What Is It About Super Mario 3D World That Doesn't Make It a "True" 3D Mario Game?

[KingdomHeartsFan]

JoeTheBro said:

KingdomHeartsFan said:

So I hear people saying this isn't a "real" 3D Mario game, but I have no idea what they're talking about, so what specifically is it that doesn't make it a spiritual successor to Galaxy?  I think the game looks great and will be a lot of fun to play, I mean is it only because there's a flag at the end of a stage and not a star lol?  Anyway here's some pretty pics while you tell me:

Yes.

3D Mario is supposed to be about finding what you're supposed to do in a level. Find stars, find out how to get them, discover secrets, etc. By having an "ending" to the level, it is completely linearized.

Plus it has multiplayer, which could end up being fine, but I'm really worried the gameplay will be limited because of it.

 

There wasn't a lot of that in Galaxy tbh.  Galaxy was pretty straight forward and linear compared to 64 and Sunshine.