Mario 3d World: Much better than the Galaxy games.

[Mr Khan]

curl-6 said:

Ocilayton said:

curl-6 said:
Galaxy, like Mario 64, broke fresh ground and had that epic feeling of a wondrous new world with boundless possibilities.

3D World is more conservative, a fine tuning of an old formula rather than something truly innovative and new. It's still a great game, but Galaxy it ain't.

Sunshine is trash.

Sunshine is not trash. It probably has more flaws than any other Mario but it's core gameplay is the most fun in any game I've ever played. Plus it has great graphics and music. Each Mario is different and I love that and I love all of them.

I'd disagree; the controls lacked the tightness I expect from Mario, the monotonous tropical setting got old fast, the level designs lacked their usual genius, the music was garish and mediocre... about the only positive thing I have to say about it is that the water effects were stunning.

I liked the parkour style, and FLUDD really added to that with the bonus nozzles. Getting from A to B and really exploring was *fun* in that game, so it really tapped out the "exploration" side that Super Mario 64 set out. I'll agree that the setting didn't feel "right" for a Mario game though. Not because of the tropical theme, but because they were trying to make it feel almost "real", as far as the Mario World can be, anyway. Locations were like a plausible cartoon world, while Mario level design has always been utilitarian to some degree.