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9031 | 65.25% |
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1191 | 8.60% |
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808 | 5.84% |
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460 | 3.32% |
| Waluigi |
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1603 | 11.58% |
| Waa |
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748 | 5.40% |
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bowmore posted:I'm not! I pretty much getting it purely for Mario Kart and everything else is a bonus. Definitely pick up Super Mario Galaxy. I'm kind of on the side of the poster with the cute little babby avatar, in that I think Mario 3D World is a "tick" while Galaxy is a giant "tock." Except, I do like 3D World. If you really, really like Galaxy and want more, 2 is debatably a little better, but still like $40+ used. Maybe you can find it cheaper.
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Jul 31, 2014 18:03
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enojy posted:If you really, really like Galaxy and want more, 2 is debatably a little better, but still like $40+ used. Maybe you can find it cheaper. I would say Super Mario Galaxy 2 blows the first game out of the water, honestly.
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Jul 31, 2014 18:07
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enojy posted:Definitely pick up Super Mario Galaxy. I'm kind of on the side of the poster with the cute little babby avatar, in that I think Mario 3D World is a "tick" while Galaxy is a giant "tock." Except, I do like 3D World. I also liked both games quite a lot, but I think I like 3D World better. One of the main reasons for that in my case is I didn't care for all the pointless waggling in SMG as well as having to collect star bits by aiming the wiimote. I'd totally buy a Wii U version of both SMG games just to be able to play it with controls designed for gamepad.
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Jul 31, 2014 18:09
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JordanKai posted:I would say Super Mario Galaxy 2 blows the first game out of the water, honestly. For this reason, play them in order.
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Jul 31, 2014 18:16
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enojy posted:Definitely pick up Super Mario Galaxy. I'm kind of on the side of the poster with the cute little babby avatar, in that I think Mario 3D World is a "tick" while Galaxy is a giant "tock." Except, I do like 3D World. You should be able to find Mario Galaxy 2 for around $30 online.
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Jul 31, 2014 18:26
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Did Galaxy 2 have as much pointing of the remote to collect stars as Galaxy 1 did? I hated that.
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Jul 31, 2014 18:36
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I didn't mind the star pointing as much as I did the waggling when you wanted to do a higher jump. Also mario not being able to turn around as fast to do a quick flip a la sunshine/64 was annoying.
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Jul 31, 2014 18:42
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gay skull posted:Did Galaxy 2 have as much pointing of the remote to collect stars as Galaxy 1 did? I hated that. Yeah but thankfully there's a pretty easy way to grind starbits as long as you don't mind that.
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Jul 31, 2014 18:46
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Are wii motes and classic controllers hard to come by in stores now? I need them because I never had a wii and I want to play what I missed.
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Jul 31, 2014 18:49
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Lucinice posted:Are wii motes and classic controllers hard to come by in stores now? I need them because I never had a wii and I want to play what I missed. Wiimotes are still in production, Classic Controllers have been discontinued which is dumb because it kind of locks you out of a huge chunk of the Wii Shop Channel's library until that stuff gets moved up to the Wii U eShop.
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Jul 31, 2014 18:50
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I don't understand how someone can dislike the Galaxy games but like 3D World or vice versa. The Galaxy games were much closer to 3D World than 64/Sunshine. The majority of the levels in the Galaxy games (pretty much every level in 2) were linear point-a-to-point-b obstacle course style levels, just like 3D World. The only difference is Galaxy hid this a bit with the planets and other space aesthetics, where you felt like you could go off in all directions even though you were still on a pretty much direct track through the level. Also the games still used the "Mission" structure of 64/Sunshine where you revisit the same world multiple times, but the dirty secret is that each Mission was basically a new level and would gate you off to a completely different linear path through the level. The weird exceptions like that Big Tree level in Galaxy 1 (which gets reused as Big Autumn Tree level later in the game for some baffling reason) were definitely the worst levels in the games, and I say that as someone that also likes the 64/Sunshine exploration-style platformer. And collecting Starbits with the Wiimote was great because it gave my fidgety hands something to do during the slower parts of the game.
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Jul 31, 2014 19:13
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Lucinice posted:Are wii motes and classic controllers hard to come by in stores now? I need them because I never had a wii and I want to play what I missed. The cheapest way to get these is refurbished at store.nintendo.com. Note that they may take a while depending on the demand. Took them 3 weeks to ship mine, and I had it out with the customer service people (they were very nice, but I kept getting the same answer for weeks). If you don't need them immediately, I'd go that direction, but again, bear in mind that it may take a while.
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Jul 31, 2014 19:33
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Nintendo's online store got a lot shakier service-wise since they revamped it a couple months back. It used to be really quick and easy to order from them and get it fast. Now people regularly seem to experience late shipments and inconsistent order status reporting.
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Jul 31, 2014 19:36
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mancalamania posted:I don't understand how someone can dislike the Galaxy games but like 3D World or vice versa. The Galaxy games were much closer to 3D World than 64/Sunshine. The majority of the levels in the Galaxy games (pretty much every level in 2) were linear point-a-to-point-b obstacle course style levels, just like 3D World. The only difference is Galaxy hid this a bit with the planets and other space aesthetics, where you felt like you could go off in all directions even though you were still on a pretty much direct track through the level. Also the games still used the "Mission" structure of 64/Sunshine where you revisit the same world multiple times, but the dirty secret is that each Mission was basically a new level and would gate you off to a completely different linear path through the level. Yeah, I agree 110%. I think someone would have been pissed off about a new Mario game either way.
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Jul 31, 2014 19:37
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I like the Galaxy games better than 3D World mostly because I feel I have more free control with Mario regarding his move set and am able to do more with him, whereas in World the 8-way movement and gimped somersault take some of the finesse away. It's still a fantastic game but World feels a bit more confined than Galaxy.
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Jul 31, 2014 19:40
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Louisgod posted:I like the Galaxy games better than 3D World mostly because I feel I have more free control with Mario regarding his move set and am able to do more with him, whereas in World the 8-way movement and gimped somersault take some of the finesse away. It's still a fantastic game but World feels a bit more confined than Galaxy. Exactly this. 3D World is fantastic, but I do like how Mario controls a lot more in the Galaxy games. I also loved the Wiimote + Nunchuck setup, since not having to hold my hands close together is super comfortable.
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Jul 31, 2014 19:42
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See, I'm the opposite. I use the D-Pad when I play 3D World, and I love it.
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Jul 31, 2014 19:45
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Louisgod posted:I like the Galaxy games better than 3D World mostly because I feel I have more free control with Mario regarding his move set and am able to do more with him, whereas in World the 8-way movement and gimped somersault take some of the finesse away. It's still a fantastic game but World feels a bit more confined than Galaxy. I see that point, but I feel like the more limited movement for the characters in 3D World worked for me. One problem I've always had with 3D Mario games is that most enemies feel non-threatening if you just ignore them and 3D World has a lot of spots where enemies pose real danger. If they could achieve a balance and have threatening enemies and Galaxy-style movement in a future game that would be even better.
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Jul 31, 2014 19:47
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Zack_Gochuck posted:See, I'm the opposite. I use the D-Pad when I play 3D World, and I love it. Honestly I think it works well for the isometric view (and sometimes 2D view) and the blocky setup the levels have, so the levels have basically been designed to conform to those controls and in turn feel perfectly fine. Same with the Galaxy games and the 360 movement but again, for me, the Galaxy controls just felt more freeing.
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Jul 31, 2014 19:48
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:The genre of platforming collectathon is dead, sorry bud. mancalamania posted:I don't understand how someone can dislike the Galaxy games but like 3D World or vice versa. The Galaxy games were much closer to 3D World than 64/Sunshine. The majority of the levels in the Galaxy games (pretty much every level in 2) were linear point-a-to-point-b obstacle course style levels, just like 3D World. The only difference is Galaxy hid this a bit with the planets and other space aesthetics, where you felt like you could go off in all directions even though you were still on a pretty much direct track through the level. Also the games still used the "Mission" structure of 64/Sunshine where you revisit the same world multiple times, but the dirty secret is that each Mission was basically a new level and would gate you off to a completely different linear path through the level. Outside of the levels 3DW streamlined the feel of the interface a bunch, even if it's technically only a few saved button presses. Like walk up to a level and hit A vs walk/jump to switch, select planet, select mission, confirm. Then after a level…well you still had a stupid modal save complete dialog in 3DW, but I think Galaxy 2 had counters for coins then starbits then the save. All that stuff between levels became tedious quickly. 13/f/cali posted:I see that point, but I feel like the more limited movement for the characters in 3D World worked for me. One problem I've always had with 3D Mario games is that most enemies feel non-threatening if you just ignore them and 3D World has a lot of spots where enemies pose real danger. If they could achieve a balance and have threatening enemies and Galaxy-style movement in a future game that would be even better.
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Jul 31, 2014 20:01
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:The genre of platforming collectathon is dead, sorry bud. Assassin's creed black flag.
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Jul 31, 2014 20:04
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japtor posted:Actually this is another thing I noticed, and it came up in 3DW when you get Rosalina. The spin attack (and punch in 64, water gun in Sunshine?) seemed to compensate for the difficulty with 3D jumping, it makes it easier to deal with enemies cause you don't have to jump at all for some vs jumping being the only method (without powerups) in 2D Mario games and 3DW. Rosalina feels overpowered at times cause she can just run up and spin attack instead of needing to get your jumps right. That's definitely one thing that bothered me because I played so much of NSMBU (~25 hours and 100%) and the mid-air spin that lets you hang for just that extra half second uses the R button. So I'll get into a sticky situation in 3DW, and hit the R button to hang in the air just a bit longer, and it does the exact opposite making you ground pound and I inevitably die. Edit: I almost exclusively use Peach because of this.
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Jul 31, 2014 21:30
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Just saw that Megaman Battle Network is on the Wii U virtual console, is that game any good?
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Jul 31, 2014 21:41
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Davinci posted:Just saw that Megaman Battle Network is on the Wii U virtual console, is that game any good? It's more a proof of concept, really. 2, 3, 5 and 6 are the ones worth playing so I'd say wait for those.
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Jul 31, 2014 21:57
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Bullshit. I'll fight you.
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Jul 31, 2014 22:20
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Dammit. Through a dumb accident I broke my Wii U tablet. How painless is it to get it replaced? I know you cannot buy them retail yet.
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Jul 31, 2014 22:41
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SettingSun posted:Dammit.
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Jul 31, 2014 22:46
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Do you think we will get a game that flows with the Super Mario 64 Super Mario Sunshine Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy II type of Mario game? 3D World, Single Player, great graphics, big open worlds. I really want another Super Mario Galaxy like game; they are the true Mario games as far as I am concerned. The 2D/2Dish stuff is okay and even fun, but I can't get enough of the real 3D Mario games! I really hope one is in the works for the Wii U.
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Jul 31, 2014 22:48
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SettingSun posted:Dammit. Please explain how you broke it. 
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Jul 31, 2014 22:51
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Spectacle Rock posted:Do you think we will get a game that flows with the
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Jul 31, 2014 22:53
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Spectacle Rock posted:Do you think we will get a game that flows with the I thought I heard the team the Galaxy team was working on something they havent announced anything yet though
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Jul 31, 2014 22:56
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Handsome Ralph posted:Speaking of cheap games, Amazon has Deus Ex: Human Revolution Directors Cut for like 15 bucks and change. I never played any of the other Deus Ex games, and I thoroughly enjoyed playing Human Revolution on WiiU. It's not flawless but I never found anything that ruined the game and I'm about halfway through newgame+, pretty sure I'll make it to the end again. You could probably just stick with the PC version to be honest, but if you want to spend some time with your gamepad go right ahead Going back to DKCTF, one thing that really impressed me was just if you crouched on the edge of a platform Donkey Kong would curl his fingers around the edge. I never played DKR so maybe it's not even new, but it was a nice little touch.
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Jul 31, 2014 22:58
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Alteisen posted:Please explain how you broke it. And also let us know what they quote you in terms of price, because you won't be the last asking this question.
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Jul 31, 2014 23:00
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Holy poo poo Mega Man Battle Network. I played the (third?) game compulsively when I was young. Like, the cartrage broke from overuse, and yet somehow I never actually beat the game. I uhh... I might have to go and play this. Is it really bad? Is it going to be really bad? I mean, I can deal with really bad, just not... reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally bad, if you catch my drift. Also I think there were some collectathon levels in Mario 3D World. The one's where you have a large area and have to collect keys, kind of like the levels in Galaxy 2 where you had to do that. I think it's weird to see people compare Galaxy 1 and 2 since I think their design is noticably different. The first game had a lot more free roaming, with the purple coin levels in the new game + and stuff like the bee galaxy being pretty open for the most part. Galaxy 2 feels more like an obstacle course, although both games have their fair share of both style of levels.
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Jul 31, 2014 23:01
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Spectacle Rock posted:Do you think we will get a game that flows with the
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Jul 31, 2014 23:15
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bef posted:I didn't mind the star pointing as much as I did the waggling when you wanted to do a higher jump. Also mario not being able to turn around as fast to do a quick flip a la sunshine/64 was annoying. I really don't understand the waggle complaints for Galaxy. (Hey guys waggle right? WAGGLE) Sounds like a floppy dick or something. It's just a tiny flick of the wrist. Nothing has to flop around and waggle. It felt really natural to me and was (I thought) one of the best and actually good uses of motion controls. I understand how not everyone likes the same thing, but I don't understand the waggle complaint.
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Jul 31, 2014 23:25
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Trent posted:I really don't understand the waggle complaints for Galaxy. (Hey guys waggle right? WAGGLE) Sounds like a floppy dick or something. It's just a tiny flick of the wrist. Nothing has to flop around and waggle. I liked it because it meant that effectively, you could have one hand on three buttons. The jump button with your thumb, the B button for shooting star bits, and then a shake of the wrist to spin. It's mindless, and really easy to process. People complain that motion control ended up just being a button prompt, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. E: VVVV This I disagree with entirely Austrian mook fucked around with this message at 23:31 on Jul 31, 2014 |
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Jul 31, 2014 23:28
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Trent posted:I really don't understand the waggle complaints for Galaxy. (Hey guys waggle right? WAGGLE) Sounds like a floppy dick or something. It's just a tiny flick of the wrist. Nothing has to flop around and waggle. The complaint with waggle is always "Why isn't this a button?" And it's a usually a valid complaint because a button press is a simpler and more reliable motion. It works well enough in Galaxy that I don't mind it, but having the spin on a button would definitely be preferable.
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Jul 31, 2014 23:28
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Alteisen posted:Please explain how you broke it. My cat knocked over the tv tray I left the tablet on and it fell touchscreen first onto the corner of a plastic crate. Now the screen has a noticeable dent and when I turn it on all I get is corrupted snow. Don't worry guys I'll give a bunch of details about how the replacement process goes.
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Jul 31, 2014 23:39
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japtor posted:Lego City is supposedly good for the collectathon part of the equation at least. It's more of a sandbox/mission based game like GTA
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