90%Nintendo Switch

Note: re-played Bowsers Fury

80%Nintendo Switch

Review for Bowser's Fury as I already completed 3D World on the Wii U

Pretty fun but the funny thing is that the main aspect of fighting Bowser in his Giga form and him rising from the black goop the game is designed around actually breaks up the gameplay quite a bit

There are times when you just want to play the course or objective for the cat shine but Bowser shooting fire blasts gets in the way and it can be quite annoying to deal with

Also, the shines regarding blasting the fury blocks requiring bowser's flame breath and the lucky shines which only spawn in when Bowser is in Giga form feel like padding to the otherwise really fun shines scattered around Lake Lapcat

It's a fun small expansion which could be a tease of the future of 3D Mario games to come post Odyssey

85%Nintendo Switch

I really prefer level based 3d mario games to open world one. It wasn't much creative and fun like super mario galaxy but it was still a good experience.

65%Nintendo Switch

The Bowser's Fury game featured in this port as bonus content takes assets, enemies and mechanics from the base version of Super Mario 3D World and scatters them throughout a fairly large, interconnected map scattered throughout a number of small islands. It is essentially a collection of bonus 3D World levels in a very large Super Mario Odyssey kingdom. Unfortunately, this is the worst of both worlds, as the platforming challenges tend to be shorter and slighter than a level in the actual game, and the open world component serves no purpose (outside the boss sequences) other than to create unnecessary downtime travelling between the actually interesting parts. Almost no interesting content ever occurs in the waters surrounding each island, and there's little in the way of meaningful/rewarding exploration to be found.

The game will occasionally derail itself into a protracted spectacle fight against a giant version of Bowser, who can attack the player whilst in the middle of a platforming challenge and complicate the arrangements further. This is a fun setpiece the first few times, but it occurs way too much with too little variation, and since the game hides collectables in spots that can only be reached during these segments, it eventually leads to a lot of waiting around or aimless idling waiting for Bowser to trigger so you can actually reach the star you want.

Though a handful of control changes have been made to speed Mario up and make him feel better to move overall, there's no getting around the fact that 3D World makes a very poor foundation to build an exploration based game upon. Mario's movement feels a little too binary for it to be very fun to scale the various high rises the game throws at you, and the game can't do much to design around the temporary powerups, which often trivialize the game's intended challenges.

80%Nintendo Switch

Only Bowser's Fury

80%Nintendo Switch

Just bowser’s fury

85%Nintendo Switch

Super Mario 3D World - 85%

An elite multiplayer game, especially with kids. Like most Mario games these days it's easy to beat. Not quite as innovative as others in the series.

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Bowser's Fury - 75%

Very well made, but, after an hour, finishing it felt like a chore. Bowser is the consummate troll, showing up every so often just to piss you off during your platforming quests. Much too easy. Difficulty comes more in the form of annoyance than test of skill. Oh and Plessy The Dinosaur is such ass and I hope he gets a papercut.

90%Nintendo Switch

this game slaps. playing throu bowser's fury rn

80%Nintendo Switch

Hanno preso Mario 3D Land, l'hanno reso su una console, hanno aggiunto delle cose da Galaxy. Finito in live!

70%Nintendo Switch

I found what I dislike with the "Mario 3D" Land/World: the non-precise gameplay.
To me, 2D Mario are all about precise platforming. 3DWorld tries to convey this feeling, but just fails and leads to imprecise platforming, and frustrating moments. Moreover, the camera is a real nightmare to help gauge the distance for jumping in specific situations. Overall it was an okay game, where the creativity is more linked to visual ideas than anything else. A bit poor, if you ask me. It would have been a 60/65% max without Bowser's Fury (BF).

BF was much more convincing. It is a very good idea to experiment in a remake with new things, which work much more. Goodbye imprecise platforming, and hello fun, constrained and short openworld (and I mean it in the most positive way possible). It recycles all technical elements of 3DWorld, but make them in context in a more interesting and convincing way. Also, free the camera and have a "real" 3D Mario was the best idea they could bring to the table. It just improves the readability of the action and platforming and is much less frustrating to play. However, the game falls in the shortcomings of Odyssey: too much "stars" to get. In the context of a little extension, it plays in favour of of adding more playtime, but I hope that for a full game (if Nintendo goes this route), they go back to less but more meaningful stars.

85%Nintendo Switch

Perfect to play with friends

84/100

85%Nintendo Switch

One of my favorite mario experiences
just pure mario mario mario

80%Nintendo Switch

I have really mixed feelings about this game. On one hand I really enjoyed the cat power up, the bowser fury mini game, the music and the level design. On the other hand I felt like the game just kept dragging on. You would think that more levels in a mario game would be better, but there's like six secret worlds and each one has to be unlocked by find star coins. So, you have to keep replaying levels in order to find them. It's gets very tedious.

70%Nintendo Switch

Усі феї врятовані, Боузер переможений, коли він став великим котом. Став доступний ще один космічний світ.
Також треба до пройти DLC.

90%Nintendo Switch

My favorite Mario platformer really enjoyed completing 100% of the game. Bowser's Fury was a fun DLC but took awhile to get into.

95%Nintendo Switch

Mario 3D World is an incredible game. It's been a few years since I beat it, so I won't be able to get into too much detail. I mostly played it in multiplayer, and it works extremely well. It feels like a perfect transition from the traditional 2D Mario style of game into 3D. The Cat powerup is extremely fun to use, and a lot of the level and enemy designs are creative and enjoyable. Having Peach and Rosalina (the best Mario character) as playable characters and giving each character their own special movement variations is spectacular. The only small complaint I have is that the game drags on for just a little too long, the 4 post-game worlds just seem like too much.

Now for Bowser's Fury, which I beat just barely. Bowser's Fury is fantastic. It is extremely original and new, there is no other Mario game like it. it is an incredibly big and interesting twist on traditional 3D Marios similar to Mario 64 and Sunshine. Putting the entire game into 1 map sounds a little lame, but it is very well executed. It isn't a long game by any means, it is a (kind of?) DLC after all, but I don't think putting everything into 1 map brought it down at all. I also love how the physics from the base game was kept, it does not have traditional 3D Mario physics which honestly works pretty well. Bowser's constant presence in the game gives a slight sense of urgency and time management, but not too much. The boss fights are mostly great, the scale makes them feel epic (the final phase of the final fight is just a little annoying though). The island designs are all interesting and unique as well, and there are very few overly-cryptic Cat Shines, unlike most other 3D Mario games.

75%Nintendo Switch

Nice, but not enough new content worth 60$.

90%Nintendo Switch

I loved this game, seriously.

100%Nintendo Switch

Como Super Mario pode ser bom em fórmulas tão diferentes? Aqui temos um plataforma 3D mais próxima da vertente 2D, porém tem um charme tão próprio. Como a jogabilidade funciona, a exploração dos níveis e aquele fator Nintendo de abandonar mecânicas incríveis sem medo. Somente o jogo base, com os mundos extras e os níveis do Captain Toad, já valem o jogar, agora, ainda há um jogo menor separado. Bowser's Fury é ótimo como adicional, um protótipo muito bem feito de mundo aberto, mas um protótipo, ainda há o que polir aqui e evoluir.

Um massivo conteúdo de Mario sobre tudo e para todos.

100%Nintendo Switch

One of the best Mario games i've ever played. Very fun and addicting.

60%Nintendo Switch

I have to distinguish between the base game and Bowser's Fury.
The base game is a collection of good ideas, but it has a huge flaw: it doesn't know whether it's a 3D Mario or a 2D Mario. The precision required to land on enemies ad platform is on the same high level of the 2D games, but the movement and the air control are not as sharp as in the other 2D Marios; furthermore, the handling of the camera doesn't help at all: having a fixed camera made it so that too many times I missed an enemy by an inch and it hit me (and I cosider myself a veteran Mario player, having played almost all the games in the main series). If it was for the base game, the review score would've been very much lower.
Bowser's Fury on the other hand is really good, having completely embraced the 3D Mario essence. It feels like a big Odyssey world, with a lot of clever and fun ideas. I'm really disappointed though with the technical side, being it completely unplayable in handheld mode and very unstable in docked mode.
In both games the OSTs were really good.

70%Nintendo Switch

it has cats

100%Nintendo Switch

Este es de los mejores juegos plataformas 3D que he jugado en mi vida, el diseño de niveles me parece grandioso y superoriginal, la historia es un poco meh (típico de los juegos de Mario) pero todos sabemos que el sello de Nintendo está en la jugabilidad y diversión obtenida durante el viaje, tengo que destacar el pedazo de banda sonora que se han marcado aquí; SUBLIME de principio a fin. La batalla final contra Browser es de las mejores (si no la mejor) del universo Mario. Ahora, con la segunda parte del juego o Bowser's Fury, han hecho algo interesante y nuevo en la franquicia que es esa especie de mini mundo abierto donde disfrute mucho también, aunque se me hizo algo corto. Este juego es un 10/10 para mí, estoy seguro de que lo rejugare muchas veces o incluso intentaré pasarlo al 100% que es un poco jodido.

90%Nintendo Switch

Pros
- Visually delightful with it's vibrant colours.
- Stacked content with plenty to offer.
- Individual stages are unique, bringing there own ideas.
- Local multiplayer is a fun time and easy to drop in and out of.
- Movement feels fluid whether that's in base form or with the use of power ups.
- Bowser's Fury is an additional meaty delight.

Cons
- Some missions feel a little repetitive.

70%Nintendo Switch

3D World is not the best Mario Game, not even close, but it deserves more love. It's fun, well crafted, and it offers a good compromise between 2D and 3D Marios. Onlys cons : too easy, and too close to 3D Land.

Bowser's Fury, on the other hand, is praised from being full 3D and different and open-world and everything. But unlike many, it's nothing more than a nice bonus game/interesting experiment for me. Too short to last, fun for sure, but I don't really see the gain in having an open-world Mario at this point.

95%Nintendo Switch

Bowsers fury is een geweldige cat themed toevoeging a la mario odyssey. Extreem veel plezier aan beleefd! Super cute platformer. 100%

100%Nintendo Switch

Gameplay 4/4 so great for both games. Both are a bit short but together this is one of the greatest Mario games for sure. 3d world is unique all together with lots of great different types of levels and abilities. browsers fury brings exceptional 3d platforming with a great variety of platforming challenges and the unique powerup is really fun too. The challenges of 3d world were really fun to beat
Story 2/2 both games do a great job browsers fury is a really cool idea for Story and really enjoyable
Visuals 2/2 3d world is really unique and so great. 3d world does a great job. Animations enemy designs character design and variety of locations is all really great for both games.
Audio 2/2 great music and sound effects

Highly recommend 100% completion of browsers fury for the gameplay.

Highly recommend 100% completion of 3d world for the gameplay excluding the unique stamps for beating every level with every character

80%Nintendo Switch

Really enjoyed this game + Bowswrs fury DLC. I played and finished 3d world before on the wii u, but had an absolute blast replaying it on switch. Iwhen I first started playing Bowsers fury I did not like it at all, but I restarted it and got really into it, so much fun and so much cute cat stuff. Got to love it!

75%Nintendo Switch

For now we have done just 3D World with my GF.
Cool game, we have played entirely in coop and 2 times with 2 other friends, it was so much fun, we laughed a lot. The game is pretty hard if you want to do everything and very long !!
I dont know how people can do it so fast !
Powers are so fun, levels are hard, very different, we loved it.

I will complete the review once we have done Bowser's Fury.

90%Nintendo Switch

Short review prior to playing post game worlds and Bowser's Fury

Super Mario 3D World is a best in class game. Even 10 years after release, it's a timeless modern classic that let Nintendo stretch their muscles and exercise their multi decade long experience with platformers. Despite its reputation as the most tame "3D Mario" game, it's a title I'd wholeheartedly recommend to absolutely anyone, whether they're fans of the genre or not. It's inventive, colourful and revolutionary, in its own way. It brought 2D platforming principles into the three dimensional space, it brought brand new power-ups like the Cat Suit and Double Cherries. It even brought new stage objects like the clear pipes. It's a wonderfully presented and often understated entry in the series, but it's a gleeful experience that shouldn't be ignored.

So, all I can ask is that you do the following:

GO OUT AND BUY A COPY OF SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD PLUS BOWSER'S FURY ON YOUR NINTENDO SWITCH.

Edit after completing Bowser's Fury

I feel even more positive on this game package after playing Bowser's Fury, which, even with its 3D World aesthetic, is very much in style of Odyssey's collectathon. The latter of which being my favourite Mario game full stop, so it's no surprise I loved this bizarre 5 hour long expansion. Infact, it even bests Odyssey in one huge way, the seemingless transition into a (slightly) bigger, interconnected open world. In practice, well, it's not quite that seamless, as the long loading screens have become a bit of a running joke to many, but it proves that Mario as a series can go in this direction and commit to it fully on a system with more power. If the next 3D title is in this fashion, I'd be very happy, especially if it kept some elements of the weird Kaiju fights that blew me away the first time and even the last.

It's a bit of a shocking move from the same Nintendo who deemed Pikmin 3 and DKC:TF not worthy of anything but basic ports. But, in a sense, Mario is a long seller and they know the easiest way to get people to buy it again is to add big kitty boss fights.

Did I forget to say I loved it? Because I did. That's all folks, I'm retaining my original rating and reminding you to:

GO OUT AND BUY A COPY OF SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD PLUS BOWSER'S FURY ON YOUR NINTENDO SWITCH.

9/10.

(Played on Nintendo Switch OLED.)

80%Nintendo Switch

Anyone who played 3D World back on the Wii U know that it is a great game. I don't like it as much as the other 3D Mario games like Odyssey and Galaxy, but it's still a great time for solo players and groups. I personally have always felt that the level designs of these games are a bit restrictive with the start to finish type of level, which is why I enjoy Odyssey more, but that's more of a personal preference thing than an actual problem with the game. The difficulty has a good range, with Champion's Road being the hardest level of any baseline Mario game in my opinion, and the music is great. It's hard to say too much since it's a port, but Bowser's Fury is definitely the best part of the game. It's basically a bigger Odyssey world but with 3D World gameplay, and it is absolutely great. My only real complain about that part is that it's too short, but if the next Super Mario game is taking that type of approach, we are going to be in for a real treat once that eventually releases.

80%Nintendo Switch

A perfect evolution for 3D Land.

90%Nintendo Switch

Super Mario 3D World brilla por su estilo de plataformeo poco desafiante, pero demasiado entretenido. Pasarse el juego al 100% no es difícil, y en mi primera run solo me faltaron 2 sellos tener todos los desbloqueables. Sobre los mundos adicionales, casi todos los niveles son reutilizados del juego principal, pero agregándoles alguna mecánica que los vuelva un poco mas interesantes, pero nada demasiado complicado. Lo complicado viene tras completar el juego al 100%, pues se desbloquea el ultimo mundo adicional. Este tiene el nivel mas difícil del juego, una verdadera hazaña plataformera. Sin power-ups, y con Rosalina, me demore 3 horas en pasarme el nivel, aunque tengo que decir que cada vez que cometía un error lo reiniciaba, por lo que hice una run perfecta.

En Switch, se agrego un modo extra llamado Bowser's Fury. Este es un excelente agregado, que a mi gusto debería ser el siguiente paso dentro de la franquicia de Mario en 3D. El impecable diseño de niveles de este pequeño mundo abierto da el espacio para una gran y pequeña aventura de no mas de 3 horas. Aunque, tras terminarlo, quede con ganas de mas, por lo que termine consiguiendo los 100 soles, concluyendo con la verdadera batalla final. La mayor falencia de este agregado es su duración, pero en todos los otros aspectos un alto contendiente a ser una de las mejores aventuras de Mario en 3D.

80%Nintendo Switch

3D World: Great fun game, you don't have to like Mario to enjoy this game, tight controls, shit story, great levels. Better with friends and family, guaranteed. The fact that you no longer have to finish each level with all the characters to reach the really difficult final levels is a positive in my book.

Bowser's Fury is an open world Mario game, once again great fun, shit story and great levels! Not as good as Mario Odyssey but up there with the greats in my view.

80%Nintendo Switch

When this game came out, everyone got angry. I could see why at the time, something like this coming off of the classic super mario Galaxy 1 & 2 did seem underwhelming. And while this game might not be as those games were, it still provided a wonderful experience to go through. And now that we have odyssey, its hard not to just love this game. It presents itself like a 2D game, with shorter levels and flagpoles to get. There are lots of memorable levels in here with amazing ideas, but there are also a lot of forgettable levels. I would say one main redeeming factor however is the multiplayer. Screwing over your friends is fun in 2D but the extra dimension allows for so much more creativity. Another amazing addition to this switch release is bowsers fury, Which I would say was a prefect experience through and through. Combining the best of Odyssey and 3D world into a nice little package.

80%Nintendo Switch

Super Mario 3d world was good but not great with some levels in the end feeling unoriginal and repetitive. 70%.
Super Mario Bowsers Fury was great but I just wish there was more. The game was over well too quickly and I was still unsatisfied after 100% completion. The game is near perfect tho, it's just an insanely fun playground of platforming with the best boss fight in any platformer I have ever played (so far). 90%.

70%Nintendo Switch

Playthrough 28.9.2022 — 16.10.2023

80%Nintendo Switch

Bowser's Fury is a great step in the right direction for Mario Games. A 3D platformer with some unique levels and interesting ideas. A fun title from start to finish, not too easy, which is a great change for modern Marios.

80%Nintendo Switch

Bowser's Fury scratched my open-world game itch, but the formula doesn't lend itself as good to a Mario game as it does for a Zelda one.
Pros:
+ Cute art-direction (it's a given for a Mario game)
+ The movement is perfect. Nintendo knows how to do platforming well
+ I enjoyed the exploration and minimal paternalism from the Bowser Jr.
+ It's not overwhelming and kinda easy to get 100% (which I was never able to accomplish in previous Mario games)
+ Kaiju!

Cons:
- The open world feels kinda small and underpopulated. More like an extended level than the actual place. Maybe I'm spoiled by Assassin's Creed games.
- The 100% ending is anticlimactic

60%Nintendo Switch

Mario 3D World: I love both 2D and 3D Mario games, but I found this 2.5D variation with the fixed camera positioning very frustrating. It was often difficult for me to interact accurately within the perspective -- finding it difficult to discern when I was underneath a block or to position myself to land on the intended platform. There were some neat and fun ideas (I particularly enjoyed the Capt. Toad levels), but I had such a hard time with the perspective that I found myself wanting the game to just end.

Brower's Fury: After the frustration of 3D World, I was afraid that I didn't like Mario games anymore. However, once I switched over to Browser's Fury, I was reminded why I like 3D Mario. I love the movement and that you're constantly being rewarded for your curiosity in exploring the world. The open-world format worked well. Even after defeating Browser, I continued searching for more Sunshines. The game was too short!

70%Nintendo Switch

Dragged down by Bowser's Fury. I didn't enjoy it at all: Bowser's fury isn't as variable and fun as basic 3d World and isn't as innovative and witty in terms of collectibles as Odyssey. The main game is as good as always, sped up by like 15-20% though, so it becomes rather tricky sometimes due to areas aren't being designed around bigger movement speed. Very mixed feelings overall.

70%Nintendo Switch

I have to say that it's good, but in my opinion the extra missions are too many.

85%Nintendo Switch

Score: 87% Grade: B+
Summary: A super fun Mario playground, with the incredible polish and level design for which Nintendo is still the gold standard. Not as much depth as some Mario games, but still delivers plenty of enjoyment, and is great for all age ranges and skill levels.
NOTE: This is a review for both Super Mario 3D World AND Bowser’s Fury, as they are separate games included in one package.

+ Strengths +
-Animation/Modeling: Full of character, charm, and loads of variety. Even small plants aren’t neglected.
-Length: The minimum requirements to beat are easy, whereas getting all stars and cat-shines is difficult. So it’s just right for whatever your playstyle is.
-Level Design: Creative, unique, mind-boggling, funny, and a stunning amount of variety!
-Sound Design: Crisp and copious audio cues as varied and charming as the animations.

= Mixed Bag =
-Multiplayer: 3D World co-op exists, and I applaud the attempt to keep local co-op going, but it isn’t that well implemented. It’s just not designed for it. BUT Bowser’s Fury is better, if someone wants to play with you as an assistant, as Bowser Jr. is immune to damage and can be quite helpful without any responsibility.

- Weaknesses -
Where is Yoshi? Plessy is a dopey, less interesting stand-in who’s also a dinosaur. It makes no sense.

65%Nintendo Switch

Nothing special about this game, levels are not hard or didn't feel interesting.

95%Nintendo Switch

A super fun hint of what's hopefully to come in 3D Mario that masterfully meshes the sandbox and course clear style 3D Mario games. My primary issue is the namesake of the game. The rain storms and stuff just kept getting in the way and I wanted nothing to do with it.

The controls are the same as 3D World as opposed to Odyssey, in that you still need to hold down the sprint button. I don't mind this in 3D Land and 3D World as the camera is largely fixed and odes not need to move. But holding down sprint while also moving the camera is pretty impossible. Persona 5, Dragon Quest XI, and Genshin Impact all have dashes and sprints but in those games, holding down R(1)/ZR(R2) is all you need, making camera movement easy.

50%Nintendo Switch

Un joc mediocru, portat de pe Wii U, cu un control foarte prost din cauza ca nu e calibrata lumea 3D cu personajul, de multe ori nici nu imi dadeam seama de ce cadeam afara din harta. Ai 4 puteri diferite si cam ata, iar ca gameplay e destul de repetitiv.
Povestea e super slaba, te plimbi in 6 zone si salvezi 6 zane prinse de Bowser in borcane iar la final te bati cu el, asta e tot! Grafica ok-ish.
Sincer m-am saturat de platformerele de la Nintendo, chiar nu imi plac deloc.

Bowser's Fury:
Jocul de mai sus vine la pachet cu acesta, care a fost facut doar pentru Switch, este ceva mai bun datorita controlului mult mai bun si grafica o idee mai buna, ca gameplay este openworld dar este destul de scurt, in rest e cam la fel ca cel de sus.

100%Nintendo Switch

i LOVE 3D world, have been playing it since its first release on the wii u. wish they brought cat bells to other games

90%Nintendo Switch

Total score between the two games is a strong 9. I will break down my thoughts for both individually:

3D world:
pros
+ huge level variety and fun challenges
+ plenty of replay value
+ colorful and crisp visuals
+ great music

cons
- jumping and momentum sometimes feel a bit too slippery
- too many autoscroller levels for my liking

Bowser's Fury:
pros
+ a fresh take on the mario formula, with a large open world broken up into smaller islands that act as their own individual levels
+ once again, a large variety of challenges and level designs
+ colorful and vibrant visuals
+ great new music
+ exciting boss battles

cons
- bowser's awakening eventually became a bit annoying with how frequent they occur
- serious performance issues when a lot was happening at once
- I wish it were longer!

60%Nintendo Switch

This game is quite short given its cost; it took me 6h 30m to mainline 3D World, and another 3h 35m to mainline Bowser's Fury. Perhaps that is a blessing, because while the overall experience of playing the game is extremely polished and very aesthetically appealing, I did not feel that there was any meaning to the game play. Had the experience been much longer, I think it would have become very dull. I realize that this is a "kid's game", but there are undoubtedly ways that this could have been done better. Look at Pixar movies for example - they are very appealing to kids and are certainly marketed as "kid's movies", but there are inclusions that make the experience also very enjoyable for adults. In my opinion, both games in this package feel like "kid's games", and nothing more; a simple hallow shell in a happy Mario wrapper.