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[–] abfarid@startrek.website 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if I'm missing sarcasm here, but Super Mario Bros. Wonder is freaking amazing. There's so much creativity packed into that game, that almost every level they introduce a new mechanic that could easily be it's whole entire game.

[–] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, I dunno about any of the newer Mario games, I was just taking people's word for it.

I was agreeing with the way that successful brands/IP tend to get milked to death by business types long after the creative types have moved on. But tbf I think Nintendo is one of the few corporations where they have been able to maintain the creative vitality of their franchises for 30+ years, they may be an exception to that rule. Especially with Mario and Zelda, they continued to make great games long after the original creative teams were gone.

But still, all it takes is a few dumbass MBAs to ruin great things by driving away the people who make the magic happen.

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I agree in general, IP milking is pretty bad right now (always been bad, but gotten even worse), but Nintendo is an exception. If they release a game at all, it at least has some merit to justify its existence. Except of course, Pokemon...