist is thematically interesting. I think you have a very reactionary vision of any art analysis under a feminist lens as judgmental. Just as any other form of analysis, it's meant to be descriptive, not prescriptive. Yes, making the Peach game about emotions can be understood as informed by traditional gender roles, that doesn't mean we think the game is bad or can't be empowering-two things can be true at once. Analyses like this can be used by a person to explain their dislike/dismissal of a game and dear god, I do that a lot, but it's not automatic. We're noticing things. That doesn't mean we're out to tear games down.

[@Pants.69]

I don’t know how many women I’ve seen talk about SPP in the first place, let alone complain about it lol

[@Yohoat]

Weaponizing joy isn't the problem here and I think you know that. Honestly it doesn't matter how they contextualize it within' the game, they make decisions like this for a reason. They chose to have it appear on a surface level to gamify mood swings. This is the starting point when coming up with a game, they did not start with the full story context, they started with what they considered to be a natural extension of Peach at the time, which was apparently just extreme emotional outbursts. When they applied this type of thinking to working with the character, Mario got a jetpack, so it's pretty clear where their heads were at.

[@Irisfruit]

​@@tigaliytdon't use afab as shorthand for woman. That is transphobic in every way. Like omg agab terms were literally made because agab doesn't mean anything abt what a person's gender actually is.

[@ThisWillCharacter]

I like the idea that the whole thing is an actual play presented by peach, watched by the other characters

[@DarkTyyp]

That intro has got to be one of Arlo's best

[@FaolanHart]

I'd argue that Nintendo's whole thing isn't that they make games for everyone. More so that they get em while they're young & create a lot of memorable experiences that result in adults that love their games. I am, however, pretty tired of hearing "it's for kids" as an excuse for poor writing or design.

[@punishedleader543]

>Bosses in Mario games are usually so good. We must be playing very different Mario games, to be honest.

[@quaglegagle674]

Brad is my new favorite character in the Arlo universe. The world needs more Brad in our lives.

[@parqtet]

In summary, he feels so sad that PP Showtime had very promising conceptual properties as a potential masterpiece, but actually one or two steps shy due to difficulty / optimization issues.

[@Pyrple]

This game made me realize something about spinoffs. Imagine if this game wasn't about princess peach, and was a new IP in a new universe with new characters. Same gameplay and everything, but a new IP. Would anyone buy it? Maybe some people, but it would need to be far more impressive. Lots of AAA companies have stopped making spinoffs of their mainline series. When's the last time you saw a spinoff of a AAA series made by a company not named Nintendo Atlus or Square Enix? Instead, if anyone in the AAA space wants to try a new idea, they either have to make it a huge game that will impress everyone with graphics and ambition, or they have to go indie and start all over. Spinoffs like this let developers try new ideas without starting from nothing. When people say they want smaller games with worse graphics, this is what they're asking for. They're not asking for indie games or lower quality products. They just want spinoffs - new ideas in familiar packages. We don't get a lot of those anymore.

[@donaldduck73]

Perhaps but exclusively if it's indie

[@kuraihikari5785]

I feel like if this was a new IP, people would actually be far easier on it. I think part of the criticism here is the ‘Mario factor’. The game doesn’t feel as polished or had as much thought and care as other Mario games, and that probably wouldn’t have happened without the Peach character. Take something like Splatoon, that was a new IP at the time that didn’t have any pre-established expectations, so a lot of people were able to just take it as it was and the game was allowed to shine at doing its own thing.

[@Droogie128]

Mojang/Microsoft with Minecraft spinoffs

[@internetguy7319]

​@@kuraihikari5785Actually, no. Splatoon is given a bad rep especially with the sequels by the online reddit gaming audience. Dunkey was upset at the idea that Splatoon 3 was deserving of a "One more thing" Direct slot

[@Adam-xd9tr]

Funny you mention using Spin-offs as a way to test new ideas, as the developers behind XCOM: Chimera squad were upfront that they were using the game to test out ideas that could be used in XCOM 3. It helps that the game is $20. The quality of the game depends on who you ask (personally I thought it was a ton of fun, though I mostly stick with XCOM 2 due to having more meat on its bones. That, and there are way more mods) but the developers transparency went a long way.

[@LadyTsunade777]

As much as I like Arlo and his discussion videos, he's fallen into the same trap I've seen time and again of people immediately discounting Super Princess Peach on baseless "oh, it must be a bad game made by a bunch of sexist men because Peach's power is being a woman with extreme emotions and a 'vibe scepter'" Such people have never heard the phrase "don't judge a book by its cover" and will just immediately hate something by first appearance without any research. Super Princess Peach is a wonderful game with plenty of great platforming, puzzles, a variety of abilities to unlock (not just the emotions), a good story where Peach takes center stage and has to fight Bowser's minions to rescue Mario and Luigi instead, and plenty of hidden areas and collectibles to go after for collectionists and completionists; and it pains me severely every single time anyone tries to bring up some inane thought about it being even remotely sexist or misogynist or anything like that.

[@grnpyro5110]

Not even mentioning the fact that the director of SPP was a woman lol. But yeah sure Arlo, they "didn't have any women in the room"😒

[@Goobywoobygoo]

@@grnpyro5110there probably weren’t any women in Arlo’s writers room… 🤭🤭

[@Wyattporter]

The intro skit was really funny

[@jk_mizu]

It’s not even that easy for kids. My 4.5 year old can play games like Sonic 2, Mario Kart etc absolutely fine. He can do sword fighter peach levels. But he doesn’t have the strength to bash the B button for the patisserie sections. I wish they’d just have added a hold “B” option instead.

[@sirensongss]

i really don’t see this game as any more kid oriented than kirby or yoshi. certainly more than mario, but going for 100%, i think it’s got a great level of engaging design. that’s where the game stops being for kids and becomes for everybody. the game really doesn’t handhold that much, the bosses that take investigating to figure out how to progress are testament to that. if this really was just for little girls, stella would offer help on these bosses. IMO, i think writing this off as for kids more than yoshi or kirby is not something the game is bringing.

[@johnmarkson1998]

get gud.

[@sirensongss]

@@johnmarkson1998hey i’m not the one here who found the boss fights in this game unreadable

[@donaldduck73]

Yoshi is a mixed Bag crafted world was again subpar at best but Wholly world was stright fun and addictive and kirby has some pretty challenge boss battles Peach's showtime by design is kinda,clunky and sluggish

[@redpup112]

Most Kirby games have major challenges locked away deep inside the game, like the Arena or Extra Mode. Heck, going for a score of 100 in Yoshi's Island is one of the most difficult things you can undertake in any game! Showtime doesn't really seem to have any of that. And it's fine, but if I were a parent I'd wait for some sort of sale.

[@sirensongss]

@@redpup112have you played it?

[@starmanexe7721]

Honestly, I prefer Super Princess Peach. As a videogame overall, it felt much better and less... asinine than Showtime. The mood mechanics in Super are not only explained in the story as being the result of a magical curse, but they also affect all characters and not Peach alone, so I never felt it was a mysoginistic jab. People may disagree, but if I were to summarize their comparison, I would say Super Princess Peach felt more about Peach actually having a platformer adventure, whereas Showtime just felt like it was about Peach being a girl

[@cire9035]

The "because it's Peach" angle is interesting to consider, especially with that DS game, as the reason for it being a simpler game. It could also be Nintendo's approach to start a new franchise with younger kids in mind, and gradually increase the difficulty in new installments as their target audience grows up and is ready for increased difficulty while playing into nostalgia.

[@nickk3077]

I love Arlo's cute sense of humor at the beginning of the video! That sorta stuff where Arlo is being so pleasant just makes my day.

[@Dakdas]

If you never did play it, maybe consider giving Super Princess Peach an actual shot. Setting aside, I remember that gameplay being far more engaging and fun. As far as this game goes, on the one hand it is perfectly allowed to be simple and "for kids". But the demo literally put me to sleep. And I'm not dropping 80 bucks in Canadian money for this. The real downer is I could be interested in playing it, just not at full price. But being a first party game, it'll either never go on sale, or at most be 20 bucks off, and that's still too damn much for me.

[@GoldenKernel]

For me, I think it's the fact that every costume feels a little underdeveloped I feel the game would have really benefitted from having either a third normal level for the 10 costumes. Or better yet, focusing their efforts on 5 costumes with 4 normal levels each. This way, they could slowly intorduce more mechanics for each costume and could gradually increase the challenge. Then, finally, have the Sparkla rescue level be a test of everything you've learned. I appreciate that having all 10 offers a variety of gameplay styles, but as Arlo said towards the end of this video, some of them are only fun to play once or twice. To add to this, because each only gets 2 levels, some are really unevenly spaced out. For example, [SPOILERS!] all of the Swordfighter levels are handled by the end of floor 2. This includes the Sparkla level as the game forces to do it straight away as part of a cutscene. Meaning you don't get to play as Swordfighter Peach for the rest of the game unless you replay. Similarly, the first Kung-fu level isn't until floor 4, then the second is immediately on the fifth and final floor. [END OF SPOILERS!] If I were to personally pick and choose 5 costumes. I'd cut; Cowgirl, Pâtisserie (which I loved aesthetically, I'm just not sure how you could stretch it out over 4 levels), Detective, Mermaid, and Kung-fu. This means they'd be Swordfighter, Ninja, Figure Skater, Dashing Theif, and Mighty left to work with. You could even bring back the cut 5 as the minigame levels. TL:DR Having fewer costumes means more effort could have been spent on developing the ones that remain, which could have led to the late game being more complex/challenging.

[@pigeonfog]

I honestly really enjoyed this game. It was super easy, but I honestly like it BECAUSE it's easy. It was fun to go through the beautiful set pieces without having to worry too much about how to get past any obstacles. Collecting all of the sparkle gems was actually kinda challenging in some levels too. I think that the ONLY major complaint I have is, I wish there were a few more levels to make spending 60 dollars a little more worth it.

[@DoctorMinjinx]

Arlo’s skits are genuinely amazing.

[@tynamozapokemando2089]

I think the reason why I enjoyed the peach game alot is because I set my expectations at the right spot I wasn’t expecting a masterpiece or a GOTY, but just a fun light hearted adventure where I can see Peach finally do cool stuff, I do wish there was more to the game a hard mode difficulty after beating it would have been nice and 1 more level for each transformation would have boosted the game much higher in my eyes hopefully the devs either update this game over time of take the criticism of this one into the next Peach game.

[@fredy2041]

You shouldnt, stop defending mediocrity

[@HypeVoiceActing]

​@@fredy2041"You're not allowed to enjoy a video game"

[@eramos8916]

​@@fredy2041you need to let people have opinions. The game is not mediocre btw.

[@mRibbons]

I am a little surprised that Nintendo failed to recognize how many adults were interested in this game. Every Mario fan knows Peach. I believe we all wanted to see her grow as a character. I hope we get a sequel that addresses all the shortcomings.

[@KaiHyouookami]

Why is Arlo giving me 3rd degree 2nd hand embarrassment before starting the review???? Edit: Arlo out here saying "power to have extreme mood swings" a stereotype, but thinks the "power to change clothes and act out a role" is not... 🤣

[@lemontonk]

The bit at the start is so funny xD

[@ericwindsor339]

That intro was one of the funniest things I've seen all year. Thanks for making that Arlo

[@iamalex6783]

Probably one of your best Intro and outro skit you have ever done! Well made video!

[@kendragramley6243]

I wanted to offer a counterpoint here. I am an adult woman who sucks at video games. But I like to play video games. I think there should be games for people like me. I have seen many adult women who have really enjoyed this game because of its ease. People who normally play other genres have had a fun time with this game. I have not bought the game because I can’t spend the money on it rn, but I really enjoyed the demo and even struggled with parts of it. It kinda hurts my feelings that so many adults dismiss games as being “too easy for adults” when there are adults who enjoy games of all difficulty levels. I think people who suck at video games but love to play them should have more options. I hear this critique about 2D Mario and Pokemon a lot and those are some of my favorite franchises because I can pick them up and play when I can’t play other games cuz they’re too hard. Sure, maybe you could beat Zelda games at 8 years old, but some of us can’t do that as adults without frustration and I just think there should be more options. Hope you guys can appreciate my perspective. Not everyone games like you do. ❤

[@danp9977]

The intro was the greatest thing ever

[@oldenoughtowatchallyoutube6761]

I honestly loved all of it as an adult woman. I only wished it had more stages for transformations. This feels like they are testing the waters to see how well Peach will sell nowadays. Hoping we get a more fleshed out sequel or something. Also, my only gripe with the "because it's Peach" comment is that Metroid and Bayonetta exist. Of course they're not Princessess but they are still femine icons so I still don't believe in that notion from Nintendo yet. However I believe this game has accomplished one thing. I think Peach will not be a damsel in distress anymore and she's finally going to be a major part in the next mario game line after the remakes.

[@internetguy7319]

Samus has to wear a suit Bayonetta isn't made by Nintendo, only published and was bought because Nintendo wanted something to prove to hardcore gamers that Nintendo cared about them during the Wii U early days

[@oldenoughtowatchallyoutube6761]

​@@internetguy7319What's wrong with a woman wearing a suit? And if Bayonetta wasn't bought, the franchise would've gone bankrupt if nintendo didn't buy it, cause no one wanted to take a chance on it for some reason.

[@budgetcoinhunter]

@@oldenoughtowatchallyoutube6761 Samus being a woman was literally a "haha, wouldn't it be funny if" throw-in by the original devs, that just rolled with it.

[@BJGvideos]

Look at the icons we get from the Pokémon series too. Cynthia, Nemona, all the player character girls, Lillie...

[@nikkimvee4710]

1:36 this exact situation happened to me too with Kirby and the Forgotten Land. A lot less convicing when I pulled out my Kirby wallet and was wearing my Kirby shirt.

[@christopherhodson4266]

I loved that extremely awkward purchasing scene lol! Well done Arlo, as always!

[@beexrice]

Princess Peach is my favorite video game character of all time + I’ve been a Peach fan since I was in preschool and this game has helped me heal my inner child so much. Imo I don’t care if the demographic for this game is more on the kid side, I genuinely had so much fun and joy playing this game even as a 22 year old.

[@fredy2041]

What ,you really need to go to a mental hospital.

[@vinceprov1150]

soulless comment 😞 they had fun and the first thing you say is that they have mental illness

[@bootea-qy5dt]

​@@fredy2041you really need to grow up i don't like this game (especially for $60) but I'm not replying to every comment to crap on those who do like it

[@tksm97]

i’m so happy for you that this game was able to give you so much joy!!! I completely understand how special and healing things can be when they relate to something as meaningful as it sounds like Peach is to you, so i’m really glad you enjoyed the game and that your inner child was comforted by it ❤️

[@BJGvideos]

​@@fredy2041Don't be ableist

[@nernerman]

That sketch at the start is legit how I feel about buying Nintendo games. For real. One time on Black Friday I bought Pokemon Sword (I think), but I wanted to also have Shield because of course. Every time I would go to my local Walmart to get the other version the same kid that worked there was always in the electronics. Now i don't know if he just radiated some kind of judgy energy, or maybe I have become more self conscious once I hit my 30's. But when I bought Sword I did the whole "Oh this is for my nephew" shtick, and regret it! But you know what? I took a deep breath, puffed out my chest, swallowed my pride, then left the Walmart and drove 30-minutes out of my way to go to Target instead. All in all. Very hilarious and relatable.

[@Snakles08]

That’s why I like buying things online, I’ll often find more deals and I’m not getting judged

[@BigCowProductions]

That's sad. Be who you are and be proud of it.

[@nernerman]

@@Snakles08 Right! The only problem is that i usually want it right away

[@BJGvideos]

If someone gives you guff that's a them problem

[@summerycast7936]

Frankly, I don't think many care unless you give off the impression that you care. At best, they'd say something behind your back before moving on to a new topic soon after. You will hardly remain in the memory of some stranger. Unless you are a veeery attractive figure, they will forget about your existence. Also, if a cashier raises beef or mocks you, they are the ones in trouble after you complain to their manager. "Do you have an issue with me purchasing a product from this store?" The store wants customers to buy! To not feel welcomed and even mocked for attempting, is shitty customer service.

[@mads7907]

This game gave me the same feeling I got when I played Little Big Planet for the first time. I am 22 and I love challenging games, but I think PPS is a wonderful experience. And it is hard to get all of the stars and 100% it, especially with the rehearsals and boss reruns! I like how people of all ages can enjoy it and I had a lot of fun playing all of the different roles.