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[botty]

Remember me?

The game was released November of 2013, and I really have trouble remembering anything great about this game outside of the Toad missions and that one Asian inspired world. For me, the game was just really unremarkable. Polished, yes; cute, yes; but something that I'd want to go back to or feel nostalgic about? Nah. Even the OST, which Mario's usually do well in, just wasn't memorable and I can't think of a single song that amazed me. What made matters worse was Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze coming out and its OT punching Mario out the game.

I feel like each of the past console Mario games left their pink print on the industry in some shape or another, but Mario 3D World just turned out to be a really well made game and nothing more.

Do you agree or disagree?

 

[Storm Chamber]

botty pls

 

[BodiesWithoutOrgans]

Amazing Game loved it even Champion Road

 

[Soulflarz]

Not forgotten, I loved that game!

 

[NTom64]

It's a supremely polished game but other than multiplayer it doesn't really do anything exciting like the gravity stuff in Galaxy or divisive like the FLUDD in Sunshine.

Great game, but not exactly memorable.

 

[NotLiquid]

Uh

No?

People still sing the praise of it's spectacular post-game which is arguably the best of any Mario game to date.

 

[CengizMan]

No. But Champion's Road makes me want to forget it.

 

[Phediuk]

It was OK but there hasn't exactly been a shortage of Mario platformers this decade.

 

[jackmurray]

I sort of see where you're coming from, but these days I remember any game that holds my attention enough for me to finish it. I revisit 3D World all the time!

 

[-MB-]

You clearly missed all the recent threads on this game, so it is not forgotten.

 

[Astral Dog]

I would not think so with all the 3D World threads recently, both positive and negative.

 

[Jawmuncher]

It's a supremely polished game but other than multiplayer it doesn't really do anything exciting like the gravity stuff in Galaxy or divisive like the FLUDD in Sunshine.

Great game, but not exactly memorable.

Pretty much this.

Spoiler

/though i still wasn't a fan of it personally

 

[Banjotanooki]

It has one of the best songs in Mario history:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcPDNkWwzW4

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

I feel like each of the past console Mario games left their pink print on the industry in some shape or another,

Sunshine?

 

[Tan]

I didn't really like it.

But prepare for a thread full of people who think you're crazy.

 

[Banana Aeon]

I forgot about it.

I haven't played it in over a year. I feel bad.

 

[A Twisty Fluken]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7KJeuu4Whg

Yeah, totally unremarkable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjkGGMxyxiA

What Storm Chamber said.

 

[jwhit28]

Has there ever been another 4 player 3D platformer?

 

[CHC]

I'm playing it now for the first time and I won't soon forget it, the game is fucking awesome. It's another Mario game, if you like it, you like it, if not then yes you will forget it.

 

[Kouriozan]

I still play it with my niece when she comes every school holidays (every 2 months in EU), she is 5 years old and loves Cat Peach.

 

[Adam Prime]

I play it every day, still working through all the stars, stamps, and flag poles.

 

[RecursiveFault]

Not for me, it's actually my favorite 3D Mario game since it doesn't use the 64 mechanics. A collection of levels floating in space? Yeah, but damn good levels.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

It wasn't as revolutionary as Mario 64 and the Galaxy games. It also wasn't as divisive as Sunshine so it falls into the weird place of being just really good.

 

[Holy Order Sol]

Yeah let's make up artificial distinctions and have deliberately impossibly high standards for no reason.

Game's fucking godlike and beyond the level of quality where comparisons have any meaning but people are gonna throw this "memorable" shit to go along with the whole soul/lived in/heart nonsense.

 

[Tookay]

I dunno, I feel like every other week I've seen a "LTTP: THIS GAME IS AMAZING" thread pop up here on GAF.

But maybe in terms of wider reaction, yeah, discussion around it is fairly quiet. It certainly wasn't a game-changer the way something like 64 or Galaxy was.

And everybody agrees it was really well-made too, so there isn't much to discuss or make controversy over too.

 

[botty]

Sunshine?

Sunshine paved the way for Galaxy, and will always be remembered as the black sheep/awkward one. sort of like Chinatown wars and GTA.

 

[TheOldSlimer]

top 10 multiplayer experiences for me for sure

 

[Beelzebufo]

Nope! I still think about it a lot actually. Especially since I'm playing Captain Toad. It's a weird game. It doesn't do anything majorly different, but basically every single thing about it is different at the same time. Enemies, power ups, characters, music, all that stuff. Even the story!

This game just makes me really happy. It's kind of hard to explain, but there it is. Galaxy does it too, but in a different way. 3D World just makes me want to play it next to a fire on a cold day.

And I've never played multiplayer!

I actually think it's the graphical style that makes me like it so much, it just suits the game so well. Blows every other Mario game out of the water, I'd even argue it looks better than MK8, which has that kinda weird realistic style.

 

[Slixshot]

Eh, it was awesome if you like Mario.

 

[mrmyhthef]

I still feel like the game came out last year, as weird as that is.

So no.

 

[MrSaturn99]

I share most of OP's opinion regarding the game (excluding the soundtrack, which was pretty dang great), but it's definitely not forgotten. People have been singing its praises since launch.

 

[Leatherface]

I have yet to play it. Considering trading SSB for it in the buy/sell/trade thread.. hrmmm

 

[Pie and Beans]

I forgot it part way playing through all the rehash levels at the back end. It felt like playing them was like re-recording over a cassette tape I had vaguely liked at some point with some backwards garbled shit and the result being a sum-loss.

 

[sixteen-bit]

thx for reminding me i should play it today

 

[CHC]

Yeah let's make up artificial distinctions and have deliberately impossibly high standards for no reason.

Pretty much. I don't know why certain games get singled out, SM3DW is better than literally 99% of games, "forgettable" is an arbitrary term.

 

[KojiKnight]

Year and a half old game isn't talked about as much as new releases? Say it isn't so!

Seriously OP... what are you on about?

 

[Tidus_Great]

fun game but not as unique as Galaxy or mario 64 were.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

No, we have a new 3D World vs Galaxy debate thread every single week.

3D World is a legit classic, I'm pounding my head against Crown World at this very moment.

 

[Nicktendo86]

It was OK but there hasn't exactly been a shortage of Mario platformers this decade.

There have been the grand total of two 3d console Mario games this decade.

 

[Fare Godmace]

Nah, I think there are many memorable things about this game: The double cherry

Spoiler

and the deepest lore meme

, the first level, Cat Mario, the circus boss battles, the train levels, the transparent pipes, that level that mixes 3D and 2D where you only see your shadow in the 2D section, and many other little things.

I concede that maybe there's nothing that will be remembered in 5 or 10 years (maybe the new powerups and mechanics) and that it's less revolutionary than the other 3D Marios, but right now is still fresh in my mind.

 

[A Link to the Past]

Well, it's pretty good, but I think that people won't remember it nearly as well as they did Galaxy, Sunshine, 64, or Galaxy 2.

 

[samn]

Less unique than Galaxy? Sure. But I find it a lot easier to pick up and play and rip through levels. It has much better pacing. And I'd argue the optional green stars make it much better for rewarding exploration.

 

[Solid SOAP]

I don't even have a Wii U and I have over 60 hours in it.

 

[Shauni]

Has any Mario game ever really been forgotten? I think every mainline Mario is remembered to some degree.

 

[Linkstrikesback]

Yeah let's make up artificial distinctions and have deliberately impossibly high standards for no reason.

It's not for no reason. Galaxy 1/2 are almost unanimously called the best 3d platformers period (other than some Mario 64 holdouts).

Spoiler

Now for the people to tell me I'm wrong and should feel bad

It's new gimmick is multiplayer, which while possibly the biggest gamechanger in mario history, is paradoxically also one of the smallest.

 

[KooopaKid]

For a 3D Mario game, it's one of the least memorable to me. It's still an excellent game but I won't be nostalgic of it. It lacks a world theme and is not a coherent adventure, just a succession of disparate levels.

 

[Dombrowski]

I don't remember a thing from it. Worst 3D Mario ever. (along with sunshine)

 

[TrAcEr_x90]

I am still playing this Damn game. Went through it once and didn't have enough stars for bowser. A few weeks later played it all over again and got every star and puzzle piece. Discovered post game and took another break. Just slowly chipping away atarranging stars on these insane levels still to this day.

 

[Real Hero]

No it was ace

 

[A Link to the Past]

I think that 3D World suffers because so many levels kind of run together, unless they're a neat theme like the one with the Japanese stuff, or the wide open plains level.