Chugga Sticks It to Sticker Star [Part 3]

[@fillherupplease9636]

You know a game is bad when Chugga swears without censoring himself

[@SteveNorwalt]

I counted four F-bombs. I may have missed some, but there are at least four. Threw me off a bit. Wasn't expecting that.

[@owennelson5814]

My favorite was: The FUCKING...BOWLING PINS...I felt that.

[@lacanm1554]

Hes been doing that for a while now honestly

[@TheInkPitOx]

He uses mild swears all the time

[@grunkleg.2934]

Even threw in a "piss" right at the beginning. I'm surprised I got ads on this video

[@LaskyLabs]

A note, from the TCRF page on this game: "Possible unused data: by hacking Kersti into the inventory outside of the final boss, you can sell her for 15 coins." Shows how much the developers valued her.

[@WhimsicottFanatic]

That's even better when you consider the first time you enter the Decalburg shop, she ponders how much she'd be worth if she could be sold there, before of course concluding she'd probably be incredibly expensive, if not priceless

[@LaskyLabs]

@@WhimsicottFanatic I wouldn't buy that...

[@Gamesmarts194]

Imagine having inventory that constantly complains.

[@AkameGaKillfan777]

It's actually is possible to beat Bowser without using her.

[@LunaHowBoutPoona]

@@AkameGaKillfan777 yep

[@CharmCityGamer]

Kirby's little meow at the end is both heartwarming and heartbreaking now that he's gone. Rest well little buddy.

[@princessCashel]

I didn't know that kirby died. when did that happen? I'm sad now

[@CharmCityGamer]

@@princessCashel Quite a bit ago unfortunately

[@princessCashel]

@@CharmCityGamer that's so sad. I always thought that it was so cute when his meow was in videos. he will be missed

[@CharmCityGamer]

@@princessCashel Yeah, he lived a good long life. 20 years.

[@floatingf8783]

Kersti's dialogue when she was in that web should have been the start of a character arc about her treating Mario better, thinking he intentionally left her behind because of how she mistreated him and when he comes back for her she takes it as a second chance to make up for her past mistakes. It's not instant, she starts nagging at him once and catches her mistake, but she goes from being a bitch to just being sassy.

[@youtube-kit9450]

I deadass thought it was supposed to be that way. She is snarky, an asshole and so on at the beginning like usual, but the longer she's left alone, the more she also talks about the immense pressure she's under and how she feels terrible, which could've been very easy to convert into a character arc of her becoming nicer to Mario, being more open, and more openly helpful.

[@deleetiusproductions3497]

Too bad this game can’t figure out how to do _anything_ good with its characters.

[@magicball3201]

Having a sidekick who's a bitch to the main character, especially a silent protagonist, only really works if that character arc happens *very* early on, or if they are not the only one talking. Waiting till chapter 3 would just be unacceptable.

[@mariotheundying]

​@@magicball3201 chapter 3 takes up almost 50% of the game, so it starting early that chapter is acceptable

[@magicball3201]

@@mariotheundying if she started being awful at the beginning of chapter 3, sure. If there were other, non-awful, party members that can speak, that'd be fine. But if you spend the first two, three house of the game having your "sidekick" just whine, insult you, be as unhelpful as possible, and just complain, and there's no other dialogue, you WILL lose a lot of people. Rightfully so. Or those that keep playing will ignore the plot because it's terrible, which isn't much better

[@phanastro]

Fun fact: when Gooper Blooper poisons you (making your attacks miss everytime), you can use a poison mushroom to "just regularly poison yourself" which stops Mario's attacks from missing Curious, I didn't know food poisoning could cure liquid poisoning and blindness...

[@quartz_gg9090]

That's the old "inflict yourself with a status effect so the enemy can't" strategy from the old rpg days. Did the devs not think to let statuses stack on top of each other? Odd oversight for an rpg these day but what do you expect for Sticker Star.

[@dustymcwari4468]

@@quartz_gg9090 should’ve been ink instead of poison tbh, makes more sense thematically and mechanically And so there isn’t two different Poison status effects that are named the same and look the same

[@cobaltordinaire5219]

integer overflow

[@yggdrasilsaltar]

kersti to me feels like what alphadream tried to do with starlow but at the VERY LEAST starlow actually pulls her weight and helps you through the adventure like communicating with bowser and messing with luigi while hes sleeping.

[@bulborb8756]

plus unlike Kersti, Starlow is actually a likable character and she's got a good personality, the only time she usually displays frustration is when it comes to Luigi's cowardly nature

[@BubblingBrooke]

When I saw little bits of this before knowing how deep the rabbit hole went I legit was like "Oh just starlow again." But kersti doesn't have anything to be likeable! Starlow and Bowser are hilarious!

[@Loner098]

Say, what about Stuffwell? Was he any worse than the two?

[@BubblingBrooke]

@Iamlonely527 Stuffwell was at least personable and had an non-intrusive speaking gimmick

[@Loner098]

@@BubblingBrooke Actually, now that I think about it. He was barely even annoying, all he was providing information to the player throughout the game. Speaking of which, Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time was only *slightly* similar to Sticker Star in only one way if you think about it. Just how Sticker Star uses consumable attacks, Partners in Time uses Bros. Items, meaning that you effectively need to grind for lots of coins to possibly do lots of damage. But at least there's the Jump and Hammer commands which are infinite, and the game seems to do a good job at handing you Bros. Items in some areas of the game anyways. Someone once also made a complaint about Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time recycling some puzzles from Superstar Saga, and another could complain of how this game doesn't seem to handle time travel correctly like Chrono Trigger. At least Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time is still *LEAGUES* better than Paper Mario: Sticker Star.

[@ilshail153]

Neat little thing about the Gooper Blooper fight: The sponge IS the dev intended thing sticker... but it's meant to be used the same turn that Gooper Blooper's about to blast you with ink. If you do this, he inks the sponge, and the sponge flicks the ink back into his face! You even get a nice remix of the mario theme and three whole turns where Gooper Blooper misses all of his attacks AND takes poison damage! does it make up for chapter 3? No. Not at all. That said, it does make it the most interesting of the "boss that's weak to specific thing sticker" fights

[@bulborb8756]

and tbh him missing kinda makes sense since the poison likely got in his eyes

[@Loner098]

Yeah. Charriii5 made a rant about the Gooper Blooper part of this game on his "Everything Wrong With" video on Paper Mario: Sticker Star. It was the final breaking point of him admitting that he hated this game.

[@chugga]

Interesting… and my way took less turns than what they intended too.

[@zacharylandrum4789]

Oh, it gets VERY bad with the final boss. If you know, you know...

[@noisemaker432]

@@chugga This is true considering you have to WAIT for this turn to use it. I remember playing the first time and being so afraid of misusing or not bringing the right thing sticker to the fight.

[@CleetusGlobin]

4:17 You just revived an ancient, decade-old, repressed memory of mine. I remember setting my 3DS down during one of these *exact* battles to go help my mom with something and coming back to the title screen. It took me a while to find out that the reason I was there wasn't because of some weird glitch or a bad memory, but because the battle killed me while I was gone. Thanks for that flashback, Chuggs!

[@N12015]

Did your mom said sorry for buying you Sticker Star or did not because you insisted on having it?

[@shadowking278]

I remember coming back and picking up my ds and as soon as I looked at Mario he died. I wasn’t mad. In fact I actually started laughing. I killed Mario with a single look. Fear me.

[@Jessica_Schweser]

@@shadowking278 Nah, someone who can kill Mario with a single look is cool in my book

[@slimballs9650]

@@Jessica_Schweser Slavinator?

[@lMrStickerStarl]

Close the screen

[@theinternetshavecome1640]

'There is no Thousand Year Door in Ba Sing Se.' Well of course not. It's in Rogueport.

[@fayescarlet]

"Odyssey was allowed to put in a **FUCKING T-REX** and a Skyrim dragon!!!!" That was as hilarious as it was based.

[@TheNuts1225]

It was actually a lot cooler than the dragons in Skyrim. The dragons in Skyrim are lame, especially when one shows up mid quest and you've already fought 487 of them.

[@asherrudick3912]

Maybe Intelligent systems can finally reclaim the brain cells they threw into the dumpster fire that is this game one year, and actually revitalize what made Paper Mario great, using characters not only from this series, but others as well. I could totally see the Tostarenos fitting perfectly in a Paper Mario game.

[@sarafontanini7051]

@@asherrudick3912 honestly i have no hope forthem by this point. They made the majority of the main villains in origami king RANDOM SHIT they likely had lying around the office. "so who's the villain of this area?" "Umm uhhh PENCILS." "...brillaint."

[@JoseViktor4099]

​​@@sarafontanini7051Lets hope that this time Nintendo itself acts. Its kinda unfair what we had original character, new and refereshing ideas like Wonder and *a f*cking Remake of Paper Mario inspiration* but not here Because a Guy named Tanabe doesn't want to stop putting poor ideas despise they never worked to begin with(the games he directed where considered the *worst* on their franchise, like Federation Forces or Chibi Robo 3DS).

[@Saltyoven]

Shoutout to Charles Martinet voicing Paarthunax in Skyrim.

[@lrgogo1517]

When the screenshot of the deleted enemies popped up, I was blown away. I thought the visual on-screen would be stated to be a fan ROM hack. In a world where Sticker Star took its Normal Pills, I would look at designs such as Snake with Evil Eyes and Mustache Monty Mole and call them "boring Mario RPG enemies," but in this context they're suddenly like someone reinvented the wheel.

[@SneedTheSeed]

"Normal Pills" lol

[@chugga]

I can’t believe they really did that. They made characters and enemies for this game, then just threw away their effort for a normal Goomba.

[@Aaaa-g6u8e]

@@chugga Not only that, but the beta version had new creative environments and a few battle options; an S Meter probably for special moves. I'm sure you might cover that in your next video.

[@Loner098]

Speaking of ROM hacks, just imagine if someone was able to somehow ROM hack this game to actually *feel* more enjoyable.

[@rizkit1752]

I wanted that Chain Chomp partner... oh the pain of what could've been, but will never be...

[@Game_InSky]

It's sad how I thought the best written character in this game was specifically Wiggler Segment #4. Seeing it run to the harbour to get a boat and try to fix the problem on its own is just great. In that little moment that singular segment of a Wiggler showed more emotions than most of the other characters combined.

[@iantaakalla8180]

The next most likable character is then Mizzter Blizzard. Then, there are no more characters, and if there are they certainly aren’t likable, but functional.

[@heroinhero]

@@iantaakalla8180 Are they even functional though?

[@Mysticgamer]

@heroinhero Not really, but they are present. I think 🤔

[@dustymcwari4468]

@@iantaakalla8180 I felt bad for Mizzter Blizzard because it was a Frosty the Snowman reference, he didn’t want to melt away, so he was fighting for his own survival, unlike the other bosses

[@confusedasyou9179]

A couple of things for those who don't know, 1: The bowling ball only crashes against the blooper boss when you get an excellent (maybe for a good or great, idk). My guess is that the playtester for that boss didn't know about the thing sticker action commands. 34:52 2: What Kersti wanted you to do on the boss fight was wait till the turn right before the blooper spews its poison to put up the sponge so it'll soak it up and spew it back, blinding the blooper instead.

[@cise3895]

I hope Emile reads this comment, I’d love to see his reaction to “you shall be punished for being too good at this game”

[@TheTrueThanos]

When your FUCKING PLAYTESTERS can't find one of your game mechanics (e.g. Thing action commands), you messed up somewhere.

[@chugga]

Thanks for the clarification! My theory was either action commands or it was a PAL region problem, but I couldn’t test either by the time I was past recording this part and didn’t think of it when I was at the fight.

[@caped6453]

If I'm not mistaken, doing the sponge thing with the blooper boss also changes the music to be a remix of 1-1 from Super Mario Bros. I always liked that kinda thing, the fight turning in your favor and the music reflecting it. Just a shame that the boss fight wasn't necessarily hard to begin with.

[@waterwraith3334]

@@chugga Pls make chapter 4 be called "a frozen diamond in the dumpster fire"

[@Mamaluigi13]

14:56 mario just going to bed while chuggaaconroy impersonates her is entirely how I feel about this game

[@glennruark5932]

Seeing Chugga this genuinely upset and disappointed is as terrifying as when someone's grandma gets upset and disappointed. *No one is safe.* (Side note, the Thumbtack into Mario's face caught me off guard, needed a laugh after this week. Thank you!)

[@NachoCheeseDorito-Kun]

Chuggaa has Grandma Energy confirmed?

[@BubblesZap]

Its really fun seeing Emile do this completely scripted content. He does it EXTREMELY well!!

[@chugga]

Thank you, I appreciate that! I wrote this video myself and was the video editor.

[@BubblesZap]

@@chugga oh wow! Ye absolutely!! You definitely did a fantastic job and the editing is absolutely amazing with spectacular timing and visuals used as well!!! I'd love to see more like it if you have a passion to do more like it!

[@404_nowheresnotfound3]

I hope he does more content like this along side with his more traditional content. I really like it.

[@frankieseward8667]

@@chugga could you do Color Splash after this? Seems a much better game at least writing wise.

[@nah4467]

@@chugga Tbh 100% agree with you because after about a quarter of World 3 and trying my best to power through the game, I legit said this is bad and gave up, it was fun seeing all the moments or some aspects of charm you do miss out on sadly but the tedium to get those highs is just not worth experiencing, heck I tried watching somebody playthrough it and got so bored watching said playthrough even though the creator was *trying* hard to make it interesting.

[@SmithyLK]

Imagine this scene from a sitcom. Person A is being angry and spiteful, so they compose some sort of vicious message towards Person B. It's just meant for catharsis, and they aren't going to send it to them. But due to some unpredictable circumstance, the message ends up being sent to Person B. Hijinx ensue as Person A and their friends try to keep Person B from getting the note. That's what this game feels like. It's like a hate letter to Paper Mario that accidentally went to market.

[@pokedude720]

So, that episode of The Simpsons with Bart donating blood for Mr. Burns and getting nothing in return?

[@supernintendo182]

It's that one episode of Zack and Cody where (if I remember correctly) Maddie composes a mean-spirited email towards Mr. Mosby with the intent of deleting it afterwards, then she walks away for a sec, and London walks by and hits "Send" and then they have to figure out how to get into his email and delete it.

[@papershadow]

@@supernintendo182 I think "The Loud House" also had an early episode like that, albeit Lincoln deliberately leaves an angry message and then chooses to stop it from being heard after.

[@pinkiemeowstic89]

I think The Looney Tunes Show had an episode like that.

[@Superluigi881]

"Hello my name is Mr Burns. I believe you have a letter for me."

[@CoolExcite]

So glad to finally hear somebody call out the wiggler's diary. I was so pissed when this game came out and I went through all the trouble of 100% completing it up to that point, dealing with all the annoyances like having to collect every mandatory thing sticker a second time to put it in the museum, only to find out partway through world 3 that i missed some diary collectible that I never could have even known existed and that there was no way to ever get it. It's just baffling

[@thechugg4372]

YES that one diary messed up my 100% and it was really annoying!

[@vectory674]

You want the funniest part? I did it by accident. I thought you were supposed to found the diary. And I did it TWICE

[@legoferrari14]

The worst part is, Wiggler TRIED to tell you about his diary but he got yanked away from Mario before he was finished talking.

[@uprising4c19]

There is no Thousand Year Door in Ba sing se" Well, this joke's dated XD

[@nikoladedic6623]

XD

[@SolarSkratch]

I bet nobody knew this since the game never tells you. During the fight with the gooper blooper, if he hits you with the super poison, you can use a poison mushroom and sort off cure it. You’re still taking damage but it gets rid of the screen poison and your attacks won’t miss.

[@solarflare9078]

What the actual hell

[@yamatanooroshikirin4001]

IDK how much it counts, since it sounds more like exploiting the fact that the system lets you have only one debuff at once to replace a crippling debuff with a weaker one than a cure for it.

[@DeadlockDrago]

@@yamatanooroshikirin4001 Still creative use of items in a game sorely lacking creative options.

[@WishMakers]

Emile - I don't want to risk actively and exclusively promoting negativity on this channel, since that doesn't seem to be your MO most of the time, but this has been by far one of the most entertaining things I've ever seen from you in the past 15 years Moments like the whiplash from no music at 31:30 and other small editing gags are absolute gutbusters, and I would love to see more video essay-style stuff from you like this, assuming you find anything else to talk in-depth about like Sticker Star (which in fairness, was the perfect topic for this style)

[@chugga]

Thanks! I want to do other video essays and written videos in the future, not all of them negative too.

[@Kaonashineko]

@@chuggahonestly would 100% adore a series like this, not particularly negative but essays like this starting with the paper marios! Cause obviously there’s extremely good things to say about the original 3 (4 counting smrpg) and might help convince some people to give super paper mario a try! I always feel it’s a bit of the cult classic one that ended up more liked waaaayyy after it came out. Thank you for all the laughs emile!

[@alexursu4403]

@@chugga Video Essay on Earthbound for your next anniversary ?

It might be funny partially BECAUSE it is not the usual for him.

[@snailpocky]

@@chugga you could talk about literally anything in video essay format and id watch it tbh

[@TBGhunter]

I remember hearing a lot of people say Olivia in Origami King was a bad character but here's the thing. Olivia had personality, Olivia reacted to events in a very real way, Olivia played off the other characters had some pretty funny and strong moments with them, and Olivia actually helps you with useful hints throughout the game and doesn't constantly complain that you didn't do things the "correct way". To me, aside from the fact we needed a reason to explain how Mario could stick stickers to the world to solve puzzles, you could cut Kersti out and there would be zero difference in the writing and actually may have made the game more enjoyable.

[@FoxVidz2000]

I liked Olivia. I liked Huey, Tippi, and the other past partners in the OG Trilogy a little better......if not equally. But still, I thought she was charming, cute, helpful in many circumstances whenever you're stuck, and even has a few different talents she finds for herself on her journey with Mario to stop her racist brother. No idea what the hate is about, honestly. OK is awesome, even without EXP. I just wish that the ring battle system was strictly just for bosses bc I think that's the only time it actually works. But even then, it's not intolerable. CS is right alongside it, if not a little bit above or below it bc it actually has its own EXP and the only problem I have with it is filling out the museum bc Enemy Cards are STUPID RARE or I'm unlucky bc I'm me. Paper Jam is an actual RPG. Not really any new characters but the game is fun, challenging in some points, funny, boss fights are mostly creative and well-designed, music's fantastic as always, and we got the confirmation of just what the Paper Mario world is and that it's technically a part of the normal Mario world. This montrosity sucks ass. Best to call it non-canon and move on bc nothing really happens. The OG Trilogy is forever timeless. TTYD and Super have a few flaws that are a PAIN but nothing to hate the whole experience over. And there you have it, Chugga-fans! You got this Fox's take on PM. Nice to meet you.

[@danielcurren2119]

Olivia is actively engaged in the story and feels like a genuine party member, a genuine companion that you sit with just to have quiet moments and talk, having actual character development and just a genuine and touching character. Why couldn't they have done it with kersti?

[@FoxVidz2000]

@@danielcurren2119 You are precisely right. But I think we know the answer as to why. The short answer is bc fuck everyone. The long answer is because of the "development history" with this schlock. The only people who like Kersti are certain "artists" on the internet who desperately need a real significant other, probably. Things are getting better little by little, but PM shouldn't have been assassinated like this to begin with. Emile has an amazing point: Why does every other sub series in Mario get the green light for originality, gameplay, and story....and not the one that literally takes place in a fucking fairy tale, imaginative, creative AF, lesson-delivering, FANTASY BOOK?!

[@siriusgray]

Olivia is a gem of a character. Absolutely adored her

[@heyitsyaboi8419]

I don’t know how anyone could talk shit on Olivia. One of, if not the best companion in ANY Mario RPG.

[@PokeMaster22222]

10:28 I love that snark - "You can't speak to someone who's not here." Cracks me up, as it's so obviously passive-aggressive; they could've just had "Kersti's not here" and been done with it, but the snark makes it five times better.

[@CometMedalChavez]

“You can’t speak to someone who’s not here.” Well, EXCUUUUUUUSE ME!

[@smashmaster521]

"You can't speak to someone who's not here." ...That implies I want to talk to her in the first place, and why would I waste my time talking to someone who has nothing worthwhile to say?

[@PC_Simo]

@@smashmaster521 Exactly 😅.

[@dnmstarsi]

@@smashmaster521 Maybe the game knew you wanted to talk to someone who wasn't Kersti but wanted to point out that it's just you and her and no one else in your journey.

[@smashmaster521]

@@dnmstarsi If I want to talk someone who isn't Kersti, I'll just play the other Mario RPGs...The ones that are actually good.

[@Pixie_Shmixie]

13:57 At least Fi is actually HELPING me, a first time player of Skyward Sword in the year 2023, learn how best to dispose of each type of enemy, bosses included! Seriously, I couldn’t even beat Ghirahim’s first fight if it wasn’t for her advice!!

[@splaglius409]

Once again, Kirby is back to make sure Emile isn’t loosing his mind while recording these videos. Kirby deserves a raise👍

[@SailorMusicCat]

Kirby doing the true work in making sure Emile doesn't go COMPLETELY insane doing this lol. As a good cat should.(Mine perked up when they heard Kirby meowing. I decided to interpret them as going "ah yes, we hear a cat doing their emotional support work good good.")

[@leargamma4912]

I may be wrong, but didn't kirby [sadly] pass away 4-6 months ago?

[@JustCallMeMatt517]

@@leargamma4912 Chugga posted a picture of Kirby on Twitter about 2 weeks ago, so I'm pretty sure he's still alive.

[@leargamma4912]

@@JustCallMeMatt517 alrighty. That's good, then. Not sure what I was thinking of.

[@Woodenfan]

@@leargamma4912 Maybe Teddy, who passed away a fair few years ago? I'm not sure.

[@codyyuki6966]

Seeing OMORI was so out of the blue but makes perfect sense to the point of having lots of characters to meet at the beginning!

[@danielgiovanniello7217]

Far too good of a game to be placed in the same video as Sticker Star.

[@pixelator5312]

to be fair, i find it hard to compare a standalone indie game to a spinoff of a massive game series when it comes to introducing characters. like, of course the story that takes place in a preexisting world isn't going to have as many new characters as the completely original story

[@danielgiovanniello7217]

@@pixelator5312 Counterpoint: Rogueport in TTYD.

[@loftwingheropon2743]

I take this to mean chuggas an Omori fan.

[@ericr.malice318]

@@pixelator5312 Rogueport and Flipside want to have a word with you.

[@skeleton8948]

Chapter 3 was the first time I think I experienced gamer rage as a child. I got so lost, so confused, and adamantly refused to use a guide because I was "a smart little cookie". How naive I was to not know that the winning move was just to not play.

[@guynamedrick4419]

Straight facts I actually had dreams about it

[@nintendokirby64]

To those who are new and surprised by how he’s able to make this many parts for his hatred for this video game… To quote chugga: “I CAN AND WILL NERD OUT ON YOU!”

[@anothergamer112]

"...but what do I know, I can't even spell Beautifly right!"

[@TheUltimateRare]

there's a running joke on the guy's channel: (the one who leaves things in jars for months to see what happens to stuff) that he likes pickles even though he claims to hate pickles. you could say chugga likes this game secretly but in chugga's case, NAH His hate is so powerful that he WILL out nerd you with over 5 hours of footage about why this game sucks.

[@PhantomAarantula]

And yet he can't spell Beautifly right :v Freaking love Chuggaa

[@neilwinter9862]

Ah Pokemon Emerald. My favorite LP

[@MishKoz]

@@neilwinter9862 It feels like it was just yesterday when he was playing Emerald, can't believe it's been over a decade.

[@kaidorade1317]

“A bad game goes on longer than it should “ Chuggaconroy 2023- truer words have never been spoken!

[@zaneheaston8254]

Like Shadow the Hedgehog & Sonic 2006

[@fredk4745]

Seeing "Chuggaaconroy" next to "2023" feels oddly cursed for some reason

[@zaneheaston8254]

@@fredk4745 You're old, you're old, you've got multiple chins cause old

[@thatitalianlameguy2235]

@@zaneheaston8254 eh 06 is entertaining at least with glitches and it's ideas, forces lasts so little but it sucks your soul away, same for boom

[@No_Sleepee]

I can personally attest to this. Playing B2W2 has felt like I've sunk 80 hours in when I'm barely 40 in

[@GreatFernicus]

The delivery on “oh nooo! It’s BIG SCUTTLEBUG!” slays me every single time

[@alexeidarling]

Well, this reaffirmed why I love Tippi and think she's the best exposition fairy ever! I remember seeing the previews that included a partner Chain Chomp and I was so excited for it. I never got the game, thankfully, but when I found out there was only Kersti, that was enough for me to not want to bother. Also, Kirby at the end. He feels your pain!

[@bulborb8756]

At least with Tippi, they had the curtesy to make her likable and actually help you out, unlike Kersti who's a total bitch

[@angeldude101]

Unlike Kirsti, Tippi actually does stuff. She's also arguably the main protagonist rather than Mario. There's also Tiptron's existential crisis.

[@changvasejarik62]

She had the best story but I’m more partial to goombella.

[@Inactivechannel-r6]

Tippi was so cute

[@noncreativeguy7284]

@@angeldude101 Being from the original 3 games, Tippi was allowed to have depth. Even if it wasn’t such a sad story, it definitely worked in many ways to just make her a lovable character who could be empathized with. She also had a 3D personality that was realistic. You can’t just slap down the living embodiment of a sticker, paint bucket, or piece of origami, with the most minuscule 1D character traits and backstory ever, and expect them to be received the same way the parters of the first 3 games were.

[@zacharylandrum4789]

I think Charriii5 summed up my feelings for World 3 better than I ever could. "Gooper... Blooper... This was it. This was the moment I realized I hated this game. Megasparkle Goomba was okay. It was challenging, but it felt like a natural progression of the combat system we had been taught up to that point. There are Things that make the fight a lot easier, but they're not essential to the fight. Tower Power Pokey was a lot more annoying. You're not told the Bat will make things easier until you already lose to him before. But even though it's super challenging, you can beat him without the Bat, you don't need it. Now you can't, and I cannot stress this enough, CANNOT beat Gooper Blooper without the Sponge Thing, which is really easy to miss in World 3-9 because it's covered in poison and blends in with the background. If you do not have the Sponge Thing, you will get Poisoned and be lucky to EVER hit the boss in edition to losing HP every turn! The ONLY way I can see someone maybe beating this without the Sponge is use Leaf Stickers to perfectly block the poison he shoots at you, but there's a catch. The Sponge not only protects you from the poison, but spits it back at the boss which is what the boss is weak to! F*ck ANY strategy you might have had because there is a clear answer to this fight and is the way the devs want you to beat it. You could say it's not that big a deal, but this sh*t piles up! It's not isolated incidents that teach me to be prepared. I never know what I'm going to need coming into a level or boss battle. This game has a system where it has no rules and yet somehow manages to break them anyway! I hate this game, man..."

[@CrowMercury]

So the problem is that you must have one specific thing the game never mentions to defeat an obnoxious boss. And the next entry in the serie is...oh boy. Feels bad.

[@genericname4168]

This is actually wrong. It’s not well known that a poison mushroom can cancel out the blooper poison. Mario and all enemies can only have one status effect at a time. You can also actually just block it Source: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmfLfIKFbsd5sJI 11:10 for blocking the poison, 18:35 for curing it

[@ShyGuyXXL]

You can cancel out Gooper Blooper's poison attack if you crumple him with a pow block on the turn before said attack. It's easier to do with the more powerful variants of course. If you consistently pull this off, then it's not that hard to beat him without the sponge. Of course, you'd have to know that before going into battle, so... yeah.

[@savagejack5714]

You don't need it See, SS is only ever hates because people are just oblivious to facts and just get their info from KZbinrs

[@RegalRoyalWasTaken]

I actually never used the right things on the bosses lol. I brute forced every single boss fight somehow.

[@False_Refracted]

The secret door stickers are a sick idea if they weren't required Like if they were just for optional secrets and running away from battles, it would be a fantastic mechanic

[@False_Refracted]

I feel like that's a good summary of the game though

[@swearfreegamer]

It’s even a nice little nod back to Mario 2 with the secret doors there, but it’s so botched…

[@iantaakalla8180]

It would be a lot like Final Fantasy IX’s running away. You can run away for free for a chance, or you can have a guaranteed run away action at a cost. In Final Fantasy IX, you lose coins. In what Sticker Star could be, you pay to have a limited amount of times to escape battles.

[@ItsZorroDood]

I can sorta understand if Nintendo doesn't want a spin-off series to introduce a million new species and races into the sacred Mario lore, but I feel like there has to be a middle ground somewhere between that and only being limited to: Toad, Goomba, Koopa.

[@yeeoof1995]

the super mario land moai

[@Cthulu1985]

Thing is: they don´t have to. The franchise is positively SEEPING with loads of seldom-used races and characters: whittles, ukiki, gearmos, lumas, jibberjays, penguins, mousers, fry guys, tweeters, bonneters, tostarenans, jaxis, new donkers, LM ghosts... You can have a veritable cornucopia of characters and people without even HAVING to think too hard about a new race. So that rule of "no new character designs" makes even less sense.

[@seid3366]

​@@Cthulu1985fan games coukd easily try to include an ocean level with dragoneels and maybe have an aquatic partner that's there to help guide you around

[@star05dream]

33:52 Yay Nintendo and Intelligent Systems finally acknowledge that people like the existing material :)

[@leveldown8743]

Oh. OH. I have something to tell about the two required invisible coin blocks in 3-5. I was stuck there for over a WEEK because I couldn't find them. I spent multiple hours *per day* double-checking every nook and cranny, paperized every milimeter and. I vividly remember literally screaming at the screen and begged for forgiveness (I was young, okay?) before finally finding them when randomly jumping at the wall trying to sequence break. I was absolutely gobsmacked. Sure, there have been required secrets before, but there usually were at least some hints to them. These two blocks? Nothing. The only thing remotely hinting at their existence is the little stop the leaf takes when passing by. Which can be easily put aside as just a neat detail. And I was *furious*. I put the DS aside and just took a rest. A long rest. A rest of little less than a month, because I just couldn't believe it. The funny thing is that I was so taken away, I forgot to charge my 3DS... and the battery died on me. So I had to replay the level. Normally just a minor inconvenience, but it absolutely drained me. I finished the rest of the game without much issues, but this level will forever haunt me. And to this day I am just seething with rage when seeing this level. Edit: Oh, I forgot to add this: It actually gets even worse. AFTER you beat the world and come back with the poison drained, there is a flower underneath the blocks, hinting at their existence. The sheer audacity to hide the indicator until you beat the world just baffles me. "Oops, tee hee, look what we left there! Did you need this four hours ago and now feel stupid? Aww, too bad, maybe try harder next time!" Leave it to 3-5 to pump my blood pressure through the roof in whatever way possible...

[@poisonedeel]

i know and FEEL that pain. this level will always constitute as the worst fucking thing i have ever played

[@thestoneyone06]

I swear young me can remember most of this game and say “sure it was partially annoying but at least I’m winning” but of the levels forgotten by me I’m convinced 3-5 was repressed.

[@legoferrari14]

WHYYYYY!? Why does Sticker Star *constantly* hide hints until *after* you find the solution!?!

[@AnActualDimetrodon]

hearing Emile say "fuck" is always insane, he says it so rarely! It's like Bojack Horseman's one "fuck" per season (almost) always being a bombshell.

[@sparkcircuit7029]

In regards to 33:28 - playing through Bowser's Inside Story as my first big RPG and then finding the Elite Trio battle in Dream Team was downright _mindblowing_ for me as a kid. The fact that the battle's mechanics had so much flair and cool mechanics to them (like knocking Paraplonk into the line of reinforcements at the back and seeing a *whole line* of damage numbers pop up, or the fact that you had to down *all three of the Trio* at once to win the battle) made that genuinely one of my favourite fights in the series, to the point where I saved Save Slot 3 permanently to the block before the fight. And on the subject of "not making unique Toads" anymore, one of my favourite things about Bowser's Inside Story was seeing the different NPC designs around; case in point, the amnesiac adventurer Toad in the clinic that gives you hints to the other Ability Puzzle Pieces! For them to say "it's not worth the effort" just reads to me that you're not putting _enough_ effort in, and I got really disappointed in that.

[@natecgames4612]

Kersti is genuinely the worst p.m. helper out of all the games that came before her because for every flaw the other main "helpers" had, they had personality and reason to back up their actions. Goombario is a nice kid who's way in over his head sometimes who thinks he could handle an adventure with Mario which he pulls himself all the way through for. Goombella is a very sassy tomboy who is generally rude sometimes but that's only when she feels she's being mistreated by strangers and though not interacting much with everyone else shows that she holds her soft side for her companions as she goes along. Tippy is distant to you at first but has the most fleshed out story to a partner in the game and runner-up to bombery in the whole series as it takes 8 worlds to get so used to her presence that it feels genuinely heart breaking when not only she needs to leave but a former villian gives you a robotic version of her that refuses to believe it's not her. Hell even HUEY is more likeable because his character is put to a more comedic and jab in your side type of character of Kersti archetype, but even he knows when to give you general hints (sometimes like Kersti, not good enough hints) and only gets mad at Mario specifically rightfully because Mario whacks him on the head with a hammer the first time they meet, even though the game requires it. I haven't played o.k. but you can't make anything more unlikable and unhelpful then Kersti if you tried, cementing the fact that this game is the greatest game you can make with its core concepts. It's just those concepts are extremely flawed and always doubled down on.

[@natecgames4612]

Also you didn't cover that in chapters 2 and 3 at least, after you already are committed to fighting the boss normally Kersti will give you a major hint as to how to beat the boss. But because in the first few turns blooper shoots ink at you that means that if you didn't get the sponge or the HP sponge pun well enough then you only get a hint at having a CHANCE to beat the boss after you've already fundamentally lost. It's such ass and at that point why make a helper character if you could just have the hindsight that's developed in three year olds

[@dustymcwari4468]

If you wonder about Olivia, she’s pretty cute, and she actually helps you out in combat by becoming giant beasts to both maul the enemies on the field, and assist you with other stuff, easily the best of the modern PM helpers, high up with the ogs

[@Nehfarius]

Kersti is like Midna without the charisma, humor value and huggable imp design.

[@bird5109]

You're being awfully generous by calling her a partner.

[@DoctorFalchion]

It's crazy how much the drawing of Mario in the Book of Wiggler looks like the drawings I did as a kid after playing TTYD for the first time. The first thing in this game I've ever seen that inspires genuine positive emotion in me.

[@iantaakalla8180]

And naturally, as it is a positive thing, you will never be hinted that it is a thing.

[@Zelly_9191]

Something important worth noting. You will not actually get all of your regular stickers back. In the scuttle bug level, you will get your most important stickers back and that's pretty much it. Aside from specific ones here or there and ones that you are likely to remember from your inventory, the game doesn't actually give you your exact stickers back. instead it usually ends up giving you far worse options or far less stickers in return. This can be tested by entering the level with A LOT of really good stickers and will result in getting not getting them all back. Some of them you will never see again. What's that you were saving up those cool stickers or you just went to the shop to buy a bunch of good ones aw sorry most of them are gone now. It is worth noting that you will end up finding your thing stickers though.

[@Moegivesmelife]

Damn.

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

So translation don't ever farm stickers in chapter, it'll piss you off. ...I want to sell my copy or burn it

[@Guardian-of-Light137]

@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 I say burn it. As much as you probably want the money it would just be someone else's headache. And then they'll want to sell it after getting frustrated, endless cycle.

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

@@Guardian-of-Light137 all right getting out the flamethrower

[@delphoxhoopa7289]

@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@darklythedemon1111]

I would say that one of my main issue with all of the new Paper Mario games is that they took the name too seriously. They decided that the meaning of the Paper in Paper Mario is that everything in the world is paper, and thus must be related to paper, be it stickers, paint, or origami. The previous 3 games almost never mentioned the whole paper gimmick (save TTYD using the folding transformations) because the Paper in Paper Mario was meant as an artistic choice to them, not the concept of the entire game. With this grand misunderstanding of that one word, they turned the Paper of a grand storybook into just some paper used for a kindergartener's arts and crafts project.

[@chainswordcs]

"like the paper of a grand storybook" is a good description of what they were going for with the first three games. and yeah. the old games' design choices being wildly misinterpreted by the new team is a bit of a theme with modern paper mario

[@What-Hapen]

Spitting absolute facts.

[@chickennugget6684]

I don't mind the artstyle change, the look of arts and crafts is done well and looks great. and i'd say Origami King had the most Paperisation so far, and while good i think Paper should stay away from Story because we're practically out of things to make a story of revolving around something paper related. ..Unless you want 'Paper Mario and the Great Deforestation' as your most anticipated for 2025

[@guynamedrick4419]

@@chickennugget6684 The whole purpose of Paper Mario is to tell stories

[@stephenfiler3204]

I remember seeing Paper Mario flapping and folding in the wind in Sticker Star and Origami King. I actually said "That is just depressing" out loud.

[@SneedTheSeed]

That part about "using previously established characters to make the mario world unique" I feel is applicable to Paper Jam. Despite being a game with no new unique characters (outside of starlow) I feel they did the best they could using previously established mario characters like Chuckyas, Ninjis, Petey Pirahna, King Boo, Bowser Jr. and many others. It may not be the most creative of the Mario and Luigi games but I think Alphadream tried their best with crafting a somewhat unique world with these limitations. Lord knows you could only do so much when Sticker Star decides to partner with you...

[@SpecterVonBaren]

I think Color Splash and Origami King show this even more. Color Splash is filled with nameless Toads but they have a lot of personality and there are still many that clearly have a defined character even if they don't look that different from the others.

[@Aaaa-g6u8e]

@@SpecterVonBaren Character's with personality is nothing new for Paper Mario, it's been there since N64 through it's writing. The correct term is *Expression* which Color Splash and Origami King, even I personally disliked these new games, I will give credit for being more expressive and showing more emotions with a lot of the NPCs compare to the older PM games.

[@frankieseward8667]

@@Aaaa-g6u8e and hell Origami King had more original characters like Professor Toad, DJ Toad, and the Origami Toad. So yeah it's on the right track.

[@hopecat7466]

Chuckya earns a point on its own because that's a Mario enemy seldom seen.

[@AkameGaKillfan777]

@@frankieseward8667 Wow, Toad, Toad and Toad

[@lucamboba]

The editing at 8:50 caught me so far off guard. Dying on the floor laughing ty chugga

[@bootsnbutterscotch]

36:39 I think I know what happened here. You were correct about using the sponge to defeat the Gooper Blooper, but if you use the sponge when it's slamming its tentacles on the ground, the sponge will absorb all of the poison it spits and wring it out back at the boss, damaging it. This also causes a remixed version of the Super Mario theme to play.

[@mintystingmoon4787]

Ye who enter this toxic forest, abandon all hope for this game, since World 3 is where the game drops to a deeper level than before. Jam-packed with so many baffling and frustrating level gimmicks and design choices that will just leave you questioning “Why?”, if the last world didn’t make you despise this game, this one surely will.

[@sonicrunn3r895]

At least once you get past world 3 you do have a good world and a not too terrible world waiting for you. That is…if you ever make it out of the hell jungle

[@skibot9974]

Yeah this was the point I dropped the game though I don’t remember which level it was

[@mintystingmoon4787]

@@sonicrunn3r895Yeah, World 4’s pretty alright and World 5 is just not fun. Not as aggravating as World 3, just…not fun.

[@bend7726]

If you can suffer through the first 3 worlds, world 4 is worth a playthrough since its the only time in the game that provides fun content. World 5 is just as bad as the rest for multiple reasons

[@iantaakalla8180]

I love how World 1 is probably the second best level simply because it doesn’t do anything.

[@javierascanio4309]

dunno if someone has said this, but kersti ACTUALLY gives you a clue if you stick a normal mushroom where the poison mushroom goes for the desert door, so you only get the tip after WASTING A SHROOM

[@CheesewedgeFTW]

This series inspired me to go back and play the orginal Paper Mario trilogy. I'm currently in the middle of TTYD and it is quickly becoming my favorite game of all time. Its sad to see how far the series has fallen.

[@Victini7472]

waht are your opinions on color splash and origami king? (if you've played them) i personally really liked origami king, imo i think the series is getting better now

[@benjaminpeterson455]

@@Victini7472 While far from terrible games in their own right, Color Splash and Origami King aren’t what fans of the original series want. And the refusal to return to the roots is what drives the fans mad.

[@Victini7472]

@@benjaminpeterson455 fair point i think i just like action games more, so having origami king (and to a lesser extent color splash) be action-adventure games appealed to me more

[@dantheriolu312]

Me tow

[@dantheriolu312]

Me to

[@tiptopgames319]

I liked Chugga’s little celebration when he found out that he didn’t have Kersti anymore, that was really funny! 10:28

[@dnmstarsi]

Definitely felt like a "Even SQUIDWARD misses you!" moment but instead of SpongeBob, it's Kersti.

[@Tommedian]

I like how the the most likable character in the game is the one who tries to kill you for helping him

[@myggmastaren3365]

Can't wait for the bowling puzzle rant!

[@carlosemilio385]

As a person who foolishly 100% this game… twice btw, I can definitely say that the Bowling ball puzzle rant is gonna be freaking good

[@Rexaura888]

Especially after he learned what he did about bringing that one Toad there during Jon’s Bonus stream. I feel like he was about as livid as the end of that one Bowser Party board during the Mario Party 10 stream.

[@sufferdude0537]

Here you go!

[@NexusKirin]

And it was worth it

[@TheVeyron623]

Is it gonna be like Silver's ball puzzle in Sonic 06?

[@thegamerator10]

"After we win, Wiggler's wiggler goes flaccid." Jon and Masae, materializing: "EMILE!"

[@bryceknowles1380]

I can totally see Jon and Masae just shaking their heads in disappointment upon hearing that

[@CaseyLabAnimations]

It's honestly disheartening to find out that Miyamoto didn't actually force the team to restrict their creativity, he just *suggested* they use mainly classic unchanged characters and didn't actually get involved with the production almost at all, and Tanabe's response was to cut out all interesting characters and storytelling to make something so thoughtlessly basic, in a series previously praised for good storytelling and lovable cast. All of the decisions that led to Sticker Star being what it is astound me. It didn't have to be like this... It's hard to believe it's made by any of the same people, with the first three games having so much care put into their writing, characters, gameplay mechanics, etc, and Sticker Star having Kersti (the only one who can even be confidently called a character) be extremely unlikable and *completely useless*, the sticker mechanic so poorly executed that it's genuinely irritating to use, so poorly paced it makes you replay sections multiple times, the one thing in the game with much care put into it is very easily missable... I really want to see what Sticker Star could have been, especially after seeing the screenshots of unique enemies and even a partner... I know it would have been more similar to TTYD, which could only be a good thing.

[@smashmaster521]

I would have been happier to just get Thousand Year Door on 3DS.

[@internetguy7319]

in japanese work culture, it is culture that when your superior "suggests" something, it is actually passive aggressive and it's a demand

[@Aliceintraining]

@@internetguy7319 even treating it as a demand, they still had so much material to work with that they chose to do it poorly.

[@WokioWolfy]

@@internetguy7319 even though that is how in Japanese work culture works (even tho we have no idea if Nintendo actually follows these), the devs really missed on a lot of potential even with their limitations in place. You can actually do a lot with just the Mario cast of characters and baddies. Heck, that limitation didn't limit Origami King from using stuff that isn't Mario-related for bosses and such.

[@victorford5047]

This is why I still blame Miyamoto at this point. "But he has nothing to do with the Paper Mario development team, of course he's totally innocent!" No, shit. He dropped the Paper Mario development scene in the worst moment, after giving Tanabe and their team the worst advice in video-games then washing his hands from all fault. Miyamoto never did anything for the Paper Mario franchise to go back to his roots. Even if you can't blame the guy, you can't deny he's an accomplice in its demise.

[@t4t4all]

we're witnessing chugga take years off his life with each part of this playthrough, lord let him live til next wednesday...

[@PC_Simo]

35:00 ”Bowling with Gooper Blooper crashes Paper Mario.”

[@RolyPoly04]

I appreciate how though this game is the Devil's work in Chugga's eyes, he still tries to be fair and find something to like about it, even if it is microscopic.

[@matthewstorrs7084]

Now I'm just imagining the game development being run like Ba Sing Se: "Hey, I just came up with a great original character idea!" "Game Developer, Miyamoto is inviting you to Lake Laogai." "I am honored to accept his invitation."

[@smashmaster521]

There is no Paper Mario Trilogy in Ba Sing Sae.

[@altoroark4233]

"Man, this game would be pretty great if it didn't suck" is what I kept thinking all my time playing this.

[@Big-Image]

Kersti is probably the most accurate depiction of a Karen in a Mario game.

[@samisthebest6991]

Easily one of if not the WORST character in the entire Mario Franchise.

[@zachorryy]

Came back to rewatch this after maybe 4 months since it was published. The Footage Used section in the credits showing Krow's Graveyard took me by surprise. For those curious, Krow is a completionist channel who actually has some incredible series. I believe the footage Chugga used was that clip he showed from Paper Mario Origami King showing Mario in the Gondola with a bob-omb. Krow's Graveyard is literally the last person I would expect to see in the credits section of a Chuggaaconroy video and I am happy Krow has received some recognition for his work. If any of you are interested in a 100% playthrough of a wide variety of games I would consider checking him out.

[@starstorm-alt-2256]

Whenever I hear of this game I always think of the time I overheard a conversation at a store, where a woman, presumably a mother or an aunt, was discussing with their friend about whether to buy this game for their acquianted child as a gift. Every time I think of how that child eventually reacted, when they realise the game is what it is.

[@someguythesciadvguy9773]

I’m interested to see how this part goes cause I’ve honestly forgotten nearly everything from world 3 aside from that gameshow and the blooper boss, it honestly surprised me to see most people here really dislike this world considering how little of an impact it left on me.

[@benjaminpeterson455]

Perhaps it had such a negative effect that you didn’t WANT to remember? That’s what happened to ProtonJon after all.

[@TheRedScizor]

I quit the game at Chapter 3 and watching this made me remember why.

[@stephenfiler3204]

This whole game is extremely easy to forget.

[@ericr.malice318]

Sometimes your brain likes to block out traumatic experiences.

[@Rexaura888]

You know, Paper Mario could use the Crafted World treatment as far as visuals go. Felt paper is a thing after all.

[@Lunarstar57]

Ooh, that's a wonderful idea. The visuals of Crafted World were easily the best thing about that game, and Id love to see that style attempted again.

[@Driggsdamonstah]

Only a matter of time til IS thinks of the idea.

[@bunsmasterbunny]

Or go back to the og non papery style. Lets do that instead.

[@WackoMcGoose]

@@bunsmasterbunny Honestly, I don't mind the modern art style. Origami King is _gorgeous,_ and if they maintain that style for the inevitable "Paper Mario 7: Deforestation Has Consequences", I'd be fine with it. I've even seen TOK-style mockups of Rogueport posted on twitter, and they looked perfectly serviceable. The _gameplay and writing_ are where the series needs to return to its roots.

[@cobaltordinaire5219]

*but then they're gonna shove a DIFFERENT bullshit gimmick into battles that won't give us experience* but hey, visual style aside... I love it.

[@zepacolis7108]

15:07 I find this hysterical specifically chugga using paper mario, falling asleep why he reads off the rant signifying how little he cares.

[@korigami123]

God this just unlocked an ancient memory for me. My friend had been stuck in this chapter for like a month and I remember running around all the levels to try and find how tf to progress. And when the wiggler piece ran into an inaccessible area we literally got stuck again and couldn't figure out how to get it! Truly goes to show how confusing it actually was if even you had trouble with it as an adult, I wish I knew how to look up a guide back then.

[@helixxhunter]

there is something so satisfying in hearing Chugga be so unapologetically upset, so much so that he openly swears without censorship. after watching him for 10 years, it just *feels* good

[@TheInkPitOx]

He's used minor swears before

[@helixxhunter]

@@TheInkPitOx i know, but there’s just something special about hearing him say fuck. maybe it’s just me idk

[@thepartyrockpolice1975]

In addition to your point about weaker/useless party members; they usually tend to be some of the most charming. It's endearing to see them try and keep up with/ impress the other stronger characters (Lakilester is a good example)

[@lemonbread5887]

I cannot thank you enough for really diving deep into this series' development, post Super Paper Mario, and debunking many fan theories as to why (x) went wrong because of (y). At the same time, by providing this evidence, you also use it to strengthen arguments that everyone and their grandma has been levvying against the modern Paper Mario team for over a decade now: "Why do you continue to do the things that you do when the only people with the authority to tell you to do them...don't care either way." I appreciate how this series on Sticker Star isn't exclusively centered around tearing it apart--although it has been exceptionally cathartic to see you dissect it as much as you have--you're also bringing up issues with the modern Paper Mario series and asking genuine questions that deserve answers. I appreciate how instead of you saying "Go back to the old Paper Marios", you're instead saying "What reason is there for not going back?" And any counterarguments that can be provided as to why, you're keen to provide counterevidence for. (And if I'm being honest, I'd lose a lot less sleep over why the series being the way it is now if the answer was just "Because we just don't want to anymore." At least it'd make more sense than the other answers we've gotten.) Nevertheless, thank you Chuggaconroy for this series on Sticker Star, and I salute you for sticking to your guns allthroughout.

[@SA00Toad]

man, the wait on this series is really hard to endure it's an absolute testament to how awesome your videos are when they actually make me want to see n hear more about sticker star

[@dynamike9351]

Revisiting these videos after the thousand year door announcement is so satisfying

[@donkarasu-9644]

What I like about this review it goes deeper than the common "no partners and no story". It actually shows how badly designed the game is due to these questionable game design choices. Legit went "what the heck" in my head whenever Chugga bumps into those.

[@pikmints]

I'm absolutely loving this series. If Chugga wants to go in-depth on another game, be it one he loves or one he hates, I'd gladly just listen to him talk about game design and his personal experiences with games.

[@dnmstarsi]

Same. It also helps explain from a fan like him why certain things worked, what didn't work and why some remarks make little to no sense when you make proper comparisons and such.

[@lunarumbreon7699]

I love how good this has been. Like Chugga makes such a solid all around video while getting all his thoughts out. What’s so incredible about it how this doesn’t feel like someone’s first attempt at making something like this. This feels like he’s been making these videos for years

[@ampkenryu7145]

32:13 The Bug Fables reference gave me whiplash. Omg.

[@idunno_]

2:46 we need more Ninji appreciation. They're adorable and need to be in more games

[@geekybunnycat]

Love that "Kirby yelling at Emile outtakes at the end" is a running theme

[@Gestersmek]

He's trying his best to make sure Emile doesn't lose his mind.

[@drcgad3052]

@@Gestersmek R.I.P Kirby

[@madduxnagel6935]

😔😔😔

[@ericparazak8448]

Kersti is the Karen of the Paper Mario franchise. Change my mind.

[@cyanified]

You can't change the truth, it's like trying to rewrite history.

[@rairinekoine]

"Hurry up, Mario! Paperize with the reused on-screen tutorial so I can jump off the page and talk to the manager of this chapter!"

[@ericr.malice318]

@@rairinekoine LMAO

[@changvasejarik62]

Only thing I’ll say is I hate the term Karen. I knew a lot of Karens growing up and they were decent people. I’d say she was the Navi of paper Mario but at least Navi has a legitimate emotional connection to link. Kersti offers nothing and I hope this game gets a remake the makes it actually fun.

[@smashmaster521]

@@changvasejarik62 ...Why remake this game when everyone hates it? That would just be a slap in the face to the fans. I get your argument, but we have fun versions of Sticker Star; They're called Color Splash and Origami King.

[@lvlupproductions2480]

I remember going through almost all the game without a guide I finally looked up a playthrough when I needed to magically know a certain character changes over time to fly. There was NO INDICATION thanks ZackScott games for being one of the few complete playthroughs on KZbin.

[@goom4689]

he was my hero back when i played it, i would not have even beaten world 2

[@naplockblubba5369]

ZackScott is the king of stupidly comprehensive playthroughs of random games

[@guynamedrick4419]

I remember when I couldn't make a hidden jump because I couldn't find invisible blocks in chapter 3

[@goom4689]

@@guynamedrick4419 i got stuck there too

[@nashvontookus7451]

I needed it for the level where you needed to jump in the middle of a puddle. Literally could not see the hole.

[@Justine-justin]

1 month later: We'll get part 4 any minute now 6 months later: any minute now

[@Justine-justin]

@@AlexDatcoldness Cool can't wait 😎 😊

[@Greg501-]

Edit: Testing on an emulated version, not only did the final segment spawn properly during the Big Cheep Cheep section, it also properly spawned after getting the boat. Either there is a version difference somewhere, or I confused myself into believing the game was unwinnable. (or this could be something that breaks at random like the Bowling Ball vs. Gooper Blooper) I'm pretty sure it is a thing that can happen, so I want to find other instances of it happening...

[@ringtail99]

i had no idea you could fail your self over like that wow that is evil

[@alex_-yz9to]

Got some Video proof of that? i need to see this with my own eyes!

[@rando9449]

That actually sucks. If Nintendo didn’t want the people playing the game to progress until beating the blooper, just make it so the poison blocks the boat making it impossible to get to world 4 until you beat world 3. It’s what they did for worlds 2 and 3 so what’s the problem doing it again?

[@Greg501-]

@@ringtail99 It might have been a Mandela effect, see my edited comment

[@breadwhaler]

The single wiggler section standing on its own is scaring me

[@alvaroperez2349]

“He’s just standing there... *MENACINGLY!!!”*

[@BlueJourney2719]

@@alvaroperez2349 “GET OUR OF THERE, SPONGEBOB”

[@Riprider_Music]

Just wait until you find out what happens in the chapter

[@alvaroperez2349]

@@BlueJourney2719 Spongebob: *AHHHHHHHHH!!!*

[@bentheherod3373]

I think it's actually very easy to name a favorite character for Sticker Star, it's Luigi cause he just wants to run away from the game as soon as he is found in it. (Edit: somehow completely forgot to put Luigi's name in originally)

[@jalynwilliams7091]

i may be dumb but i can't figure out who you are referring to with this. is it the wiggler segments? or mario?

[@FoxVidz2000]

@@jalynwilliams7091 Mario. He's the only one who came out of this game perfectly fine.

[@HyperSonic777]

@@FoxVidz2000 No. Luigi. He runs every time you find him.

[@bentheherod3373]

@@jalynwilliams7091 nah I'm the dumb one here, completely forgot to put Luigi's name in comment XD

[@FoxVidz2000]

@@HyperSonic777 Ohhhh, good point

[@legacytag]

Even when Chugga makes a series dedicated to hating something, he still researches it in depth to teach you new things and makes sure to leave in enough that it works as kinda an actual guide if need be

[@princessCashel]

after finally getting a chance to watch the Mario movie, I have to say that it's flat out insulting how the movie was not only allowed to create new characters, but also play around with pre-existing characters, and have a pretty interesting story, while the rpg series isn't allowed to do any of that

[@--46200]

Don't forget about the level repeats for those hp-up hearts and the things once the poison is gone! Those were a very welcome and exciting part of content

[@SSBBPOKEFAN]

I feel like that would be excusable if the main story didn't make you do so many repeat visits already. Many rpgs have extra goodies in old areas if you return to them later. Too bad this game makes you never want to see a swampy forest ever again in your life due to how it's "structured"

[@pokemonsliver]

The longer this series goes on the more awestruck I am at how committed the design team seemed to be at irritating the player constantly. At least it gives Chugga plenty of good material to riff on. And I can't say I was expecting to see Omori get referents, but am very happy that it was.

[@Guardian-of-Light137]

I am continually glad I never played this game. I've heard chuggaa rage about it as much as everyone else. BUT TO ACTUALLY SEE just how BAD it is. Is shocking. I know we all make the joke that? "Do game developers just hate fun?" But this is a case where I wonder how little of a joke it IS.

[@hanezutchins2786]

I'm thinking it was intentional

[@Freeasacar]

Putting a damage pool underneath a healing station is an obvious sign of developers having resentment for their players or the project they're working on. As someone who was a World of Warcraft player for 15 years you can trust me when I say if a project has a proper work environment and management that doesn't happen.

[@Al1701]

Something to show the frustration of the creative staff is that they need to hide Peach's personality down in the sewer through the form of graffiti in a hidden room. They want to get back to what Paper Mario was, but are kept from doing it by something or someone.

[@TheAzureNightmare]

Whom?

[@nullset2]

Shiggy diggy

[@eletgres519]

elaborate more please

[@Al1701]

@@eletgres519 Over the course of the Origami King, a story is told through graffiti in the sewer. It's Bowser attacking and the usual action including some Luigi abuse. If you go into a spare room at the very end, we see Peach is the one who's beaten Bowser. It's really easy to miss, especially the ending.

[@cobaltordinaire5219]

*coughcoughKensukeTanabecough*

[@gameguy959]

I think I understand why Luigi and Bowser didn't have any dialog in this game. They were too unique.

[@grunkleg.2934]

Sticker Star feels like the devs didn't know they were supposed to be making this game until 6 months before it was due. I had completely forgotten about everything that went down in World 3, and I think that was my brain trying to protect young me

[@jasonkeith2832]

Given how well put together World 4 seems, I'd say it is more like the director said they needed to scrap 80%+ of the game after the real main gimmick of the game didn't pan out, sticking to just the paperization and stickers for the whole game. 6 months before release, of course.

[@auggie4269]

I can’t find footage of it online, but that Bowling Ball crash also works on the final phase of the Bowser fight. Which is an even more heartsinking experience. Speaking as someone who experienced it firsthand

[@nikolaibrinda8295]

I feel like this is a GREAT format for you Chugga! I can feel the same passion you put into all your other projects, just more condensed, which I feel could work for other game you want to put onto your channel as well. I love these new video styles and really wouldn't mind if this became the other half of your channel. This and the "discadables" series have been a serious treat to watch and hope you know that your new ventures into video making are INCREDIBLE. Thank you for all your hard work Chugga!

[@Sagasking14]

There’s a giant difference between simplicity and not trying. Sticker Star is a pretty good example of the latter, regarding characters, enemies, and story.

[@bluebow5014]

Something that I only recently caught on rewatch of Jon’s SS streams-Wiggler somehow knows Mario’s name without either him or Kersti having properly introduced This isn’t the first time this has happened, writing errors like this can slip through the cracks all the time, especially when it comes to characters knowing each other or not. Hell, there’s a random flower guard in Paper Mario that knows Mario’s name without prior introduction too. The difference? The writing and characterization up to that point in Paper Mario is so on point that it could easily be explained by other elements in-universe, say perhaps the Wise Wisterwood notifying the guards of Mario’s presence and that they should be a little more inclined to help. Nothing exists to help Wiggler’s character in the same way-in fact, I have no clue how this infantalized caterpillar even manages to survive more than twenty minutes. How the hell does a giant worm like this have the ability to stave off predators like the snifits and poison bloopers from invading his treehouse that takes up WAY more real estate than any other food chain would normally allow? Where are his parents? The game goes out of its way to constantly infantilize Wiggler-characters can speak in third person and be competent and mature, but Wiggler is consistently called a kid by Kersti and referred to as having “grown up” by the end of Chapter 3. AND ANOTHER THING-how the hell did Wiggler have ANY character development at all by the end of this? I know Kersti is by far the least reliable in terms of offering game knowledge that’s actually true or helpful, but I’d expect one of the only consistent characters in the chapter to at least be referred to for what he is-a chore. It’d be one thing if the Wiggler segments had any indication of maturation since that’s the only exposure we have to Wiggler aside from the brief instances at the beginning, end, and segment delivery parts, but no! If anything, the segments become even MORE irritating to find as the chapter goes on, running off into a different level or world MORE often than the first segment did, and fighting you at EVERY opportunity when they’re cornered! Does that sound like a child growing up to you? It doesn’t help that the segments have no dialogue or distinctive features to attach to them to characterize them further or even denote that somehow Wiggler is conscious through these segments at all. They’re just annoying little side quests that have somehow graduated to being main story material without any of the proper paperwork. Wiggler’s “growth” feels very “tell, don’t show” as a result, and it’s only recently REALLY started to bug me. TL;DR-Wiggler isn’t engaging as a character to me at all, and I don’t feel like the journey he was supposed to go on as referred to by the game was telegraphed well in the slightest. I don’t get the hype.

[@levidinn7500]

Having never played, I can't answer the question about the hype (though this video makes me suspect it's just because he's unique and has ANY character, and his torso parts maybe don't count against him) - but I think I can answer the question about knowing Mario's name. Long story short - he's famous. The Snifit or Whiffit host calls him the guy "we all detest" without proper introduction, it seems. However, this just makes the beginning all the more galling, with Kersti unable to recognize him as Mario.

[@bluebow5014]

I mean Kersti is from a completely different planet, I’d sooner give her the benefit of the doubt there than Wiggler who even in the introduction gives no indication that he’s met Mario before or even knows him based on fame. I feel like Wiggler, given his childish disposition, would either fanboy over being visited by Mario or get angry on behalf of all the other Wigglers whose day Mario’s ruined

[@krissjames7276]

31:04 the highlight of the whole video for me, where chuggaa decisively debunks the idea that Nintendo's supposed "Mario Mandate" is the reason Paper Mario was ruined.

[@kirbonicpikmin8809]

Honestly I’d love to see video essays like these from Chuggaa more often, these are such incredibly high quality videos that so succinctly provide points and criticisms in an entertaining and well edited way. Also hearing Chuggaa hard swear multiple times in one video felt like a shotgun blast to the chest everytime

[@SmashBroD]

Any chance we're going to get the rest of these? I really liked it. Also, hope you're doing okay, Chugga.

[@Banana-zl5dq]

Part 4 is premiering on the 30th I believe

[@deleetiusproductions3497]

@@Banana-zl5dqLet’s hope it does.

[@jeffthefiller1184]

It’s here

[@mysteryman1834]

And part 5 is here also

[@DeadlockDrago]

And now: Part 6 The End.

[@TheDMan2003]

28:54 Agreed on both points. I swear, even the concepts behind these characters have a high standard in fan games. There’s some games that have relatively simple concepts, and then there are the ones that just go batshit off the walls insane with ideas. Trust me, fans come up with ideas only thought up by the professionals when they’re drunk and/or high. I have fourteen examples if the readers of this comment don’t believe me.

[@ultimateprogamer5843]

I wish that Chugga used A Hat in Time as an example of good character design and charm. Let's be real here a single character or group in AHiT has more charm, character, and humor then entire chapters in this game. Great video as a person who went through the whole game only to give up at the end due to running out of usable stickers this has been great hearing you talk about this game and give it the what for it deserves.

[@OrobaSpyro]

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[@ultimateprogamer5843]

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[@chickennugget6684]

That game has Snatcher. Snatcher is amazing.

[@pokedude720]

Daaahling, as if anything could stand up to my style Definitely not that old-timey Conductor

[@fullmetallemer6818]

Hello, fellow commenter could you give us the name of your favorite character? Ah, I see. The Crows is my favorite too

[@SoftestPuffss]

Really loving this video essay-esque style of Let's Play presentation. It's like an abridged informational on a game based on both personal experience and facts & research