Yes, the term that you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover does also apply to the games. You should never just look at a game and say it's good or horrible. You'll have to play it for yourself all the way through and then judge it (not to say you can't say things like "I like it so far" or "So...
I forgot something.
Anyways, you seem to look down upon SS for another reason: the "Mario references". Look, I'm not saying you have to enjoy the Mario references, and heck you can hate them for all I care, it's your opinion after all. But just know that Mario refernces have been a part of...
Compare this to this. They are more or less the exact same graphics with the only difference being the cel shading. You, good sir, have just contradicted yourself. And to counter any arguements that arise, cel shading is not a style in and of itself. Cel shading is an artistic technique used to...