i havent played the previous games in a very long time so i dont feel like i could compare this to that but: it was really funny and made me actually laugh at some points, the world is really cool and exploration is fun, and the characters are pretty cool. the combat is cool at first and the puzzles are challenging but since there is no depth to it, solving the puzzles feels unrewarding. boss battles are slightly better since they are more varied and creative, but still feel unrewarding since there is little variability in attacks. fortunately the rest of the game makes up for the battle system, but there is still a lot of room for improvement.