tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post4940015112286301162..comments2024-03-21T19:59:49.407-04:00Comments on KoopaTV: First Thoughts on Paper Mario: The Origami King REVEAL!Ludwig Von Koopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-22845889692488403542020-05-22T21:15:23.270-04:002020-05-22T21:15:23.270-04:00Eh, guess you gotta play more bad plumber games.
...Eh, guess you gotta play more bad plumber games.<br /><br />To your point about dodging, I often just press all of the dodge buttons at the same time. >_>Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-4067859006677772222020-05-22T21:06:19.675-04:002020-05-22T21:06:19.675-04:00...Okay, out of every Mario game I'VE ever pla......Okay, out of every Mario game I'VE ever played, it's the only one worse than Sticker Star.Lheticus Viderehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18252286308352529321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-90602338521477228592020-05-22T12:33:40.664-04:002020-05-22T12:33:40.664-04:00(It's not a hot take if everyone else here agr...(It's not a hot take if everyone else here agrees with that by default!)<br /><br />Out of ANY subseries? You're putting <i>Mario Party: The Top 100</i> over it? >_> <i>Mario Pinball Land</i> doesn't even work!<br /><br />At least <i>Paper Jam</i> is pretty functional.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-73920065078429116462020-05-22T09:49:47.833-04:002020-05-22T09:49:47.833-04:00Hot take, Paper Jam isn't even a Paper Mario g...Hot take, Paper Jam isn't even a Paper Mario game. I only included it because I view it as the only Mario game out of ANY subseries that's even worse than Sticker Star. As for why, three reasons. First, it largely dispensed with having the enemies telegraph attacks fairly, to the point where with most you have to get hit a few times to learn how to dodge even if you know how to figure which Mario or if Luigi is getting hit. They're just two darn fast! <br /><br />Second, with all the Toad finding, the other requests or w/e, so much of the game seems like padding to the point I'd say it has more padding than a mental institution. Third, the Papercraft battles annoy me to no end. This one's just personal preference, I don't really have a "why" for it. So there you go.Lheticus Viderehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18252286308352529321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-49389699864054680962020-05-20T22:16:09.950-04:002020-05-20T22:16:09.950-04:00I'll note what I wrote in the article, which i...I'll note what I wrote in the article, which is to not trust the first impressions from the trailer.<br /><br />Color Splash had a spooky second trailer too, with the ominous letter and the Toad paint-sucking!Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-38355555297657944502020-05-20T22:11:39.262-04:002020-05-20T22:11:39.262-04:00I was considering picking up Color Splash at one p...I was considering picking up Color Splash at one point, but I ended up passing on it to save up for the Switch that would release a few months later. Now that I have nothing else to really look forward to for the foreseeable future, I am willing to give The Origami King a chance. Considering Color Splash had some of the most comedic writing in the series and this game appears to be darker in tone, I am hoping that The Origami King will be a return to form.Kody B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03399890276571474037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-34030092109129499762020-05-20T22:07:18.378-04:002020-05-20T22:07:18.378-04:00More playing!More playing!Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-60100956977543310342020-05-20T21:40:53.886-04:002020-05-20T21:40:53.886-04:00I didn't include Paper Jam either, but I'd...I didn't include Paper Jam either, but I'd put it above Sticker Star. Not sure where Color Splash will rank compared to it yet.Samantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-89125496282699596162020-05-20T20:27:35.411-04:002020-05-20T20:27:35.411-04:00I didn't rate Paper Jam because it's techn...I didn't rate <i>Paper Jam</i> because it's technically a different series, but it's below SPM and above <i>Sticker Star</i>.<br /><br />Seems like I gotta write some PM64 propaganda. <.<Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-86848573835029482492020-05-20T14:21:16.995-04:002020-05-20T14:21:16.995-04:00TTYD > SPM > PM64 >>>>>>&g...TTYD > SPM > PM64 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sticker Star<br /><br />Color Splash will probably go somewhere between 64 and Sticker Star.Samantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-50999890675232707522020-05-20T12:46:52.078-04:002020-05-20T12:46:52.078-04:00To just throw in my own two cents here: SPM > T...To just throw in my own two cents here: SPM > TTYD (just barely) > PM64 > Color Splash > Sticker Star > Paper Jam.Lheticus Viderehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18252286308352529321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-69529792338998526262020-05-20T12:09:44.227-04:002020-05-20T12:09:44.227-04:00PM64 > TTYD > Color Splash > SPM >>...PM64 > TTYD > Color Splash > SPM >>>>>>> Sticker Star<br /><br />I used to put TTYD above PM64 but I've changed my mind sometime in the past, uh, ten years I guess.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-11999996448372408772020-05-20T09:49:03.273-04:002020-05-20T09:49:03.273-04:00I see we rank the original three Paper Mario games...I see we rank the original three Paper Mario games differently.Samantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-19342225047575236382020-05-19T21:13:07.414-04:002020-05-19T21:13:07.414-04:00...Well...yeah.
I mean, it broke the trend (estab......Well...yeah.<br /><br />I mean, it broke the trend (established from the beginning) of each <i>Paper Mario</i> being of some degree of lower quality than the previous!Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-21541370488577222002020-05-19T19:59:40.295-04:002020-05-19T19:59:40.295-04:00Yes, it's definitely better than Sticker Star....Yes, it's definitely better than Sticker Star.<br />...not that that's exactly a high bar to pass.Samantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-89274327024838403562020-05-18T18:54:48.856-04:002020-05-18T18:54:48.856-04:00Alright, that sounds like you agree it's "...Alright, that sounds like you agree it's "better than <i>Sticker Star</i>!"Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-27735379335218909342020-05-18T12:58:41.844-04:002020-05-18T12:58:41.844-04:00So far I feel I'd prefer traditional experienc...So far I feel I'd prefer traditional experience, but at least it's <i>something</i> to make combat feel worthwhile.Samantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-80080633837226706302020-05-15T22:16:10.899-04:002020-05-15T22:16:10.899-04:00Screw SMRPG, nothing should be like that. >.>...Screw SMRPG, nothing should be like that. >.><br /><br />You COULD use "existence of individualised partners" as proxy for "cast of actual developed characters", though I would dispute that <i>Paper Mario</i>'s partners, for the majority of them, don't get much in the way of being actually developed. They get some kind of story, somewhere, usually (I dunno what Flurrie's deal is, though), and then after they join you, it kinda stops for them. They never have any dialogue ever again, besides a Parakarry letter reaction or a "this is the final boss fight so we'll let the partner you have say a line."<br />Vivian is an exception, not the rule.<br />Meanwhile, the NPCs in <i>Color Splash</i> also tend to have tidy stories that are opened and closed within their world and never seen again.<br />I'll be eagerly awaiting your impressions on <i>Color Splash</i>'s concept of experience points.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-45965334376250716922020-05-15T21:35:51.667-04:002020-05-15T21:35:51.667-04:00The Rescue V Toads were great allies! They got stu...The Rescue V Toads were great allies! They got stuff done. And the pirate ship captain Toad got that plumber to Fortune Island.<br /><br />I'll respond to the partners paragraph in Ms. Lienhard's comment.<br /><br />Here is a possible theory: There are non-consumable basic attacks, but if you want stronger, flashier things, there are Cards. ...And that would be in line with attack items from <i>Paper Mario</i> like the Shooting Star. But they might be less cool and be Shiny Boots.<br />(It's entirely possible I might be a boss fight again... ;) )<br /><br />I think puzzle bosses are fine, as long as there's still fight after the puzzle is done. I mean, otherwise a boss battle is just a regular battle but with higher stat numbers and special music. And I, as a boss, would appreciate you needing some novel, clever way to beat me.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-87161520849696204392020-05-15T21:26:56.771-04:002020-05-15T21:26:56.771-04:00It's the rational response, but I suspect it&#...It's the rational response, but I suspect it's not the fun content people come to KoopaTV to appreciate!Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-60825614781253192542020-05-15T11:00:02.039-04:002020-05-15T11:00:02.039-04:00"I don't think partners are REQUIRED for ..."I don't think partners are REQUIRED for a Paper Mario game to be good, and it's bizarre that that is an unpopular opinion."<br /><br />Similar to what Lheticus says above, it's easy to draw a connection between the existence of partners and a cast of actual developed characters. It also ties into the fact that many fans want a game that feels like Paper Mario/Thousand-Year Door (which had partners) or Super Mario RPG (which had party members).<br /><br />Right now, my biggest concern is whether or not it will have actual RPG elements like leveling up.Samantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-29430028507386149132020-05-15T10:45:43.622-04:002020-05-15T10:45:43.622-04:00I agree that the story already seems more fleshed ...I agree that the story already seems more fleshed out, and that other than that the trailer simply didn't impart enough reliable data on anything else to judge yet. As for the Toads, I'm pretty sure them being crappy allies is the rule rather than the exception. <br /><br />The emphasis on the fandom's desire for a Paper Mario game with partners is something I noted on social media during initial reactions, as well. My theory is that between having them replaced with Pixls in Super Paper Mario, and getting completely starved for characters with actual depth in Sticker Star--and then getting tossed some bread and water in that regard in the form of the Koopalings in Color Splash--people are latching on to the idea of bringing back partners as an easy, previously established, and in their minds simple for the developers to implement way to restore that vibrancy of characters.<br /><br />Now, as for the battle system. I've heard conflicting information there--most seem to think Cards and Stickers have indeed been done away with but there was one guy who seemed to think Cards would still be a thing. Well, one thing that DOES seem to be done away with is, well, Things. Absolutely no indication of Things being a thing in the trailer whatsoever, which to me is a good sign. Because honestly, even if they still fail to incentivize players to not skip every battle they possibly can, I will be genuinely happy with PM: tOK's combat as long as they make their boss fights play like ACTUAL BOSS FIGHTS.<br /><br />Color Splash made some strides in that direction with the later Koopaling battles, particularly Larry and Lemmy's, but this is one road that needs to finish being travelled sooner rather than later. No more puzzle bosses in my Paper Mario, dangit! And that's my thoughts.Lheticus Viderehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18252286308352529321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-45411405486565224642020-05-15T00:32:54.100-04:002020-05-15T00:32:54.100-04:00I feel like the writing is gonna be good enough. T...I feel like the writing is gonna be good enough. The real question will be whether the battle system feels good, and I haven't seen enough to really be sure. So waiting and seeing seems to be the rational response.Heavy Lobsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11516700460986676877noreply@blogger.com