Comments on: Editorial: New Super Mario RPG

By: DiceAdmiral

DiceAdmiral — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 23:01:28 +0000

I’d buy Super Noirio. I also really enjoyed this article. I’d like to see more “What if?” articles for other franchises.

By: Ethos

Ethos — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 14:51:02 +0000

@SN – and “Super Noirio” is the best name for it yet too. This game is pretty much confirmed now.

By: SiliconNooB

SiliconNooB — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:40:27 +0000

Super Noirio is an amazing idea!

By: Ethos

Ethos — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 05:27:39 +0000

@Mel – Yeah, I genuinely miss replaying both Skies and FFIX on a yearly basis.

@Java/Lusi – Thirded on Super Noir Bros. Now I will accept nothing less.

@Sup – Thanks!

By: Gyme

Gyme — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 01:52:36 +0000

Sticker Star is a good looking game with really bad gameplay mechanics. It may be the worst Mario game I have played.

As for the other RPGs in Mario’s history, the original is my absolute favorite. Maybe it is just the fact that it was my first ever RPG, but it remains one of my favorite games of all time.

By: Bup

Bup — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 23:38:05 +0000

*pushes up on glasses* ACTUALLY, the Sticker Star game is a part of the Paper Mario franchise. NOT the Mario & Luigi franchise.

By: Lusipurr

Lusipurr — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 22:47:25 +0000

Super Mario Noir gets my vote. You could even set it in New York City without breaking canon.

By: Java

Java — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 22:28:03 +0000

After thinking about it for roughly 3 minutes, I've decided that I'd like to see a Mario hardboiled detective-style RPG. Super Mario Noir? Yes.

By: Mel

Mel — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:56:13 +0000

That stinks. I used to replay this game once a year, but lately I’ve let a couple years lapse. But I never really stop thinking about playing it whenever I daydream about games instead of doing important things.

By: Ethos

Ethos — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 19:48:10 +0000

@Lusipurr – Agreed. That’s why the third option is the most appealing to me. Have another team throw something out of left field.

@Mel – It didn’t look scratched, and they’re actually excellent about that at A&C. They spent 20 minutes trying to fix it when I brought it back and the guy who tested it was baffled. They have a reputation to upkeep, so I believe him when he said he tested it for 20 minutes and it worked perfectly. I guess it was on the brink, or my Wii took a shit on it, who knows.

By: Mel

Mel — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 19:06:53 +0000

Ah, too bad about that unreadable SoA disc. Did it looked scratched? Some jerk traded in a nonworking copy for a good amount of cash, I bet. The store should really check for that kind of thing.

By: Lusipurr

Lusipurr — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 19:02:45 +0000

I think both of the Mario spin-off series need a rest at this point. The dev teams need to go away and have a long think and come up with a lot of different ideas, and then pick the best. Right now, I get the sense they are coming up with one, ‘next’ idea, and going with it for better or worse. And the result is, as we’ve seen, usually for worse.