For many Nintendo Switch owners,Bowser’s Furyis one of the most highly anticipated games of the early 2021 period. The game will come alongsideSuper Mario 3D Worldas a package of both the remastered Wii U game and a title with brand new content. Although the game looks like it will be fun for Mario fans–and thefirst five-minutes ofBowser’s Furygameplaywas recently revealed–the breadth of the game may not be quite as deep as some may have hoped.
Nintendo officially describesBowser’s Furyas a “short but action-packed” standalone adventure. So The Big N is in no way hiding that the game may be on the shorter side. And with it coming alongsideSuper Mario 3D World, a full-fledged experience, there should be more than enough Mario to go around. But according to an early playthrough ofBowser’s Fury, some may still be surprised that it can be beaten in as little as 3 hours.
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Recently VentureBeat posted what seems to be a preview forBowser’s Fury. Along with pointing out somesurprising features of theBowser’s Furyand what makes the game rewarding and special, the author mentioned that the experience only takes 3 hours to beat, and about 6 hours to 100%. Interestingly enough, the note about how long it takes to beat the game has since been taken down. GoNintendo was quick enough to notice is before the information was taken away, however.
WhileSuper Mario 3D Worldis a level based, start to finish game, similar to the 2DMariotitles,Bowser’s Furyis an open free-roamingMariogame, very much likeincredibly-receivedSuper Mario Odyssey. But whileSuper Mario Odysseymay take around 15 hours to beat and over 60 hours to complete 100%, the 3-6 hours forBowser’s Furyare perhaps more comparable with one ofSuper Mario Odyssey’s levels; not the game itself.
WithBowser’s Furybeing one single open free-roaming world, filled with Cat Shrines to collect (like Stars or Moons in otherMariotitles), it almost sounds like a new world to explore inSuper Mario Odyssey, as opposed to a new game entirely. And with it taking 3-6 hours to beat, that time frame matches how long it may take someone to beat New Donk City or Tostarena. That being said, the information is still not confirmed. And the time to beat details were also taken down (perhaps due to Nintendo embargo details). So it could be thatBowser’s Furyis much bigger, which would be a nice bonus. The game is releasing in just a few more weeks, so it won’t be too much longer until fans find out. PerhapsBowser’s Furywill quickly become one of thebetterSuper Mariotitles.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furylaunches February 12, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
