it would be easy for me to sit here and recount each and every solitary thing that solidified this game as one of my top 5's, but it can just as easily be expressed in sharing that 100%ing this is one of the greatest pleasures that I could've had in playing video games. the post game is literally just playing through the entire game again - and its beautiful.

the way everything culminates together to a heartwarming, inspiring, nostaligic, and exciting adventure hits me the way only few things do in this medium and i couldn't ask for anything else. as ridiculous as i know it to be to said, for me, mario galaxy in a way transcends what video games are. it invokes a feeling of hope and awe. my inner child has never pushed past all of the adult-shit so fast whenever the soundtrack comes on. it's like the world saying "hey zach, you're safe. its all going to be okay. be hopeful! theres so much world and life out there! love you!".

also the characters are cute and you fight enemies by hitting coconuts back to them. and its colorful and stylish and varied. super good game :)