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Zero_Revolution on 18 May 2020
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RolStoppable said:
Zero_Revolution said:

I'm assuming you didn't watch the trailer? This is clearly a huge gameplay departure from the previous games, with seemingly the only similarities being similar art style to Color Splash and returning features from the original games that the last three lacked. It has an entirely new battle system, plot, and overworld mechanics from what we're being shown here. I wouldn't exactly say it's a "bold new direction" as it does seem to keep a familiar overall feeling, but this is definitely not them continuing what they did with Color Splash.

I watched the announcement trailer and the Japanese mini-video that showed a bit more of the battle system. No flower points or equivalent to them, no badge points, no experience points so far. A round battle arena that allows to line up enemies for a new strategical element doesn't mean anything when none of the aforementioned things got implemented; battles are going to feel similarly hollow as in Sticker Star and Color Splash if Intelligent Systems isn't giving them more purpose.

If a trailer with a closer look at the battle system and its impact on Mario's stats and his battle options pops up or has already been shown, I'd love to see it.

I never said it wouldn't be, I was just going off of one of your points which was to either bring the game back to it's original style or go in a new direction. This is definitely a different direction from the previous games, as the battle system is entirely different (the rotating ring on a time limit) and removes the stickers/cards which were some of the main parts of the last two titles even outside of battle. It also appears to have a ton of new gameplay mechanics outside of battle that have never been seen before, and brings back elements like partners and the audience from TTYD. 

I think it's definitely possible it could turn out to not be great, we still don't know. But with the little we do know about the game I do feel it's 100% clear that this is not just a continuation of the same style. Honestly the fact that they didn't just port Color Splash is enough evidence that they are going in a different direction here, so I think it's worth waiting until we know more before assuming it's gonna be terrible.