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Re: Soapbox: It's too Early to Judge Paper Mario: Color Splash

NintendoFan64

@Syrek24 Look...nobody is saying that change is a bad thing. It's okay to try new things. But that doesn't mean you have to burn the blueprints and start over. You can do new things and try new ideas while keeping the gameplay intact. And when something works, you probably don't want to get rid of it right away. There's the age-old saying of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"...that's kind of what Nintendo's doing with Paper Mario. They're trying to fix something that wasn't even broken, and in all honesty, it's sometimes better to simply take what you have and build upon it, and then change when things start to get stale...the original style has not gotten stale. It couldn't have gotten stale, because it's a specific style that hasn't been seen in 12 years. And I'd be a lot more forgiving if they weren't keeping something that actually DOESN'T work. I did not like Sticker Star. It got rid of pretty much everything I liked in the first three games: A good story, unique and interesting characters, interesting environments, the gameplay, just about everything. It could have made up for it by at least having a battle system that was actually fun...but it did not have that. The fact that stickers are literally your only form of attack is jut plain stupid (and doesn't make much sense when Mario can clearly jump on and hammer enemies outside of battle), in that if you didn't have any stickers, you'd be screwed. Also, because of this, battles end up doing more harm than good in that it drains away the amount of stickers you have, so it's better to just AVOID battles altogether. I don't want to avoid them, I want to actually WANT to fight my enemies (unless of course not wanting to fight them is kind of the point, like in games such as Undertale), and the fact that I have to avoid them (coupled with the fact that you can't even level up), kind of makes battles even pointless. In addition to this, there's bosses that require a specific item to actually beat (which is bull), and it's just too damn cryptic. I know that sounds like I'm whining and going "it's too hard!", but there are parts in the game where a guide is pretty much mandatory. The music is good, though. I'll give Sticker Star that. But the style doesn't help much when the actual substance isn't all that appealing. In the end, I guess it's kind of like having your favorite food and trying out this new fancy restaurant...it's nice to try new things, but it's also nice to go and dig into your favorite food every now and then.

Re: Soapbox: It's too Early to Judge Paper Mario: Color Splash

NintendoFan64

@Project_Dolphin By that logic, this game should be like Super, since it sold twice that amount. Also, a lot of people got the game figuring that it would be like the first two...now that we've gotten a bit of a taste of what Sticker Star had to offer, I don't think people are going to be as forgiving this time around.

Re: Review: EarthBound (New 3DS / SNES)

NintendoFan64

God, I love this game. Hopefully it won't be too long until we get Mother 3.
@Jimmy_G_Buckets ...You just did do a comment on how you think this game is overrated, though.
@Shiryu Yep. Just goes to show you: Legends are eternal.

Re: Poll: Did the Wii U and 3DS Nintendo Direct Kickstart 2016?

NintendoFan64

Looking forward to Starfox (though a little dissapointed that Project Guard is no longer it's own thing.), and I will be pre-ordering it. I am looking forward to those Mario Maker updates (and hopefully the new 100 Mario Challenge mode means that they won't be putting as much of a focus on those costumes in upcoming updates...okay, not as much of a focus on them.) It's nice to see Monster Hunter X get localized, SNES games on New 3DS Virtual Console is nice, Rhythm Heaven made me so VERY happy, and it's nice to see updates continue for Splatoon. Also, we've got a new motherf***ing Kirby game! However, there is still that one game that just dissapointed me...and honestly made me a little mad: Color Splash. I know it's wrong to judge it by what they've shown, but it looks almost exactly like Sticker Star. Let's see what it's shown...the only npcs were Toads, the only thing that appears to be a partner is a paint bucket with eyes (which I'm already betting will be the new Kersti), there's a world map, thing stickers are returning, which means that we're probably getting the same item-specific boss bull again, battles give you coins instead of EXP, and it has the same damn battle system, excpet now you've got cards instead of stickers, and you also have to worry about the amount of paint you have, and I'm not mentioning the environments because we've only seen the first two, but I'm not holding my breath for anything interesting. Also, it's looking like we're getting Bowser as the main villain AGAIN. It's like Nintendo didn't listen to a single damn complaint about Sticker Star! Still, overall, I'd say this direct was good, with the exception of Paper Mario (it actually feels a bit insulting.).

Re: Paper Mario Colour Splash Coming to Wii U

NintendoFan64

Y'know...words cannot describe how dissapointed I am. I mean...wow. No really, WOW. It's amazing how much they don't understand what the fanbase wants. Nintendo...do you just hate the earlier games? Are you trying to forget about Thousand Year Door?

Re: Video: Check Out the Tanooki Statue Mario Costume in Super Mario Maker

NintendoFan64

Y'know, I'm starting to feel like the costumes in Mario Maker are starting to become the Mii-Outfits in Smash Bros: They both taunt people with stuff they can't have. Also, I'm starting to get sick of these costumes...can we have an actual update now? It's been three months, so they've gotta have something...and I highly doubt that these costumes took three months to make.