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Super Mario Galaxy Appreciation Thread
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Azure Dream
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My only complaints with the game were the unnecessarily timed power-ups (and that really only becomes a problem with the Fire Flower), and some of the Purple Coin challenges that expect you to travel to every corner of an area on a single life ("The Honeyhive's Purple Coins" is the worst about this, placing coins in some really awkward places), or are timed just a few seconds too short for comfort.
It's a wonderful game, though. My favorite game of all time was Super Mario Bros. 3, and I think this beats it. It feels like a grand adventure, it throws all of these clever and unique things at you, but it always makes them manageable and enjoyable, rather than frustrating. And the music, Brawl suffered for not sneaking a few songs in from Galaxy. And the Luigi reveal, not just in a small cameo support role, but "Super Luigi Galaxy!"... Game of the Forever.
It's a wonderful game, though. My favorite game of all time was Super Mario Bros. 3, and I think this beats it. It feels like a grand adventure, it throws all of these clever and unique things at you, but it always makes them manageable and enjoyable, rather than frustrating. And the music, Brawl suffered for not sneaking a few songs in from Galaxy. And the Luigi reveal, not just in a small cameo support role, but "Super Luigi Galaxy!"... Game of the Forever.
Hero of Canton
Member
Every few months I return to this and grab a few stars since getting to 60 and taking Bowser out. One of these days I'll have to sit down and make a big push to actually finish it, but it doesn't hold my attention all that well for some reason, despite being an incredibly fun game.
I'm not as crazy about it as people who call it the best game in the universe ever, I've had more fun with other games. I'd say this is probably the best game I've played in 2 or 3 years, enjoyment wise. After I beat it, I ran through again, getting all the stars but after that I lost all will, just looking around in the game didn't compel me but while the ride lasted it was very very enjoyable.
Major kudos to the graphics and music, not necessarily the technical aspects of the graphics but the vibrant colours and varied levels everything was so different and lively it was very interesting looking around. The music fantastic and obviously the gameplay was dead on but the presentation of the game, the music and graphics, is what really sticks out to me as brilliant.
10/10, probably in my top 10 all time games.
Major kudos to the graphics and music, not necessarily the technical aspects of the graphics but the vibrant colours and varied levels everything was so different and lively it was very interesting looking around. The music fantastic and obviously the gameplay was dead on but the presentation of the game, the music and graphics, is what really sticks out to me as brilliant.
10/10, probably in my top 10 all time games.
nincompoop
Banned
Not really, while the timed purple comets weren't as much of a joke as the speedy comets, they still give you plenty of time. The space junk one and Luigi's purple coins can easily be completed with >1 minute left, the gold leaf one I usually finished with around 30 seconds left, the bone pen level wasn't too difficult to collect enough coins in 1 minute. The only one I ever ran out of time on was the garden cube one, but only because I couldn't find which face of the cube the star appeared on in time. If you save the coins in the beginning area for last then you shouldn't have any problems with that one either.Kulock said:
Guybrush Threepwood
Banned
I've said this many times before, and I'll say it again.
Super Mario Galaxy is an amazing games with amazing gameplay, graphics, music, level design, and all of that.
However, one thing about it is not amazing. In fact, it's enough to bring the game down signifigantly. Of course, I'm talking about the difficulty. For a majority of the game (more than 60 stars-worth), SMG is too damn easy. It gets a lot harder by the very end of the game when you're trying to get 120 stars, but by that point I had my fill of the game and was ready to stop.
My very favorite moment in the game was beating the no-hit run of Melty Molten Galaxy. If only the entire game was like that.
Super Mario Galaxy is an amazing games with amazing gameplay, graphics, music, level design, and all of that.
However, one thing about it is not amazing. In fact, it's enough to bring the game down signifigantly. Of course, I'm talking about the difficulty. For a majority of the game (more than 60 stars-worth), SMG is too damn easy. It gets a lot harder by the very end of the game when you're trying to get 120 stars, but by that point I had my fill of the game and was ready to stop.
My very favorite moment in the game was beating the no-hit run of Melty Molten Galaxy. If only the entire game was like that.
Mithos Yggdrasill
Banned
Great thread for a great game. Next week I'll play it intensively.
Guybrush Threepwood
Banned
Ranger X said:
Sly Cooper 1 is better IMO
Guybrush Threepwood said:
Dude not everybody is as hardcore as you. My brother used to play games all the time but now if a game is to difficult he quits playing it. My wife even played this game to like 100 stars. You would never see her playing Super Mario 64 because it would just kick her ass.
Personally I think the difficulty is perfect. For the hardcore once you get above 60 stars or so you get your difficulty fix. I beat it to 121 stars twice and loved every minute both times.
Also people still bitch about the game being to hard after you hit 60 stars.
Twilight princess on the other hand needed to be more difficult.
Just got the last 20 stars last week or so and then started with Luigi. Now with 75 stars I'm not too enthusiastic about getting the remaining 45.
Some of my complaints include underwater controls and controls on some smaller planets (e.g. when you press the stick left you run to the right...), but all in all this game was great. Though I the final Bowser battle was all but difficult, even some of the Bowser jr. battles (e.g. Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada).
Additionally, the "Mario on the ball" levels were great, I didn't know the Wii Remote was that precise and responsive! The 2D levels were also promising, but those parts were not as good as Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, which I might prefer despite its lack of content.
Some of my complaints include underwater controls and controls on some smaller planets (e.g. when you press the stick left you run to the right...), but all in all this game was great. Though I the final Bowser battle was all but difficult, even some of the Bowser jr. battles (e.g. Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada).
Additionally, the "Mario on the ball" levels were great, I didn't know the Wii Remote was that precise and responsive! The 2D levels were also promising, but those parts were not as good as Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, which I might prefer despite its lack of content.
I never had control problems either but I've heard a lot of people, including my wife, complain about the under water controls. I had to beat the water levels for her. Another friend of mine said he just plain didn't enjoy the water levels. Personally I liked them just as much as the others.Ysiadmihi said:
evilromero
Member
The official thread is the appreciation thread.
Anyways, I don't think it's as fun as Mario 64 but it comes close. Ultimately its short levels are somewhat dampened by the clumsy menus and unskippable cutscenes. It could have been the 3D equivalent of Mario Bros. 3 if not for the mentioned problems and the horrible hub world. Seriously, did they think that looked pleasant? Leftover design ideas from Phantasy Star Online? It looks like a colossal wreck of an idea plus it's not any fun to navigate.
Anyways, I don't think it's as fun as Mario 64 but it comes close. Ultimately its short levels are somewhat dampened by the clumsy menus and unskippable cutscenes. It could have been the 3D equivalent of Mario Bros. 3 if not for the mentioned problems and the horrible hub world. Seriously, did they think that looked pleasant? Leftover design ideas from Phantasy Star Online? It looks like a colossal wreck of an idea plus it's not any fun to navigate.
Guybrush Threepwood
Banned
Roi said:
If you're going to talk about bad controls at least talk about this:
BlueSummers
Member
I think its time I finish my Luigi file 
evilromero said:
While I don't think the hub was anywhere near as good as Peachs castle I don't really see where you are coming with this. I had fun navigating it and it seemed to fit the rest of the game rather well. I also don't really understand the "Clumsy menus" comment. The cutscenes weren't exactly happening in every level and taking 5 minutes each either.
TheKingsCrown
Banned
If I had to take a very educated guess it would be that that was very much intentional on the development part. I cracked up trying to control that fucking thing, it made it more fun!:lolGuybrush Threepwood said:If you're going to talk about bad controls at least talk about this:
ratcliffja
Member
Amir0x said:This NEEDS an appreciation thread? Game came out only less than a year ago and everyone loves it!
I mean I agree with the appreciation - it's my favorite game of all time - but damn!
Since it's such a good game and you put in so much effort, though, CELEBRATE GALAXY WEE!
Indeed. Maybe I should go ahead and finish it again with the New Game + (I won't go into more detail for both of you who would be spoiled). It's by far the best game I've played this generation while it lasts. I don't include nontraditional games like Rock Band or Wii Fit, though. Other than some disappointingly easy boss fights, this game was just about flawless.
evilromero
Member
As short as the levels are they should have streamlined the menus more. It's not longer finding the painting and selecting the star. Now it's finding the galaxy star, clicking it, clicking on the right planet, clicking on the mission, then confirming, THEN skipping the intro of Mario flying through the air. It doesn't sound like a big deal but honestly, this is a Mario game and it should be no more than two steps to get into a level that takes less than five minutes to beat.Gino said: