This Friday, 12th February, sees the launch of Mario's latest adventure on Nintendo Switch. Well... kind of.
Yes, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, a rerelease of the Wii U original with some shiny new bells and whistles, is just days away from launch. You may well have spotted that we've already shared our review of the game, but what do other critics think?
Below, we've rounded up a selection of quotes and review scores from a number of different outlets. The response has been hugely positive, although one or two outlets weren't quite as impressed as the others. Before we dive in, we'd naturally like to urge you to check out our very own review:
OK, now you've read that, let's see what other critics had to say:
The folks over at VGC joined us in giving the game a glowing recommendation, awarding the title a 5/5:
"3D World is Nintendo EAD at its imaginative, brilliant best and remains a platforming triumph. Bowser's Fury, while not nearly as inventive, offers hours of additional challenges and a welcome excuse to revisit a classic."
Eurogamer called it "an exuberant celebration of the series":
"Super Mario 3D World is a feast of Mario, an exuberant celebration of the series in all its various guises from its Yoichi Kotabe artwork through to its ebulliently upbeat live orchestra soundtrack that might have been a more fitting 35th birthday celebration than last year's Super Mario 3D All-Stars."
GameInformer gave it a score of 9.25/10:
"Having another chance to revisit Super Mario 3D World (or experience it for the first time) is reason enough to be excited. However, with an excellent, all-new game joining the Wii U port, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is a compelling option for anyone who wants more Mario in their life."
The Telegraph was pleased too, awarding the game a 4/5:
"Nintendo’s penchant for polishing up its best games for the ill-fated Wii U console and releasing them on Switch is a welcome boon for the Japanese game-maker’s hugely successful console. But Super Mario 3D World --possibly the best Super Mario game you haven’t played-- is a particularly timely addition to the canon."
IGN gave it a 7/10, the equal-lowest review score offered to the title by a major publication at the time of writing:
"Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury packs a tonne of engaging gameplay, but neither component comes together as elegantly as it might have done. This is a solid option if you’re craving more Super Mario for your Switch, but it’s not the moustachioed must-play I was hoping for."
Finally, VG247 also gave the game top marks with a 5/5 score:
"While Super Mario 3D All-Stars was content rich but low on actual effort, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury feels like a necessary release. It brings one of the best ever Mario titles to a platform people actually own, but also adds a new exclusive that’s completely worthwhile."
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury launches on 12th February and is available to buy either digitally from the Switch eShop, or physically at retail. Are you looking forward to playing the game this Friday? Let us know in the comments.
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I don't have anything against IGN like a lot of folks do, but... a 7. Really?
The folks on the Nintendo podcast there seem to love that game. They originally have it a 9.6. That's so strange
The shoddy online killed my interest for buying the game. I'll just wait for the pandemic to blow over and then I get to probably play my friends copy in offline multiplayer without having to deal with any lag.
^A 7/10 is still really good and probably around what I'd give to most Mario games.
The IGN review is weird. They seem to have found someone who doesn't really like Mario in general to review the game. Not sure what the purpose of that is. Those people aren't gonna think of buying it anyway.
@Jmjfrank 7/10 sounds pretty fair to me, especially so if the online multiplayer performs poorly considering it's such a multiplayer-centric game.
@Expa0 The online doesn't look that bad. Look at the online gameplay footage to see for yourself on the NL youtube channel
Thanks for giving the heads up on the IGN review. Glad I don't have to click on their website and give them ad revenue for their trash review.
Nice to see IGN haven't changed since I gave up on them many years ago.
My real question before I buy this game is if they fixed the momentum in the game and by how much, because in this case I would rather them not take the effort because I'm trying to get into speedrunning the original
@Jmjfrank dont forget their horrendous pokemon sword and shield review
IGN 7/10 too much cat.
IGN probably just wants to grab some attention, but I think it's for the worse.
It doesn't make any sense. Even if you don't like the style of the game, you have to admit, if you are a little bit professional (and they should be, that magazine is quite popular), that the game is very well made and deserves to score higher. Otherwise, your reputation decreases significantly.
I'm not saying it's unreasonable to give the game a 7/10, it's just wildly inconsistent considering what they gave fortnite
I hated to talk about it.but the same reviewer of IGN gave Knack 2 a 7.2, so.....
I say the game is a 10 out of 10 and that is just for Mario 3D World.
It was an excellent Wii U game, so it makes sense it was going to review well again. I'm happy to see they touched up on some subtle aspects of the main game such as the running speed and climbing height when in the cat suit and boosted the resolution in general, what with something like Pikmin 3 looking virtually identical to its original Wii U version.
Also, reminder that anything 7+ is still a good score for a game.
@Dezzy Attention/clickbait...
id rather tough reviews then insta rubber stamped 10s
Whilst a 7 isn't a bad score by any means, it does seem somewhat low considering it was once awarded a 9.6 on the same site.
Also, got my preorder from Nintendo preparing for dispatch with a plush cat Mario, the two new amiibo and of course, the preorder bonus of the steelbook and stickers! Can't wait! 😁
A 7/10 lmao - even if 3D world isn’t your favorite Mario platformer ever, it’s still in the top echelon for this type of game. Almost every other platformer ever a 4/10 then IGN?
The IGN bashing is funny, because they gave an honest review of the game. I think their review is much more accurate, and the other reviews and comments are just so ultra-positive because people are so desperate for new first-party content on the Switch. The fact that a port of a 7 year-old game is getting so much attention is just indicative of how lazy Nintendo has been in producing games this generation.
@Sszx09
Knack 2 is 7.2 /10 baby
So, IGN reckon Sackboy is a better game.
Interesting.
Nintendo's continual failure to implement any form of coherent online is embarrassing. I'm still salty over how they handled Super Mario Party.
The IGN review is really 9/10 when you account for the automatic -2 they give to any game that isn't a PlayStation exclusive.
IGN's review seems too harsh. I mean, sure, the online blows. That isn't any reason to knock off 3 whole points in the score. They gave the original game a 9.6, too.
Just play the game ***** review scores. We all know here it’s an awesome game
I think IGN, after getting grief about giving out too many 8s and 9s, now is trying to compensate.
I played this on the Wii U and it's a very fun game. I don't think it's worthy of a perfect score, though maybe with Bowser's Fury and the improved graphics/performance on the Switch it is, but I'd say it definitely should be in the 8 or 9 range. It's probably why places like Polygon have gotten rid of review scores.
@LegendOfPeach The IGN review seems more like a collection of personal peeves than a "honest" or "accurate" critique.
Kotaku's review is similar to IGN's and is more lukewarm on the game.
IGN: Gaming Journalism's Lolcow.
@BenAV IGN's reviewer didn't even try the online but argued that since they didn't care about it, it didn't matter that they didn't cover it lol
In general the IGN review was really bad, it claimed that the Invincibility Tanooki Leaf wasn't good enough because you could still fall into pits with it
IGN - Too much jumping. 7/10.
Too much Mario. 7/10, IGN
3D World may not be the best 3D Mario game but it's still considerably better than every other 3D platformer out there.3D Mario games are in a league of their own.
@LegendOfPeach Most reviews are honest reviews.
This game is nothing but improved, but IGN scored it 2.6 lower than last time?!
@Dezzy That’s just “game journalism”. It’s honestly why IGN is seen as a joke, since they often get people who don’t like a series to review a series.
@PikaPhantom Fair enough. Bad reviews are pretty typical for IGN so I'd expect nothing less but the score itself is still fairly reasonable for what the game is though based on my time with the Wii U version (which I played through once solo and once with four players).
@BenAV the switch's online is terrible anyway. Nothing new
IGN, like many sites, have different reviewers that they allow to have different opinions. If they had a bunch of staff review and score it, then it would average a higher score.
Plus, I don’t think IGN does partial points anymore. So it might lie between a 7 and an 8, but the reviewer has to pick one.
Everyone gives a good score but ign.thats nothing new they are Nintendo bias
@anoyonmus I dont have issues but I also have the best internet
@Dezzy It's good to get perspective from outside the box.
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7.0/10 too much cats
I'm not super exciting for the game, but will pick it up later. Currently catching up on more niche games.
@BloodNinja I love how u always NINJA APPROVED or something at the end of each comment
@Tobiaku I will pick it up some other time. I want to try out BOTW
-1 respect for ign
I love a good ol fashion group IGN bash!
I never played the game originally, so I’m excited to play it for the first time around Friday. What is even better is that I have that day off work too. I already have the game downloaded and pre-installed.
I feel like there is a lot of judgement being based on scores and not the content of the IGN review. That troubles me and points towards issues far beyond game reviews.
Anyways, while I don't agree with all the points made in the IGN review, I think there are some important ones. For example, the inherent differences in the characters does make fair competition in multiplayer pretty impossible. I still think it's fun. On the other hand, the shared life pool takes away the incentive for just having fun with the multiplayer. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed the game on Wii U, but it does seem like some of the design choices contradict each other.
I'm still going to get the game and have a blast. I'm glad there are different reviews that cover different aspects and opinions of games that help me think critically about them, even if I don't agree.
I need to play it again but I don't recall it being a 10 for me. Odyssey, World 1 and 2 (it is a Mario game), Sunshine and Galaxy (not played 2) all had that one more go factor for me and I was disappointed when they finished. I never finished this on the Wii U so will double dip at some point for Bowser's Fury and see if my opinion has changed.
@anoyonmus Thank you, it is the code of my clan to do such things. Much honor upon your life.
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I don't like to nag on scores and reviews i don't agree with as i grown out of that mentally ages ago but this is just typical IGN haha. Anyway as expect its getting great reviews because well duh its 3D World plus extra so of course its great.
@Jmjfrank A lot of people, myself included, think of this as "just a game". I don't see how reviewers can honestly call this "imaginative" unless they have little experience in playing video games. It's very by the numbers.
I won’t know for sure until I play it, but sounds like it probably falls somewhere between IGN’s 7 and NL’s 10.
@Jmjfrank why the suprise?for the site that give Pokémon Sword e Shield 9.5 and Pokémon Alpha Saphire a 7.6 too much water, IGN is a joke.
@Munchlax Perhaps reading their review helps? I feel the reviewer made clear why they dont agree with the reviewer who reviewed the Wii U game. It's just someone elses opinion and yet on this site, fanboys seem to ***** on anyone who doesn't love a first party Nintendo game as if they are being personally attacked by them.
It's sometimes good to get an alternative view on something rather than hear what you want to constantly.
@BloodNinja
But the point of reviews is to inform people who might buy the game whether they should or not.
The point is not to sample every possible human opinion on the game. I mean you might as well try and get a chimpanzee to play it as well if that's the purpose of it. Lets see what they think!
@Dezzy I’m not trying to take things that far, but you are welcome to if you wish.
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@BloodNinja
Ok, I'm just getting to the Zoo right now.
@hadrian I was only pointing out that the sites two reviews are inconsistent with each other, andwanted to know why (which you have now told me, so thank you), as having such different reviews of the two versions makes it harder to understand the impact of the new changes.
I’m not “taking a ******” or saying that they can’t have that opinion, it’s not the score I object to, just the inconsistency between two reviews on the same site making it harder to gauge certain elements.
True story. 99% of the people who complain about online multi player and ray tracing, and FPS are in the comments of the various gamer sites. 95% of people who buy games and wouldn’t be considered gamers don’t give a darn about that stuff as long as the game plays great.
All other sites: "This game is amazing, you must play it! It is awesome!"
IGN: "Meh..."
@Munchlax
Reviews are just different peoples opinions, whether they work for the same website or not
Should have my copy by Friday. 👍🏾
IGN is very much an outlier. All reviews:
God is a Geek- 10/10
NintendoLife- 10/10
VGC- 10/10
Vooks- 10/10
Destructoid- 10/10
Digitally Downloaded- 10/10
GamesBeat- 10/10
The Sydney Morning Herald- 10/10
Power Up Gaming- 9.8/10
Game Informer- 9.25/10
GameSpot- 9/10
Screen Rant- 9/10
Twinfinite- 9/10
Critical Hit- 9/10
GamesRadar- 9/10
Video Chums- 9.2/10
TheGamer- 9/10
The Digital Fix- 9/10
TheSixthAxis- 9/10
My Nintendo News - 9/10
IGN Italia - 9/10
Metro GameCentral- 9/10
Stevivor- 9/10
Atomix- 9.8/10
Areajugones- 9.5/10
SpazioGames- 9.3/10
Vandal- 9.2/10
Multiplayer- 9.1/10
Press Start Australia- 9/10
Trusted Reviews- 9/10
GameSpew- 9/10
Switch Player- 9/10
NWR - 9/10
PCMag- 9/10
COGconnected- 8/10
EGM- 8/10
Cubed3- 8/10
CGMagazine- 7/10
IGN- 7/10
Here we go again with IGN's unpopular opinions. I'm starting to think they either set their expectations too high or they simply choose different people to review things they only moderately like.
@electrolite77 And I respect that, and it’s good to get a second opinion, but in the case of a rerelease, it makes it harder to gauge the changes that have been made- improvements have been made, but I don’t know how much they impact the experience, because this review is lower, and this author hasn’t score a review for the original game for comparison.
Overall, I think having sites give multiple, reviewers opinions on one game is the way to go (ala Famitsu), except I feel rereleases act as an exception to this rule- they should have the same reviwer(s) as the original, so it is easier for the reader to tell what has changed. Or the changed reviewer should also include a score for what they would have given the original, for comparison.
IGN bitter as usual.
So if this is as good as odyssey then we should expect a sequel?
@Dezzy Have fun! Say hi to the lions and elephants for me.
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So much IGN hate on here. Their Nintendo team are great and NVC podcast is highly recommended. The only thing trash about IGN is the gamer community who post edge lord comments in the comments.
I don’t recognise the guy who reviewed this game but I do have an issue with his critique. He writes that the central theme serves as purely window dressing and doesn’t greatly inform the game mechanics. I find this puzzling as nearly every level the main game has ton of creativity. The game is super inventive and the fact that so many ideas are explored keeps the game fresh.
IGN: 1/10. Too much Mario
@meeto_1
Their Nintendo team were responsible for that shockingly bad Xenoblade review last year, where they didn't seem to even know the character names.
@Munchlax
That last bit might make sense. Aside from that it’s like anything-read a few reviews, watch a few videos if they help, concentrate on the text and not the score.
@Dezzy I didn’t say they were infallible. The overall content they put out is great. I referenced their podcast which is currently filmed from their individual respective homes and you can see all their Nintendo memorabilia. These are very knowledgeable enthusiasts and it shines through their conversations. The last truly egregious thing they did was the temporary hire of that guy who was plagiarising youtube reviews. He was fired upon discovery.
All this is to say, one person giving this game a 7 means nothing. I don’t agree with the reviewer but ign have great contributors and it’s not fair to rubbish the good work they do.
@meeto_1 I LOVE their NVC podcast. I am really curious what their response (if any) will be to this review.
@Jmjfrank They often cite the score IGN has given for the latest game. If I had to guess: They will be respectful and note his critiques before talking about how much they love the game.
This is a 10 game. How come when Death Stranding which has major flaws it gets a 10, nobody cares. Final fantasy 7 remake gets a 7 people flip out. When a 10 game like SM3DW world gets a 7, well that is a good score. There is a double standard in the video game media. Sony can put out garbage, and they do no wrong, but their fans will harass people who give Uncharted 4 a freaking 9. No matter what nintendo does, there are those in the media that give great games like XBC 1 and 2 a 7, but that is a good score? Sorry , but the low scores will not stop it from selling. The people who are biased against Nintendo never win. At least be consistent.
This will be the first time i play this game, man i’m exited!!
@LegendOfPeach You mean like Astral Chain, AC, XC2, Splatoon 2, BD2, Etc. It isn't lazy, it is taking time to craft a great game. Would you rather them rush a game out like CDPR, EA, Activision, or Microsoft?
Also, rely on older games? Like GT, R&C, GOW and LoU?
@LegendOfPeach By the way , Kirby's Star Allies and Yoshi's crafted world are better games in quality than all of Sony playstation games across all systems. NO SONY game on any system can touch the quality of these two games. Nintendo always makes better games than Sony. Facts do not care about your feelings.
Sony gets away with way too much. Most of their games have mediocre gameplay, but critics rave on the graphics and story. A good story does not make up for below par gameplay.
Along with those two games, every Mario games on the Switch, all Zelda games, Next Level Games, Intelligent Systems, Retro Studios games and Monolith Soft game are better. Simple reason, Nintendo focuses on fun factor. Sony goes with graphics and story.
IGN is baffling for this one. A version that isn’t full HD and 60fps, a version that doesn’t have online multiplayer, and a version that doesn’t have an entirely new 10+ hour side game created as a bonus title… gets 9.6 out of 10. But then once all the above is included on a more popular and accessible platform, it’s now a 7 out of 10. Double Dutch!
Also, to discuss how trees and goombas have cat ears but they “don’t add anything in terms of gameplay”… when they’re just cat ears… summed the lack of logic in the entire piece.
I would agree the IGN reviewer was just being honest - I have no criticism to make of that guy. But I think it’s fair to criticise the person at IGN who allocated the reviews to reviewers.
Why chose a guy whose starting point is that he doesn’t really enjoy these types of Mario games? It just means the review won’t be as useful to people who do like those types of games (though arguably the review will be more useful to those people who weren’t as likely to get the game).
@sixrings Name-calling. Reported. If you can't debate like an adult, then get a life. I need more than 70% cinematics with the same water-downed RE4 gameplay to impress me. Go back to your wannabe hardcore games.
To be fair, IGN’s review makes sense. 9.6 for the base game, and then -2.6 for Bower’s Fury because it literally takes place in a sodding LAKE filled to the brim with wet, revolting, splashy, sploshy w***r. It’s like a wet cat coming in out of the rain, but a hundred times worse. Disgusting.
Funny how a Mario scoring a 7/10 has people up in arms, but a 9.6/10 for Pokémon from the same outlet is a badge of honor.
In any case IGN was never a good source for reviews, as no mainstream outlet is.
@Reyren Yeah I just ignored that rant. No idea what it is about. I have never owned a Sony system, so I can't even begin to comment on any of that.
My opinions are just based on the fact that I have been buying Nintendo systems and games since 1985.
I kinda want to buy it now!
@LegendOfPeach They are releasing it because most people did not buy a Wii U. What is hard to understand?
@Reyren Lazy though? Just for bringing out ports?
@BenAV while multiplayer centric, its designed for offline multiplayer. The online option is an afterthought really. a nice plus.
@Clyde_Radcliffe IGN rated a fine 9.6 for the original Wii U release.
This new lower review is mostly for the fact that the game itself is just a port, and Bowser Fury is not as polish as it could be....
@Zequio Yeah but I think /10 is fair for the Wii U release so without significant improvement (which really functional online multiplayer could have been), a 7/10 is still fair. Especially important at the moment where the opportunities to meet up with three people locally and play together might be a bit limited for a lot of people.
I'm looking forward to giving 3D World another chance on the Switch, and look forward to collecting in Bowser's Fury. I don't have a problem with IGN giving this release a 7/10, that could be deserved. Anything Mario, not named Mario Kart, having online multiplayer may not be for the better until Nintendo upgrades their service. If this can get anywhere near as bad as SMM2 can get, there should be a point or two deducted for this release.
Why do weirdos care about review scores so much? Cuz every gamer thinks they have good taste in games and can't stand it other people's opinions are different. It's almost as if reviews are all opinion based and not objective even though people think they are? Hoo man. Wild.
I have passed on this one. I have already paid full price for the Wii U version and it's not my job to keep Nintendo's pension fund topped up😁
While this would make a great budget game for those that have played it, it is for the majority of those who did not invest in the original.
@BloodNinja Hmm... Where IS "outside" of the box? And when everyone would think outside of it, doesn't that mean we're inside of it?
That's like with the Matrix movies. Most people think Neo was the hero. But he wasn't. Agent Smith was. How can Morpheus train Neo LIKE THAT if they really ARE outside the Matrix? How can Neo use his magic powers against the machines, if it really was the real world? How can Neo REVIVE Trinity by literally touching her heart, IN her body? People need to start LISTENING to others. The Architect explained it to Neo. That the previous versions of the Matrix have been "too perfect" and humans started to fight it because they refused to accept that life would be so nice... The Matrix we saw in the movies was a newer version. The "outside" world, which Morpheus thought to be the real world, still was INSIDE the Matrix but he believed in being free. How did Neo receive the spoon if he was outside the Matrix at this time? In the real world machines use humans as batteries? They don't have better ways to produce electricity? Even a potato would be better than a human... It was made up. It's still inside the Matrix.
Let's think about your "thinking outside of the box"... We're still inside the box. A bigger one, but still inside..
Sorry, I just don't like this "outside of the box thinking" comment. That's like "You need to read between the lines!". No. I don't want to read BETWEEN the lines, I want to read THE lines. Most of the drama we're having these days only exist because people don't LISTEN and prefer assuming things nobody ever said. There isn't a single picture of me anywhere on the internet, and I intend to keep it like that. For multiple reasons. One of them is, that whenever someone asks me what kind of shows I'm watching and I reply with anime, everyone believes to be so smart when they "read between the lines" and attack me then because they assume in their wisdom that I would be "interested in children". A lot of stuff I'm watching is about feminine guys... but okay... And my avatar here, Altina, looks so young because she's an artificially created person that was intended to be used as a weapon. She would just beat you up if you would try to do anything weird to her. And in the game she only gets a headpat and she hugs you once. Oh wow so bad and evil... Quick, call Australia! (An Australien judge said that there is a connection between liking anime and liking real children... uh-huh. How many bad people like tapwater or pizza? Did you know that the guy that lead Germany in the last century was a vegetarian? ...See? This is why we never can have nice things. Because people try to see connections where none are...)
If we all could just accept that we're inside the stupid box and start listening to people, pay attention, instead of assuming the worst about everyone just because they like things we don't like ourself but aren't harming anyone (like watching anime or... omg... having an opinion.)... That would be nice.
Oh heck, IGN gave a game a 7, it is the end of the world!
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It really doesn't matter. Guy who wrote the review is different from the guy who wrote the original. For all intents and purposes, the guy who wrote this review might have thought the original game was also a seven, not to mention, a seven isn't a bad score.
Having read the review, some parts seem nitpicky, but I actually agree with other parts, such as how lives work (why are they shared, why not like NSMB where each player has their own) and the fixed perspective making depth perception a bugger at times. I am not sure why there is so much drama just because of the score.
@michellelynn0976 I am a Nintendo fan. But you say ludicrous things. Yoshi and Kirby were not better games than what Sony releases. You can not like cinematic games but be objective. Anyways you’re a Nintendo defender through and through even when it makes no sense. Can one be reported for being a Nintendo troll on a Nintendo site. I don’t even know if you believe half the things you say. It’s all good. Carry on saying outrageous nonsense.
As always, IGN is the odd one.
Mario 3d World is not woke enough for them and has too much water
Seriously, IGN. You gave the WII U version a 9/10, and the Switch version, the one with more polish and bells, gets a 7.6/10 WHAT?
@Altina It’s a colloquial phrase meaning to be accepting of input from people other than your own thinking. Outside the box is referring to “outside your own head.”
The heart of the phrase lies in acceptance and understanding of other people’s input, and of being more open minded or being willing to try new or unconventional methods. Sometimes, when we are stuck in our own thought patterns, we make the same mistakes over and over, so we say “think outside the box,” as a way of breaking that repetitive thought cycle, with the hope of a positive outcome.
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@InkIdols High probability that each review was by a different person. If you had a review score from every reviewer from the site, you would possibly see differences in scores. If I were the reviewer, I would have given it a 6. It’s not for me. Hope that helps explain a little.
NINJA APPROVED
@BloodNinja I see... That makes sense. Thank you.
@michellelynn0976
I want to talk about some Sony games regarding your last comment above.
I have some great PS3 games, they are Ratchet & Clank Trilogy + Future series, Sly Cooper Collection and Jak & Daxter Collection.
During year 2020, i built my PS3 games library quickly and i played PS3 games a lot during pandemic.
After played with those games, i thought they were better than 3D Mario games in some aspects and i really wish Shigeru Miyamoto doesn't hesitate to upgrade his 3D Mario games into something different but still recognisable.
Back to the Sony games i talked about, in term of storyline, i thought the storyline of Ratchet & Clank A Crack in Time, Sly Cooper series were quite interesting. It wasn't about Damsel in distress all over the time like typical Mario games, it was something that really made me showed my compassion toward the main character. For example, i felt bad to see Ratchet lost his father and saw General Azimuth sacrificed his life to save Ratchet from Time machine explosion after he attacked Ratchet for not agreeing to use the power of Time machine. I also felt bad to see Bentley from Sly Cooper 2 got crushed by Clock La head after he removed the hate chip from Clock La, caused a permanent injury on his legs. His buddy Murray saved Bentley and at the end of Sly Cooper 2 story, they left from the Sly Cooper gangs to heal their brokenheart. Such a bittersweet ending and i think if not every Sony games are graphical oriented. There are some great quality Sony games that could match with Nintendo games. I suggest you to try those trio 1st party Sony games on PS3 : Ratchet & Clank, Sly Cooper, Jak & Daxter.
I can assure you they are pretty good in term of storyline and gameplay.
@codyf
"Why do weirdos care about [people who care about] review scores so much?" What came first, the chicken or the egg? A lot of people here are defending the score by pointing out how little the opinions of those who don't agree matter ("7's still good"; "It's actually an accurate score"; "Don't worry about reviews"; "Play the game yourself!" they champion), which is a bit self-defeating, no? Personally not buying it as I already own 85% of this title, but this is a Nintendo website-you knew what was going to happen when the article conveniently included the lowest score found. Sometimes fires are best left to burn out on their own...
SWEET name, by the way..!
@Anti-Matter Some have been good. I am referring to it as of late. LoU2? Sucked. Death Stranding? Sucked. FF7R? Huge disappointment. Days Gone? Sucked. Ratched and Clank, the new one? 70 bucks? No thanks.
@michellelynn0976
Well, you can consider some of 3rd party games on PS5 with cheaper price and the games are still satisfying. Some of my recommendation such as Overcooked All You Can Eat, Planet Coaster, Spirit of the North, Override 2, etc. For Ratchet & Clank A Rift Apart, you can wait until the price drop as games like that in my country Indonesia tends to get price drop after several months later. I bought Ratchet & Clank PS4 last year with very cheap price (under $20, used condition) and the game was pretty good. Btw, i don't even like and play the Sony games you refered above. I only play rated E and E10+ with a few of Teen Sony games.
Okay, back to Mario 3D World topic, have you ever played the Wii U version ?
I have finished the Wii U version several months ago and to see Bowser's Fury on Switch, i will consider the game but not Day One, maybe several months later as my priority on this year is building my Wii U, PS3 and PS4 games. I don't have PS5 machine yet, will consider the machine until there is Slim model with cheaper price and better specs but i can consider some PS5 games before i buy the machine, for future investment.
@Anti-Matter I played it and beat it. So, you are ok when games like this do it on PS, but not Nintendo? Interesting.
@michellelynn0976 I love Nintendo but both of those games were poor, sorry.
@aros2k Nope. If you did not like them fine, but it does not make them poor.
@michellelynn0976 Yoshi had such a poor resolution it was painful to play in handheld. It was a 6/10 compared to the 9/10 Wii U Yoshi game. Yarn Yoshi was a very challenging, excellent platformer, as is traditional for Yoshi games. This one was Kirby dressed as Yoshi.
Kirby was painfully easy and short. Ridiculous that it cost £40 and never went beyond World 2 level difficulty, even when restricting yourself to playing with only Kirby. Can't imagine playing it through with all the CPU helpers! I normally LOVE Kirby games but Star Allies was only better than that Mirror GBA one. Compared to Fun Pak, Canvas Curse, Yarn Kirby it was painful. Even Squeak Squad was better than Star Allies. 6.8/10
What score would you give each game?
Edit: Star Allies was also better than the Clay Wii U Kirby. I didn't like that one at all.
@aros2k I loved Crafted World. I have played it on the handheld. It looked good. That was the demo. The item collecting was great, the level design was top notch and the gameplay was fresh. 9/10.
Star Allies was fun. Especially with Friends. The added content was fun too. I agree it could've used more, but I loved it. I had fun and that is what matters. 8/10. But, you think how you want. I can't tell you what to like.
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