This is my first experience with Mario Party. And Super Mario Party is a fun time and will make some great memories. For example, on my first play with my two sisters, we were against Daisy and she won but in a way that made us mad so now all three of us hate Daisy. They say it's a friendship ender, which I can see, but I haven't played with friends because of the, uh, thingy.
Gameplay: Mario and friends are all saying their the Superstar so then they decide to have a party to decide. Toad, Toadette, and Kamek host it. The main board game type mode has a few flaws. There are only four boards, but they are different to an extent. You can have 10 (1 hour), 15 (90 minutes), or 20 (2 hours) turns, and I feel like they could've added more opinions. They added a lot of game modes. There's River Survival, where you and 3 others have to navigate a branching river. Sound Stage, where you compete with 3 others in minigames where you have to go to the beat. Theres also a team based party that you are in pairs that compete for stars. Then theres the single-player, Champion's Road. First of all, to unlock it, you have to unlock all the minigames, and you do that with the multiplayer. That just doesn't make sense. And Challenge Road isn't that special, either. You just do minigames but with twists added.
Characters: It leaves something to be had. Here's the roaster: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Wario, Waluigi, Yoshi, Rosalina, Bowser, Goomba, Shy Guy, Koopa Troopa, Monty Mole, Bowser Jr., Boo, Hammer Bro, plus four unlockable characters. Donkey Kong, who you can find around the Party Plaza, Diddy Kong, who you have to beat in Challenge Road, then find in the Party Plaza, Dry Bones, same as DK, and Pom Pom, same as Diddy. Personally, I wish that Toad and Toadette weren't the hosts because you can't play as them. And some of these choices are out there. Goomba? Monty Mole? Pom Pom? And this is, like, the second Switch game Diddy Kong is in. There's characters that are used for different reasons, too. Birdo is used for the Mario Party Quiz, which you used to unlock stickers, which are useless. King Bomb-omb, Whomp, Blooper, and Thwomp are used as stage hazards. Lakitu is used to steal coins and stars from rivals.
Graphics: Average. It doesn't look as good as, say, Luigi's Mansion 3, but it's a bit better than, say, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Minigames: SOME of the minigames can be a blast. Slapiazzi? That's a great time. Sizzling Stakes? The only thing I can cook. Fuzzy Flight School? It can get really intense. But then you've got minigames like, Don't Wake Wiggler, Sensless Census, and Suit Yourself.
So, it's a fun time. BUY IT.