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Super Mario Galaxy 2 |OT| with >NEW< hat!
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It just got to me how the Fire Flower is the only timed Mario power-up in Galaxy 2 (aside from Starman, which has always been timed for obvious reasons). It feels a bit out of place when I look at how the other powers were used and is such a missed opportunity, I'd have loved if its mechanics were similar to Yoshi's tongue, using the pointer instead of aiming with the analog stick.
evilromero
Member
This blows Galaxy 1 away for me. Levels are far more interesting and the added variety only helps things. Why couldn't they do this the first time around? It's even fun to waste time running around the little hub area for some reason. Also, Fluffly Bluff is my new vacation spot. 
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
evilromero said:
Maybe because it's a sequel and there is a tendency for sequels to add new ideas to an already well established core.
TheLastCandle
Member
Allright, so my wife and I got 120 over the weekend.
I can now confidently say that this is the best platformer and is right up there with the best games I've ever played. I have no idea how they managed to keep this game fun and fresh star after star. Amazing.
I can now confidently say that this is the best platformer and is right up there with the best games I've ever played. I have no idea how they managed to keep this game fun and fresh star after star. Amazing.
TheLastCandle
Member
AniHawk said:
Oh, indeed. We have ways to go, but just commenting that those 120 stars were a glorious experience.
I am really surprised by how fun the
is.
Yesterday I finished the main game, and had planned on just getting one or two for now just to see how they were implemented, and I ended up playing the entire rest of the day and getting
of them over two sessions.
I love how they make you really explore and think outside the box on some of them.
green star challenge
Yesterday I finished the main game, and had planned on just getting one or two for now just to see how they were implemented, and I ended up playing the entire rest of the day and getting
85
I love how they make you really explore and think outside the box on some of them.
Watched that shortcut video, and there were some sweet ones (surprised at how many I had actually done myself though). They did a weak one on shiverburn though. If you get the cloud power up, you can just turn right back around (to where you started the level) and skip to the end of the "fire cyclinder" part. Right onto a 1-up too!
I'm talking about the section where the stone slabs come out of the big ball of fire, and you have to leap from slab to slab. I don't remember how much it actually cuts out of the level, but it's still pretty slick.
I'm talking about the section where the stone slabs come out of the big ball of fire, and you have to leap from slab to slab. I don't remember how much it actually cuts out of the level, but it's still pretty slick.
evilromero said:This blows Galaxy 1 away for me. Levels are far more interesting and the added variety only helps things. Why couldn't they do this the first time around? It's even fun to waste time running around the little hub area for some reason. Also, Fluffly Bluff is my new vacation spot.
I always jump around in hub while pressing the Z button.
Anyone else find they can only do about 3 or 4 stars at a time and then burn out for the day? I don't know what it is. I love the game to death, and definitely did more than just 4 stars in the first couple of days (have 78 right now), but I can't do this in long stretches for some reason.
Also, any votes yet for least favorite galaxy? Slimy Spring is mine so far, easily. Arduous and boring. I hate swimming levels. :lol
Also, is there any incentive to playing as Luigi? Does it do anything different for the level or for one's reward?
Also, any votes yet for least favorite galaxy? Slimy Spring is mine so far, easily. Arduous and boring. I hate swimming levels. :lol
Also, is there any incentive to playing as Luigi? Does it do anything different for the level or for one's reward?
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AniHawk said:
That doesn't count and you know it.
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Magnus said:
Least favorite? Stone Cyclone, even though I loved Beach Bowl to death and that was part of the reason why.
MiamiWesker
Member
I am at the final star. Holy crap.
I beat Grandmaster level easy the first time but this daredevil perfect run is insane. I spent an hour and only got past that damn flip switch area once. This is the kind of challenge I was expecting, well not to this extreme but more like grandmaster galaxy.
MiamiWesker
Member
JRW said:
I thought it would be hard, got it on my second try. It was not that hard at all, the
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If it's any consolation it only gets "worse".JRW said:
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PhoncipleBone
Banned
The rolling stages are much easier this time around compared to the first one. I am at about 80 stars right now and taking my sweet time with this game. Just savoring every moment.
Scythesurge
Member
omg @ that Melty Monster pic
So I've got
Am I missing something?
241 stars, the Grandmaster comet coin and 9999 starbits, but nothing's happening. No comet is arriving for Grandmaster even after playing a few random stages, banking some starbits and reaching 9999 again.
Apart from the oddly beautiful entrance, the haunting foggy cave intermezzo, and the sunset finale, I also don't see what's so great about the level. I mean, cosmetically, it's a varied, intriguing level. But the execution, gameplay-wise, I feel is pretty awful... the swimming-versus-camera controls don't help, of course.Link Man said:
And if you get hit at all in The Chimp's challenge, you are stuck to contend with regaining your momentum and directional bearings then find a shell, so it's more profitable to kill yourself than bother rejoining your point-collection path.
Fimbulvetr
Member
Update: 111 stars.
All but the Secret World is annihilated.
Luigi's Purple Chaos was easy.
All but the Secret World is annihilated.
Luigi's Purple Chaos was easy.
rollingstart
Banned
ok, is there anything worthwhile for getting (post game)
242 stars? I have 241 and doing that daredevil run just seems like an annoyance.
JRW
Member
MiamiWesker said:
Finally got it looks like the key was to
leave the purple coins alone at the starting point of the level and get them last,since this is where the star appears anyhow. I got one coin to the left of starting point and jumped over to the yellow blocks and went from there.
Crumpet Trumpet
Banned
I'm so bad at blue pull stars. Lol.
Got 120...I also realized that the wiimote I was using the whole game has been messed up, I switched to the newer one I got for NSMBW and beat the level I was on first try(
). :lol
Maybe the bird levels aren't as bad as I thought now, the game worked well in every other spot so I didn't think the controller would be the issue.
I noticed they're barely in the game now. Along with Nintendo once again being haters on the boo suit, underused in 1 and shows up a single time in 2.
Rolling Coaster Purple Coins
Maybe the bird levels aren't as bad as I thought now, the game worked well in every other spot so I didn't think the controller would be the issue.
Crumpet Trumpet said:
I noticed they're barely in the game now. Along with Nintendo once again being haters on the boo suit, underused in 1 and shows up a single time in 2.
Are you solidly pressing one, then quickly solidly pressing the next, then the next? Never waiting for Mario/Luigi to catch up to you? You should be, I mean.Crumpet Trumpet said:
Emphasis on solidly, as well; it really makes a difference if you really grab onto each one, but not too much.
Scythesurge
Member
I honestly was expecting it to be worse than it was. But yeah, it was tough.Glix said:
I got married last week, so I wasn't able to pick up the sequel to one of my favorite games ever then, but I got paid again and I'm back from the honeymoon and I placed an order for it on Amazon today. I'm pretty excited. I expected the game to have a really positive reception, but I didn't expect to be as positive as it has been.
I expected the game to have a really positive reception, but I didn't expect to be as positive as it has been.Beat Bowser last week, my impressions:
Wii's best game (and this generation's probably) but I did have a few (very minor) problems:
I wanted more stars per galaxy like the first one since a lot of the levels felt that they could of expanded on the ideas introduced within them.
Game felt way shorter due to my experience of 242 staring Galaxy 1 but I had a huge blast playing it and managed to get the ending at around 12 hours. Now on to the postgame!
Wii's best game (and this generation's probably) but I did have a few (very minor) problems:
I wanted more stars per galaxy like the first one since a lot of the levels felt that they could of expanded on the ideas introduced within them.
Game felt way shorter due to my experience of 242 staring Galaxy 1 but I had a huge blast playing it and managed to get the ending at around 12 hours. Now on to the postgame!