HylianSwordsman said:
I place SPM and PM:SS way below the other two, but people should absolutely still try them before forming an opinion on them. They're both pretty good games, I just liked the other Paper Mario games a hell of a lot more. I agree that I hate it when a game franchise gets changes where none are needed, but if it's a franchise I love, I try it anyway. Sometimes I end up loving it, and wanting future titles to include ideas from it, even if I want some old ideas back. Super Paper Mario's shifting perspectives is a great example. It would have fit in well with other Paper Marios, I think. I hope they not only bring it back, but expand upon it. I personally saw more potential in the concept than I felt was realized in Super Paper Mario. So many times I see a hated game in a franchise having something I loved, and I want that thing to come back, but worry it never will because the game as a whole wasn't popular, and much of the time, all the negative buzz about the game is from people who haven't played it and are just jumping on the hate bandwagon. |
I agree with it being underutilized...or maybe it was just in the wrong game to begin with. Maybe Mario Maker will be a great place for that concept to reappear.
But yes, the hate bandwagon is strong...I love so much about Other M, including the changing perspectives, but I think Nintendo will throw the baby out with the bathwater with that game and never attempt that gameplay style again. It is one of my least favorite Metroid games, but for reasons of tone and story elements, not the actual construction of the game. Hopefully, since the developers are scouring the net for feedback on their titles, they are actually reading the comments and not just the one liners.
