Super Princess Peach, Part Three
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rynling* Beat the game
* Finished all the extra levels
* Got all the upgrades
* Found all the puzzle pieces
It's a gorgeous afternoon in Paris, where it already feels like fall. I got out of Israel just in time for Rosh Hashanah, thank god. Too many teenagers walking around with rifles. Anyway, in between going through three hours of security so I could get on a plane and actually flying, I finished Super Princess Peach. The Nintendo DS battery lasts approximately forever, true story.
Some people might consider this game to be "easy," but I'd rather label it as "low stress." There are two reasons for this. First, the levels are more like interactive mazes than obstacle courses, and there's no timer, so the player is free to take her time to explore them. Second, Peach starts off as powerful and gradually becomes even more powerful, so the obstacles the game does throw at the player can be overcome by creative problem solving instead of by platforming prowess. Of course you can treat the game like a platformer if you want to challenge yourself, and it's really fun to do speed runs.
The main thing about this game is that it's adorable. Three examples:
When Peach invokes her anger powers, she goes balls-out batshit; but, when she un-invokes them, she does this cute little animation where she shrugs her shoulders and brushes herself off before returning to normal. It is so badass.
When Peach beats a level boss, she frees a Toad, and she and the Toad clasp hands and spin around before doing a victory pose. At the end of the seventh level, Peach frees Luigi. When she tries to spin with him, he fucks it up and goes flying before falling to the ground. Peach looks at him to make sure he's okay before doing the victory pose by herself.
Bowser is just, I can't even. Words cannot. He is such an absolute dorkand he is so clearly in ridiculous puppy love with Peach. The final boss fight is enormously fun and very silly.
I love these characters so much. There's no helping it; I just love them.
* Finished all the extra levels
* Got all the upgrades
* Found all the puzzle pieces
It's a gorgeous afternoon in Paris, where it already feels like fall. I got out of Israel just in time for Rosh Hashanah, thank god. Too many teenagers walking around with rifles. Anyway, in between going through three hours of security so I could get on a plane and actually flying, I finished Super Princess Peach. The Nintendo DS battery lasts approximately forever, true story.
Some people might consider this game to be "easy," but I'd rather label it as "low stress." There are two reasons for this. First, the levels are more like interactive mazes than obstacle courses, and there's no timer, so the player is free to take her time to explore them. Second, Peach starts off as powerful and gradually becomes even more powerful, so the obstacles the game does throw at the player can be overcome by creative problem solving instead of by platforming prowess. Of course you can treat the game like a platformer if you want to challenge yourself, and it's really fun to do speed runs.
The main thing about this game is that it's adorable. Three examples:
When Peach invokes her anger powers, she goes balls-out batshit; but, when she un-invokes them, she does this cute little animation where she shrugs her shoulders and brushes herself off before returning to normal. It is so badass.
When Peach beats a level boss, she frees a Toad, and she and the Toad clasp hands and spin around before doing a victory pose. At the end of the seventh level, Peach frees Luigi. When she tries to spin with him, he fucks it up and goes flying before falling to the ground. Peach looks at him to make sure he's okay before doing the victory pose by herself.
Bowser is just, I can't even. Words cannot. He is such an absolute dork
I love these characters so much. There's no helping it; I just love them.
