this was legitimately my least favorite gaming experience of all time.

awful level design. terrible, unfun enemies. the stupidest level clear requirements ever. 300 different collectibles, with only one of them actually being necessary. bosses with terribly easy move patterns that take ages to actually learn. an awful AWFUL final world & final boss. i legit spent over an hour on 4-2, and another 30 minutes on the final boss for 3 attempts. a nonsensical story that feels even less fleshed out than a normal mario story.

the only way i finished this game was in a VC with a friend of mine because playing this on my own would make me want to smash my TV with a hammer. thank you crynn

i hate this game. do not play.