Puzzles Or Platformers?

I've only played one game in the Wario series, and it's pretty much a puzzle platformer. (Wario: Master of Disguise. There was platforming but it relied a lot on changing forms and using those forms creatively. Even bosses were kind of their own puzzles) I can't speak for the rest of the series, but I've heard people say Master of Disguise is one of the worse games, and I kinda liked it so I will probably really like the other ones. When I get around to playing them that is.

I havent played any wario game so hard to say. Maybe more puzzle oriented to differ it from the Mario standards

Sorry I've never played a Wario game.

Overall whether I like platformers or puzzles depends on how well it's done.

I must play one at some point I do agree with that

I do want more platformers. When I say I like puzzles I mean the platformer/puzzle hybrids. I want more proper games for Wario. His games remain some of my best GameBoy titles.

We need proper wario games i agree

The last one was like at 2009

I suppose so. My suggestion would be higher emphasis on the combat, though.

Definitely plaformers for me. I absolutely love Wario Land 4; think it's probably the best platformer of all time in my opinion. Great graphics, great music (and unique for each level too), some really cool levels (like Crescent Moon Village) and way more depth than you'd ever imagine character wise.

Add how much I liked the other Wario Land games, and WarioWare can't even compare.

That said, I do like the WarioWare series a lot. Just not as much as Wario Land.

Favourite is Wario Land 4 without a doubt.  Loved the level design the most in the game, as well as the themes and ideas in general.  I mean, every level felt fresh and original, with ideas like a creepy village, a pinball machine, a landfill site, a board game, etc.  Every single one was more interesting than the worlds or levels in your standard Mario platformer.  Same with the bosses.  What can compare to a laser shooting cuckoo clock?

I also liked how each one had its own feel.  Music was never reused across levels.  Graphics were never reused across levels.  Every little detail was thought out to the perfect degree, down to things like the Palm Tree Paradise music echoing in cave areas:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r0w-iiCFas

Not to mention this:

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It's a whole big tileset with animations, for TWO ROOMS in a level.  Something like New Super Mario Bros would try and stretch a whole world's worth of usage from that tileset.  This game uses it for two rooms, alongside a whole new, equally detailed one for the snowy areas.

It's really too bad that I loathe the character in those games, I really do. It's the same reason I don't play Donkey Kong Country games (although if I can play as only Diddy, I'm up for it). Call me irrational, but I really dislike them and they kind of impact my enjoyment of the game.

That being said, my sister does have a GBA port of Wario Land 4, but she hasn't played it much.

I do agree that Mario platformers aren't really a looker. Kirby, StarKirby, Wario Land, Donkey Kong Country, and Rayman outdo them.

I love Wario Land 2. that was my favorite of the bunch, although some of the scrolling could get frustrating if something knocked you back down the screen when you are at the top, forcing you to do it all over again. GameBoy limitations can be a pain.

You can always go back and play them, but they are something you had to experience at the time since some have not aged as well as others.

The Wario games are still great, but Donkey Kong Land has obvious flaws now.

Both is the obvious option, so I wanted everybody to pick a side.

Of course, the games will always have both because a pure puzzle game would not fit Wario and a platformer with no puzzles may get lost in the mix.

I loved Zombie Wario, but man it got annoying it some parts!

Yeah, he was slow. And no jumping, and having to plod all the way back to sunlight! Ah, I loved that game and its quirky powers that actually becomes obstacles.