Hello, hello! Long
time no see! Yet again I've been terrible at updating! Long story
short I've two weddings to attend in the next two weeks (one of which I'm
heavily involved with planning) and life have been moving fast as a result. Also,
I'm almost done with school, so I've been applying for jobs like crazy (That
might be a hint at a special, upcoming post!).
With all that personal
garbage out of the way, let's take a brief look at a game I LOVE to watch.
Why a brief look? Because just reading the title, you know this is
a good game. There really isn't much I can say by way of analysis that
hasn't been said. But I can offer you a personal look into why I love it
so much and possibly open up some conversation about why all of you love it!
Overall, this is going to be more of a retrospective than a review.
Now let's jump down the pipe and take a look at "Paper Mario"
for the Nintendo 64.
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| Get all your screams of joy out now |
As I said before, it's
hard to talk about this game with about singing all the praises that have been
sung time and time before. For the sake of being somewhat original (or
just lazy) I'm going to go over the 5 things I love the most about this game!
This is in no particular order other than what comes to mind first. HERE WE GO! <-----Slight Mariokart
reference
1. Turn Base
Fighting
Paper Mario was my
first experience ever with turn based fighting. To be honest, when my sister (who was playing at the time)
entered the first combat where you had to select your attacks one turn at a
time, I was beyond confused (keep in mind I was in like 3rd or 4th
grad at the time), but I learned to love it! I appreciated being able to stop and think about your
attacks and not have to just spam buttons at a moments notice! I’ve become quite good over the years
at picking attack orders, making me one step above useless when viewing my
games!
2. The Story
I’m not going to go
deep into the actual plot of this game (look it up) but I will touch on my love
of the story. Somehow Paper Mario
manages to have a fairly simple story that we’ve seen time and time before that
still feels fresh and new. I chalk
a lot of this up to the amazing levels and characters provided in the game. Meeting odd people in odd places makes
the story feel exciting. The humor
of the story also creates a very tongue and cheek relationship between the
players and the makers. Trust me,
you’ll believe this story and become fully submersed in it, I know I did!
3. Bow
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| 20% of my sass I learned from her! |
The Queen of the Fan
Smack, the sister of sass, the boo to boo above the rest: Lady Bow! She has always been and always will be
my favorite character in the Paper Mario universe. There is just something so adorable and admirable about her
assertive attitude. She will get
the job done, but play by her own rules. Plus, she freakin smacks her enemies with a fan (Something
her and I share in common!), how badass is that?
4. BAKING A
F*&%#$ing CAKE
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| SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP! Just let me frost in peace! |
Why yes, I am aware I'm a
girl and yes I realized the terrible irony in admitting that I love playing as
Peach in a level where your single purpose is to bake a cake, but hear me out
first. Long story short, you play as Princess Peach between ends and
starts of new levels. One particular time, the Mushroom Princess stumbles
on a character as Gourmet Guy (There's ABSOLUTELY NO PUN IN THAT NAME, shame on
you!) and he strikes a deal that if you can bake him a delicious cake, he will
give you some helpful tips for Mario.
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| Who could say "No" to that body? |
This is the only times you
will ever here me say these words with joy: TO THE KITCHEN! The cake baking processes reminds me a
great deal of the mini-games in Mario Party, so maybe that’s why I love these
so much. Also, it’s an easy enough
task with little consequence if you screw up, a plus for someone as bad at button
timing as me! Plus, and I’m sorry
to admit this, but it’s just so damn cute to make that pretty little cake!
5. Animation
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| Honorable Mention goes to Bowser's need to re-staff |
Honestly there isn’t much
to say that visuals can’t say better:
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| No witty captions here, just enjoy the view! |
Yes, I have found memories
of this game. Perhaps someday I
will go into more of the personal stories and memories I have with this game,
but until then, I want to hear from you.
What are some of you favorite things/parts/characters/levels found in
Paper Mario? Favorite
sidekick? Boss fight? I want to know! Leave a comment below.
Until next time, I bid you
farewell. Oh and don’t you worry,
I’ve got an extra special (and possibly extra LONG) post coming up in the next
week or two. Until then, I’ll try
to be timelier and (if need be) briefer.
OH! And my views have soared the last few
days and I’ve even gained a few more followers! I want to welcome all you new comers and thank you faithful
followers! You have no idea how
much your support means to me!
One last note, I
swear! I’m planning on doing a
video soon, but I want your input on what I should talk about! Do you want a review (movie, book,
game, other?), a story, a reenactment of my favorite My Little Pony episode
with sock puppets? Let me know and
I’ll see what I can do!
Tootles!
Xoxo!!!!
