Being a big fan of the Paper Mario series, this game really highlighted and exemplified what I love about the series. Charming world, turn-based combat with action commands to reduce the monotony, and funny characters and scenarios. My main gripe is that it ends all too soon and the game doesn't offer much of a challenge, even with Culex.
Honestly even for a SNES rpg seemingly made for kids this is kind of bad considering Crystalis is an NES game with a stronger charm to it.
I don't know, it was really hard to like this game. Combat 99% of the time is timed attack on every character, with every other way of doing damage being completely sub-optimal until maybe the superboss (the other 1% being using a heal if necessary). The aesthetic also hasn't aged well at all, but at least it's unique.
But what was ultimately the most disappointing was the writing, which feels very phoned in as far as Squaresoft is concerned, and moreso compared to the rest of the series that comes after with Intelligent Systems. I can only think of like... 2 jokes I laughed at? There was the one where Mario pulls up an umbrella when Mallow is about to cry again, and there's also the whole wedding scene which is worth a chuckle.
But otherwise it's a very boneless, unsatisfying experience. I don't even understand the idealization of Geno. His character literally goes as far as 5 lines of dialogue about himself and that's it. I'm sure there's a lot of nostalgia and childlike wonder that was felt maybe for people who played this when they were like 5 or 6, but otherwise I think this is one of the worse rpgs I've had the 'benefit' of finishing.
I don't know, it was really hard to like this game. Combat 99% of the time is timed attack on every character, with every other way of doing damage being completely sub-optimal until maybe the superboss (the other 1% being using a heal if necessary). The aesthetic also hasn't aged well at all, but at least it's unique.
But what was ultimately the most disappointing was the writing, which feels very phoned in as far as Squaresoft is concerned, and moreso compared to the rest of the series that comes after with Intelligent Systems. I can only think of like... 2 jokes I laughed at? There was the one where Mario pulls up an umbrella when Mallow is about to cry again, and there's also the whole wedding scene which is worth a chuckle.
But otherwise it's a very boneless, unsatisfying experience. I don't even understand the idealization of Geno. His character literally goes as far as 5 lines of dialogue about himself and that's it. I'm sure there's a lot of nostalgia and childlike wonder that was felt maybe for people who played this when they were like 5 or 6, but otherwise I think this is one of the worse rpgs I've had the 'benefit' of finishing.
I booted up a save file that's 3 years old saying hey, I've gotten pretty far in this game a few times, no reason to reset. Apparently I was like 3 hours away from the ending so I just beat it. The ending section isn't great because it has some really bad forced platforming, but I also need to remember the fact that the first like 90% of the game is just fantastic.
I think Geno is cool.
I think Mallow is lame.
I like Princess Peach
I think Geno is cool.
I think Mallow is lame.
I like Princess Peach
Great pacing. Still one of the best when it comes to blending an RPG battle system with other gameplay styles.
Me impresiona lo bien que se ha conservado el juego, desde mecánicas, gráficamente hasta la historia se mantiene como la aventura de Mario mas interesante que haya tenido y es un RPJ sencillo que hay que probar para ver el encanto que ha enamorado a varios jugadores, lo único malo es su plataformeo que es algo estresante pero es un juego que cualquier amante del RPJ como de Mario debería de dar una checada
Love the era of Mario this comes from, where Nintendo would still let third-party developers get real weird with the characters and world, here Square created something really different that actually ended up influencing how these characters are portrayed, as well as the two Mario RPG series that came after it. It's unfortunate Nintendo from allowing something like this to now being furious at the idea of letting Intelligent Systems give a Koopa a different colored shell.
Casual reminder that Geno is a bland, wooden doll that does virtually nothing for the entire story.
Pretty damn excellent and honestly at times better than TYYD
A very nice jaunt of an rpg quick, simple, to the point
Geno is never going to be in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
This is considered a real classic but I found it really linear and lacking compared to other Square games in the same generation. Heavily overshadowed by the very good Paper Mario games that followed.
Start of the Mario RPG series, and it is a damn good start.
honestly forgot i was playing this. its great! idk if ill ever finish it tho
incredibly good incredibly peppy, i would kill every single person i've ever even made eye contact with in my entire life for more jrpgs to be 15 hours long
SMRPG is the warm, buttered muffin of JRPGs. DID YOU SEE THE CLOUD LAD. LOOK AT THE CLOUD LAD.
É incrível o fato desse jogo existir, é incrível o que ele fez surgir depois dele. Além de ser bem divertido e diferente também, mesmo sendo feito na era de RPGs por turno paradões.
So like... I've gotta be honest. This game is kind of ugly? It's great that it's an RPG with Mario characters, but we have a bunch of those now and in my opinion most of them are better than this.
First RPG I ever played. In the conversation for my favorite all time games.
My choice for best SNES rpg. The translation in hindsight is pretty... all over the place to the point of being a rewrite, and timing jumps forever as the most optimal damage does get pretty old, but it has a pretty good mechanical base and is well paced.
The best interpretation of mario's world by far really was from the one time they let another major company just entirely do their own take on the series huh
baby's first rpg
this is my nostalgia game, i love this game a whole lot
I'm willing to admit that I'm a Paper Mario elitist. I'll probably pick this back up in a couple of years.
i'd consider this pretty close in quality with ttyd if it didn't have so many bad platforming sections and the timed hits didn't feel so bad and imprecise
It's alright. It's really barebones combat but it's hard to complain for a game this old. It's endlessly charming and visually cool looking game. It's really easy outside of Culex, and the story itself is obv nothing to write home about, but it's fun time.
Love it. The soundtrack lifts my soul, the characters and dialogue are iconic, the gameplay, to the point. Great experience for those seeking a simple RPG.
Also, it's my favourite game of all time, and fills me with the purest, rawest happiness.
Also, it's my favourite game of all time, and fills me with the purest, rawest happiness.
Basic gameplay but a very charming plot. The Booster plot is a riot.
This was such a charming game, genuinely fun and genuinely funny. The story is compelling without getting bogged down in unnecessary drama (this is a Mario game after all), and the gameplay was simple but also unique enough to feel fresh.
Would definitely be in the conversation for best RPGs ever made, but for the fact that the player is required to do platforming jumps from an isometric 3/4 overhead view on a controller that doesn't handle diagonals very well. The platforming segments can get pretty painful.
Would definitely be in the conversation for best RPGs ever made, but for the fact that the player is required to do platforming jumps from an isometric 3/4 overhead view on a controller that doesn't handle diagonals very well. The platforming segments can get pretty painful.
el gameplay y guion divertidos y sencillos lo hacen una buen puerta de entrada al genero, excelente soundtrack pero visualmente bastante flojo en algunas partes, usan el recurso de transformar modelos 3D renderizados en sprites. tambien insiste constantemente con secciones de plataformeo, que no combinan para nada con la vista isometrica. estas cosas me dejan con la duda de como podria haberse visto y jugado si salia en la n64 o en la gamecube unos años despues.
It’s no Earthbound but this is a really fun and charming RPG and one I’m glad was set in the Mario Universe.