Einsam_Delphin said:
I'd like to hear the explanation for this. The only game I've played that I feel is legitimately better on handheld is Animal Crossing because it uses real world time so accessibility is key. |
1. The camera angle made a lot of sense on the 3DS. It really helped the platforming when the 3D was on. Many of the stages were just much better with 3D on and I think that's why it's been quite successful.
2. It's like 2D Mario on a 3D scale. The stages are quite short which imo suits handhelds as sometimes I just want to play 15-20 min at a time. On consoles most people like at least an hour's play. I'd rather it be a continouous, longer and more fulfilling on the Wii U. 3D Land was quite fun but shorter and quicker levels.
3. The levels are more linear with less space for freedom. Yes Galaxy was more linear than 64 and Sunshine ut it did it smartly. There was still room for a lot of exploration in Galaxy and the whole notion of jumping from planet to planet in itself is liberating. Also you can sway from the main mission to get other stars. 3D Land doesn't have that, it's quite straight forward, it's literally like 2D mario where the goal is to get to the flag.
Again for a handheld it suits it more but for a console it just feels much more restricted. I want to be amazed when I play a console game not just get through the levels quickly.
4. Also the name sucks. 3D World doesn't make sense, there's no 3D here. Mario as a brand is strong enough, they didn't need to use the "3D Land" brand and it shows they're going for something quite similar.
I don't think the game will suck at all, I just don't think that 5 years from now I'll still be thinking of 3D World the same way I think of Galaxy now. Maybe it will sell well, maybe it will be extremely fun but I know for a fact I won't be wowed or appreciate the effort as much as its Wii counterpart.
Also Galaxy had one of the best implimentations of the Wii Mote (very underrated). 3D Land won't do the same from what I've seen which is extremely disappointing. That is a bit off topic, but I liked the Galaxy features. It felt like the ultimate Wii game, and I really doubt 3D world would do the same.
