CHOOSE YOUR CHRISTMAS PLAYTHROUGH
Added 2022-12-09 05:08:10 +0000 UTCFor many years, we've had this tradition of playing Katamari games on christmas week. And this was a good tradition.
Then we ran out of good Katamari games. So now we need a new tradition.
My original thought was "I've got it! Mario games." It's a solid new tradition candidate: it's peppy, it's nostalgic, it's full of opportunities for amusing failure, it's not super long... plus it would take a rather long time to run out of decent Mario games. We'd start out with Super Mario World this year, maybe Yoshi's Island next year... it'd be perfect.
But then I also realized "wait, there are still three Shovel Knight campaigns we haven't done. Shoot. That would also work." And it would! They're peppy, they evoke nostalgia in spades, they're full of opportunities for amusing failure, none of them are long AND they've even got little narrative continuity hooks between the bunch. Granted, we'd run out of these a lot sooner, but that's 2025 Dan's problem.
I went back and forth about this for hours before remembering: "Wait. I have patrons I can outsource this indecision to."
So I now task you with choosing your 2022 christmas gift and our new holiday playthrough tradition: shall we embark on a new era of Little Plumber Boy or The Knight Before Christmas?
Comments
All my assistance qualifies as “(attempted)”, so this is pretty much on par, I think. 😬
Joshua H
2022-12-10 21:30:59 +0000 UTCOh Wow the vote is exactly 50/50 XD
Mohammad Alenezi
2022-12-10 15:26:26 +0000 UTCLol. Lmao.
Nico Robin but with Yaoi Hands
2022-12-10 15:18:57 +0000 UTCI do feel kinda bad for keeping the 50/50 thing going, but the n my defense I actually prefer the playthrough I voted for xD
RanDaniel
2022-12-10 08:39:58 +0000 UTCvoted mario cause well mario - didnt realise id be pushing it back to 50/50 :') love that this is happening
Fishor
2022-12-09 22:26:19 +0000 UTCShovel Knight takes my vote. Glad it was 50/50, it would have been a difficult moral choice otherwise.
Peter Jerabek
2022-12-09 20:53:27 +0000 UTCLol Dan I think the answer is a resounding "Both. Both is good."
siliconvalleygirl
2022-12-09 18:34:44 +0000 UTCWell I'm voting for Shovel Knight purely for the reason Dan used the term "they evoke nostalgia in spades" with a 99.9% probablility it was unintentional.
WetPaintGaming
2022-12-09 18:28:18 +0000 UTCI'm split down the middle on this but I found Little Plumber Boy to be funnier than Knight Before Christmas, sooo...Let's-a go!
Curt Clark
2022-12-09 17:12:54 +0000 UTCWe're already getting a Paper Mario series, so it makes sense to switch up the franchise for Christmas
fluxpinner
2022-12-09 17:02:36 +0000 UTCI'm not gonna exasperate the issue (wording intentional :P) and keep the vote at 50/50, but if that's what y'all are doing it's delightful. I'd be happy with either, but I voted Shovel Knight for sure, haha
Andrew Toms
2022-12-09 16:02:04 +0000 UTCClearly the fans have spoken and the answer is both!
Johns H
2022-12-09 15:59:09 +0000 UTCI wanted to vote for Shovel Knight, I really did. But who could resist tipping the scales back to 50/50?
Talentless Hack
2022-12-09 15:40:32 +0000 UTC471 votes, STILL 49-51. Amazing!!!! What are you going to do now Dan?
Brormorc
2022-12-09 15:17:06 +0000 UTC"Little Plumber Boy or The Knight Before Christmas" made me laugh so very hard!
Joshua
2022-12-09 15:10:59 +0000 UTCI voted Shovel Knight because we're getting Paper Mario either way.
Judin
2022-12-09 14:53:01 +0000 UTCThis is hilariously close. I can't help but wonder if it's intentional.
Zorlock Darksoul
2022-12-09 14:45:50 +0000 UTCLooks like that indecision has extended to the patrons, lol
Just Ember
2022-12-09 14:25:31 +0000 UTC"shovel knight has it in SPADES" I see what you did there.
Roco Vailo
2022-12-09 13:00:56 +0000 UTCMan, tough choice (especially with my Mario nostalgia trip as the opening salvo)... I think I'm gonna have to go Shovel Knight for now, but skip Plague Knight and just go to the other two :honk: Jokes aside, I'm sure either choice will be great, and I'm immensely looking forward to the new Christmas tradition :)
LlamaMaster
2022-12-09 12:54:12 +0000 UTCDarn it, Yen, now you're giving ME ideas...
LlamaMaster
2022-12-09 12:52:43 +0000 UTCDelighted to see my vote made it 50/50, and yes, I will change it periodically to make this happen. (Because either one would be great)
M Yen
2022-12-09 12:02:07 +0000 UTCIn terms of flow state where you can answer questions and rif on stuff while not being at 100%... I expect Mario would be more accommodating. Though maybe it's just me that finds shovel knight too hard?
Nara Van Rossum
2022-12-09 10:24:30 +0000 UTCI honestly did not expect this to be so close! It's 315 votes and 50/50 as of this writing. Dan, you very successfully outsourced the indecision: we are very undecided :-D
Anya and Michael
2022-12-09 09:55:43 +0000 UTCDan: "Can you help me decide?" Patreons: "Sure we got you!" ....Proceeds to make the vote 50/50... :)
tess
2022-12-09 09:55:32 +0000 UTCI went with Mario. I love the bonus animation talk we get in PlayFrame videos, and seeing how Mario's animation evolves over time could be *excellent*. Plus, you could even slip in spin-offs like Super Mario RPG, or a Mario and Luigi game. Shovel Knight could also be fun, but that would be a shorter tradition, and you can still use that as filler content between your extremely long main playthroughs (Nier, Horizon, and a little indie title called Elden Ring :HONK:).
Jawes
2022-12-09 09:54:51 +0000 UTCI just saw it at 49/51, but that couldn't stand now, could it?
Kronohoron
2022-12-09 09:43:29 +0000 UTCSo, are we conspiring to keep it at 50/50, or is it honestly that close?
Bryan Gillis
2022-12-09 09:41:57 +0000 UTCVoted Shovel Knight because then 2025 Dan could just pick up Mario stuff from there, if he still wants to.
SnoodDogg
2022-12-09 09:39:16 +0000 UTCI will always vote for Shovel Knight. Especially with a mario game already having won the previous poll
Marnix
2022-12-09 09:12:56 +0000 UTCI’m simply saying Shovel Knight campaigns now, since we also have a Mario game for the bonus playthrough. But else it might have been a much tougher decision…
JoyceW-Art
2022-12-09 07:44:23 +0000 UTCI voted Mario, but "The Knight Before Christmas" is too good a pun
Nosgoroth
2022-12-09 06:41:14 +0000 UTCPaper Mario and regular Mario, that's a lot of Mario. What about carrying on the tradition of Katamari in spirit, where you aren't restricted by genre or series but instead play games that are your comfort food like Katamari was. Or even use this as an excuse to play beloved games from your past like Chibi Robo and Shadow of the Colossus that don't take a lot of time to playthrough but are games you adore and want an excuse to try again and share the experience?
John Mcmurray
2022-12-09 06:17:26 +0000 UTCI do want to see Mario games, but it seems like it wouldn't take long to get through Shovel Knight and then continue with Mario after that...
Screwtapello
2022-12-09 06:09:19 +0000 UTCWow! 161 votes, and it's 49-51
Brormorc
2022-12-09 06:05:04 +0000 UTCShots fired! Shots fired!
Seth Jones
2022-12-09 06:04:53 +0000 UTC"Little Plumber Boy" almost sold me, then I read "Knight before Christmas"...
rmsgrey
2022-12-09 05:57:11 +0000 UTCMama Mia, Luigi, you gotta come vote, too!
Finvaara
2022-12-09 05:51:43 +0000 UTCI'm voting for Plumer Boi, it'd be fun to watch Dan fail at nostalgic games and not be able to blame Sonic this time 😋
Culade
2022-12-09 05:37:17 +0000 UTCI can't say no to Plague Knight.
Howling Armadillo
2022-12-09 05:34:22 +0000 UTCI'm going to vote for Super Mario Bros, because I'm old enough that many of them were my Christmas presents
Sylvia Daniella Foxglove
2022-12-09 05:31:09 +0000 UTCDan I apologize that we are apparently as indecisive as you are
Sara Winters
2022-12-09 05:25:04 +0000 UTCBoth a super great options that I would love to watch!
MusicKitty
2022-12-09 05:24:35 +0000 UTCHoly cow this race is close
Sara Winters
2022-12-09 05:24:33 +0000 UTCThis’ll be a real slugfest
Drew D
2022-12-09 05:21:00 +0000 UTComg it's literally 50/50 right now
chcoman
2022-12-09 05:18:22 +0000 UTC
