I am not mad, just dissapointed. This was a game that interested me ever since that first trailer. I am someone who is a firm believer that Princess Peach having her own game would be interesting and that Super Princess Peach is one of the most Underratted Mario Games. So I bought this and played it but by bit and... it is one of the most middling Nintendo Exclusives I've ever played.
Let's start with the positives. The presentation of this game is on point with the whole theater aesthetic that makes it more visually interesting then most other modern Mario Games. The soundtrack is good on the ears and has beriety in terms of instraments. The idea of Peach having her own enemies to fight instead of it being bowser and his minions is one I really like. I also like the fact that in the plays she feels like she's part of the show and not just being dragged along.
Now the negatives. I think this is one of the most shallow feeling games I have ever played. Everything is done with 2 buttons, A and B. No matter what I was doing be it, cooking, swordfighting, or finding clues. I was just doing the same thing over and over again with no skill ceiling whatsoever. I found collecting the Sparkle Gems to be very boring or very unintrusive. There are gems that are out in the open and there are some gems I thought were near impossible to find to the point that I gave up collecting everything. The bosses aside from 2 were not all that fun to fight with the exception of the lion and the lights which was more of a puzzle and platforming boss then anything.
This is one of the most dissapointing games I played, which just makes me sad more then anything, since I really like Peach and other Mario characters having their own games is a good idea. But when compared to something like Luigi's Mansion and the Yoshi Island Games, this one just falls farther from the tree.
Let's start with the positives. The presentation of this game is on point with the whole theater aesthetic that makes it more visually interesting then most other modern Mario Games. The soundtrack is good on the ears and has beriety in terms of instraments. The idea of Peach having her own enemies to fight instead of it being bowser and his minions is one I really like. I also like the fact that in the plays she feels like she's part of the show and not just being dragged along.
Now the negatives. I think this is one of the most shallow feeling games I have ever played. Everything is done with 2 buttons, A and B. No matter what I was doing be it, cooking, swordfighting, or finding clues. I was just doing the same thing over and over again with no skill ceiling whatsoever. I found collecting the Sparkle Gems to be very boring or very unintrusive. There are gems that are out in the open and there are some gems I thought were near impossible to find to the point that I gave up collecting everything. The bosses aside from 2 were not all that fun to fight with the exception of the lion and the lights which was more of a puzzle and platforming boss then anything.
This is one of the most dissapointing games I played, which just makes me sad more then anything, since I really like Peach and other Mario characters having their own games is a good idea. But when compared to something like Luigi's Mansion and the Yoshi Island Games, this one just falls farther from the tree.