All right! We got all 120 Stars! Time for Super Luigi Galaxy 2, right? Nope. Here's the slight change in plans I mentioned much earlier. After switching to Luigi, which we can do at any time now by going behind the deck to the area marked with Luigi's L, I tried to go through Sky Station, but the Star was clear. Then, I remembered that I had to battle Bowser once more, so I switched back to Mario. It took me 2 tries to reach Bowser and I beat him on the 2nd try. After the credits roll, we see Rosalina in the Library, closing a book. She says "Ohh" and we see Baby Luma still holding Mario's hat.
Rosalina: Ahh, good. Everyone's together now. Next, let's hear a story about the jewels of the cosmos...Let me tell you the story of the Green Stars.
Baby Luma puts on the hat. (Rosalina: Yes, Baby Luma, you look absolutely adorable in that hat. But I'm sure Mario would like that back.)
Rosalina: This is a story from long, long ago...
This game is somewhat like the "Blues Brothers" in that it thoroughly engrosses you that you don't realize that this is all just a story. It's like the first lines of the song "Tomorrow Never Dies": "Life is a story... I've already written."
A message appears: Prankster Comets have appeared!
When we choose our file, we find a silver crown on it. When we start the file, Lubba greets us on the deck. Let's get the handful of green Stars we need so we can get started on Super Luigi Galaxy 2.
Lubba: "Chay!" You've really done it now! Prankster Comets are swarming all over the universe! See for yourself!
After gettting 5-ups from Peach's letter, we step on the panel that activates the faceship. We see Prankster Comets falling all throughout the universe. Now each galaxy has a green comet marker.
Lubba: "Chay!" AY-O! Did ya see that? Those Prankster Comets were green! That means there are Green Stars around now! Those must be the Cosmic Jewels I keep hearing about! Those Green Stars are pretty hard to find, so keep your eyes and ears peeled. Take it away, Captain!
Lubba's advice to keep your eyes and ears open is very good. I personally recommend using headphones in trying to get the green Stars, because it helped me tell if the Star was to the left or right.
Basically, there are 3 types of green Stars, and any green Star can be a combination of the 3.
Type 1: These Stars are hidden around the galaxy. Getting to them is can be simple, but you have to find them first. Some are easy to find, others will require to check areas you may have missed the first time around. They're kind of like the untimed Purple Coin missions in Galaxy: they get you to fully explore the galaxy that you may have missed in your haste to get the Star.
Type 2: I get the feeling that the level designers are saying: "Jump to your death. If you do it correctly, you'll get a Star. If not, you'll die." These Stars are out over the abyss and will require you to jump off the planet to get the Star. Aim is everything here.
Type 3: These Stars will be waiting in plain sight, but just out of reach. You'll have to solve a puzzle as to how to get the Star.
Things that make this easy: The game starts the green Stars out easily enough, so you can make quick progress if you start from World 1. Some of the green Star locations are revealed in the opening cutscenes before flying to the galaxy: some are shown and some can be heard. Most of the Stars will not occur in the galaxy's original Comet missions.
Things that make this difficult: The green Stars make the same chiming sound as the regular Stars and Lumas, and a similar chiming sound as Star Bits, so you may be just hearing one of those, instead of a green Star, which can be incredibly confusing. Some of the Stars are also placed in close proximity, so that their chiming overlaps, making you think that you're hearing one when you're really hearing two. The green Stars also don't disappear nor stop chiming once you've collected them. They only turn clear, which may make you think there's another Star in the area, when it's just the one you've already collected making noise. Changing your camera angle is very important and it can be very difficult to locate a Star in areas where your control over the camera is disabled.
Other than that, this is a pretty interesting challenge and I didn't see it coming. It's a nice change over repeating everything with Luigi. Since Luigi's been begging me to let him help (and because his clothes match the Stars), I'm going to get all of the Green Stars with him. Let's go!
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