ErickRPG wrote:> Shane12m wrote:
>> ErickRPG wrote:
> |>> I like SM3DL better, but that's because at that time, the 3D effect was so impressive
> |>> and well done. Looking back at it, it still has incredible level design and
> fun
> |>> quick levels. 3D world was a step down IMO.
> |>>
> |>>
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>> Yes! Idk if it was the coolness of the 3d effect but 3d land was such an amazing
>> game. Top 3 Mario game for me for sure
>
> The game was designed for 3D. And when Nintendo designs something specifically for
> some gimmick, their magic shines. I felt like I was looking into a tiny little 3D
> soapbox. Those water levels especially. The 3D is super important for that game
> especially. It still works as a great mario game without it. But the 3D effect
> brings it to masterpiece level, IMO. Deifnitely a reason to not just emulate the
> game, you need a 3DS to experience it.
I felt the little trick rooms were stupid in 3d land.
The ones where the camera angle was set so that if you were using 3D, you could see thst a platform was out front correctly, but if you were in 2d mode it blended in with the platforms in the background. Like Nintendo going SEE? SEE? THIS INCREDIBLE GAMEPLAY POSSIBLE ON ONE OF THOSE CRAPTY 2D SYSTEMS!
Except those rooms weren't incredible gameplay, they were little gotcha gimmicks for Nintendo to pat themselves on the back about how clever they were.
That to me was the epitome of the 3D experience on 3DS. Little "that was kind of a neat effect" moments followed immediately by turning the 3D slider off again because the games played better without it.
There's a reason so many late games simply left the 3D aspect out entirely. 99% of the time it didn't really affect gameplay, and of the few times it did, it almost always felt like a cheap gimmick.
For the record, I like 3D land a lot. Just not the 3D gimmick.
