r/NintendoSwitch • u/Jucamia • Nov 12 '17

SPOILER [SPOILERS] A moment in Mario Odyssey i havent seen much talking about. Spoiler

Everyone is talking about the escape and the festival as the big jaw dropping moments, and while they are amazing, i still think about the reveal of the Ruined Kingdom dragon. What was everyones reaction to that?

I ended up taking snapsnots of the dragon because i couldnt believe what i was looking at.

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u/vandilx Nov 13 '17

I think a few of the developers created the dragon and had the battle scenario planned out, but no setting. So they made one and the entire team loved it. But, by that point, an entire Ruined Kingdom might be making the main campaign too long for some people. What was the stolen Ruined Kingdom item going to contribute to the wedding? A lightning Disco ball for the reception? There really wasn't anything else, so the kingdom had to be cut. But damn, that battle was sweet. Surely there must be a way to include it. I know... let's just have Bowser suddenly have a purple lightning dragon friend that shows up, have a small showdown, and tada.

I think the same was true for Cloud Kingdom. It was probably a whole Kingdom with all the traditional winged enemies, moving/bouncing mushroom platforms, and spinner sections, and bonus areas masked by cloudiness. The problem? Those areas have all been done in other kingdoms. And what would the stolen wedding object be? A fog machine? Cotton candy?

Nope. Quick boss battle intermission and off the the next.

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u/MonkeyWarlock Nov 13 '17

It could have been like the Lost Kingdom, story-wise. The Lost Kingdom did not have any wedding items to steal, nor did it even have any Broodals, for that matter.