Your thoughts on this video of criticisms against Super Mario Galaxy?

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WARNING: The video in question is 35 minutes long.


Quick synopsis: The uploader lists four main problems that this game has: it doesn't know what kind of Mario game it is, it isn't a good "course clear" game, it doesn't love its own ideas, and it's linear as heck.

I love Super Mario Galaxy. It's my favorite Mario platformer AND it's my favorite platforming game of all time. That being said, Barry (I'm assuming this is the Game Grumps guy? I don't follow them anymore; I just remember they had a Barry and I heard some Egoraptor in the video) brought up some interesting points. However, I'm going to chalk it up to different strokes for different folks. I can see where he's coming from, but his criticisms are not gonna stop me from playing SMG again.
 
The criticisms are not for you to stop playing, he's just giving his opinion.

Yes, it does feel linear at times, especially if you compare it to previous 3D Mario Games and Odyssey. But that is NOT what makes Galaxy what it is.
 
oh whoops I didn't see we already had a thread for this

this was a really great video, and Barry brought up a lot of good points. some of his critiques really struck a nerve with me and helped me realize why I don't praise the galaxy titles to the extent I do with 64 and sunshine. that being said, it also made me realize I want Nintendo to re-visit the planetoid idea in the future
 
I agree with most things on here, but it’s still my all-time favorite game.
 
Iron Man said:
The criticisms are not for you to stop playing
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I know. I'm just saying I still love the game and I'll keep playing it despite the criticisms.
 
I generally agree with his points. The powerup thing is a real problem with both games. Galaxy 2 just exacerbated though. Galaxy 2 even had the opportunity to bring back missed concepts, but they failed. I can see a little better how Galaxy 2 improved a bit with the level design, maybe, but I expected bigger and better worlds. Galaxy 2 was just more of the same, but even more linear, so I was really disappointed in it. Galaxy 2 had egregious 2.5D segments.

It's also my opinion that Odyssey is much better than either Galaxy. And I liked Galaxy, hated Galaxy 2. Don't see why people would like Galaxies more, but okay.
 
Princess Mario said:
Don't see why people would like Galaxies more, but okay.
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You can play as Luigi in them
 
Yes, but this Luigi is hideously deformed.
 
I like all 3D Marios.
 
He makes good points, but I'm having a hard time seeing them as really being as big of a problem as he says. Also, the solution he proposes which basically amounted to turning Galaxy into Odyssey gameplay-wise is not the right solution. I think Galaxy's gameplay should be differentiated from Odyssey's gameplay because they're two different experiences that are at essence equally good. I don't think more exploration is totally necessary for Galaxy, but it all comes down to the fact that the things he criticizes don't make the game any less enjoyable for me and therefore personal taste causes the difference in opinions.
 
It's just typical "linear = bad" arguments that I see all the time.