I loved this game from beginning to end. It has a great battle system and unique enemies. First time completing, i only tried the original. One huge thing i can’t ignore tho is the completion length, VERY short. I understand this was a first for Mario and they probably tried to make it easily digestible but it’s just so great i wish it had more, especially on the Switch version for the price. Some levels and stars just flew by, even as i was defeating every enemy i saw on screen. Difficulty is flexible, as with other Mario RPGs you can put “limiters” on yourself, adjust party, don’t use new special moves and that is needed for a challenge up until after star 5. That’s when the game really gets good and you can go all out as i did. I’m impressed matey!

-Jonathan Jones