Refining the Formula | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Retrospective

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Published on March 29, 2021 5:00:11 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgtx6Q21oMs

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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)

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Review

Duration: 38:46

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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is a game built around refining the formula rather than reinventing the wheel. It's the last true RPG in the Paper Mario series before Nintendo and Intelligent Systems began implementing new gameplay styles. Many Paper Mario fans, myself included, love it to death, but is its reputation as the best Paper Mario game deserved? Today, we examine the 2004 GameCube RPG Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door to see if it still holds up and why so many consider it a classic. #PaperMario #ThousandYearDoor #Nintendo


Special thanks to Riku-DarkHeart for helping me with the research for this video!
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TIMECODES

00:00 — INTRO
01:10 — DEVELOPMENT
04:07 — PREMISE
06:24 — GAMEPLAY
09:15 — COMBAT
12:56 — PARTNERS
18:42 — AESTHETICS
21:54 — STORY AND CHAPTERS
30:01 — PEACH AND BOWSER SECTIONS
31:36 — SIDE QUESTS
34:23 — FINAL CHAPTER
36:36 — CONCLUSION
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SOURCES / RECOMMENDED READING:
IGN: Paper Mario 2 Official (https://bit.ly/2NVnw4c)
NGC Magazine Issue 99: The Paper Boys
Nintendo Power Volume 184: Paper Mario Scribe Nate Bihldroff Speaks Volumes

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