Topic: The Unofficial Super Mario Galaxy 2 Thread

Well I don't know if it's worth almost $300 but it is a very very good game.

I like how Mario lays down and takes a nap if you set the controller down for a bit. Did he do that in the first?

@AlexSays...Mario did nap in the first one.

Napping Mario 64 cracked me up. I love how he talked in his sleep of ravioli and whatnot.

Edit: Ahahaha.

I'm midway through world 4 or so now...I have to say...I really think I prefer the first one.

This game is very good, yes...I'm not going to bash the game or anything...but...it's not really doing it for me. Playing it is fun, but it's making me wish I was just playing the first one instead.

We'll see. There's plenty of the game left to experience. But as of right now, I won't hesitate in placing Galaxy 1 ahead of this.

I had the opposite feeling.

I was thinking I'd hardly ever go back to the first since it feels like there's so much more to do in the second.

Shows how much I pay attention.

Or maybe I'm such a hardcore player I just never take a rest!

And...

hahaha, at least you seem to be enjoying it, then... what a kick in the nads it'd'a been if you were hating it, right? :3

I had the exact same feeling that you did Alex on the first game. I didnt like the easy difficulty and got bored by the time I finished the game. I got around 100 stars and just was over it.

Just grabbed the game at Gamestop for a whole $7 USD or actually the wife did, she will be home later tonight and I will fire it up and start having fun. The way I see it, all these dang perfect scores mean its a freaking upgrade from the game I traded in and didnt really want to.

So the first Galaxy was the one you were bored with and traded in? And you got Galaxy 2 for 7 bucks?

And yes that certainly would have made things considerably worse if I did not like the game. Nothing can make up for the "oh ****'" feeling you have though when you realize you're being pulled over.

It's like stubbing your toe really hard while saying something you immediately regret.

Just picked up the game. Kinda slow at first, but gets better.

Jeez, nothing pleases you =P I ended up screwing around with the skating for a while, doing all these cool moves (like the triple jump), and wound up thinking why Figure Skating wasn't in Mario and Sonic at the Olympics (at least I think it wasn't, and if it was, it would probably be more fun in Galaxy anyway).

....I contradicted myself C=

@Alex... nope I traded my second copy of MW2 (or actually wifes copy lol) and Dirt 2 for PS3. I really like Dirt 2 and kinda didnt want to let it go, but I figured Galaxy 2 will be worth it, and I got Dirt 2 for like $10 bucks.

.... oh and Im 28 here in a few hours actually lol, and Ive never been pulled over by a cop, lol. I have a Class A CDL Liscense and wreckless driving is no joke when you carry that on you. My wife got her second ticket in two weeks yesterday though lol.

I had that feeling at first. Once you beat the game and you start going back to all those Galaxies again you really start to appreciate everything, though. I wasn't totally convinced it was better than the first until World 5, and World 6 really sealed the deal. I think they're both masterpieces, but it seemed to me that Galaxy 1 had quite a few levels that I really hated...however, I love every level in Galaxy 2. One thing I will say, however, is that it doesn't have quite as much heart as the first Galaxy, which might be its only flaw.

Does anybody have any tips on how to get the comet medal in Fleet Glide Galaxy?

I have no idea. That level is just so packed with... stuff. I could hardly keep up with it. By far one of my favorite levels in the game.

Umm, which one is that? Is that (one of) the bird flying ones?

Oh, and just a link for everyone: Is Super Mario Galaxy 2 the best platformer ever? (Destructoid) I thought it was a good read.

You glide freely to the star.... sorry had to do it lol

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This perfectly represents the nonsense pervading most reviews of this game. So the game is better than perfect? Yea right. Good game, great game, sure, but it's as flawed as any.

I also don't see how this is any more of a platformer than Galaxy 1 or whatever he's trying to get at. I only played the first half of the game so far -- hopefully will have time to get farther tomorrow before returning it -- but you can still kill most enemies much easier by running at them and shaking, shooting them, or just avoiding them altogether by running around, which is more often what I do. Then half the levels require the power-ups which circumvent or simplify platforming.

I think some reviewers just don't want to be outdone and so set out to prove they an even more perfect master of hyperbole than the previous guy.

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