@Project_Dolphin "It's only a problem to you, not to the gamers who enjoy Sticker Star." Oh! Okay! So the people who didn't like Sticker Star aren't allowed say anything! Got it. "Nope. You just need to stop acting like Nintendo cares about making Color Splash like Paper Mario 64 and The Thousand Year Door." Yeah...don't criticize Nintendo's decisions! Even though them constantly changing Paper Mario has produced a game with mixed feelings towards it, and two games that a majority of people hate! Is it really a crime to want stories and characters back in Paper Mario? Is that really too much to ask? Hell, I liked Super Paper Mario, because while the gameplay may not have been as the first two, it still had character and stories! You are allowed to not like the direction the series is going. Y'see, the thing about change is that, if I'm going to accept it, it has to actually be GOOD. And these changes have essentially turned Paper Mario into a hollowed shell of it's former self. @Madder128 No. Sorry, but I'm not gonna try it. Why would I buy a game that I'm extremely confident I won't enjoy? I'd rather spend my money on something that I think has a better change of being fun for me. @WiltonRoots Y'know that just because a game has the same gameplay, doesn't mean that it has to be the same, right? I mean, there are ways to implement new ideas without completely overhauling how the game plays. Also, funny how you say that it'd just be the same game, when this one looks almost exactly like Sticker Star. @shaneoh Sigh...okay. I am going to try one more time. Y'see, two of the most important parts of Paper Mario were it's story and characters. People simply want those back. Yeah, another thing that makes Paper Mario what it is is it's art-style, but without the stories and characters, you've basically just got an empty shell. And for those who want the old gameplay back, think of it this way: 64 and TYD's gameplay was great, Super's was okay, and Sticker Star's was just bad. We'd kinda like to go back to great, and given that Nintendo's constant changing of the formula has just consistently made things gradually get worse, we don't really want to risk it. In addition to that, Sticker Star had all sorts of problems, and some of those problems seem to be returning, so naturally not everyone's happy to see those problems come back. Look, if you're looking forward to the game, good for you. I hope you enjoy it. I am only asking that you understand that people have a reason to not be excited about the direction the series is heading. They basically turned Paper Mario into something entirely different. If this was it's own thing, then there wouldn't be nearly as much backlash.
"Paper Mario: Color Splash, with its silly demeanor and flashy world with witty inhabitants and arcade button presses, is a game for somebody." And that somebody...is definitely not me. Look, I'm just gonna make this quick, I am not liking the direction this series is going. I mean, yeah, plenty of games will change as time goes by, but to pretty much throw everything that gave the series it's substance out the window? No. I am not okay with that. This is Paper Mario in name and art-style only. If you're looking forward to it, great. You obviously think it looks fun, and I won't stop you from buying it. Instead, I will simply hope that you enjoy it. But as for me, I just can't support this. Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have clearly shown that they have no idea what they're even doing with this series anymore, their reasoning for changing Paper Mario is stupid (they're only making it different because Mario & Luigi exists, and they think that we can't have two Mario RPGs), and they aren't even trying to meet the fanbase half-way. I know that some of the people on this site are going to say that I'm just being entitled and don't like change, but here's the thing: 1. The change in question has to actually be GOOD in order for me to like it. 2. How would you like it if one of your favorite series was drastically changed and was stripped of everything that you liked about it, and Nintendo decided to just ignore your criticisms of that decision and make it stay that way? Would you like that? 3. Even when you get rid of the fact that it's a Paper Mario game, Sticker Star still had some serious problems. Serious problems that this game seems to be repeating. So, yeah. I hope you’ll understand why I’m not looking forward to it, I hope you’ll enjoy it if you are looking forward to it, and I am just going to go on ahead and play Thousand Year Door again. I think I’ll also buy 64 and Super on the eshop while I’m at it. I may already own those two, but if it helps show Nintendo that they have more of what I’m looking for, then so be it.
@Frank90 What also doesn't help is that the writing is supposed to suggest that the rage is ONLY because of the main cast, when really, there's also the reasons you've stated. Besides, when you get down to it, the people who're hating purely based on the cast's gender are pretty much in the minority. I mean, if there really were this many people against the idea of women getting a starring role in movies, then where was all the rage in the countless other films where the main character(s) was female?
@Damo I think the point that he's making is that he would have preferred that you didn't bring up the controversy surrounding this film in the first place.
Well this was a nice surprise! Honestly wasn't expecting that, since the game is 4 years old now. Nevertheless, I now need to get the cards. Also, could we maybe see this done with other older games? Please?
@faint I don't know. I just really didn't like the ride to the reboot. I mean, it's not that news outlets were looking at a specific group; it's that the sexist group was the ONLY group they were looking at, and the group that they pretty much lumped all of the anti-reboot crowd into, calling even people who gave specific reasons unrelated to the fact that they're woman in a calm manner sexist just for not wanting to see the movie (look at the reaction to James Rolfe). I guess I just would've preferred if NintendoLife didn't even mention it. Also, I'm in the first two groups. These remakes are getting pretty annoying, and the trailers were horrible.
"In case you hadn't noticed, there's a new Ghostbusters film out at the moment, and it has endured its fair share of unfair criticism purely for having four female busters instead of four male ones." So...are you going to start calling me misogynistic just for not wanting to watch the movie, also?
Already been a year...still actually surprised that he's gone. You may not have agreed with all of his decisions, but you cannot deny that he was really something. He was an absolute legend in the industry, was one of the nicest guys out there from what I've heard, and when you get down to it, he wasn't just some corporate suit: he was a gamer.
@Kmno Don't even get me friggin' started on how stupid that is! You mean to tell me that they're fine with having so many platformers, yet Nintendo can't handle having two Mario rpgs!? And not only that, but two Mario rpgs that are actually very different from eachother!? Funny how they managed to co-exist with Super Star Saga and Thousand Year Door being released only a year apart from each-other!
@UberMadman What really bugs me is that Nintendo apparently listened to criticism...except for the lack of original characters, and the battle system sucking, and the lack of partners, and the lack of story (Let's be honest: the twist is that Bowser is the baddy. That's all it's gonna amount to.), and the world map making progression more linear, and bosses requiring a specific sticker, and the back-tracking. Emphasis on the back-tracking, because they seem to be trying to fix that...they're just not giving a damn with their solution. As I said earlier, throwing in hints won't just make the card you need magically appear. You'll still need to go fetch it. Also, wanna know something funny? In Sticker Star, you could carry up to 120 regular-sized stickers, so the amount you have here is actually LESS-THAN the amount in the last game!
@EXP Gonna have to agree with you on that. In fact, I would much rather prefer that the series just ended with Super. At least then it would've been able to end with some dignity!
Edit: In b4 people start calling me "whiny", and "entitled", and that I'm "against change".
Hints won't stop back-tracking. If you don't have the right card, any hints you get won't change that. You'll still have to go back to find it. Also, still don't have high hopes for the story, given how hesitant she was to call it "a proper story". Also, funny how Nintendo supposedly listened to criticisms, yet all we've seen so far for characters are Toads.
Yeah, I don't see VR becoming mainstream for a while. You can't use it for too long without getting sick, it's expensive, only specific types of games can use it...yeah, it still has quite a way to go before it can become mainstream.
Still baffles me that this series is even a thing. I mean, really? You have a crossover bewteen Mario and Sonic, and this is what you with it? How did they even come to that decision?
The important thing here is that they're not rushing the game in order to release it this year (and I think we all know what happened the last time they rushed their big anniversary title). Now, let's just hope it's good.
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Wow! Go really is doing wonders for Nintendo! Sure do wish I could actually play it, but my phones a piece of crap! [Sobs]
Re: Hands On: Painting a Clearer Picture of Paper Mario: Color Splash
@Project_Dolphin "It's only a problem to you, not to the gamers who enjoy Sticker Star."
Oh! Okay! So the people who didn't like Sticker Star aren't allowed say anything! Got it.
"Nope. You just need to stop acting like Nintendo cares about making Color Splash like Paper Mario 64 and The Thousand Year Door."
Yeah...don't criticize Nintendo's decisions! Even though them constantly changing Paper Mario has produced a game with mixed feelings towards it, and two games that a majority of people hate! Is it really a crime to want stories and characters back in Paper Mario? Is that really too much to ask? Hell, I liked Super Paper Mario, because while the gameplay may not have been as the first two, it still had character and stories! You are allowed to not like the direction the series is going. Y'see, the thing about change is that, if I'm going to accept it, it has to actually be GOOD. And these changes have essentially turned Paper Mario into a hollowed shell of it's former self.
@Madder128 No. Sorry, but I'm not gonna try it. Why would I buy a game that I'm extremely confident I won't enjoy? I'd rather spend my money on something that I think has a better change of being fun for me.
@WiltonRoots Y'know that just because a game has the same gameplay, doesn't mean that it has to be the same, right? I mean, there are ways to implement new ideas without completely overhauling how the game plays. Also, funny how you say that it'd just be the same game, when this one looks almost exactly like Sticker Star.
@shaneoh Sigh...okay. I am going to try one more time. Y'see, two of the most important parts of Paper Mario were it's story and characters. People simply want those back. Yeah, another thing that makes Paper Mario what it is is it's art-style, but without the stories and characters, you've basically just got an empty shell. And for those who want the old gameplay back, think of it this way: 64 and TYD's gameplay was great, Super's was okay, and Sticker Star's was just bad. We'd kinda like to go back to great, and given that Nintendo's constant changing of the formula has just consistently made things gradually get worse, we don't really want to risk it. In addition to that, Sticker Star had all sorts of problems, and some of those problems seem to be returning, so naturally not everyone's happy to see those problems come back. Look, if you're looking forward to the game, good for you. I hope you enjoy it. I am only asking that you understand that people have a reason to not be excited about the direction the series is heading. They basically turned Paper Mario into something entirely different. If this was it's own thing, then there wouldn't be nearly as much backlash.
Re: Hands On: Painting a Clearer Picture of Paper Mario: Color Splash
@Dezzy Apparently the reason they're doing that with Paper Mario is because Mario & Luigi is a thing, and Nintendo doesn't want two Mario rpgs.
Re: Hands On: Painting a Clearer Picture of Paper Mario: Color Splash
"Paper Mario: Color Splash, with its silly demeanor and flashy world with witty inhabitants and arcade button presses, is a game for somebody."
And that somebody...is definitely not me. Look, I'm just gonna make this quick, I am not liking the direction this series is going. I mean, yeah, plenty of games will change as time goes by, but to pretty much throw everything that gave the series it's substance out the window? No. I am not okay with that. This is Paper Mario in name and art-style only. If you're looking forward to it, great. You obviously think it looks fun, and I won't stop you from buying it. Instead, I will simply hope that you enjoy it. But as for me, I just can't support this. Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have clearly shown that they have no idea what they're even doing with this series anymore, their reasoning for changing Paper Mario is stupid (they're only making it different because Mario & Luigi exists, and they think that we can't have two Mario RPGs), and they aren't even trying to meet the fanbase half-way. I know that some of the people on this site are going to say that I'm just being entitled and don't like change, but here's the thing: 1. The change in question has to actually be GOOD in order for me to like it. 2. How would you like it if one of your favorite series was drastically changed and was stripped of everything that you liked about it, and Nintendo decided to just ignore your criticisms of that decision and make it stay that way? Would you like that? 3. Even when you get rid of the fact that it's a Paper Mario game, Sticker Star still had some serious problems. Serious problems that this game seems to be repeating. So, yeah. I hope you’ll understand why I’m not looking forward to it, I hope you’ll enjoy it if you are looking forward to it, and I am just going to go on ahead and play Thousand Year Door again. I think I’ll also buy 64 and Super on the eshop while I’m at it. I may already own those two, but if it helps show Nintendo that they have more of what I’m looking for, then so be it.
Re: Legendary Pictures Has Secured the Film Rights to Pokémon
C'MON, DANNY! You can do it!
Re: Video: We Need To Talk About Ghostbusters 2 On The NES
@Frank90 What also doesn't help is that the writing is supposed to suggest that the rage is ONLY because of the main cast, when really, there's also the reasons you've stated. Besides, when you get down to it, the people who're hating purely based on the cast's gender are pretty much in the minority. I mean, if there really were this many people against the idea of women getting a starring role in movies, then where was all the rage in the countless other films where the main character(s) was female?
Re: Video: We Need To Talk About Ghostbusters 2 On The NES
@Damo I think the point that he's making is that he would have preferred that you didn't bring up the controversy surrounding this film in the first place.
Re: Japanese Launch Of Pokémon GO Delayed Due To McDonald's Email Leak
So...the game got delayed because of the clown? Huh...
Re: Autumn Animal Crossing: New Leaf Update To Bring amiibo Figure And Card Support
Well this was a nice surprise! Honestly wasn't expecting that, since the game is 4 years old now. Nevertheless, I now need to get the cards. Also, could we maybe see this done with other older games? Please?
Re: The Full Site For Kirby Café is Now Open
The food looks dededelicous!
Re: Video: We Need To Talk About Ghostbusters 2 On The NES
@faint I don't know. I just really didn't like the ride to the reboot. I mean, it's not that news outlets were looking at a specific group; it's that the sexist group was the ONLY group they were looking at, and the group that they pretty much lumped all of the anti-reboot crowd into, calling even people who gave specific reasons unrelated to the fact that they're woman in a calm manner sexist just for not wanting to see the movie (look at the reaction to James Rolfe). I guess I just would've preferred if NintendoLife didn't even mention it. Also, I'm in the first two groups. These remakes are getting pretty annoying, and the trailers were horrible.
Re: Video: We Need To Talk About Ghostbusters 2 On The NES
"In case you hadn't noticed, there's a new Ghostbusters film out at the moment, and it has endured its fair share of unfair criticism purely for having four female busters instead of four male ones."
So...are you going to start calling me misogynistic just for not wanting to watch the movie, also?
Re: Video: Even Homer Simpson Is Playing Pokémon GO
@Robotron2084 Gotta get that ad revenue somehow!
Re: Video: We Give the NES Classic Edition the Commercial It Deserves
@ThomasBW84 Hooray! I won something!
Re: Video: We Give the NES Classic Edition the Commercial It Deserves
Nice.
@nekudopap Hey, mods? I think I found some spam. Do I win anything?
Re: Poll: What Other 'Classic Edition' Nintendo Systems Do You Want to be Released?
SNES and Gameboy. I'll honestly be surprised if this goes beyond the N64 (assuming Nintendo decides to do more of these, of course).
Re: Random: Sonic the Hedgehog Anniversary Celebrations Vary From Bizarre Videos to an Orchestral Concert in Tokyo
beautiful
Re: Random: Sony XDev Europe Pokes Fun At Pokémon GO For Being Late To The AR Party
Invisi-what now?
Re: Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition Coming This November, Ships With 30 Games
I want this! If I can actually get this before it ultimately sells out (like every special thing Nintendo releases), I WILL get it!
Re: Discovery of US Nintendo 64DD Unit Prompts Plenty of Excitement for Retro Collectors
Well, that's a rather amazing find! I wonder what's on that disk?...If it's Earthbound 64, I'm gonna completely lose it.
Re: SurveyMonkey Intelligence Says Pokémon GO is Now The Biggest Mobile Game in US History
@Spoony_Tech Guess again, buddy! [Internal screaming because my phone can't get it]
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Oh my God, this is amazing!
Re: Feature: A Year On - Satoru Iwata and His Enduring Legacy
Already been a year...still actually surprised that he's gone. You may not have agreed with all of his decisions, but you cannot deny that he was really something. He was an absolute legend in the industry, was one of the nicest guys out there from what I've heard, and when you get down to it, he wasn't just some corporate suit: he was a gamer.
Rest in peace, Iwata. We understand.
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Yep. I absolutely need this game now.
Re: Nintendo is Opening a Kirby Café in Japan
They had one job with the restaurants...and they did it perfectly!
Re: Nintendo Producer Highlights How Paper Mario: Color Splash Improves on Sticker Star
@Kmno Don't even get me friggin' started on how stupid that is! You mean to tell me that they're fine with having so many platformers, yet Nintendo can't handle having two Mario rpgs!? And not only that, but two Mario rpgs that are actually very different from eachother!? Funny how they managed to co-exist with Super Star Saga and Thousand Year Door being released only a year apart from each-other!
Re: Nintendo Producer Highlights How Paper Mario: Color Splash Improves on Sticker Star
@UberMadman What really bugs me is that Nintendo apparently listened to criticism...except for the lack of original characters, and the battle system sucking, and the lack of partners, and the lack of story (Let's be honest: the twist is that Bowser is the baddy. That's all it's gonna amount to.), and the world map making progression more linear, and bosses requiring a specific sticker, and the back-tracking. Emphasis on the back-tracking, because they seem to be trying to fix that...they're just not giving a damn with their solution. As I said earlier, throwing in hints won't just make the card you need magically appear. You'll still need to go fetch it. Also, wanna know something funny? In Sticker Star, you could carry up to 120 regular-sized stickers, so the amount you have here is actually LESS-THAN the amount in the last game!
@EXP Gonna have to agree with you on that. In fact, I would much rather prefer that the series just ended with Super. At least then it would've been able to end with some dignity!
Edit: In b4 people start calling me "whiny", and "entitled", and that I'm "against change".
Re: Nintendo Producer Highlights How Paper Mario: Color Splash Improves on Sticker Star
Hints won't stop back-tracking. If you don't have the right card, any hints you get won't change that. You'll still have to go back to find it. Also, still don't have high hopes for the story, given how hesitant she was to call it "a proper story". Also, funny how Nintendo supposedly listened to criticisms, yet all we've seen so far for characters are Toads.
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I've gotta say...with that headline and that image, I can't help but imagine Miyamoto saying it in a threatening way.
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Um...pretty sure that's not Zygarde's complete form.
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...This rewards system blows. I miss Club Nintendo.
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Huh. That actually looks decent. Meanwhile, I haven't touched Miitomo in a couple of weeks.
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Wow. This knock-off's freshness is at an all-time low.
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Yeah, I don't see VR becoming mainstream for a while. You can't use it for too long without getting sick, it's expensive, only specific types of games can use it...yeah, it still has quite a way to go before it can become mainstream.
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...I think they'll be good.
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...How the Hell could you even make ONE movie based off of Tetris, let alone a trilogy!?
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Being owned by Microsoft doesn't seem all that bad, anymore...
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Still baffles me that this series is even a thing. I mean, really? You have a crossover bewteen Mario and Sonic, and this is what you with it? How did they even come to that decision?
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Just do that. Do nothing but that.
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...Being in Smash really WAS Megaman's last hurrah, wasn't it? Seriously. FOUR. MILLION. DOLLARS! Where did that money go!?
Re: New Sonic the Hedgehog Game is Coming in 2017
The important thing here is that they're not rushing the game in order to release it this year (and I think we all know what happened the last time they rushed their big anniversary title). Now, let's just hope it's good.
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Super Shovel Knight! Also, Megaman, because quite frankly I think they'd do a better job at handling a comeback than Inafune.
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Happy birthday, Sanic! You've had more downs than I would've preferred, but I still enjoy the ups you've had!
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Yeah...good luck with that.
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@RealPoketendoNL Stuff like this is what keeps me going.
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@RealPoketendoNL Let's just look at the positive: no matter what happens, we'll always have the Sonic Twitter account!...Right? RIGHT!?
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@kenrulei Yeah, it has been pretty obvious for a while now...on an unrelated note, please be good, please be good, please be good...
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It's not my favorite 3D Mario, but it is still legendary. Here's to another 20 years!
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At least he admitted he screwed up. Hopefully he learned something from all this.
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Nice! Now what America?