It's really the presentation that gives it its reputation. They make a game that is somewhat similar to Mario 64 (because peoples jimmies were rustled you had to use a water gun in Sunshine), put some violin music in the background, and put him in a whimsical setting like outer space and it gets people choked up. Automatically called one of the greatest games of all time, which is kinda crazy, I barely have it in my top ten Wii games, and there are plenty of Wii games that I haven't played that would likely go over it.pierrot wrote:Mostly agree. I finished Mario Galaxy with all stars aside from a few of the Garden galaxy stars, and it was a grueling experience from start to finish. Very little of it felt even the least bit fun to me. The power-ups are mostly crap, also: Bee Mario and Spring Mario suck. Outside of presentation, I really don't see anything remarkable about Galaxy. So, yeah; The original Sly Cooper mops the floor with Galaxy, in my opinion. The only Mario game that I feel even contends with the likes of Sly Cooper is Sunshine. I haven't played Galaxy 2, or 3D World on the 3DS at all, though. (Doubtful that they would make me feel any differently.)Violent By Design wrote:I didn't think Galaxy was that good. Galaxy 2 was better, and I thought 3D Land was better too from what I played of it (3 or 4 worlds).
I'm pretty sure Mario 64 is better than Galaxy too.
If the Sly Cooper games count, I might put them over Galaxy 1 as well.
I had a somewhat similar experience with Galaxy about half way toward beating it, I started playing it just to beat it, and didn't really have that much fun. I'm surprised you collected that many stars, I did the bare minimum to beat the game and moved on with no intent of continuing at all. The actual stage designs from a platforming/challenging point of view, are not very engaging. The camera angles are kinda messed up too, and there are a lot of times when you're pressing one direction and Mario is going the opposite because of how small a lot of the platforms were. The actual controls with Mario are good, but the levels he's in are boring if you get past the aesthetics.
Galaxy 2 is a lot more diverse in its level design (Galaxy 1 had a lot of you jumping from what tiny metal sphere to another), way more diverse in its powerups (still weaker than the 2D games, but Galaxy 1 had very bad power ups, I agree with that).
If you're ever willing to jump back, I think Galaxy 2 is worth a try. I would give Galaxy 1 maybe a 6 or a 7, Galaxy 2 would be a 9 or a 10 to me, just much better designed though same concept overall obviously.
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It's an overhead 8-way shooter, similar to Commando or Ikari Warriors. The control scheme is a bit different though - holding fire locks your shots in a given direction - so you can shoot up while moving right, for example. It suits the game well, but it can take some time to get used to. The game looks beautiful, as you'd expect from a Neo Geo title - bright bold colors with huge anime character sprites. I may do a few more replays to shoot for a high score. In my limited experience with Neo Geo games, this may be the best one I've ever played.
