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    Paper Mario: The Origami King

    Game » consists of 1 releases. Released Jul 17, 2020

    Paper Mario: The Origami King is the seventh adventure for Paper Mario.

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    3.5 stars

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    While puzzle-combat is a fun new idea in this delightful adventure, I wish it stayed as involved in all types of battles 0

    If there's a game I've played in recent years that defines 'a fun time, but-' to the letter in my books, it'd be Paper Mario: The Origami King. It's a grand adventure that's colourful, well-written, has great set pieces, and a fantastic soundtrack… But the puzzle-combat, while clever in design and functional, ends up being the weakest component outside of boss battles. With regular battles being so frequent, you'd think that'd be a deal-breaker, but everything else surrounding this weakn...

    3 out of 3 found this review helpful.

    An Origami Charm Offensive 1

    The Paper Mario franchise has been in a downward spiral ever since Super Paper Mario for the Wii. The games started out as simple but deep turn-based RPGs with each subsequent game shedding these traditional RPG mechanics in favor of arts & crafts gimmicks. First there were stickers in “Sticker Star”, then paint in “Color Splash” and now origami with Paper Mario: The Origami King. While the game still retains the fantastic writing and humor the series is known for, it...

    3 out of 3 found this review helpful.

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