Super Mario Galaxy: Let the reviews begin.

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Bond

To further my point, here are IGN's closing comments on their Mass Effect review:

"In a year that has seen the Xbox 360 library finally round itself out with a series of quality Japanese RPGs, BioWare has shown just how far ahead of the curve it is with Mass Effect. The cinematic design is nothing short of masterful. This is a game that takes the aspects of film that make cinema so compelling and crosses it with the interactivity of games with unprecedented success. Linear storytelling feels quaint by comparison.

Mass Effect is game that is greater than the sum of its parts..."

I'm not quite clear how that furthers your point?
MAss Effect has good story telling elements and?

But back to your original problem just because Super Mario Galaxy is the best reviewed game (so far, I'm pretty sure it will drop eventually) and it only counts the last ten years or so doesn't mean it is the best game of all time or greatest game of all time.

It makes it the most critically acclaimed game of all time.

I think your problem with this game (other than this game) is that it does not have the values many have recently come to associate with popular games. However, it seems to be a more recent trend and in all honesty, I do not see the problem with simplistic game making.

The same way there are rather simple movie premises that just work. Here is another example, the highest rated movie on RottenTomatoes isn't The Godfather or your other pick... it is actually Toy Story.

I love Toy Story one of my favorite movies of all time, but you can not tell me it has a deep plot and intriciate characters. So why shouldn't Mario be treated the same way

[Bond]

Originally Posted by BreakABone

I'm not quite clear how that furthers your point?
MAss Effect has good story telling elements and?

The closing comments on Mass Effect basically said everything I did a few posts back in different wording.

But back to your original problem just because Super Mario Galaxy is the best reviewed game (so far, I'm pretty sure it will drop eventually) and it only counts the last ten years or so doesn't mean it is the best game of all time or greatest game of all time.

Ok.

It makes it the most critically acclaimed game of all time.

That's fine.

I think your problem with this game (other than this game) is that it does not have the values many have recently come to associate with popular games. However, it seems to be a more recent trend and in all honesty, I do not see the problem with simplistic game making.

Right... movies started out in silence and in black and white. Now they're in full color and there's sound. You'd consider that a good thing... correct?

The videogame industry is very new, very young. Storytelling, intricate character development, voice acting, etc. are just starting to become within reach. Once developers are able to harness those features that make movies such an enthralling entertainment experience and mix that with the interactivity that videogames offfer - it's going to create the pinnacle of gaming.

Will there always be a place for basic platformers? Sure, just like there will always be a place for slap-stick movies. I'm looking at the grand scheme of things here.