Mario Galaxy's hype - was it mislead?

SMG wasn't hype..the biggest hyped was Brawl & it turns out to be an avg gamemaxgil2

the game wasn't good at allBrooklynHotBoy

Just curious... WHY?

[QUOTE="BrooklynHotBoy"]the game wasn't good at alljimkabrhel

Just curious... WHY?

I had absolutely no fun with it. i didn't even beat it. got rid of it after likee 20 stars or so.

The beginning got me hyped, when you gotta get to the castle before bowser snatches it up. then it goes down hill from there. i don't know how you can have such a powerful intro to a game then the rest of it be nothing but fluff. Seriously the last good mario game I ever played was sm64. sunshine was boring and galaxy is just sad. i didn't like how the wiimote was utilized at all. it just wasn't for me.

If any game was severely underhyped I'd have to go with MP3. great game that nintendo didn't even care to promote. I guess it didn't fit in with their marketing to kids and old people. it was just for returning fans of the prime series.

[QUOTE="jimkabrhel"]

[QUOTE="BrooklynHotBoy"]the game wasn't good at allBrooklynHotBoy

Just curious... WHY?

I had absolutely no fun with it. i didn't even beat it. got rid of it after likee 20 stars or so.

The beginning got me hyped, when you gotta get to the castle before bowser snatches it up. then it goes down hill from there. i don't know how you can have such a powerful intro to a game then the rest of it be nothing but fluff. Seriously the last good mario game I ever played was sm64. sunshine was boring and galaxy is just sad. i didn't like how the wiimote was utilized at all. it just wasn't for me.

If any game was severely underhyped I'd have to go with MP3. great game that nintendo didn't even care to promote. I guess it didn't fit in with their marketing to kids and old people. it was just for returning fans of the prime series.

Prime had commercials dedicated to it and an extensive ad campaign in comics and popular magazines

Plus the Prime series is only important in two of the three major regions

Prime got more advertising then Mario did.

i didnt care for it either. i rented it once, got a few stars, then bought it a few months, maybe a year later, and got 30 stars in one night, not even a long night. the game was just... too easy. the whole galaxy and planet thing was more of a burden than a perk, and the camera could be relentless when it wanted to be. it could have been done better.garrett_duffman

I don't think it is mislead, but I prefer the old ones. (especially sm64) :)
I think that the whole idea of searching for stars has moved to the background with Galaxy.

I had absolutely no fun with it. i didn't even beat it. got rid of it after likee 20 stars or so.

The beginning got me hyped, when you gotta get to the castle before bowser snatches it up. then it goes down hill from there. i don't know how you can have such a powerful intro to a game then the rest of it be nothing but fluff. Seriously the last good mario game I ever played was sm64. sunshine was boring and galaxy is just sad. i didn't like how the wiimote was utilized at all. it just wasn't for me.

If any game was severely underhyped I'd have to go with MP3. great game that nintendo didn't even care to promote. I guess it didn't fit in with their marketing to kids and old people. it was just for returning fans of the prime series.

0_0 OMFG! Who the heck is this guy? For one he's certainly not a gamer, i mean like not a real one... surely you are joking right? To even suggest that Super Mario Galaxy wasn't fun is just... madness! It was so awesome and had AMAZING gameplay and the new enemies were undoubtedly awesome! The graphics were really cool and the scenery was phenomonal! The sound effects were brilliant, the music absolutely perfectly well structured and sounded perfect and the physics like with the gravity was greatly unique. Super Mario Galaxy was magical and out of this world and the controls worked really well with the Nunchuk and Wii Remote and the variety of levels was fantastic with the odd time-trial, the manray racing, different comet levels and so much more! Additionally the power-up, new and old, were so inventive and worked absolutely spot-on. SMG is 'Prime' and a masterpiece of gaming from Nintendo with each aspect of it's success being enough to prove this. Sales, popularity, ratings you name it! Super Mario Galaxy is AWESOME!

BrooklynHotBoy wrote:

I had absolutely no fun with it. i didn't even beat it. got rid of it after likee 20 stars or so.

The beginning got me hyped, when you gotta get to the castle before bowser snatches it up. then it goes down hill from there. i don't know how you can have such a powerful intro to a game then the rest of it be nothing but fluff. Seriously the last good mario game I ever played was sm64. sunshine was boring and galaxy is just sad. i didn't like how the wiimote was utilized at all. it just wasn't for me.

If any game was severely underhyped I'd have to go with MP3. great game that nintendo didn't even care to promote. I guess it didn't fit in with their marketing to kids and old people. it was just for returning fans of the prime series.

0_0 OMFG! Who the heck is this guy? For one he's certainly not a gamer, i mean like not a real one... surely you are joking right? To even suggest that Super Mario Galaxy wasn't fun is just... madness! It was so awesome and had AMAZING gameplay and the new enemies were undoubtedly awesome! The graphics were really cool and the scenery was phenomonal! The sound effects were brilliant, the music absolutely perfectly well structured and sounded perfect and the physics like with the gravity was greatly unique. Super Mario Galaxy was magical and out of this world and the controls worked really well with the Nunchuk and Wii Remote and the variety of levels was fantastic with the odd time-trial, the manray racing, different comet levels and so much more! Additionally the power-up, new and old, were so inventive and worked absolutely spot-on. SMG is 'Prime' and a masterpiece of gaming from Nintendo with each aspect of it's success being enough to prove this. Sales, popularity, ratings you name it! Super Mario Galaxy is AWESOME!

Nintendoood

No one will deny that Mario Galaxy was too easy, plus its graphics were good .. for the Wii. I had fun with it, but it isn't for everyone.santiagochile

The difficulty level was perfect to me.

Well,there goes that assumption.

[QUOTE="garrett_duffman"]i didnt care for it either. i rented it once, got a few stars, then bought it a few months, maybe a year later, and got 30 stars in one night, not even a long night. the game was just... too easy. the whole galaxy and planet thing was more of a burden than a perk, and the camera could be relentless when it wanted to be. it could have been done better.santiagochile

0_0 OMFG! Who the heck is this guy? For one he's certainly not a gamer, i mean like not a real one... surely you are joking right? To even suggest that Super Mario Galaxy wasn't fun is just... madness! It was so awesome and had AMAZING gameplay and the new enemies were undoubtedly awesome! The graphics were really cool and the scenery was phenomonal! The sound effects were brilliant, the music absolutely perfectly well structured and sounded perfect and the physics like with the gravity was greatly unique. Super Mario Galaxy was magical and out of this world and the controls worked really well with the Nunchuk and Wii Remote and the variety of levels was fantastic with the odd time-trial, the manray racing, different comet levels and so much more! Additionally the power-up, new and old, were so inventive and worked absolutely spot-on. SMG is 'Prime' and a masterpiece of gaming from Nintendo with each aspect of it's success being enough to prove this. Sales, popularity, ratings you name it! Super Mario Galaxy is AWESOME!

Nintendoood

I'm laughing my head off right now that someone who is describing this game as the 2nd coming of jesus christ has the audacity to say I'm not a gamer. LMAO thats hilarious. I literally almost spit out my ice tea.

The only thing that seemed phenomenal about this game was the music. nothing more. It did not draw me in or build any excitement in me. It just seemd like one of those games you just played to play. It was the same old same old mario. No real story line, no real structure, Only difference was you get to jump from planet to planet. the camera angles were bad too. I truthfully don't care how successful the game was with critics and with fans and sales wise. to me it wasn't a good game. If you're looking to change my opinion I suggest you stop wasting your time. I stand by my words.

[QUOTE="maxgil2"]SMG wasn't hype..the biggest hyped was Brawl & it turns out to be an avg gamePices

9.5 reviewer's opinion ...my opinion average game ..I'd giv 7 ..so please.

[QUOTE="garrett_duffman"]i didnt care for it either. i rented it once, got a few stars, then bought it a few months, maybe a year later, and got 30 stars in one night, not even a long night. the game was just... too easy. the whole galaxy and planet thing was more of a burden than a perk, and the camera could be relentless when it wanted to be. it could have been done better.santiagochile

WHAT THE!!!! To me one of the greatest inovations of Super Mario Galaxy is that it solved the 3D platformer camera problem that has pleagued the genre for so long. Super Mario Galaxy has a PERFECT camera. 99% of the time it doesn't need to be adjusted.

[QUOTE="santiagochile"][QUOTE="garrett_duffman"]i didnt care for it either. i rented it once, got a few stars, then bought it a few months, maybe a year later, and got 30 stars in one night, not even a long night. the game was just... too easy. the whole galaxy and planet thing was more of a burden than a perk, and the camera could be relentless when it wanted to be. it could have been done better.Hungry_Homer111

[QUOTE="santiagochile"][QUOTE="garrett_duffman"]i didnt care for it either. i rented it once, got a few stars, then bought it a few months, maybe a year later, and got 30 stars in one night, not even a long night. the game was just... too easy. the whole galaxy and planet thing was more of a burden than a perk, and the camera could be relentless when it wanted to be. it could have been done better.Pikminmaniac

WHAT THE!!!! To me one of the greatest inovations of Super Mario Galaxy is that it solved the 3D platformer camera problem that has pleagued the genre for so long. Super Mario Galaxy has a PERFECT camera. 99% of the time it doesn't need to be adjusted.

[QUOTE="Nintendoood"]

0_0 OMFG! Who the heck is this guy? For one he's certainly not a gamer, i mean like not a real one... surely you are joking right? To even suggest that Super Mario Galaxy wasn't fun is just... madness! It was so awesome and had AMAZING gameplay and the new enemies were undoubtedly awesome! The graphics were really cool and the scenery was phenomonal! The sound effects were brilliant, the music absolutely perfectly well structured and sounded perfect and the physics like with the gravity was greatly unique. Super Mario Galaxy was magical and out of this world and the controls worked really well with the Nunchuk and Wii Remote and the variety of levels was fantastic with the odd time-trial, the manray racing, different comet levels and so much more! Additionally the power-up, new and old, were so inventive and worked absolutely spot-on. SMG is 'Prime' and a masterpiece of gaming from Nintendo with each aspect of it's success being enough to prove this. Sales, popularity, ratings you name it! Super Mario Galaxy is AWESOME!

BrooklynHotBoy

I'm laughing my head off right now that someone who is describing this game as the 2nd coming of jesus christ has the audacity to say I'm not a gamer. LMAO thats hilarious. I literally almost spit out my ice tea.

The only thing that seemed phenomenal about this game was the music. nothing more. It did not draw me in or build any excitement in me. It just seemd like one of those games you just played to play. It was the same old same old mario. No real story line, no real structure, Only difference was you get to jump from planet to planet. the camera angles were bad too. I truthfully don't care how successful the game was with critics and with fans and sales wise. to me it wasn't a good game. If you're looking to change my opinion I suggest you stop wasting your time. I stand by my words.

I found nothing special about Galaxy at all. What is this "magic" I kept hearing about? Nostalgia?pp222

How about "difference of opinion?" I think that'll work.

What the hell @ people saying SMG wasnt hyped here!!! Grinning_Demon

"Here" doesn't count, "here" is pretend

When people say it wasn't hyped they're talking about the real world

[QUOTE="Grinning_Demon"]What the hell @ people saying SMG wasnt hyped here!!! Jaysonguy

"Here" doesn't count, "here" is pretend

When people say it wasn't hyped they're talking about the real world

What is there to "understand"? The camera was just plain bad at some points. You couldn't even move it, and sometimes Mario couldn't see where he was going. Try playing Windwaker to see a great camera. I also don't think the camera was better than in sunshine. You misunderstood what was said. I like the game, but the camera needed a lot of work, just like the Wii version of TP, as opposed to the Gamecube version.santiagochile

LOL, whatever. When you can't even see what's in front of you, the camera needs work, plain and simple. The camera controls in Mario were a step backward from the Gamecube. Windwaker was MUCH better in this regard, and that game came out in 2003. santiagochile

The camera is almost perfect, one of the best 3D cameras considering the dificult task of dealing with gravity shifts and small round surfaces, you seem to be in the minority on this one.

And comparing it to Zelda makes no sense whatsoever. Zelda's setting is alot more simple to work with a camera system

i think hardcore gamers would instantly accept it, however I kinda think the dramatic emo cinema stuff kinda make it a little too soft. I put it in for a friend who got the wii as a first system in ages, and watching the movie portion, he was just like "dude....this opener is gay".

I think mario games have done better with a little less introduction, but it was the best thing since 64 i say.....i still wanna finish up super mario sunshine tho.

[QUOTE="garrett_duffman"]i didnt care for it either. i rented it once, got a few stars, then bought it a few months, maybe a year later, and got 30 stars in one night, not even a long night. the game was just... too easy. the whole galaxy and planet thing was more of a burden than a perk, and the camera could be relentless when it wanted to be. it could have been done better.santiagochile

[QUOTE="Pices"][QUOTE="maxgil2"]SMG wasn't hype..the biggest hyped was Brawl & it turns out to be an avg gamemaxgil2

9.5 reviewer's opinion ...my opinion average game ..I'd giv 7 ..so please.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

What hype?

The game was hardly advertised at all

k3nne3e

[QUOTE="maxgil2"]

[QUOTE="Pices"] Average game that got 9.5s and above? Please....Pices

9.5 reviewer's opinion ...my opinion average game ..I'd giv 7 ..so please.