Paper Mario: The Origami King | TBC Podcast #25
Paper Mario is back! Whereas the last few entries in the series were not received warmly, Nintendo fans were slightly more optimistic about this particular outing. Maybe because Nintendo has been serving up first party hit after hit on the Switch. Maybe because the developers finally seemed to hear our feedback about certain things like attacks-as-inventory being bad or battle companions being good. Even with a more positive outlook, many decided to sit back and wait for reviews before plopping 60 crisp dollar bills down for this origami adventure. Glen and Scott have spent a lot of time with the title and are here to talk about every detail.
0:00:00 - Introduction - Our History With the Series:
0:04:38 - Paper Mario
0:09:43 - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
0:13:12 - Super Paper Mario
0:13:12 - Paper Mario: Sticker Star & Paper Mario Color Splash
0:19:16 - Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
0:20:43 - Where the Series is Today
0:23:07 - When Should a Series Experiment?
0:26:20 - Paper Mario Has Always Been Controversial
0:27:51 - Exploration
0:34:21 - Puzzles
0:38:20 - Thousand-Fold Arms
0:40:26 - Battles
0:44:35 - Boss Battles
0:47:47 - Breakable Weapons
0:49:19 - Visuals
0:52:04 - Music
0:54:29 - Writing
0:56:23 - Tone
0:58:35 - Characters
1:03:31 - Scott's Confession
1:07:59 - Closing Thoughts