Hopefully we'll get some discussion going on this quiet board..
Basically, whilst it beats the hell out of most 3d platformers, I can't help but be disappointed. I think it's cool that they made a game in a different part of Mario's world, but I wish there were a few more of the old enemies here and there, just for nostalgia's sake as much as anything.
Next up, I played through Mario 64 again only a few months back and never once got frustrated with the camera, even though it has it's flaws. Mario Sunshine has had me tearing my hair out because of the camera on more than one occasion.. And this on a more powerful console. Since Mario's known for being easy to pick up and play, I can see having to constantly babysit the camera as being offputting to a lot of people.
I can't really put my finger on this one, but the game seems to be far more frustrating than Mario 64 in many ways. Often your tasks are undefined and sometimes what you have to do to complete them is kind of abstract (can't get to a high platform? Make Yoshi eat a yellow fruit because naturally, fish sprayed with yellow fruit turn into platforms which move vertically rather than horizontally..). Also, it's annoying that when you fail to complete a task but you don't die (a timed task for example), you get spat back out of the world with one life lost. Fair enough, it's not hard to get more lives, but still. Oftentimes staying alive is pure luck rather than skill (the pinball secret world for example).
Don't get me wrong, I do love the game and many of the new things in it, but I can't help wishing for more. I guess that's Mario's high standards for you.
Basically, whilst it beats the hell out of most 3d platformers, I can't help but be disappointed. I think it's cool that they made a game in a different part of Mario's world, but I wish there were a few more of the old enemies here and there, just for nostalgia's sake as much as anything.
Next up, I played through Mario 64 again only a few months back and never once got frustrated with the camera, even though it has it's flaws. Mario Sunshine has had me tearing my hair out because of the camera on more than one occasion.. And this on a more powerful console. Since Mario's known for being easy to pick up and play, I can see having to constantly babysit the camera as being offputting to a lot of people.
I can't really put my finger on this one, but the game seems to be far more frustrating than Mario 64 in many ways. Often your tasks are undefined and sometimes what you have to do to complete them is kind of abstract (can't get to a high platform? Make Yoshi eat a yellow fruit because naturally, fish sprayed with yellow fruit turn into platforms which move vertically rather than horizontally..). Also, it's annoying that when you fail to complete a task but you don't die (a timed task for example), you get spat back out of the world with one life lost. Fair enough, it's not hard to get more lives, but still. Oftentimes staying alive is pure luck rather than skill (the pinball secret world for example).
Don't get me wrong, I do love the game and many of the new things in it, but I can't help wishing for more. I guess that's Mario's high standards for you.