Reluctant-Hero
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I take it that this Sticker Book was not a US promotion, right?
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Paper Mario: Sticker Star |OT| Delicious Flat Characters
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I take it that this Sticker Book was not a US promotion, right?
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
EU/UK thing.
On a happier note just ordered this from Nintendo:
On a happier note just ordered this from Nintendo:
Yep that had me stuck for weeks. I'm loving the game at the moment, because I'm making progress in it haha. I'm really not far along for being 20 hours into the game, screw that I'm using guides. The game isn't very fun when you're stumped, but once it gets moving its real charming.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
So I'm ready to start the finale, but I don't want this game to end. Okay,
, lets do this!
Flutter
Neuromancer
Member
Help!
I'm stuck on the enigmansion, trying to get the boo in the greenhouse. The FAQs I've looked at say (well this is what I think they're saying) you have to stick the mansion door onto the wall thats all purplely/pink, in the room to the left of the greenhouse, and go through; but I've already put the mansion door at the top of the steps where the toad painting was and can't seem to pull it off now. Any ideas?
I'm stuck on the enigmansion, trying to get the boo in the greenhouse. The FAQs I've looked at say (well this is what I think they're saying) you have to stick the mansion door onto the wall thats all purplely/pink, in the room to the left of the greenhouse, and go through; but I've already put the mansion door at the top of the steps where the toad painting was and can't seem to pull it off now. Any ideas?
Different door. The easiest way for me to describe it would be tell you try paperizing every room. It's not a door you're after, per se.
Neuromancer
Member
Hmmmmmmmmmmm ok
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
when you come back through the door, paperise.
Then go left, and paperise.
Then go left, and paperise.
StAidan
Member
I got this game for Christmas but just started digging into it yesterday. So far I've played up through level 2-1. I'm impressed so far.
I don't have a lot of previous Paper Mario experience, but a few years ago I tried SPM (Wii) which pretty much soured me to the series due to the endless walls of text which I can only compare to a stream of projectile vomit.
Anyway, I was more than happy to give Sticker Star a try after reading in this thread that the plot and dialog were minimal -- and am more than pleased to find that the reports were true. Also, the sticker mechanics are terrific and the music is simply superlative, complementing the entire experience in precisely the way a soundtrack should.
It also helps that, so far, each level can be pretty reliably completed in around 20 minutes, which happens to be the amount of time I commonly have for my gaming sessions.
I'm excited to keep playing.
I don't have a lot of previous Paper Mario experience, but a few years ago I tried SPM (Wii) which pretty much soured me to the series due to the endless walls of text which I can only compare to a stream of projectile vomit.
Anyway, I was more than happy to give Sticker Star a try after reading in this thread that the plot and dialog were minimal -- and am more than pleased to find that the reports were true. Also, the sticker mechanics are terrific and the music is simply superlative, complementing the entire experience in precisely the way a soundtrack should.
It also helps that, so far, each level can be pretty reliably completed in around 20 minutes, which happens to be the amount of time I commonly have for my gaming sessions.
I'm excited to keep playing.
lazybones18
Banned
It was somewhere (at least I think it was). I did get one from a Nintendo Rep at a store event
Neuromancer
Member
When you finish the game and load your save, it goes back to
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before you beat the end boss, right
Yup.
Neuromancer
Member
OK just checking, thanks.
carlynbeatrix
Banned
I like the images battles and every thing of this game. I am fan of paper Mario sticker star. I have collected many stickers of it.
carlynbeatrix
Banned
I also didn't get any from Nintendo.
carlynbeatrix
Banned
I am loving the whole things. I feel excited because of all the characters and great images of this game.
Macho Madness
Member
carlynbeatrix
Banned
I have bought it online and now enjoying it. I love it.
thecouncil
Banned
i just finished this game last night. really loved everything about it.
the part in the end credits parade when mario and peach pass by, what other game are those few notes from? http://youtu.be/9LaTUAJmhMs?t=5m44s
Sounds like the ending theme from Super Mario Bros. When you save the princess. Lots of other games use it.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
About to start the final level today. But, wow, the over-world theme is flipping AMAZING.
thecouncil
Banned
ah. yeah, its that. i knew ive heard it a lot in my life. i just couldnt place it. simplest answer though. ha.
its great how that theme is modified to fit each world. reminded me of how the song in the bazaar in skyward sword would change with each vendor.
The Mana Legend
Banned
Okay, I hated Paper Mario 2 and Super Paper Mario (but Paper Mario 1 was okay). They bored me to fucking death.
But Paper Mario 3DS is by far the best of the Paper Mario games, and the perfect portable game. It doesn't drag out with endless dialog and chapters that go on forfuckingever (that train level and tree level in Paper Mario 2 are some of the most boring shit in video games I've ever had to endure), and it's just right to the point and tons of fun.
And it has music that I actually remember (dat Desert theme). So fucking good, and probably my favorite 3DS game.
But Paper Mario 3DS is by far the best of the Paper Mario games, and the perfect portable game. It doesn't drag out with endless dialog and chapters that go on forfuckingever (that train level and tree level in Paper Mario 2 are some of the most boring shit in video games I've ever had to endure), and it's just right to the point and tons of fun.
And it has music that I actually remember (dat Desert theme). So fucking good, and probably my favorite 3DS game.
This game. So good. Etc.
But damn, I've wasted so many valuable stickers trying to solve the puzzles in the latter half of the forest world and the second exit out of 4-1. I'm pretty sure I've got every object attainable so far and tried all the ones conceivably useful. I've exhausted everything except haven't yet played 5-3 or 6-1 so I guess I will try them now. But I would have thought the way to progress in world 3 wouldn't be solved by progressing in world 5 and 6... hmm...
EDIT: kept going with world 5 and an up to the chomp in the cavern with the two leaves behind him. Am stuck and can't even quit the level, have tried all the stickers in the shop, I noticed sleeping hammers made him sleep but I've run out of them now, help!!
But damn, I've wasted so many valuable stickers trying to solve the puzzles in the latter half of the forest world and the second exit out of 4-1. I'm pretty sure I've got every object attainable so far and tried all the ones conceivably useful. I've exhausted everything except haven't yet played 5-3 or 6-1 so I guess I will try them now. But I would have thought the way to progress in world 3 wouldn't be solved by progressing in world 5 and 6... hmm...
EDIT: kept going with world 5 and an up to the chomp in the cavern with the two leaves behind him. Am stuck and can't even quit the level, have tried all the stickers in the shop, I noticed sleeping hammers made him sleep but I've run out of them now, help!!
Guys, if these numbers are correct then Sticker Star is already the best selling PM game in Japan, and in exactly two months after release:
[N64] Paper Mario (Nintendo) {2000.08.11} - 425.609
[GCN] Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (Nintendo) {2004.07.22} - 398.218
[Wii] Super Paper Mario (Nintendo) {2007.04.19} - 505.491
[3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} - 511.644
[N64] Paper Mario (Nintendo) {2000.08.11} - 425.609
[GCN] Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (Nintendo) {2004.07.22} - 398.218
[Wii] Super Paper Mario (Nintendo) {2007.04.19} - 505.491
[3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} - 511.644
True but keep in mind this is the first one on handhelds. It might be more prudent to compare its performance to the Mario & Luigi series.
I don't know if it's a result of skim-reading this thread, or just the nature of the game, but the opening stages of the game have been fairly uneasy.
Should I be collecting every sticker?
Should I be just avoiding combat wherever possible?
Which stickers to use?
Should I be saving more often?
I'm probably over-thinking things considering it's still a Nintendo game, but the seeds of doubt have already been planted.
Should I be collecting every sticker?
Should I be just avoiding combat wherever possible?
Which stickers to use?
Should I be saving more often?
I'm probably over-thinking things considering it's still a Nintendo game, but the seeds of doubt have already been planted.
Yeah. You might as well, depending on how full your album is.
No. Combat is fun and you gain coins and stickers by battling.
Whichever you like. You can always go back and get them again. No stickers are missable.
Whenever you see a save block? No more often. The game can't screw you.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
Just to say you can run from any battle.
Just finished collecting every Sticker. I ended up a few battle stickers sort and five Thing stickers short, when I beat the game. Had to resort to a guide to find the remaining ones, since they were all pretty well hidden. Lots of secrets in this game and I really love the worlds. I find it funny that people thought they're barren and not creative at all.
Ken Masters
Banned
How. Long is this game and is it at all difficult?
Did the fact there is no leveling to speak of bother you?
Did the fact there is no leveling to speak of bother you?
lazybones18
Banned
Finally completed the main story during the weekend
Overall, pretty good. Never played the 64 or Gamecube titles so I really can't comment on the series staples that were left out in this version. In terms of not knowing what to do....I read a FAQ just cause I wanted to get the game over and done with :/
Trying to collect all the stickers so that will probably take some time so I'm not entirely done with the game just yet
8.5/10
And fuck 5-3
Overall, pretty good. Never played the 64 or Gamecube titles so I really can't comment on the series staples that were left out in this version. In terms of not knowing what to do....I read a FAQ just cause I wanted to get the game over and done with :/
Trying to collect all the stickers so that will probably take some time so I'm not entirely done with the game just yet
8.5/10
And fuck 5-3
StAidan
Member
Well, I finished it up with a bit under 20 hours on my save. I'm not bothering with the sticker collection aspect, or the achievements.
Definitely the best Paper Mario game I've played based on the fact that I actually lasted until the end. The battle mechanics were good, the music incredibly fitting, and the world was interesting to explore.
My only complaint would have to be the sometimes inscrutable Thing sticker choices for the boss battles. Maybe the designers thought of "pick the right sticker" as a puzzle to be solved, but in a couple cases it just seemed more like trial and error, and I ended up looking up the answer after a few attempts that left me feeling like the game was just wasting my time.
On the whole, I'm quite pleased with the experience.
Definitely the best Paper Mario game I've played based on the fact that I actually lasted until the end. The battle mechanics were good, the music incredibly fitting, and the world was interesting to explore.
My only complaint would have to be the sometimes inscrutable Thing sticker choices for the boss battles. Maybe the designers thought of "pick the right sticker" as a puzzle to be solved, but in a couple cases it just seemed more like trial and error, and I ended up looking up the answer after a few attempts that left me feeling like the game was just wasting my time.
On the whole, I'm quite pleased with the experience.
KennyLinder
Member
Am I playing this "wrong"?
I am nearly 17 hours in, on World 5, and I've only got one Royal Sticker (obtained from World 1). Are there Royal Stickers per World? On World 2 I've opened a level which is just one massive open area with a Paperise space on the ground. World 3 I've found one piece of Wiggler (on the level with the leaves you jump on), NO idea where the other bit is, absolutely no clues. On the snow world (4?) I am stuck on level 1. Again, no idea what to do there, something about the racing penguins maybe? No idea what sticker I am supposed to use.
I like the game a lot, but its gotten to the point now that there are so many enemies, you can't run from any of them and I am a little stuck with what to actually do now. I think there is another World 5 level I can play it it seems I should be doing earlier stuff instead!
I am nearly 17 hours in, on World 5, and I've only got one Royal Sticker (obtained from World 1). Are there Royal Stickers per World? On World 2 I've opened a level which is just one massive open area with a Paperise space on the ground. World 3 I've found one piece of Wiggler (on the level with the leaves you jump on), NO idea where the other bit is, absolutely no clues. On the snow world (4?) I am stuck on level 1. Again, no idea what to do there, something about the racing penguins maybe? No idea what sticker I am supposed to use.
I like the game a lot, but its gotten to the point now that there are so many enemies, you can't run from any of them and I am a little stuck with what to actually do now. I think there is another World 5 level I can play it it seems I should be doing earlier stuff instead!
There's one in each world. I thought the same as you until I went back and did a bit more exploring...
KennyLinder
Member
So the end of World 2, with the desert.. There is a sticker there? And more importantly, World 2 has all the stickers to fill that huge one on the ground!?
Actually, there is a level I've not opened in the Desert World. I think it must be unlocked through that frustrating underground one.
Yes and yes.
KennyLinder
Member
Went back to World 2 and found all the pieces to open the Stadium final area. That boss was annoying, and even worse was I got told by Shiny Shithead that there is probably a more effective way of killing him as I used lots of stickers.. Well game, tell me the effective way!! I don't have a billion hours to experiment and its not like its hassle free to go and make Thing stickers. I used a load of Thing stickers on him and they were obviously the wrong ones to use. Sigh.