Topic: Super Mario RPG Remake

I never got to play this on the SNES for some bizarre reason, as I would get pretty much every big game that came out back then.

Anyway, I'm a couple hours in and really liking it. For me, it's been a fascinating look at the origins of the Paper Mario series, actually - I'm a latecomer to all those games and only started with Origami King, and I just did Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga on my 3DS. It's been interesting to see the similarities in the goofy dialogue, the attacks, the items, the enemies, etc.

You can feel that it's an older game under the hood for sure, but dang they've done a great job with everything. I just wouldn't expect the level of "tactical" feedback you may be used to from more modern games, if that makes any sense. Hard to describe, but the button timings just don't give as much kickback as the two more modern Mario games I mentioned above.

@XandertheWise Well I hope you enjoy it! I dont have a PS5 or Xbox or any of that.

@FishyS There is NOTHING wrong with the talking flowers...

Just got the first Star, and I just want to point out how creative the design of the first boss is.
Paper Mario could learn a thing or two from this. (And I’m a fan of modern Paper Mario).

If there is one thing Reddit is good for, it’s making that coin known to me. I would have never caught it otherwise.

I’m getting this game next year.

The game is super fun. I’m almost done with it. I should beat it tomorrow. Lol.

...Apparently there's a good chunk of post-game content, so....yeah. lol

Amazon keeps delaying my shipment 😔. First time I've ever had a problem with them.

Why you waiting to buy it next year? Why not just get the game now when its available.

You never know if the game will be hard to find and buy due to scalpers/hoarders jacking up the price of the game like they did with the old Super NES game.

@NintendoByNature You'll get it, keep your chin up!

....Ugh, Geno Whirl is so weird in this version....I could nail it perfectly each time in the original, wtf? lol

@IceDomino moved to the 20th per Amazon 😬. Is what it is at this point.

@NintendoByNature Could be worse, you might not get it in a decade.

gets the shiny stone early and breaks the sealed door
...Well, that's done...I'll finish dealing with that eventually. lol

Got the game today for the first time (didn’t play the SNES version) it’s pretty good so far.

There’s a noticeable lack of polish though, like, a notable amount of sound effects that should be there just aren’t.
The intro cutscenes for example, Mario is doing a bunch of random stuff without any sort of audio feedback at all.
And the dialogue box doesn’t have any dialogue sound either for some reason.

I’ll keep playing it though

the only one time that i ever did the 9999 attack damage with Genowhirl in the original game is when fighting Exor. Genowhirl is still tricky and frustrating to try to do its 9999 damage in the original.

Dunno how its like in the remake but Ill keep on trying to pull it off anyway

I think they changed the timing which is what's throwing me off.

The timing feels pretty weird to me. Although I admit I don't love games which insert precise arbitrary timing for super attacks, so it may just be me. In some paper mario games the timing feels more natural to me, but that may just mean it's massively forgiving in those games.

@FishyS @Joeynator3000
Yea, there's not the "kickback" on the button presses that I've felt in other Mario "rpg" games I've played recently like Origami King and Superstar Saga. These timings feel mushy and not immediately apparent, especially for a new player like me who only knew about this game as a kid but never owned it.

I'm getting used to it, though. It's not a deal-breaker, but does kind of give it a lesser feel, in my opinion, but I'm big on the feedback a game gives you. It's kind of kept me from becoming initially hooked, if I'm being honest.