Oh, it's... slow. It's real slow. Movement's slow. Combat loads slow. Mario jumps slow. In the dream world, he jumps even slower. It's... slow. Even if a battle lasts one turn, if you measure it in seconds, it's far too many.

The need to utilize the 3DS' 3D functionality likely butchered the game performance-wise. And, like... trying to be more accessible to children than the series already was.

Colors are washed out. 3D environments feel small and flat, because they're 3D. Game's not very funny. It's cute but not interesting.