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What's the better game?

Super Mario Galaxy 1 29 28.16%
 
Super Mario Galaxy 2 74 71.84%
 
Total:103
DieAppleDie on 10 January 2013

ive only played 2 and i think its fantastic, my only complaint would be the spikes in the difficulty, going from ultraeasy to impossible in a matter of minutes



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kopstudent89 on 10 January 2013

I found SMG 1 more magical, but I think it was mostly the awe of playing such a masterpiece. I admit, if I played SMG 2 before, it would've awed me more. You can't make a better sequel imo



enrageorange on 10 January 2013

It is the best rated game this generation for a reason =P. Super Mario Galaxy series is the only reason I regret not owning a Wii.



Ledreppe on 10 January 2013

I found the hub world in SMG1 confusing, and didn't get all the stars. It was different with SMG2, the hub world was replaced with Starship Mario and I was able to get all but the last star. I prefer SMG2 over SMG1, but I know people who think the opposite.



tbone51 on 10 January 2013

SMG1 is fantastic
SMG2 perfected it imo
But i'll say SMG1!!!



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Kresnik on 10 January 2013

I pretty much completely agree with what Kopstudent said. I think SMG2 fixed pretty much every complaint I had with the original Mario Galaxy. It's just the first game was such a beautiful revelation for me, that I think there was very little SMG2 could've done in the form that it was to capture that again.

I was a big fan of the proper overworld hub from SMG1 though, I was quite sad to see that go.

I think if I ever replayed them again it would just be as a pair anyway.



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Soleron on 10 January 2013

I seriously disagree about the soundtrack. SMG2 had more remixes, the tracks were more annoying and repetitive.

Good Egg, Gusty Garden, Buoy Base, Melty Molten, Battlerock vs Starship Mario, Puzzle Plank, Slipsand, ...?



Soleron on 10 January 2013
Soriku said:
Soleron said:
I seriously disagree about the soundtrack. SMG2 had more remixes, the tracks were more annoying and repetitive.

Good Egg, Gusty Garden, Buoy Base, Melty Molten, Battlerock vs Starship Mario, Puzzle Plank, Slipsand, ...?



Good Egg I find comparable in sound to to the first galaxy's theme (which sounds like We Are from.One Piece. Actually this isn't the first time I've heard We Are in VG music...) and the cloud galaxy themes in this game. 'Nice' but not amazing. Gusty Garden is good and I'll say SMG2 doesn't have a track quite like it but I'll take the tracks I listed over it. Buoy Base is in SMG2 so meh. Decent track too. And I don't remember Battlerock honestly and I'll have to listen to it again I mean I don't find the entire soundtrack or even most of it amazing but there are a couple great tracks that surprised me that SMG1 didn't have.

The first galaxy's theme is a remix of Good Egg.

I don't care if a track is 'in' SMG2, it doesn't get credit for recycling. If the whole Chrono Trigger soundtrack was embedded on the disc would that help?

Plz list the couple great tracks. You will find they are remixes.



tbone51 on 10 January 2013

Finally a pol!!! Smart idea bro! lol



Soleron on 10 January 2013
Soriku said:
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I already did in the OP. Only one is a remix and it's a remix of an old song from SM64 and not 'recycled'. So basically 5 pretty good new tracks, although one is a remix from an old game. Still think those tracks trump everything from SMG1.

Melty Monster is a Gusty Garden remix dude. That's the SMG2 track you called "Melty Molten" I think. The actual Melty Molten is a good SMG1 track.

You only have four in the OP, two of which are remixes. (You accidentally the Slipsand video twice).