If I ignore my biases, this is probably the "objectively" best game in this series. It takes a lot of the best ideas from Partners and Time and puts them in a game that's more mechanically similar to Superstar Saga. You get the best of both worlds with this one.

The one big problem with Bowser's Inside Story is its pacing. The game has a very clear 3-Act structure, and Act 2 is honestly pretty boring. The beginning is solid and the final stretch is genuinely fantastic, but there's a huge chunk in the middle of the game that I just do not care for.