Super Mario RPG, the remake of Square Enix’s 1996 2D pixel art classic, will be out on Nintendo Switch on November 17. The charming-looking turn-based game sees Mario and Peach join forces with the dastardly Bowser to stop a mechanical creature named Smithy from destroying the Mushroom Kingdom. Going off some early previews, Super Mario RPG (see on Amazon) is sounding like a promising remake that will give the classic SNES adventure a graphical and mechanical glow-up.
We’ve gathered highlights from some early hands-on previews and overall, folks seem in love with the game’s improved graphics, streamlined gameplay, and the wacky energy the remake preserves from the original’s off-kilter adventure.
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Here’s what else the previews are saying:
Destructoid: ‘a faithful remake with subtle improvements’
Destructoid’s preview of Super Mario RPG praised the remake for its attention to detail recreating the subtle mannerisms that gave the original game’s cutesy 3D models personality.
Digital Trends: ‘halfway between a remaster and remake’
Digital Trends said the remake’s quality-of-life improvements free the game from some of the original’s worst mechanical headaches.
IGN: ‘recreates a classic while breathing new life into its combat’
IGN was impressed by how refreshingly challenging Super Mario RPG’s streamlined combat turned out.
GamesRadar: ‘might just make the SNES classic obsolete’
Dunno about obsoleting an absolute classic, but GamesRadar said Super Mario RPG goes above and beyond improving the original’s graphics.
Nintendo Life: ‘retains that level of excellence that we experienced in ‘96’
Nintendo Life said the game is possibly one of “the most faithful remake[s]” it’s ever played and was particularly tickled by how funny its characters are.
VG247: ‘hyper-faithful, perhaps to a fault’
VG247 wrote that the game makes “subtle, not sweeping” changes that bring the classic RPG to a modern audience.
Video Games Chronicle: ‘a staunchly faithful recreation of the original’
A warning from Video Games Chronicle: They think that Super Mario RPG will reignite online debates over which Mario RPG is the greatest of all time. Uh oh.
And that’s the word on Nintendo’s Mario role-playing remake so far. Super Mario RPG will be available on Nintendo Switch on November 17.
