✅78%
After enjoying these levels in 3D World I had to give the full game a try immediately after, and this game didn't disappoint. It takes what I liked about the 3D World levels and expanded on them so well here. It starts off relatively simple but it starts giving you boss fights and FPS mine cart levels, it's just so insane the amount of variety in the mechanics. I don't think it's a groundbreaking game or anything, but for a game led by TOAD of all characters, they really outdid themselves with this. They brought the turnips from Mario 2 back which I hated in that game but actually liked here. There's also all the great mechanics from 3D World back in here like the clear pipes, touch blocks, and cherry powerup. Toad's restricted movement really helps with these levels and while Toad can sometimes feel a little stiff to control from this, it adds to the levels as the levels were of course designed for this. While some of these levels may seem barebones on the surface, when you really go deeper into them to find all the gems you see how much attention to detail and secrets they actually put in here. I don't think the game is groundbreaking by any means but it's a lot of fun and a charming spinoff in the Mario franchise. I never would've expected a Toad game to be great, and I was proven wrong with Treasure Tracker.
After enjoying these levels in 3D World I had to give the full game a try immediately after, and this game didn't disappoint. It takes what I liked about the 3D World levels and expanded on them so well here. It starts off relatively simple but it starts giving you boss fights and FPS mine cart levels, it's just so insane the amount of variety in the mechanics. I don't think it's a groundbreaking game or anything, but for a game led by TOAD of all characters, they really outdid themselves with this. They brought the turnips from Mario 2 back which I hated in that game but actually liked here. There's also all the great mechanics from 3D World back in here like the clear pipes, touch blocks, and cherry powerup. Toad's restricted movement really helps with these levels and while Toad can sometimes feel a little stiff to control from this, it adds to the levels as the levels were of course designed for this. While some of these levels may seem barebones on the surface, when you really go deeper into them to find all the gems you see how much attention to detail and secrets they actually put in here. I don't think the game is groundbreaking by any means but it's a lot of fun and a charming spinoff in the Mario franchise. I never would've expected a Toad game to be great, and I was proven wrong with Treasure Tracker.