Super Mario Galaxy 2/Metroid confirmed for June-August period

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Naum said:

Skeeuk said:
im looking forward to metroid other M, the colab with tecmo should make a good game.

galaxy 2 im more worried about as it will be same as galaxy 1

Same? they say it's 90-95% new stuff in SMG2

 

Complaining about it being the same is like complaining that Gears of War 2 is just like Gears of War 1 or MGS4 Like MGS3 or Halo 3 like Halo2.

I would have to agree with Skeeuk on this one, in all honesty. I mean, I absolutely loved Galaxy, and while I'm sure I'll love its sequel, the reason I loved Galaxy is because it felt so fresh, and it kept up the longstanding Mario tradition of having each sequel being reinvented rather than just being a simple numerical sequel or an expansion pack of sorts. Galaxy symbolized everything we should be seeing more of in gaming for me, and the idea of a Galaxy 2 is essentially the antithesis of that idea. The Gears 2s and Halo 3s and COD7s and other such cut-and-paste sequels are easily the least appealing aspect of the 'gaming industry' to me. They're essentially the same games with a couple of additional bullet-points on the back of the box to justify throwing another 50 bones down, and that's the exact feeling I'm getting from Galaxy 2. "More of the same, but now with Yoshi! And a drill!" Look at Super Mario Bros. next to Super Mario Bros. 2 and 3 and World. That's how a sequel should be done!

But, having said that, I'm still hopeful for Galaxy 2, and I'm sure it will be objectively another excellent romp through outer space... it just feels so unnecessary.