• otp@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    9
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    5 months ago

    This meme is getting ridiculous.

    What is a “Mario-like”?

    A platformer? 2D or 3D? Kart racer? A party board game?

    I don’t get why tech writers are afraid of genres.

    • Bilb!A
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      5 months ago

      I think it fits, because it looks like it would feel exactly like Super Mario World.

      • otp@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        5 months ago

        So it’s a 2D platformer?

        And it’s very different from Mario 64, which would also be a “Mario-like”…

        So this game is a “Mario-like”, and also not at all a “Mario-like”. And that’s not even getting into the Karts and the Parties…

        • Bilb!A
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          5 months ago

          So the most accurate and helpful descriptor would be “mario-like 2d platformer,” but then you might have no reason to click on the link if you’re a weirdo who thinks “Oh, that might mean a game like Mario Party!” ;)