Who bought mario galaxy today?

[demi]

Simpsons is a better platformer

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Ratchet was fun but it was kind of two steps forward, two steps back. Hope the inevitable 365-days-later sequel puts some more stuff in. I'd also like to see some DLC, like, maybe some new arena matches or something? I dunno.

[bork]

Right, XBox 1...but it's beyond what the GC could do, at least.  You know, it doesn't look like a PS2/PSP/Game Cube port...for once.  

I played this for a few hours last night and came away half and half.  Some parts were really fun, some had wonky controls, and there were two wagglish minigames that were crap.

I liked the Monkeyball-like ball rolling minigame, but the surfing game just pissed me off and I found it played horribly.  But I finished it within a few tries and that's the end of it.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

The arena was fuck terrible.   

The game in general had a skimpy end game. Ratchet 2 and 3 both had lots of bonuses, side missions, and TONS of arena missions to explore. And, they were necessary to get enough bolts for those final first playthrough weapons.

In R&CF I had plenty of money to buy everything, and there's...only the two rounds of Arena, both of which the game makes you do by plot. Ugh.

Odd, cause usually I feel like R&C games are a shallow-but-satisfying experience. This just left me wanting more.

[Polari]

so is the game a total letdown?

Scenester's trolls are just an attempt to fit in. He has secret Mario love deep in his heart.

[Oblivion]

It's the best thing on Wii, and the best traditional game Nintendo has made in a decade.

Holy shit, glad to see someone with the balls for straight up real talk for once.

[CajoleJuice]

Why did they feel the need to add "traditional" in there, though?

They obviously think Wii Sports is better than SMG.

[tiesto]

I played this for a few hours last night and came away half and half.  Some parts were really fun, some had wonky controls, and there were two wagglish minigames that were crap.

Wonky controls? Please elaborate...

[bork]

It doesn't have wonky controls, they're as tight as a virgin.  But some of the camera angles when you're on the planetoids can get in the way.

This game fucking rocks.  I'm at around 21 stars now and the levels keep getting better and better.  It's a fun game, plain and simple.

[Oblivion]

Only at 21 stars? The heck have you been doing all this time?


Also, I was doing some thinkin and there's a bright side to Mario Galaxy's failure in Japan (sorta). Since NIntendo is currently using Japan only as a gauge to measure success and if they're following the DS line of thinking (i.e. going the PH route with the next console Zelda instead of TP-esque) then it could mean that we may get a 2D Mario on console due to NSMB's overwhelming success.

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..in 2014

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[bork]

Only at 21 stars? The heck have you been doing all this time?

Having a life.  My poor video games.  :'(  Most of the game playing I did this past weekend was multiplayer stuff.

[Oblivion]

Only at 21 stars? The heck have you been doing all this time?

Having a life. 

 

[bork]

I know, I know...imma have my nerd license revoked.   :'(

I have only been playing Super Mario Galaxy with my wife.  She loves watching it and helping out with the 2nd Wiimote.  My weekend gaming was spent with the 360, PS3, and Ghost Squad on Wii with a friend.  Mario got a break.

[CajoleJuice]

Obviously not GOTY material if he's getting a break.

[bork]

Obviously not GOTY material if he's getting a break.

Nah, I played a shitload of games the week before and didn't play much this past weekend except when my friend came over. 

It's Wii game of the year, no doubt.  Overall GOTY?  Nope.

[CajoleJuice]

COD4

[bork]

We'll have to see.  CoD4 looks awesome, but it is yet another FPS.  How will it stack up against the Orange Box and Halo 3?  Halo 3 in particular is awesome because I can play 4 player co-op online or off, play with friends on the same system online, and then there's all those replays.  Plus forge.

Since I don't know, HYPE ME UP: Does CoD4 beat it?

[CajoleJuice]

I can't deny that Halo 3 has a ridiculous amount of content and options in it, but it's still Halo. It honestly feels exactly like Halo 2, at least to me. That's not really a bad thing, but Call of Duty 4 just feels like what next-gen should be. Its graphics are fucking mindblowing, the gameplay is solid, traditional COD, but transposed in the modern era, it feels fresh. The guns all feel (rumble!) and sound realistic, the speed of game is quicker yet the controller works surprisingly well (and the auto-aim never seems too ridiculous), and the sheer madness of battle has never been relayed through a TV screen so well. And I haven't even played the single-player.

The create your own class system is great, and allows you to have different guns and perks set up for different modes. The sheer amount of weapons, perks, and rewards are just awesome. Gameplay-wise, COD4 is a step above Halo 3. Also, the matchmaking in the beta, if not better, definitely quicker than what is offered in Halo 3. The lack of splitscreen online is very disappointing though.

This is not just me talking either. My two buddies who played the COD4 beta over my house (and also one of their houses on an HDTV ) were fucking amazed. We couldn't stop playing, even though we had to pass the controller around.

[Oblivion]

I know, I know...imma have my nerd license revoked.   :'(

I have only been playing Super Mario Galaxy with my wife.  She loves watching it and helping out with the 2nd Wiimote.  My weekend gaming was spent with the 360, PS3, and Ghost Squad on Wii with a friend.  Mario got a break.

Ah, just messin with ya.

[TakingBackSunday]

I bought Super Mario Galaxy at a GameStop today.

how

[Rman]

I bought Super Mario Galaxy at a GameStop today.

how

Pre-order?

[demi]

 

[demi]

Robby is doing the American thing and buying his at Toys R Us. Free money is the best money!