Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Gorgeous visuals and environments that maintain the original's papery, storybook aesthetic
- Outstanding updated soundtrack and new battle theme arrangements
- Sharp, laugh-out-loud script with consistent humor and charm
- Diverse and well-defined party of seven partners with unique abilities and backstories
- Exciting turn-based battles with Action Commands and Badge-based upgrade system
- Unique mechanics in battles, such as the live audience and Stylish Moves, add depth and entertainment
- Engaging dungeons with interesting puzzles, collectibles, and epic boss fights
- Modern improvements that streamline backtracking issues compared to the original version
Pros
- Overreliance on backtracking in the main quest, especially in some chapters
- Clunky NPC path-finding routines and slow-moving early chapters
- Standard RPG fetch-quest side quests with limited rewards and the inability to take on multiple quests at once
Cons