Super Mario Galaxy 2 Started As Galaxy 1.5

[Marter]

I'm always fine waiting for a game longer if it means it'll be of higher quality.

 

[super_smash_jesus]

I consider this common tactics from nintendo, since they delay every game, but the end result is always a game that is "as good as it can be" - in a technical stance that is.

but when nintendo really only has 3 titles i buy anymore (mario, zelda and metroid), there are actually YEARS in which i get nothing new to play. Oh well, this game is going to be phenomenal and destroy galaxy 1.

 

[Worgen]

I still can't get over how disturbingly Rule 34-ish Mario & Yoshi look.

oh you bastard, now I see it too and I wont be able to unsee it

 

[Rack]

Glad Nintendo did this, given the state of the Wii as a gamers console I think a perfunctory Mario sequel would have killed Nintendo in my eyes.

 

[Kouen]

De-Ja-Vu! Its the Left 4 Dead 1 DLC that turned into Left 4 Dead 2 all over again!

But hey what the hell since there is so much (like the l4d2 thing) it might as well have been its own squeal!

 

[Pat728]

Nintendo seems to say this with every other game they make these days. Delaying a game is fine as long as the end result is good.

 

[Doug]

I'm all for developers delaying their games, it just means they're making sure it's as good as possible. Unless we're talking about Duke Nukem Forever, anyways.

Heh, true - Though in the case of DNF, it wasn't that they were polishing and adding to the game, it was that they keep scrapping the engine and starting over as they chased the technology dragon.

 

[Jared]

Well, if they can improve on the formula, which it looks like they have. Then the extra wait was worth it!

Glad to see they worked on the camera issues though!

 

[mjc0961]

Erm, I'm certain I remember reading something like this shortly after the game was announced at E3 last year. Not this detailed, but something to the effect of Galaxy 2 starting as an effort to use unused pieces of Galaxy 1.

 

[rembrandtqeinstein]

No game has brought me the pure joy of Mario Galaxy 1. I hope this one can do the same even if it will drive my wife crazy.

 

[Rect Pola]

Nintendo has been infamous in the industry for holding off stuff until they felt it was ready. And they have a long record of such delays being worth every moment. This is how delays are done right. Developers say "we want to do more" and the boss man says "Sweet! Go for it!"

 

[Trotgar]

The thing I'm hoping for the most for this game is improved difficulty. Like selectable difficulty levels.

It was quite easy to finish the first game (with all the stars), because even the hardest prankster comet-challenges weren't very hard. 10 was probably the most deaths for me in a single mission.

 

[G1eet]

I still can't get over how disturbingly Rule 34-ish Mario & Yoshi look.

oh you bastard, now I see it too and I wont be able to unsee it

It's what I do.

And FYI, any guilt I felt upon first reading that was immediately eradicated by the laughs I got out of your avatar. That face... it's priceless.

 

[Sylocat]

I still can't get over how disturbingly Rule 34-ish Mario & Yoshi look.

oh you bastard, now I see it too and I wont be able to unsee it

Well, when you think about it, don't all horseback riders look somewhat Rule 34-ish?

 

[Th37thTrump3t]

I'm going to get flamed for this I just know it, but I'm always up for a challenge.

It still is Super Mario Galaxy 1.5. It really needs an actual story to be considered a true sequel. Look at Majora's Mask, it reused a lot of material already found in Ocarina of Time but with its gameplay enhancements and story it became a whole new experience. In today's age of gaming story plays a massive role, and leaving it out feels somewhat lacking I suppose. From what I've seen of SMG2, it just looks like the first one with a few new powerups and Yoshi thrown at it. Doesn't mean I won't get, I loved SMG, but I wouldn't call it a true sequel.

Well we know nothing about the true story of the game so I wouldn't say that yet. I don't think your post has any real credibility until the game comes out.

 

[Adzma]

Well we know nothing about the true story of the game so I wouldn't say that yet. I don't think your post has any real credibility until the game comes out.

Well if you recall Shigeru Miyamoto specifically said the SMG2 wouldn't focus on a story. That's what I'm basing my argument around.