Not to really defend Morgan, but I think she means how the presentation of the game is then the actually game play. Its usually the most basic of conversation and dialogue in Mario games that give you that feeling of it for younger audience. I don't know if it simply the translation or Japan developers actually writing it that way. R&C gives a lot of inside jokes and deeper storyline like a Pixar or Disney movie does.
But most people will agree that you don't play a Mario platform game for the story but actually game play. Or at least that is why I do.









