I don't really update as often as I could, and I seldom have a good excuse other than having nothing to blog about. This time, however, I've got two good reasons for not posting.
The first is that I had 10 pages of my seminar paper due last night. Writing this paper was boiling my eyeballs in liquid shit. I now want to go build a time machine, take a nuclear bomb, and completely obliterate the 19th century. Time paradoxes be damned!
The other reason for my attention being diverted is my recent purchase of Super Mario Galaxy. The game may look like it was made for a five year old, but I think the real audience is 30 year old gamers whose brains have been drug-fried to the point that a Rubik's cube totally blows their mind because of all the right angles.
Super Mario Galaxy is just that twisted. The premise, as with all Mario games, is that Bowser has kidnapped Princess Toadstool (or "Peach" for those playing the home game), and Mario must make his way through trippy worlds to get her back. The catch this time is that Bowser has traded in his castles and clown-themed hot-air balloon for an army of spaceships and makes his way to THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE! Mario enlists the help of some kirby-like star creatures who help him travel among something like 30 galaxies in search of golden stars to power his own spaceship.
The laws of physics be a harsh mistress.But the bizarre nature of the game does not end with the uber-3D exploration.
This game is getting a lot of good buzz (ba dum bum!)Remember those weird super suits from Super Mario 3 and Super Mario World? Well guess what's making a comeback? This game turns Mario into a bee, a spring, a ghost, an iceman, and even the traditional fire-throwing Mario.
In this game so far, I raced a shark, three penguins, and even a shadow version of myself. I also battled a half-dinosaur, half-piranha plant creature. The Toy Time Galaxy made me fear toy robots again, and the Space Junk Galaxy makes space-littering look cool. Then there's the "normal" stuff like the giant lava planet and the desert world. I haven't seen themed worlds this elaborate since the Starship Enterprise went to the gangster planet, the Nazi planet, and the cowboy planet in the same month.
In short, if you own the Wii, you must buy this game. If you don't, you will die alone.
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Super Mario Galaxy: causing Isaac Newton to turn over in his grave since last week.
In this game so far, I raced a shark, three penguins, and even a shadow version of myself. I also battled a half-dinosaur, half-piranha plant creature. The Toy Time Galaxy made me fear toy robots again, and the Space Junk Galaxy makes space-littering look cool. Then there's the "normal" stuff like the giant lava planet and the desert world. I haven't seen themed worlds this elaborate since the Starship Enterprise went to the gangster planet, the Nazi planet, and the cowboy planet in the same month.
In short, if you own the Wii, you must buy this game. If you don't, you will die alone.
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Super Mario Galaxy: causing Isaac Newton to turn over in his grave since last week.
2 comments:
I assume you've not even touched the OE paper yet? LOL. I also feel your pain. El Hijo de Verde was bitching about having to come up with his draft for this Tuesday. He doesn't have to wade through OE with a final at the end. STFU!
Oh god. Don't even get me started on all that's piling up. I've got MGRPs to grade. I've got Beowulf to translate. And you're right. I haven't even touched the OE paper.
If this semester doesn't kill me, I may want to off myself soon enough.
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