God, I hope we get a true Paper Mario 3 one day...one day...

(Super Paper Mario was also very good, just not as good imo.)

  • TheBroodian [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    The new combat system is very weird, and does not really add fun to the game, in my opinion. Also, they've largely reduced the partner system in the game to being little more than having a token cheerleader with Mario in battle - this is the most egregious change in my opinion. More subjectively speaking, I feel like something has been lost visually between TYD and Origami King. Origami King seems lacking inspiration.

    • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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      4 years ago

      well part of the problem is most (if not all) of the original people behind PM and TYD left the company. But also nintendo told them they're not allowed to use anything but standard mario races and they're not allowed to change them in any real way. So that definitely hampers them a ton creatively speaking.

        • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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          4 years ago

          it's really silly bc for me paper mario stretching the boundaries of the mario universes was one of its draws. I mean, toads and koopas were stale when tyd came out they're beyond that now. I think that's why people hate the new style because they basically ripped out a core element of the game in the service of beating you over the head with recognizable characters.

            • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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              4 years ago

              But nope. Two generic toad characters.

              yeah at some point they decided to double down on whatever they already had and keep pushing that for everything but apparently the 'flag-ship' 3D marios. Really frustrating to see odyssey get so many unique locations and characters and barely use them, meanwhile paper mario's like "hey i'm bob omb the bob omb." haha

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                  ah yea, every animal crossing is basically the same game with 3 new features. I love animal crossing cuz I played it a lot in my childhood but the new one definitely didn't hold my attention cuz it seemed some how a step back, stagnant, and a minor step forward on a few things all at the same time.

                  Pokemon is weird for me, I quit playing pokemon after crystal and never touched it again until swsh so my perspective on it is completely warped. When people were mad about dexit I was like "woooooaaaah look at all these crazy new pokemon" since they were pretty much all new to me lol

                    • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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                      4 years ago

                      later added through dlc.)

                      oh guys good news, we found a way that corrects that problem and also just so happens that we can monetize the solution lol 🙃

                      but yea AC is just a vibe more than anything i guess. Just cool to veg out and listen to some podcasts while you play. But there's definitely so much room for them to expand it. I really wish theyd have explored the idea of having more stores, regions, and stuff like that to check out.