Scythesurge
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I honestly found the crate burning stars to be quite doable and actually fun when trying to figure out the best paths for fireballs. Could just be me though.
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 |OT| with >NEW< hat!
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Holy Order Sol
Member
Didn't notice anything peculiar about those stars, nor do I have much to say about them, I don't know what the big deal is.
Same here, but then again I didn't have that much trouble with the bomb Gearmo stars in Galaxy 1 so crate burning was "got it in the second try" business. When I saw that the fire would go forever breaking all the crates in a line the solution just clicked.Scythesurge said:
That's it iirc.rhino4evr said:
Quadrangulum
Banned
The crates are easy if you go destroy them from the front.
Monkeylord
Member
Just got this email from Game.co.uk
Fingers crossed that I get it early!
Fingers crossed that I get it early!
Spoilers - So perhaps you guys could work together on a list of some of the more challenging -- or awesome -- G.S.'s (whether you managed to get it first try through insane skill or not)? I want to play them first when I get 120.
So far, the third one from Shiverburn is supposed to be one of the most devious.
Also, I noticed in a few playthroughs how patches of grass in Tree Trunk Galaxy actually grow shadowy as the clouds above it breeze past every 30 seconds or so. So fucking beautiful.
So far, the third one from Shiverburn is supposed to be one of the most devious.
Also, I noticed in a few playthroughs how patches of grass in Tree Trunk Galaxy actually grow shadowy as the clouds above it breeze past every 30 seconds or so. So fucking beautiful.
The third shiverburn GS isn't really that difficult. It's just an adjustment, going through a particular area without using the spin, which we've become so accustomed to falling back on, perhaps playing a bit more sloppily.
And you don't even need all three clouds. Just two. Maybe less if you have some insane jumping skills I don't have.
It was in reference to this:1-D_FTW said:
http://www.jconline.com/article/201...-t-possibly-be-good-enough-for-adults-can-it-
Nose Master
Member
Some people have the worst reasons to knock this game. I don't want to sound like a rabid fan, but jesus christ. Weekend Confirmed complained because of the "excessive story." What did they mean? How you got new shipmates, and the purple luma told you in one line you can talk to them if you wish. Who gives a shit? Don't talk to them. That and the complaining about being knocked to the faceship after every star blew my mind. Those two seconds it takes to run up to the plate is sooooooo disjointing. :lol :lol
I was so satisfied with how hard this game ended up to be. <3.
I was so satisfied with how hard this game ended up to be. <3.
"You have to press A so much after each star, gtfo!"Nose Master said:
It's funny, people expect a level of majesty and catering so high (sometimes absurd) from Mario that they'll bitch about the tiniest things that would otherwise get a free pass, even praising, in other games. Same goes for Zelda from what I see.
After just over a week, I've beaten the final Bowser.
All I've gotta say is... awesome. Better than the first, easily. But still not quite at Mario 64's level for me.
A good portion of the stages were pretty forgettable for me, but then there was stuff like the Mario Sunshine stage, the giant stage and
that more than made up for some of those crappier stages.
I just wish it followed more of the 64/Sunshine format... I would have loved to revisit those stages 6 or 7 times instead of 3 or 4.
And oh how I LOATHE the motion controls. Fuck that bird and fuck that ball.
Despite my gripes, GOTY so far.
All I've gotta say is... awesome. Better than the first, easily. But still not quite at Mario 64's level for me.
A good portion of the stages were pretty forgettable for me, but then there was stuff like the Mario Sunshine stage, the giant stage and
Whomp's Fortress (speaking of which, was OMG AMAZING NOSTALGIA)
I just wish it followed more of the 64/Sunshine format... I would have loved to revisit those stages 6 or 7 times instead of 3 or 4.
And oh how I LOATHE the motion controls. Fuck that bird and fuck that ball.
Despite my gripes, GOTY so far.
Shalashaska161
Member
Shit that's how you do it? I was totally jumping off the edge just hoping to grab it while falling to my doom.GrotesqueBeauty said:
nincompoop
Banned
I have half of the green stars now. They sort of remind me of a less crappy version of the blue coin hunt from Sunshine. While some of them are pretty clever, like
, others are pure bullshit, like
Mostly though, they just boil down to wandering around until you hear the star noise, looking around until you find the green star (unless the game doesn't let you look around like in the sidescrolling sections, in which case you're forced to jump around blindly to try and find it) (these also fall into the pure bullshit category), then collect it by doing a triple jump/long jump/flutter jump/cloud jump/jump + spin/etc. It's a nice way to extend the game but it is starting to feel pretty tedious.
the one in the first rock level where you have to walljump up the sides of the raised drawbridge
the last one I just collected in Flipsville where you have to jump off the building while upside down and hope you land on the star, only the nature of being upside down makes it impossible to tell exactly where the star is and you usually end up being sucked into the black hole instead.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
the prankster comets are sooooo fucking good.
Using my "press A" example: you get prompts about star bits and coins each time you finish a level. I also agree that they could have scrapped this or made it all a single prompt but more than once I see people going overboard about this, along with Lubba saying some crap, Banktoad and Luigi explaining the same thing again, the optional hub, etc. These are all minor things that wouldn't even get a mention in almost every other game released this year, but for Mario Galaxy 2 people do it incessantly.BowieZ said:
Don't get me wrong, anyone can post whatever they want and I wasn't really trying to mock. I'm also not trying to defend the game of its faults like a crazy fanboy or something. The thing is, I like consistency and although I have my fair share of bitching about the final star, the points I focus on (
lack of checkpoints, boring segments
cooltrainer
Member
Fuu said:
That was the worst review I have ever read. I thought to myself, "This sounds like it was written by a 4th grader." Then the review cuts of in the middle of the page with, "Doug Elfman is an award winning entertainment columnist". What? He can barley make a coherent sentence. What award did he win?
Just finished the final bowser fight (only did the bare minimum 70 to get there). Such an awesome game! I thought it was heaps better than the first galaxy. I'm going to start cleaning up in the first six worlds before I move on to
But alas, it is now time for me to go start my 8 hour work shift
This weekend though I'm doing nothing but star hunting!
EDIT: I was so very close to calling in to work today too. But I decided to be a man and endure a shitty 1/3rd day break from Mario
special world
But alas, it is now time for me to go start my 8 hour work shift
This weekend though I'm doing nothing but star hunting!EDIT: I was so very close to calling in to work today too. But I decided to be a man and endure a shitty 1/3rd day break from Mario
Fimbulvetr
Member
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The last one in that waterfall galaxy(forget the name) took forever.
green stars.
The last one in that waterfall galaxy(forget the name) took forever.
Alright now I know Nintendo is just dicking with me.
FML (the M stands for Mario)
Daredevil run against Bowser Jr.'s mega weapon? And I have to go through the entire level? And they changed up one part of the level and removed a check point just to dick with you? And it seems that Bowser Jr.'s ship is a lot more aggressive when shooting those electricity balls.
FML (the M stands for Mario)
A new video interview with Miyamoto on Galaxy 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StxbKV095qs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StxbKV095qs
Actually I amazingly did it on my third try. Maybe I got lucky or used to the boss battle (I just finished it moments before to get the comet coin). I'm at 111 (or is it 112?) stars, I just need to clear the two prankster stars inpakkit said:
Slip Spring Galaxy and Bowser's Galaxy Generator
Fantastic! Thanks for posting.Kard8p3 said:
He was very specific about outlining how there are two different streams of Mario, 2D and 3D.
However, I can't help but feel that with the recent news of him mentioning "New Super Mario Bros." in a 3D form, and the unveiling of the 3DS, that those two highly separate streams of gameplay are about to become closer with each other...
borrowedchief
Neo Member
I just got the first one on a whim the other day. Amazing. Now I cannot wait to get the sequel!!!!
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
i'm sort of overwhelmed at how much stuff there is to enjoy here, and just how good nearly every single piece is. it's every level idea i've ever enjoyed in a mario game translated through the galaxy lens of hyper creativity and exploitation of a thousand different neat little concepts. the first ghost level, for example, are infinitely more enjoyable and impressive than anything from SMW in that same vein. it's sort of the idealized mario game for my taste.
Took a few days off and am now back to the game. So many hard stars. Fucking Flutter. Those will end up being the last ones I need to get like how the second bomb cleanup was the last one I had to get in Galaxy 1.
Am mainly trying to get all the comet coins first. But have run out of coins to get on the levels I have completed. (Up to and not including Stone Cyclone) Except for the two Flutter levels. Fucking bird. God dammit!
Am mainly trying to get all the comet coins first. But have run out of coins to get on the levels I have completed. (Up to and not including Stone Cyclone) Except for the two Flutter levels. Fucking bird. God dammit!