The Awesomest
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So, the story is non-existent, but is the dialogue in this game up to par?
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Paper Mario: Sticker Star |OT| Delicious Flat Characters
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RanoNL
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MalpercioGoC
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The only real reason I see is for the extra coins you get at the end of a stage.
Don't fight every enemy. You need to fight battles to fill up your wallet, but you shouldn't overdo it either. Most of the enemies can be skipped, but the game will often throw them at you or make them difficult to avoid. Don't try TOO hard to avoid battles; just put a little effort into it, so you don't end up getting bogged down with fights. This should strike the right balance, usually.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Oh wow, I just wanted to say, I just noticed that the thread title is DFC. lol
And how can I use it? Is it an item you get later in the game? I've only played through 1-1.
slaughterking
Member
The game will introduce it very soon.
The spinner gets introduced in....yeah, in either 1-2 or 1-3. The way the targeting system works is odd, yes, though again it forces you to think about exactly which attacks to use when.
This is a little weird, so I wonder if it's just me. I generally have more difficulty timing the battle spinner when it's going slow than fast. It's because I'm so used to the rhythm of it at normal speed that I often end up being slightly off when it's slowed down. 
I stopped bothering with slowing it a while ago.
I stopped bothering with slowing it a while ago.
Saint Gregory
Member
The hint for that was actually back in the level when you find the item for the Thing sticker. That shouldn't spoil it for you
It's pretty good for a bonus, though.
Better than a Layton luggage tag or coins with 'Xenoblade' written on them.
RanoNL
Member
I'm swimming in money right now (World 1-3 finished, 400+ coins). I don't know if the battles are satisfying enough. It would be nice if you'd get XP for levelling Mario. And whats your reward for going back to the museum every time and filling it with stickers?
I'm not very far yet.. Maybe that is it..
slaughterking
Member
When you move your 3DS the reflection on shiny stickers changes. That totally just blew my mind. I took a little nap right before noticing this, so I felt especially awestruck by this revelation.
malingenie
Member
Dammit I just returned it to gamefly, this is SHOCKING! Good catch
As far as I'm aware, no
Weltall Zero
Member
Just wanted to drop by to congratulate Chet Rippo on the OT art, that Peach is adorable.
No. All stickers are available for collection at the end of the game. You can't miss anything in this game. Except [World 3 spoilers]
the wriggler-piece sketches in the treehouse in world 3.
manueldelalas
Time Traveler
Glad that this game is different, I was afraid that this on 3DS would replace the superior and much better M&L series; now there is hope.
slaughterking
Member
I'm getting stuck fairly regularly. It's a bit frustrating to be honest. Currently I'm at the end of world two (I think) and upon entering what I think is the last level I could only think "Uh, okay?" and took a break.
worst of the paper mario titles, still a billion times better than brothers in time.
Wiz
Member
Personally I'm enjoying this game more than SPM, but that doesn't mean either are bad games.
Glad I didn't walk across town to Sainsburys after striking out at Tesco.
It's better than Super Paper Mario by orders of magnitude. If you go in expecting The Thousand Year Door, you'll be disappointed. If you go in without preconceptions and willing to play by its rules, it's an absolute gem of a game.
By no means is that the consensus.
The "consensus", if you can call it that, is it's a very different game from the other Paper Marios, and anyone could go either way on the gameplay, regardless of how they feel about the rest of the series. However, it's consistently clever and charming, is way more committed to the papercraft theme than ever before, and has a few undeniable flaws -- your mileage will vary with how much they matter to you.
I decided I like this just as much as SPM and TTYD (which are equal in my eyes), and a bit more than 64 which is the weakest in the series (but still one of my favorite games ever). But I'm one of those evil fans who didn't hate SPM.
SS is the most gameplay-focused game in the series, with a big focus on puzzles. I freaking adore it and I wouldn't mind the series going in this direction from now on (we have M&L for the more RPG-ish stuff). Also it has the best music in the series by far. Plus it's gorgeous.
slaughterking
Member
I'm still pretty early in the game, but so far I enjoy it more than SPM at least (fwiw). The late EU release and the impressions from North American players helped me to approach this game with the right mindset, but I'm still not totally sold on all of the design decisions they made.
I definitely warmed up to it in World 2, though. Depending on how it goes from here I might end up liking this game a whole lot more.
I definitely warmed up to it in World 2, though. Depending on how it goes from here I might end up liking this game a whole lot more.
Well, that sounds interesting to me, though I should have been more specific, when I'm saying SPM is the worst, its mainly because its a lot less RPG centric than the others, it doesn't stop it from being quite a good game though, don't get me wrong. I've been playing the Paper Mario series since the first one on N64, so SPM was kind of a let down in my expectations because I was mainly wanting an RPG. What I'm looking for with this one is something that goes back to a more RPG centric style, hoping it'll have some harder parts to go through.
The game isn't too easy, right?
Thanks to everyone for your inputs!
I guess I'll grab it next week.
slaughterking
Member
I wonder if they could have made Kersti any less helpful if they tried.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Well, that sounds interesting to me, though I should have been more specific, when I'm saying SPM is the worst, its mainly because its a lot less RPG centric than the others, it doesn't stop it from being quite a good game though, don't get me wrong. I've been playing the Paper Mario series since the first one on N64, so SPM was kind of a let down in my expectations because I was mainly wanting an RPG. What I'm looking for with this one is something that goes back to a more RPG centric style, hoping it'll have some harder parts to go through.
The game isn't too easy, right?
Thanks to everyone for your inputs!
I guess I'll grab it next week.
The game is more like the first two PM games in terms of level structure, exploring, fetch quests, and sometimes talking to an NPC to solve their problem. It's nothing like SPM at all in that regard.
It's just that the PM world/levels have been placed on a Super Mario World map that is somewhat non-linear, and slowly unlocks paths as you solve puzzles and find hidden exits within areas/stages.
In terms of difficulty, it's difficult to say because the game flow is very inventive (in my opinion). Basically, you can skip most battles freely, if you A: don't need coinage right now B: are saving a particular sticker loadout for new/harder area ahead. If you don't battle enough though, you may not have a lot of bank to buy good stickers and special attack stickers. Scripted fights you can't avoid (mid-boss style), and full bosses are often like puzzles where you must figure out the right stickers to use, in the right order to do damage or uncover a weakness. Even regular enemies all have a particular weakness that allows you to battle efficiently. Enemies are also designed to be a danger if you want to avoid combat - they may try to chase you, pop out of hidden spots, or block narrow passages.
Difficulty therefore may depend on how fast or slow you move through levels, how much time you take out to grind money (experience, effectively), whether you take time to find HP-Up items to permanently raise your HP, and so on. The tradeoff for going slowly and grinding a lot, finding every item, may be that you're packing a fortune to buy as many high powered stickers as you like. You get a big bonus coin payout at the goal star of a stage if you've battled a lot.
To me it definitely doesn't feel like something you could sleepwalk through. Or unengaging. There's a small detail that you have no standard free basic attack - since every attack costs a sticker, the system encourages not wasting inventory space on trash stickers and thinking about a good loadout. There are basic stickers littered around each stage though, to keep you going (barely) in case you screw up and battle inefficiently through an area.
The main point of contention surrounding the game is simply that it doesn't require grinding battles for the same kind of character growth that getting a constant stream of XP provides, with a regular level up ding. So for some, battles feel pointless. Aside from HP-Ups, your progress is measured by your bank of coins, collecting inventory expansions, and having the knowledge / ability to load up with advanced, expensive stickers. I feel it's a matter of perspective. But in the end the actual act of wandering around the world, exploring, solving puzzles is classic Paper Mario. It also is tuned as a portable game, to be played in bite-sized chunks. (Hence the Mario World map and areas separated into "courses" or stages with a goal star at the end when you're finished.)
slaughterking
Member
In my desperation of not knowing what to do or where to go I'm revisiting the earlier levels and I've spotted Luigi suddenly sitting in the background of the first castle all by himself.
lostinblue
Banned
Paperize and pull him out!
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Just started playing this. I laughed when Kersti said "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?"
A clear reference to Reggie?
A clear reference to Reggie?
slaughterking
Member
I really need to remind myself to paperize more often. It's probably why I'm currently stuck, too.
Hmm. This is disappointing. I was hoping for a good story but looking at Nintendo.com it's not listed as an rpg even though it might seemingly have some elements. That should have been my first clue.
So what is the length of the game? Anyone? Any type of replay value in the game instead of just wanting to play through the game again?
magicalsoundshower
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I got this yesterday and I'm enjoying it so far, for me, the fact that it is a lot less talky than previous PM games is a plus, after all, it's also a handheld game.
But man, the soundtrack in this game is lush, I mean, the previous games also had some awesome competitions but the music in this sounds so good, I literally let it sit at the attract/title screen for like 20 minutes because the title theme is so well done.
It's also a really charming game to play if everything around you is dull and winter-y. I'm still very early in the game so I don't think I can really make a verdict on the gameplay, though.
But man, the soundtrack in this game is lush, I mean, the previous games also had some awesome competitions but the music in this sounds so good, I literally let it sit at the attract/title screen for like 20 minutes because the title theme is so well done.
It's also a really charming game to play if everything around you is dull and winter-y. I'm still very early in the game so I don't think I can really make a verdict on the gameplay, though.