There's undeniable influence here from Super Mario 3D World, and to ignore that would require blindness. But does Sackboy carve itself out a nice corner of platforming goodness against the king of platformers?
Okay, confession, I made this thumbnail and title specifically because of you all lol... I'm hoping it doesn't work again, or it really ain't me
Anyway, here's the written I-aint-giving-that-shit-a-view version: https://zyro-eg.com/2022/08/03/sackboy-a-big-adventure-backlog-review/