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Blob on 09 August 2014
SvennoJ said:
I've played both and prefer 3D world. However my 5 year old finished Knack with me and wanted to play it again, he doesn't want to finish 3D world with me. The difference, in Knack I can help him stay alive, in 3D world he keeps dying in the later levels.
He greatly prefers Lego games over either, even Toy story 3 toy box mode over anything Mario.


I can barely stay alive during knack with how cheap it is, I can't imagine having to help someone else stay alive too... Although I guess you could use them as bait



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JWeinCom on 09 August 2014
Ka-pi96 said:
JWeinCom said:
I'd give this topic a 6 out of 10. The title will be enough to rile people up, but the pseudo review is half hearted. Oh sure, it will be enough to lure casual forum goers into an argument, but more experienced ones will not bite. More specific nitpicks and gripes about Mario would have really helped push things over the edge and put Mario fans into full defense mode. Using the UK sales was a nice touch, but not using Japan first week sales was a missed opportunity. The inevitable counter argument could have been replied to by saying Knack was so good people in Japan bought a PS4 for it.

So overall, a good idea that sadly was not expanded upon far enough. Keep at it though!

Wow. Yeah it was my first attempt, but your review of my thread is a lot better

Thank you kindly.  You have a bright future ahead.



brighat on 09 August 2014
steverhcp02 said:
brighat said:
What is with these threads today? Pointless gaming threads add nothing to the site.


 

I hardly think talking to other males on a message board  is fun. Where are the females here?



TheTwilightTriforce on 09 August 2014
Slade6alpha said:

I've played both and I have to disagree Ka pi! 

The game mechanics in Knack are broken. The combat is very inconsistent as one enemy could hit you and damage your health significantly, while the same enemy could kill you with the same attack, at the same range. There's a difference between challenging and cheapness. Knack fails to offer much "challenge" as the game itself is very cheap and lacks any sort of balancing. Now Super Mario 3D World, yes it is easy for the first part of the game. But... did you play the game afterwards? The bonus worlds? Beat them and then say Super Mario 3D World is easy. 

Knack's story is fun, definitely fits the age group. And the particle effects are amazing. Knack is probably the most techincally good looking platformer I've played, so i'll give you that. The characters are also intersting, but none of that remedies the poor gameplay. 

Let's also check Metacritic. 
Knack: 54 - User: (6.5)
3D World: 93 - User (9.0)

Not sure why you cherry picked UK sales, but for NA
Knack: .29M
3D World: .98 M

And there you have it folks Super Mario 3D World > Knack 

:) 

This :) And Knack is boring as hell!!!



outlawauron on 09 August 2014
Wright said:
tucotuti said:
Sorry, but no. The title of this thread should be "Why I liked Knack more than Super Mario 3D World", then it would make much more sense.

You can pick Knack as your favorite game of all time and no one can tell you that you're wrong, but you have to accept that it's not.


If he accepts that it is not, then how can he pick Knack as his favourite game of all time?

 

You're basically telling him to accept that he's wrong, despite you saying that no one can tell him such a thing

Because favorite game =/= best game. You can enjoy an awful game, much like you can enjoy an awful movie.



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Wright on 09 August 2014
outlawauron said:
Wright said:
tucotuti said:
Sorry, but no. The title of this thread should be "Why I liked Knack more than Super Mario 3D World", then it would make much more sense.

You can pick Knack as your favorite game of all time and no one can tell you that you're wrong, but you have to accept that it's not.


If he accepts that it is not, then how can he pick Knack as his favourite game of all time?

 

You're basically telling him to accept that he's wrong, despite you saying that no one can tell him such a thing

Because favorite game =/= best game. You can enjoy an awful game, much like you can enjoy an awful movie.

 

It is different to enjoy an awful game and have a favourite game.

Dead Rising is one of my favourite games ever, but some people just hate it. I don't consider Dead Rising awful, I consider it a masterpiece.

On the other hand, Nier is a mediocre experience with mediocre RPG elements, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.



outlawauron on 09 August 2014
Wright said:
outlawauron said:
Wright said:
tucotuti said:
Sorry, but no. The title of this thread should be "Why I liked Knack more than Super Mario 3D World", then it would make much more sense.

You can pick Knack as your favorite game of all time and no one can tell you that you're wrong, but you have to accept that it's not.


If he accepts that it is not, then how can he pick Knack as his favourite game of all time?

 

You're basically telling him to accept that he's wrong, despite you saying that no one can tell him such a thing

Because favorite game =/= best game. You can enjoy an awful game, much like you can enjoy an awful movie.

 

It is different to enjoy an awful game and have a favourite game.

Dead Rising is one of my favourite games ever, but some people just hate it. I don't consider Dead Rising awful, I consider it a masterpiece.

On the other hand, Nier is a incredible experience with enthralling RPG elements, but I enjoyed one of  the GOAT.

I gotcha Wright. I agree.



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Then follow young Mat whenever he calls,
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Wright on 09 August 2014
outlawauron said:

I gotcha Wright. I agree.


I'm glad I know you well so that I can put up the best examples to illustrate my case



AZWification on 09 August 2014
amp316 said:
But is it as good as Boogerman?

Like anyone here even knows about that game! :S



                
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the_dengle on 09 August 2014

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