Superb tongue in cheek writing with lots of funny moments. It can get surprisingly dark without ever having tonal dissonance, has some of the most interesting characters in a Nintendo game, and displays tons of creativity in both the writing and aesthetic.
Sadly it plays like a mediocre puzzle platformer with some RPG elements mixed in. It generally lacks any interesting gameplay situations and doesn't really do anything with the central mechanic of switching between 2D and 3D. Ultimately the gameplay holds it back from reaching the heights of its predecessors, in spite of the great writing.
Sadly it plays like a mediocre puzzle platformer with some RPG elements mixed in. It generally lacks any interesting gameplay situations and doesn't really do anything with the central mechanic of switching between 2D and 3D. Ultimately the gameplay holds it back from reaching the heights of its predecessors, in spite of the great writing.