So a new Mario game came out today...
Paper Mario: The Origami KingOnce again, a fairly flat Mario must save the kingdom/world/universe against a non-two-dimensional menace. This time, a evil origami madman is compressing and folding all the residents of the Mushroom Kingdom, and Mario must save the day! Team up with a GOOD origami gal and fight the three dimensional forces of evil and chaos.
If you were a fan of the traditional Paper Mario games (the original and Thousand Year Door), I will say that this new entry feels
more like a traditional Paper Mario RPG game. The battles do feature a heavy puzzle element, but (for the most part) you can brute force your way through the battles as if you were playing a traditional game. The music and oddball humor is intact, though. I will say that I've yet to get bored while playing -- which is good, as I got tired of both Color Splash & Sticker Star half-way through each...
If you don't mind the game being a bit different, you'll probably enjoy yourself. In fact, this is arguably the best Paper Mario we've had in years.
Back to more obscure stuff next week!
