BansheeNeet
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Super Mario Sunshine 2002
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4 days
Last played
September 13, 2020
First played
May 16, 2012
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Revisited this game after hearing so many naysayers talk trash about it. I documented basically every thought I ever had on it here: https://twitter.com/BansheeNeet/status/1303840247000817664?s=20
But in summation, Super Mario Sunshine is still one of the best Mario games and easily one of the best 3D platformers of all time. The controls are intuitive and delightful to engage with (thanks to the analog nature of the Gamecube's triggers and the wonderful control stick on the Gamecube), the level design is extremely varied and exciting, the storytelling and worldbuilding of Isle Delfino in each level is surprisingly very well thought out (cutscenes aren't great though), and everything about traversal and movement is as strong as SM64. Haters be damned, long live FLUDD.
But in summation, Super Mario Sunshine is still one of the best Mario games and easily one of the best 3D platformers of all time. The controls are intuitive and delightful to engage with (thanks to the analog nature of the Gamecube's triggers and the wonderful control stick on the Gamecube), the level design is extremely varied and exciting, the storytelling and worldbuilding of Isle Delfino in each level is surprisingly very well thought out (cutscenes aren't great though), and everything about traversal and movement is as strong as SM64. Haters be damned, long live FLUDD.
Rivals Super Mario 64 in how incredible the movement is. While it is better than 64 in some places, it also does some stuff that I think keeps it from being as good. But it's still my 2nd favorite 3D platformer, so it doesn't matter too much.