padib said:
You'd be making a big mistake. It's one of the best games I've played in a while, really lets you relive some of your favorite NES magic. I'll address his points as much as possible, as I can't be arsed to reread it. 1) The game is actually long if you're not freakishly good at games. It took me a few sittings, possibly 10 long sittings before finishing it. I would clock it at 20 hours. Then again, it depends how you choose to play it, which leads me to point 2. 2) You can beat the levels without using the checkpoints. Most of the time that's what I ended up doing, it was much more fun for me as an advanced gamer. You unlock achievements by doing that, but you also end up learning the levels by heart and feel rewarded when able to flawlessly complete a level. 3) The knockback only affects you if you're too quick to react. If you take your time and plan, most of the time you can avoid the knockback deaths. It's part of being a good player in the game. There are exceptions though where things move too fast or you are too limited to work around it on your first try, so for those I will agree with OP. They are low-occuring though. 4) In order to reclaim your money, you need to touch it in the game. If you fell in a pit, often it's impossible to get all 3 bags that scatter easily. The other thing is that if you die prior to reclaiming your chash, you lose it. There is a cheat around this but it's a cheat and I won't share it. The music is of great quality, you will notice that since the first few levels and even the intro cutscene of the game. Anyone complaining on price for this game must be taken with a grain of salt. Better than NSMB (MSRP $60) imho, by far. |
Nice avatar =)
As for your review OP, I appreciate the effort but I think it doesnt give the game justice. It's one of the best from 2014. Probably in my top 5 as we speak (I still have a few more games to play)
Flawless controllers, best original music, great level design and the best homage to the greatest era of console gaming and still they are able to keep it fresh. I am giving it a 9 out of 10.
