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Post by Sarge on Apr 25, 2024 10:09:17 GMT -5
I still have my version, which is also in great shape (but not sealed). And I did play through it back in the day. It's really, really good.
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Post by Ex on Apr 25, 2024 10:18:00 GMT -5
It's really, really good. Quite a few Paper series fans claim TTYD is still the best. I've only beaten one entry in this series so far, the original Paper Mario on N64 (I rated 8/10), and I got about halfway through Super Paper Mario on Wii. Unfortunately, SPM started off meh and proceeded only to get worse from there, I dropped and sold it.
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Post by Sarge on Apr 25, 2024 10:47:08 GMT -5
I quite liked Super Paper Mario, but I understand why some others didn't. It was a weird medium between platforming and RPG, and I don't know that it pleased either since both elements weren't as strong as others in the Mario universe.
As for TTYD, I can see why some liked it more than Paper Mario, but I'm still partial to that N64 original. But both are worthy plays, and I don't think you'll find yourself nearly as disappointed with TTYD since you liked Paper Mario.
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Post by Ex on Apr 25, 2024 11:09:48 GMT -5
With SPM, I liked the platformer/RPG hybridization, and the ability to switch between 2D and 3D. The problems I had with SPM were its bland graphics, boring scenario design, tepid characters and uninteresting plot. SPM had some good ideas with its mechanics, but it needed better art direction, stronger game design, and much better writing to be worth finishing.
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Post by Xeogred on Apr 25, 2024 20:20:44 GMT -5
*The PS5 has existed four years on world markets, here's its copious amount of exclusives from that time: And some of those will hit PC eventually. I too have heard The Thousand Year Door is one of the most beloved Mario games, some wild people even saying it's better than Super Mario RPG... I never played it, so I'm excited to check this version out someday. Playing Super Mario Wonder and and SMRPG Remake back to back a few months ago was a lot of Mario for me though haha, so I can wait a bit. By the way did you guys beat Super Mario Wonder too? Ah yeah I remember Sarge 100%'d it I think.
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Post by Ex on Apr 25, 2024 20:25:28 GMT -5
did you guys beat Super Mario Wonder too? I got about 20% of the way through it, then got sidelined with Front Mission 2: Remake. I'll go back to Wonder eventually, what I played of it was quite good.
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Post by Sarge on Apr 25, 2024 20:33:30 GMT -5
Oh, yeah, 100%. Because I'm a psycho, haha. That last Badge Challenge... never again.
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Post by Ex on Apr 26, 2024 10:09:19 GMT -5
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Post by Xeogred on Apr 26, 2024 16:16:50 GMT -5
"Supposed to" heh.
Something tells me this'll need to cook more after release. The original game was kind of hard to run and clunky.
Looks amazing though. I still prefer STALKER to the Metro series, simply because it's all above ground post apocalyptic stuff with bigger areas and the Ukraine touch to the level design and aesthetic is so good. Metro Exodus was bigger and more outdoors, that was my favorite one of those by far. But STALKER 2 looks even better than any of those to me.
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Post by bonesnapdeez on Apr 26, 2024 19:38:18 GMT -5
WayForward is making a mf'ig YARS game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And it's a platformer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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