So I finally plugged my Wii U back in after nearly two months.

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spemanig said:

What did it for me was the Mario Galaxy 2 deal for $10. Mario Galaxy is my favorite Mario game of all time, but I didn't buy 2 because it felt like a rehash. (I wasn't really a big gamer back then. I just played a lot of games) I was so annoyed that one of my favorite games that was so perfect and whose experience was so complete was basically getting a $50 expansion pack, with a stripped down story. 

Fast forward to now, and I had been lately thinking about Galaxy. I was thinking critically about what made that game so grade, and eventually starting to want to play it again. But there was a problem. I 100% Galaxy. I don't 100% anything, but I did with Galaxy. Unfortunately, that kind of made me sick of it. I really never want to play another level in that game ever again, which is probably a really weird relationship to have with one of your favorite games. I wanted to play Galaxy, but I didn't want to play Galaxy. What to do?

Let's be clear, by then I knew that I wanted to play Galaxy 2, but it was and is only a whim. I wasn't excited to play Galaxy 2. I was excited to play Galaxy 2 for $10 without needing to leave my house. If I didn't buy it now, I knew I wouldn't be buying it for a long time, and I'd have regretted not just picking the damn thing up when it was cheap, just because I was trying to prove something.

 

Honestly I felt like Galaxy 2 was really the only game (apart from Mario Party and Wii Sports/Play series) that Nintendo milked for the Wii. Like you, I couldnt bring myself to purchase Galaxy 2 despite loving the first game to bits. I felt it was more of Galaxy 1.5 than a sequel.

I remember when I finished Galaxy I didnt want it to end and wished for something to allow me to enjoy the game for longer, but then Galaxy 2 came out and I really wasnt impressed or interested in buying it.

But yes the power of sales compels me to always turn on my Wii U once a week and getting Galaxy 2 for a bargain price is something of a godsend.