I've argued a few times here that Super Mario Galaxy is the closest we've come to perfection in a videogame. I really, really, really can't find a single major flaw that the game has. The gameplay is perfect, the OST incredible, the atmosphere was nailed so hard that not even its direct sequel could get it as right, the level design sheer creativity it shows in every pixel of the game hasn't been matched by any other 3D platformer (and maybe platformer in general).
The level of polish in this game is something else. So many little details in pretty much every aspect of the game, like for example how the music of the observatory subtly changes from this:
to this
As the game progresses. Or how every level is almost its own game in terms of aesthetics and mechanics. Or how Spring Mario is the best power-up in the franchise.
I see why some prefer Galaxy 2, and honestly just having Yoshi puts it really close to Galaxy 1 in my opinion, but in the end I still vastly prefer 1's atmosphere, hub world, and music. To be fair, I haven't played Odyssey either but the stuff I've seen about the moons doesn't really make me think it'll beat Galaxy for me (again, I haven't played it yet. Maybe I'll love it, who knows).
The level of polish in this game is something else. So many little details in pretty much every aspect of the game, like for example how the music of the observatory subtly changes from this:
to this
As the game progresses. Or how every level is almost its own game in terms of aesthetics and mechanics. Or how Spring Mario is the best power-up in the franchise.
I see why some prefer Galaxy 2, and honestly just having Yoshi puts it really close to Galaxy 1 in my opinion, but in the end I still vastly prefer 1's atmosphere, hub world, and music. To be fair, I haven't played Odyssey either but the stuff I've seen about the moons doesn't really make me think it'll beat Galaxy for me (again, I haven't played it yet. Maybe I'll love it, who knows).
