there is a lot to love about this game

fun levels
great feeling movement
varied and interesting themes across the worlds
and fantastic music

but at the same time I couldn't help but feel that when compared to other 3D mario games this game just feels a bit shallow

if you just stick with the base stars the game is super easy and forgiving

exploring any of these worlds just really isn't that interesting and felt very on rails
especially when a lot of them are just linear trails of tiny space balls to jump between

the final few worlds kinda sucked and started reusing themes, gimmicks and even bosses while also doing them worse at which point I just wanted to get the game over with

the power ups in this game kinda sucked (especially spring mario)

and idk this game just doesn't feel like it has the same depth of 64, sunshine or odyssey

maybe the post game content fixes this?
cause so far I really only did the main worlds and final boss

overall though still a pretty good game