This review contains spoilers

I replayed this game recently and it is a lot better than I remembered.

It's just Mario 3D World but with less content, no multiplayer and the first half of the game can get pretty boring, however............

ARE YOU KIDDING? THE SECOND HALF OF THIS GAME IS HARD AS BALLS! ONCE YOU RESCUE PEACH THESE LEVELS JUST GET TOUGHER AND TOUGHER!

I do not know how I didn't remember this, but this game really grabs you by the balls by the end of it, at least when it comes to Mario standards. It's not bullshit like The Lost Levels, but it gets much more challenging and engaging than a good portion of levels in 3D World.

It's still not perfect. I appreciate when Mario games actually dare to challenge my skill, and the last secret level was an absolute pain in my ass....But the first half of the game is so easy it puts me to sleep.

It's good. People never mention this one when talking about 3D Mario, but it deserves the spotlight just as much as the other ones do.

P.S: The Bowser fights in this game are undoubtedly the best ones in the entire Mario series. I've never seen Bowser so absolutely desperate to kill Mario before, holy shit.

Reviewed on Apr 16, 2024


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