Is Mario better in 2D or 3D

[9DB7]

I personally side with 2D but.... Y'all say down there. Why?

 

[Playing TOTK]

If we're talking platformers strictly, the 2D and 3D games have different philosophies. The 2D platformers are more about testing the skill of the player through a specific challenges that the player needs to solve, whereas the 3D games are more about exploration of the environment and player expression through the moveset. That isn't to say that there's not crossover between the two in design philosophy, it's just that they focus more heavily in different areas.

Personally, I like 3D Mario games a little more, but I appreciate 2D games too.

 

[Luciano Barone]

Personally, I prefer 2D Mario games.

 

[NintendoCentral]

None. As long it's Super Mario it goes!

 

[Ray Trace]

It's hard for me to say, as I adored SMB2, SM64DS, NSMBWii and SM3DW for their own reasons. Generally though, the 3D Mario platformers are pretty unmatched in terms of overall quality (like the closest biggest competitors are Crash and Sonic, though the latter case has inconsistent quality), the 2D Mario platformers on the other hand have plenty of competition (Kirby, Rayman, Donkey Kong) and dare I say have overall better games than them.

 

[NintendoCentral]

It's hard for me to say, as I adored SMB2, SM64DS, NSMBWii and SM3DW for their own reasons. Generally though, the 3D Mario platformers are pretty unmatched in terms of overall quality (like the closest biggest competitors are Crash and Sonic, though the latter case has inconsistent quality), the 2D Mario platformers on the other hand have plenty of competition (Kirby, Rayman, Donkey Kong) and dare I say have overall better games than them.

Based on this, 3D Mario games are objectively better since the 3D Sonic and Crash games are generally worse.

 

[Ray Trace]

Idk man I'd rather play Sonic Adventure 2 than the original Super Mario 64 if I were to be brutally honest. As said, hugely inconsistent quality.