When I first saw the book I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, it wasn’t until the chime started that I realized what I was looking at. Anyone else excited?! I’m looking forward to this one. It’s been too long…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ume5pSIcKE
It’s from Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, if anyone else was as confused as I was. 😅
On the one hand, I’m as tired of ports and remakes as anyone else. On the other, TTYD is a perfect RPG and the exact opposite of what they’ve done to Paper Mario for two generations, so it not only gets a pass but a big fat golden power star.
So, perhaps for nostalgia purposes, I hold Super Mario RPG (SNES) and Paper Mario (N64) close to my heart. Is Paper Mario: TTYD that much better? Everyone seems to always bring up TTYD, but I thought the first Paper Mario was a masterpiece. Trying to determine if I should buy the Switch remake close to day one (no preorders!).
Edit: I played maybe a few hours of it back in the day but never finished it for some reason.
TTYD is a masterpiece.
The story, I thought, was more compelling than PM. The movement abilities were wonderful. And the graphics upgrade of the GCN is surprisingly a very welcome addition.
Just like PM, it’s a bit of a slow start plot wise.
For the most part, I see the two original Paper Marios as equals. They both have good and bad chapters, so it’s hard to say which one I prefer on that front. The aspect that pushes TTYD slightly ahead for me is that your stats aren’t capped at 50/50/30 anymore. You can play the game with 10HP and a goombillion badge points if you want and the game won’t stop you!
Oh really? That’s pretty interesting and a welcome surprise! I think I remember there was audience reaction in the game, which I don’t think was present in PM1 (it’s been +10 years since I played these games). I’m wondering if I probably should play them together and see how it compares.
@CatZoomies @PixelPioneer same
I haven’t played TTYD but I heard it’s fantastic, so I’m buying as soon as I can
This game embodies everything awesome that Nintendo has been trying to stamp out of Mario games in the past decade, so I never thought they’d remaster it!
Maybe I’m bias cuz I use emulation and have a decent retro game collection but does this feel like a cash grab to anyone else?
There couldn’t have been that much about the game that needed to be updated but rather than release it online as a port for 20 dollars they’re make it a remaster and sell for full price.
