Penny-Arcade likes Super Mario galaxy... • Gaming • Wii • Eurogamer.net

SirScratchalot 18 May 2006 17:57:58 7,921 posts
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Okay, I fell in love watching footage of Super Mario Galaxy. It just seemed awesome - and I´ve never been too much of a fan of the red-and-blue boy wonder. I've yet to pre-order New Super Mario Bros for instance. Still it´s nice that it's not just me who was hit over the head with how cool the game seemed so I´m going to unashamedly quote Tycho over att PA here:

Tycho wrote:
"I literally felt torn away from Super Mario Galaxy. I have told you before that I hate playing games at E3, that I believe a worse environment for the enjoyment of interactive entertainment could not be engineered on purpose. Something pure managed to survive that hostile environment and find purchase, and when this son of a bitch hits a kiosk walk directly up to the machine and play it. Visually bold and reminiscent of The Little Prince, you will find yourself sailing from world to world, with and controls that actively reinforce that your hands themselves are floating in space as well. Mario is controlled with the analog attachment, and the pointing device in your other hand essentially "helps" him in various ways by manipulating the environment. A platform game where tiny worlds are the platforms while boundless space fills in the cracks essentially feels amazing.

Metroid Prime 3 won't startle you with its amazing graphics, because it doesn't have those, but what it does have is solid, traditional gameplay that is activated in inventive ways. Using the accelerometer in the "nunchuck," you shove the controller forward to cast out the grapple beam. Then, by pulling back on its analog stick, you can actually tear off things in the game world - iron doors, enemy shields, what have you. I'd be surprised if they didn't change the pulling off into a gesture for the final release. But what is a button press on any other system is now a physical motion with a mirror in a simulated world, and it feels good.

I loved the fishing in Twilight Princess, but without more "trigger time" on the controller I don't know if I'm completely sold on the Wii for this game. It works, don't get me wrong, but I have a sense that it's being used because it's there, and not because it adds value like it does in the other games I've mentioned. And, just as with the DS, there's going to be a lot of crap made by third parties who don't really know what they're doing - basic, boring games made unwieldy in addition by their inability to execute effectively on the new platform coupled with their launch window avarice. "

York 18 May 2006 18:00:39 8,667 posts
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Jumping between planets sounds pretty darn cool, Wiimote or no Wiimote.

SirScratchalot 18 May 2006 18:03:35 7,921 posts
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I´m amazed how somehow Wiimote is much-much less annoying to read than Wand or *shudder* Revmote...

York 18 May 2006 18:06:00 8,667 posts
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Well, it's like saying remote with a speech impediment, or as a toddler.

SirScratchalot 18 May 2006 18:08:42 7,921 posts
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Still my initial reaction to the name Wii=hate...
My constant reaction to Revmote=Hate
And when you put them together to Wiimote=Mellow and concerned with affairs of state...
Just seems strange really...

Anyway I´m high-jacking my own thread..

Edited by SirScratchalot at 18:09:01 18-05-2006

Pac-man-ate-my-wife 18 May 2006 18:09:50 7,087 posts
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I've just realised that the not only is the whole planets thing rather wonderful looking and fun sounding, but it completely solves all the problems people have ever had with camera issues.

Edited by Pac-man ate my wife at 18:46:18 18-05-2006

MrWorf 18 May 2006 18:19:34 64,193 posts
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York wrote:
Well, it's like saying remote with a speech impediment, or as a toddler.

Johnathan Ross FTW

SirScratchalot 18 May 2006 18:25:24 7,921 posts
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Pac-man ate my wife wrote:
I've just realised that the not only is the whole planets thing rather wonderful looking and fun sounding, but it completely solves all the problems people have every had with camera issues.

It´s because Miyamato knows Karate. Turn all disadvantages to your advantage....

York 19 May 2006 06:53:27 8,667 posts
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Someone needs to take this idea and add someone slightly more badass than Mario.

Jumping between planets = fun
Mario = You're still a plump plumber

So, how's about some Omega Boost/Z.O.E. action?

Deleted user 19 May 2006 07:09:08

SirScratchalot wrote:

Pac-man ate my wife wrote:
I've just realised that the not only is the whole planets thing rather wonderful looking and fun sounding, but it completely solves all the problems people have every had with camera issues.

It´s because Miyamato knows Karate. Turn all disadvantages to your advantage....

I'm still downloading the video (slooow!), but isn't this supposed to solve the hated "invisible walls" too?

Deleted user 23 May 2006 04:29:41

SirScratchalot wrote:: I'm amazed how somehow Wii-mote is much-much less annoying to read than Wand or *shudder* REVmote...

I'll bet Teeth is 100% delighted! He absolutely fucking despised that handle...

Satan 23 May 2006 07:10:45 137 posts
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The couple of months wait for this game after the console's been launched is going to kill.

Deleted user 23 May 2006 07:12:15

Satan wrote:: The couple of months wait for this game after the console's been launched is going to kill, and is in fact already killing me.

Fixed.