Quick Look: Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

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The Exquisite Corps: Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle when?

Lol I just got Xcom 2 plus the newly released xpac for the first time and I want to play this mario game too XD

all heavies no medkits.

Ubisoft has more riding on the success of this game than Nintendo, right? This game exists to reinvigorate the Rabbids franchise in this Minions-crazed world, right? Who better to rescue the Rabbids than Mario?

I thought Smash Bros was the first time a Nintendo game treated the characters in it like they were characters/figures? And that's why the end boss is a big hand? You're fighting the human that owns your figurine (and that's awesome).

Oddly enough "what the fuck?" was my first question too.

I like the look of this game. I'm definitely not a huge fan of the Rabbids, but I think they're trying something creative with this mash-up, and I'm willing to come along for that ride.

I looked to see Switch stock in my area on a whim and saw Best Buy had them in... decided it was time and I had a pocket of "free" birthday money.

Good to know Ubisoft's bug-free experience extends to Nintendo games.

It's a fantastic game! Also, this is one of my proudest achievements in recent week.

@benpack: "Is this the first time Nintendo has acknowledged that Mario is a video game character?"

I'm also pretty sure it's the first time Mario characters have had smartphones. Like, Rabbid Peach, sure, but Bowser Jr. also has one in a cutscene. This is finally the Mario game that has jumped ahead to the present day with phones, humor and guns, like what real, proper modern games like Uncharted: The Lost Legacy has.

I'm about halfway through world 1. It's a ton of fun so far.

It's also surprisingly difficult. I almost lost Rabbid Peach against the mid-boss. And then I almost lost Mario in the next fight.

I'm already shaking my head at the Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle argument for, "Best Music," this year.

A game developed here in Milan! That's rare

This game makes me want a Switch.

man this game looks like a giant bummer.

Questionable decisions were made in this quick look.

That's why they do it!

Video description and thumbnail is preeetty good. As for the game... I'd play it if I had a Switch. And I probably will at some point.

Glad to see this thing turned out to be good. Looking forward to playing it...at some point in the future.

Loving this game. Definitely didn't see that happening when all we knew was it was a rabbids game.

lol I'm always amused to see that one person who doesn't quite fit the general consensus. No shade, just always amusing.

Anyone can make this game!

Bright colors, whimsy BS, annoying "minion like" humor, simple Xcom game play, and dumb ass Mario characters... it's like the game itself is a troll. Why would you want to hurt people Ubi/Nin? We are already suffering. :(

~Fin~

I love how bright and colorful this game looks, I love xcom but I got war of the chosen and two xcom games at once might be too hard on the ol brain pan.

The "bwah'n in the wind" was a reference to a Bob Dylan song...

@afterland: I initially read through quickly and saw that as "really want a sandwich" and was a bit confused.

But I'm with you. Between this and Zelda, I'm itching for a Switch.

@steveurkel: Patrick at Waypoint described playing Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle requiring the mindset more like playing Fire Emblem than X-Com. It seems like the game wants you to treat it as a puzzle game within a strategy game. You can even scrape through levels a first time with non-permanent deaths to return later with better characters/abilities/weapons to perfect them.

It seems designed for short bursts of a few battles or puzzles than long planned sessions like with X-Com; it just seems to borrow the X-Com framework for the basic mechanics of battles but little else. So maybe it wouldn't feel too similar for you to play this and the new X-Com close to each other.

It was a bold choice mashing up a Rabbid with Ron Jeremy and putting it in a Mario game, but I commend them for it.

Was gonna get this game until I heard it has cussing in it

Remember when Grant Kirkhope remade the same soundtrack over and over again?

This looks surprisingly awesome.

@az123 said:

The Rabbids are very popular in francophone regions. It's one of the more popular cartoons series here in Western Europe (sans the U.K.). People confuse it for the Minions, but I would say it's much more like Looney Tunes. Very slapstick with a lot of Wile E. Coyote style antics. The graphic novels are also quite popular. They even have a theme park in Quebec.

I will admit that I don't know anyone that plays the games, however.

@100sheep1shepard: Go and make a better game then.

Less than five minutes in, I'm thinking "Holy moly, this sounds so much like Grant Kirkhope"... and then I look it up and yeah, Ubisoft actually got him to compose the soundtrack. Huh.

Man I can't wait to get a switch now. Zelda, Mario Odyssey, Mario + Rabbids... some good stuff coming out for this platform, and it seems like the best device to kill hours of business travel...

@viking_funeral:

Really ? I live in France and there's no trace of them anywhere, I had to search to find a cartoon on one of the least watched national channel (France4). Maybe they are popular in Quebec but that not the case in Europe.

@darkbeatdk: "I'm also pretty sure it's the first time Mario characters have had smartphones."

You forgot about Bowser using a super small smartphone during the Nintendo Parental controls video presentation.

Playing in short bursts you say? ENDURANCE RUN LETS GOOO!!

This game is really fun, Switch has had more quality first year games than I expected (my bar was low).

"Hey, I have a question... What the fuck?"
- Ben

This game doesn't look particularly amazing to me, I mean it looks fine, I'd probably play it if I had a Switch but the console is not on my shopping list just yet, I'll wait for a bigger library before I make my decision.

The most positive thing about this is that the good reception means Nintendo might be more open to letting 3rd parties use their characters in the future and Nintendo could always use more 3rd party support.

(By the way I love that a Ubisoft game being bugged at launch is such a constant in this universe)

I think it look really neat, a great introduction to the genre for kids and complex enough to enjoy for older audience. it's also very pretty. I don't have a switch but it amazes me often how good portable games look nowadays! It's insane.

Throw the grenade!

@pixelsoldier said:

It's seriously good though. It's not just remixes either.

This is one of the most surprising games this year.

A what kind of run? Sauce can run??

If you want a complex version of this... you may need to try Disgaea and good news , its has lots of anime in it!