2D was great and I think that when OWI went 3D, the environments just seemed kinda empty. Like, take AO and AE and the lush backgrounds. Each screen was hand crafted with background, foreground, gameplay area and all sorts of odd graphical clutter, like pipes and rocks and all the other props around. Now, the rooms are really open and empty looking. Sure, it looks great, but it lacks a bit of that old flare. But hey, come SO and I think things will get a lot better. ME will probably suck as much as MO. I'm sorry for saying that, but let's face it. MO was Mario 64 meets Oddworld. SO is the one I'm waiting for.
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