18th June 2003, 9:43 PM
Oh, absolutely. I should have mentioned that too... Mario is slow! Play the 2d games. He's fast. He runs. He jumps. He flies, almost... :)
Then play 64 or Sunshine. Wow, is he slow. I know that the change to N64 3d hardware necessitated it, just like N64 memory restrictions necessitated the extremely low enemy count... but still, it is dissapointing...
The fact that 3d open platformers just don't feel like the old style of 2d platformer is why I like games like Rayman 2 so much -- they come MUCH closer to that...
Except for the much easier difficulty level (MUCH MUCH easier), Rayman 2 really feels like RAYMAN 2. Not like "semi-related 3d product called Rayman 2" like Mario 64 really is.
Then play 64 or Sunshine. Wow, is he slow. I know that the change to N64 3d hardware necessitated it, just like N64 memory restrictions necessitated the extremely low enemy count... but still, it is dissapointing...
The fact that 3d open platformers just don't feel like the old style of 2d platformer is why I like games like Rayman 2 so much -- they come MUCH closer to that...
Except for the much easier difficulty level (MUCH MUCH easier), Rayman 2 really feels like RAYMAN 2. Not like "semi-related 3d product called Rayman 2" like Mario 64 really is.