Wii U, the only Nintendo home console without a must have Mario platformer?

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Lucas-Rio said:

episteme said:
Just play 3D World, lol. I'm sure you won't create another hate thread after finishing World Crown.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=162044&page=1
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=162149&page=1
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=169768&page=1
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=174071&page=1

I would rather play a true, full scale Mario 3D game.

Like Guitarguy said, 3D world is more a 2.5D game, with a cat gimmick and is multiplayer oriented. Nothing like the Galaxy game, Mario 64 or Sunshine. this isn't the same category of games.

I agree that 3D Land and 3D World are their own category of 3D Mario (2.5D if you prefer). However, I would make the argument that the two Galaxy games are also their own category compared to 64/Sunshine. 64 and Sunshine were open-world sandbox platformers with an emphasis on exploration. The two Galaxy games are much more linear. They're fantastic, but they're linear and more action-gameplay focused. 3D Land and 3D World merely take that more linear focus (which is closer to 2D Mario anyway) and narrow down the exploration even more, making 3D Mario even more like 2D Mario than Galaxy was. I'm personally a fan of all 3 types of 3D Mario games, but I would LOVE a return to the true open exploration of 64 and Sunshine.