3d World certainly gets more challenging than most Mario games, including some retro Mario game such as Super Mario World.
SM3dL was too easy at first, but then became a nice challenge on the special worlds and I loved it. It did steal a lot of sm3dw's thunder for me though.
Sm3dw's really earn't it's place amongst the top of the Wii U's games because of its local multiplayer, which keeps me coming back. Then again I could certainly justify another solo run through when I have time.
Still not my favourite 3d Mario (That goes to Mario 64) or my favourite Wii U Mario (That goes to Mario Maker) but a great game, packed with great ideas and some lovely details... And for me, controversially, better than, and an evolution of, the galaxy games.







