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Paper Mario: The Origami King tries its darndest to straddle the line between what fans of the original games love and a desire to move the franchise in a new direction. In many ways, it succeeds.

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Entering combat in Paper Mario: The Origami King switches you over to a kind of mini-game. The game will take its time and explain it all to you, but those tutorials will fade from your memory over ...

As much fun as Mario's platforming antics have been over the decades, some of his greatest moments have come in the RPG space. Dating back to Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, the RPG genre ...

Nearly twenty years ago, the world was introduced to the concept and execution of Paper Mario. The unique, charming title took something as simple as paper and made it into an unforgettable adventure.