I can't say I'v 'Completed' the game yet in a true sense. This is because R button in my 3ds is busted and I need to get it replaced. However, even though i havent been able to play the 'true final' of the game due to missing the toad starcoins I can say for sure this is a very fun 3D platformer.
With my expectations being in the absolute pits of hell for this game after experiencing NSMB2..I was completely shocked by how good this game turned out to be. Really fresh, interesting and fun level design. The worlds don't suffer from the tropey stretching games like NSMB2 and to an extent NSMB like to apply. Every level is its own self contained fun adventure that extends its ideas across the world and finally ends it off with a difficult challenge based on some of those ideas.
The difficulty curve is very well done, a slow increase in difficulty across 1-S8 that feels genuinely gratifying as you feel your skill in the game improve. Some of the more difficult sections like the rhythm game platformer bits, the turning twists of s7-5 and the like are some of the hardest in the game but its so damn good even so. The difficulty increase never feels to spite the player.
I still really don't agree with adding the golden tanuki leaf and the level skipper in the normal worlds. Thankfully these are removed in the Special levels. I understand why they are there. But I dont agree with them. Like last game im again having a bit of a headscratcher with these bosses. While the actual level is very enjoyable actually fighting the bosses feels very repetitive even when they start shifting their positions or combining the two in one singular ship. Really can't stand it. It's probably 3D Land's weakest point.
Though aside from some of its flaws I think the game is still really fun and can see myself returning to it in the future! Not often I feel like digging into newgame+ but this game really had me thrilled. One might say the controlled camera is annoying but I personally didn't mind it too much. Even the auto-scroll levels were really fun even if i usually hate those kinds of levels. Some of that enemy placement in the special levels is cruel but i gotta love it.
With my expectations being in the absolute pits of hell for this game after experiencing NSMB2..I was completely shocked by how good this game turned out to be. Really fresh, interesting and fun level design. The worlds don't suffer from the tropey stretching games like NSMB2 and to an extent NSMB like to apply. Every level is its own self contained fun adventure that extends its ideas across the world and finally ends it off with a difficult challenge based on some of those ideas.
The difficulty curve is very well done, a slow increase in difficulty across 1-S8 that feels genuinely gratifying as you feel your skill in the game improve. Some of the more difficult sections like the rhythm game platformer bits, the turning twists of s7-5 and the like are some of the hardest in the game but its so damn good even so. The difficulty increase never feels to spite the player.
I still really don't agree with adding the golden tanuki leaf and the level skipper in the normal worlds. Thankfully these are removed in the Special levels. I understand why they are there. But I dont agree with them. Like last game im again having a bit of a headscratcher with these bosses. While the actual level is very enjoyable actually fighting the bosses feels very repetitive even when they start shifting their positions or combining the two in one singular ship. Really can't stand it. It's probably 3D Land's weakest point.
Though aside from some of its flaws I think the game is still really fun and can see myself returning to it in the future! Not often I feel like digging into newgame+ but this game really had me thrilled. One might say the controlled camera is annoying but I personally didn't mind it too much. Even the auto-scroll levels were really fun even if i usually hate those kinds of levels. Some of that enemy placement in the special levels is cruel but i gotta love it.