No, this guy doesn't have a point. He has an opinion, an opinion that has pretty much been rendered irrelevant since 1986. It's been said time and time again but the joy of Mario is not its story but its gameplay, this is how it's been for 20 years and some guy with a couple of games under his belt can't and won't change this, not with all the bitching in the world. The problem with this is the type of story the story whores want out of Mario would require an entire reinvention of the Mario universe. Now, who actually wants this?
This is a world with cakes floating out in space, where a plumber can touch a mushroom and grow several feet or touch a flower and throw balls of flames from his palms. If someone can come up with with abn "epic" plot taking all of the source material into account and not be utterly absurd then every game writer should just stop right now and worship this person for accomplishing the impossible.
The fact of the matter is that when Mario lands on a toy train rolling through outer space, you shouldn't be concerning yourself about why, but how. Because that's going to determine your next move.
There's a reason Galaxy is the second best rated game of all time, Mr. Balrog.
Tag - "No trolling on my watch!"
