whats the verdict?
Fast paced
Funny
shit
>>319258107
I'm going to go out on a limb and say "not very".
This is Sticker Star Paper Mario we're talking about. Not content with ruining his own series, he's leeched on to the last remaining good Mario RPG--probably thanks to Miyamoto.
But nothing I say means anything because I haven't and won't play that game.
>>319258262
how so?
>>319258354
that makes 0 sense but hey, you never played it
>>319258107
>verdict
you tried.
+best looking mario game ever
+boss battles are really fun
+having a third bro is great for combat
+writing is good
+koopalings are a lot of fun
+music is great as always
+Super Mario 64 enemies return
+level design is okay
+the minigames
-really, really dull world, even worse than BiS's
-memorable NPCs are very few and far between, in an RPG this is a terrible thing
-third bro is cumbersome outside of battle
-paper enemies use the shitty Sticker Star designs
-papercraft battles are unfun
-Starlow makes you feel less like three men on an adventure, and more like three children and their mommy
-no Paper Mario characters like Goomba King making an M&L appearance with their paper counterparts (paper world is confirmed to be a nearly identical alternate dimension just made of paper, so there's no reason not to)
All in all it's okay. While it lacks being a memorable adventure or having an interesting world to explore, it almost makes up for it with good writing and fun gameplay.
DT>SSS>PJ=BiS>>>PiT
>>319260474
SSS = SMRPG > BiS > PJ > DT > PiT
>>319260474
>>319261043
SSS=PiT>BiS>DT
so it's at least about as good as the rest of the M&L games?
>>319262490
Almost
>>319262573
guess i'll try it
>>319260150
I just wish they incorporate more Paper Mario mechanics into this game.
The only thing they incorporated into this that were mutually exclusive to Paper Mario are:
Blocking
A second type of Mana which are Star Points, they are used for using Battle Cards.
Things I wished they added but they didn't:
Partners for Paper Mario which they would both share HP and BP with Paper Mario
Random Shit happening in battles which they would either work for you or against you.
Badges for Paper Mario that would give him more attack abilities with his Jump and Hammer.
>>319258107
kiddie shit
Junior and Paper Junior were the best part of the game.
It has quality of life improvements, but the setting and story are both really dull.
Instead of pestering you all the time about new tutorials it just says "this topic has been added to the guide!" and a guide icon blinks in the bottom screen, without even asking you if you want to read the explanation.
Also, if you hold R you can speed up things like conversations, cutscenes and even the level-up screen.
The only thing I was thinking the entire time I played was how great this would have looked if it weren't 240p.
Here's to hoping for a Wii U re-release.
>>319265093
>>319264935
>>319264506
>>319260150
>>319258354
>>319258231
Well? Should I cancel my preorder?
>>319264935
At least AlphaDream got the message as far as tutorials go. Although they made new spritesheets, they just copy and pasted assets with IS's permission rather than rendering new paper models.
>>319260150
Starlow really needs to go for M&L 6
>>319265315
If you're looking for new characters and settings, yes. If you're okay with instead having a deeper look at some prexisting characters, no.
>>319258107
Wait, it's out!?
>>319265315
>asking /v/'s opinion
Use your brain, anon and make the right choice.
>>319265358
I dunno, there were like one or two moments where she was funny. The holding on to the teeth bit and the 'I'm not a bee' thing made me chuckle.
>>319265435
What if I liked the first two Paper Mario games but not so much any of the M&L games?
>>319265093
Mario and Luigi has always been handheld. AlphaDream isn't as big as IS.
>>319265315
I don't know man. Look up walkthoughs and decide on it. I'm getting it.
>>319265557
Pass. It's a Mario and Luigi game first and foremost.
>>319265557
It's definetly a M&L game and not a Paper Mario game. Some of the quite, thoughtful character moments you get in the Paper Mario series are here, though.
>>319265557
Cancel. If you're expecting an adventure back to Rogueport where you team up with all the old Paper Mario partners to defeat the revived Shadow Queen, definitely, definitely cancel.
>>319265557
No. I don't know man. Paper Mario is just a guest character in a Mario and Luigi game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHDtLy407ME
I think the music's a bit worse here than in Dream Team but it's still pretty comfy.
>>319265512
In Urop
>>319265715
>>319265697
>>319265690
>>319265653
Guess I'll cancel it. Thanks guys.
>>319264890
Yeah, sounds about right. There were plenty of alright things in the story, but they were the only thing in the story that actually made me look forward to seeing what happened.
>>319265724
>mario and luigi are the same height, luigi just has a tall head
>>319265724
I really love Mount Brrr for what it's worth.
>>319265724
There's something weird about the music. It's mostly good enough, but there are times when it sounds weirdly off-tune.
By the way, I love the music that plays while you're chasing the toads. It's really weird and mysterious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOuHTPpICh0
Paper Luigi found.Yes this is just about all he does in the game.
>>319264890
The part where they celebrate whenever they revive one another always made me smile
>>319264890
Wait so what's up with that part after you defeat them? Why did the Bowsers take such drastic action? Why didn't the Juniors show up after that?Did they die?
>>319266113
Bowser just says they had an 'owie', and I'm pretty sure if they had actually killed them Bowser would have litterally killed Peach and Mario right then and there. My guess is that there's some post-game easter egg saying what happened to them, because they don't die and we never see if Paper BJ returns to the book or not.
>>319266062
LUIGI RPG: PAPER DREAM KING
ALL THE CRAZY THAT WAS REMOVED FROM SS AND PJ
ANNOUNCED TODAY
>>319266294
Well the Kamek and the Koopalings explode at the end don't they? Maybe the Jr.s exploded off screen or something. That thought is kinda fucked up but a bit hilarious at the same time.
>>319266058
How so? Any examples?
>>319266547
My best guess is that the developers wanted to have the scene where Bowser and Paper bowser cradled their injured son's bodies, and because they do that they can't just make the two explode. But at the same time, they wanted them taken out of the plot, too. Still, the fact that we don't see what happens kinda sucks. Again, assuming there isn't a post-game easter egg I don't know about.
>>319265921
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuTqDqv5ghc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzC0MEDHcv4
Reminds me of Corridors of Time
>>319266713
It's individual moments that pop up here and there, and they sound a bit off. I wouldn't be able to explain it properly because I haven't paid too much attention to it and I haven't played much of the game, maybe it's just how the music comes out of the speakers.
>>319266062
Does he have any lines at least? I wanted there to be a joke about how Paper Luigi is more comprehensible when he talks.
>>319268630
I've thought of the same thing! It would be so funny having Luigi and Paper Luigi trying to make sense of why they talk so differently. Such a wasted opportunity.
>>319264890
They were fucking adorable in this
>>319258107
Remember when the M&L box art was creative?
>get in a battle with a Cheep-Cheep
>oh look a Urchin shows up
>hmmm, wonder why its not attacking...
>use fire flower bros attack
>wait whats it doing.."Emergency Block" what the- Oh SHIT!!!
>GAME OVER
>mfw
>>319271639
That's only the western boxart. In Japan it's always looked the same
>>319271639
They just picked the Japanese style, it's not a matter of being "uncreative".
>>319271639
It's minimalistic and unified. I like it better. It's been that way since Superstar Saga in Japan.
