I personally don't feel the games are that alike. There are some clear nods to the original, but the game feels little like the original. It's a good game in its own right, but its more comparable to other modern FPSs, rather than Goldeneye.
You could argue that Mario Galaxy 2 had stronger competition this year than the original Mario Galaxy game had when it won GOTY. You could also argue that the concept isn't as original second time around so reviewers aren't as excited, even though they'll say they enjoy it more than the original. Going back to that GameSpot quote from earlier... "Super Mario Galaxy 2 is even more varied, challenging, and fun than its superb predecessor". How does that not suggest that they belivive Mario Galaxy 2 is better than the original?
If you ignore the average scores and Game of the Year awards on the many gaming sites and magazines and read the reviews, the uniform opinion is that Super Mario Galaxy 2 is, at the very least, an improvement on the original. I don't see where there is any room for an arguement here, unless people are arguing their own opinons, which... Well i'm probably visiting the wrong kinds of gaming forum.
I stopped caring about Gamespot's GOTY when they gave it to GTA3 over Halo, and then Wind Waker over KOTOR. SMG2 is my favorite game of the gen whether it won or not.
Renegade_Fury
Each to their own, but I found GTA 3 to be far far better than Halo. I also found KOTOR to be another slow paced game.
Donkey Kong Country Returns is incredibly challenging. If thats not enough for the apparent 'hardcore', then perhaps the hardcore just isn't worth the effort.
[QUOTE="myrepose"]As others have said, if you enjoy the game it's worth doing. I'm ploughing through Fable III's achievements after finishing the main game.Augi247
Dont you guys get bored of replaying a game to do achievments for example i finished mass effect 2 and i wanted to replay it to do achievments but it felt so boring dont you guys get bored when you play the same game again?and again?and again for an achievment/achievments...
Depends on the game really. I can replay my favourite games again and again. I've completed Super Metroid 20+ times. Super Mario 64 10+ times. I've played through the L4D campaigns a good 20 times each. Games that are trully great have immense replay value.
Well whats the difference between Nintendo and 3rd parties? Developers are constantly working on new games. Nintendo have the man power to update games while developing new titles alongside.
But a Gamerscore means nothing. At best it says "This is how much more time I have to play video games that you" or "I have a higher score than you because I can afford more games than you", it doesn't make you any better than anybody else. Still, it exists because people believe otherwise, and race to rack up more points than any of their friends. Particular achievements are worth showing off, for example if you've completed every Left 4 Dead 2 campaign on expert, but even then some people cheat some achievements, which devalues the achievement anyway.
Personally, I only go for the achievements if I really enjoy the game. If i've got the majority of achievements to be had in a game, its because I really like it. If there are only a handful unlocked, its either because the achievements are beyond my interest or I simply don't like the game enough.
chaoscougar1
it means as much as a rank in a MP game, yet people have been striving to reach the top since the dawn of online gaming. And what gamerscore apparently says 'At Best' is rubbish, that sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder for some strange reason A chip on my shoulder? Well i'm sorry but you simply cannot argue that a higher Gamerscore makes you a better gamer. You just can't. I've got no chip on my shoulder either. I couldn't care less if somebody was actually better at a game than me. In fact, when I play multiplayer the picture is perfectly clear. When it comes to the Gamerscore, compared to most of my friends I seem to gain a great deal more achievements on the same games. Those who have higher gamerscores than have simply played more games than me. They rarely ever fully complete an achievement list for a game, unless its something they've admitted is rubbish, like Saw or CSI, and that they admit they only did it because it was quick and easy.
The TV thing you mention kinda rings a bell. Some games support image/sound latency correction. The Guitar Hero/Rockband games are a prime example. That's not much help with Left 4 Dead, but you might want to play around with the cables and the Xbox visual settings. Try Scart and other resolutions and see if that helps at all.
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