3 reviews liked by JamesConnon


makes super mario bros., the single most important game of all time, look like a basic proof of concept by comparison

I wasn't gonna write anything, I was just gonna finish this game, rate it, but I have to talk about how it makes me feel.

Bad.

First off I wanna say that the characters (minus Jessie good God I can't stand her) are amazing and there's good representation in the game which I loved to see. The soundtrack is also bomb, and while I had reservations about the combat it slowly grew on me. The story is also amazing when you can't tell that they're not just stretching Part 1 of a full game.

My biggest gripes about the game is how incredibly hand holdy it is, and the cutscenes with the slow walking pace showing you "gee we need a way up this ladder...but how are we gonna do it" -walks two feet to the left, another slow paced walk dialogue starts- "I know! We can do this!" -shows me exactly what to do-
And this is constant, all the puzzles are just terribly made and it just slowly eats at you.

Another thing is the voice acting. Everyone sounds so awkward with all the gaspy grunts and sighs. It's sounds like I'm watching an English dubbed anime and I cant stand it. I get that that's just genetally how voice acting is here in the west, but it makes for weird or cringey interactions that won't allow me to enjoy the moment. (This is probably just a me thing but)

Overall the game is really fun, but the time between content is just so aggravating to play through. I wish I could rate it higher.

This game basically shouldn't exist, but it does, and we're gonna be grateful for that.