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Video Games => Mario Chat => Topic started by: Turtlekid1 on April 29, 2008, 05:21:07 PM
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So, a lot of reviews I've read on Galaxy say the storybook is an unnecessary waste of time, which got me thinking: what do all you Mario fans think about it?
Personally, I thought it was a nice touch. Unnecessary? Maybe. A waste of time? Never!
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I thought it was kind of neat and useless at the same time.
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I went with the Ray Surfing option. Even though Surfing was different (different than collect this, collect that) it's still really difficult. I prefer the Blooper surfing in SMS to this.
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I think it was actually kind of a cool feature that really enhanced the plot. I mean, you don't have to read it if you don't want to...
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I think it was a nice addition. I guess I can see how it would be viewed as bad since it really isn't worked into gameplay, but then again it is optional.
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I thought it felt out of place and the style was more like Elebits.
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I'd rather have a diary of Rosalina than this. Maybe then I could tell if she was more emo now or then. (PS. I love emo)
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Having a backstory of a character is always nice, even better if it's a Mario character, since the series isn't known for character development.
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I'd rather have a diary of Rosalina than this. Maybe then I could tell if she was more emo now or then. (PS. I love emo)
Emo? If she were emo, she wouldn't be wearing a white dress. But then again, I didn't expect her to wear a sweat outfit, and then along comes MKWii. Still, Rosalina's diary would have been interesting, possibly funny.
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I definitely enjoyed it. It was a nice break from the game and offered a plot that backed up the game. I would've liked it if the main story was a bit more epic, but it doesn't matter much now since the game was that awesome and all.
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I liked the illustrations a lot. That was some nice artwork. I was also surprised that it dealt with something a little weightier than most Mario games.
I'll put it in Spoilers: How Rosalina copes with the death of her mother. I went back and re -read the story book and at first she just says that her mom is in the wind, and the stars. It isn't until nearer to the end that she really comes to grip with the fact her mom is dead. That sort of thing can be pretty brutal, even or adults.
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It was a bit pointless I thought, and although I welcome the character development, I think it was a waste of disk storage space.
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So, a lot of reviews I've read on Galaxy say the storybook is an unnecessary waste of time, which got me thinking: what do all you Mario fans think about it?
Personally, I thought it was a nice touch. Unnecessary? Maybe. A waste of time? Never!
It wasn't a waste of time: it was only a choice. If you don't want to read the Rosalin's storybook, you only need to avoid going inside the library! XD
By the way, I think it was pretty cute, but when IU plaied with Luigi in Mario Galaxy, I avoided it! ^_^''
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And why is that Luigi?
Luigi: "She doesn'ta want me to know abouta Rosalina's dead mother!"
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Okay, so, I feel a little awkward reviving this (4-year-old!) topic, but I didn't think creating an entirely new topic was worth it, so...
I put the entirety of Rosalina's Storybook (http://starhaven.kontek.net/smg-storybook/index.html) into an online format, for anyone interested. It contains pictures ripped from the game, as well as has the text formatted the way it appears in game, at least as closely as I could do. I thought the story was lovely and deserved to be put online somewhere.
In response to the topic at hand, I personally loved the addition of the storybook. It was unobtrusive to game-play, yet added a wonderful layer of depth to Rosalina's character, the game, and possibly the Mario universe as a whole.
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Oh, wow, this thread.
Oh, wow, the storybook. Maybe I've become more of a sap over time, but I think I might actually appreciate it more now.
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That's awesome Sapphira. Didn't you do something similar with Paper Mario dialogue?
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Thanks! ^_^
...No? A long time ago, I wrote down all the dialogue for Paper Mario, but I never typed it up or uploaded it or anything. At least I don't think I did.