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Super Mario Galaxy 2 |OT| with >NEW< hat!
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toastyToast
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Beat Bowser with 77 stars, such great music but it was a little on the easy side. Bowser's Galaxy Generator might be my favorite track from this game.
Does anyone have any idea what track plays in Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet ? I really enjoyed that level, loved all the castle levels actually.
Does anyone have any idea what track plays in Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet ? I really enjoyed that level, loved all the castle levels actually.
toasty_T said:
This -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoZQV2kpv6o
Finally got all the stars today except for
star 242
Star 241
I finished getting all 120 starts and unlocked the green stars. I got the first two and then decided "Nope, not gonna get those".
MG2 was a good game -- but so many of these starts, especially the prankster comets, were terrible.
I also find it insane that their idea of "removing the story" was to remove Rosetta from the main narrative (and just be in the ending) was to add a fat purple star with checker pants. Bastard was incredibly annoying throughout the whole game, and wouldn't shut up about "why don't you take a break" or "some new character is now infesting your face ship".
MG2 was a good game -- but so many of these starts, especially the prankster comets, were terrible.
I also find it insane that their idea of "removing the story" was to remove Rosetta from the main narrative (and just be in the ending) was to add a fat purple star with checker pants. Bastard was incredibly annoying throughout the whole game, and wouldn't shut up about "why don't you take a break" or "some new character is now infesting your face ship".
Chairman Yang
if he talks about books, you better damn well listen
I was pretty disappointed with the first two worlds of this game. The levels felt simplistic and easy. Luckily, things turned around at the 40 star mark, when more interesting stages and comets unlocked.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Alright, I finally got 240. Now for the Grandmaster...
Windom Earle
Member
Started playing this yesterday. Of course it's great, but there seems to be a big too much stuff thrown into it. Variation is great, but I usually prefer old school mario platforming with less gimmicks. (Using gyros, disable gravitation, etc.)
Awesome game but so far I don't get the "game of the forever" talk. I've only completed world 1 and a few parts of world 2, so it might change.
Awesome game but so far I don't get the "game of the forever" talk. I've only completed world 1 and a few parts of world 2, so it might change.
toastyToast
Member
$200 said:
Yup, that's the one. Much appreciated
AndyMoogle
Member
I feel the same. It's a great game, but I can't say that I'm as hooked as I was with SMG1. So far the levels and music are clearly worse. Far from bad, but not as good as I expected.schennmu said:
I do like that it has a world map instead of a hub though. That's definitely an improvement.
victreeb3l
Member
Wow.
I think I love this game more than SMG1, and I really enjoyed that one.
I wasn't too hyped about it TBH but damn, ever since I started playing it I couldn't put it down. About 3-4 days later and non stop sessions I got upto like 65 or so stars.
I had such a crazy nostalgic moment when I came across Throwback Galaxy. I didn't follow any SMG2 media or anything at all so this was an excellent surprise
The later levels are amazing and some of them really did annoy me. I still expected a lot more difficult levels but no regular levels in the first 5 worlds were that hard.
Still, I'm having a goddamn blast playing this. I'll probably beat it tonight and then get the rest of the stars starting tomorrow.
Also, what's the deal with the green stars?
I think I love this game more than SMG1, and I really enjoyed that one.
I wasn't too hyped about it TBH but damn, ever since I started playing it I couldn't put it down. About 3-4 days later and non stop sessions I got upto like 65 or so stars.
I had such a crazy nostalgic moment when I came across Throwback Galaxy. I didn't follow any SMG2 media or anything at all so this was an excellent surprise
The later levels are amazing and some of them really did annoy me. I still expected a lot more difficult levels but no regular levels in the first 5 worlds were that hard.
Still, I'm having a goddamn blast playing this. I'll probably beat it tonight and then get the rest of the stars starting tomorrow.
Also, what's the deal with the green stars?
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
They're just sort of sprinkled around levels for the most part. A lot are positioned so that you have to do different combinations of jumps to reach them.effingvic said:
victreeb3l
Member
So pretty much the gold stars are replaced by green ones and placed elsewhere, but no actual changes in the levels themselves?
Also, how do you unlock the secret world? Kinda bummed there were only 6
Also, how do you unlock the secret world? Kinda bummed there were only 6
Great stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZpeDQBw3xg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZpeDQBw3xg
m.i.s.
Banned
112 Stars in and beaten Bowser and I still want to continue playing (stopped playing SMG at about the 79 Stars mark) so I'm well chuffed.
Those Toads amuse me no end but I can't understand how Nintendo failed to incorporate those famous lines: "Thank you Mario! But our Princess is on another planet."
Those Toads amuse me no end but I can't understand how Nintendo failed to incorporate those famous lines: "Thank you Mario! But our Princess is on another planet."
Cygnus X-1
Member
Shiggy said:
I would really like to understand on a more deeper level why this game is so amazing.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Man those tricks are great. I can't wait for speedruns.
Speed Demos Archive doesn't even have an SMG1 run yet though. It's a fucking shame because Mario 64 has some of the best speedruns I've ever seen in my life.
Speed Demos Archive doesn't even have an SMG1 run yet though.
It's a fucking shame because Mario 64 has some of the best speedruns I've ever seen in my life.nincompoop
Banned
Didn't you have to do that (or something similar) for some of the green stars?AniHawk said:
I just finished this. It's a good game and all, but I enjoyed SMG1 a lot more. It just felt far more like a complete game instead of just a bunch of levels stringed together. I can't quite put my finger on it. But one thing is kind of annoying me right now: Getting stars to access new levels. I just want to see all the levels the game has to offer, but first I have to go back to the levels I've already completed and do comets or collect star bits so I can feed those star dudes. Right now, I've got to collect 10 stars to access the next level in Special World. I just collected enough(1800) star bits to access a new level, but after that I'll have to collect another 1800. I got all the stars in SMG1, but I don't know about this one.
It'd be great if you could just go through the levels at your own pace and if the game never forced you to revisit levels you've already done to access new ones. I'm all for these kinds of things unlocking cool stuff for the player who wants to invest time into getting all the stars, but I don't see why Nintendo would want to lock entire levels, the very meat of the game, from players.
It'd be great if you could just go through the levels at your own pace and if the game never forced you to revisit levels you've already done to access new ones. I'm all for these kinds of things unlocking cool stuff for the player who wants to invest time into getting all the stars, but I don't see why Nintendo would want to lock entire levels, the very meat of the game, from players.
Joe Prodigy
Member
The_Technomancer said:
Good luck!
Well it's certainly valid to enjoy Galaxy 1 more, but my guess you're enjoying it less because the throwbacks from the first one feel rehashy and you still have the sense of amazement from the first one.Himuro said:
You should maybe give it a rest and come back next year maybe?
Why do you feel Galaxy 1 has better pace? 2 gets rid of the hud and you get more galaxies more often, with every one involving it's own gimmick. With Luigi and Yoshi to spice things up as well.
souvlakispacestation
Banned
Himuro said:
You clearly haven't played many games released in 2010.
Crash Station
Member
Willy105 said:
SMG2 is praised for legitimately excellent game design which is leagues ahead of the first one. The problem is the gimmick has become the defining factor for a lot of people which is why it feels rehashy to them.
souvlakispacestation said:
You clearly haven't played SMG2.
Himuro said:
The game gets awesome. Where SMG overstays its welcome toward the end with the comet challenges being so annoying and how it has that boring post game stuff, SMG2 has a much better pace (as I'm sure you're already well aware of) and a nice (sometimes great) post game.
Oh and while you might think it's kinda samey or kinda easy, it has one of the hardest challenges I've ever faced in a 3D game god damn.
That said, I think you should've played NSMBW as a sort of buffer between the 3D games. My personal ranking goes SMG2 > NSMBW > SMG anyway. I dunno, I think SMG2's early levels trash SMG's early levels. Everything's just a lot crazier since I think they knew the audience for this had probably already experienced the first game.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Himuro: I did kinda feel the same way as you, I wasn't really feeling the "magic" till world four. But worlds four on were some of the best gaming I've ever played, even more then the first Galaxy. Time will tell if you feel the same way.
No, when you first fly into certain levels Luigi will be waiting by the beginning to tag out. And at least you get him fully at 70 stars this time instead of 120 :lolHimuro said:
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Really? He's far slipperier and his longjump is better, if I recall.Himuro said:Ohhh, I played a level as Luigi and he still controls the same.
Davey Cakes
Member
With Galaxy 2, I knew it was an amazing and addicting experience when I was going through it, but man, now that it's been a little while since I've done the ol' 242, I feel like I really miss the game's brilliance, not just in its gameplay design, but just in its ridiculously satisfying pick-up-and-playability.