Paper Mario: The Origami King Review - IGN

The latest game in the Paper Mario series delivers in some regards, but falls (unintentionally) flat in others.

[UnSelf]

Shouldve made Mario RPG

[SpeedDemon]

That or at least stop trying to be so different and just go with a more traditional battle system.

[Outlawzz]

Well considering their two different series it's probably already in the works. After all both had a presence on 3ds.

[luckytrouble]

If you're talking about the Mario & Luigi series, the studio that handled those went under. Unless Nintendo takes on the series themselves, it's dead.

[Outlawzz]

@luckytrouble really ?? I didn't know that. Well I hope someone else can take over, I liked that series.

[luckytrouble]

It's honestly getting tiring that Nintendo insists on not making the game their consumer base wants. And I mean, I get it. Just catering to what consumers want would lead to stagnation of the video game industry. That said, that's why new IPs happen, or why side games happen that can go on to be their own series (like the Persona split from Shin Megami Tensei). Just ending the style of game design that made a series beloved is nothing but a betrayal.

One of these days, we'll just stop seeing new Paper Mario games, and it will 100% be Nintendo's fault.

[GoodGuy09]

Man I wish they went back with rpg paper mario. I don't understand why nintendo refuses to. Go back to the roots.

[beanplant]

Too much paper 7/10 - IGN

[Double_O_Revan]

Game gave me a paper cut 7/10 - IGN

[averagejoe26]

Nintendo has destroyed this franchise.

Could have been an all great series but instead we get mediocre releases for years on end.

[King_Noctis]

81% on Metacritic is mediocre?

[anonymousfan]

I've never played earlier entries... Maybe my expectations are lower but this looks really fun to me!

[Sirk7x]

I've been enjoying the game for a few days now; It's really charming. Great art style, kinda humorous, lots of stuff to find. Battle system is interesting, to say the least. Definitely engaging, and turn based, but not an in depth RPG if that's what someone is hungering for. It's no Thousand Year Door still, but hey, that was one of the best Mario games ever made.

[Agent75]

It's a decent series, although I didn't take to it on the GameCube. On the Wii U, it was decent. Still, the likes of Wave Race, PiloWings, Stunt Race and Wario World are games I'd like to see on the Switch. Mario Kart 8 being a Wii U port, I won't be holding my breath for Mario Kart 9.