So I got Galaxy today...
...Yeah, it's better than Mario 64 alright. And OoT. And pretty much everything else. But then again, what else would one expect from the lovechild of Mario 64 and SMB3? Frankly, so far I haven’t encountered a single issue – difficulty is... well, I die a lot... – but I have noticed the vast amounts of delightful fan service thrown in my direction. Seriously, even if you don’t count the first Bowser level, this game has stuff that hasn’t been used for years (let alone appeared in a 3D game) ranging from Magikoopas, Monty Moles, to even fuckin' Torpedo Teds*. That's old school lovin' right there. There’s a polish here that goes beyond Galaxy’s shiny, pastel-coulored graphics of wonderness, and that’s what makes this my favourite Mario game ever (at least, if it continues like this it will be).
* Bullet Bills too, obviously.
Edit: Oh yeah, and the music! Did you guys know how many awesome remixes there are in this game? The Intro (Mario Kart 64 title) and Battlerock Galaxy (SMB3 Sky World) are two of the less obvious ones. And the original compositions are, I would say, easily among the best in the series. Koji Kondo owns, yes?
