h2ohno on 06 December 2023
Out of this list, Super Mario 3D World. I was shocked they could make level design that good without the space/gravity gimmick of the Galaxy games. But if Fire Emblem Awakening counted as 2013 for its Western release that would take the cake. The story and gameplay of Awakening gelled in a way I hadn't seen since the original Bioshock.
