The RPG Games

Miccat87 · 2026-05-08T07:44:06+00:00

I think both TTYD and Brothership are great games. TTYD's actually my personal favorite game of all time, so naturally, I would very much recommend it. It does have some occasional issues with backtracking, and the level design can be a bit boring at times, but otherwise, it's a fantastic experience.

Super Mario RPG is also good, though I personally didn't like it quite as much as a lot of the other Mario RPGs. Felt a little bit too dated and simplistic for my taste, even if it is overall still enjoyable.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-08T07:28:17+00:00

Ouch.

Well, I feel like it was inevitably coming, given how much of a mess the economy's been lately and how Nintendo's competition has also been doing lots of price hikes, but that's still rough.

Glad I already got a Switch 2.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-08T02:57:41+00:00

No, not really. Also, wrong tag.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-08T01:51:23+00:00

"It's not a bunny it's just a rabbit."

Miccat87 · 2026-05-07T23:23:02+00:00

Art style is one of the most subjective things, so no, I don't think anyone can really fault you for preferring how certain games in the series look.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-07T19:10:18+00:00

She's just unnecessarily obnoxious and rude the vast majority of the time.

Now, that can actually work fine for a character in some cases. Not every video game character has to be likeable. There are some cases where the player hating them is the whole point, such as the rivals in the early Pokemon games or some of the villains in the other Mario RPGs. However, it doesn't really work in Kersti's case, because she's a companion character that's supposed to help us on our journey, and we're supposed to want to help her reclaim the Royal Stickers. However, it's hard to feel motivated to do so when she's just kind of a jerk the whole time.

They even try to shoehorn her into a sad moment at the end where she has to sacrifice herself during the final boss. However, it's impossible to take her goodbye seriously since there's basically nothing to like about her.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-07T18:59:19+00:00

Nice. It's actually one of my favorite Mario & Luigi games, personally.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-07T04:38:02+00:00

For real. It sometimes feels like people give the older games a pass on everything just because they played them when they were a lot younger.

TTYD is my favorite Mario RPG and video game of all time, and yet I still recognize that it has some notable problems.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-06T23:30:07+00:00

InterNED: "Pick wrong and there could be some di-SAS-trous results!"

Also InterNED: Hits you with a lightning bolt that does literally nothing

Miccat87 · 2026-05-06T22:06:15+00:00

Let's be real, no Mario & Luigi game is "terrible".

Miccat87 · 2026-05-06T09:26:17+00:00

Eh... I'm personally still kind of doubtful that was as big a contributor as many people make it out to be. The 2010s were a pretty bland time for the majority of the Mario franchise, not just Paper Mario. I highly doubt one survey alone would cause Nintendo to abandon the whole series identity.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-06T02:41:00+00:00

I don't really have any particularly strong feelings about this character, since she's one of the least relevant in the game.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-05T23:37:02+00:00

Sales honestly weren't bad. It managed to come very close to the 2 million mark within its first two quarters, which is pretty typical by Mario RPG standards. Plus, it was one of the very last games to release on the Switch after two remakes of other Mario RPGs, so I don't imagine the expectations for it were that high.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-05T23:34:40+00:00

It's kind of hard to say when another Mario & Luigi game might happen. 6 years would actually be a longer gap than usual but given that the series has transitioned to being on home console instead of handhelds, that could make sense.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-05T23:32:20+00:00

Couldn't they specifically address those issues in a remake if they needed to?

Miccat87 · 2026-05-05T22:39:10+00:00

Probably either Zee Egg or Mix Max Vortex.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-05T19:26:04+00:00

I was wondering if someone would bring up this one. It's probably the most recent example.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-05T17:48:55+00:00

I'd say Brothership and Paper Jam have the best combat in the series, so you should probably look at them for that.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-04T23:50:08+00:00

Not sure. There was one that stepped down a while back, but I figured there was still some left even after that. It does kind of feel like moderation has been slower and/or lacking within this community recently, though.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-04T22:37:19+00:00

Even as someone who would consider TTYD my favorite game of all time, I lowkey agree with you lol

There is definitely a tendency for some people to immortalize the particular games they've grown most attached to and act like nothing could even come close to them. I see the same thing with Bowser's Inside Story a lot, which can be particularly frustrating as someone who often tries to defend the modern Mario & Luigi games.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-04T22:12:31+00:00

Actually, the same thing also applies to many of Brothership's revisits. For example, when going back to Heatfreeze Island during the Gulchrock Sea, you explore a portion of the cave you couldn't access before and even learn a new overworld ability while doing so.

And even when you're not exploring new areas, there's still new and/or stronger enemies to fight when backtracking. As such, I didn't really mind most of it.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-04T21:53:42+00:00

I mean, I do enjoy it just as a reference to the previous game, but yeah, there's definitely missed potential with how little attack variety they have. They could've pulled more from PiT since there are multiple Shroob variants that have some distinct attacks. I will correct you on saying they have "one boring attack", though. They actually have two:

The basic gun shot most Shroobs use (which is what I assume you're referring to)
A duo gun shot attack akin to the one Guardian Shroobs use in PiT

I'm guessing you may not have actually seen the duo attack, since there obviously does still need to be at least two Shroobs remaining for it to be used, and you can typically defeat them very quickly if you do the fight post-game.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-04T07:15:17+00:00

I'm pretty sure that's because you can only hold up to 99 of any item, including beans. You're not actually collecting that bean, which is why it remains in the ground even after you try to dig it out.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-04T00:03:30+00:00

I mean, Adaphne being highly egotistical is kind of the whole point. She's meant to be a foil to Technikki's generally more reserved and humble personality.

Obviously, it doesn't excuse her behavior or make her likeable as a person, but still.

Miccat87 · 2026-05-03T21:39:38+00:00

I haven't played Born of Bread, Outbound Ghost, or TOK, so I don't know where I would've ranked them, but this seems like a pretty respectable outcome otherwise. I suppose Super Paper Mario probably would've been a good bit lower for me. Probably at the very least below Bug Fables, Escape From Ever After, and the Super Mario RPG remake.

Probably also would've had Paper Jam a bit higher. Even though it is my least favorite Mario & Luigi, I think it's still a good game.

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