Surely someone else else agree's that Mario is Overrated?

There is no deneying that the first Mairo games were revolutionary but the more Nintendo makes are just the same every time yet people seem to love it. Also these days i don't even see what is so special about these games, it just seems that people seem to love them just because they are Mario.

They were great back in the day, and they're still great. Have you played SMG 1 & 2 and SM3DL tc?

They're alright I guess...but really boring for me.ShadowsDemon

You see a lot of people saying that Nintendo just releases the same Mario over and over, and that's just ridiculous. And which game are you referring to being a rehash, I wonder?

The new ones are grossly overrated. Mario games used to be about level completion but now its star collecting and repeating the same levels multiple times. Galaxy 2 wasn't too bad with the repeating but its still not focused on level completion like the older games.

You see a lot of people saying that Nintendo just releases the same Mario over and over, and that's just ridiculous. And which game are you referring to being a rehash, I wonder?

IndianaPwns39

Surely it isn't I. I can honestly say that Mario is the only franchise that's over 20 years old and still managed to be fresh and improve with each release

I loved Mario from SMB1 through SM64. I tried playing Galaxy a few years ago and couldn't play for more than an hour, it was so boring. I think it's just my taste that's changed, though.

haters gonna hate....

The idea that Nintendo "makes the same game every time" is erroneous to the point of being down right silly. You can think Mario is over rated, but at least come up with a legitimate reason as to why.meetroid8

[QUOTE="IndianaPwns39"]

You see a lot of people saying that Nintendo just releases the same Mario over and over, and that's just ridiculous. And which game are you referring to being a rehash, I wonder?

ps3gameplayer

So one game? Have you played New Super Mario Bros? The game was a good mix and match of Mario history while giving fans a good 4 player co-op mode that was just really fun to play. If you don't like it that's fine, but saying Mario is a copy and paste franchise is downright wrong.

[QUOTE="meetroid8"]The idea that Nintendo "makes the same game every time" is erroneous to the point of being down right silly. You can think Mario is over rated, but at least come up with a legitimate reason as to why.ps3gameplayer

New Super Mario Brothers has more to it than it looks.... the gameplay has many tweaks and the multiplayer that was added is really a fun twist on the gameplay. Have you played the game? What do you feel should have been changed? Just because a game copies characters and art style doesn't mean it's a carbon copy of a previous game.

Lets just say, Gamespot didn't give the new ones a 10 by accident.

http://www.gamespot.com/super-mario-galaxy-2/reviews/super-mario-galaxy-2-review-6263170/

According to Gamerankings, Galaxy 1 and 2 are the 2 highest rated games of this generation, 2nd and 3rd highest rated games of all time, behind only Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time.

http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html

Overrated? Lol.....

Lets just say, Gamespot didn't give the new ones a 10 by accident.

http://www.gamespot.com/super-mario-galaxy-2/reviews/super-mario-galaxy-2-review-6263170/

According to Gamerankings, Galaxy 1 and 2 are the 2 highest rated games of this generation, 2nd and 3rd highest rated games of all time, behind only Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time.

http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html

Overrated? Lol.....

arkephonic

I do. Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 were awesome, but the rest of the series doesn't deserve all that hype.

Personally I feel that Mario isn't holding up very well this generation for me. I'd take Ratchet and Clank any day because it has great gameplay and great cutscenes and "story", it feels like you're part of a Pixar movie. As for Mario, Mario Galaxy has excellent gameplay but a non-existant story and no actual cutscenes except baby-dialogue together with those little things that are aimed for babies. That's why I feel disappointed, the games feel too childish, like reading a childrens book, heck a baby-book even. To me, I just feel it doesn't hold up any longer, next gen they better start doing Ratchet and Clank style, aka Pixar movie style.

As for Mario, Mario Galaxy has excellent gameplay but a non-existant story and no actual cutscenes except baby-dialogue together with those little things that are aimed for babies.xWoW_Rougex

This. I find it hard to get into the majority of the Mario games because of the lack of story, the Paper Marios and the RPGs being the rare exception. They dont need a huge, convoluted plot. Just something more complex than "Bowser kidnapped Peach again. Go rescue her."

for like 20 years it's been"b!tch gets kidnapped by a dragon turtle" fight patato mushroom things with feet some bombs,and i wont lie chain chomps are freaking awesome.

but yea......no.....we all know how the game will end anyway

Due to the over saturization of shooters this generation any platformers will rank high simply due to them being different from the slew of samy games. Mario ranks high, Little big planet ranks high, so does rayman origins, the new jak and daxter rehash will rank high, even braid ranks high.

I do agree that mario doesn't exactly change up much anymore but personally I don't think it needs to. People are happy with the same old mario game with better graphics. There's really not much differnce between the new wii games and the old N64 ones but there doesn't need to be.

There is no deneying that the first Mairo games were revolutionary but the more Nintendo makes are just the same every time yet people seem to love it. Also these days i don't even see what is so special about these games, it just seems that people seem to love them just because they are Mario.

ps3gameplayer

In terms of the gameplay, the changes are simply slight alterations to physics and additional/replacement power ups. It's almost solely down to level design now, similar to the differentiations between FPSes in general. Mario is, however, definitely losing its edge though, simply because it now targets particulaly young children, unlike before, when there was no specific age orentation. But you're right in saying that the franchise is over-rated, but it's still great.

I do. Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 were awesome, but the rest of the series doesn't deserve all that hype.

tjricardo089

I think the main series has a lot of great games in it.

But I've never really been a fan of the character. And I hate all the spinoffs he's been in.

Super Mario World was the last Mario game i cared about.. im really burnt out on Mario games

Nope, Mario is acctualy the greatest thing to ever grace the universe since the dawn of man...

Calling Mario overrated is like saying pajamas are overrated. Are you MAD? xDElann2008

Mario is untouchable if you like platformers because of excellent level design and pinpoint accurate control. If you want a game with a deep story you are really looking in the wrong place.

[QUOTE="Elann2008"]Calling Mario overrated is like saying pajamas are overrated. Are you MAD? xDps3gameplayer

Mario is untouchable if you like platformers because of excellent level design and pinpoint accurate control. If you want a game with a deep story you are really looking in the wrong place.

Euaggelistes

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[QUOTE="Elann2008"]Calling Mario overrated is like saying pajamas are overrated. Are you MAD? xDElann2008

yeah who needs a bed :lol:

I do agree that Nintendo is definitely milking the series. Mario 64 was the last one I played.

The one Mario adventure that I've always thought was overrated beyond belief is Mario 64.
It's all right, but it's not the "holy-crap-in-your-pants" game the critics have been mindlessly pushing since it farted onto the market. And Susnhine wasn't for me either. But I did enjoy Galaxy. But not enough to get Galaxy 2.

Overrated? Hardly.

It just seems that way when there's virtually no platformers left to challenge Mario's hold on the genre.

Now, individual games in the series are overrated compared to others. Namely Super Mario 64.

I haven't played a Mario game in a very long time but I've always thought of them as providing gamers with simple and undemanding fun which seems to be a rare thing in the days of complicated XBox and PC gaming.

I don't think Mario is overrated, as the main game series from Super Mario Bros. to Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a stream of consistently high-quality games.

It really depends on the game that you're talking about. Spinoffs Mario titles can be pretty lacking and boring, I suppose. Likewise, one can say the same about some rehashes or sequels. So, in that sense, Mario can be overrated at times. Every franchise, I should say, falls into this range. As I pointed out in another thread, review scores really aren't that relevant; it's how you feel about a game's quality, and if it is enough to satisfy you or not. That's what really counts, not some arbitrary numbers game that's often played between "professional" critics.Mawy_Golomb

surely someone else agrees that this kind of threads are dumb?

Someone hasn't played the Galaxy games... quite obviously. I am getting sick and tired of people calling things "overrated" and even more sick of people talking about games they've never played as if they understand why people like/don't like them.foxhound_fox