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Yeah, it's all about the Mario for me. Since the washout that was Super Mario Sunshine they have been brilliant, though I thought SMG2 was a bit hard (as I coul

by stuartd 10y ago

Yeah, it's all about the Mario for me. Since the washout that was Super Mario Sunshine they have been brilliant, though I thought SMG2 was a bit hard (as I couldn't finish it!). I still reckon I can remember my run for "Luigi's Purple Coins" in SMG1, and SM 3D World is just a great game, which I completed again in strict course order this year.

mrschwabe 10y ago
Sunshine a washout? Sunshine is perhaps the best 3D Mario - especially in HD @ 60FPS.
- stuartd 10y ago
  I just didn't like it: I went back to it a few times but the whole "stand there squirting that" didn't work for me.
  - blkhp19 10y ago
    You should give it a shot beyond the first couple bosses (first hour of play?). They kind of make you fight the same boss 3 times back to back, which is kind of a big barrier to entry if you're not into that mechanic. There's a lot more exploration and barely any stand and spray besides much more spread out boss fights after that.
- bananaoomarang 10y ago
  It does always seem so divisive. I’m in the ‘enjoyed Galaxy but I think I actually prefer Sunshine’ camp. The new Mario looks really great, too, though.
- bitwize 10y ago
  "Look, all I'm saying is that this deserves a place on the shelf with the good Mario games, which is all of them! ...except Sunshine, obviously." "What are you talking about? Sunshine's like the best one!"
- shuntress 10y ago
  The entire back-half feels like an unfinished rush job. The music is cool and the setting is refreshing. The FLOOD gimmick is fine; it's nice to have some variance in Mario's move-pool. The weird tone can actually be endearing. But it's not enough to make up for the in-intuitive level design and wild difficulty swings. A Mario game is expected to be one thing above all else "Fun Running And Jumping Puzzles" and Sunshine simply doesn't deliver.
D_Guidi 10y ago
> I thought SMG2 was a bit hard (as I couldn't finish it!) same for me, but I admit that for me, as a not-anymore hardcore gamer, SMG was simple an amazing piece of art; awesome in all aspects of gaiming: gameplay, innovation music/art, fun.

by stuartd 10y ago

mrschwabe 10y ago

Sunshine a washout? Sunshine is perhaps the best 3D Mario - especially in HD @ 60FPS.

stuartd 10y ago
I just didn't like it: I went back to it a few times but the whole "stand there squirting that" didn't work for me.
- blkhp19 10y ago
  You should give it a shot beyond the first couple bosses (first hour of play?). They kind of make you fight the same boss 3 times back to back, which is kind of a big barrier to entry if you're not into that mechanic. There's a lot more exploration and barely any stand and spray besides much more spread out boss fights after that.
bananaoomarang 10y ago
It does always seem so divisive. I’m in the ‘enjoyed Galaxy but I think I actually prefer Sunshine’ camp. The new Mario looks really great, too, though.
bitwize 10y ago
"Look, all I'm saying is that this deserves a place on the shelf with the good Mario games, which is all of them! ...except Sunshine, obviously." "What are you talking about? Sunshine's like the best one!"
shuntress 10y ago
The entire back-half feels like an unfinished rush job. The music is cool and the setting is refreshing. The FLOOD gimmick is fine; it's nice to have some variance in Mario's move-pool. The weird tone can actually be endearing. But it's not enough to make up for the in-intuitive level design and wild difficulty swings. A Mario game is expected to be one thing above all else "Fun Running And Jumping Puzzles" and Sunshine simply doesn't deliver.

D_Guidi 10y ago

> I thought SMG2 was a bit hard (as I couldn't finish it!) same for me, but I admit that for me, as a not-anymore hardcore gamer, SMG was simple an amazing piece of art; awesome in all aspects of gaiming: gameplay, innovation music/art, fun.