There’s a certain kind of game design that Nintendo does better than anyone else. The kind that takes you on a carefully crafted journey of discovery that unfolds at a perfect pace, rewarding daring and curiosity at every turn. The kind that’s in some parts of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, but not in others.
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You know what I’m talking about, right? The first few hours of every Nintendo game are filled with features you can’t use… yet. Some you’ll notice, some you won’t. But they’re all there, piquing your curiosity and making every discovery further down the line all the more rewarding.
The very best Nintendo games expand and evolve at a masterful pace, delivering each new revelation and the new layer of gameplay that comes with it exactly when you need it most. There’s always some confusion and frustration along the way, but those are necessary ingredients in Nintendo’s tried-and-true formula for delivering endless fun. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is at its best when it sticks to this approach, but there are times when it strays too far from it.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is a faithful remake of the second game in Mario's RPG-esque spin-off series. It's really more of an RPG-platformer-puzzle-adventure hybrid. As such, it's a bit of a hodgepodge in terms of gameplay styles—unfortunately, it's also a bit of a hodgepodge when it comes to quality.
