Something that always got me about this game was how cinematic this game felt. Like this is the Mario game to end all Mario games, Mario is going to space, Bowser is taking over the galaxy, and you recruit the power of the stars to take him down. The levels music are mostly either melancholy or bombastic, and your literally flying around multiple planets. Couple that with some incredible level design and an amazing narrative hook with Rosalina, you have a Mario experience unlike any other.