Youngster Joey Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 The old illustrations for Harvest Moon are cute. A shame they couldn't keep that style. Playing Mario Tennis Open and Mario Golf World Tour kind of bums me out, because I feel like I missed out on not getting these games much earlier. The online is no longer active, and I could see myself putting in some considerate time into these games over time. @Doc Brown Don't be shy of using a guide for Dragon Quest 2. The game at some point requires you to collect some mcguffins without any direction. April and Doc Brown 1 1 Link to comment
Doc Brown Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 53 minutes ago, Youngster Joey said: The old illustrations for Harvest Moon are cute. A shame they couldn't keep that style. Playing Mario Tennis Open and Mario Golf World Tour kind of bums me out, because I feel like I missed out on not getting these games much earlier. The online is no longer active, and I could see myself putting in some considerate time into these games over time. @Doc Brown Don't be shy of using a guide for Dragon Quest 2. The game at some point requires you to collect some mcguffins without any direction. Thanks for the heads up, Joey. Link to comment
April Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 DQ3 US manual literally had an entire game guide in it lmao so yeah def don't feel bad looking anything up Doc Brown and DranSeasona 2 Link to comment
DranSeasona Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 14 hours ago, Pichi said: DQ3 US manual literally had an entire game guide in it lmao so yeah def don't feel bad looking anything up Some of DQ3 is straightforward so far but yeah, some it it is completely random, too. I was thinking of getting DQ2 as well and that would bring my total of DQ games played up to 9 (no 5 or 10, obviously for the latter). Doc Brown 1 Link to comment
April Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, DranSeasona said: Some of DQ3 is straightforward so far but yeah, some it it is completely random, too. I was thinking of getting DQ2 as well and that would bring my total of DQ games played up to 9 (no 5 or 10, obviously for the latter). the only thing i personally had to look up was one of the orb locations, although i was very close to doing it with a few other thingsi also fought the not-japan dragon right after getting the ship lmao. refused to give up even though i knew i was probably doing it too early Edited August 3, 2020 by Pichi Link to comment
Edie Napier Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 I think the best part of Origami King actually being a really good game is how it's also forcing people to be retrospective on the first two games and realizing that those games had a handful of problems and made people think a bit more about what they were playing these games for. Color Splash for its massive problems was still a mostly good videogame. Sticker Star is still complete garbage though DranSeasona 1 Link to comment
April Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 PM64 is perfect begone with this heresy most people worship TTYD though and half that game is kind of a slog comparatively Link to comment
Stephen 776 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 I love TTYD a lot, but almost every chapter has that *one* quirk that annoys me. What do you mean I need to backtrack for the letter P!? Link to comment
Youngster Joey Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 I'm thinking maybe after I finish Grandia, I may try restarting TTYD. Never finished the game since it was kind of slog in some parts. I'd also like to revisit Super Paper Mario at some point, I remember really liking the game from what I played. DranSeasona 1 Link to comment
April Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 backtracking would've been a lot less annoying too if you still had the PM64 spin but nope Link to comment
Spring Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 i miss the spin in paper mario more games need fun travel options Kodiack and April 2 Link to comment
Edie Napier Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 People always lamented the loss of the old battle system and partners in the later games (and Sticker Star/Color Splash's are hot trash in that aspect to be fair) but I'm not going to pretend that the first two games weren't extremely simple entry-level RPGs. They were functional and unintrusive but they weren't what I played the games for. The original PM felt very simple for what it was, and while TTYD built on it, the game was uhhhh 'economic' in its use of its small environments (IT HAD A LOT OF TEDIOUS RETREADING AND BACKTRACKING). Color Splash was so close to being a really good game otherwise if the combat system didn't somehow manage to make itself even worse than Sticker Star. Link to comment
April Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) yeah, that's the obvious problem here. RPG battles aren't necessary, but mario RPG battles have always been really entertaining. even if pape has the least depth of any mario RPG series, replacing them with bland stuff for the sake of being different makes no sense. what always made the games stand out for me was its dives into fun characterization and care/detail put into the world. that's something completely separate from any genre trapping,s but since basically everything else good went out along with the battle system for sticker star, it's not really a surprise that people just clamor for a return to the old design. also i'm still kinda salty about the revelation that nintendo really has been preventing them from being creative with mario character design. in freakin Toad Town alone, PM64 has 23 different NPC designs, not counting recolors. Spoiler just a single building that serves no purpose for game progression they've always been so good at it. why would you throw that away? Edited August 5, 2020 by Pichi Kodiack 1 Link to comment
Tyranogre Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 South Park: The Stick of Truth is a great Paper Mario game. Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 17 hours ago, skycandy said: i miss the spin in paper mario more games need fun travel options I mean FAX travel. The name alone is worth it, despite it not being overly functional. 11 hours ago, Tyranogre said: South Park: The Stick of Truth is a great Paper Mario game. Both South Park games are VERY good. Link to comment
blcdude1 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 38 minutes ago, EH_STEVE said: Both South Park games are VERY good. Or, if you go back far enough, VERY bad. My god, were the South Park games bad in the late 1990's. Link to comment
Doc Brown Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 https://mobile.twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1291011315159519232 Pikmin 3, coming out on the Switch. Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 9 minutes ago, blcdude1 said: Or, if you go back far enough, VERY bad. My god, were the South Park games bad in the late 1990's. We don't speak of those. Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: https://mobile.twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1291011315159519232 Pikmin 3, coming out on the Switch. I got for free digitally on WiiU, can't remember how, but NEVER played it... Link to comment
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