Chet Rippo
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I think the 3D effect works out quite well.
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Paper Mario: Sticker Star |OT| Delicious Flat Characters
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I think the 3D effect works out quite well.
Glad you like it, because you'll be spending a lot of time there.
The trailers are never good for weighing 3D intensity (only how it's used), since the depth is fixed and they usually keep it relatively low.
tornjaw
Member
Walk towards the door, as you see the Toad's face face quickly run back to the portrait.
sorijealut
Member
I'm done giving this game a shot. It's just awful. $40 down the fucking drain
The hell? is it that bad for you? I mean, looking at some streams I figured it wouldn't suit some people but I imagined most would play it through.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Oh yeah, there's a Thing and HP Up in 5-1 and it's pretty clever at being hidden. Just pay attention to the background to notice anything off.
Saint Gregory
Member
Funny, this is how I thought I'd feel prior to playing them game.I'm done giving this game a shot. It's just awful. $40 down the fucking drain
Can you elaborate what makes you feel this way?
I feel like I shouldn't be where I'm at right now in this game, lol! I just got access to World 4 & 5, but I haven't even finished World 3. I felt like I've scoured the shit out of all the available stages in World 3, but I cannot figure out how to get to the other levels. I know WHAT I have to do, but I don't know how. I really don't want to look up the solution though because I know I'll regret it. Half the fun with these games is figuring shit out and solving the puzzles/riddles on your own. I can't make any progress in 4-1, but I've completed 5-1. Meanwhile...
I guess it's back to combing World 3 until I figure this shit out! =/
that fucking strike lane! Why doesn't the billiard ball knock down those pins!
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Damn, stuck on the World 2-5 boss,
I'm supposed to use the Baseball Bar and Soda, right? What am I missing, he keeps kicking my ass.
I somehow figured this out on my own, but...
Wait until the boss grows itself bigger. The taller he is the more damage you do with the bat.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Yup, I was just coming to post that I had I figured it out. I was swinging too early, but he's down now!
VGChampion
Member
Probably been answered before but I know there's back tracking but should I be doing "foreward" tracking? I can't figure out the first worlds castle or (1-4)
Should I be playing through levels in world 2 and 3 for solutions to World 1 stuff? I did play through 2-1 but it seemed hard so I wasn't sure if I did it too soon. Kind of tempted to just start going through world 3.
the windmill number puzzle.
Yeah, I messed up this fight the first few times too. I knew what sticker to use, but I didn't think the timing would have been even more so important. The more bosses I've seen it definitely looks like you HAVE to use a particular sticker to defeat them. I wonder if any post World 2 bosses can be defeated by endurance. The first boss is the only one I've beaten without having to resort to "that" sticker. I actually like the whole puzzle or "key" aspect to these boss battles. While it's definitely more deliberate and fixed, the boss encounters end up feeling more unique and special. I guess it's just a nice change of pace instead of the typical "Who can outdo each others numbers first" routine. I wouldn't want all games/RPGs to be like this, but it works for a Mario game/RPG. I do see now why some critics or other people might be bothered by this though.
Anyway, I picked up on a few more things: I don't think they are very spoiler-ish so here we go!
1. I've noticed I can kill early/weaker enemies with either a jump or a swing of the hammer. In previous Paper Mario titles badges would dictate these advantages. Does anyone know what's dictating it in Sticker Star? I'm guess it's your HP value? I mean, what other stats could have an influence on this? There's just HP! Definitely some hidden variables going on here...
2. Another old school Paper Mario thing I've picked up on is reading the backs of signs. Having played TTYD recently, there were definitely a sign or two which displayed hidden messages on the back of signs. I've yet to discover any sign with writing on its backside, but I'm SURE there's one! Keep an eye out on that shit!
Saint Gregory
Member
You don't need to start the other worlds, the answers to those levels can be found within the levels.
Make sure that you explored everywhere and helped everyone (hint) before you give up.
Edit: And don't forget to paperize if you get stuck somewhere
I sure did :|
Nope, you're good! Also
you're going to find yourself at an impasse if you start world 3 right now.
Sleeplessnights
Banned
Oh man, crazy! Thanks.
nckillthegrimace
Member
Well I just finished 5-1 and I have 90 HP. I think it maxes out at 100, so I'm not far off from that.
I guess I need to explore more because I'm at 5-4 and I only have 60 HP.
It's just not Paper Mario at all. Instead of being an RPG it's this boring sticker fake platformer shit that I just can't stand. I never played the Wii one but I hear it's terrible so I guess this shouldn't surprise me?
I've been trying to enjoy it since it came out Sunday but I just can't. It's a bad game, oh well
It's just not Paper Mario at all. Instead of being an RPG it's this boring sticker fake platformer shit that I just can't stand. I never played the Wii one but I hear it's terrible so I guess this shouldn't surprise me?
I've been trying to enjoy it since it came out Sunday but I just can't. It's a bad game, oh well
I guess this thread is full of people enjoying the crap out of a bad game, then.
You don't have to like it if grinding is the reason you play RPGs or whatever, but it's absolutely not a bad game.
VGChampion
Member
It's just not Paper Mario at all. Instead of being an RPG it's this boring sticker fake platformer shit that I just can't stand. I never played the Wii one but I hear it's terrible so I guess this shouldn't surprise me?
I've been trying to enjoy it since it came out Sunday but I just can't. It's a bad game, oh well
It's not a bad game. You just don't like it. I personally love it and hope we get more "sticker" games.
gamergirly
Member
Newwgg has still not freakin delivered the game. |}=;
ScreenSplitter
Member
It's weird how in the space of a year we have three Mario games, all with a "World Map" set-up to make it suited to portable play...
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Good game design yo.
Finished up World 5, Boss 5 was pretty easy
. Odd difficulty curve where it initially implies you need the right stuff or you're fucked and then it's like yeah sure whatever. It's time to face the cause of this destruction of all things good and KG..... after I throw doors around to finish my museum.
Finished up World 5, Boss 5 was pretty easy
You don't need a Thing for Petey
Saint Gregory
Member
I respect your opinion, I don't agree with it but I respect it.It's just not Paper Mario at all. Instead of being an RPG it's this boring sticker fake platformer shit that I just can't stand. I never played the Wii one but I hear it's terrible so I guess this shouldn't surprise me?
I've been trying to enjoy it since it came out Sunday but I just can't. It's a bad game, oh well
I was mostly in the minority about SPM when it launched although with time my fellow haters came out of the woodwork so I know how it feels to not enjoy a game that everyone else seems to like.
You just may not be in the right frame of mind for it, as some of the reviewers clearly weren't, but maybe someday you'll want to give it another chance.
I gave SPM another chance just recently to see if maybe I just judged it too harshly back then
... nope, it still sucks
I am rather put off by some review points about this game. Like the inventory being the only means of battle and needing to click through 8 pages to find the appropriate item for the task and the overall simplified battle system.
No RPG elements at all are rather offputting as well, though I loved every entry in the series before.
Might I still enjoy this or should I stay clear?
Some objectivity would be appreciated.
No RPG elements at all are rather offputting as well, though I loved every entry in the series before.
Might I still enjoy this or should I stay clear?
Some objectivity would be appreciated.
Secret Fawful
Member
Well, I managed to glitch the game. Actually, I've come across a few possible glitches, but I had a major one last night. Basically, Mario went into noclip mode. I could walk through enemies and trees. I could jump through HP blocks and hard blocks without doing anything. I could jump through the star goal and it could do nothing. Enemies could see me and would have an exclamation point appear but would run circles around me and couldn't start a battle. I could walk through
and nothing would happen. Leaving the room the way I came caused everything to...go back to normal...maybe? I've had weird things happen since that I'm not sure are glitches or not.
I have pictures, and I also have video but I haven't uploaded it yet. Wondering if I can post any of the pictures, though, since I don't want to spoil the world for anybody. If you guys think it's okay, I'll show them though.
rolling snow boulders
I have pictures, and I also have video but I haven't uploaded it yet. Wondering if I can post any of the pictures, though, since I don't want to spoil the world for anybody. If you guys think it's okay, I'll show them though.
Saint Gregory
Member
That's really difficult to say. It's not for lovers of the RPGs or SPM as it's not like any of those games. Someone said it's like RE mixed with PM and I kind of agree with that assessment.
The game focuses heavily on item management and exploration, you can run or choose to fight enemies (but battles are enjoyable to me) and you're going to do a lot of backtracking.
If those things don't sound fun to you or you don't have OCD or you aren't into jazzy PM music then the game may not be for you.
Diddy Kong
Banned
Absolutely! Go for it!
I was really discouraged by the early reviews, but bought it anyway. I'm absolutely loving it, and haven't been stuck once.
Hm.. too bad Ninty games never get any cheaper. I'll probably skip based on what I am hearing. Out of curiousity though, what do you like more about this game than previous iterations?
That's really weird. I haven't run into any glitches at all. Nothing less polished than some slowdown during one boss fight.
You can just link to the pictures if they're too spoilery to embed.
Bobs Big Boy
Member
The dialog in this game is so whimsical. I love it. Stay perky.
Secret Fawful
Member
They're not spoilery....I just don't want to take any chances on showing second half of the game images. But here's the images in links.
http://i.imgur.com/mMI4x.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ioBNX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/oIwjp.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/KQalb.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/L6dhP.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/K0aOa.jpg
I have video in more detail showing literally everything that glitched, but I need to put the videos together and upload them, because I took them with a camera. The pics aren't the best I could take, but they show some of it.
Saint Gregory
Member
Well as I've stated repeatedly (and I'll wear a t-shirt that says it if anyone's selling) I hated SPM. Hated it. I really enjoyed both of the RPGs so I was very discouraged to hear that this game was another departure from the RPG games like SPM was.
The thing is though is that PM:SS doesn't try to do any of the silly things IntSys tried to do with SPM that they aren't good at (like platforming design and physics) and instead focuses on creating charming environments for you to explore and filling them with secrets to find.
The presentation is just filled with well thought out ideas and very clever ways to make the level exploration engaging. The whole package has been really satisfying and though I expect to be frustrated by some of the puzzles (I already have been) overall the only real complaint about them is the complete lack of any handholding whatsoever which is hard to complain about since we've been asking Nintendo to do that since forever.
Great game.
Heart Attack
Member
What's up with the lack of impressions? The thread is moving so slow. Where's Amirox? I hope this game does not bomb
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Also going to state that you don't even need to compare SPM to other Paper Marios to judge if it was a bad game with some bad design problems, you shouldn't even need to compare games to begin with in order to establish if it's bad. If it's bad on its own merits, it's bad.
In any case, Sticker Star is pretty damn good for its merits, it actually has some design choices that I would like to see for future games, be it Paper Mario or anything else really.
I think at this point, since only half of the Paper Mario games are RPGs, I don't think it's reasonable to expect PM to be RPG only now.
Read the thread, it's basically one giant impressions topic.
I'm probably going to write a review in the Games Recommendation topic later on.
In any case, Sticker Star is pretty damn good for its merits, it actually has some design choices that I would like to see for future games, be it Paper Mario or anything else really.
I think at this point, since only half of the Paper Mario games are RPGs, I don't think it's reasonable to expect PM to be RPG only now.
What's up with the lack of impressions? The thread is moving so slow. Where's Amirox? I hope this game does not bomb
Read the thread, it's basically one giant impressions topic.
I'm probably going to write a review in the Games Recommendation topic later on.
Secret Fawful
Member
And here is the video of all of the glitches I got when Mario went noclip. Ignore me when I talk- I was in a Google Hangout at the time and I only say like two sentences.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsQA-h6p9Os
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsQA-h6p9Os