I’m in chapter 2 and I’m a bit mixed on the experience. The game definitely has some good humor, but I haven’t really been blown away by anything. Maybe it’s just where I’m at in life because I have a young kid and limited time to play anything. My main complaints so far are that:

• The game takes a bit too long to give the player freedom and let them explore, just like other games by Nintendo.
• Some battles are slow/tedious. Action commands have a nice payoff and are fun to accomplish, but I might’ve actually preferred a standard turn-based attack style.
• I miss quality of life features from later Paper Mario games like how lower level enemies in The Origami King automatically flee from you.

I’m still gonna keep playing, but finishing up Paranormasight and Ace Attorney are more appealing at the moment.

I’m working my way through Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. I never played it back in the day even though we opened a GameCube. I’ve just completed the prologue and I’m wondering if it’ll live up to the hype.