Dropped this game because of a couple of reasons. I don't like this game. I think Mario is annoyingly hard to control, which is not exactly complemented by the level design that has a huge preference for platforming, which becomes incredibly awkward. People often praise SM64 for its level design, but I think it's frankly horrible. The levels are ugly and unrealistic in their structures, and while there are some cool tricks, it's far too often incredibly annoying to move around. I will say that I do not hate everything about the movement. I like how fast Mario can get. Unfortunately, this is done a lot better in Super Mario Sunshine, which is probably my favourite 3D Mario game, so 64 can't really compete. Another thing that is absolutely atrocious and unacceptable is the camera, which barely functions in my opinion. This makes traversing some of the landscape a nightmare, and after a while I couldn't stand it anymore. Sorry, SM64. I gave you an honest chance, and I probably played you a lot more than I actually enjoyed. But this is not a good game unfortunately.

Reviewed on Aug 29, 2020


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