Moments like Mario launching out of a star and soaring through space while bits weave around him and a volcano explodes in the background gave the impression that it was the most dynamic or 'epic' mario ever, punctuated further by the orchestra. And the pointer-based stuff didn't always work 100% smoothly, so I didn't love those sections either.įlipping back over to what made it special though, the planetoids and local gravity bits felt really unique when it released, and it felt like Nintendo's 'fuck you we still know what we're doing sometimes' to critics. Collecting star bits also felt like a chore if you weren't in the mood for it. He's just a bit too floaty and slippery throughout the game, and back when it was on the Wii I kept wishing I could play with a normal controller and not have to shake the remote for every spin. That said, I think that when I play it, I have a tiny problem with how Mario feels to control. If you can't dig that, then a big chunk of the magical package is missing. Music is a pretty big part of a game's experience, and one of the things that Galaxy was most praised for was its OST (full orchestral tracks were new for Mario at the time).

If you're already willing to admit that you dislike the music, then that may do a lot to answer your question right there. (PS: I will admit that I dislike the music, but I can live knowing there's games I enjoy with music I don't.) I'm mostly asking this cause I started to replay the 3D All-Stars version and give it another chance but this weird feeling that something isn't quite right is always on the back of my head and I don't want it to be that way. I love space, I love Mario, I love Rosalina and I love 3D platformers but something here just doesn't do it for me and I don't know what it is. Compared to that, Sunshine, 64 and even Super Mario World are super nostalgic to me, which is bizarre considering I probably finished 64 and World after Galaxy. I find it weird that, even though I played it when I was like 8, I have little to no nostalgia for this game. I'm genuinely curious if I'm missing anything here.ĭespite me being a huge Mario fan, specially of the 3D games, and despite me having played through Galaxy at least 3 times and watched at least 2 playthroughs of it over the years, Super Mario Galaxy has always been my least favorite of the 3D ones, including 3D Land and 3D World (Sunshine being my absolute favorite). I am not asking this in bad faith, to be rude, start a fight, troll or anything else like that.

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