Dyne's Blog - May 18th - BaB forces me to play Paper Mario

Dyne · 05-21-2008, 05:19 PM

This week, so far, I've bought the remaining two Star Soldier games in preparation for Star Soldier R, which I bought on Tuesday. I already own Blazing Lazers on TurboGrafx, but none of the others. I played Star Soldier R for an hour and a half so far. I love the gameplay.

I was drinking a beer last night, too, and that reminded me of the summer I played Skies of Arcadia: Legends, which I never did beat. I remember drinking a beer or two and playing it every single night. Actually, I think I stopped playing in favour of Harvest Moon: Magical Melody that summer. Damn, that was a good game.

BaB is also forcing me to play Paper Mario after hearing my rants on it. Since it's waiting for me on my Wii right now, I guess I'm going to have to play it. I'm a HUGE fanboy of Mario RPG, so it's got high standards to live up to. As well, I hope it doesn't ruin my classic controller's analog stick - I remember it being pretty hard on the N64 controllers (along with Smash Bros and Mario Party 1).

Aladuf · 05-21-2008, 08:25 PM

hmm.. Paper Mario you say? I owned that at one point and enjoyed it a bit, but it really wasn't my style. And I got really lost in the game at a few points

Dyne · 05-22-2008, 02:53 AM

You know, as much as I've harped on it, I think it's actually pretty good. Even though it shamelessly recycles a lot of Mario RPG's good points, it overall works. It falls flat (ohoho) in some areas, but I'm hoping they resolve as I play through.

Dyne · 05-22-2008, 05:20 AM

Ok, I finished Chapter "1" in Paper Mario and got the first star. Are you happy BaB.

BreakABone · 05-22-2008, 10:04 AM

Very happy.
Now we need details, what worked. What didn't work.

How it feels to play more than 5 mins.

Dyne · 05-22-2008, 01:49 PM

Well a lot of it seems familiar. I'm wondering if I did watch my brother do the first chapter. I DO remember that I played maybe half an hour, and not five minutes, but wasn't saving - and it bittered the experience for me. But VC is way, way more convenient.

I'm just glad to see timed attacks back. Those really worked in Mario RPG. Personally, I don't like the two-in-a-party situation because it puts too much focus on Mario. But maybe I'll warm up to it.

Angrist · 05-22-2008, 06:55 PM

I haven't bought a single VC game. I still believe that original cartridges are a better deal than some downloaded version.