Would you play a turn based rpg with no progression or party members?
>rpg with no progression
>>337040180
I already played Sticker Star
Literally the best thing they could have done for it was remove the battle system
>>337040180
yes
I bought sticker star because I loved the previous Paper Mario games so much. I looked up nothing about it because i didn't want spoilers, so I was still under the impressions given by the original preview on it from several years earlier that it was like PM64 and TYD. Never been so disappointed by a game in my life.
>>337041107
Yeah, same here. I almost wonder if I'd appreciate it a bit more if I knew more going into it.
Then again, I might not have gotten it in the first place if I knew.
>>337041107
yup me too. bought a 3DS for this garbage.
>>337041657
Yeah I had too
>>337041515
Really hoping that there were enough people like us that the Sticker Star sales were artificially raised, and Color Splash is going to crash and burn terribly. I don't even care if it kills the Paper Mario franchise. At this point I'd rather have it dead than what it's become.
I liked it
>>337041890
how dare youSo was it just the exploration aspect or what? I didn't really get much further than the poison swamp and desert.
>>337042034
the levels just had that classic Paper Mario feel and the bosses were tough
Sticker star with TTYD's battle system.
Is this game better now?
>>337040180
>a turn based rpg with no progression
Yes that would make a pretty fantastic game if a lot of care was put into designing. Imagine if an Ice Sword that dealt double damage to fire monsters didn't get outclassed by a non-elemental one.
I like RPGs but I stand by the idea EXP and Levels are inherently bad game design because they replace strategy and skill with grinding.
>>337043938
Does it have partners with abilities useable in the world? If not, then no.
>>337041760
>At this point I'd rather have it dead than what it's become.
Well fuck off then. The spiteful attitude that breeds this thinking isn't good for a fanbase ever.
>>337044939
I don't disagree with the exp sentiment, but it helps enjoyment of a game a lot when you gain new abilities and party members throughout to expand the gameplay variety.
>>337044939
You still need some sense of progression and some incentive for fighting. Exp might be a cheap way out but it's the easiest and most traditional way of tackling both of those problems.
>>337046171
Fights aren't supposed to be about incentives. Sure getting rewards is nice, but combat in a game is supposed to be an obstacle.
In SS, the battles fail to be obstacles because they're easily avoided and running away makes enemies disappear with no consequence.
>>337045652
>>337046171
Maybe if they brought back badges but not levels and make them really expensive and give Mario a fixed number of badge slots. So it's more Horizontal progression(different combinations of badges) rather than Vertical(levelling up).
I liked it.
But I always force myself to fight any enemy I come across.
