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Re: Perfect Games by Rafiki 01/03/2018, 5:10pm PST
mark wrote:


Mario 64 (DS version is probably the best) curious why you didn't mention this one, Rafiki


Because I don't think it's perfect! It's my greatest game of all time, and I also think Super Mario is the greatest series of all time by a mile, but I don't think any of them are perfect. :( It does speak to their quality that they can be flawed and still better than everything else.

The camera in 64 could be clunky at times. It's understandable, though. When you're inventing the standard camera system for 3D games for all time there's bound to be room for improvement. If that seems too superficial, then Jolly Roger Bay and the other swimming parts. They weren't bad, they were fine, but I feel the same way about them as I did about the swimming levels in SMB1. They weren't necessary and they slowed the game down in a way that was a bit frustrating to me. I respect the decision to include them, though. If you're defining 3D gaming and you just perfected playing on land, you've got some time before release, and you and your development team cart your giant balls around in wheelbarrows, might as well tackle sea and air while you're at it.


Incidentally, Super Mario 3D World might be the closest to a perfect Mario game. I might be too picky by saying the cat suit was overpowered to the detriment of other power-ups, I could accept that criticism. That's about the biggest flaw, everything else was spot-on. It has what might be the most perfect difficulty curve in any game I've ever played.
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