Seeing as Halloween is fast approaching and since Nintendo is about to release a remake of the game, I figured now would be as good a time as any to pull out this old gem, and give it a good analysis. Note, this analysis pertains only to the original GCN version of the game. Many of my gripes about this version may well have been cleaned up for the New 3DS remake. I'm not sure, … [Read more...]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – The Last Great Entry In The Series
So, after analyzing Paper Mario: Color Splash, I figured I owed it to myself to analyze a good entry in the once beloved series of Paper Mario. And, while the original is indeed a fantastic game, it can't hold a candle to its direct sequel, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (PMTTYD). On a side note, as I sat down to write this analysis, I realized this will be my third RPG … [Read more...]
Paper Mario: Color Splash – A Frustrating Entry In A Once Beloved Series
The WiiU gets a pretty bad rap these days, one would consider it Nintendo's "red-headed stepchild" if it weren't for the literally red-headed Virtual Boy *rimshot*. But I will always maintain that the system did have some good games. Not a lot, mind you, but some. Unfortunately, the system did suffer from a number of missteps. Games that had potential but were bogged down by … [Read more...]
Super Mario Odyssey – You Could Say My Hat Is Off To You
Wow... Super Mario Odyssey (SMO). What a game! After experiencing the horrid nightmare of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, I was sorely yearning for a proper new Mario game. And man oh man did Nintendo deliver. I would preface this by saying that I have never been the biggest fan of Mario's 3D adventures. In fact, 3D platformers in general have never been my cup of tea, I will … [Read more...]
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – BWAAAAH!
Considering my first analysis was for a game that was nearly 30 years old, I've decided to tackle something a little more recent. I finished this game a couple weeks ago, so I figured I'd write about it now, while it's still relatively fresh in my mind. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (MRKB) is a very bizarre concept for a game. Ubisoft decided to take their resident mascots … [Read more...]