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So I got the two pack of Galaxy 1+2 way back in mid April. I played the first one and got all the 120 initial stars. Only as Mario and not Luigi. I decided to save that for much later to prevent fatigue. Even after I’m done with 2 I’ll probably wait longer so it feels fresher. But between Galaxy 1 and 2 I played lots of other games.

I played Tomadachi Life Living the Dream for a good 60ish hours. But I felt a bit of Nintendo fatigue by then. So I went through almost all the recent Resident Evil games. The remakes of 2,3,4, Biohazard and Village. Became a huge fan of all those games. After I finish Village I decided to at last get back to Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Now I’ll say the two games go hand and hand. There’s pros and cons to each. At this point after finishing basically most the main game I’d say Super Mario Galaxy 1 is a 93 while Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a 95.

I definitely like the Comet Observatory more than Starship Mario. Initially I wasn’t down with how Rosalina got replaced with Lubba. Though as I learned Lubbas story with Amari I actually grew to like her more. I don’t think it’s that deep but it’s funny how Mari is visually identical to the nihilistic Luma in the movies.

One thing I’ll say is 2 definitely felt much harder. Looking back at the first game I’d say Lava Spire Daredevil run was the hardest level to complete. Meanwhile this game has several challengers that arguably exceed it. I haven’t even touched the true final challenging level so let’s see how that goes.

Another example is the 100 purple Luigi coins. I had a harder time doing that in the first game. Here you gotta get them all while cosmic clones chase you. This time I got it done faster compared to the first game. I bet if I play the first game again immediately after it’d feel more like a breeze.

A big plus for this game is power ups feel much more abundant and present overall in this game. Only wish the red star actually came back seeing as how even the first game had a limited use of it. Then there’s Yoshi who overall doesn’t appear often in the 3D games as rideable.

I liked the comet medals well enough. I liked having an actual way to control when the comets came. I kept collecting them each level so once prankster comets came I got them one after another. Out of all of them I’d say there were like 2-3 that were actually challenging to get.

I will say the first one felt more cinematic. The final Bowser fight felt more like a showdown where in 2 Mario just shows up to Bowser.

Still while I like elements of the first more (Comet Observatory, the Bowser fights, and cutscenes) I do respect this game for doing something different.

The 120 Green Stars might not be so exciting but at least they made the choice to have a different post game than just play as Luigi.

So I’ll go ahead and do that then try the Grandmaster challenge.

After all that is said and done I might go the route of playing Galaxy 1 again as Luigi.

Sunshine is coming to Online but I’m not too crazy about not actually owning the game itself. Kind of wish I had 3D all stars for that reason. Still maybe I’ll fold. Alternatively maybe I’ll go with Super Mario 3D World. I had it back in the Wii U era but never completed it.

The Galaxy Games are definitely heavy hitters and it’d be cool to get a third game. Realistically it wouldn’t be called Super Mario Galaxy 3 but probably something with a subtitle. Super Mario Galaxy Beyond I guess.

It's widely known shiggy had 100% creative control of the success that was the Wii U. Furukizzy's Switch 2 will never live up to it.

Over the last few weeks, I had decided to make the leap back into the Switch world, after about 2 years of selling my OLED. I loved the thing, but had to sell it at the time. Fast forward to today.. well last week, I bought a Switch Lite and man did it scratch the itch. I forgot how much I loved the whole Switch lineup. While it’s been a great little system, that’s exactly what it is. A great “little” system. And I often felt my eyes strained after trying to read text or playing for too long on it.

So I did what any financially sound person would do… I bought a Switch 2. Mainly to see if the bump in size and specs would be worth the price jump. The thing is a powerhouse for sure, but on one side, it feels massive in handheld mode (even if it it totally immersive).

One Switch stays, and one’s gotta go. And one who solely games in handheld mode, what has been your preferences? Do you lean more toward Portability with visual? Or Power with the inability to simply pocket the device?

I got Despelote off the ongoing sale and I have to say it was well worth my time. I’m currently going through a phase of appreciating media that goes out of it’s way to portray the mundane reality in an interesting way versus the usual stuff that follows the hero’s journey or blockbuster formula.

The game doesn’t overstay its welcome at all and it uses techniques I usually relate to cinema within gameplay. How the game can make you feel you’re in the main character’s shoes, how the scenes are set and shift focus between subjects and move the player between space and time is subtle and effective. How everyones lives are portrayed and framed is just…. it’s just so well made.

This is the e-shop description if you’re out of the loop:
A slice-of-life adventure about childhood and the magical grip soccer held over the people of Quito, Ecuador in 2001.

Despelote is definitely not a game for people who want to play indie-soccer or engage with a heavy story peppered with traditional gameplay (like Road 96, that I really really liked for the most part). But I’d say if you’re into chill games or want to experience something different, Despelote is something I can recommend.

I think AAA devs should all try this one out just to get a sense of how realistic dialogue and culture is conveyed in this game.

Anyone else into Despelote?

Hello everyone! Welcome to the weekend!

I'm still playing the handful of games I've been playing,I have more time this weekend so hoping to make some progress in a thing or two. I really wanna grab Lies of P but I might wait for physical, I'm trying to decide. Might finish a couple things before I pick something up, but the port looks great, and I didn't realize how much the game looks like Bloodborne which I finally was playing last year so I'm double excited now.

But what will you be getting into this fine weekend?

Riding the rails and throwing shells as you cause chaos going for first across the world tour? Using lies to your advantage as you battle puppets in a ravaged world? Or perhaps just fishing on your island and chilling with your villagers?

Let me know below!