| NintendoMan said: Why no love for this game. I thought it was better than SMB3 & SM64. Found it more fun. So why does everyone regard it as some sort of black sheep of the Mario family? |
I loved it at the time, and as time has gone on come to like it more than SM64.
The complaints I saw were these:
1) Too kiddy.
Thankfully this has become a less common argument, but this released in the heyday of GTA3. It's a silly argument, and I hope we no longer need to explain why.
2) Too easy/Too hard
Yep, saw plenty of both. Replayed it about a two years ago and breezed through it, but I know my first time through there were more real challenges than in SMGalaxy.
3) Lacks innovation
Too many people expected after Mario64 to see the same innovative leap forward as M64's leap to 3D, despite the inability of anyone's hardware to provide it.
4) Hated the FLUDD
Not sure why Nintendo had backpack mania in 2001, but clearly some of the Luigi's Mansion vibe rubbed off on Mario. Many people complained about Mario's new gadget changing gameplay too much, but I never saw much difference between that and the dozens of other powerups Mario has had throughout his history (hammers, giant mushrooms, fireflowers, animal suits, capes, magic hats, etc).
5) All the levels are teh same!
Lamest argument. I'll grant there wasn't a level as good as the best of SM64, but the levels were much bigger and all offered their own challenges. Just because there wasn't the cliched ice level, castle level, etc doesn't mean there wasn't variety.
6) And then there's this, for which there is no defense:
