One of the most anticipated Mario spinoffs coming to Nintendo Switch, all eyes are on Paper Mario: The Origami King to deliver a genuine Paper Mario experience.
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The screenshots above do show a level of vivid color that fans have grown accustomed to in Paper Mario games. From the green hillsides to the battle arena, the game’s screenshots show the level of diversity that has been seen ever since Paper Mario on Nintendo 64.
Paper Mario: The Origami King is set to be Nintendo’s biggest title of the Summer, as stated previously. Although Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition will be leading the pack in terms of Nintendo Switch console through May and on, the announcement of Paper Mario: The Origami King suggests that this game will be the Switch’s biggest hitter come July.
The game does have much promise, though. As indicated before, Paper Mario fans have shown little care for installments that came after Super Paper Mario. For instance, the Wii U’s Paper Mario: Color Splash wasn’t a hit among longtime Paper Mario fans. However, it is rumored that Paper Mario: The Origami King will play very similar to the Paper Mario games on Nintendo 64 and GameCube. This implies that the RPG mechanics that appealed to so many in the first place will make a return this Summer.
Of course, the gimmick that has some fans worried involves the origami itself. While fans are more hopeful regarding the ring-based battle system, origami’s use for solving puzzles could be seen as more of a gameplay quirk or gimmick. That said, Nintendo seems to continually want to spice up its Paper Mario installments. As such, Paper Mario: The Origami King could theoretically adhere to the original games’ beloved RPG combat mechanics while adding new features for puzzle-solving and traversing the landscape.
Paper Mario: The Origami King will release on Nintendo Switch July 17, 2020.
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