I wouldn't call Galaxy crap. It just doesn't hold up to Super Mario 64. In fact Sunshine didn't hold up against Mario 64 either.
In Super Mario 64, the castle (and outside grounds) were a level itself, you could collect the Power Stars in any order you choose (some stars may be inaccessible until you trigger something elsewhere), and after you beat the game you could mess around for no reason in the levels.
Super Mario Sunshine just felt like a tropical rehash of Mario 64. It just didn't bring anything new to the Mario platforming genre. It was just more of the same.
Super Mario Galaxy has a limited hub area, you have to collect the Power Stars in order, and you can't mess around in the levels for no reason after beating the game (no Flying Stars, invisible walls that divide up the level into fragments, and those damn Black Holes...). Don't forget all planets have the same gravity. Nintendo could have made different gravity fields for the different planets.
Also you don't get anything for collecting all the Power Stars other than Super Weegee Galaxy (really Luigi should have been playable from the start...then you could have played Galaxy like the Lost Levels). Finally the game is too easy. Sure some Power Stars may be difficult to get, but not impossible. Plus all the other stars and bosses are cakewalks.
In Super Mario 64, the castle (and outside grounds) were a level itself, you could collect the Power Stars in any order you choose (some stars may be inaccessible until you trigger something elsewhere), and after you beat the game you could mess around for no reason in the levels.
Super Mario Sunshine just felt like a tropical rehash of Mario 64. It just didn't bring anything new to the Mario platforming genre. It was just more of the same.
Super Mario Galaxy has a limited hub area, you have to collect the Power Stars in order, and you can't mess around in the levels for no reason after beating the game (no Flying Stars, invisible walls that divide up the level into fragments, and those damn Black Holes...). Don't forget all planets have the same gravity. Nintendo could have made different gravity fields for the different planets.
Also you don't get anything for collecting all the Power Stars other than Super Weegee Galaxy (really Luigi should have been playable from the start...then you could have played Galaxy like the Lost Levels). Finally the game is too easy. Sure some Power Stars may be difficult to get, but not impossible. Plus all the other stars and bosses are cakewalks.