Penfold Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Mario Galaxy now has a 98 on metacritic (as of right now at least). That's a really impressive score in general, but I think that's fitting in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpretzel Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Great game so far... I didn't preorder, I got to EBX 10 minutes before close last night, they had two copies... BAM. It's genius. I also recently started BioShock, which I think is ridiculously well done. I'm hearing good things about Assassin's Creed now, as well... I dunno, 2007 has been a juggernaut year for gaming. It's almost scary how much quality is out there. Galaxy, however, does EXACTLY what the reviews say it does - redefines a genre. Often you can do that without making a playable, enjoyable game at the same time, but this is Nintendo, and that clearly didn't happen. I'm a happy pretzel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadofsky Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Already found 20 stars. Man, I've gotta limit how long I play this game, 3 and half hours went by in no time. Has anyone found the soundtrack or Mp3's? I love the music!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kefjkarp Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Picked it up yesterday night and stayed home from school today playing it. Like, 83-ish stars so far. This is probably the most fun I've had playing a video game in... a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Does anybody know if the song that played in the mushroom kingdom ever plays again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealFolkBlues Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I'm hearing good things about Assassin's Creed now, as well... I dunno, 2007 has been a juggernaut year for gaming. It's almost scary how much quality is out there.Galaxy, however, does EXACTLY what the reviews say it does - redefines a genre. Often you can do that without making a playable, enjoyable game at the same time, but this is Nintendo, and that clearly didn't happen. I'm a happy pretzel. Quite true, good sir pretzel. This year's offerings are especially impressive to me in that some of them have been brand new IP's (Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed,) while several others have been sequels to games or series that easily could have rested on their laurels and didn't (Halo, Mario, Metroid.) If Brawl had come out this year, it would have been over. Bravo, games industry. Yet another year of refuting the "good old days" argument. All that having been said, I LOVE THIS GAME. Before you ask, I would gladly go to Vermont and get a civil union with Mario Galaxy if I could. I don't think that's legal yet, though. Seriously, though, I'm 36 stars in after having played it for about six hours, and I've loved almost every minute of that. The gravity shifting is surprisingly intuitive, the controls are simple but effective, and the challenge is just enough to make me exclaim at the screen when I mess up but still want to keep playing. Great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aninymouse Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 This game is simply a delight. Everything in and out, through and backwards is positively facinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechaFone Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 $hit. F@k. Nuts. I've got What The Heck playing on repeat to emphasis how I feel right now. I called my baby to respond to the unintelligent babbling she left on my cell phone, turns out she's playing Galaxy right now. While I'm at work. -=is now an emo megaphone=- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scufo Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Oh man! I completely forgot about this game, until hearing on the radio today that it came out yesterday (one of the questions on a a quiz thing the station was having was "What Mario game came out yesterday?"). Unfortunately I'm running on 2 hours of sleep so I don't think it's even safe for me to drive right now. Awesome to hear it's as good as it looks, though. I'll make sure to pick it up tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-pa Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 $hit. F@k. Nuts. I've got What The Heck playing on repeat to emphasis how I feel right now. You mean the Earthworm Jim track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steben Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I beat the game. Didn't get all the stars yet, of course, but I've gotten past the final boss. I must say, I was kind of disappointed. That was not the most difficult battle of the game. I was kind of hoping for one extra boss battle during that ending cinema scene, but I never got it. Ah well. Of course, the game isn't any less awesome. Also, I was amused to find a message sent to my Wii mailbox from Mailtoad, informing me that Luigi had gone missing, and that I needed to rescue him. Now, here's hoping that there's a level out there where I get to use the Red Star power-up to get a Power Star. *crosses fingers* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonectric Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Also, I was amused to find a message sent to my Wii mailbox from Mailtoad, informing me that Luigi had gone missing, and that I needed to rescue him. If there's one thing I can complain about, that's it. He sends so many worthless messages to my Wii. >.< Of course, that's not too big of a deal, especially when you compare it to the awesomeness of the game. The music is amazing, and the gravitational tricks are incredibly entertaining. The difficulty level is a lot better than Sunshine's, too. Oh...and I must say, I was relieved to find that voice acting is at a minimum. I don't think I could handle another set of Sunshine cutscenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 yeah fuck mailtoad he sent me six of the same letter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagist Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 yeah fuck mailtoadhe sent me six of the same letter This is what Nintendo does to me non-stop. I get repeats of "Wii System Update 3.1 is now available!" and "The Everybody Votes Channel has been updated to function with Wii Menu version 3.1!" and "Nintendo is proud to announce the Check Mii Out channel!" every day for week(s) straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linkjing Donuts Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 anyone else having fun long jumping between graviational pulls, making you spin around the planet a few times before you land? especially when a black hole in the center of one planet became a star, I long jumped in and orbited many many times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 anyone else having fun long jumping between graviational pulls, making you spin around the planet a few times before you land? especially when a black hole in the center of one planet became a star, I long jumped in and orbited many many times I was actually getting ready to post about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 anyone else having fun long jumping between graviational pulls, making you spin around the planet a few times before you land? especially when a black hole in the center of one planet became a star, I long jumped in and orbited many many times no ive been having fun doing triple jumps while ice skating and off of the backs of lumas instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steben Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDr3Ek4DTzE I desperately need an mp3 of this song. Anyway. This YouTube user (http://www.youtube.com/user/ChromeSonic00) seems to have a bunch of the music from Galaxy posted on YouTube. I can't ask what all your favorites are, but what songs from the game do you guys find yourself humming along with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hale-Bopp Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 anyone else having fun long jumping between graviational pulls, making you spin around the planet a few times before you land? especially when a black hole in the center of one planet became a star, I long jumped in and orbited many many times There's a section of a certain galaxy with 3 disc-shaped platforms that I kept jumping between until I finally got out far enough into space that Mario started performing a twisting figure 8-like pattern from one platform to the next and back again in the most dizzying display of platforming I've ever seen. Wicked fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devyn Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Calling this game a 'killer app' is an insult. Galaxy is the Chuck Norris of platform games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDr3Ek4DTzEI desperately need an mp3 of this song. Anyway. This YouTube user (http://www.youtube.com/user/ChromeSonic00) seems to have a bunch of the music from Galaxy posted on YouTube. I can't ask what all your favorites are, but what songs from the game do you guys find yourself humming along with? the music from the sweet sweet galaxy, among others. the one thats a remix of the super mario world 3 hill music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecilff2 Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I loved the sweet sweet galaxy music too. Its great to see love for not only SMB3 music, but SMB64. I was grinning when I entered the second dome's boss level and heard the bowser stage music from SMB64. Also, that level was awesome, and the choral music during the boss were pretty cool too. I set that off several times before realizing what I was supposed to be doing during that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeCrazyGuy Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I don't have a Wii, but I assume from the slew of compliments, this isn't just another Super Mario Sunshine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Less Ashamed Of Self Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 My roommate picked it up. I'm only in a good hour or two but I've been watching him play too. Fan-friggin-tastic. He clocked in 10+ hours yesterday. The music definitely took a unique turn and is, in my opinion, from what I've heard, the best mario soundtrack to date. Why does Luigi always have to be such a whiny useless twat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechaFone Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I finally got around to playing Galaxy last night and this morning, and I'm lovin' it. The music, fantastic. Musical nostalgia, outstanding. Gameplay, awesome. All in all, BEST MARIO EVAR. I love this game, and I haven't even gotten to Bowser Jr yet. W00T for space travel!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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