The linear platforming levels without Fludd are fine, it's trying to get those red coins with fludd afterwards that are a pain

the fucking fruit...

Loving this - like Odyssey lite. Always saw Fludd as just a gimmick because Nintendo don't know any other way to make a sequel sometimes, but honestly it's a brilliant innovative platforming mechanic. Loving how many blue coins there are but the compulsion to clean every patch of whatever Shadow Mario's goop is will be the end of me.

Voice acting is fine, 64 had it too, it's just that peach was the only character in the cutscenes. The problem is the huge amount of cutscenes at the beginning - this a Mario game lmao.