 The game 's presentation was well received . Chris Plante of Polygon praised the Wii U version 's visuals and music as " arguably the best " in the series . Game Informer 's Tim Turi wrote that " The orchestrated tracks evoke Mario Galaxy in the best ways . " GameSpot 's Mark Walton and Computer and Videogames 's Chris Scullion singled out the candy @-@ themed " Dessert Ruins " level as a visual highlight . However , Turi made note of " ultra @-@ compressed " cutscenes in the 3DS version . IGN 's Vince Ingenito was favorable to the " pleasant " art direction and stable framerate , but criticized the " subdued " color palette . Roger Hargreaves of Metro stated that the " imaginative " designs and " spectacular set piece [ s ] " kept him " interested to know what comes next . " Chris Schilling of Eurogamer was even more effusive : " Blue skies forever ! " 
