There's not much I can say about this game, I'm very biased towards it because it was one of my favorite SNES games back then and still is one of my favorite games of all time.
I was a bit worried that the 3D graphics would take away the charm from the original game but after playing it, I think going full chibi was the right call. The charm is still there and it manages to capture the humor and wackiness of the OG.
I played the game with the modern soundtrack and it was a delight, Yoko Shimomura is a musical genius and I love what she did with this game. I still like the SNES version of some songs but overall the modern versions are amazing to listen to.
One thing that I don't understand is that they added an easy mode but couldn't bother to add a hard mode. It would've been great for veterans of the game and genre because this game is very easy and a bit of challenge is always welcomed.
One example are the post-game bosses, having a hard mode with those new boss mechanics would've been a treat and it's a shame they didn't think about including it.
As for the splash damage, I'm kinda neutral about it. It didn't bother me but it obviously made the game even easier, a toggle would've been nice or make it easy mode-only.
While I LOVED the new cinematic cutscenes, it lacked some voice acting or more special effects.
Overall it's a great remake of a great game. Just a short, jolly, feels-good adventure that makes me smile every time I play this game. I miss this kind of wackiness and character designs in Mario games.
I was a bit worried that the 3D graphics would take away the charm from the original game but after playing it, I think going full chibi was the right call. The charm is still there and it manages to capture the humor and wackiness of the OG.
I played the game with the modern soundtrack and it was a delight, Yoko Shimomura is a musical genius and I love what she did with this game. I still like the SNES version of some songs but overall the modern versions are amazing to listen to.
One thing that I don't understand is that they added an easy mode but couldn't bother to add a hard mode. It would've been great for veterans of the game and genre because this game is very easy and a bit of challenge is always welcomed.
One example are the post-game bosses, having a hard mode with those new boss mechanics would've been a treat and it's a shame they didn't think about including it.
As for the splash damage, I'm kinda neutral about it. It didn't bother me but it obviously made the game even easier, a toggle would've been nice or make it easy mode-only.
While I LOVED the new cinematic cutscenes, it lacked some voice acting or more special effects.
Overall it's a great remake of a great game. Just a short, jolly, feels-good adventure that makes me smile every time I play this game. I miss this kind of wackiness and character designs in Mario games.