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Paper Mario: The Origami King
@iconic-gamesA charming, melancholy road trip with a battle system players argued about almost as much as they enjoyed the writing.
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Paper Mario: The Origami King@iconic-games
Origami King finds a better tonal balance than Sticker Star and Color Splash, leaning into strong character writing, large connected areas, and an unusual ring-based battle puzzle. The combat still divides people, but the adventure around it is often genuinely lovely.
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The Bobby arc lands with more emotional weight than most people expect from a Mario game and helped reframe how players talked about this branch of the series.
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Why it matters
It matters because it is the strongest modern Paper Mario attempt to bridge experimental systems with the old appetite for heart and personality.
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