All I see are people saying it's one of the best Wii games, am I the only one who didn't like it? It felt like a downgrade of SM64/Sunshine... they made it more linear, took out all the exploration elements and made it easier. How does THAT make it a good game?! One of the best things about 64 and Sunshine was being able to roam freely, looking for secrets, exploring the levels. Galaxy had none of that. You only start the level and go straight to the finish. That's pretty boring for a 3D platformer... am I the only one who thinks that way?
All I see are people saying it's one of the best Wii games, am I the only one who didn't like it? It felt like a downgrade of SM64/Sunshine... they made it more linear, took out all the exploration elements and made it easier. How does THAT make it a good game?! One of the best things about 64 and Sunshine was being able to roam freely, looking for secrets, exploring the levels. Galaxy had none of that. You only start the level and go straight to the finish. That's pretty boring for a 3D platformer... am I the only one who thinks that way? Nintendo_Fan128
Who does not like Super Mario Galaxy? That is the best Wii game to ever be created.
All I see are people saying it's one of the best Wii games, am I the only one who didn't like it? It felt like a downgrade of SM64/Sunshine... they made it more linear, took out all the exploration elements and made it easierNintendo_Fan128
Yup. Same way I felt. I got bored of it. Well executed, well polished, but not my cup of tea. Though I don't know why people complain about the underwater controls. They were fine for me.
[QUOTE="Nintendo_Fan128"]All I see are people saying it's one of the best Wii games, am I the only one who didn't like it? It felt like a downgrade of SM64/Sunshine... they made it more linear, took out all the exploration elements and made it easierclicketyclick
Yup. Same way I felt. I got bored of it. Well executed, well polished, but not my cup of tea. Though I don't know why people complain about the underwater controls. They were fine for me. i agree i thought it was a pretty good game but eh idk i enjoyed super mario 64 way moree
i thought it was impossible not to like it. my favorite 3D mario game. heck, i even convinced a friend who used to not like mario anymore to like him again with the game
[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]i thought it was impossible not to like it. my favorite 3D mario game. Where there's a will, there's a way. It just felt so linear (my evil twin alt account bob_newman will back us up here) and lacking challenge, except for a few parts, which were aggravating, so the difficulty wasn't spread evenly and the experience was lumpy. It had some charm, but their was an absurd degree of emphasis on story for such a story-weak franchise.
i considered the difficulty just right... considering the blue coins in sunshine made my mission in search of the last star stop 3 coins before the last one, and i had a similar problem in mario64... but i guess its not the difficulty that made me love the game. its the fun. read the new prince of persia review? i guess its the same: the difficulty or linearity doesnt make the game any less fun. its great just to float around and get the stars. i liked every moment of the game, i barely remember getting pissed at it without having a huge sense of achievement later. but like you mentioned, those moments werent many (good thing, IMO)
read the new prince of persia review? i guess its the same: the difficulty or linearity doesnt make the game any less fun.BrunoBRS
If the game is so easy that it doesn't present a reasonable challenge, then it's in danger of leaving players unsatisfied by the gameplay. It just becomes unrewarding because it's overly rewarding. There's a rush of endorphins that you experience after getting past a tricky jump or clever puzzle or figuring out something unobvious that just can't be replicated by a linear, easy game.
[QUOTE="Nintendo_Fan128"]All I see are people saying it's one of the best Wii games, am I the only one who didn't like it? It felt like a downgrade of SM64/Sunshine... they made it more linear, took out all the exploration elements and made it easierclicketyclick
Yup. Same way I felt. I got bored of it. Well executed, well polished, but not my cup of tea. Though I don't know why people complain about the underwater controls. They were fine for me. I'm glad to see I'm not alone here. :) I personally had more fun with SM64 than Galaxy because there was just so much to explore and it felt so exciting to find all the secrets the game had to offer. Not to say Galaxy was bad, I just prefer SM64 myself.
i feel the same way. the day i got it (at about 6pm) i got 30 stars by 9 pm, AND 10 stars for my little sisters save. thats 40 stars in 3 hours, which is 90 minutes, wich is 1 star every 2 minutes approximately. THAT is too easy by definition
Hands down Mario Galaxy the BEST wii game so far, and I wouldn't be surprised at all it if Mario Galaxy turned out to be my #1 Wii game ever to me made.
All I see are people saying it's one of the best Wii games, am I the only one who didn't like it?Nintendo_Fan128
No, your not the only one. In fact, I disliked it so much, I sold it, and have not regretted doing so and probably never will. It was fun for about a month or two, but I doubt I would have ever replayed it.
Galaxy was good, sunshine was better. Mario 64 was above both. Most people didn't seem to like Sunshine for some odd reason though. Dang conformists...
I agree with Topic Starter Guy, way too linear, no exploration. That was what made SM64/Sunshine fun. Galaxy lacked that, so I never even bothered playing all the way through it.
Can I ask where all this exploration was in Sunshine? Galaxy was certainly more so, but even Sunshine seemed fairly linear to me.
Its hard not to like galaxyat least a little. And you have to give it credit for at least being a little different. I liked the more diverse locals than Sunshine and the fact that they got rid of the annoying spray the walls and then run for blue coins over and over and over thing from sunshine. That being said, without blue coins there were less collectables which made me sad and sometimes just going from small planet to small planet wasn't as much fun.
Though I don't know why people complain about the underwater controls. They were fine for me.clicketyclick
The controls were fine, but the camera was complete ass. But anyways, I agree with the original poster. I liked Super Mario Galaxy, but I've played Wii games I enjoyed much more.
[QUOTE="clicketyclick"]Though I don't know why people complain about the underwater controls. They were fine for me.GabuEx
The controls were fine, but the camera was complete ass. But anyways, I agree with the original poster. I liked Super Mario Galaxy, but I've played Wii games I enjoyed much more. Man, I think you take the whole camera thing a bit too far. Did it have its camera issues? Occasionally. I wouldn't go to the extent of it sucking thaaaaat bad.
[QUOTE="wiifan001"] Man, I think you take the whole camera thing a bit too far. Did it have its camera issues? Occasionally. I wouldn't go to the extent of it sucking thaaaaat bad. I meant only in the water. The camera elsewhere was fine, but I thought the camera underwater was absolutely terrible.
To those playing the "overrated" card. That gets used when discussing ANY top-quality game. You're not bringing anything new to the table by saying it's overrated.
To those playing the "overrated" card. That gets used when discussing ANY top-quality game. You're not bringing anything new to the table by saying it's overrated.AlexSays
[QUOTE="clicketyclick"]Though I don't know why people complain about the underwater controls. They were fine for me.GabuEx
The controls were fine, but the camera was complete ass. But anyways, I agree with the original poster. I liked Super Mario Galaxy, but I've played Wii games I enjoyed much more. Complete ass, you say? I disagree. I had no problems with the camera anywhere in the game. Did you use the c-button when underwater?
The only problem I had with Galaxy was its difficulty. The next one need to be harder..
I don't remember exactly how it went as it's been a year since I played the game, but I distinctly remember repeatedly boxing with the camera when underwater to get it to stay where I wanted it to be.
[QUOTE="GabuEx"][QUOTE="clicketyclick"]Though I don't know why people complain about the underwater controls. They were fine for me.Litchie
The controls were fine, but the camera was complete ass. But anyways, I agree with the original poster. I liked Super Mario Galaxy, but I've played Wii games I enjoyed much more. Complete ass, you say? I disagree. I had no problems with the camera anywhere in the game. Did you use the c-button when underwater?
The only problem I had with Galaxy was its difficulty. The next one need to be harder..
The camera system for Galaxy actually got tons of praise from reviewers across the net. It's actually quite amazing how the camera mostly took care of itself through the majority of the game.
I have loved Mario since the eighties, and Galaxy is my favorite of the bunch. The controls in this game were flawless IMO.... aside from some RARE underwater issues.
I think its the best Mario game ever created. The combination of the amazing music and beautiful art direction creates something really beautiful. The story, while very simple was told brilliantly and was quite cinematic in places. The Luma's were a cool addition to the Mario universe as well ^^
I liked it. Not more than Super Mario 64, but it was good, not worth 2nd highest rated game like someone else said. Epic soundtrack though. I just recently fell in love with Stardust Road. I tried using it as study music, but fell asleep. :lol:
Whoa, I'm surprised at the number of people saying they prefer Sunshine over Galaxy!
And about the camera thing, I never have problems with the camera in any game. The only one I did was in Super Mario 64 DS, because you actually had to stop and change the angle, and it was way too slow.
This thread took me by complete surprise. I thought I would come here to offer some backing to the TC only to find the TC is in the majority. And I can't really do anything but agree. I liked it though, but I didn't love it. And games that earn my lasting praise have to make sure I love the experience the whole time. I didn't really have a problem with the camera, or linear levels, only the difficulty. This game 'forced' me to play simple and very basic 3D platforming for 220 stars before I finally had to think about what I was doing. It was a trial of my completist nature. And once I got there I was rewarded with the worst last level in gaming history for the last 2 stars [spoiler] and a freaking SNES equivalent picture with Peach to get sent to my Wii messages. Talk about anti-climatic / interesting [/spoiler] It is unfortunate one of the 'best games' on the Wii is one I didn't love.
The only thing I did not like about Galaxy were those space bunnies. They just felt out of place. I do have to agree that this game lacked the exploration qualities it had in the previous games, making it a little bit easier. I almost didn't get galaxy, but at least I know that Mario is still impressive in the gaming world.
[QUOTE="wiifan001"] Man, I think you take the whole camera thing a bit too far. Did it have its camera issues? Occasionally. I wouldn't go to the extent of it sucking thaaaaat bad.GabuEx
I meant only in the water. The camera elsewhere was fine, but I thought the camera underwater was absolutely terrible. Yep I'm with you Gabu! Underwater camera was very very very very very very very very bad!
I loved Galaxy, I really did. I do however feel the same way as the OP. Most all of the exploration of the previous two 3D Marios was removed, making the overall experience MUCH easier. It also made it more accesible because of this though, an obvious strategy for Nintendo at the moment. I do not think in any way that it is a bad game, it is beautiful, charming, and just flat out fun. But, and this is a pretty big but, because it is so easy for a good chunk of it, and STILL so long, it is not very rewarding in the end, but more of a relief that the tedious tasks are done, especially at the very end with the coin collecting. Again, I loved the game, and I enjoyed it, but there were many times where I felt littlemore than obligated to play it because it was supposed to be so amazing. I see the amazing, but I also really see how the linear nature of it hurt the difficulty and therefore some of the appeal. Still goes down as one of my favorites on the console for sure, maybe one of the best ever, but I really think that some added difficulty would add some rewarding feeling that Galaxy lacked for me a bit.
i made a thread like this a while back and i got bashed for it and then got a warning of trolling....well anyways, i have always said i hate the way galaxy was so linear but i liked the mini-games in it. nothing has touched mario64 so far and if so many ppl didnt complain about how secretive the stars in that game were (which is what made it amazing, along with level designs), then maybe galaxy wouldnt have been 5 year old friendly.
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