These Thousand-Year Door Review Scores Are WILD

The early reviews are in for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and WOWZA
Channel art by ‪@PaintraSeaPea‬

[@BexIn4k]

The Nintendo Switch has been the "Arlo TOLD you this franchise was good" system.

[@xeveemon]

I will say that I literally played Pikmin 4 this past week like four whole playthroughs (I mean everything that can be done in the game I did four times, and even though after the first time I skipped all the cutscenes, that’s still four entire times I played through the entire game in just one week) and I was never bored for one second and wanted to keep on playing it, so I think that just adds to your point here 😅

[@Glitchyy07]

@@xeveemonI bought and played pikmin 4 around September (it was my first pikmin game ever) and I fell in love with it, I really need to start the other games soon

[@jameslawrenson1208]

Arlo has come full circle with Paper Mario.

[@xeveemon]

@@Glitchyy07 I did get around to playing Pikmin 1 a few times, I also played some of 2 but not much, and I played 3 Deluxe up to the final mission in the story mode, and I can say that they are all great games in their own rights, even though I feel 4 is Pikmin perfected (aside from the few points that even Arlo himself made) and thus is my favorite. I also will say, I didn’t much care for the 3 captains mechanic in Pikmin 3. I felt that having three main playable characters was more frustrating to handle at times than just having two, and while I do like each of the characters, I just felt having three was just too much for a game like Pikmin. But overall, I highly recommend the entire series since each have their own merits despite each having their own issues, and while Pikmin 4 is the best to me, all of them are a good time 😅

[@xeveemon]

@@Glitchyy07 (Also, I got Pikmin 1+2 and 4 at Christmas time last year, I had already bought 3 because of a sale they had on the Switch eShop at one point but I never got around to playing it, and so Pikmin 1 and 4 were my first Pikmin games as well and I had never gotten to play the series before. 😅)

[@starlite5154]

Arlo getting on a tangent after seeing a random ad is the kind of content i love

[@OhsoWoobie]

It’s very Arlo-esc that we all love

[@yololthepikminenjoyer]

6:08 for those of you wondering

[@enrique9925]

Love how he actually said lots and lots of actually really good points after an ad that casually appeared.

[@hydrogencitrus]

omg hi

[@starlite5154]

@@hydrogencitrus yo citrus

[@GatorOne-in7hk]

That Microsoft ad is a painful reminder that people are getting really bad at advertising things. I’ve seen an ad that literally says that what they’re promoting is “more popular than divorce”. 🤦‍♂

[@meee_5155]

Wait that’s hilarious

[@StoryTeller-John]

Wait what

[@Glitchyy07]

No way 😂

[@SuicidalImpulse]

That sounds like a Devolver Digital kind of ad, which fits them perfectly.

[@whyrwehere]

At this point they have to be making them bad on purpose so that people will talk about the ads.

[@smoogey]

my jaw is on the floor. that is possibly THE WORST advertisement an ai company could run. it shocks me that got past regulations.

[@crocodileman94]

It was probably made by an ai.

[@SakuraAvalon]

@@crocodileman94 Eh, more like the person who put it together knows nothing Star Trek, and just grabbed whatever was popular enough to breach the mainstream conscious.

[@EMLtheViewer]

To me it seemed like it was trying to use ironic humor. As in, “haha AI like the Borg from that popular space franchise, get it? Buy our product.” Still not the best move.

[@kie_stone]

Honestly that marketing dude for Microsoft could’ve been like “huh what’s popular and futuristic like AI… oh yeah Star Trek! Oh and I’ll use the first quote that pops up in my head. Perfect!”

[@speight4327]

What regulations?

[@ShiftyQuail]

That Microsoft Azure commercial is committing reference malpractice.

[@PixelofTime]

Wouldn’t be surprised if it was created by AI

[@halane4790]

The most annoying thing about it, why reference the Vulcans and threaten consumers, all in one go.

[@adora_was_taken]

@@PixelofTime that's something microsoft would do let's be real

[@inspica380]

My favorite part of this video is arlo spending a good chunk of it analyzing and criticizing an ad on the website he's on. This is the stuff I come to see. Unabashedly candid Arlo.

[@druidt8949]

He starts analyzing the ad at 6:11, and stops at 8:19 (with ~8 seconds thrown in at the end), Which means it wasn't just a chunk, Arlo spent a quarter of this video analyzing and criticizing the ad

[@enchilada7765]

​@@druidt8949you are right, because a chunk actually corresponds to 1/2 of a video

[@jarrodharvey5873]

I came to see the review scores and I subscribed after the ad rant.

[@Sonnakai]

the switch logo accompanied by arlo saying “im certainly not” with minimal music confused me into thinking this was a regular arlo video for a split second

[@xCastorm]

Whos arlo? This is TopI cArlo.

[@qwertyuio404]

That little pause after “I’m certainly not..” really just makes it sound like a regular arlo video -I had to rewatch the start three times before I was finally able to wrap my head around it and look down at the channel name-

[@BubblesZap]

SO IT WASNT JUST ME lol

[@elsamarks8477]

Lmao!!! Me too!!!

[@abra_escaped]

I wasn't even looking at the screen but the little pause after made me think it was the switch gag and then he continued the sentence and I was so confused for a second

[@LunaStarscape]

Really enjoying how hard Arlo utterly derails when he notices the dystopian Microsoft AI ad

[@minicher7984]

Thousand year door? More like thousand point score

[@Pixxelll]

That ad rant is why I love this channel

[@tgirltouhou]

advertising ai by referencing the borg is like advertising your political campaign by referencing emperor palpatine

[@clockadile]

I appreciate the AI advertisement rant. I was thinking about AI vs the borg just the other day. I was not thinking of it as a positive connotation. Putting live long and prosper next to it is super weird dissonance.

[@crackstuntman22]

Worst part of that ad is the guy doing a Vulcan salute while quoting the Borg.

[@deefdragon]

I think one of the things that I love is that most of the lower scores shown were lower because the game was lacking new content for those who played the original. AKA they did SUCH a good job that the only reason they didnt rate it higher is that they wanted MORE. I cant WAIT to see.

[@modernreflex91]

Havent seen to much on it but heard that one review actually did mention more bosses so it might be like rpg with rematches.

[@jameslawrenson1208]

Can't use up all the ideas for potentially a sequel.

[@RJS2003]

You know what they say: Always leave them wanting more!

[@fuzzydude64]

@@jameslawrenson1208 I don't think TTYD really left itself open for any kind of sequel. All the main plot points are wrapped up at the end and any attempt to bring the final boss back would just be a repeat of the first. The best you could do is write a new story with the X-nauts but that's kind of hard with what happens to a certain guy.

[@cowboyluigi5275]

@@fuzzydude64maybe not a direct sequel, but something closer to TTYD than SPM.

[@themc3140]

Arlo's reaction to the ad was really funny.

[@BagMonster]

Paper MarAIo: The Microsoft Resistance.

[@happymaskedguy1943]

This is a terrible comment. Who upvoted it 65 times? Doesn’t even make grammatical sense as a pun. Never mind a pun in the first place. 🥴

[@BagMonster]

@@happymaskedguy1943 Prioritized it scanning nicely rather than being "punny" when spoken outloud. Also considered MAIrio.

[@Yellowredstone]

@@happymaskedguy1943 Shut up and have fun jeez

[@happymaskedguy1943]

@@YellowredstoneI like fun. This wasn’t.

[@metalandmagic1424]

@@happymaskedguy1943 You want fun? WARIO show you fun!

[@baconlabs]

"Resistance is futile" -Spock, maybe

[@asher3311]

lol

[@evanmarcus5975]

I saw the Borg ad and was ranting about that to my friend and then Arlo started ranting along and I felt seen

[@CocoTheMii]

i'm SO happy that arlo stopped to rant about the microsoft ad. i was staring at it for ages just thinking "SURELY this can't be real"

[@SodaPopBot]

Microsoft wants to assimilate us into generic red Toads…

[@druidt8949]

If you told me that ~1/4 of this video was Arlo ranting about an Ad, well, I would've believed you, but I would have never guessed it was about Microsoft

[@xeveemon]

Well I mean, I would have with all the recent going one with Microsoft at the moment, but yeah about a few months ago, I would have felt the same 🤣

[@FamilyTuber]

The AI tangent at the end had me dying 😂 💀

[@jesseburgener442]

I halfway expected after hesitating on that 75 score for Arlo to be like, "Uh, I'll be right back" followed by the sound of a shotgun cocking

[@ryanhodgson8676]

Came for the TTYD reviews. Stayed to see Arlo dunk on Microsoft AI.

[@erika_fuzzbottom]

That was the best topic derail I've seen in a video. And conveniently after an ad break, too. It's like, the video is pretty much over, but stick around past these ads for bonus content... about ads!

[@GeekyLuigi]

I literally screenshotted the ad as soon as I noticed it, and then seeing him bring it up was incredibly satisfying.

[@JsYTA]

Industry Veterans are reliable sources, but this is one of the few times I'm more interested in the audience reaction more than anything.

[@TheNerdySasquatch]

Only in an Arlo video can we go from him gushing about Paper Mario to spending half the video ranting about a sleazy Microsoft ad and The Borg.

[@forthecarson1655]

As an AWS employee, this may be my favorite Arlo video of all time. Bad, Azure! Bad! ❤

[@MikeTheGamerGuy]

Lmao did an AI come up with the concept for that ad.

[@xeveemon]

Well it is Microsoft......

[@ravenebony2267]

That sounds about right

[@JediMB]

Between these high scores and Nintendo finally letting Vivian properly come out as trans, how can I resist getting the game?

[@JackSears95]

I’m so happy we got trans Vivian!!!

[@paulmillcamp]

As Hugh taught us in TNG: "Resistance is not futile". RIP Hugh

[@OOMSofDOOMS]

Paper Mario: AI for an eye

[@Hoot-Growl]

I love how the last bit in this video was dedicated to roasting that AI ad lmao!

[@enorma29]

review scores are meaningless if TTYD doesn't outsell Origami King 10 to 1 on release day.

[@matthewLkidder]

I dunno why Amazon is cancelling preorders, but it may not with that nonsense.

[@Scribble2345]

let me hear your war cry

[@MineNAdventurer]

If the sales continue as well as Mario RPG did, which is close to TOK's sales in just 6 months (sold 3.14m) whereas TOK had 3.8 years to sell 3.5m, it will sell like hotcakes. Though we'll just have to wait and see

[@BrendanJSmith]

​@@matthewLkidderI'm thinking it might be due to an overload of pre-orders that they just can't keep up with

[@LM-nb7rj]

Me buying 10 copies of TTYD to make sure another "Modern Paper Mario" game never gets made

[@nickk3077]

Can we see a let's play of this remake from you, Arlo? I always thought it would have been so cool to see a let's play of TTYD on your Arlo Plays channel and now you have no better reason to play it on there!

[@xeveemon]

In a previous video on this channel, he basically announced he will be live-streaming it, and when all his live-streams are over, he uploads them to that channel, right?, so yeah, he will be doing so according to his own words.

[@SuperWiiBros08]

At this point there's no way that the next Paper Mario game won't be a faithul true RPG entry

[@KairuHakubi]

as long as they keep modern politics out of it.

[@willytor7899]

​@@KairuHakubi????

[@londondeer]

​@@KairuHakubi Beldam moment

[@delunimbus]

@@londondeer *Beldam's new speech sounds*

[@godminnette2]

I was having the same reaction to the ad myself, lmao, you basically just exposited my own thoughts perfectly.

[@damionmurray8244]

I think Arlo has found a new niche - Ad Rants!

[@Shadows_Inc]

I saw that ad near the beginning of the video, and thought it was so strange, so I took a screenshot of it. I'm glad you ended up talking about it.

[@sonic1135]

The back tracking is compensated by the BLUE PIPES pipes located below rouge port that take you directly to one of your finished chapter spots like the big circle spot in the village or litterly besides the big tree in boogly woods

[@alventuradelacruz522]

But didn't those pipes existed in the original?

[@sonic1135]

@alventuradelacruz522 yes my pont is to me backtracking isn't a big issue with those pipes

[@mrmiesfies3941]

I have to say I really love this new channel of yours. Not only are you much faster to cover recent topics, I love the positivity. Sometimes your videos on the main channel are too much complaining. I get it, that is what brings in the views, but I really appreciate you when you can talk about nice things.

[@tombcruisin]

The microsoft ad review at the end is so cathartic, thank you for that one Arlo

[@mrhobs]

lol that rant at the end. It just kept going 😄

[@rapidriver]

Aw i was hoping you got a review copy!

[@xeveemon]

He doesn’t get review copies anymore from Nintendo because of how Nintendo handles dealing with review copies and him not agreeing with some of it. If he wants to review Nintendo, he wants to do it his way, and thus that’s why he doesn’t do that anymore. But that’s just what I remember him saying at one point, take that with a grain of salt. The only thing I’m sure of is that he has reasons for why he doesn’t do review copies from Nintendo anymore.

[@NipplesTheEnchilada2323]

It's reviewing better than it did back when it came out on Gamecube.

[@ListlessWither]

Something I love about TopicArlo is that you can still see the passion and talent Arlo has despite not being on camera. I don't think I've seen anyone be able to show as much of their own body language through their mouse of all things

[@xCastorm]

6:50 I saw it like couple second before you and was thinking the same thing lol, why would they do that??

[@Punkqurupeco]

The ad is aimed at programmers not consumers for more people to do AI related stuff using Microsoft instead of google's or OpenAI. The marketing crew probably never watched star treck and just put the pose and the quote as a "cool reference" for geeks without checking if it was accurate as per usual with big companies

[@viddysgamingviddyos4710]

Came here for the Paper Mario TTYD love, stayed for the...tangent...about Star Trek or something.

[@thegreatresetofthehumanrac664]

6:05 is hilarious lol

[@UrSoulsBelong2Nahobeeho]

I LIVE for Arlo just casually roasting some random ads on the internet...never change Arlo, never change ;)

[@matthewLkidder]

Arlo getting offended by Microsoft, Yeah they are an evil company mate.

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

And Satya Nadella is the evil ringmaster.

[@AARonInRealLife]

On a deeper note: this is a huge message to Nintendo saying that this is the kind of Paper Mario we want.

[@12thHous3]

Maybe that ad is just being straight up honest

[@JMRGBastard]

This video took a turn huh? Love your videos man.

[@herrzeiens3503]

Nintendo life giving pm2 a 9 is treason

[@Nicholas86753]

I still never understood the backtracking complaint for this game. I never noticed it the first time I played, and I remember Sticker Star having much more backtracking. Maybe it's just cause i played TTYD at a younger age than Sticker Star, but aside from the General White quest.

[@crockoreptile]

4:49 That Taylor Swift concert comment is a big complement, as a Taylor Swift concert setlist has more variety in genres and showcasing eras than most other concerts

[@OvermasterP]

I'm glad Arlo also noticed the weirdly aggressive ad

[@bartowo]

ok i'll be getting it due to you. the only other games in general that i've bought brand new were smash ultimate which i adore to this day and pokemon gen 8 & gen 9 games (i regret buying those). on neither 3ds, switch or pc have i bought brand new games besides the few i just mentioned, but this game looks just so great and i have watched your videos for a good few years and you have sparked interest in this franchise (and than the era this games comes from in specific). + i think it is cool that they did this project to begin with and hope they do more stuff like it when i buy it! the hashtag definetely influenced their decision to do this project to some extend, maybe not causing them to do it entirely but surely having pushed it moreso as a reason to do it when considering it already you know? the hashtag was like #1 or #2 trending for some time

[@JarryMingles]

What ended up being WILD was that Microsoft ad. I was actually distracted by it when I saw it first, glad you pointed out and did a small rant about it.

[@Alias_Anybody]

That tangent about Microsoft just being the worst once again was somehow the best part of the video.

[@The_Jimmy_Turner]

This is very informative about Star Trek, thank you Arlo

[@kirbymaster5]

Back in the day there was an infamous review of TTYD from the magazine "Game Informer" who gave the game a SIX.

[@Ninitendo]

WHAT?!

[@rtt4163]

6:09 yeah I watched this video just for this 🤣

[@Norepicklin]

Need a TopicArlo rant on Microsoft’s new AI stuff.

[@SuperSikarlo]

I love these vids, keep making more, and make them longer.

[@AstaIsAMonster]

That AD AI rant 6:08 was perfect and you are speaking facts arlo.

[@MeredithPhillipsWrites]

My favorite part of this video was the MS AI ad analysis tbh

[@chrisgranger5477]

Wanna know something I noticed a few weeks ago? Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is coming out exactly 6 months and 6 days after Super Mario RPG! Super Mario RPG was released on November 17th, 2023 whereas Paper Mario: TTYD is coming out on May 23rd, 2024! Quite a pattern there!

[@cosygracegames]

Lmao the ending! 😂 loving these videos on all the stats and such!

[@Mattriix]

Im just hoping modern Paper Mario fans see just how fun this formula is and understand why we miss it

[@OhsoWoobie]

I’ve never used the notification button except for Arlo. I’ve never clicked faster, consistently, for any other creator. Thank you for the videos Arlo they help me through work and such ❤

[@vacantile]

LMAO that ad looks like a satirical meme but is actually real..

[@zacharykim295]

Sifting through the comments about the Microsoft ad, wondering when Arlo will bring it up, then hearing Arlo say “Resistance is futile” just about jump started my morning 😆

[@KaiserKiller]

Just hearing the music again all these years later makes me shiver in the best way

[@loooooooooby]

You know... here's how I know that, at least for me, nostalgia plays such a huge role in gaming. Origami King was my first Paper Mario game, and I loved it. It wasn't perfect, but I really enjoyed it. The story, the graphics, and the music were all great. The battle system, while a little tedious, was unlike really any other game I've ever played. And when looking at these trailers for TTYD, I know I'm gonna like it, but at the same time... I miss Origami King. I played a lot of it during the early days of the pandemic. It's a great game, and I really urge the naysayers to give it another go around, maybe after playing TTYD Remake and you have that itch scratched. I'm sure this won't happen, but I'd love to see another Origami King style effort, just clean it up a little bit.

[@yoshiswagdust]

This is definitely the issue with something like Paper Mario. Origami King really put a bitter taste in my mouth and I had not played TTYD by then, and when I got to TTYD it really surprised me how much I loved it. There is no pleasing all the fans with a series that is divided into very, very different games that barely resemble eachother. I really want a brand new entry to the first two Paper Marios, but I can see someone who enjoys the newer games being upset that its turning back the clock.

[@loooooooooby]

@yoshiswagdust and I sincerely hope that you/we get an entry akin to Paper Mario 1 and 2. If the story and presentation has high levels of charm, then I'll enjoy it. And since I haven't played TTYD, I can't really speak to the level of engagement in the combat system, but if it's high, then we should be golden. My big thing is that I like RPGs a lot, it's been one of my favorite genres for many years, but because I've played so many RPGs, I've started growing a little weary of traditional/classic combat systems. Hopefully TTYD and any future Paper Mario entries will keep me engrossed.

[@matthewtorma2087]

I never played the originals. Sticker Star is what made me interested in Paper Mario. I don't have anything against the first 2 games, but it would weird to me if they did change it back to the older versions.

[@FirstRecords204]

there were things origami did really well, and i think it's great that Nintendo is retroactively adding some of them to TTYD. i have faith that in the future, they could REALLY merge old and new

[@mekman4]

Great Stuff, as always!

[@Xmanant03_Mr03]

I'm excited! I'm so happy everyone is reviewing it in such a good light. As it should. I'm excited to see let's plays of this game all over KZbin here pretty soon!

[@cherubin7th]

Microsoft also coined: Embrace, Extend, and Extinguish

[@ChrisPepper1989]

Scrolling through YT, what do I want to watch "Let's just listen to Arlo being happy"

[@Iffondrel]

Ttyd is one of my all time favorites games. I've never played it. I always watched my brother play it growing up. By the time I started actually playing games on my own, we'd lost our copy. But we got the og Paper Mario on Wii's virtual console, and that was the first Mario game I actually played all the way through. I am VERY ready to experience this game.

[@PR0WN3D]

WAIT ITS COMING OUT TODAY. BRO I THOUGHT IT WAS COMING OUT IN LIKE JULY. BRO ONCE I WAKE UP IMA GO TO TARGET ASAP AND GET THIS. OMG.

[@slenderfoxx3797]

BAHAHAHAHA The Microsoft AI rant at the end. Wonderful moment Arlo! Lovely video as always 😂

[@Yuti640]

This could be the beginning of a new era for Paper Mario

[@GeorgeMarionerd]

Love the unplanned Microsoft Borg roast at the end lol, screw AI.

[@Morgonna]

Can't wait. So hyped. Took an extra day off to get into it.

[@OhsoWoobie]

I never knew so much Star Trek until now

[@tehcrusher]

Glad you covered the ai ad. It was bothering me the whole video!!!!

[@riledup42]

So glad you touched on that ad because I saw it and went "That's... disturbing". But also, yay for positive Thousand Year Door reviews!

[@Armbrust210]

I love the original, but replaying it a few years ago, i really felt the backtracking... They like to send you back and forth in each setting like crazy. And you will be down in the sewers a looot. It's the only drawback for me. Otherwise it really is nearly perfect

[@CAPMAX_Gaming]

I'm ready for some Arlo / Star Trek content.

[@paulchapman8023]

6:50 I believe that in marketing parlance, that's called a "hard sell." Don't ask me why hard sells are a thing; I have no idea either.

[@VanguardSupreme]

Alright, take your victory lap, Arlo. You deserve it.

[@bradwig]

dawg I thought the same thing when I saw that ad! Guess you weren't the only one with that exact reaction

[@mellinghedd267]

can't believe vivian is trans confirm, rare Nintendo W

[@goodkillermusic]

The AI ad is so dystopian. I love the commentary 😂

[@antontaun]

good luck getting a copy everyone! looks like preorders are selling out everywhere

[@mhalcomb]

Alright, now I really want Star Trek-themed Arlo channel. Please.

[@TheEverythingBagel]

Loving this bonus content. Reminds me of Charlie’s (moistcritical) content discussing news and drama except with a Nintendo focus. Really digging it!

[@NavonodSemaj]

Quite the tangent near the end, but a good criticism. That ad was WIERD, who the heck approved that?