I just got Mario Party 10 today, and I absolutely love it! In my opinion, it's the best Mario Party game we've gotten in years (It's definitely better than 8, 9, and Island Tour. I'm not sure about 7, though, since i've never played it.)! I'm sort of wondering why there are so many negative reviews for this game after playing it. I've seen some of the negative reviews and I understand some of the points they make (like how Bowser Party needs more minigames), but overall, I really like this game.
First, i'll start off with Bowser Party since it was the first thing I tried out. Bowser Party is very much inclined in Bowser's favor, as he gets 4 (sometimes 5) dice to roll, he can reroll dice, his minigames are designed to be pretty difficult for Team Mario, etc. However, it's not impossible to win as Team Mario. I've seen a lot of people say that Bowser Party was ruined because of how difficult it is to win as Team Mario, but I found that it really depends on whether you're good at the minigames in Bowser Party or not. Sure, there are stage hazards (like the traps in Chaos Castle), the occasional Bowser/Bowser Jr. space, and the not-very-good CPUs (however, the CPUs depend on the difficulty level you choose them to be at). Regardless of all of this, it mostly comes down to whether you are good in the minigames. The stage itself can deter you (or help you, depending on the situation), but if you're good at the minigames, you can do good throughout the course of the game. Bowser Party, in my opinion, was a very fun mode to play in. It made great use of the gamepad and the minigames themselves were great. The biggest problem I found with Bowser Party, though, is the huge lack of minigames. The ones it has are great but get repetitive, as there are only 10 Bowser minigames in the game. If the game was balanced a bit more in Team Mario's favor, I guess it would have made the mode better, but personally, i'm fine with it right now.
With Mario Party, yes, it is a lot like Mario Party 9's version with the car, but in my opinion, it is much better. To start, minigames actually appear much more frequently than in 9. When I played the Mario Party mode, I felt like minigames appeared at a pretty frequent rate, and I was pretty happy with the amount of minigames that I played throughout the games. The stages themselves look very nice, and they have many fun things to interact with, such as the Dragoneel in Whimsical Waters. The mode contains 5 stages: Mushroom Park, Haunted Trail, Whimsical Waters, Airship Central, and Chaos Castle. Overall, I had a pretty good time with the regular Mario Party mode. Sure, it would have been much better had it not used the car or if it were not linear, but for what it is, it'a pretty fun mode. Also, just as something to note, some things that were present in Mario Party 9's version of Mario Party mode were taken out, like the captain events. Personally, I don't care since I never liked those additions in the first place (I see how the captain events can add to the game, but I never liked them.), but I could see how some people might not be happy with that.
Amiibo Party, in my opinion, is the BEST game mode that Mario Party 10 has to offer. If you don't have any of the compatible amiibos (not the ones that you can only use to get Mario Party Points), you won't be able to play it until you get at least one, but if you have them, you'll be able to experience this amazing mode! Basically, Amiibo Party is a version of the classic Mario Party using amiibos. When you play, your amiibo will be shown as an actual figure in the game while the CPUs (or other players who don't have amiibos) are displayed as cardboard cutouts. I've seen people who complained about how you'd be represented as a cardboard cutout if you're not using an amiibo, but I don't see why people complain about it. I think it's a pretty cool touch, and it differentiates your amiibo from everybody else. You'll play in a square board based off the amiibo you have, and you can switch different quadrants of the board to be based on different characters in the game (you can do this by collecting and using tokens in the game or using different amiibos). Your goal is to collect coins and use them to purchase stars. After each round ends, you'll also be playing a minigame in order to earn more coins. When I played, I used my Rosalina & Luma amiibo and Bowser amiibo, and I thought that the game boards were pretty fun to play in. Sure, they're similar in terms of the square design and spaces, but the different boards change the gameplay depending on the boards. Also, if you're going to use a Bowser amiibo, keep in mind that the minigames you play will only be based off the Bowser minigames from Bowser Party, so if you want to play the normal minigames, use any amiibo but Bowser. Overall, I found Amiibo Party to be really fun. I love the whole idea behind the game board, and I love how it's very much like the classic Mario Party games, where you collect stars and coins. The only issue I really had with it was how it was mandatory for the Bowser amiibo to play Bowser Party minigames. I tried to see if I could change it to play regular minigames, but it appears that I can't, which is a shame since i'd much rather play the regular minigames in Amiibo Party. The only other flaw, which I don't really mind but i'm sure a lot of others will, is how you have to tap the amiibo to the gamepad to continue. You'll have to tap it when doing things like rolling the die, collecting tokens, choosing an option (like in the special spaces that randomly chooses an option), and more. If you're playing alone, it's not a problem since you can just sit with a Wii Remote in your hands, an amiibo next to you, and the gamepad in front of you. If you're playing with friends (and I tried it with one other person), it's a bit more of a hassle to do since you'll need to pass around the gamepad.
Finally, the minigames were very fun in Mario Party 10. I'm not entirely sure how to describe them, but I found a lot of them to be pretty fun to play. There are some that are a bit more dull (like one where you have to try and count which type of goomba has appeared on the screen the most), but there are a lot of minigames that are very enjoyable (like the one where you kick goombas to the other team's side so that they'll have the most).
I haven't played the other smaller modes the game has to offer yet (like the minigame tournament or badminton), but i'll be playing those more later. So far, I am really enjoying Mario Party 10. In my opinion, it's definitely the best Mario Party game that has been released in years, and it uses the amiibos that its compatible with (to play with in amiibo party) better than any other game (even Smash Bros.). I would definitely recommend anybody into buying it.
First, i'll start off with Bowser Party since it was the first thing I tried out. Bowser Party is very much inclined in Bowser's favor, as he gets 4 (sometimes 5) dice to roll, he can reroll dice, his minigames are designed to be pretty difficult for Team Mario, etc. However, it's not impossible to win as Team Mario. I've seen a lot of people say that Bowser Party was ruined because of how difficult it is to win as Team Mario, but I found that it really depends on whether you're good at the minigames in Bowser Party or not. Sure, there are stage hazards (like the traps in Chaos Castle), the occasional Bowser/Bowser Jr. space, and the not-very-good CPUs (however, the CPUs depend on the difficulty level you choose them to be at). Regardless of all of this, it mostly comes down to whether you are good in the minigames. The stage itself can deter you (or help you, depending on the situation), but if you're good at the minigames, you can do good throughout the course of the game. Bowser Party, in my opinion, was a very fun mode to play in. It made great use of the gamepad and the minigames themselves were great. The biggest problem I found with Bowser Party, though, is the huge lack of minigames. The ones it has are great but get repetitive, as there are only 10 Bowser minigames in the game. If the game was balanced a bit more in Team Mario's favor, I guess it would have made the mode better, but personally, i'm fine with it right now.
With Mario Party, yes, it is a lot like Mario Party 9's version with the car, but in my opinion, it is much better. To start, minigames actually appear much more frequently than in 9. When I played the Mario Party mode, I felt like minigames appeared at a pretty frequent rate, and I was pretty happy with the amount of minigames that I played throughout the games. The stages themselves look very nice, and they have many fun things to interact with, such as the Dragoneel in Whimsical Waters. The mode contains 5 stages: Mushroom Park, Haunted Trail, Whimsical Waters, Airship Central, and Chaos Castle. Overall, I had a pretty good time with the regular Mario Party mode. Sure, it would have been much better had it not used the car or if it were not linear, but for what it is, it'a pretty fun mode. Also, just as something to note, some things that were present in Mario Party 9's version of Mario Party mode were taken out, like the captain events. Personally, I don't care since I never liked those additions in the first place (I see how the captain events can add to the game, but I never liked them.), but I could see how some people might not be happy with that.
Amiibo Party, in my opinion, is the BEST game mode that Mario Party 10 has to offer. If you don't have any of the compatible amiibos (not the ones that you can only use to get Mario Party Points), you won't be able to play it until you get at least one, but if you have them, you'll be able to experience this amazing mode! Basically, Amiibo Party is a version of the classic Mario Party using amiibos. When you play, your amiibo will be shown as an actual figure in the game while the CPUs (or other players who don't have amiibos) are displayed as cardboard cutouts. I've seen people who complained about how you'd be represented as a cardboard cutout if you're not using an amiibo, but I don't see why people complain about it. I think it's a pretty cool touch, and it differentiates your amiibo from everybody else. You'll play in a square board based off the amiibo you have, and you can switch different quadrants of the board to be based on different characters in the game (you can do this by collecting and using tokens in the game or using different amiibos). Your goal is to collect coins and use them to purchase stars. After each round ends, you'll also be playing a minigame in order to earn more coins. When I played, I used my Rosalina & Luma amiibo and Bowser amiibo, and I thought that the game boards were pretty fun to play in. Sure, they're similar in terms of the square design and spaces, but the different boards change the gameplay depending on the boards. Also, if you're going to use a Bowser amiibo, keep in mind that the minigames you play will only be based off the Bowser minigames from Bowser Party, so if you want to play the normal minigames, use any amiibo but Bowser. Overall, I found Amiibo Party to be really fun. I love the whole idea behind the game board, and I love how it's very much like the classic Mario Party games, where you collect stars and coins. The only issue I really had with it was how it was mandatory for the Bowser amiibo to play Bowser Party minigames. I tried to see if I could change it to play regular minigames, but it appears that I can't, which is a shame since i'd much rather play the regular minigames in Amiibo Party. The only other flaw, which I don't really mind but i'm sure a lot of others will, is how you have to tap the amiibo to the gamepad to continue. You'll have to tap it when doing things like rolling the die, collecting tokens, choosing an option (like in the special spaces that randomly chooses an option), and more. If you're playing alone, it's not a problem since you can just sit with a Wii Remote in your hands, an amiibo next to you, and the gamepad in front of you. If you're playing with friends (and I tried it with one other person), it's a bit more of a hassle to do since you'll need to pass around the gamepad.
Finally, the minigames were very fun in Mario Party 10. I'm not entirely sure how to describe them, but I found a lot of them to be pretty fun to play. There are some that are a bit more dull (like one where you have to try and count which type of goomba has appeared on the screen the most), but there are a lot of minigames that are very enjoyable (like the one where you kick goombas to the other team's side so that they'll have the most).
I haven't played the other smaller modes the game has to offer yet (like the minigame tournament or badminton), but i'll be playing those more later. So far, I am really enjoying Mario Party 10. In my opinion, it's definitely the best Mario Party game that has been released in years, and it uses the amiibos that its compatible with (to play with in amiibo party) better than any other game (even Smash Bros.). I would definitely recommend anybody into buying it.
I'd definitely recommend the game if you're thinking about getting it. I really like it, and I don't regret getting it. However, I am one of those weird people who do like playing Mario Party games alone as well as with friends, so if you don't like playing it by yourself, you might not enjoy it as much. Also, if you don't have any of the compatible amiibos, you'll miss out on a huge chunk of the game (and the best part of the game, imo), so that is another thing to keep in mind.
They can keep the car for little kids and people like my mom who don't understand gaming very well.
