"An Unbiased Review" New Super Mario Bros U - A JayWood2010 Review

[Jaywood2010]

acdcste said:

JayWood2010 said:

RolStoppable said:

No. I said i didnt collect all the gold coins. I have the majority including all of them on probably 3-4 worlds but eventually stopped.

So you basically stopped getting the three gold coins just when it would have gotten much more challenging to get them! And you complain about the game being to easy. You miss the point. Mario games are easy, its when you are going for the coins that it gets challenging for the more experienced players.

I understand that a few people may be upset with me giving this game a 7.8 overall.  I did however give it an 8.5 for 2D platformers which means it is still one of the best 2D platformers.  The problem is a number of things and not only how easy it is.  It is a game that offers no improvement to a franchise that has been milked for the last few years.  It has now fatigued the Mario 2D sidescrollers and there is no reason to upgrade to this one.  Also not having online multiplayer is a huge flaw and shows the lack of understanding on nintendo's part for the present day and future of the industry.

You guys say well the gold coins make it more difficult and it does, but not by much either.  Rayman, BattleBlock Theater, Donkey Kong Country all offers a much greater challenge while also not having to make you go out of your way.  You can, but you dont have to because the game already offers a challenge.    Something Mario U does not do.

Mario has shown it is aiming for the everyday player and it does great in that aspect but for the more core players who strive for a challenging but also fun game will find better experiences else where.

Now Im fine if you all disagree, but stop bringing up the coins because yes i did take those into account.