06-22-2013, 09:23 AM
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
The most mechanically involved, the best 100% completion systems imo and an absolutely beautiful apex of 2D, sidescrolling art that still outdoes modern Nintendo offerings 18 years later - ie: the previews of the 3DS sequel shown thus far that run on a modified NSMB engine. It's the stick I measure indie games with.
It's so charming and whimsical, and has some somberness to it when it ends. Some nobility and altruism in it's themes because it's about cooperating, a community coming together to protect a child that is not one of their own, rather than rescuing a kidnapped princess... an archetype that is rapidly becoming something the modern, diverse video game industry is rejecting on an editorial, intellectual level as primitive and exclusive. I'd say it excels on both a game design and artistic standpoint, as well as a meritable one in the way a classic children's book would gracefully and entertainingly teach values.
Aside from all that it's just my favorite 'cause it is.
The most mechanically involved, the best 100% completion systems imo and an absolutely beautiful apex of 2D, sidescrolling art that still outdoes modern Nintendo offerings 18 years later - ie: the previews of the 3DS sequel shown thus far that run on a modified NSMB engine. It's the stick I measure indie games with.
It's so charming and whimsical, and has some somberness to it when it ends. Some nobility and altruism in it's themes because it's about cooperating, a community coming together to protect a child that is not one of their own, rather than rescuing a kidnapped princess... an archetype that is rapidly becoming something the modern, diverse video game industry is rejecting on an editorial, intellectual level as primitive and exclusive. I'd say it excels on both a game design and artistic standpoint, as well as a meritable one in the way a classic children's book would gracefully and entertainingly teach values.
Aside from all that it's just my favorite 'cause it is.