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The writing is funny and good, the story is quite solid, the character dynamics are perfection, the music is amazing, the gameplay is spectacular, the visuals are alright, everything is great! Boss fights are great (this comes from someone who usually isn't particularly fond of boss fights).Īs a dude who doesn’t care for old paper mario, I unironically think Bug Fables is one of the greatest games ever made (in my opinion) In fewer words: Regular encounters are a fun way to learn the ins and outs of the combat system and can be skipped safely when they get repetitive. It keeps the basic mechanics you have learned fighting against regular enemies, but each boss introduces interesting variations and limitations that makes these encounters challenging without the usual lack of clarity and unfairness that spoils so many boss encounters in turn based games.

Thankfully, by that time you can use an auto-win mechanic that makes them easy to skip.Ģ) The combat against special enemies and bosses is where the combat system truly shines. Sun 14th Jan Regarding the combat system, I think its effectiveness and depth varies depending on the type of enemy:ġ) The combat with regular enemies you encounter while exploring is relatively simple, fun at first but it can get tiresome in the latter half of the game (this happens to me with other turn based games too).

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I will say, though, that I don't mind trying Chicory: A Colorful Tale and Born of Bread out (I did play the latter's demo and I enjoyed it, but I never bought the full game), especially the former as its 'It's the Paper Mario: Color Splash we all deserved' thing has me intrigued since I actually greatly enjoyed Paper Mario: Color Splash (and Paper Mario: Sticker Star for that matter), therefore I'm wondering how much better Chicory: A Colorful Tale is in comparison. As much as I enjoyed the overall presentation on many angles, the game didn't really leave me highly impressed as the crowd did and even then, I do wish that the game still statistically rewarded me on Pacifist Route runs.Īmazing game by (one of) my favorite developer(s) DrinkBox Studios, blending many of its ideas together beautifully into one jam-packed Action RPG, especially with its great DLC.Īs for the rest, I never played them, so I can't say much about them. Pretty good game for the unique danmaku sections (on defense) and its ACT system. Either way, decent game and hopefully the upcoming third game will be actually 'good'.

I enjoyed this a bit more than its predecessor, but that's mainly because of the added depth and meat to it that made its predecessor fairly barebones otherwise. Either way, Moonsprout Games gets a medal from me.Ī quirky little The Legend of Zelda-like that manages to convey neat ideas to help make up for its shortcomings in the mechanics department, but that's pretty much all I'll say. I would say 'great game' because it brought back the 'Paper Mario' vibe I longed for (even though I enjoyed Super Paper Mario, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, and Paper Mario: Color Splash for what they were) and it is quite a magnificent effort for an indie version of it.but I wasn't too keen on how 'rigid' many of the mechanics were in comparison and a lot of its charm, while great, didn't quite hit home for me.

'Turn-based battles' are the main things that come to my plate whenever 'Paper Mario-likes' are brought up for me.Īny who, here are my thoughts on the games (I played) on the list.

Chicory: A Colorful Tale (Switch eShop).

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan (Switch eShop).

Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling (Switch eShop).

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN).

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