{"id":128585,"date":"2022-10-03T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-138513"},"modified":"2022-10-03T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T19:00:00","slug":"guide-best-paper-mario-likes-on-switch-games-to-play-if-youre-pining-for-old-school-paper-mario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/10\/03\/guide-best-paper-mario-likes-on-switch-games-to-play-if-youre-pining-for-old-school-paper-mario\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide: Best Paper Mario-Likes On Switch – Games To Play If You’re Pining For Old-School Paper Mario"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you’re a Paper Mario<\/a> fan, then there’s one key thing that you probably share with all other Paper Mario fans: Disappointment.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for all of us who love the antics of Intelligent Systems’ two-dimensional plumber, the Paper Mario series has been slowly declining in quality, taking the things we loved about the early games (turn-based combat! Witty writing<\/a>! Incredible characters!) and turning them into things that… just aren’t as good. Endless parades of faceless Toads, combat that relies too heavily on a gimmick that doesn’t quite work, and writing that never quite reaches the heights of Paper Marios of old… this is what we’ve had to endure for a while (although, admittedly, Origami King<\/a> was pretty good).<\/p>\n

Luckily for us, game developers can be fans of Paper Mario too \u2014 and several of them have taken up the reins, creating Paper Mario-inspired games that harken back to the good ol’days of our flat friends. Here are the indie games you should check out if you’re ever feeling nostalgic for Thousand-Year Door<\/a> or the OG Paper Mario<\/a>…<\/p>\n

(Shout out to the excellent Paperverse<\/a>, a community that keeps tabs on Paper Mario-like games, for helping us with this list!)<\/p>\n

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Publisher: <\/span>DANGEN Entertainment<\/strong> \/ Developer: <\/span>Moonsprout Games<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/span>28th May 2020 (USA<\/abbr>)<\/strong> \/ 28th May 2020 (UK\/EU<\/abbr>)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n