I was surprised at how funny this was. The character interactions and humor were the best part. The battle system was undoubtedly novel and fine at first, but by the end, I did everything in my power to avoid bumping into enemies. It became such a chore. Most of the tasks in this game are simply wandering around, trying to find an item to advance to the next part of the story. This is an element in every game but the primary focus of all Paper Mario games. The presentation was gorgeous, but the pace could have been tightened up. Some worlds dragged on far too long.