07-21-2013, 08:30 PM
I don't know, both series make strong points.
In one, it proves that you don't need a strong story to have strong gameplay, while the other shows that a strong story can bring a special flair to already strong gameplay.
If I'm being forced to make a decision between the two, Mario is my end all be all.
The gameplay is timeless, and more importantly for me, it has multiplayer implements.
The reason Mario is so important to me is that it holds a connection between my family
members. Since we were young children, my brother and I have been playing SMB3
together. We've grown 20+ years since then, but whenever we meet up, which isn't
as often as I'd like, we break out that dusty old NES and have a couple play-throughs
of SMB3. (you have to do at least two in a sitting, so as to use all those P-wings on the
replay)
I love Zelda, but it's always been a singular experience, and so It just doesn't hold as fond
of memories.
tldr - so yeah, mario for me
In one, it proves that you don't need a strong story to have strong gameplay, while the other shows that a strong story can bring a special flair to already strong gameplay.
If I'm being forced to make a decision between the two, Mario is my end all be all.
The gameplay is timeless, and more importantly for me, it has multiplayer implements.
The reason Mario is so important to me is that it holds a connection between my family
members. Since we were young children, my brother and I have been playing SMB3
together. We've grown 20+ years since then, but whenever we meet up, which isn't
as often as I'd like, we break out that dusty old NES and have a couple play-throughs
of SMB3. (you have to do at least two in a sitting, so as to use all those P-wings on the
replay)
I love Zelda, but it's always been a singular experience, and so It just doesn't hold as fond
of memories.
tldr - so yeah, mario for me
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