It’s more 2D Mario. The bosses are some of the worst in the series being lazy, overused, and just uninteresting. The world design isn’t amazing but it’s better than previous New Super Mario Bros games. The new ideas it tries are somewhat interesting but far too limited and rarely used, like having free roam with the last 3 worlds of the game, why let the player choose at that point. It’s a safe platformer like most of the 2D Mario series, you get what you pay for and nothing else.