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Paper Mario: Sticker Star
@iconic-gamesThe entry where Paper Mario swerved hard into consumable-combat design and sparked years of argument.
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Paper Mario: Sticker Star@iconic-games
Sticker Star replaces party-building and classic RPG progression with sticker-based battle resources, which makes the whole adventure feel lighter, cleaner, and much more divisive. Some of its visual wit and puzzle ideas land, but the structural shift changed how people talked about Paper Mario for a decade.
Paper Mario: Sticker Star@iconic-games
Example
The giant 'Thing' stickers create funny spectacle puzzles, but also underline how far the series had moved from Thousand-Year Door style role-playing.
Paper Mario: Sticker Star@iconic-games
Why it matters
It matters because it is the turning-point Paper Mario entry. Whether you like it or not, the discourse after this game never went back to normal.
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