Super Mario 3D Land

[AegisReflector]

Honestly, the only free-roaming Mario games are Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine. Nintendo likes to stick with platforming and linear gameplay because that's what a lot of Mario fans have grown used to. They leave the free-roaming environments for Zelda.

 

[CaptainShyguy]

Well, that sucks... SM64 was great, impressive. Sunshine wasn't as good, but it still was an okay game. All the new linear Mario games haven't been that impressive, SMG, SMG2 and both Mario Bros... Since this will be linear, I don't think it will be better than SM64, the videos didn't convince. As Hunt said, it looks more like a mix between Bros and Galaxy...

 

[MLYW]

I don't mind the linear gameplay, I think it works on handhelds where you're most likely to play for short amount of time. With free roaming, you'd spend a lot of time just wandering around looking for where you're supposed to go(happened to me a lot in sunshine ).

 

[AegisReflector]

I just don't like how they keep on rehashing the same old crap introduced in SMG. They need to try something different to keep players hooked.

 

[cookieboy17]

Galaxy was a great game for what it was worth but I always loved the free-roaming you could do in Mario Sunshine more. You know the stuff that actually made you have to think about what to do. Galaxy is great but they giftwrap everything for you.

 

[Mr. Spook]

On topic: oh my this game is so pretty OH MY

 

[yoshi12]

Galaxy was a great game for what it was worth but I always loved the free-roaming you could do in Mario Sunshine more. You know the stuff that actually made you have to think about what to do. Galaxy is great but they giftwrap everything for you.

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I don't really like the time limit that I saw in a demo. Other than that, the game looks fine.

 

[Vipsoccermaster]

Galaxy was a great game for what it was worth but I always loved the free-roaming you could do in Mario Sunshine more. You know the stuff that actually made you have to think about what to do. Galaxy is great but they giftwrap everything for you.

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I don't really like the time limit that I saw in a demo. Other than that, the game looks fine.

I hope not all levels have a time limit, but if they do, there wouldn't be as much time as we can have to collect everything in a level.

 

[AegisReflector]

Uh, Super Mario Bros.-esque games always have time limits.

 

[Mr. Spook]

yeah, and the time limits have always given you way too much time for it to be much of a problem anyway o.o

 

[MarioParty64]

I don´t think the time limit is a problem, I almost never look at it! About free-roam, I like it , and I
don´t see why a linear game of Mario could be bad, it still gives you some independence.

 

[berrylarry200]

I don't like having a time limit for a 3D platforming Mario game since there was NEVER a time limit for them(Both SMGs, SM64, and SMS). I understand it's a handheld and everything but it'd be better if you could take your time in levels instead of being rushed. I guess the only reason you get to keep your power-ups is because there's a stupid timer for the levels. No more free-roaming is a small downer but I can live with it lol. I just hope the levels will be huge and fun but the timer makes my hopes very minuscule...

 

[AegisReflector]

I don't like having a time limit for a 3D platforming Mario game since there was NEVER a time limit for them(Both SMGs, SM64, and SMS). I understand it's a handheld and everything but it'd be better if you could take your time in levels instead of being rushed

The levels are probably smaller than that of SMG.

 

[Waluiging]

I don't like having a time limit for a 3D platforming Mario game since there was NEVER a time limit for them(Both SMGs, SM64, and SMS). I understand it's a handheld and everything but it'd be better if you could take your time in levels instead of being rushed

The levels are probably smaller than that of SMG.

If they do something stupid like that, they MUST have double the levels.

 

[Vipsoccermaster]

It looks like it's called Super Mario 3D Land. And the release for this game is slated to be in November 2011.

 

[mostachedpolar]

Superr Mario 3D Land...  what the hell is Nintendo thinking. But the game doesn't look too bad anymore, but I still don't know if I'm going to get this.

 

[Relxhive35]

Super Mario 3D Land... sounds weird to me.

 

[madstarr]

Super Mario 3D Land.....huh?. They should have named it something like Super Mario Bros 3D. It makes sense that way because they are taking aspects of SMB3, and it's in 3D.

And why would this game be out before Mario Kart 7? SM3DL (sounds weird) wasn't officially revealed until GDC earlier this year, and MK7 was revealed last year. Nintendo is confusing me too much.

 

[CaptainShyguy]

OMG! I'm so not excited for this game... I will surely try it out someday anyways...

The name is weird, first WiiU, then Super Mario 3D Land, if at least it was Super Mario Land 3D... Then what's next? Pokemon: New Region Version? The Legend of Zelda: Sword Skyward lol.

 

[berrylarry200]

Super Mario Land 3D would have sounded better... It's nice to know the game isn't getting bumped back and it finally has a placeholder. I might get it since it seems good.