Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Discussion Thread

[The Former DMiller]

I finally got to play a bunch of Paper Mario 2 over the weekend and I really love it. I can't play anything else right now. :D It's a lot like the first game, but with enhancements everywhere. Not that I'm complaining, mind you. The original PM is one of my all-time favorite RPGs. This is one of the few RPGs out there where I really enjoy doing combat. It's not overly complex combat and so far it hasn't been very difficult, but I'd much rather be playing through an RPG with this combat system than any other, and that includes the BG system.

I'm only into chapter 2 but so far the game has been quite hilarious. The "curses", Murphy, Mario snoring whenever Luigi talks to him, and all of the other dozens of little jokes here and there. All great stuff. The graphics are great, very crisp and detailed. I agree with ign that the whole "paper" theme really isn't used that much aside from the characters and a few nifty tricks, but I can't complain too much when the game is so fun to look at. Chapter 2 is simply gorgeous. I love the art in this level in particular. And the music! Man, I wish Intelligent Systems made the music for every Nintendo game. This isn't low-quality midi stuff like most of Nintendo's GC games feature, this is high-quality music. The compositions are wonderful (possibly the best GC soundtrack so far) and the sound quality itself is terrific. I really wish Nintendo would release OSTs of their games...

GOTY IMO so far. Better than GTA.

The paper theme is used more later in the game as you gain new powers, and I think it was used to perfection. It wasn't shoved in your face, but it still played a major part in the game. Maybe you don't always see it in the gameplay, but cutscenes are always displaying it. I also love the fact that it seems like it might actually be a decently long Nintendo game. I'm through chapter 4 and have already played 20 hours of the game. I've been doing side-quests and other things, though, so that adds a little to the time. My favorite funny moment so far was eavsdropping on the crows in Twilight Town. Sometimes normal conversation sounds incredibly funny coming from a few birds.