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[TheCloud]

Kotaku says its not a good WiiU game. Whatever that means.

 

[Linkhero1]

Great reviews all around.

Once again, I ate crow.

 

[Chezzymann]

I feel sorry for the people in the eurogamer comment section saying the game shouldn't be getting these scores because it has "Mario" in the title.

 

[marc^o^]

TechnoBuffalo - 9.5/10

I adored the shit out of it.

Lovely review!

Nintendo has made magic once more. Forget the New Super Mario series. Those games feel old, stale and tired, and there are only four of them. Nintendo went back to the drawing board to create Super Mario 3D World.

Thanks to the long history of quality mechanics, the developer gleaned a lot of inspiration from what fans love so much about this franchise. The result is a game that has heart and is built entirely around fun and nostalgia.

While not too challenging, this Mario is perfect for playing in groups and revisiting a now old mascot of gaming’s past. If you’re a long time fan of the franchise, you will grin from ear to ear at almost every turn and little jab here.

Personally speaking, there hasn’t been a Mario game like this for me since Super Mario World. I love the Galaxy games, but the SNES entry always got my nod for the best of the best. Super Mario 3D World approaches that level. The lens of nostalgia might keep the older game in higher regards for me, but this Super Mario 3D World is simply fantastic.

It’s one of my new favorites.

 

[Gonzo The Great]

dammit where's the low outlier? i want to see meltdowns, people! this just isn't fair.

The Escapist's review caused the mean score to drop from 95.96% to 94.93% on GameRankings.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Thanksgiving is saved!!

 

[jet1911]

So Nintendo is releasing two GOTY on the same day? We are not worthy.

 

[VinLAURiA]

Christ, only one sub-9/10 review so far and that's from the Escapist's star system. Still nothing lower than an 8.

 

[Visualante2]

So the multiplayer mode is based on your score? Seems a little unimaginative...

I guessed the Edge review was going to be judging it in the shadow of previous Mario games but I didn't quite expect it to be a 2D Mario. Good score, wanna play it.

 

[Aaron Strife]

Let's get some 10s up in here

I want this game to be surprise GOTY like Galaxy

 

[LiK]

Dayam, GOTY?

 

[ASIS]

Could this be the best reviewed game of the year?

I think GTA and TLOU got higher reviews.

 

[Grakl]

Gamestop?

One of them need to change their damn names.

I know, autocorrect changed it on me, lmao.

 

[gamergirly]

Let's turn this ship around Nintendo!!! Go ahead and put $100 million down on advertising hehe

 

[Zalman]

Next gen

 

[Hyunickel]

This one is looking gold! Wish I had a Wii U..

 

[Doogdogg]

I know, autocorrect changed it on me, lmao.

You aren't the first to do it though.

 

[miserable]

Man nintendo is taking no prisoners this friday, two games both among the highest rated of the year. Their output this year was god tier, back against the wall with guns blazing.

Just imagine if DKC Tropical Freeze was released this year too

Spoiler

 

[Gummb]

That Gamespot Review is hilarious. Gushing... absolutely gushing praise toward the game... and then the 9/10 with nothing negative. Hahahaha

yeah, ok Gamespot. Ok

 

[Recall]

Joystiq loved it a lot also and gave it 5/5.

The idea of owning a WiiU is more and more tempting. Even if I only like 10 games, those games could be 10 of the very best.

 

[marc^o^]

Spieler Eins wrote a 200 pages book on how this game would be a turd.

Lesson is, never underestimate EAD

 

[Linkhero1]

This one is looking gold! Wish I had a Wii U..

You could always buy one

 

[Jamix012]

I think GTA and TLOU got higher reviews.

GTA yes, currently Mario is sitting on the same Metacritic as TLOU though that could change in either direction.

 

[Lingitiz]

Darkstation
10/10

 

[Aaron Strife]

Just imagine if DKC Tropical Freeze was released this year too

Spoiler

Nintendo's getting greedy, they want Game of the Year twice in a row.

 

[massoluk]

Haha, holy crap.So many 10s? Awesome.

I will never ever ever doubt you again EAD Tokyo.

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

A different person did.

Yes, but the post I quoted was referring to Destructoid as a whole

I will never ever ever doubt you again EAD.

Eh, 3D Land was just alright. Everything else has been amazing though

 

[GustyGardens]

I'm not reading many of the reviews as I want to be surprised on Friday, but damn. These are fantastic scores. I think back to those meltdowns when the game was first shown; It's truly awe inspiring. Friday is going to be a fun day.

 

[Always-honest]

Can't wait to play this with my GF and son!!

 

[Visualante2]

GTA yes, currently Mario is sitting on the same Metacritic as TLOU though that could change in either direction.

Just wait until Metro get their review out!

Oh even they liked it http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/19/super-mario-3d-world-review-the-cats-meow-4193103/

 

[TheCloud]

Kotaku's review is less than gushing.

 

[PhoenixDawn]

Oh man these reviews. And all of those *wink wink*'s in the reviews. The

Spoiler

second half

is going to be amazing, isn't it?

 

[Tony91]

Next-gen my friends, NEXT-GEN!

 

[othersteve]

My review (DigitalChumps) is up as well, hope you guys like it!

http://digitalchumps.com/game-reviews/159-nintendo-wii-u/11198-super-mario-3d-world.html

Pretty difficult game, let me say so!

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

dammit where's the low outlier? i want to see meltdowns, people! this just isn't fair.

Pros: You can move around

Cons: Teh fukn kiddeh

3.9

chadwarden.net

 

[kiguel182]

Man, amazing reviews. I'll have to buy a Wii U eventually. This plus Wind Waker HD almost makes me do it.

If only I had unlimited funds and time...

 

[GuessMyUserName]

Guys, I was joking on the first part (even though I would be really surprised if I enjoyed this game as much as I enjoyed the Galaxy games, but who knows), my post was really about how incredible the reception for Galaxy games was, as Zalman pointed out. Even high-scoring games like GTA 5 and the such get some less positive reviews, Galaxy 2 just didn't, all media outlets went crazy for it.

To be fair, the negatives SM3DW received in the one sub-9 review also apply to Super Mario Galaxy 2 (and I'm balls-deep in love with SMG2)

SMG2 also has Bowser as the antagonist, and it had multiplayer that added severely less to the game!

 

[Impossiburu]

Lovely review!

Thanks! Save dem monies!

 

[CrisKre]

I expect 9 and 10s.

Holy shit. This reviewd even BETTER than I expected? Damn.

 

[DrWong]

France will lower the score :

Gamekult : 8/10
Gameblog : 4/5
Jeuxvideo.com : 17/20

They're stealing our perfect metacritic ! :]

 

[NotLiquid]

spieler are you ok

 

[TouchMyBox]

Ugh. I get what he's trying to say but this argument constantly drives me mad. It's a good game on the Wii U. Therefore it's a good Wii U game. I didn't buy the console expecting every game to fully utilise every aspect of it.

It's like saying Galaxy wasn't a good Wii game because all you did was occasionally waggle.

Yeah, reviewers have to agree to stop reviewing game consoles in video game reviews in the first year of every single console's life.

 

[JoeFu]

I'm so sad I'm going to be out of town when this game drops. I'm forced to have to play LoZ ALBW first .

 

[Coolwhip]

Hype reaching critical levels. Between this and 3DS Zelda Nintendo still got it.

 

[Skiesofwonder]

Ok, Embargo is lifted. Somebody in spoiler tags spill the beans on the post-game content. Below, on-par, or greater then what 3D Land offered?

 

[marc^o^]

Gamespot 9/10 Review:

Super Mario 3D World is a game of exceptional craft, of painstaking focus on the minute details that are integral to making it feel special. The pace at which you're thrown from one ingenious concept to the next as perspectives, tempos, and mechanics change would choke a lesser game, but here it's done with a seamlessness that makes such rapid inventiveness look easy. This is a game where every level is a golden nugget of heavenly platforming joy, where ideas are rarely repeated--and if they are, they're given such a twist as to make them feel new again.

 

[Takamura-San]

Kotaku says its not a good WiiU game. Whatever that means.

It means that there is no meaningful purpose for the game pad.

I hope they adopt the "This is not a good Xbox One game" when games do use kinect in a meaningful way.

 

[Rehynn]

Damn, GAF can't handle the hype.

 

[Lijik]

no review mentions it being more ambitious than the film There Will Be Blood. preorder cancelled .2/10 worse than knack confirmed

 

[zroid]

Spieler Eins wrote a 200 pages book on how this game would be a turd.

Lesson is, never underestimate EAD

I hope Spieler actually writes a review. I would read it and it would be some quality comedy.