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Super Mario 3D Land |OT| Jump Into a New Dimension!
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TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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Going by Nintendo Power, even though they gave it a 9 they seem to criticize it for having a lack of creativity and being a familiar, by-the-book, Mario game. That's not really a bad thing since New Super Mario Wii also had similar criticisms even though the game was much better than New Super Mario DS.apana said:
Also, those New Super Mario games were fantastic and yet they don't have a 9 on Metacritic. Those criticisms were mostly the same thing, like playing it too safe, or being familiar to past Mario games. Not really valid criticism to me. I don't agree with reviews that dock off scores for that especially since they seem to give a free pass to the Halos and Modern Warfares even though all their sequels have roughly been a similar formula from previous games.
Reluctant-Hero
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Reviews be damned, I'm so hyped for this!
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apana said:
From the little I've read, but also gathered from the demo I played, Mario 3D recycles a lot of content from Galaxy/Galaxy 2. This isn't necessarily a big issue, nor implies the levels are poorly designed, just that it falls back on a lot of the concepts already established in the Galaxy games, and thus their initial appeal and surprise has worn off.
I also suspect the shorter, compartmentalised stages mean single gimmicks are more dominant for the entirety of a level, plus an overall easy difficulty.
ShockingAlberto
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By this point it's already gone gold, certainly.Brandon F said:
SEGA has admitted before that they don't want to release 3DS games until big Nintendo titles are out to drive sales, so waiting until after Mario is probably exactly their plan.
Cheesemeister
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Mpl90 said:Cheese, Mik... tomorrow, we want your report on Media Create Thread for some news from stores about Mario and white 3DS, ok?
Apart for this... JAPAN, I HATE YOOOOOUUUUU!!!!!!!! XD
I don't know if there'll be much to report. If I don't go back to the same Geo, it's the Ito Yokado at the next station over, which also opens at 10. I wasn't planning on going clear down to Akiba, which would cost me an extra 210 yen each way.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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I think the Galaxy games spoiled us.
Since the 3DS is practically a handheld Wii/Gamecube, it already needs a higher standard like how New Super Mario Wii was heavily criticized for it being a upscaled version of New Super Mario DS even though it's the better version.
Since the 3DS is practically a handheld Wii/Gamecube, it already needs a higher standard like how New Super Mario Wii was heavily criticized for it being a upscaled version of New Super Mario DS even though it's the better version.
Sure... I'll be going to the biggest electronics store in Osaka (Yodobashi Camera Umeda) so that will probably be a good way to measure the success of the game on day 1 (though Mario titles have such long legs that even if during the first day they don't sell like a Monster Hunter -and they don't, I think - they will still sell like crazy).Mpl90 said:Cheese, Mik... tomorrow, we want your report on Media Create Thread for some news from stores about Mario and white 3DS, ok?
Apart for this... JAPAN, I HATE YOOOOOUUUUU!!!!!!!! XD
I will be there by 11am or so, and tomorrow is holiday here in Japan so probably a bunch of people around. I have not reserved the game but I don't think I will have many problems picking the game that early in the morning.
crazy monkey
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Great op Andrex. Game might have really great 3d moments.
Cheesemeister
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Mpl90 said:
It's Culture Day.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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The demo at Best Buy is pretty great I thought. World 1-1 of the game, 3D and controls work really well, couple of nice secrets, platforming feels really nice, simplistic level design with it being the first level and all, but still a lot of different paths.
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John tv's impression added to the OP.
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Chopper said:
There is a tile you can stand on which moves the camera to reveal it, but it moves back after you step off it. Seems like you'll definitely be at a disadvantage in 2D mode, but you won't be crippled necessarily.
StreetsAhead
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I'm off to go get this now.
StickSoldier
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First 3DS game I'm gonna buy since Zelda 
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.Chopper said:
like any normal game we've been playing for generations sans awful gimmicky autostereoscopic 3D whose illusion is shattered if the 3DS is moved even 1.2 millimeters to the left or right; using basic common sense and skill. The videos have shown some of the later '3D on' gimmicks that do fundamentally nothing to alter gameplay and are simple perspective tricks. A monkey could solve these sorts of things.
I played the demo and not only did I not need 3D to overcome any challenge, but I didn't even need it for the secrets I found.
Not all players suck ass at games.
AlexMeloche
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Getting this for Christmas.
HYPE!
HYPE!
Agent Unknown
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john TV's impressions on how enjoyable the game is have me feeling less worried about the apparently easy challenge level.