Originally posted by Xkeeper

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I finally got this game.

I hate how hard it gets later if you don't go level a lot (20 20 21 20, top-to-bottom from save screen)...

Already most things will annoy/kill you, and 'chain damage'* is a real bitch...

But for now, ...never mind. I'm getting sick of this game already. Managing to kill one 'normal' enemy only to have it revived (and then, kill me) is not fun.

I'm beginning to hate the difficulty curve of this game. It's out of control.

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Originally posted by HyperHacker

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That was pretty much what I thought of SS. We need a true SMRPG sequel.

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Originally posted by Alastor the Stylish

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Super Mario RPG sucked. It just didn't feel Mario. It felt square. And not good square, like Chrono Trigger. Square like Final Fantasy everything.

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Originally posted by HyperHacker

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WTF? SMRPG rocked.

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Originally posted by Alastor the Stylish

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I especially loved how you provided such clear examples that backed your point when you felt a general line of reasoning wasn't good enough.

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Originally posted by Alastor the Stylish

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Originally posted by HyperHacker

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WTF? SMRPG rocked.

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I especially loved how you provided such clear examples that backed your point when you felt a general line of reasoning wasn't good enough.

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• The dialogue is awesome. Hilarious at times, but serious where it's needed.
  
• Playing as Bowser, Peach, and two new characters is also awesome.
  
• The two new characters are awesome as well.
  
• The music is FREAKING SWEET, especially for SNES. Sound effects are good too. Really sets the mood. I listen to it all the time.
  
• Not to mention the graphics.
  
• The battle engine is great; just a simple turn-based system with no annoying 'features' like enemies being able to attack you while you're using the menus or attack 82 times in a row. Dodging attacks and timing your own is easy to do but doesn't make the game too easy, and it's possible to survive without doing so.
  
• You don't have to spend a week leveling up after each boss.
  
• Enemies aren't especially cheap and don't just keep using the same move over and over, unlike in most games. One-hit kill moves are actually rare and blockable.
  
• Stats are realistic. You generally max out at about 400-500 HP and up to 99 MP (FP), and enemy attacks (assuming you aren't WAY stronger than them) do anywhere between 30 and 250 damage. The thing I hated most about Paper Mario was its stat system, where you only get up to 50 HP and each attack does between 2 and 35.
  
• Level design is great, with large, detailed worlds, a lot of little secrets and side quests, and progressive difficulty is pulled off almost perfectly. Save points are right where you need them nearly all the time. The levels are also very interactive.
  
• Being able to see enemies on the world map is just perfect. You can try to sneak by (especially good if you're weak), or go right out and fight. You don't waste time wandering around looking for enemies, you don't get annoying enemy-appears-every-3-steps cases, you can usually avoid getting killed on the way back to the Inn after a big boss battle, and it's much more realistic. Since enemies pop out unexpectedly in certain places or charge at you, and the map design forces you to fight some enemies, it retains most of the advantages of random battles.
  
• The enemy characters, especially bosses, kick ass. Everything from dragons and generic huge monsters to killer cakes and looney kidnappers who look suspiciously like Wario.
  
• Not piss-easy, but not HOLY SHIT hard either. With the right combination of weapons, armor, and accessories, you can get to where you just kick the shit out of most enemies (which is quite fun) but still have a tough time with the ones further ahead (especially bosses).

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Stats are realistic. You generally max out at about 400-500 HP and up to 99 MP (FP), and enemy attacks (assuming you aren't WAY stronger than them) do anywhere between 30 and 250 damage. The thing I hated most about Paper Mario was its stat system, where you only get up to 50 HP and each attack does between 2 and 35.

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