I guess it has less personality, all the different pointers, shaking objects so they'd change, now you just click and select. Though they seriously did go all out with this one, it's barely even started to add serious content yet, and the base version is already 10x larger.
I just remember playing the first game at my friends house. I fell in love with it because it was so cool and exciting. I didn't expect I would have so much fun building Mario levels.
Nintendo could of made a game that went past just making levels. They could of brought in the ability to make World Maps. Allow you to build an entire Mario game....that would of been sweet.
And requiring you to have Nintendo Online is a pain. I understand paying for MP is something all companies do but the fundamental gameplay mechanic of Mario Maker is to upload and an download levels. Nintendo Online is basically a requirement.
Never let anyone else define you. Don't be a jerk just to be a jerk, but if you are expressing your true inner feelings and beliefs, or at least trying to express that inner child, and everyone gets pissed off about it, never NEVER apologize for it. Let them think what they want, let them define you in their narrow little minds while they suppress every last piece of them just to keep a friend that never liked them for themselves in the first place.