Nintendo 3DS - Paper Mario: Sticker Star Trailer

[@Lapiziold]

Looking Back To This Game After Origami King Got Announced

[@emwooding5030]

Same lmao

[@evanhiggins79]

Here's hoping Origami King is a bit better

[@eggsintheface8272]

Evan Higgins origami king looks only similar in its graphics, so I’m excited.

[@luigissidekick861]

@Evan Higgins god I hope so!

[@Kenny-lx5ws]

It has so many likes

[@zcookie0027]

Why is in my recommended right after the switch trailer dropped?

[@LoganTheAroAce]

Zachary Cook same here

[@Matias-fh2hf]

You will never know but I do

[@Odds15]

Nostalgia

[@JohnnyGaming101]

Same

[@Sticky_sausage69]

Zachary Cook me

[@mrvideogamenerd123]

I don't know what it is, but the music is just so catchy and gives me joy and goosebumps every time I hear it.

[@ΟΑυγολεμονος]

I wanted to play this game since it basically came out as a kid. I never had a 3ds tho

[@rubixdude1067]

@@ΟΑυγολεμονος I managed to play it and beat world 1 and 2 in 2 days. My cousin let me play his old 3DS and it was really fun. If somebody replies to this, I have a different opinion, you don't have to attack me for liking this.

[@monkeygameplay5455]

@@ΟΑυγολεμονος then citra was born and nord vpn too

[@ΟΑυγολεμονος]

@@rubixdude1067 Ah man you are literally so lucky. I wish I had someone to give me a 3ds.And don't worry I think this game looks good

[@ΟΑυγολεμονος]

@@monkeygameplay5455 Citra is just plain garbage

[@thearsonistofarland3087]

After the last month of rewriting Sticker Star on Reddit, I think I’ve began to appreciate it more. Sure, it isn’t even comparable to the first three or Origami King, but it still had is charms that I didn’t recognize when I first played it. I might go play it again, for old times sake.

[@aethix1986]

Paper Mario: Bowser kidnaps the princess. Paper Mario TTYD: An evil demo tries to take over the world. Super Paper Mario: A deranged psycho tries to commit murder-suicide with the multiverse. Paper Mario Sticker Star: I'm kinda scared to find out.

[@tvdeskis6521]

bowser kidnaps the princess colour splash: bowser kidnaps the princess paper mario 1: bowser kidnaps the princess with funny characters, and the STAR SPRITES which actually are unique and have a good background

[@superworldteam6360]

@@tvdeskis6521 Paper Mario 1: The total opposite of you

[@boomerangmaster5674]

bowser touches a sticker and everyone dies

[@kar4ton]

Paper Mario The Origami King: Weird king that turns Princess Peach into scary weird origami that gives chills down my spine

[@purplelionpoliticsandhisto5025]

Paper Mario Origami King.: Crazed King of.... Creasing? Aims to ascend the world into a higher plane by forcing the world to begin creasing and then rebirth of the entire populace, nearly succeeding at the start, supplanting all Monarchs within the Mario World, Forcing Mario to find new friend, and new allies, to team up with a... defeated bowser.

[@hylianhero1921]

Coming back to this game 8 years laters,as a teenager, I still really enjoyed the game. It was honestly a ton of fun and I like the story, not to mention the soundtracks a bop

[@ItsCyclonic]

Heck yeah, the music is absolutely phenomenal in this game.

[@ItsCyclonic]

@@itsmythical2 I can see excatly why it is hated. It makes sense why it is. But I still love this game.

[@ItsCyclonic]

@DDP You’re welcome dude! I love it! But I still get why it’s hated.

[@vittosphonecollection57289]

Fun fact: I enjoyed the entire game without even knowing it was hated. I only learnt that some time later and was like "really??"

[@tryxjay8289]

Ong

[@phoenixandy]

Play this game out of order. Trust me, nothing bad happens, it’s just funny going back to world 1 with a infinijump against the goomba boss.

[@Gamblegork]

it's funny how you can play the game out of order

[@RJIS]

I like this game. I like this series a lot

[@StarscapeDev]

Here lies Paper Mario fans hopes and dreams.

[@scroogemcfyuck8110]

sudently rescue v

[@scroogemcfyuck8110]

sudently new world sudently koopalings sudently infinite cards sudently films parody sudently captain toad treasure tracker dragon

[@mr.mermit6189]

(I play Hopes and Dreams in the background)

[@ahmeda.934]

What a baby.

[@skunkooo]

Couldn't have said it better myself

[@EpicLuigi24]

I love this game just as much as the others. Tight controls, creative graphics(with the cardboard and paper effects), and the music was incredible. It's a very fun game.

[@vittosphonecollection57289]

Same.

[@lottji]

overhated. i get it tho

[@noyes24361]

Bowser's dialoges are the best

[@Hollowman8623]

This was my first Nintendo 3ds game I ever got as a child and it holds a very special place in my heart

[@noyes24361]

Me too I like sticker star goombas

[@Seriesxnation]

paper mario the thousan year door for gamecube was one of the best!!!!! i still cry cuz i sold it a few years back

[@loneshadowstar9770]

This game has become the Teen Titans Go of Paper Mario.

[@dmann2116]

We all may dislike this game, but you can't compare THIS to Teen Titans GO! That show makes this game look like a masterpiece

[@GavinsBazaar313]

+Daniel Martin Not everyone hates this game. I've found quite a lot of people who actually enjoyed this game, and I find this to be fun too.

[@GabrielAidley]

+Daniel Martin Lol

[@GabrielAidley]

***** Yet it could've been second-best

[@GabrielAidley]

Paper Mario: Colour Puff

[@jakeandsarahhealthnuts3299]

Man the fact that there is no partners is making me unsure if I want this game or not. TTYD had amazing partners

[@icecoldnut5152]

@astrid margaux dumadapat k

[@inaviatable118]

@@icecoldnut5152 k

[@Kirbyex420]

lol

[@r4ls3i7]

Aged like milk.

[@Steamlazer]

@@r4ls3i7 k

[@NeuSyn]

OMG SO MANY MEMORIES!! This was such an outstanding game i played 5 years ago! ❤❤❤

[@JONES99679]

Lmao

[@MeinyansHusband]

Who even plays this nowadays. i do, i have it digitally downloaded on my 3DS.. well now on my New 2DS XL since i did system transfer. Sure with the huge lack of originality and it's infamous generic paper toads and it's battle system i still like this game.

[@sagebluer]

I play it.

[@taylorjohnson1456]

Me too

[@ubiquityphantom6354]

It was one of the first games I ever played, I was 7 when I got it and I loved it. I know the game has many flaws but it will always bring a sense of nostalgia whenever I see it or play it and it will all ways have a place in my memory and heart.

[@Playerofakind]

It was the only paper mario game i had

[@supatails69]

@Last Nyanmurai You're starting to be "Just A Guy Without A Mustache" EVERYWHERE

[@Alessandro_crola]

"Non c'è la faccio...troppi ricordi" mi ricordo quei GIORNI interi che passavo a giocare a paper Mario e finalmente ne uscirà uno nuovo il 17 luglio che comprerò assolutamente

[@RJIS]

Sticker Star is such a fun game. This series is always having great games. First Paper Mario on the N64, next The Thousand Year Door, then Super Paper Mario, then this, followed by Color Splash on the Wii U. And Origami King might be great.

[@foxtail286]

I like how you're just casual and don't get into the whole part of comparing the games. If you're standing on a mountain and you look at a tall hill, you think, "oh, that's short" but if you're standing at sea level looking at that hill it's pretty tall.

[@RJIS]

@@foxtail286 yeah lol

[@JayStack5]

This right here is the #1 Paper Mario fan.

[@supermario1fan]

@@JayStack5 Absolutely not. Introducing me.

[@supermario1fan]

@@JayStack5 KZbin, LET ME SAY THIS. I've beat every Paper Mario game, I own every Paper Mario game, I've 100% 4 of them (currently working on 64 and TTYD), I have a ton of rare merchandise including this Sticker Star Paper Mario pillow I purchased for $260 off eBay, uh, let's see, I have like a tote full of Paper Mario crafts I made, I love all Paper Mario games equally and support them all.

[@fawfulthegreat64]

SPM's ending: "May we meet again in another time and place." They meant this piece of crap? I'm out.

[@Lef2005]

Οκ

[@anon4305]

@@Lef2005 Why did you reply to a six year old comment of somebody's understandable disappointment with sticker star?

[@Lef2005]

@@anon4305 yes

[@Betaster3000]

PK Ballz you think its understandeble we can say what we want

[@coolmasterishaanplayz]

PK Ballz you think we care or not?

[@newsuperstevebros]

I was OK with it as a game, but as a paper mario, it was unnacceptable. The thousand year door was one of the best games I have ever played. I find so few things wrong with it. It was great as a child, and it it still is today. This game simply doesn't live up to the legacy. Even with super paper mario, I played it at an impressionable age, so it still feels like an amazing game. I don't know. It just doesnt feel like kids in 30 year will be lauding it as a classic as much as the others.

[@TheEternalMercy]

I hope the story has that mature approach at the end just like The thousand year door... that game is easily one of the best I've ever played

[@michaellee4463]

LMFAO!

[@rtxbacon4998]

You gonna be sad

[@NintenYoshi]

I really enjoyed this game ever since I got it, however, really the only thing I hate about it is that once you complete the game there's nothing else to do, the puzzles cannot be done again, and can't fight bosses again either (except for Bowser and Kamek). That's what honestly kills this game for me. At least if it had some sort of challenge mode or something it would have been a nice addition There's the Sticker Museum, but once you do that as well, and fill the 3 save files, the game's pretty much going to collect dust in your room from then on.

[@guyonyoutube3850]

There's the flags, I guess..

[@aishutoon4553]

Mine just resets to before I fought bowser every time I finish the fight. Is this a glitch or is that supposed to happen?

[@anon4305]

@@aishutoon4553 More details? There is no postgame.

[@SuperMario19Jay]

Aishu428 That’s just how the game is. You don’t get the royal crown sticker from Bowser. I guess it’s just to let you replay the Bowser fight over and over again.

[@JayStack5]

Well, Paper Mario (64) was the same way, basically

[@superfever3000]

why is youtube refusing to play this video, do they also hate this game?

[@mr.mermit6189]

Here's the only thing I liked about this game... NYARGLEBARGLE!

[@froakie1404]

Legolover903 Really? I liked nothing about it

[@saksagan1436]

lel

[@somebodylikesbacon1960]

I liked the OST.

[@ubiquityphantom6354]

The music was pretty good.

[@chrishamilton7107]

I want to hear Arlo open a video saying that as a sound effect lol.

[@thefiend519]

Man this gets me hype for The Origami King

[@SiderealRails]

Played just the first couple levels today, impressions? I like the fact that turn- based battles are back, but I liked the format, dialogue, and story of the previous games, especially TTYD and the stry of super paper Mario

[@supermario1fan]

Everything in this game is so amazing. I 100% this year for the first time because I felt like replaying it, it was very fun. I only have to 100% TTYD and 64 so I can finally say I've 100% every Paper Mario game. It's been months, I forgot to update this. I ended up 100% completing every Paper Mario.

[@eegernades]

Nah. Don't lie. Worse game in the series

[@supermario1fan]

@@eegernades No. It's actually great.

[@Tailsfan5338]

@@eegernadesdude it’s his opinion. So deal with it.

[@JayBomb21]

@@eegernadesit was fine

[@eegernades]

@@Tailsfan5338 his opinion factually wrong.

[@cainnkalos6095]

Ahhhh... I love this game. One of my favourites.

[@noyes24361]

Yeah (sorry for english)

[@piewizardt]

Love this game!

[@YoshisVGM]

I'm just going to come out and say it: I liked this game. There. I found it to be enjoyable and I loved the puzzles and level design. I'm not saying it's the best Paper Mario, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy other installments in the series.

[@K_Lateral]

Coming back after 10 years. Yeah the game was terrible, glad they're remaking an actually good PM game now

[@fredguy2]

loved the thousand year door and super paper mario. Will probably love this too.

[@JayStack5]

@Carl'Lee Romero I don’t know if we’re going to find out.

[@cristianmartinez6444]

Que nostalgia mi primer videojuego de Nintendo

[@ZeroFinalStrike]

you know though, its not that they make a paper mario game, but they were a big back bone to the game, partners were something that made paper mario different, they also gave a voice to an otherwise silent protagonist and fun to have around as well, I don't know about you but I was actually saddened when I found out I wasn't going to get to see all new neat powers comming from interesting mario baddies turned to mario's side.

[@GoldFishBoy1337]

Finally getting back to the normal gameplay like Paper Mario 1 and 2! CAN'T WAIT!!! :D

[@fernandothesailorwaddledee6237]

F

[@Xavier1Fargue]

F

[@michaellee4463]

F

[@TyGuy9001]

F

[@MrJoeAmI]

F

[@harlowz]

I Love This Game One Of My Favourite Gamss

[@daniipower]

Crying, all My memories have come to my head, THIS IS SUCH A GOOD GAME!!

[@ダニエル-x5d]

This was one of the worst games on the 3DS to ever come out, what are you talking about.

[@daniipower]

@@ダニエル-x5d evryone has his opinion, i enjoyed this game a lot, thought it was a failure idk bro just loved it to much when i was kid

[@JayStack5]

@@ダニエル-x5d o·pin·ion noun a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge. "I'm writing to voice my opinion on a video game."

[@ダニエル-x5d]

@@JayStack5 I'm gonna give you the benefit of the doubt and assume English isn't your first language.

[@JayStack5]

@@ダニエル-x5d it is, don’t know what copying and pasting the definition of opinion has to do with that.

[@AmessageFor-You]

I wish this game was on switch. I really enjoyed playing it on my 3ds

[@suomi-finlandmemes3932]

You know, I actually like Paper mario sticker star.

[@ELEJOTA]

Me too

[@acanaxr2829]

Actually, physics forbid this

[@KirbyZilla]

Why do people hate paper mario sticker star like whats so bad about it i think its a good game

[@acanaxr2829]

@@KirbyZilla it's because it's too different from other Paper Mario's. I played Sticker Star when I was little, I really liked it

[@KirbyZilla]

Whats wrong with being diffrent not all paper mario games need the same sometimes good is diffrent

[@RedFireRex]

I would like to say a few things, I don’t see why people hate Paper Mario Sticker Star and Colour splash. I mean just because they are different (then again, this is the first paper Mario Game I have ever played so I have no idea what TTYD is like, except through videos)

[@awesomesmileyguy]

My favorite paper mario games 4: sticker star 3: 1st one 2: Super paper mario 1: ttyd

[@SK83RL1GHT]

Agree

[@luxerhusku2609]

Copy-Paste this from the E3 trailer: This game made me happy to be a Paper Mario fan. Everything about it made me think about what it was trying to show me rather than what I was expecting out of it. And what it showed was a seed. A seed of passionate developers who wanted to make Paper Mario fun in its own unique ways, from Stickers, to Paint, and now Origami. Cleaver ideas, clever puzzles, clever writing, and clever gameplay! Thank you, Paper Mario: Sticker Star. You made me not relive the days of Paper Mario 64, but you also made unique chances to the series that I was interested in knowing what else can Intelligent Systems do for paper gimmicks! C:

[@Iantendo1]

Don't hate on me or my channel, but, I actually like Paper Mario: Sticker Star. Sure, it might be completely different from previous Paper Mario games, but this is a decent game. I assure you.

[@superirod4440]

IanMarioFan I feel the same way!! You always have to try something new

[@icean2540]

IanMarioFan me to

[@memeitas]

IanMarioFan i dont have sticker star but i have paper mario color splash but i feel the same

[@tylburger]

Same

[@bubbajarvis9979]

i agree

[@AlanParis]

i miss much the Mario pals from GameCube

[@froakie1404]

Here it is! The game that KILLED the paper Mario franchise!

[@tonyflamingo3444]

here it is the guy that killed my braincells

[@spiritbaki108]

@@tonyflamingo3444 Oh, opinions kill your brain, so get ready for life...

[@tibby4503]

And color splash revived it

[@froakie1404]

Declan Bergman Color Splash was just a slightly better Sticker Star. That’s hardly a revival, if anything it dug the series further into the grave imo

[@tibby4503]

@@froakie1404 well mo is different. Don't disrespect it.

[@HiImAnonAndILuvU]

This game looks absolutely gorgeous, and brings back so many good memories of playing these games on the 64 and Gamecube. And it seems just as funny too. Thank you Nintendo

[@DanialProhozdenia]

Uh.... How Do We Tell Him?

[@ArcadeTheatre]

When you hear historians mention "The Fall of Man", this is what they are talking about.

[@raid9913]

I know people are gonna hate me and possibly send death threats,but I like this game

[@TheeM15]

@@raid9913 Ayye I'm not the only one who likes it , still one of the worst in the series though

[@raid9913]

@@TheeM15 As a game in general it's a really good game,but comparing to other PM games it falls a bit short.

[@raid9913]

@@TheeM15 ik the combat system is *Really* different but i still like it cuz its challenging

[@JayStack5]

Martian Society is it really that different if you bring Super Paper Mario into the mix?

[@Net_15]

R.I.P. PAPER MARIO 2000 - 2012

[@skarloeyexpress4353]

Despite how hated this game is, I have such nostalgia for the trailer as my barely alive brain would keep watching the trailer on my 3ds as it was on nintendo video, and (even though I barely knew mario outside of mario kart wii) I was invested. (Too this day I have never played it)

[@gamerprince-tl5hg]

This game is almost 9 years old now.... I didn't get to play it back then but I remember being obsessed with wanting to play it so badly and watched this trailer on the 3DS eshop constantly lmao

[@teamkooshball3592]

I actually enjoyed this game. I thought it was a fresh way of playing Paper Mario. The sticker system really added to the whole "paper" theme of the game. The bosses were fun and the Thing stickers were something new and interesting to use. Now I realize that this game got frustrating a lot because you had to look EVERYWHERE for one thing but I had a game guide so I can't really empathize with that. Sure, I liked TTYD and SPM better, but this game isn't terrible.

[@Fanatic_Foremem]

Yeah because eliminating story, witty dialog, interesting characters, any freedom with your attack strategy and a final boss battle thats basically "use this move repeatedly to win" makes the game feel "Fresh".

[@Paraguai123]

NekoVira It has witty dialog and very clever way to fight the bosses though. But gotta agree with "characters" and "story"

[@tvdeskis6521]

i dont think you understand why people like paper mario. not because of the "paper" theme. in japan, paper mario is known as "mario story" and THAT is why people love paper mario. not because it has all these silly funny paper worlds, but because its mario STORY.

[@JayStack5]

TVDeskis I didn’t know he was talking about other people, I thought he was talking about his opinion.

[@Excaliber237]

Really impressed with this game, especially the boat you use travek the map!

[@smflash]

I bought this game when it came out but haven't revisited it for 3 years. Guess it's time to delete another save file and replay all the Paper Mario games I have before Origami King is released.

[@MrYoshiNL]

Man i love this soundtrack

[@rkoopa_bro]

This is still my favorite Paper Mario Game

[@superduck6456]

Have you even played the first 3?

[@rkoopa_bro]

SuperDuck64 I have not unfortunately but I have watched all 100% playthroughs of them. They do look like really good games though

[@AdamHPerform06]

I love all Paper Mario games, including Sticker Star! Sue me.

[@happiny4847]

Same goes for me!

[@Mrfluffyoshi]

+George Perez all of the games are good sticker star too.

[@Iantendo1]

AdamHPerform06 same

[@pokemonfan5180]

AFK Cyndiquil Butthurt fanboy alert!

[@bethanywhite9647]

Yes!

[@JC21]

And it gets released in Europe and Australia a month later. Terrific.

[@Genogenesis7]

1:51 This game really gets my goat. HEYOOOO

[@somebodylikesbacon1960]

A bad pun, but at least it's better than Sticker Star itself.

[@coolmasterishaanplayz]

Greeno Grenesis how did that time stamp not work 1:51 old man

[@neoncosmo.garden]

@@somebodylikesbacon1960 the game is good but k

[@sacripan4425]

I think this game can finally rest in peace now

[@gaminggoose7888]

I liked this when I first played it, but now I wish it didn't exist. It was very easy to please 7-year old me.

[@seniorshrek6197]

It’s very easy to please 7-year old all of us.

[@JayStack5]

It pleased 18-year old me, and still does.

[@michaellee4463]

I feel like that's the thing with a lot of people who say they liked this game. They played it when they were really young and have nostalgia of playing it, but if they were to replay it today, they'd wonder why they ever enjoyed this dumpster fire to begin with

[@Sir_Arsene]

WOW THIS LOOKS LIKE A GREAT GAME, WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG!

[@Metalders]

One of the reasons I'm buying a 3DS XL!

[@HenrikoMagnifico]

Back when this game was "only a miss in the series" and "they will go back to their roots after this" was a thing...

[@pit2643]

If only...: Paper Mario: The Rewind Chronicles, an amazing fanmade idea of a true TTYD sequel, (not an actual game, sadly) has the one of the best fanmade soundtracks ever! (Complete with Story & Art!) The creator of the fanmade idea, Renzo S., is a channel I highly recommend subscribing to! Go to a playlist called Paper Mario The Rewind Chronicles Music Reorganized for the best list of it's 90+ original music tracks! (Notes about each track are also included in the playlist)

[@JayStack5]

I’m glad they didn’t. Color Splash and Origami King are two of my favorites. Both of them and The Thousand Year Door are tied for #1, but that’s me.

[@calebhorowitz8057]

No, it's not your traditional Paper Mario game, but so what? I had a blast with this title. The gameplay is fun and unique, the humor is still very much present, the puzzles and dungeon-like areas are still here, the music is amazing...I want a real sequel to TTYD as much as everyone else, but that sure didn't stop me from enjoying this game a whole lot.

[@NeonJigglypuff]

I agree

[@quasarthewacky]

+Caleb Horowitz Finally, someone who understands!

[@CalebCraft10]

The only thing I agree with is the music (which still fails in comparison to TTYD and Super with their ancient mystic tunes and chip tune energetic raves). The gameplay was boring and lacked purpose due to lack of XP and bosses being either absolute nightmares or cakewalks, the humor is nearly nonexistent (at least compared to the others, which they are thankfully fixing in Sticker Star), and the "puzzles" consist of you looking in places you would never think to look for an obscure object that you have to hope to GOD works, or you are going to have to backtrack to every freaking location trying to find one stupid thing sticker (I freaking HATE that freaking lightbulb)!

[@TheKengekiGoomba]

Can't agree more. Loved sticker star. I've played every paper mario game except the thousand year door (getting on it) and there isn't a single one I don't love

[@xyoshi1083]

The problem with this is there have only been 2/6 traditional paper Mario games and this game set the standard for the future of paper Mario to come to a bitter end. Really, when comparing this game to the other games, it makes the first paper Mario into the best game ever made. It makes paper Mario ttyd into an unreal god. It even makes super paper Mario look good (which, to be honest, I liked for the story and it was a nice spinoff).

[@thesalsagamer396]

What are you talking about? Bowser was never the main villian in ANY of the Mario RPGs (except Paper Mario 64).

[@miserablepileofsecrets]

Man the memories of discovering again. I just want to feel that joy again. Say what you want, I love yhis game!

[@bobakakorb4822]

Finally so gut coment

[@neoncosmo.garden]

@@bobakakorb4822 indeed

[@ZeroFinalStrike]

I gotta say honestly, I don't know how to feel about this one, as much as I adored the previous paper mario titles, they've changed ALOT about this one, the world is no longer fully free roam, its map based which saddens me a little, I enjoyed the aspect of having to trek back through area's I've been to progress forward sometimes, but using the map to do so it just feels like it'll feel more like "oop, gotta go back to world 1-1" rather than feeling liek I have to go to somewhere iconic.

[@sleepingsandwich2022]

Anyone remember when Kamek turned all of your stickers to flip flops? Sure was frustrating.

[@Adrot]

0:25 EPIC JUMP+EXPLOSION!! RPG Mario games,you never dissapoint me.

[@michaellee4463]

Never say never :)

[@eric4636]

Many years ago, there was a Mario RPG spinoff to the Super Mario Bros. franchise by Nintendo. Its name was Paper Mario (or Mario Story for the first game if you lived in Japan). Many people, including myself, were taken in by its simple yet furbished & mostly refined gameplay, unique characters, unusual look, unorthodox storylines (chapter and gamelong- big and small need each other, after all), and chuckle-inducing writing. Unfortunately, after Super Paper Mario in 2007, something bad happened to the series. Namely, its identity- from basic staples to defining characteristics- was stripped away from it. Instead of many visually different named NPCs of many different species, there were only generic six colored adult male Toads. Instead of an engaging explicit story for every chapter and the game overall, only World 3 and a single level in World 4 had anything resembling such. Instead of the storybook look adding to the timelessness, the many Toads and even other characters explicitly brought up the paper style, undermining the impact of many moments and in place of actual jokes. Instead of a fair challenge, even basic information for playing the game was withheld, and clues for obstacles (most involving one-use Things) were given too late or never given at all. And instead of a gameplay experience made for modern days, the mechanics were more akin to an NES era game, with the most outdated of ways to “pick” a target (the exact move on the exact enemy in the exact order), infuriatingly strict trial and error gameplay, the helper character Kersti not actually offering hints most of the time, even when asked with her dedicated button (on top of being an awful character), and little quality of life in general. Not helping this was the huge flaw of the game’s components not “flowing” into each other in a way that made them all undeniably contribute (battling offers no unique reward type, making fights with non-boss enemies and non-story enemies completely skippable). This is referring, of course, to the infamous 2012’s Paper Mario Sticker Star for Nintendo 3DS. At first, it was thought to be the fault of Super Mario franchise creator Shigeru Miyamoto forcing his views on the development team. It was also thought there was miscommunication and a misunderstanding of some dubious surveys for Super Paper Mario. Unfortunately, even 4 years later, many of the unpopular traits of Sticker Star stuck around for the Nintendo Wii U game Paper Mario: Color Splash. When Color Splash was released for the Wii U console, many of the problems from Sticker Star had not been fixed. In fact, Color Splash (and by extension, the creative team) seemed to twistedly celebrate the fact they hadn’t really fixed anything wrong with the previous game. From the nameless Toads themselves now mentioning how there were only Toads as friendly NPCs local to the setting of Prism Island, to the paper jokes now being forced to the point they actually made no sense even in context, to the game making Replicas (extra Things) useless for boss weaknesses and actually mocking the player for it (when the developers themselves programmed it in), to the producers actually shafting the blame onto the contingent Mario & Luigi/Mario & Luigi RPG series for why Paper Mario isn’t an RPG anymore (when this wasn’t a problem years ago, and isn't a problem)… Rather tellingly, despite using the Super Paper Mario surveys as the reason for the changes, the producers have mentioned they jumped right from Sticker Star to Color Splash, with no mention of the Club Nintendo surveys for Sticker Star. Also rather tellingly, even though Kensuke Tanabe says he went to Shigeru Miyamoto because “Mario wasn’t the producer’s intellectual property”, the simple fact Nintendo gave the producer the Color Splash project at all indicates this wasn’t a problem for the higher ups. Basically, the current creative team for Paper Mario (producer Kensuke Tanabe, co-producer Risa Tabata, and writer Taro Kudo, as well as whoever the current head game designer is), are what’s wrong with the current Paper Mario franchise. They refuse to really improve their ways, and don’t really appear to embrace or emphasize quality of life design choices (as seen with their mockery of Replicas). Therefore, in order to have a chance of restoring the Paper Mario series to its prime and regaining its full identity and respect, I are asking you, the reader and Mario fan (not just Paper Mario fan) to ask Nintendo alongside me to replace the producer, co-producer, writer and game designer with other, more proven Nintendo employees. This is not to have the people currently in those positions fired, especially as Japanese culture is averse to the idea of firing people- just relocated and switched out with other employees. As for who in particular could sub in for at least one of these positions, there are a few candidates. The first choice, of course, would be to reassign former director Ryota Kawade from his position in the Fire Emblem trading card game (from what recent research tells me) back in charge of Paper Mario. If Mr. Kawade is not willing to return to Paper Mario for whatever reason, there is another choice in mind- Yoshiaki Koizumi, the Assistant director of Super Mario 64, the director of Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy, the producer for Super Mario Odyssey and the Nintendo Switch console/handheld hybrid. The reason for this nomination of Mr. Koizumi’s tutelage over Paper Mario is simple- his work on Super Mario Galaxy, as well as its sequel, indicates he is incredibly creative in adding completely new characters while giving old ones a spin. In addition, several aspects of Super Mario Galaxy and his later games, from Bowser’s speech patterns to the Grand Stars as collectibles and the font, are reminiscent of Paper Mario. Finally, even when Shigeru Miyamoto enacted a “storyline minimism” clause similar to Sticker Star, Mr. Koizumi still kept the characters and style he enacted. This also applies to Yoshiaki Koizumi’s pupils and students. Therefore, if Yoshiaki Koizumi and his team replaced Kensuke Tanabe and his team for Paper Mario (preferably after Super Mario Odyssey is released and/or finished), there is good faith he would provide a closer experience to the original Ryota Kawade trilogy, original formula or not. Even if Mr. Koizumi were forced to creative restrictions and couldn’t negotiate or migitate them, we at least wouldn’t see so many Toads, and would have a much more diverse cast. And even if not Kawade or Koizumi themselves, someone who thinks like them (young, fresh, assertive) and isn't one of the current crew would suffice in replacing the current "problem members".

[@hestonroberts3222]

Miyamoto should read this

[@stephensancheese9921]

@@cdfactory probably about 6 years

[@zjzr08]

I agree. Super Paper Mario may not be the typical formula and maybe seen as a "spin-off" for some, it is apparent that it is the 3rd book of the Paper Mario franchise. The main characters are who they are, and actually developed -- Luigi went from a housekeeper who wanted adventure, to someone who apparently did, to someone that actually did. Peach went from a hostage, to...I guess a hostage again, but this time was an important key for the plot, then turned to a parasol wielding warrior ala Super Princess Peach. Bowser turned from typical villain, to a comedic one, then turned to a stomping anti-hero. Mario stayed the same of course, but you see the progression of characters, plot, and the depth of story. The first was good cookie cutter, the second was a bit gruff, while the third was artistic with themes that's not usually in a Mario game. Sticker Star and Color Splash, while they may be good games, doesn't look like the same characters we cherished from the past 3 games, but instead looked like sticker book and coloring book versions derived from those first 3 books. They two games are like activity books the real Mario is playing with, which I still think is the same character as Paper Mario from the 1st 3 games (and also Mario RPG and Mario & Luigi games).

[@tvdeskis6521]

@@broodyvr7217 you're the only person who didnt read this, this guy actually has passion about the game, and is leaving his opinions. he isn't wasting his time, he's using it to express his opinions and thoughts, something that is great as it allows others to think about the thoughts and opinions discussed and to talk about them.

[@ארזגור]

I liked this game but mainly because it was my first paper mario.

[@TheomanZero]

In a world made of paper, a goat is honestly pretty horrifying.

[@Mary97574]

Maybe I'll buy it... I'll just have to forget about the previous Paper Marios while I play.

[@themoonhasrisen2129]

Mary97574 lol

[@JayStack5]

But then you won’t get the references to Goombella and Parakarry in World 5

[@sahilmalhotra503]

The game might be bad, but the music is awsome

[@SketchCast64]

Honestly it's just end flawed. It's not too bad

[@152bowser]

+Sahil Malhotra Its is kind of enjoyable but it isn't really a paper mario game you now what i mean i want another thousand year door not a squeal just another one that has that feel

[@seacucmbergirl5765]

This was the first paper mario game that I ever played and I don't even remember where or why we got it. I have a ton of nostalgia for this game and I really liked it. Also I think my copy of the game night have been broken because I never saw the final cutscene of the game and it kept going back to right before the bowser right after the credits

[@matthews2947]

That’s supposed to happen

[@jacobs06]

paper mario development team: "so what will be our new theme for this game?" "stickers?" "Yes!" "And we'll have a fan" "Yes!" "And a goat!" "Hell yes! Why not!?"

[@thesalsagamer396]

I think Nintendo decided to stop being clever with the real world objects, and started putting whatever in there for giggles.

[@Gamesforus1]

MYAMOTO STOP TRYING TO MAKE PAPER MARIO "FUN"

[@TC64X]

+Gamesforus Cause it is already

[@jacsonsmith3030]

sooo stupid

[@froakie1404]

Gamesforus it's not fun it's a boring gimmick for me

[@NickJPucci]

I'm excited for this game, but I still wish they hadn't abandoned the partners again thats one thing that I think really lacks in this installment

[@juanluisalonsomoreno5238]

This was 1 of my favorite games when I was a kid XD And now.......Bruh...

[@HarvestingThings]

I fkn loved this game. Cried at the end, no joke

[@fourjex]

I have this game, its really fun, I highly recommend it!

[@ThePizzaBros]

I liked this game.

[@thatoneplushguy]

Me too

[@KellenGames4]

If you listen very closely, you can hear the faint screams of Chuggaaconroy

[@HollowLeif]

And mine too 🙂

[@chich-ai]

Honestly, this game is not THAT bad as people say, I enjoy this game but there is one thing I really REALLY hate on it: Kersty (or Kerst call it how you want) she is just the worst partner Mario has ever got. But besides her I like this game. I like the battle system even if it's not as good as the old one, it's far from the perfect game/sequel everyone wanted but it's good for me. If you read this comment until the end thank you for the patience :) and sorry for the bad grammar, I'm not american but I'm learning english

[@catmario64unotusingthischa56]

Stop roasting Nintendo, guys. They're just trying to make a fun game...

[@tvdeskis6521]

they tried and failed. that's why we want to let them know that the game is bad, so they make better games in the future.

[@RayAndFlare]

I'm disappointed I've not seen any new, original villain. Usually the Mario RPG's give us new fan favourites like Doopliss, Dimentio and Fawful. Ah well, game still looks rather solid but it's unfortunate that the villain's just Bowser

[@CosmicNGS]

Ok I've played all of paper Mario and I loved it so much. I played this game before is and it is amazing. Nintendo is trying new things, if they didn't, then all games would just be exactly the same as the first paper Mario games. Everyone would probably love a new paper Mario that was like the first, but eventually, everyone just gets bored of the same old thing just over and over and over. Let Nintendo do their stuff.

[@TieGuardian]

They do this with many mario games and everyone still plays it, Look at New Super Mario Bros, they litterlly do the exact same thing with different types of levels and it works, if they can pull that off they surely can pull off making paper mario fun the normal way it is

[@schmevil4697]

Well let's talk about color splash shall we?

[@bunsmasterbunny]

Making New Super Mario Bros. the RPG isn't doing new things. This game objectively has less going on in it than Paper Mario 1, that's not a thing to let slide.

[@ultimatepieboy8673]

Sticker star was actually a really fun game. I liked it more than some other games

[@noyes24361]

Bowser's dialogs were great

[@NegaLimbo]

There should be more MAIN villains for Mario! In fact, I have made THIRTY of them!

[@wharcraff]

It's finally here. Finished downloaded and playing through the 1st areas. So cool. Mario gets a 'Sticker Star' and Luigi gets a 'Dark Moon'(2013 can't get here soon enough). Hehe

[@cuthbertwensleydale9]

Dear God, I want that goat to be in Smash Bros.

[@vitorhugojusto8093]

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[@mojeter2363]

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[@SweeterNova]

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[@largejoey4046]

Despite this game being arguably thr most hated mario game I still revisit the game to this very day

[@inosquidlamp3881]

And so the war began

[@JayStack5]

Not really, well at least not in these comments. A few quarrels here and there, but nothing to big. If you want something like that, head to Twitter, that’s were things get nasty.

[@shantaeisbae]

The only thing that I remember being fun in this game was finding Luigi.

[@CalebCraft10]

Such a low brow use of his character. -In 64 you could read his diary and read about his wishes of joining his big bro on an adventure. -In TTYD you could hear the humorous story of his dillusional misadventures. -In Super, he was the best anything ever -In Sticker Star, he's a shameless unexplained cameo.

[@shantaeisbae]

Why Do I See You Everywhere? I know, its a shity cameo, but STILL. It was fun finding him

[@SirMalorak]

This game may be fun but let us not ignore the fact that it took an RPG series and took out the RPG styled gameplay and groups (partners) and took the hubworld which sucked in Super paper mario aswell. (Still awesome game.) ...I don't know 'bout you, but I just watched a whole LP of it, and all I seemed to see is enjoyable is the sound and the gameplay is okay. ..Why...I want a good series not "best off spinoffs of a spinoff" Atleast good story! SPM Did it, mystery dungeon did it, why not this?

[@JayStack5]

I don’t know, turn-based battle is pretty RPG-ish

[@tacoman422]

Okay, maybe a "few" may be understating it, but I really don't think I was ever at any risk of losing that battle.

[@ribrobclovr]

this game is too horrible to be considered part of the beloved series, paper mario.

[@Toxic-lb6wh]

Mr. Endie said the Minecraft kid

[@ribrobclovr]

1. It's my opinion 2. The games I play don't change my points.

[@froakie1404]

Mr. Endie it's too horrible to be "paper Mario"

[@mariofan110]

Can't believe we have a couple weeks left!!! Waited for over 2 years for this!!!

[@michaellee4463]

Was it worth the wait?

[@bigtodd]

I’m glad this was the first paper Mario game I played There was nowhere to go but up