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ok fine fair enough I was wrong I do apologize. But you have to admit as wrong as I was I was a bit justified to get angry. But I apologize if you guys dislike me for what I have said so be it.


and not to be a dick but as a general statement towards Psyburn:
I understand what you are saying about Asian not being capitalized, however not capitalizing isn't exactly a very big offense. That's my personal belief and you may think differently, which obviously you do. Now I don't understand why you feel different, for the simple fact I don't like to be a racist dickhead I will capitalize it from now on when I don't, I honestly wasn't thinking when I wrote it though. My fault. Also, while you cannot empathize with this, white and black are not capitalized, but Asian is? That's a little self centered. I'm not talking about the country of Asia, just like I'm not talking about the country of America, I'm simply talking about what society decides the color of your skin (or shape of eyes or accent etc) is considered, white, black or asian
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i thought your review was dumb because you meandered about so much.  like, the entire gameplay section is GTAIV and 3 paragraphs later you go "oh yeah, saint's row 2 isn't supposed to be realistic."

i like the SR games; it's everything GTAIV should have like custom soundtracks and basic shit like customizable cars and clothing.  also ZOMBIES AND UFOS

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i thought your review was dumb because you meandered about so much.  like, the entire gameplay section is GTAIV and 3 paragraphs later you go "oh yeah, saint's row 2 isn't supposed to be realistic."

i like the SR games; it's everything GTAIV should have like custom soundtracks and basic shit like customizable cars and clothing.  also ZOMBIES AND UFOS



I wanted someone to mention that. I read over it again as you said that and you are correct. To be honest I just really was disappointed by GTA4 and really wanted to mention how every sandbox game is always considered to be a gta clone, when even if saints row two is trying, it did it better. And since now a days every sandbox game is always forced to compare to gta, i figured i would to, but i understand your point.

And ya the zombie/ufo bits were bitchin


Also on a side note, I'm currently working on trying to make a Super Mario Galaxy review, so prepare for one.
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oh boy i cannot wait
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oh yeah that game sucks what's the point of walking on tiny planets? that's really dumb yeah i hope ur review turns out very well man!

anyway back to play super mario bros 3!
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all non-premiums are imabitch aren't they?

btw Mario Galaxy was a GREAT game. REALLY REALLY GOOD. Btw maybe try more review and less rant. Btw maybe try editing. Btw then yo u might be able to post them as community articles.
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all non-premiums are imabitch aren't they?

btw Mario Galaxy was a GREAT game. REALLY REALLY GOOD. Btw maybe try more review and less rant. Btw maybe try editing. Btw then yo u might be able to post them as community articles.
Not me, if you didn't get it I was being sarcastic. I like Mario Galaxy but I wish it could be better and more aimed towards nostalgia and the themes of the Super Mario Bros. worlds. I am not much into all these toys (like the toy level) or these odd-designed galaxies. But yeah it's one of the only good games I find appealing for the Wii and stands out amongst the endless selection of games hardcore gamers like me couldn't care any less for.
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Wait what. I clicked this expecting to read a shit rant about Super Mario Galaxy, and I get a shit rant about Saint's Row/GTA.

Am I the only one that's confused here?
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It's the next rant. >​

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Yeah he names his topic based on the next review he's gonna do so that when it comes we know what he'll be reviewing next week...
Didn't you get the PM about a week ago saying I'MA GONNA B REVIEWING GTAXIII NEXT WEEK K watch out for it ?
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imabitch & angered clue: reviewing brothers


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is the smg review going to be like the sr one and you have one paragraph about s mg and twelve about how it is similiar to super mario 64
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oh so this guy is (supposedly) a different guy on the same computer (who just happened to be writing reviews on the same day)?



well then guys don't be too hard on him, he's just under imabitch's psychic mind control
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Also, I never played Saints Row, and as far as I'm concerned SR1 looked like a cheap gtasa ripoff, but idk, SR2 looks kinda better than GTASA, while at the same time feeling a tad cheaper... but eh, I've no idea.

I hear the zombie minigame is fun though.

Actually... SR was superior to SA in almost every way. Although GTA4 tops it.... SR2 beat it by simply being a funner game to play (though GTA4 is much a more believable game, SR2 being one of the most ridiculous I've ever played).
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i love how people are still being like 5 and claiming I'm imabitch.

I did put next before writing smg so im sorry if you got confused

to the people on this forum who posted on this topic who aren't 5 thanks for the comments
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alright partner

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and not to be a dick but as a general statement towards Psyburn:
I understand what you are saying about Asian not being capitalized, however not capitalizing isn't exactly a very big offense. That's my personal belief and you may think differently, which obviously you do. Now I don't understand why you feel different, for the simple fact I don't like to be a racist dickhead I will capitalize it from now on when I don't, I honestly wasn't thinking when I wrote it though. My fault. Also, while you cannot empathize with this, white and black are not capitalized, but Asian is? That's a little self centered. I'm not talking about the country of Asia, just like I'm not talking about the country of America, I'm simply talking about what society decides the color of your skin (or shape of eyes or accent etc) is considered, white, black or asian

you're probably going to get mad at the derail but I think you took my point and misread it; while the race confusion is sensible, he's still right, Asian is capitalized as it includes a proper noun in it, Asia. Native American is capitalized because of this and because native American looks strange. white and black are not country based though. African Americans is.
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i love how people are still being like 5 and claiming I'm imabitch.

I did put next before writing smg so im sorry if you got confused

to the people on this forum who posted on this topic who aren't 5 thanks for the comments
i don't think they're telling you're imabitch, i believe they're telling you that you are a bitch.

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that was a lame joke sorry :-(

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Super Mario Galaxy Son!:

Story -
Sadly being a Mario game, there isn't much to be said here. The tiny Italian plumber Mario is invited to a Star Festivle by the princess, and when he makes it all hell breaks loose and Peach is kidnapped.

Something I noticed that is a flaw in the opening cutscene alone, however, was that the aliens that kidnap Peach, not once do you fight them! They shop up in the begining and I suspect that a couple times throughout the story they serve as a backdrop but that's about it.

I didn't play the game for the storyline and let's be serious here no one ever does. Mario games were never good for storyline. If the original Mario storyline from the first game has taught us anything, there was never anything surprisingly unique in storyline, the games made up for it.

I personally find Mario a perfect example of "story doens't make a game". The Mario storylines are about as original as the sun rising up, and they always will be. Regardless of spinoffs and the such the official Mario games have really been a waste to put in a storyline.  Superstar saga and SPM (two of my favorite games) have some pretty good storylines in my opinion, however they are spinoffs.

Now, in my previous review I complained about the game storyline being crap and over used, but this is a different subject here. Saint's Row attempts to physically make a storyline and takes the storyline seriously. Mario on the other hand, well let's just say if you can look me in the eye, tell me Mario is trying to be serious, and MEAN it, then you need help. The game itself barely has more then two official cinematics (official as in cgi pre rendered graphics), and even beyond those the ingame is very small only showing off a level, if that.


Characterization-
Again, apples to apples. Mario can't make more then a few cute sounds, and Peach can say the word "Mario". Trying to make more characterization with those characters, just by itself, feels forced.

There isn't much to say on this part, which I fear will make a lot of people discouraged. But Mario as a character isn't fairly deep, however very loved. Mario is one of the most well known characters in the world, any country on earth. And that is very good characterization.


Gameplay-
Classic Mario here. Very good jumping, rather decent/good camera in a whole. The levels left a bit to be dersired though. The toy level went from fun and original to frustrating when trying to unlock Luigi, as an example.

Another example will be when I was playing some of the first levels. There is no way ahead of time to find out there is a hungry luma on the level itself (unless you are willing to sit through a cutscene to the level EVERY time), and even if you know its so bloody hard to get enough star bits before that 1 bloody luma it sucks!

Its incredibly frustrating at some parts, incredibly terrible camera at some parts.


Finishing Thoughts-
Maybe I'm judging Mario by different standards because I respect it, or that I enjoy it, or that it's not the same game type. I played Mario for about a week and can still go back to it and have it challenging. And with no storyline there are no real points that bore me effectively during story scenes.

I am judging this differently, I admit that, and maybe it's a bad thing. Maybe I should look at this through the same eyes, but just as someone evaluates Math differently then English, I can't look at this through different eyes. This game is going purely for gameplay, and not trying for much else. It can be proven by inconsistency in the story, and even inconsistency in the level design themselves, which is a major thing stopping this score from getting very high.

And one thing I want to say off topic for a moment, why does SMG have the best graphics for the wii, but Miamoto is the one who fights that the wii can't compare graphically, though he himself has proven it can?

Final score: 8