Valdney on 09 June 2024
“The singing piranha plant” level and all the praise it got on the internet represents really well one of the main issues with 2d Mario these days (overly focused on “game mechanics” is another problem). This idea that the central point of 2d Mario games must be whimsical/silly is completely wrong. Much like the Mario movie, 2d Mario is an adventure in a mythical world. Does it have silly moments? Of course it does, but it should not be the main focus of the game/movie.
