Could a "spiritual successor" to Paper Mario work, or is the game too reliant on the Mario universe? How would you do a Paper Mario spiritual sequel?
>>344882386
Mario RPG 2. SE is a horse's ass for being so stingy and obstinate.
>>344882386
Use another well established ip with paper mario's mechanics. In fact, everyone post one you think would be good.anime/manga ips are welcome as well
I'd say no, people hate me for pointing this out but TTYD barely has any gameplay past Chapter 3 and is 90% carried by its writing
>Could it work
Yes. There's literally an Anon making one right now about bug-people.
>>344884117
Link?
>>344884192
>>344884192
Gimme a minute to fish a webm out of the archives. I don't think he has a development blog.
>>344884423
Found a still. Still looking.
>>344885042
>>344884423
http://paperbugdev.tumblr.com/I silently browse PM related threads when I'm not working.
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>>344885201
Looks pretty good! Does it have a title?
>>344885201
I was wrong, he does have a development blog.
http://paperbugdev.tumblr.com/
Enjoy.
>>344885201
Wait a minute, that bee
>>344885403
Oh sweet. Keep up the good work.
>This and Blanco
Both have great potential all things considered.
>>344885042
>>344885201
Looks like a cross between Paper Mario, Okami, and Viewtiful Joe.
I like it.
>>344885201
>bee can fly
>beetle can burrow
>moth can summon ice meteors and create water barriers
>>344885769
Moth used to have a different skill but it was hard to animate and functionally too similar to bee. So we changed it to magic since that is Moth's specialityand most things about moth are out of ordinary.
>>344885403
I'm very curious as to how you plan to mix up the environments as the game progresses. Is it going to be strictly bug-based or will there be various fantasy elements as well?
>>344883896
Welcome to turn based RPGs. A decent rpg at best has reliable combat that allows for some uniqueness. The rest should be world building, writing, music, and whatever else. Turn based combat can only be so involved before it becomes an action rpg. At that point, your criticism would be valid.
>>344882386
There's already a spiritual successor to Paper Mario. It's called South Park: The Stick of Truth.
>>344885958
We already have the story and world layout ready, and most mechanics are done. Battles are functional (besides leveling up which I need to add), NPC interactions work and events work as well.
Pic related is an overview of an early concept of the world map, to show some ideas (ignore the mess and shitty handwriting)
>>344885769
I kind of like that. You get two party members who play to their general archtypes in a bug environment, and then you get a third who kind of defies a blind player's expectations. It could make for some fun plot or interaction in general.
>>344884117
>>344885042
>>344885201
>>344885403
>>344885946
I just found out about this game right now in this thread, and I already like what I see.
>>344885946
Bugdev, your game is cool and I respect your appreciation of insects.
I'm looking forward to seeing it in the future, if you can keep the combat as snappy as Paper Mario you've got a winner on your hands.
their was another game similar to paper mario with a name like peanut butter adventure or something like that
>>344886452
>Giant's Lair
That better be a spider.
>>344882386
Any cartoony series with loosely defined characters would work.
What's important is the action-command based RPG gameplay and the thematic storybook/theatre elements.
>>344885621
>Blanco
what do you faggots see in blanco, it looks like shit
>>344886226
>South Park: The Stick of Truth
No an actual spiritual successor.
>>344887272
>Card
>MFW this is what inspired Color Splash's cards
>>344887838
What's Blanco?
>>344885946
Yooooo this looks sick as fuck.
If you don't mind unsolicited suggestions...
> avoid potential insta-win-game pitfalls like danger mario in ttyd
> make the game harder than standard paper mario, or have difficulty options.
That's all. This looks adorable and hella fun.
>>344888284
Cards would be fine if they were an addition to existing RPG mechanics instead of completely replacing the older gameplay.
>>344882386
>is the game too reliant on the Mario universe?
Yes it is. If it wasn't rooted in the Mario world with its host of well recognizeable creatures it would really just be a fairly generic JRPG.
Super Paper Mario tried to be anything but a Mario game and while it wasn't bad it didn't even come close to being as charming as the first two games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkW-gas0VbA
Honestly they should just make Super Mario RPG 2.
>>344888284
>>344888801
Cards in CS are just stickers with a new name, because they thought it would be interesting to have you look at your "hand" during battles each turn.
>>344888817
This. It doesn't have to be Mario necessarily, but it should be rooted in something iconic and recognizable. Part of the charm of Paper Mario was having recognizable characters in unrecognizable environments.
>>344888821
They did, it's called Paper Mario.
Square was a stingy fucker with the IP.
>>344888821
Yoko Shimomura is truly one of the best composers in vidya.
>>344888821
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNW6X-D8Jw8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-CSuNA23kM
>>344889126
And most of the team that made Super Mario RPG now makes the Mario and Luigi games.
How do I make a spiritual successor to M&L where it's a group of friends traveling on a journey, kinda like Stardust Crusaders, Vento Aureo and Steel Ball Run?
Also how do I do the dodge mechanic in the battles with four characters? In Partners in Time, the babies were on the backs so it was basically two character dodging.
>>344889509
Four characters is too much for that kind of mechanic. Three would be okay.
>>344889509
Making too many characters would be hard to control. With 3 in PJ was already hard if PM had normal jump physics, but he floats so it is easier to control.
>South Park the Stick of Truth is a better Paper Mario game than the last three Paper Mario games.
>>344890348
>Stick of Truth is better than Thousand Year Door
Nigga, you what.
>>344890447
>Color Splash
>Sticker Star
>Super.
>>344890447
I assume he counts Colour Splash.
>>344890560
Games not out don't count.
CS is the Next one, so the Last 3 are
>SS
>Super
>TYD
