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Topic	Mac Ranks 72 Games Played in 2022
MacArrowny 01/02/23 1:28:48 PM #3:	71. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2019) This is one of the biggest gaming disappointments I've had in a while. I never played much of the Mario & Luigi series - I got partway through Superstar Saga back when it came out, and then stopped for some reason I don't remember. Apparently it was for a good reason, since BIS sucked! I'd heard a lot of hype for it over the years, but boy did it not live up to that hype. I'll start by talking about the good stuff: Bowser is awesome! Playing as him is great, his dialogue rules, and basically any scene with him is delightful. I always laughed when he got ~~crushed~~. Being the villain felt like a novel treat, and a natural extension of what we got in SMRPG. Going inside of him was a fun gimmick as well. The other story parts were mostly solid too (other than the stuff with Fawful, who is dangerously unfunny), with being inside of Bowser for most of the game being a neat gimmick. The game looked extremely nice (I played the 3DS remake), and had a solid soundtrack. For me, what killed the fun was the gameplay. I admire the variety of minigames and such, but honestly, I felt most of them were super dull. They went on far too long, and despite spending barely over 20 hours, BIS felt like it dragged on forever. Battles were interminable, with some attacks taking over a minute to complete - I'm amazed I haven't seen people complaining about battles here in the way they complain about FF summons. Some of the minigames were way longer than they needed to be too. Having to time button presses with attacks or dodges makes battles more engaging, sure, but not in a way l liked at all. I didn't particularly like exploring the world, either. Almost none of the areas were interesting, other than inside of Bowser's body, and even that wasn't too great. Playing this pretty much guarantees I'll never touch another M&L game, since I've heard this is the cream of the crop. Next hint: What if action RPGs let you simply climb every monster you faced to stab them in the weak point? --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. <cite>MacArrowny posted [p:970569418] in Mac Ranks ... [t:80298399]...</cite> <quote> 71. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2019) This is one of the biggest gaming disappointments I've had in a while. I never played much of the Mario & Luigi series - I got partway through Superstar Saga back when it came out, and then stopped for some reason I don't remember. Apparently it was for a good reason, since BIS sucked! I'd heard a lot of hype for it over the years, but boy did it not live up to that hype. I'll start by talking about the good stuff: Bowser is awesome! Playing as him is great, his dialogue rules, and basically any scene with him is delightful. I always laughed when he got crushed. Being the villain felt like a novel treat, and a natural extension of what we got in SMRPG. Going inside of him was a fun gimmick as well. The other story parts were mostly solid too (other than the stuff with Fawful, who is dangerously unfunny), with being inside of Bowser for most of the game being a neat gimmick. The game looked extremely nice (I played the 3DS remake), and had a solid soundtrack.For me, what killed the fun was the gameplay. I admire the variety of minigames and such, but honestly, I felt most of them were super dull. They went on far too long, and despite spending barely over 20 hours, BIS felt like it dragged on forever. Battles were interminable, with some attacks taking over a minute to complete - I'm amazed I haven't seen people complaining about battles here in the way they complain about FF summons. Some of the minigames were way longer than they needed to be too. Having to time button presses with attacks or dodges makes battles more engaging, sure, but not in a way l liked at all. I didn't particularly like exploring the world, either. Almost none of the areas were interesting, other than inside of Bowser's body, and even that wasn't too great. Playing this pretty much guarantees I'll never touch another M&L game, since I've heard this is the cream of the crop.Next hint: What if action RPGs let you simply climb every monster you faced to stab them in the weak point? --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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