Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Originally Posted by Shadow_Aura_64

Does anyone have a release date for Australia? (We always get everything last.) I don't even know if it's already out yet.

It'll be available in Australia on the 22nd of October, so yep, we'll be getting it last.

Edit: I think Europe's release date is a bit earlier, on the 9th of October.

Originally Posted by GK: 5895/9999

It's not even out until mid October here in the UK, apparently. I'm not sure if I can even get it anyway since I've only played the first game for GBA. I'll need to play the second before this, right?

Probably not. You didn't need to play the first one for the second one either.
Yeah, I have to wait till next month too. Sucks.

I'm pretty interested, but with so many awesome games available I think this one might fall by the wayside. I've recently started playing all the 3D Grand Theft Auto games, so those will keep me occupied for a long time, then there's Resident Evil 5 on PC and the rest of the Christmas line-up... if it was being released at a more sparse time of the year, I'd be more likely to jump on it. I really love the Mario RPG series, but Partners in Time didn't do much for me, and while this one is supposedly an improvement, I'm not sure I'm interested in it if it doesn't live up to Superstar Saga.

Oh my god this game is epic. I could not have asked for anything else out if it. The graphics are smooth and totally for the mood, the enemies are actually hard due to good attacks that are challenging to dodge, puzzles are imaginative and interesting, mini-games have their flaws, but they definitely add something positive to the experience, and overall, the game is simply much more engaging and fun then either of it's predecessors (That's right, even Superstar Saga).

I <3 this game so much.
(Planning on getting a new set soon to match)

Oh. but one thing I wanted to point out is that I DID get a game-freezing glitch at one point. I won't bother putting it in spoilers but if you're all crazy like that don't read this.
I was in the invisible maze during the Boo-Ray sequence, right? Well, I was wandering around, trying not to forget where I was when Mario must have jumped up on a platform while Luigi did not. I kept walking, not realizing this, when Luigi fell into a fat-vat (You know, those weird pits full of goo), with Mario standing up above him, where he couldn't get over to fall in after him. I believe this caused the freeze, but anyway, the animations and music kept playing, but Mario, Luigi and Bowser stopped moving and none of the button inputs worked. I had to restart.
Just a warning- be careful in the Boo-Ray invisible maze.

Bruno, you're that far ahead? Dang, I just got to Bowser's Castle! Well, school is annoying me to no end, so that's why I'm not as far ahead of the game as I'd like to be.

Originally Posted by Blaine

Bruno, you're that far ahead? Dang, I just got to Bowser's Castle! Well, school is annoying me to no end, so that's why I'm not as far ahead of the game as I'd like to be.

Well, we had Parent Teacher conferences this Thursday, so we got a four day weekend. Hoorah!

Originally Posted by Bruno

Well, we had Parent Teacher conferences this Thursday, so we got a four day weekend. Hoorah!

Lucky...

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I HAVE FURY!!

Originally Posted by Blaine

I HAVE FURY!!

I HAVE CHORTLES!!

It is I who have added the nuts to this statue!

A punch held to the last second is filled with the ultimate of badness!


...I love Fawful. xD

Originally Posted by Bruno

I HAVE CHORTLES!!

It is I who have added the nuts to this statue!

A punch held to the last second is filled with the ultimate of badness!


...I love Fawful. xD

Yeah, dude, Fawful's freaking amazing! He's so freaking funny in this game. Especially with THIS quote:

"Beef? I am lacking in beef. Fawful is beefless!!"

Truly classic!

Ok, so now I'm at the part where the Toad Town Mall has finally opened. I made the mistake of going to the doctor and initiating the Bowser Fight BEFORE I checked out the Badge Shop, darnit! Soon as I start playing it again (took a break to play Pokemon Platinum), I'll definitely check out the badges first.

I should be getting my copy today!! WOOOO!!! For being on duty today and not being able to go out tailgating and going to the football game.

No seriously. Mario and Luigi is going to be today's saving grace for me.

I've beaten the previous two titles so many times it isn't even funny!

I'd get this game, but my ds is broken right now

Originally Posted by Matt

I've beaten the previous two titles so many times it isn't even funny!

I'd get this game, but my ds is broken right now

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooo.

Sorry man that sucks. This game is amazing. I'll probably beat it tomorrow.

One thing I'm really impressed about is the content in comparison to the other games. SS had a fairly long story and some decent side-content. Partners in Time had a slightly shorter story and much less side-content. But Bowser's Inside Story has a crazy long main story, as well as more side-content then I've even found yet.

Gamestop was completely out of copies today when I went. I can't get it anywhere else cause all of the money in my wallet now is a Gamestop gift card. Hopefully they'll get more on Tuesday.

THE GAME IS SOOOOOO Good. At its core, don't expect anything more than Mario and Luigi gameplay, but on top of that, the game has soo much content and is much more Paper Mario than Mario and Luigi in that regard.

And did I mention that the graphics are SO INCREDIBLE?! Mario and Luigi 3's detailed sprites and animation make all other sprite-based DS games look like ****. I now want all DS games to be sprite based in this high resolution (on a DS screen!!?) manner.

I also want Paper Mario DS.

Beat the game last night. This was the first time ever that I was disappointed that the final boss ended so soon because I was having so much fun. I was like "OH! TAKE THAT DARK FAWFUL THING. You got owned! Oh wait, why is the epic music stopping? Nooo! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

It made me sad. But anyway, I'm on my second playthrough now. Going to uber-train myself for the gauntlet- that thing is hard!

Gah. I still haven't had a chance to play this game yet. Really, the previous Mario & Luigi games were great, and this one looks just as good. I need to play it soon. The spriting in the games is great, too. Oh, and the music's good. It makes me wish I could play it right about now on my DS. Eventually, though...

I'm only an hour in but it's pretty good. Personally I'm not a huge fan yet of Bowser's Insides because the look of it is just dull and generic, but I love the combat and use of the two screens. I'm sure things will become a lot more fun when there's greater use of that, particularly with those minigames to beef up Bowser.

"Beef? I am lacking in beef. Fawful is beefless!!"

This quote alone tells me i need this game. Ill get it eventually. I do have the other two games.

Originally Posted by PSI Defense Up

The spriting in the games is great, too.

The 2D in general pretty much raises the bar on DS. It's, in a word, incredible.

I haven't been this charmed by a game's 2D style since Mother 3.

Originally Posted by Jeff

I'm only an hour in but it's pretty good. Personally I'm not a huge fan yet of Bowser's Insides because the look of it is just dull and generic, but I love the combat and use of the two screens. I'm sure things will become a lot more fun when there's greater use of that, particularly with those minigames to beef up Bowser.

It gets better. But I agree.