So I still haven’t even touched Mario Galaxy, but my son is a huge Mario freak (he even liked Sunshine on the Gamecube) and has been playing it since Christmas day.
Today he got the 60th star and saved the princess. Granted, that’s only half the game, but I have to question the level of challenge involved when a 6-year-old busts through 1/2 the game (and the main quest, really) in just 16 days.
I suppose that’s not always the point with the Mario games – it’s about the journey, the sheer fun and whimsy. Just seemed funny.
The sad part is I find myself less motivated to play as over the last two weeks I’ve watched him do much (most?) of it. Hell, maybe I just cheer him on to 120 stars. I wonder if he’ll still be motivated after saving the princess?
As for my time, I spent a very short amount of time with Raving Rabbids 2 the other night.
Meh.
Flat out – it’s less inspired, engaging and fun than the first. I dig mini games (even the micro games of Wario Ware), but these are lame for the most part. There’s also no real quest or goal tying it all together as far as I can tell – the first progressed from point A to point B. This just feels like pointlessly shaking the wiimote around. I’m not impressed for the most part.