For as visually stylish and charming as this game is, I still find it to be the weakest of the 3D Mario games (which still makes it better than most games). I know that opinion isn't very controversial, but compared to the other games it's lacking in a lot of areas that help made super Mario 64 so appealing. Yet it's still filled with a lot of heart and soul that many games nowadays lack, and I applaud Nintendo for being experimental with this game.