Things Dream Team could have done better.

I can't really think of anything, I liked Dream Team more than most people. I would say that they could've made the Pi'illDUMB X and after easier/lower leveled, or at least make the grinding quicker and funner.

One of the reasons I bought the game was because I thought he looked like Cackletta.
Also because it's another Mario RPG game and I loved the first three.

Also make the gyroscope more tolerable and remove padding/make less jarring parts

And that bowser fight. It was frustating

The giant battles are the reason I will never replay dt

I never understood the hate for giant battles in Dream Team. I liked them WAY better than BiS' giant battles.

Giant battles were some of the coolest parts, IMO. One reason being that you don't have to grind to beat them, you just need skill. It's far different from those simple regular boss battles, which are usually basic enemies with higher stats.

Did I call all of the bosses easy? I don't remember. But either way, I mean that if you can't beat a regular boss you might just have to go back and grind. But if you can't beat a giant boss then listen to Cranky.

If you're a DT fan and sensitive to negative stuff then skip this post it might get a bit rough.


Ahem.

A lot.
Big Massif and his lackeys in the Dreamy Wakeport are completely unfair until you recognize what you gotta do against them. The Somnom Woods guardian robot boss is just completely illogical IMO and somehow I had no idea what to do even when trying out different strategies like killing the smaller enemies it spawns (which just come back immediately after a turn or 2) and I eventually used Easy Mode.

Giant Battles are either too easy or too hard (like Zeekeeper). Fun nonetheless (and pretty awesome to see Luigi do what he does after being ''player 2'' for years), but I would personally have done it a bit differently.

Gyroscope controls would easily be a game killer for people who are seasick etc (I'm not luckily, so I'm not 100% sure, but it could be) especially the zeekeeper fight with all those flashy colors etc.

Speaking of colors, sometimes it feels like one big color fest, no offense. Does Dreamy Bowser really have to be made of rainbows?

The Elite Trio fight was terribly annoying to me. Why force you to kill them all in one go? Why not make a fun and quirky bossfight like they did with Popple and Rookie in SSS?

Popple seems to be a complete sociopath and lost all his cute/endearing/redeeming traits he had in SSS. Also, I agree on the Midbus rookie thing.

Also (a bit more minor), we've got this whole dream world stuff. Where is Subcon? (american SMB2). Wart? Mouser? Clawgrip? Birdo? Tryclyde? Anyone? They would have been so awesome xD

OR WART, MOUSER OR ANOTHER SMB2 CHARACTER AS POPPLE'S ROOKIE xD


Bottomline,

I hope I didn't offend any DT fans, this game is not bad, thats not what I'm saying. Antasma was pretty cool and I think this game has my favorite portrayal of Bowser to date, and the dream world mechanics are pretty fun. I just think Nintendo missed a lot of opportunities here. It's probably my least fave M&LRPG but I dont hate it.

I have problems with dt altho theyre different (mainly padding/length) ^^

Same here. I have motor skill issues too. It sucks for games that require the stylus. I tend to scribble and slash like a maniac. I scare people and end up alienating everyone around me with my 3DS awesomeness.

I think that is a great idea. Giant battles are epic and have potential to be refreshing if they have some tweaks.

I do not think Wario is a sociopath. Greedy and self-centered yes, but still ready to help when needed.

No doubt Wario looks out for himself first and is greedy, though.

Mario Sociopath Theory?

Well, yeah. I could guess that, but I wonder what the evidence is against him.

I guess killing all those goombas.

Is that even canon?
It was the first game so the timeline is probably changed a lot.

Also it was in the instruction booklet right? I personally only consider things canon if the devs outright state it, it's shown in the games and it's consistent in all supplementary material.

Also it probably doesn't take a genius to presume that the spell is reverted after Bowser's defeat. That always literally always happens in Mario games afaik. Kamek's spells wear off if you beat him afaik, the false Bowsers get reverted if you beat them, and magic-based status ailments (debuffs, buffs, etc) are temporary so what? Also why are there blocks in the Yoshi Series and PiT?


EDIT: Even if it is canon then is it evil? I mean, Mario is basically a ''rebel'' or ''resistance'' fighting against the invading koopa kingdom/villain, and for one man to defeat an evil kingdom he needs the weapons he can get right? (the mushrooms, fireflowers etc cause there's no guns afaik). It's a sort of war after all (or, the aftermath of a war). Is it more evil to keep those toads trapped forever and not do anything and let the koopa kingdom overrun your country, or sacrifice a few men to save a thousand men? Just to name an example. who knows, maybe Mario was actually very morally conflicted whenever he had to make those sacrifices, but adding lots of internal monologues just doesnt fit in Mario.


EDIT 2: Maybe I'm getting too fired up but I sorta feel Game Theory ruined my childhood with this stuff.