one of the most pristinely polished games of 2023. there truly ain't no quality control like Nintendo's in-house studios.
it's a little less "next evolution" of 2D Mario than I would've liked, though. outside of the wonder flower segments (which are less varied than I was led to believe), this feels like the fifth New Super Mario Bros. game. which isn't a bad thing: the original NSMB and NSMBU are truly great games for my money. I guess I just expected something a bit more wackier and unpredictable moment-to-moment, though what's there is still wonderfully delightful.
like any mainline Mario game, it's worth playing just to bask in the decades of legendary industry experience seeping from every pixel on screen.
it's a little less "next evolution" of 2D Mario than I would've liked, though. outside of the wonder flower segments (which are less varied than I was led to believe), this feels like the fifth New Super Mario Bros. game. which isn't a bad thing: the original NSMB and NSMBU are truly great games for my money. I guess I just expected something a bit more wackier and unpredictable moment-to-moment, though what's there is still wonderfully delightful.
like any mainline Mario game, it's worth playing just to bask in the decades of legendary industry experience seeping from every pixel on screen.