December 21, 2013

Super Mario 3D World

Date played: December 21st
Platform: Wii U
Session fun rating: 8/10

Man, I don't think this game is best played with more than one player. My girlfriend and I played through three levels in the fourth world, and while we were successful, it was more difficult than it should have been. In some levels, we were too far away from each other and the game seems to randomly pick which player gets priority while the other gets bubbled. In one level, where we had to navigate dangerous piranha plants, it was sometimes difficult to judge distance properly because the screen was too crowded. There was also a level with a bunch of bouncing pads where we accidentally threw each other off the platforms more than once.
This level was hard with two people and super easy alone

I then played a few of the earlier levels alone to get golden flags and it was infinitely easier to navigate...