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

@FishyS none of that really matters, because those “deaths” are largely played off without real violence, or are graphic in any sort. There’s nothing truly horrific happening on-screen.

Using magical flowers that give a character the power to generate fire or ice is not a very realistic thing to consider. However, showing a human character in the game using a sharp blade or gun-like object in order to hurt other characters is a bit more pressing when it comes to age rating, even if it’s equally non-graphic.

@Eel I was mostly joking, mainly making the point how arbitrary that distinction is — e.g. people complaining about a noose but not a suicide pit. Keep in mind that everything in Peach Showtime is a Prop. It is, in the end, a play and they make it very clear none of the violence is real.

Mario Run is having a Paper Mario event right now, you can get statues of Paper Mario, Gombella, and the Koopa companion.

In case anyone is interested in having a reason to play that game.

It’s cool that TTYD is a huge part of Switch Successor speculation.

When the first trailer dropped, some people thought it looked too good to be a Switch game.

Now, supposedly according to datamine it internally can support 4K (which Switch cannot currently output). This could potentially hint at Switch Successor’s power and backwards compatibility (obviously take with a grain of salt)

This game already looks awesome on Switch. I won’t say no to even better though!

Good God this game is fabulous.

@PikminMarioKirby
Presumably Switch 2 is something that would've been something that would've been part of the discussion around this game. And I'm certainly of the view that we'll see some kind of cross-gen period which TTYD is probably a part of. So it makes sense. But I'm not sure how much of the "Switch 2" stuffs around this game has merit and how much is just people jumping at shadows

Of course, if when we drop this game into Switch 2 we suddenly get even native 1080p/60fps? I wouldn't complain. That'd be nice. But at the same time, the presentation we have here now is perfectly fine. I can certainly tell that it's sub 1080p and only 30fps, especially in certain sections, but I also I have no real issue with it as it is

To put it another way, if Switch 2 was coming out next week and it had confirmation of improvements for this game? If I had the pre-order going, paid off and was just waiting for it to arrive? I wouldn't put down TTYD for a week waiting for it to arrive

Did the original have the Banjo-Kazooie noises?

@skywake Yeah TTYD seems like a prime candidate for getting an upgrade next gen. It’ll be interesting if any more information gets data-mined that could also be a part of the Switch successor speculation. So far, the information is definitely intriguing.

@Uncle_Franklin If you’re talking about when you talk to the characters, then no that was not in the original. In the original it was 1 sound for pretty much all characters, I believe. (Of course, a few characters like Bowser had a few sound files of their own)

The Shadow Sirens seem chaotic, but I like Vivian. I hope she is not the one to blame for their mishap. Boggly Woods has a nice atmosphere.

Why are the Paper Mario games so well written? Like, seriously? Mario RPG was as well really, but Paper Mario stepped it up further. Just so many good lines! The writers are really talented.

Of course it was Beldam's mishap, poor Vivian. It is propably no coincidence, that her name resembles bedlam. The battles feel and look good. I like to use the second special attack, earth tremor, no chance for normal encounters.

About the banjo kazzoie noises, if I remember correctly, the original had a few different beeps in various pitches to denote personality and size. So larger characters like bowser would have deeper beeps, and most women would have higher pitched beeps.

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@Jhena “Beldam” is already a term, it basically means mean old witch.

@Eel
Thanks, I did not know that. The name is quite fitting.

Wow, Mario is getting so many kisses.

Chapter 3 done...boss almost took me down, which is weird...I mean yeah he's a pain, but still...never had much trouble with him in the original. I swear the timed guards and timed attacks are somewhat harder in the version sometimes, it's...weird. lol

@Joeynator3000 you can blame the frame rate if you don’t want to say you’re rusty.

On the Nintendo of America Youtube channel is a video tutorial on how to make a Paper Mario paper plane. This is good advertisement and it is entertaining.

@Jhena That’s cool! If what I saw is right, than that was a former world-record holder for Paper Airplanes doing it.

Chapter 3 is awesome!! It just feels so grand and mysterious. Definitely one of my favorites in the game. I still haven’t beat the chapter on Switch yet but it’s awesome!

@PikminMarioKirby
Yes, I think he is the one. Thank you for pointing it out.