Topic: Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door!!!!!!!

@N00BiSH I'm a HUGE fan of the new soundtrack as well! The new battle themes in particular are what I'm looking forward to a lot. One of my most anticipated parts of the game is hearing all the new versions of the tracks. I'm also glad that it'll give the option for both OSTs because I want to hear both!

I still can't believe TTYD is getting a remake. After all these years they're finally returning to roots! Paper Mario hasn't been the same for nearly 20 years, and I'm so glad this game is coming back.

And it could've just been a simple port. People would've bought it. It would make the OG Paper Mario fans happy, while they didn't really have to work on it. But no. They went all out, and it seemingly took as long to make as a brand new game in the franchise. They didn't just bring it back though, they went further and added so many completely new songs/themes, character expressions and back sprites, along with new voice sounds for when the characters talk. They added a concept art gallery, new NPCs, and a way to listen to the game's music. Maybe even stuff we don't even know yet.

This feels like more than just a little nod to OG Paper Mario fans. This feels more like them actually making a game how we've been asking the past 15 or so years.

It's still unbelievable to me. TTYD is a very special game. We never thought it would return, but here we are. I absolutely love the original and can't wait to play even more with the Remake! Hearing the new versions of the tracks, seeing the gallery of concept art, and simply playing through this game again is going to make me very happy.

If you haven't played the original, don't miss out on your chance to play it on Switch. Even if you have played the original, it's worth returning to for the remake (I fall under this side of things). It is legendary. If I could recommend just one game out of all of the Switch's library, it would be this game, TTYD.

@Novamii That's so exciting that you get to experience TTYD for the first time, it is a legendary experience.
I personally think TTYD has a better story over PM64. Also I think TTYD's partners are a lot more fleshed out than PM64's.

Also the backtracking wasn't that big of a deal when I played it, I think it gets a lot of attention because that's the biggest problem of the game. They also seemed to have fixed it with a new pipe system!

Agreed. I'd say it's my most anticipated game for Switch in general.

I have to admit, I'm pretty excited for it too. I've been a little fatigued/underwhelmed with the number of remakes/remasters/re-whatevers that have been coming out over the last few years. Most recently the Mario RPG/VS. DK remakes being two notable low points for me. Felt like they were doing the bare minimum.

I don't feel that with the TTYD remake. From what's been shown, it really seems like the team has made an effort to modernize the game without losing the qualities of the original. I was relieved when that first trailer showed the new art direction, preserving what the made the OG art look good while enhancing it with the techniques they picked up from the modern titles and that's an approach I've continued to see in motion with every new bit of gameplay shown, which is great!

It's still possible that I might not like the remake; I'm probably still going to prefer the original TTYD, but for now, this remake has a lot that's working for me and seems like a decent and worthy alternative.

@N00BiSH Very good take. Personally I love remakes/remasters/ports because I tend to like Nintendo's older games better than their new stuff. Yeah Nintendo does have quite a bit of good new stuff, but I just prefer their previous games (especially from N64/GameCube), but I do understand that there has been a lot of these in recent years.

Yeah TTYD seems to be going all-out. I never would've expected new battle themes, character themes, and other new songs. The art approach takes the best of TTYD and TOK and expands upon it even more, and its absolutely stunning. The galleries and slight new changes also make a positive impact on the game, and I'm here for it.
A remake of this game seemed out of the question, never mind one this all-out. But that is what we're getting, and I couldn't be more excited!

Been playing through Paper Mario 64.

Is Thousand Year Door the Majora's Mask to 64's Ocarina of Time?

TYD from what I remember goes pretty off the wall, whereas 64 I would view as the definitive Mario RPG story wise. Right off the bat Rogueport very much subverts the notion of a Toadtown like hub world. And the villains are out of this world! Sorry.

@Uncle_Franklin Actually, I kind of see what you mean.
PM64 takes some steps out of Mario's comfort zone, however TTYD is several miles outside of Mario series comfort zone. Majora's mask also takes the Zelda series away from it's comfort zone (Ganon and Zelda not really connected, not in hyrule, etc.) and both ended up working very well.

Just pre ordered the game! Really hyped so that will be fun.

@Croctopus I love both games tbh. PM64 is my 4th favorite game of all time, while TTYD is (currently) in a 3-way tie in 1st, so they are both close to me.

Absolutely cannot wait to hear not only the new versions of the OG tracks, but also all of the brand new music as well. I’m sure on repeat play throughs I will use the OG soundtrack as well.

@ThatZeldaNerd That’s awesome! Will this be your first time playing the game?

I'm equipping the GameCube badge as soon as I can.

@Uncle_Franklin Personally I love the OG soundtrack, but the remixes are all awesome as well. I want to use the new soundtrack on my first playthrough, but will definitely be using the GameCube badge sometimes, especially during repeat playthroughs.

I'm loving the redone music, and I really like how each area will have their own version of the battle theme. The remade graphics look awesome, as well. I do want to get TTYD on Switch at some point... though I'm personally in no rush, only because I've played through the GameCube original many times before in the past. I'm kind of hoping for more post-game content, like a new area or something, but I won't lose sleep over that if it doesn't happen. Is there any word on the Switch version having extra content, besides things like the original music and concept art?

@MarioVillager92 As of yet, there is no confirmation on any new post-game content, although I believe a Nintendo representative was asked when the previews came out, and the representative said they couldn't confirm or deny (according to the previewer). So it's 50/50 if we're getting any new post-game content.
The game is big enough on its own so it doesn't really need post game content, but I think it would be really cool if we got boss re-fights or post-game version of Glitz Pit or something. We still got around 18 days before the game releases, so we could technically get another trailer before then.

They could also take an approach like they did with Pikmin 4's Olimar's Shipwreck Tale, where they didn't even formally announce it before the game came out (at least to my knowledge).
I do agree all the new tracks are really good along with the graphics. I have the original, and can't wait for this version! I'm really hoping we get more Paper Mario games in this style.

@Croctopus I still love the original soundtrack as well. The new songs are really good as well, glad we'll have both to listen to in the remake. Not only in game, but also in the music player as well! Nintendo and Intelligent Systems is putting a lot of work into this game, I cannot wait to return to Rogueport!

@PikminMarioKirby OK gotcha, thanks for your input. Yeah I haven't seen anything regarding post-game stuff either. Regardless, I'm glad this game's coming back... the GC original has gotten ridiculously expensive, and now, nobody has to pay a pretty penny for the game anymore.

@PikminMarioKirby Who knows, maybe it'll be a Paper Luigi side story.

@PikminMarioKirby
yes! i heard it was a fan fav so im pretty excited

@MarioVillager92 No problem! Yes it will be very nice to not have to pay a fortune for TTYD.

@N00BiSH I would love to see that! Paper Luigi has some cool partners, it'd be cool to use them in battle. I think it's less likely than something like refights, post-game Glitz pit, or extra troubles, but definitely possible. Even if it's not in TTYD, maybe a smaller not-full-priced release at somepoint? I for one would love to go on that adventure, especially if it plays similar to the base game of TTYD.

@ThatZeldaNerd That's really cool that you get to play it for the 1st time! I bet you'll really enjoy it. Less than 3 weeks to go!

@N00BiSH As someone who's finished the game multiple times in the past, I would also love to see such a thing. Can't believe I forgot that you could listen to Luigi's stories when you meet him in the game, lol.

If this sells well, hopefully Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass will be the next game.

@Uncle_Franklin
I really like this title. Adventure ahoy!