Game:

Mario Party 10 (2015)

Duration: 14:12

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Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7IEN-HGlR44tz1XLK5Qo9aNg-o3e8Yfr

Here's an example of a greatly advertised mode of this game: Bowser Party! ...I don't remember this being the best example, but it's short and I have it uploaded, so, why not?

The point is to escape Bowser! Unless, you're Bowser! In which case the point is to capture and beat the players! They all have hit points each and stuffs that they lose in any given mini-game if Bowser gets them. I guess if they lose all of them they lose? I'm not entirely sure of the dynamics, for... reasons. Wish we had more time to poke at this, but this is the last one I fit in for the session I had!
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Mario Party 10 continues the "Everyone moves together to get from point A to point B" style that Mario Party 9 heralded. I'll just say from the get-go that I am not a fan of this deviation from the more traditional board game style, but it isn't anything horrific. I guess they just wanted to try something new and didn't want their games lasting as long as, well... a board game.

Anyway collecting Mini Stars is the name of the game here. They're basically like the coins of earlier Mario Parties. You'll find them at various checkpoints throughout the board, by winning mini-games, and defeating bosses among other events! Whoever has the most at the end, wins! They'll also hand some bonus mini stars out at the end to mix things up a lil'.

There's items and stuffs too, and a few preseeded events, like bosses and whatever to just help the game feel all the more predictable. Eh. I'm just more a fan of things being more frenetic and spontaneous in Mario Party, is all. Still a good title to round up and rile up some friends with!

Oh! Almost forgot to mention! They made Bowser a continuous threat in this outing. He'll be locked up in a cage in the gamepad at the start of a board, but will break out if every die number is rolled and wreak all kinds of havoc, so watch out!
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This was captured directly on the Wii U at 60 frames per second so you could see every moment of the action! I played with 3 other totally real humans, so know that our emotional well being and mental clarity were at stake! We still talk to each other after all this, no worries!

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