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Chubomik on 15 March 2015
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Goodnightmoon said:

Everyboy is always downgrading 3D World just because is not like Mario 64... 3D world is a 3D Mario with a fuc*ing 93 on metacritic. And the vast majority of the people who plays it, loves it. Is a 3d Mario, a mix between the older ones, like Mario World, and the new ones, like Galaxy, this is not an adventure/platformer like 64 or Sunshine, this is a pure platformer Mario, one on 3D, that´s all.  And is a damn good Mix, People said the same shit about Galaxy when was released... oohh this not an open world... ohhh this is not Mario 64. 


Now is widely considered as the best 3D Mario ever made.


I don't think anyone is degrading 3D World. It was a great game, but not the KIND of game 64, Sunshine, or Galaxy was. It has nothing to do with quality.

People WANT the open exploration and the health bar and the collectibles. 3D World is like a 2D Mario game in 3D. That's what it was made to be. I like to think of 3D World and Land as totally different from 64/S/G in essence. That's why I think no one can really compare one to the other. It's all about presentation.

Yeah, 3D World's level design drew a lot of inspiration from the other 3D games, and one could argue the Green Stars are stand-ins for the Power Stars, but 1. Again, the KIND of game 3D World and the others are, are very different. The scale is vey different. I will say though, the level design became more LIKE the other 3D games in 3D World. It became more open than 3D Land. 

2. The Green Stars can be seen as just another collectible that you pick up along the way. Power Stars/ Shines are your main goal in a level. There's the other thing though; you still need a certain amount of Green Stars to complete the game. Still though, you should have more than enough required to beat the game just by picking them up in passing. 

Kind of went on a tangent there, not even sure most of it was relevent, but the jist of what I'm saying is that 3D World not explorative or as open as 64/S/G. And as a small note, Sunshine and Galaxy had the smallest inkling (heh, get it?) of story that gave them a bit more charm in my eyes.

It is still a fine game.