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Super Paper Mario - the next killer app?

post #1 of 15
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Based on this preview, you would think so:
http://computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=160934

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It's visually dazzling. The colours are so sharp you may just cut your eye open on them. It's crammed with familiar Mushroom Kingdom characters. The writing has all the silliness and wit we've come to expect of the series. It's huge. And, in the perspective-shifting mechanic, it's got a fresh and breath-catchingly ingenious central idea that, in Intelligent Systems' hands, is exploited in a bewildering array of ways.

Simply: it's brilliant - and one of the best games we've ever played.

Having played the last Paper Mario, I know Intelligent Systems has the magic touch. But this time they seem to have outdone themselves. I'll be knocking down the doors to pick this one up next week.
post #2 of 15
Its my only Wii game before the holiday for sure.
post #3 of 15


looks interesting...

Mario can view levels from a third dimension, giving access to places otherwise unreachable.









This VIDEO makes it a little more understandable
post #4 of 15
Very cool, I'm now excited about this game!
post #5 of 15
It looks like it's going to be a fantastic game, and every video I see makes me want it more.

It's a shame there's no announced PAL release in the near future.
post #6 of 15
Can someone explain the past paper mario games I bought the GC one, but have not even opened it in the years I have owned it. lol I usually don't like spending a lot of time on a long game other than zelda games.
post #7 of 15
I cannot wait for this. After downloading some of the gameplay videos from IGN.com, this is now my number one most wanted game right now. It's rediculous how excited I am about this game and like the poster above, I haven't even played any of the Paper Mario games before it. I have Thousand Year Door for the GC but I also have never played it.

Looking forward to it!
post #8 of 15
I've never played any Paper Mario games (and don't own any either) but I've been looking forward to this one for a long time. Can't wait. If I enjoy it I will probably pick up Thousand Year Door after I've finished this one.
post #9 of 15
Just a word of caution - comparisons to previous Paper Mario games are misplaced as far as gameplay goes. Super Paper Mario is intended to be a platformer with the visual style of the Paper Mario Games. Those previous games were sytlized RPGs in the spirit of Super Mario RPG on the SNES.

Same visual sytle, but you're talking platformers vs. RPGs.

And yes, this is the first Wii game I'm really excited about. Hoping the wife will like it as well, she was addicted to SMB3 when were in high school.
post #10 of 15
Actually Super Paper Mario is a Platformer/RPG hybrid. More platformer than rpg though.
post #11 of 15
I read that you hold the controller sideways like a regular controller. That will be kind of annoying because it feels a little weird that way with such a thin controller, but oh well. Also according to IGN they think it MAY only take about 20 hours to complete.
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Just a word of caution - comparisons to previous Paper Mario games are misplaced as far as gameplay goes.

I realize that, but I like RPGs in general and Thousand Year Door is only $20 brand new. I think Super Paper Mario's RPG elements might give me an idea of what to expect in Thousand Year Door, but either way I will probably get both.
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Also according to IGN they think it MAY only take about 20 hours to complete.

Great to hear! 20 hours is just about perfect in my book.
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Great to hear! 20 hours is just about perfect in my book.

Shane from 1up said it took about 30 hours, and that was "not taking his time". He also added that there was about another 1-2 hours of sidequests he could have done.
post #15 of 15
Wow! It looks like the 80s all over again.
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