+ Incredibly inventive and never stops surprising you with new ideas. Not knowing what's going to happen every time you pick up a Wonder Flower is a joy throughout.
+ While the art style isn't revolutionary, it's an improvement over the bland 'New' series, with the small 2D flourishes on collecting a power-up a particular highlight.
- An unpopular opinion I'm sure, but I've never been the biggest fan of the controls in 2D Mario games and this is no exception. Having to hold down the run button for 95% of the playtime is awkward and annoying.
- While the Wonder elements are incredible as mentioned above, the structure of the game is still largely unchanged from how the series was 30 years ago and is becoming a bit too formulaic.
+ While the art style isn't revolutionary, it's an improvement over the bland 'New' series, with the small 2D flourishes on collecting a power-up a particular highlight.
- An unpopular opinion I'm sure, but I've never been the biggest fan of the controls in 2D Mario games and this is no exception. Having to hold down the run button for 95% of the playtime is awkward and annoying.
- While the Wonder elements are incredible as mentioned above, the structure of the game is still largely unchanged from how the series was 30 years ago and is becoming a bit too formulaic.