This was a cute and short game that I have no strong feelings towards it since it wasn’t anything that I personally had any nostalgia over but I liked it for what it was! Just a nice chill adventure with Mario and Friends (although I kinda did wish that Toad and Luigi were along for the ride).

There isn’t really much to say about it in terms of plot since it’s about as bare bones as most standard Mario games can get for the most part with a little added backstory for some of the new characters introduced with this game. I still found it quite engaging since everything about this world was just so charming that even if it was extremely predictable with no real curveballs in its plot, it was still an enjoyable experience.

Gameplay was pretty straightforward and I thought it was nice how they incorporated timing attacks for extra damage/range since it allowed for you to be a little more attentive to battles rather than just click command, watch animation (which I enjoy just as much don’t get me wrong).

The game’s lack of direction would get a little confusing at times but I find this to be a common theme among older games so it wasn’t anything that I would particularly get upset over since a quick Google would point me in the right direction plus the game is so short that it wouldn't really take that long to find where you had to go next after some poking around.

This is the perfect RPG for those that are unfamiliar with the genre since it takes common themes and simplifies them for easy access. Playing this is making me look forward to that Paper Mario remake later this year since it looks to have some similar gameplay mechanics.