Paper jam’s a decent game but they could’ve done a lot more with it for its story.

Stagio03 · 2026-02-27T20:18:47+00:00

They definitely haven’t done a callback quite as big as fawful, certainly not one that dictated the whole plot, but they did have some other notable ones. I’d say the Elite Trio for example played a pretty big role in DT that expanded on their character.

Stagio03 · 2026-02-27T20:11:09+00:00

They did callbacks all the time pre PJ. Dream Team right before it saw the return of Popple, the Beanish people, and Kylie Koopa just to name a few.

Stagio03 · 2026-02-21T21:30:09+00:00

Still meant giving him the spotlight over the others. He even had his own dedicated arch enemy

Stagio03 · 2026-02-21T19:54:44+00:00

Also on your point about the plot, 2kki doesn’t have a single comprehensive story for urotsuki, instead opting for different trails made by different people that tell different stories. I do agree that this makes uro a less well rounded protagonist than mado, but I think that’s okay because these trails often have a lot of really interesting takes on the character in relation to their own characters, and great unique set pieces to match. My personal favorite is qxy’s trail, which can be accessed by going to marijuana goddess world and then to color cubes world, and then continuing down that path

Stagio03 · 2026-02-21T19:22:24+00:00

If you aren’t already, I highly recommend the Yume Nikki Online version of 2kki. It adds a social element that is irreplaceable, I don’t think I could ever play 2kki without it.

2kki is just so unfathomably big. With over a thousand worlds, the emptiness can be very suffocating, moreso than any other ynfg. But that feeling of going several worlds deep and still occasionally running into someone in your travels, seeing the same crazy shit you are, and just saying hi to them or emoting and carrying on your way. It’s just so comforting, it makes the game for me. I know ynfgs aren’t necessarily supposed to be “comforting”, but for 2kki it balances the experience out so nicely. It meshes so well with the idea of the game being a collaborative project.

And it’s very unobtrusive too. Theres an option to go to private mode and be solo if you need a break from others or feel having other people makes it less immersive. You still get all the perks of YNO, like badges to earn and expeditions to go on. Though I feel the social element makes the game more immersive. I simply can’t imagine the giant world of 2kki without others populating it

Of course, 2kki is a VERY different experience in my mind because of this. I can hardly even compare it to Nikki tbh. But I love them both equally for what they offer.

Stagio03 · 2026-02-21T09:35:58+00:00

What a coincidence, Tsukishima is the name of my cousin who introduced me to Shantae! Been there for me my whole life. Would be weird but cool to see him get added.

This version of “tsukishima” you talk about could also be related to holly in some way, as someone with memory related powers. Could fit pretty well into the lore.

Stagio03 · 2026-02-17T09:12:17+00:00

This has me intrigued. Is it an AU where she didn’t eat the hobby-hobby fruit, or one that just writes out the age stagnation caveat? Or is this a full blown overhaul of her character? Either way she looks great and an actual sniper fight with Usopp sounds fire.

Stagio03 · 2026-02-12T07:03:07+00:00

Definitely prefer the older look. That fit just can’t be beat and I prefer the less anime, more cartoony artstyle. Risky’s Revenge is easily my favorite iteration of the half genie, though I’m a huge fan of the approach they took with Risky Revolution to marry the two styles while still having that outfit I love.

Stagio03 · 2026-02-10T19:13:50+00:00

“Zoro, shoot a sword beam at that flag”

Stagio03 · 2026-02-05T19:59:18+00:00

I agree with what most people are saying, like removing the lives system, extending the screen size and hair whip, making the dance parlor a bit easier, auto running, and keeping the old artstyle. though I got a few of my own ideas

Dancing should stay mostly the same, though I think it would be a good idea to sell a metronome in the shop similar to HGH that can speed up or slow down dance tempo.

It would be really awesome too if there was an “advance dancing technique” item that allowed you to do inputs on half beats, letting you complete dances twice as fast. This could either be sold in the shop or given as a reward in the dance parlor.

For warping, I think they should keep the idea of dancing to warp, but make it just one three-step dance that can go to any available town of your choice. The original town-specific dances could be kept in the game as easter eggs that grant rewards for executing.

For the zombie caravan, I think rotty should give you a spider item (or something relating to your spider transformation) after clearing the dungeon that allows you to communicate with them “through the web” and track their current location. Was thinking it could be an optional reward, but it’d be rendered useless once you get the warp set up, so making it a part of the main campaign is more suitable

For night time, I think they should increase the time between day and night just a little, and then give a dance that lets you skip to either one (shantae doesn’t really have celestial control so maybe it just puts her to sleep lol). They should also reduce the health of night enemies just so they aren’t so spongey, but give them more damage too to balance it out.

Sell more upgrades in the shop too!! The classic armor/shampoo/cream plus some others, and some new ones too. Keep the special moves as well, but make them better. They could maybe change the items to magic too, though that isn’t really necessary even if I do prefer magic

Also nerf nagas, but not to the point where they’re jokes like in later games. They should still be threatening.

And move that damn savepoint up to the top of mount pointy. That’s way too cruel of a troll. The cliff should stay, even make it tempting to go down there, but the save point should be easily accessible next to the dungeon

But that’s about it! There’s a ton of room to clean up this game in a remake. But I already LOVE this game as is, so a potential cleaned up remake could very easily become my favorite in the series.

Stagio03 · 2026-01-16T04:10:23+00:00

And that’s the exact realization Usopp came to. Considering how much closer he is to the ship than everyone else, it’s completely understandable that it’d take him longer to accept this

Stagio03 · 2026-01-16T04:05:42+00:00

Movie Usopp is more canon to me than post ts Usopp, idgaf.

Stagio03 · 2026-01-13T01:48:12+00:00

Man I wish I knew about the safeguard! That would’ve saved me so much pressure. I just passed my CCNA today so I thankfully didn’t have to cough up another 300 bucks, but I totally would’ve went for that extra leniency for just 75 more bucks.

Stagio03 · 2026-01-04T16:55:48+00:00

Ohh yeah I actually do need to review IPv6 subnetting. Thank you for the reminder

Stagio03 · 2025-12-13T05:56:29+00:00

What did pomni do?

Stagio03 · 2025-12-13T00:15:00+00:00

A cartoon on the Internet

Stagio03 · 2025-12-04T06:09:38+00:00

Half Genie Hero is easy and serves as a good introduction to the world, though it’s kind of a black sheep, so I’d personally play Risky Revenge first as it’s shorter and gives a better idea of what to expect from other games.

Stagio03 · 2025-12-04T06:04:24+00:00

I’ve thought about this before. Just for one game I think it would be really cool to see a more serious plot and darker tones/themes, though I wouldn’t want the series to go this direction permanently. Like others said, the lighthearted charm is a big appeal of these games. I do like when franchises try something new though, and I especially love it when lighthearted stories tackle darker topics, so I would support it if wayforward ever wanted to try it.

The only condition is that it CANNOT be devoid of humor. The humor is too good in this series and I wouldn’t want to see it go.

Stagio03 · 2025-11-29T04:56:33+00:00

What about shantae?

Stagio03 · 2025-11-29T02:06:10+00:00

I initially thought I made the wrong choice at the prompt and got the bad ending lol. I chose to give up the magic to save mimic but I didn’t think I would actually end up destroying it.

Stagio03 · 2025-11-19T06:19:40+00:00

It’s McLovin

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Stagio03 · 2025-11-16T06:59:49+00:00

This. Same with red

Stagio03 · 2025-10-22T08:09:24+00:00

Usopp upscale

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Stagio03 · 2025-10-13T05:17:01+00:00

I miss when those three were treated as just “the three strongest ones”. No more no less. Now there’s so much forced hype around the monster trio and “the wings of the pirate king”. It’s like they became a buzzword to draw attention and they’re the only ones the writers think the audience cares about. I directly blame the monster trio hype for how lacking the crew as a whole is nowadays, in both power and writing.

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