Zero Punctuation: Paper Mario: Sticker Star
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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Wario Ware getting the same treatment as Paper Mario before the Wii? Yeah, right.
You know what's not even let to slip out of that cupboard? Wario LAND. That series had a great formula: interesting and often unique worlds with little puzzle dungeons scattered inside them, coin collecting, and psychedelic bosses. That platforming series even went to 3D, but it was forgotten after it started off the nostalgia-fueled "Wii treatment" trend in 2008. (see: Kirby, Metroid, Donkey Kong, New Mario)
You know what's not even let to slip out of that cupboard? Wario LAND. That series had a great formula: interesting and often unique worlds with little puzzle dungeons scattered inside them, coin collecting, and psychedelic bosses. That platforming series even went to 3D, but it was forgotten after it started off the nostalgia-fueled "Wii treatment" trend in 2008. (see: Kirby, Metroid, Donkey Kong, New Mario)
While I liked this game a lot it didn't really feel like a Paper Mario game. It was good for what it is, but there were those frustrating moments where you were unprepared for a boss because you didn't have the correct thing sticker, which took up a whole lot of inventory space. You had to go a lot of back and forth getting stickers that would be good against the boss and that did get old after a while. I had a few battles where I was unable to win because I ran out of hammer stickers against a spiked enemy, I did not like that part.
At this point I wish Nintendo would just do a rehash and make a new Paper Mario based on the Nintendo 64 version or Thousand Year Door. Those were both awesome.
At this point I wish Nintendo would just do a rehash and make a new Paper Mario based on the Nintendo 64 version or Thousand Year Door. Those were both awesome.
Never thought Yahtzee adored the Wario Ware games like I did. I usually think Nintendo is at its best whenever they roll out games that don't take themselves seriously and have expert comedic timing, much like the Wario Ware example. This might mean he's be pretty fond of the Rhythm Heaven games if he'd give them a try. 
Was the neglected child under the stairs always a "thing" or do we have JK Rowling to thank for that?
You'd think with their devotion to laziness they would have just re-released the original two Paper Mario for the 3DS like they did for Mario 64...
While I can't name any examples off the top of my head, before Rowling it used to be the attic and basement as the standard place to put neglected/unwanted children in stories.GonzoGamer said:
It's also at the top of the Mario line for me as well although I have it tied with Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.Anthony Pankuch said:
OT: Too bad, I hate single use abilities for fights, reminds me too much of the combat from that one Kingdom Hearts game that had card based combat.
I hate to admit it, I really do, but Yahtzee's right. SS had some fun moments, but it really wasn't a paper mario game. No partners, the new battle mechanic, while interesting, is lame - being forced to flee from an opponent with 1 hit point because you ran out of stickers that you can use on it without hurting yourself instead?
Off topic, my Solvemedia for this post? "Loyal".
Wish you would stop beating us for it, Nintendo. I really do.
Off topic, my Solvemedia for this post? "Loyal".
Wish you would stop beating us for it, Nintendo. I really do.
Okay, I just have to say . . .
The reason for the sticker thing is that everything is made out of paper.
Paper? Stickers? Get it?
The reason for the sticker thing is that everything is made out of paper.
Paper? Stickers? Get it?
Sticker Star was the biggest disappointment for me last year. If it didn't have the Mario characters in it, it could stand as a completely different IP.
On top of that, I found the sticker mechanic to be boring, the puzzles to be obtuse and the bosses to be, well... lame. There was literally no plot to keep me invested despite all of this, and even the music is just a conglomeration of tracks we've heard in previous Mario games!
In as few words as possible, Sticker Star is 1.) Not a Paper Mario game, and 2.) Not fun.
On top of that, I found the sticker mechanic to be boring, the puzzles to be obtuse and the bosses to be, well... lame. There was literally no plot to keep me invested despite all of this, and even the music is just a conglomeration of tracks we've heard in previous Mario games!
In as few words as possible, Sticker Star is 1.) Not a Paper Mario game, and 2.) Not fun.
Doesn't Yahtzee also fancy the Mario & Luigi games? I think that's another thing that Nintendo keeps under the door, along with Mole Mania and Metroid Sidescrollers.
Also it seems that SS is a bad acronym for a series, first it was Skyward Sword (Which I thought was a very flawed masterpiece) and now Sticker Star, will the next Donkey Kong be Supreme Simian or something?
Let's do hope the next Mario & Luigi game can make up for Sticker Star.
Also it seems that SS is a bad acronym for a series, first it was Skyward Sword (Which I thought was a very flawed masterpiece) and now Sticker Star, will the next Donkey Kong be Supreme Simian or something?
Let's do hope the next Mario & Luigi game can make up for Sticker Star.
Yes, Nintendo. Where IS Wario? He was suspiciously absent in that other game you made where the entire points was collecting as many coins as possible.
Naming inconsistencies aside (which was a big problem for most of the 90's), you can't really extricate Sticker Star from the Paper Mario series just because it's a departure from the original way the series was designed. Hell, before being Mario Story, the original Paper Mario was going to be Super Mario RPG 2.darkszero said:
Yeah, the main reason I play Paper Mario is for the partners and the stories. If they skewed everything for that then I can safely say that it was a good idea I asked my mom not to get it for me during Christmas.