onsdag 10 februari 2021

Super Mario Galaxy (Super Mario 3D All-Stars) (Switch)

The next game in the collection. Super Mario Galaxy, got it original for the Wii and finished it once with just 71 stars, meaning I got the minimum to defeat Bowser and then went for it. Of course I went for all 120, sadly the game forces you to stop at 105, defeat Bowser and then unlocking the purple coins comet so that you can replay all the multi-star stages. By some seen as the best 3D Mario game, and I'm not that inclined to it. For one, there is no large areas to explore and the closest ones are divided by the mission stars since they often are composed by several planets. And secondly, while the mission based set up off the game has some advantages they don't feel as mysterious as some of the stars of Super Mario 64 where you really had to figure out the meaning behind the text at the beginning of the level. Odyssey is more fun that way with a connected world and really have to figure out most of the moons.

Story is that there is a star festival that happens every 100 year and Mario is of to Peaches Castle to watch the comet that will pass over head, but shocker, Bowser attacks with his armada and kidnaps Peach and take her out into space. Mario ends up tumbling into space upon a planet where he meets Lumas, star children, that leads him to Rosalina a new character that will guide him to her spacecraft that needs power stars in order to follow Bowser to the centre of the Galaxy.

Here they introduced Captain Toad and his squad together with the music cue. You will rescue Luigi that will help you find some stars. And that's pretty much it. The long jump is back, but you loose a forward jump attack since they gave you the luma spin, originally activated by flicking the wiimote, but now replaced with a push of the Y-button. It usually gives you the extra boost to get to a far-away platform or allow you to zero-in on the platform for better landing. Stars are back to collect, but they also gives you starbits that every 50 gives you a 1-up and also can be used to shoot things that either distract enemies or gives you coins. You can also use them to feed hungry lumas that open up new planets or pay for a 1-up or a health mushroom that gives you 3 more health points. 

Going through the game you also unlocks story pages on Rosalina. It was a bit challenging getting all 120 stars, but I got it. Kicked Bowser into the sun, caused a black hole and the lumas filled it up, creating a new universe. And what's this? A new mode? Super Luigi Galaxy? Do I have to play that too?

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