Hypocrisy on vgchartz. Gameplay is not a subjective topic but Presentation is.

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happydolphin said:

Majora said:

Ok, I can kinda appreciate EXACTLY what you're talking about now. So yeah I agree to an extent on the whole art debate. What I do not agree with at all in any way shape or form though is that NSMB is not art or visually interesting or relevant. It caters to a wide demograph, which is rare for any game to do and for NSMB to do it so successfully I think is a testament to the creative teams at Nintendo. Also, having played NSMB from the first on the DS to the latest on the WiiU, I can tell you there has been a refinement - some of the levels on NSMBU are just sublime, really well thought out and beautifully presented. I think we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.

@Fox and Majora. I think we're finally getting somewhere.

Though for sure I can accept that the art direction pleases some, I do believe that if we dug a bit deeper we would see that Nintendo, as a market leader and producer of this multi-million dollar grossing series, may have a thing or two to learn when it comes to art style (visual and musical).

The one thing I need you to know (because I don't want you to be surprised) is that I played through the DS, Wii and 3DS version, and only played through the first few levels of the U version (haven't bought it yet). So tread lightly there.

My impression is that Nintendo is obsessing over keeping a simple, unified image of the NSMB series, hence the re-used art and music assets. A far cry from how the old Super Mario Bros. games were produced, but I suppose that limited technology may have forced Nintendo to think outside the box. Nowadays, the challenge is to stand out among a bunch of very nice-looking titles (Gunman Clive, as you said). Yet with an instantly recognizable look and not much strong competition in the platforming scene, NSMB more or less had it made. Even so, it would be greatly welcomed if Nintendo would utilize ways to step up their game while still pleasing fans. But as it stands, this series is probably one that will evolve at the pace of hardware iteriation, akin to Mario Kart.