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Super Paper Mario

Toa Nidhiki05

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So I just finished playing through it again, probably about the fourth or fifth time I've played through it. Finishes my playthroughs of all three of the games in the series, which is good. I gotta say, I think SP really gets too much hate and is very under-appreciated. It has its flaws, sure, and is probably my least favorite game in the Paper Mario series, but it is by no means bad. It has a very deep plot, no doubt the best in the Paper Mario series, and Count Bleck is one of the best villains in the Mario series and probably my personal favorite Mario villain. The music is great - in particular, the Sammer's Kingdom, Count Bleck, final battle and Super Dimentio battle themes - as are the design and humor. The gameplay, while different, is enjoyable. If you haven't ever played it I highly recommend it.

 

All that aside, I'm excited for Paper Mario 3DS. Paper Mario is one of my favorite video game series and I'm glad to see it go back to the turn-based RPG style.

 

-TN05

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Lyichir

Super Paper Mario is indeed awesome, and to be perfectly honest, while I like going back to turn-based, I wouldn't mind a sequel to SPM. Even if it is a spin-off of a spin-off. :P

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Toa Nidhiki05

That would be great; while I prefer the RPG model SPM's gameplay is not bad in the least and is a very fun game. A sequel would be great, maybe they could flesh out SPM into its own series, sort of like they did with Super Mario Land or Super Mario World.

 

-TN05

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Kohaku

SPM was good, however it also did a lot of things wrong. There were a few design decisions that make absolutely no sense.

 

Honestly, out of all of the current Mario RPG games, SPM is at the bottom of my list. The other Paper Mario games, are superior, as is the Mario and Luigi series, and of course Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.

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Toa Nidhiki05

I absolutely agree - many of the Wii remote controls are uneeded, such as the pointer and commands for items. SPM was originally a GameCube game and was basically ported to Wii with some Wiimote controls. It is the worst of the bunch, honestly, but it did do some things right- the minigames, particularly the Boo shooting and table tilting games, are actually fun. There is no shortage or sidequests and the plot is superior to either Paper Mario game. The humor is also great. Most of the issues are gameplay related and that does drag it down a bit, but it is quite fun to play every now and then.

 

-TN05

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