A Mario and Luigi RPG thread, since there isn't one

Posted by "Bendario"
:O You don't like the 3d Mario games? Like 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy!? Blaspheme!

On another note, here's the best way to put the Mario and Luigi games. Just like all the other Mario RPGs (if you haven't tried SMRPG, you've missed out on my favorite game of all time) the enemies still roam around, and depending on how you come in contact with them, you may get an advantage or disadvantage in the fight. The exploration is mostly free roaming, but there are 2d areas, especially in the third game. The unique thing about the games is that each character is controlled entirely by one button devoted to them (usually, Mario is A and Luigi is B). Attacks and Specials are pulled off using timing as usual. The interesting thing is, rather than pressing a button at the right time to decrease damage, you actually dodge, block, and counter instead. If an enemy charges you, press A to make Mario jump over it. If you pressed at the right time, he'll even land on top of the baddy and do damage. HP and damage usually range with 3 or 4 being the lowest, and up to and over 100 for high damage. Your HP is the same.

Another cool thing is the special system. Specials (Bros. Attacks) are pulled off using both the bros (and baby bros in the second game), so timing the correct button is key. In the first game, bros attacks were based on special abilities the Marios get outside of battle to increase exploration (there's plenty of puzzles and platforming in the games), and each attack even has advanced forms later in the game. The second game (the worst of the three, and still pretty good) used items that all four characters participate in using. The third has a nice combination of the two that makes for some seriously cool-ass moves (Casting Meteor and then hammering it back at the enemies a few times).

I won't drag this out too much longer, but as a last praise, you know that trademark comedy the Paper Mario games have? Well M&L games are easily much funnier, and they have some of the most memorable enemies in the Mario universe, like the utterly hilarious and sinister Fawful ("Your lives that I spit on are but a caricature of a cartoon drawn by a kid who is stupid!") Give them a try, and you won't be disappointed.

Okay, that's about what I wanted to hear. xD Maybe I'll look up Superstar Saga later and give it a whirl, then.

And no, I don't dislike the 3-D Mario titles. Mario 64 simply left me a bit jaded; I really do not think that 3-D and platforming should be mixed...not to mention I was very angered by every franchise suddenly thinking they HAD to go 3-D at the time, which led to many inferior games. Mario 64's gameplay made me do much wailing and gnashing of my teeth. I think it got a lot better in Sunshine and Galaxy, but I still have a bad tendency to fall off of stuff randomly. ; ;

Don't worry; I played Super Mario RPG and I loved it. I'm also glad to see that this series stays funny...that's a definite plus.

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