| Cheebee said: Yeah, basically the later games are all vastly superior, it's just that, well, SMRPG was the first Mario RPG. People get blinded by nostalgia and tend to look at the game through rose-tinted glasses. Sure it's a great game, but the later ones are just, well, better. I think most evryone would agree if they were to look at each game objectively and unbiased. Though everyone is entitled to their own opinion, of course. |
This. I have to say that I, myself, am biased towards the original Paper Mario, because it was my first RPG. I still like the classic storybook/adventure style of that game's story - the sequels don't have the same charm in my mind, even if they are a lot more humorous.
The original Mario RPG is just... Weird. I guess I can't blame Square too much since they didn't have a lot to go on at the time, but I wasn't a fan of their slapstick and transformation acts (seriously?) and their original constructs/characters are distinctly alien and unfitting to the Mario universe.
Mario & Luigi had an awesome battle system and a great sense of humor, but completely dropped the ball during the second half of the game. I can't say I like it as much as others do.
