Mario Galaxy 2 difficulty in comparison to others

So I want to see peoples opinions on the four 3D mario games (64, sunshine, Galaxy 1, Galaxy 2) and how difficult they are. I hear Galaxy 2 is more difficult then 1, but is it more difficult then 64 or sunshine? or is it on the same level or easier? obviously it is somewhat of an opinion, but I want to hear it :P.

I would say Sunshine was possibly the hardest one out of the three excluding galaxy 1. That is just what I remember though and I have not played Galaxy 2 yet.

I find the whole difficulty thing to be so flimsy and subjective, but my personal opinion on the matter is that Galaxy 2 does provide a formidable challenge at stretches. I think some of the game's puzzles are a bit easier than their Galaxy 1 counterparts (like a few of the purple coin challenges), whereas others are significantly tougher (like the speed runs). All in all, I would say that the game's challenge level is very respectable, but I've found all of the 3D Mario games to be much of the same way. It's just a matter of how you deal with a lot of the mechanics, I suppose.

[QUOTE="savebattery"]In terms of difficulty: 1. Sunshine 2. 64 3. Galaxy 2 4. GalaxyElian2530

And is galaxy 2 a big jump down from 64 or minor?

I found Galaxy 2 to be the most challenging, followed by Galaxy (which was also challenging) then 64 and lastly sunshine.

after getting 242 stars with mario twice and once with luigi in Galaxy 1, Galaxy 2 was pretty easy.

1. Sunshine - hardest

2. 64

3. Galaxy 1

4. Galaxy 2 - easiest

For me its Sunshine, SMG2, SMG. I'm not sure where 64 fits in

Sunshine is the hardest 3D Mario platformer because of the controls and the camera. If the game had Galaxy controls and camera, it would be a piece of cake. 95% of the difficulty is in trying to get the game to do what you want it to. That problem is virtually non-existent in the Galaxy games, so they feel a lot easier even if the platforming is much more complex than in Sunshine (which only had complex platforming in the waterpackless levels).

I just finished getting 120 shines in Sunshine last week, so it's fresh in my memory. It's actually pretty amazing how they managed to fix both the control and camera problems in the Galaxy games.

Sunshine is the hardest 3D Mario platformer because of the controls and the camera. If the game had Galaxy controls and camera, it would be a piece of cake. 95% of the difficulty is in trying to get the game to do what you want it to. That problem is virtually non-existent in the Galaxy games, so they feel a lot easier even if the platforming is much more complex than in Sunshine (which only had complex platforming in the waterpackless levels).

I just finished getting 120 shines in Sunshine last week, so it's fresh in my memory. It's actually pretty amazing how they managed to fix both the control and camera problems in the Galaxy games.

Haven't played Galaxy 2, but between the other 3 games, sunshine is easily the hardest just because of the blue coins.

Haven't played Galaxy 2, but between the other 3 games, sunshine is easily the hardest just because of the blue coins.

oldmanriver1

Haven't played Galaxy 2, but between the other 3 games, sunshine is easily the hardest just because of the blue coins.

omg I hated those :x Let's randomly spray everything imaginable. Find a ton of secret areas. You have to do little tricks like randomly rotate puny little windmills. That's one of the single worst features on any Gamecube game that I ever played. That and SMS's camera :evil: I'll cut it some slack though, if someone could do tell me at least if there was a map of where the remaining coins were? A number of how many coins were left to search? Anything? I ask this because I know I didn't catch the whole final nine Sky Temple Keys in Metroid Prime 2...maybe something else I was missing in Mario Sunshine? (I got 95 stars and totally quit, gave it back to friend back a long time ago)wiifan001

In terms of difficulty: 1. Sunshine
2. 64
3. Galaxy 2
4. Galaxysavebattery

That sounds about right to me. Sunshine is the only one of the bunch that I haven't fully completed, mostly because of those evil blue coins. :(

[QUOTE="savebattery"]In terms of difficulty: 1. Sunshine
2. 64
3. Galaxy 2
4. GalaxyPierst179

That sounds about right to me. Sunshine is the only one of the bunch that I haven't fully completed, mostly because of those evil blue coins. :(

Close but for me:

1. Sunshine

2. 64

3. Galaxy

4. Galaxy 2

Don't get me wrong, Galaxy 2 is my fav of the bunch. It was just a breeze for me. Maybe because I was having so much fun!

In terms of difficulty: 1. Sunshine

2. 64
3. Galaxy 2
4. Galaxysavebattery

For me it was:

1. Sunshine

2. Galaxy 2 / 64

3. Galaxy (only Luigi's purple coins pissed me the **** off.)

I think the Perfect Run (the very last star in Galaxy 2 after getting all the green stars) is the hardest Mario level ever (including 2D ones).

Depending on If you are tryong to beat it or if you are trying to 100% it the order changes.

Galaxy 2 is the hardest in pure platforming while sunshine is hard because of timers, coins, and confusing objectives

Hardest to easiest

1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Super Mario Sunshine
3. Super Mario 64
4. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (but still the best mario game)

youll lose ur childhood when u grow up as a boring adult!!!