Why isn't anyone talking about Super Paper Mario?!

[DMiller]

I am close to finishing the game and it definitely isn't up to par with the past games in the series, but it is still a lot of fun. I think someone mentioned it earlier, but Mario is really the only character you use for most of the game. Peach comes out when there is a long jump you can't make and Bowser comes in to take out some pesky enemies more easily. I am fairly impressed with the story for a Nintendo game, though. There are hints about the Count's past which become clearer as the game goes on, and there are always questions about Dimentio's motives. I do like the 2D/3D switching, but it is a shame that the series has gone so far away from its RPG roots. I like the action-RPG take of the series, but it has gone too far in the action direction and there are only scraps left of the RPG genre.