Open-ended vs Linear 3D Mario

[scottie]

makingmusic476 said:

scottie said:
I disagree that SM64 is more linear than Galaxy 1, infact I think just the opposite. Haven't played Galaxy 2 or Sunshine, so all in all I'm contributing nothing to this discussion :P

I didn't say it was?  Or are you saying that you think SM64 is more linear than SMG1?

Edit:

And how have you not even played Sunshine!?

 

I thought that was what you meant by "Which do you guys prefer, the openness of Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine?  Or the linearity of Super Mario Galxy 1/2" I would say that even if SM64 has a castle that has some stuff to do, this is outweighed by the many levels in galaxy that are completely open, many of the purple coin ones for instance, which I found much less linear than the 8 red coin levels in 64.

 

I'm not sure how I haven't played it tbh. It confuses me too.