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Super Mario Galaxy 2 Confirmed!
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Slurpy said:
So you last played Galaxy 3 years ago...a year and a half before its release?
The whole thing that makes mainline Mario/Zelda games so much of an ecstatic experience is the fact it happens so rarely...throw in a Mario or Zelda every 2 years, and the franchise will eventually become stale and people will get bored...whored out IPs start sucking after a while (of course I'm not implying it's being whored out, for essentially any other game 2 years is long enough...it doesn't help that they went for a direct sequel either)
The trailer made me happy. Seeing Yoshi again made me very happy. And the idea of a sequel, and even of revisiting old worlds again, actually fits in with the plot of the first SMG
- so they might have been setting the stage for it even then.
I hope it's still the same composer - Mahito Yokota? - thought the music in the trailer was great, even in MIDI (which I assume is preliminary). Did anyone notice the beginning of the trailer music sounds a bit like Zelda's lullaby? Especially as you get to the part where the Yoshis are swinging and running up the hill. Don't know if that was an intentional homage or not.
given that at the end all the worlds were recreated again, but not quite in the same way according to Rosalina
I hope it's still the same composer - Mahito Yokota? - thought the music in the trailer was great, even in MIDI (which I assume is preliminary). Did anyone notice the beginning of the trailer music sounds a bit like Zelda's lullaby? Especially as you get to the part where the Yoshis are swinging and running up the hill. Don't know if that was an intentional homage or not.
I want 100% new content, not 90%. For simplicity's sake, let's assume there are 100 total galaxies in SMG2. You're telling me that you're OK with 10 out of 100 galaxies being recycled ones from the first game? I'll pass on the Kool-Aid.
I'm sure Nintendo's implementation will be graceful but I'd much rather be playing new innovative content than nostalgia-laden content from SMG, even with new mechanics and goals. It is a bit early to nay-say though, and after SMG I trust that Nintendo has fairly good judgment with regards to the (Galaxy) franchise. SMG deserves a worthy sequel and it looks like that's what we're getting...
A bit early to nay-say indeed.
I'm sure Nintendo's implementation will be graceful but I'd much rather be playing new innovative content than nostalgia-laden content from SMG, even with new mechanics and goals. It is a bit early to nay-say though, and after SMG I trust that Nintendo has fairly good judgment with regards to the (Galaxy) franchise. SMG deserves a worthy sequel and it looks like that's what we're getting...
SpacePirate Ridley said:
A bit early to nay-say indeed.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Miyamoto said right now that is more 95% of new content than 90%
And that its as big as the original was.
And that its as big as the original was.
Elfforkusu
Member
Still 6+ months to release, hopefully they can polish it up to the ridiculously high standard of the first one.
At first I was like "Galaxy 2, Nintendo? Really?" and kinda disappointed with the pure, no frills "just a sequel" nature of the game.... but then I watched the trailer. And I remembered that we're talking about Mario Freaking Galaxy. So now I'm pretty damn excited.
At first I was like "Galaxy 2, Nintendo? Really?" and kinda disappointed with the pure, no frills "just a sequel" nature of the game.... but then I watched the trailer. And I remembered that we're talking about Mario Freaking Galaxy. So now I'm pretty damn excited.
Aaron Strife
Banned
I get 90 new levelssoldat7 said:
90 new fucking levels
Mario Galaxy had 15
So, bad simplification there.
But really, it is all new content. In the same manner that extra mission DLC is new content.
Davey Cakes
Member
He legitimized the sequel right there in the interview. There was a lot of content that just didn't or couldn't make it into the original Mario Galaxy that will get it's chance to shine in Mario Galaxy 2. The mass majority of stuff we'll see in the game is new.
And, on top of that, we've heard that it's a more challenging game than its predecessor.
The complainers can shut up now.
And, on top of that, we've heard that it's a more challenging game than its predecessor.
The complainers can shut up now.
A short trailer and an interview. Yeah thats totally gonna convince everyone.Rash said:
Also everyone mentioning good egg or gusty garden...didnt we already get full galaxies out of those. Matter Splatter or Sweet Sweet or Buoy Base make a lot more sense since they were one shot galaxies.
Holy Order Sol
Member
KTallguy said:
This is Galaxy 1/Super Paper Mario all over again.
Except for the fact that NSMB Wii is actually a 2D platformer.
Sharp said:
I'll see you in the Starcraft II OT =)
What was hating there? One was saying that expecting everyone to immediately have a party because of one interview is stupid. And the other was pointing out the fact that it makes more sense to expand a concept only used once than one used for a full level.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
So excited for this.
It's like a dream. I never thought that we would see a sequel to this, even though I really wanted one.
I know it won't happen, but I would like a legitimate story in this one.
It's like a dream.
I never thought that we would see a sequel to this, even though I really wanted one.I know it won't happen, but I would like a legitimate story in this one.
Fantastical said:So excited for this.
It's like a dream.
I know it won't happen, but I would like a legitimate story in this one.
The last thing Galaxy 2 needs is the "brillant" writers at Nintendo giving it a story (looks at Sunshine).
overthehill99
Member
Seems like more of an expansion pack to SMG then a sequel. Either way I'm pumped. Absolutely loved the first one.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
I just want something more than what Galaxy had. I think Nintendo needs to expand what they are doing and become great story tellers as well.HK-47 said:
I mean, that library crap - what was that about? Unskippable, long-winded stories as told by Rosalina.
Rancid Mildew
Banned
I'm going to do a media blackout this time around. I foolishly spoiled a third of the levels in SMG1 before I even played it.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
After about two pages I wanted to skip that crap. I could not. It was frustrating.tabsina said:
So yes, unskippable.
Benjamin_MFF
Member
Just watched the press conference, saw the video anzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
Benjillion said:
For me it went more like,
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzOMG4D!!11zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZzzzZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzO M G H O L Y S H I T!!!!1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!zzzzzzz
I can't wait to pick up a Wii now, finally I really feel that there is enough decent titles that warrant the purchase.
DancingJesus
Banned
Jax said:
Where did he say that?
Nevermind, found it on Twitter
KeeSomething
Banned
We were also told that Twilight Princess was going to be made more difficult, and for the hardest of hardcore Zelda fans.Rash said:
Galaxy 2 looks good. I just hope we get a new hub world since the Observatory was such a mess in the original. If not, than just give me a SMW-esque map-screen to choose my level.
People need to CHILL. The five percent of SMG2 that's "old" probably isn't old in the sense that it's lifted straight out of the first game. Chances are you won't encounter a stretch of level in SMG2 that's exactly the same as a stretch of level in SMG1.
Rather, what I suspect they mean by "old" is that some familiar elements -- sling-stars, pull-stars, ice-skating, self-assembling block platforms, et al -- will return. Which is fine, especially if 95 percent of the rest of the game is stuff we've never seen before, such as the drillbit that allows you to shortcut through planetoids and a flutter-jumping, tongue-swinging, water-ballooning Yoshi.
Really, the only thing at all off-putting about SMG2 is that for the first time in Mario-dom, I can't glance at it and readily distinguish it from its predecessor. Barring Lost Levels, the NES trilogy all looked wholly different from each other; the two Super NES titles likewise; the three 3D Marios so far all had a distinct look; but now SMG2, from an aesthetic standpoint, may as well be an expansion pack to the first game. In some cases the geography will be distinctly new -- a hearty "HELL YES" to vast, snowy landscapes -- but by and large the trailer looks a bit too familiar.
Still, I can't wait. This along with Metroid: Other M and S&P2 look tops.
EDIT: Just saw the bit about how some areas from the first game will reappear in remixed form. We'll have to wait and see exactly how remixed they are. Just about every area in the first game was awesome, so if altered enough to keep things fresh, even the five percent that's familiar should be fun.
Rather, what I suspect they mean by "old" is that some familiar elements -- sling-stars, pull-stars, ice-skating, self-assembling block platforms, et al -- will return. Which is fine, especially if 95 percent of the rest of the game is stuff we've never seen before, such as the drillbit that allows you to shortcut through planetoids and a flutter-jumping, tongue-swinging, water-ballooning Yoshi.
Really, the only thing at all off-putting about SMG2 is that for the first time in Mario-dom, I can't glance at it and readily distinguish it from its predecessor. Barring Lost Levels, the NES trilogy all looked wholly different from each other; the two Super NES titles likewise; the three 3D Marios so far all had a distinct look; but now SMG2, from an aesthetic standpoint, may as well be an expansion pack to the first game. In some cases the geography will be distinctly new -- a hearty "HELL YES" to vast, snowy landscapes -- but by and large the trailer looks a bit too familiar.
Still, I can't wait. This along with Metroid: Other M and S&P2 look tops.
EDIT: Just saw the bit about how some areas from the first game will reappear in remixed form. We'll have to wait and see exactly how remixed they are. Just about every area in the first game was awesome, so if altered enough to keep things fresh, even the five percent that's familiar should be fun.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Yeah, when this was shown it was embarrassing the way I was acting.
Glad no one else was home. :lol
Glad no one else was home. :lol
Aaron Strife said:
There is no bad simplification going on: SMG had 120 stars and I simplified down to 100 for the sake of argument, which still stands: 10%, or 10 stars out of 100, is a decent chunk of recycled content. Fortunately, it sounds like Nintendo is smarter than that.
KeeSomething said:
The observatory wasn't that bad. I'll be ticked if they recycle it of course
, but I'd for sure hate to see a simple map screen in place of a hub world.Azure Dream
Member
Blueblur1 said:All I ask is that they let you unlock Luigi with less stars. I still don't have him.
It was awesome they let us unlock him at all. The previous two big Mario platformers didn't even acknowledge he existed.
Big Icarus
Member
Speevy said:
This E3 is why I wish I still had a Wii. This game, NSMBWii, Silent Hill: SM, S+P2, and the new Metroid all look really enticing. I'm glad I just "loaned" it to my brother for Christmas. I might have to take it back this year.
Even though their conference was pretty poor, Nintendo's platform presence is certainly markedly stronger than it was last year. Ubisoft's conference was mostly devoted to the Wii platform, and some of EA's most exciting projects are going to the tiny white box. I'm extremely excited for Galaxy 2, especially after scrutinizing the trailer a few hundred times.
a. New Items (the drill, the shiny boxes you see in the beginning, Yoshi's Egg, switches that stop time, shadow Mario)
b. New Galaxies, new characters
c. Same amount of content
It will be a long wait till 2010.
a. New Items (the drill, the shiny boxes you see in the beginning, Yoshi's Egg, switches that stop time, shadow Mario)
b. New Galaxies, new characters
c. Same amount of content
It will be a long wait till 2010.
ThatObviousUser
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YOSHI
Sequel to game of the decade includes the only part that was missing in its predecessor. I really, really hope they keep Luigi integrated in the adventure
as I felt his parts were the funniest/most fun.
I do hope they do something more with the suits too. And yeah, media blackout for me. I was doing good last time until the GDC beforehand and the screens they released drew me into the media frenzy. But even I wasn't prepared for the final product, it just kept giving and giving.
I've always believed Super Mario World to be the best 2D Mario, and this seems to invoke so, so many fond memories of that. This game... it's almost something from my dreams- almost as if it was made just for me.
Sequel to game of the decade includes the only part that was missing in its predecessor. I really, really hope they keep Luigi integrated in the adventure
/post-adventure
I do hope they do something more with the suits too. And yeah, media blackout for me. I was doing good last time until the GDC beforehand and the screens they released drew me into the media frenzy. But even I wasn't prepared for the final product, it just kept giving and giving.
I've always believed Super Mario World to be the best 2D Mario, and this seems to invoke so, so many fond memories of that. This game... it's almost something from my dreams- almost as if it was made just for me.