Coming: 2010
From IGN's Interview: "Reggie Fils-Aime on the Record"
IGN: You have a bit more insight on the development of Galaxy 2. What's the direction for the game? Do they really want to blow it out or will it be more of the same?
Reggie: What Mr. Miyamoto has shared is that if the first Galaxy was maybe more inviting in terms of all the audiences, what Galaxy 2 is going to be is maybe a little more Nintendo fan / harder gamer focused. A little tougher. The use of Yoshi makes it a little more challenging. We showed some of the snippets of some of the activities -- it's a bit more challenging. It's going to be, if you will, for more of that passionate Mario fan who grew up getting challenged with Super Mario World. It's going to be much more in that area.
From "Shigeru Miyamoto Roundtable LiveBlog"
"With Super Mario Galaxy, it's the first time we really worked with spherical worlds and we had a lot of ideas about how to use gravity. However, when we finished the game, we realized there were a ton of ideas we just couldn't fit in," he says.
More than 90 percent of what you will see in Super Mario Galaxy 2 is all brand new. Maybe even 95 percent . . . Galaxy 2 contains roughly the same amount of content as the original.
Galaxy 2 is very, very far along, but since Nintendo has New Super Mario Bros. Wii, it's going to hold off and keep Galaxy 2 for next year. :(
Hey mfer, read on -- I was talking about what reminded me of Lemmings, not why I love the game.
What is this "read" thing you speak of?
You're still at a point where the game has yet to reveal its best moments. It only gets better from there
I'm up to 28 stars now -- I have only had the chance to play twice over the last few days.
I think one of the best things about the game is that it is challenging, but not punishing. If you fail, there is not a whole lot of reloading, or unskippable cutscenes etc... you are right back in the action. Also, if you don;t like the level you are on (for me that is anything involving swimming or Yoshi) then you can go and do something fun an dsave those for last.
The variety is amazing.
Question for everyone: In some galaxies it indicates an additional star is available, but there is not a stand-alone star to click on, it's the same star with a dialog bubble coming out of it's mouth. I select it, and it is the same exact mission as before. So I figure, okay is the star for a speed run? So I do it faster, no that's not it. What am I missing?
If there is a star with a question mark, then that means that there is a secret star hidden in the level somwhere. Speed runs are only for bragging rights and getting embarressed when watching a smuck on youtube totally owning you.
And fuck you for not liking Yoshi
Okay, wel I guess I have some searching to do since I have all the stars available to me through the regular means. Thanks Iga! (Now I can put Eternal Darkness away again for a while).
Aspro there is a comet coin in every level. Only once you get this coin can you access another star per level.
:/ Hmm. Well. I think I have the comet coin for the current level I am on. I'll keep looking for this hidden star.
You have to wait for the comet star to appear. Just because you have the coin, it doesn't give you instant access to the comet star. The map will alert you to comet star challenges.
Yeah I saw those. Okay, thanks.