I am about 30minutes into the game and already upset at the thought of putting the controler down. The introduction of the characters, story line, and first couple of baddies has already created a colorful world of fun and trouble. Despite the lack of voice overs the characters have all "sounded" different so far with how their speech appears on the screen. The most entertaining has been the ditzy, blonde, Goombella. I am excited already about where the story and characters are going to take me.