So far Super Paper Mario has been my second favorite Wii game, but last week I got the original Paper Mario from the Virtual Console and I like it a lot better.
Even though I did enjoy the exploration and trying to figure puzzles out and stuff in the Wii game, I just think making it mainly a platformer and an RPG as an afterthought made it more similar to older Marios and thus makes it stick out less.
I just got a chance to play some Paper Mario today for the first time and I'm surprised how much I am liking it so far. I'm still pretty early in the game, but I'm definitely going to play it to the end. The different mechanics to pull off moves and stuff instead of just selecting a choice from a menu makes the fighting more interesting and fun. The game looks good and the story is the traditional Mario story which I like better than what the story in Super Paper Mario did.
Also, it's got a lot less text, the first half hour or so of Super Paper Mario was overkill. I can see how someone who doesn't like turn based RPG can prefer the new game because it's a lot more action and stuff compared to the old one, but I definitely prefer if they bring Paper Mario back to 80% RPG/20% Platformer instead of the other way around (the way Super Paper Mario was).
Anyway, I'm still early in the game so my views may change but so far I am digging it a lot. I also noticed quite a few stuff in Super Paper Mario that were references to this game and it's a nice touch.
What are your opinions on both games? Do you prefer the new direction or prefer sticking more to the traditional RPG stuff?
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