Idk man, I get these games are just GBA spinoffs so they probably weren’t priority in the story department but… man, it’s really disappointing how these spinoff games just stopped focusing on having a deep plot after the second game considering that’s part of what made them so memorable. Combine that with the removal of the 2.5d aspects of the level design and you’re left with a game that’s… serviceable, I guess? But still not one I really see myself revisiting over the first two.

Also this game bringing back The Wretched Orb and not addressing his actions at all is the starting point of this series becoming a mess timeline wise and I don’t think I can forgive that