Super Mario RPG Announced At Nintendo Direct, Best Mario Game Now Playable Again
Announced today at the Nintendo Direct, Super Mario RPG is coming to Nintendo Switch later this year on November 17. The classic Mario game, originally released on the SNES, has been brought to life for the Switch.
There has been a drought of Mario games recently, but after the Nintendo Direct, we now have three to look forward to: Super Mario RPG, a remake of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, and a new Princess Peach focussed game. The only one coming this year though is Super Mario RPG, with the other two arriving in 2024. The game is a polished version of the 1996 classic, and has long been a fan favourite in the Mario canon. The series' first RPG, it formed the building blocks for the likes of Paper Mario and more narrative-driven adventures like Super Mario Odyssey and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
For newcomers, Super Mario RPG has some similarities to classic Final Fantasy games, although if you're a newcomer to Super Mario RPG you might well like more of FF14, Clive, and the action-combat of Final Fantasy 7 Remake when you think of Final Fantasy. The trailer gave us a look at the likes of Geno and Birdo, both also fan favourites in their own way. A lot of the Super Mario RPG does things differently to typical Mario games, and that's why it's such a popular game with fans.
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