Are the 3D Land/World games a part of 3D Mario, or it's own thing entirely?

[Pixelcraftian]

So, there's 2 sides of the coin; 2D and 3D, but with 3D Land and 3D World, it's sort of a middle ground, and I don't know if it's even right to call the 3D Adventures a 3D Mario, more it's own thing.

If they aren't a part of 3D Mario, what category are they in? 2.5D? Do we start calling 3D Mario's "Full 3D Mario"s and the 2 games "Part 3D Mario"s?

 

[Borp]

Nintendo themselves called 64, Sunshine and Odyssey 'miniature garden games' while Galaxy, Galaxy 2, 3D Land and 3D World are 'stage clear games' so there you go.

 

[MiracleDinner]

I see them as a part of the "Super Mario 3D platformer series" myself.

 

[Koopa con Carne]

i mean

you move in 3 dimensions in those two games

the logical conclusion is that they're 3D...

 

[GPM1000]

Similar to what a couple of people have said: I do see these as being 3D Mario games, but I also see them as being a separate entity from the likes of 64, Sunshine, Galaxy, etc.

 

[NintendoCentral]

64, Sunshine, Galaxy 1 and 2 and Odyssey are open world games

 

[Koops]

why wouldn't they be

they're mario games and they are 3d

 

[Ray Trace]

64, Sunshine, Galaxy 1 and 2 and Odyssey are open world games

No, they're not. Open world games typically encompass a singular huge world and doesn't have linear progression.

 

[Borp]

Hence why 'miniature garden' is a better descriptor.

 

[NintendoCentral]

Breath of Wild or Frontiers are open world games yet they have linear progression

 

[Koops]

Breath of the Wild's progression is anything but linear tho?

After you leave the plateau you basically just do whatever the fuck you want