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Paper Mario: Color Splash Review Thread
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Notor!ousG
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Can't you get it somewhere else cheaper? I'm from Europe and most prices in my country vary from 39 to 45 euros. Most time it's more expensive here than in the us.
My review: Wiitalia 8/10
"Un titolo così curato, infatti, che non stanca nemmeno dopo parecchie ore di gioco, con il carisma estetico e dialettico qui mostrato, potrebbe presumibilmente offrire un vero capolavoro qualora avesse il coraggio di essere realmente se stesso."
"Such a well crafted game entertains for many hours thanks to its aesthetic charisma and its great dialuges, and could be even more near to the masterpiece aura if more brave in offering a true adventure experience, getting rid of the rpg elements of the past, being its true self"
"Un titolo così curato, infatti, che non stanca nemmeno dopo parecchie ore di gioco, con il carisma estetico e dialettico qui mostrato, potrebbe presumibilmente offrire un vero capolavoro qualora avesse il coraggio di essere realmente se stesso."
"Such a well crafted game entertains for many hours thanks to its aesthetic charisma and its great dialuges, and could be even more near to the masterpiece aura if more brave in offering a true adventure experience, getting rid of the rpg elements of the past, being its true self"
SinCityAssassin
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Psssst that hasn't been a thing for over a decade.
FunkyDealer
Banned
Seems like I'll be buying it this month, instead of waiting for it to become a "selects". I'm glad it's turned out well.
Still sucks about the lack of original characters.
Still sucks about the lack of original characters.
Bananastand
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With some pretty big framedrops from time to time.
Neoleo2143
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So we're Back to SPM levels. Which means Paper Mario's Fine. The Lack of original character designs beyond huey is disappointing, but the memorable experience of the characters in each stage exudes charisma from every seam.
I'm a little surprised by the reviews. I think Nintendo holding the embargo up until two days before its NA release is telling that they didn't know which way reviews would go.
To the game's benefit, the developers did tweak things to make them better than Sticker Star. You have more inventory space for attack cards from the start and it looks way nicer, and plays well enough on the gamepad only.
I personally haven't been that motivated to come back to the game after the first boss fight. I'll probably finish it before the end of the year. It's still Sticker Star with better art direction.
Edit: Yes, it's 720p. The opening cutscene for the game is encoded at 720p@30 to maintain consistency with the game itself. It looks way better scaled to the GamePad but won't blow you away on a TV (personal option).
To the game's benefit, the developers did tweak things to make them better than Sticker Star. You have more inventory space for attack cards from the start and it looks way nicer, and plays well enough on the gamepad only.
I personally haven't been that motivated to come back to the game after the first boss fight. I'll probably finish it before the end of the year. It's still Sticker Star with better art direction.
Edit: Yes, it's 720p. The opening cutscene for the game is encoded at 720p@30 to maintain consistency with the game itself. It looks way better scaled to the GamePad but won't blow you away on a TV (personal option).
I did for Sticker Star as well. I'm not just looking at the scores, but in the case of Sticker Star a lot of the bad was a lot more bothersome than reviews made it out to be. Going by the reviews and footage I didn't expect battles to be as tedious and pointless as they are.
Except that's exactly what they did and people still complained.
TheSpaceBetween
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Buh Buh Buttt... Teh controz suked!
GhostTrick
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People complained because of the bad controls and the game looking slow. What people wanted is Star Fox by PG, which implied full of epic action.
Lionel Richie
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Happy to see it doing well. I love the series (even Sticker Star) and I love the Wii U library, both were due for some critical acclaim.
...well damn
Handhelds are another thing, but 60fps should really be standard for console Mario games these days.Jonneh3003
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Most console Mario games are 60fps but Color Splash can be pretty demanding and the drops only occur in intense moments. The engine can handle like 50+ models on screen without any noticeable drops and the lighting effects are insanely good, I noticed the clouds cast shadows which slowly moves in real time....well damn
There's one sequence full of hundreds of bob-ombs where the frame rate plummets but it's for mere moments.
The frame rate is solid most of the time.
Candescence
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Apparently the battle system, while not great, is no longer useless this time around since it helps you upgrade your hammer, recharge your colour meters and even get you cards that you can't get outside of battle. That alone is a massive improvement over Sticker Star from what I can tell.
Steve McQueen
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Don't mean to be rude but InsideGamer 'died' long ago. Imo...Site is pretty meh nowadays
pixellated_man
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Well, having read reviews in more detail the consensus seems to be the combat is too simplistic and a bit of a chore. This is countered by the excellent writing, humor and presentation.
Don't know if I'm still interested in this game. The core gameplay mechanics are a big deal in a long game like this. If it gets too tiresome, the game may suffer and knowing how impatient I am with games that drag on for too long (unless they are amazing games of course), I will probably stop playing the game at some point.
Suppose I'll have to wait for the gaf consensus a few months after release.
Don't know if I'm still interested in this game. The core gameplay mechanics are a big deal in a long game like this. If it gets too tiresome, the game may suffer and knowing how impatient I am with games that drag on for too long (unless they are amazing games of course), I will probably stop playing the game at some point.
Suppose I'll have to wait for the gaf consensus a few months after release.
Spring-Loaded
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Star Fox Adventures, Assault and Command were just like the first two games ?_?
The point was that for ~10 years, Most games in the series were different from the first two games, just like what's happening to Paper Mario now.
Seems to be a big step up from Sticker Star.
I don't see why the feel the need to shoe horn combat in there. If they want to make PM an adventure game then they should go all out and remove combat. The boss fights can just be more elaborate puzzles. I also don't see why everyone has to be Toads. Even if IS is forced to only use preexisting Mario characters then they could use Piantas, Nokis, Beans, etc.
I don't see why the feel the need to shoe horn combat in there. If they want to make PM an adventure game then they should go all out and remove combat. The boss fights can just be more elaborate puzzles. I also don't see why everyone has to be Toads. Even if IS is forced to only use preexisting Mario characters then they could use Piantas, Nokis, Beans, etc.
SA Gamer Review - 8.5/10
Positives
Fun new core mechanic | Funny script | Varying environments
Negatives
A little on the easy side
Positives
Fun new core mechanic | Funny script | Varying environments
Negatives
A little on the easy side
Plenty of games end up being looked back upon a bit more critically and I don't think Sticker Star is an exception. Even though a game might be technically superior it doesn't mean that people won't be more harsher on a subsequent game. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze for example, a game most fans would agree is vastly superior to Returns, was less well received than Returns.
thegodsend
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It got an 8 from German site Gaming-Universe.de: http://www.gaming-universe.de/paper-mario-color-splash/test/
George W Bush is president. Period.
I need to finish the game but I've liked it quite a bit so far. Probably nearing the 10 hour mark but haven't been able to pick it up for a few days.
DownWithTheShip
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Torn between this and Mafia 3. Guess i'll wait until the Mafia reviews come out. Or maybe i'll somehow manage to get both...I don't know
Maneauleau
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Gamekult 6/10 (French)
http://www.gamekult.com/jeux/test-paper-mario-color-splash-J3050624027t.html
http://www.gamekult.com/jeux/test-paper-mario-color-splash-J3050624027t.html
Storm Kyleis
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freethoughtbubble
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Oh, shit, I'm hyped. Never played SS, and based on the backlash, completely ignored this game's existence up until now. So now I'm hyped and completely unspoiled. Nice!
Edit: Oof, just read Jeremy Parish's breakdown of the battle system over on USGamer, and it sounds like the opposite of fun...
Edit: Oof, just read Jeremy Parish's breakdown of the battle system over on USGamer, and it sounds like the opposite of fun...
TheDinoman
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Arlo gave out his thoughts about it.
He thought it was alright. The battle system sounds really obnoxious, though.
He thought it was alright. The battle system sounds really obnoxious, though.
Yeah? None of those reviews seem to be calling it fantastic, aside from maybe one.
maybe the rating it's fantastic to him? Maybe reading reviews makes him want to buy it? I don't know
It's literally just a one word post.
Why you went after it with no details is weird.
AuthenticM
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Man, after this week's bombcast, I was expecting the overall score to be lower. Dan fucking hated the game, and from how he described it, I totally understand.
Tropical Freeze is an insanely hard platformer.
Color Splash is a light adventure game.
Kinda easy to see why one got lambasted and another didnt. Gamespot's review for TF is laughable.
What did he hate? Hadn't had the time to listen to it yet.
orthodoxy1095
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Remember what he didn't like?
They should listen more to their fans and less to Shigeru.
TheSpaceBetween
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Vastly superior is quite a stretch. Returns was a GREAT game. That's one of the reasons why people were so disappointed with Tropical Freeze. It didn't "need" a sequel because it was so good.
Octavianus
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Huh, this sounds like it's a lot better than what I expected. GameXplain review really surprised me.
AuthenticM
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everything about the combat system and something about shy guys sucking up colors from previously-played levels, forcing the player to repaint the same things.
edit: jump to 52:35 in this video for the discussion.