For those wondering, I think I am done with Mario Wonder now. I haven't picked it up in weeks despite spending most of the last ten days lying around the house sick and, given that I just rearraigned my Switch collection it was time to pop out my physical copy and admit defeat. So, following up on
my review of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, which I quite liked, its time for me to piss you all off and tell you my truth about Super Mario Wonder. Don't worry, I'll be quick about it, I know my views are not the norm.
I have a confession to you all. I have never enjoyed playing 2D Mario. Super Mario World is the first game I ever played and I was never good at it, SMB 1 always kicked my ass and now Mario Wonder.... well, its not like I was game overing or anything but fun was not present in my playthrough. The game was to be an elevation over traditional 2D Mario with added flair, fun secrets, better visuals and more. But, having taken a week or more to bother getting through world 2, not out of difficulty but out of boredom, I put it down never to pick it up again. I didn't enjoy the controls, found the level-changing Wonder Seeds to be underwhelming, and thought the art direction wasn't doing anything to save it. Going through levels was an exercise in tedium. And, having said all of that, how could I possibly score it higher than
0 out of 2. And for those who really want to hate me,
on my list of all Switch games I've played I would stick it below the Touryst but above Steamworld Dig 2, firmly in the bottom 20 percent of games I've played.