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« on: July 20, 2013, 09:02:24 PM »
Excited about the SMB2 roster throwback, what looks like fully free player selection, and actual differences between the playable characters (oddly enough, Mario looks to be worse off than the rest). The cat suit's attacks and abilities actually feel pretty unique; I can't think of any other powerups in the main series that focused around physical combat, and the climbing feature is a nice alternative to "generic flight/jump enhancer powerup" (and since the Tanooki suit's also returning, that's apparently covered anyway). The clear pipes are an interesting addition as well; it's surprising that's never been done before. And of course, I'm a sucker for built-in competitive measures, so the score chart at the end of the levels is certainly a plus in my book. I have to wonder how the respawn-bubble mechanic controls in 3-D; it seems like it would be no less annoying than it was in NSMBWii unless they let the players have more direct control, but I don't know what that would look like in 3-D, either.
Truth be told, I hated what I've played/seen of 3D Land, but this would certainly be a day-1 pickup for me if I had a Wii U of my own, and is certainly more incentive to get one.