Sunday, October 26, 2008

Some extended time with Mario Galaxy

I'm absolutely floored by this fucking game! The physics and level design are absolutely mind boggling, and the controls are rather intuitive for a Wii game. I first played this game for a little while back last Christmas at my cousin's house. I'm the first to admit that I wasn't all that impressed with it at first. I felt that the controls often worked against you, and that the camera angles were nausea inducing. Yet, almost a year later I got to playing around with it on my roommates Wii. I've had a complete change of heart; the game is a fucking work of art, and really did desrve the game of the year award for 2007! Don't get me wrong, I still think that Bioshock and Mass Effect were just as good, but in their own ways. Bioshock was the Mario Galaxy of FPS's, offering some of the most well-designed and breath-taking environments in a game, ever. Meanwhile, Mass Effect had likely the most immersive story ever put into a game, and also involved running around the universe kicking serious ass!
Now, don't think I've softened up on the Wii; I'm still not a big fan. It's just that this time, Shigeru Miyamoto was in top form!

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