Unpopular opinions about the Mario series

[Xiahou Ba]

I spent 100+ hours on a single file in that game.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstaga, the time reads as 99:59. Lawl. I think Partners in Time similar but i haven't checked yet.

 

[Soundless Voice]

NSMB2 didn't suck, at least not to me.

I don't see why people have to have a "brand new" game each time. Nintendo can't come up with completely new gimmicks every time they make a game, and I think you guys should just be grateful they are still making games. Saying a game "sucks" just because it uses the same gimmicks as a previous game is really stupid, in my opinion.

Do you realize what you're saying?
So WHAT, it's basically just DLC for a game that was already terrible? So WHAT, it had a price tag of $40? The NSMB series has only worn out 99.99999999% of its welcome, so this game is still OK!

It's called an opinion. The thread title is called "Unpopular opinions of the Mario series", and it's my opinion, and so clearly it belongs here. People can have different opinions, you know.

Either way, that's not what I was saying. Don't put words in my mouth. I never grew up on every single classic Mario game there is like a lot of people.

In fact, my first Mario game was NSMB, therefore it could be considered a "classic" for me.

 

[Icemario]

I spent 100+ hours on a single file in that game.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstaga, the time reads as 99:59. Lawl. I think Partners in Time similar but i haven't checked yet.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team caps at 99:59 hours, for the record. I wish these games lasted longer, honestly.

 

[Xiahou Ba]

I don't see why people have to have a "brand new" game each time. Nintendo can't come up with completely new gimmicks every time they make a game, and I think you guys should just be grateful they are still making games. Saying a game "sucks" just because it uses the same gimmicks as a previous game is really stupid, in my opinion.

I don't care if it's an opinion; opinions can be formed by misinformation too. I can understand you enjoy New Super Mario Bros. 2, but justifying how the game is a stagnant, rehashed, cynical cash-grab baffles me. It's a legitimate criticism for a game to be exactly the same as it has been. No changes, no improvements, and barely any effort to differentiate itself, and its stand-out mechanic is not built around as the reward is miniscule. Nintendo has the resources to make an entirely different game, and they can pour more effort into making a Mario game that actually tries to stand-out, but nope, Mario sells, so that encourages them to put as least effort as possible into the game. Movies, in a related note, also get criticized if they are too much the same like another movie, and yes, they are legitamate criticisms.

I wouldn't have defended myself if you haven't said that games can't be criticized for being more of the same.

I spent 100+ hours on a single file in that game.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstaga, the time reads as 99:59. Lawl. I think Partners in Time similar but i haven't checked yet.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team caps at 99:59 hours, for the record. I wish these games lasted longer, honestly.

It does last longer than that; the game just stops tracking your time when you reach there.

 

[Icemario]

I spent 100+ hours on a single file in that game.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstaga, the time reads as 99:59. Lawl. I think Partners in Time similar but i haven't checked yet.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team caps at 99:59 hours, for the record. I wish these games lasted longer, honestly.

It does last longer than that; the game just stops tracking your time when you reach there.

Yeah, I've played beyond those almost 100 hours, though I also meant the timer. I'm curious how much time I've spent on one of my files.

 

[Soundless Voice]

I didn't say that, or at least I didn't mean to put it that way. I wasn't saying people couldn't criticize, I was just saying I really didn't understand why. There is a difference.

The grateful part i didn't really mean though, and I'm sorry if that sounded rude.

I just wasn't getting it. That's all.

 

[Xiahou Ba]

Well, I'm just explaining it to you why we think the same games over and over are not a good thing. This is basically the same reason I don't like Pokemon; it just bores me to death.

btw, Mario Party is not a stagnating franchise (I mean look at all the change, it made the series even WORSE)

 

[Soundless Voice]

I get it now. Thanks.

And actually, I do agree on the Mario Party theme, even though I've only played DS, 8, and a little bit of 9 at a friend's house though.

 

[SolarBlaze]

"O hai, I'm going to just wreck everything and steal a princess, pardon me"

That's pretty much Bowser in a nutshell. Despite the fact that he comes up with the same boring, repetitive plans almost every time, he still gets next to nothing but praise among the fans, where they constantly drone on about how "awesome" and "badass" he is. Somehow, he also managed to win the "Best Video Game Villain of All Time" award in the gamer's edition of the Guinness World Records, further proving my point on how overrated he is. How Bowser, of all people, managed to get such an award is beyond me.

 

[Xiahou Ba]

Somehow, he also managed to win the "Best Video Game Villain of All Time" award in the gamer's edition of the Guinness World Records, further proving my point on how overrated he is

That's insane