There's a couple games that I've played that make me fall in love in a way that I struggle greatly to define it in words. Super Mario Galaxy is one of those games.

This game is so much more than a regular 3D platformer. It's pure magic. From an objective point of view this is one of Mario's all time best and while I think other Mario games are more fun to play, none of them can ever hope of experiencing the same love I feel for this absolute Masterpiece.

Obviously, there's a lot of bias here from nostalgia. I won't pretend that there isn't. This game along with the Wii and the rest of it's Mario library defined me as a person. No other game is capable of filling me with as much immense joy no matter how bad a day I've had like this.

I don't really need to go over what makes this game so great because it's clear as day to anyone who's played it. It's emblematic of everything great about Mario, the Wii, and video games as a whole. If not for Xenoblade Chronicles I would have no issue calling this my favorite game on the Wii and even though it comes second place on that front, there is NOTHING between this and being my favorite Mario game. Absolute magic in every way.

There's a reason this is Scott the Woz's favorite video game.