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Zeus posted...

I still haven't touched SMG2 since buying it.

You should really do that. It's a delightful game, as much as people like dumping on it because it's not that different from SMG. Personally, I was fine with that because the Galaxy concept still had plenty of opportunity for creative, enjoyable level designs in it, and I feel they did an excellent job tapping into that opportunity with the sequel.

Zeus posted...

And, in general, I think I should stop buying sequels to games where I own but haven't played the last entry.

That's about where I am too. I've considered both the new Fire Emblem and the new Luigi's Mansion, but I own and still haven't finished both previous games (I'm like 8 chapters in to FE14 Birthright, own but haven't touched Conquest, and haven't touched Dark Moon). I just can't justify buying a new game that's so much like one I already own and still have to play.

That said, Odyssey and Galaxy (either) are fairly different. Odyssey's a throwback to the SM64-style collectathon, whereas G2 continues G1's progression toward a purer 3D platforming experience (which culminates in SM3DL/W, which were basically just 3D NSMB games) with less emphasis on exploration. Personally, I would say that they're different (and excellent) enough to justify owning both without having beaten the other, but I get where you're coming from.
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