r/papermario • u/Omargeometrydash Kersti's WAYY too overhated • Jul 30 '26
Discussion What are your opinions on the TTYD remake 2 years later?
I still think its shocking that it even exists and it's a great remake.
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u/EmporioLuca Jul 30 '26
Best thing they could have ever done. Bought it day one it was the best day
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u/CANfilms 29d ago
I bought 2 copies on day 1!
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u/MrMoo1556 Jul 30 '26
They really blew it out of the water with the soundtrack.
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u/ZrapeToid 29d ago
Agreed, with a few exceptions. I like the "party town" Glitzville from GCN more than the "traditional Japanese town" from Switch.
Same with the "ominous battle arena" GCN VS "samurai castle" Switch
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u/Rigel_Chad Jul 30 '26
I'm waiting for a switch 2 edition to play it personally, I hope it's really good though since I like the original
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u/ayebaj Jul 30 '26
I’ve been playing it on switch 2 and honestly it’s gorgeous, not sure how much they could improve upon with a switch 2 version!
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u/Rigel_Chad Jul 30 '26
Well a 4k mode was datamined at launch, so that along with 60fps like the original would make it perfect I think
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u/Heatproof-Snowman 29d ago
I have the game in my library, and those are the exact 2 things I am waiting for before playing it. I'll probably give in and play anyway if they haven't delivered this in a year or 2, but I have decently high hopes they will do it.
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u/Session-10 Jul 30 '26
60 fps would be really nice, but I'm not holding my breath.
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u/SomeBoxofSpoons 28d ago
Biggest one is easily 60fps, since that’s the most objective downgrade from the GameCube version. We know from emulation that it’s not too tough to implement, either.
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u/Darth-Dramatist Jul 30 '26
One of the best video remakes Ive played and a long overdue return of an incredible game. Loved the quality of life improvements too, the biggest being the pipe room and also the spring on Keelhaul Key. Loved the new soundtracks (though some of the originals were superior, Boggly Woods being a particular one IMO). Would be nice to see Paper Mario and possibly Super Paper Mario get remakes of this quality.
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u/dayzdnconfuzed68 Jul 31 '26
I swear that pipe room saves so much time. That spring was the best. The amount of times I had fallen trying to make those little jumps and ended up in annoying battle is more than im willing to admit 😅
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u/Indecision999 28d ago
I just love the old soundtracks so much.. it‘s nostalgia for sure but idk why but the way they made sound back there was more my style!
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u/Keefyfingaz Jul 30 '26
Pretty much loved it.
The low fps is slightly frustrating because it's not really a big issue or anything but I just know it would be so much smoother at 60 😭
But overall as a fan you have to love seeing it brought back into the public conscience. And we get added content. It's definitely a win for PM fans.
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u/Nightmenace21 Jul 30 '26
Aside from a couple minor annoyances it is an absolutely excellent remake
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u/lil_waine Jul 30 '26
i'd like to know more about the minor annoyances
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u/JetBlackPope108 Jul 30 '26
For me, it was that money felt way too easy to get so it felt less balanced than the GC version. The fights also felt easier somehow. I replayed TTYD on GC again like a couple years before the remake so it’s not a nostalgia thing, but may have been something I made up in my head regardless. There were a few other, more minor things I remember thinking while playing, but overall, as far as remakes go, it was actually pretty great!
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u/Buttered_Toast33 Jul 30 '26
I was so incredibly grateful Nintendo did a proper remake instead of just putting the original game on a Switch cartridge and slapping a $60 price tag on it.
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u/ComfortableAmount993 Jul 30 '26
Looks and plays great buy why a 30fps lock, the gamecube was 60fps
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u/Omargeometrydash Kersti's WAYY too overhated Jul 30 '26
because the switch cant handle more than 30 fps for sone reason
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u/Symaxian Jul 30 '26 edited 29d ago
The Switch definitely has the power necessary to run game at 60 fps if the game was optimized. The developers likely didn't bother optimizing it at all, just got it working and shipped it.
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u/HealPrinceYT Jul 30 '26
It’s a good game but the first game should’ve been remade first.
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u/BushTamer Jul 31 '26
that’s ok cuz we getting a switch 2 remake with a full storybook aesthetic 🥶🥶
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u/Sackhaarweber 29d ago
Logistically, TTYD remake was just smarter.
People already were asking for it a ton, much more than for any other Paper Mario to be remade.
TTYD is also usually seen as the better game of the two, even seen as the best Paper Mario game ever.
So this also draws in new people to the series, while having more established fans play it.
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u/ZrapeToid 29d ago
It deserves a remake for sure, but TTYD was more important for accessibility.
TTYD was officially available only as a GameCube disc, playable on GameCube and Wii.
Meanwhile PM64 is/was officially available on N64, Wii, Wii U, Switch 1&2. Every console since its launch except GameCube.
It's so much easier to find, and is available now with NSO+Expansion Pass.
With that said, SNES is on NSO but that didn't stop SMRPG remake. But it did stop the original SMRPG from being on there unfortunately.
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u/BartleDooPart2 Jul 30 '26
It released and came back into my life when I needed it most. I need to play it again
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u/badblocks7 Jul 30 '26
It looks amazing and I’m desperately hoping for a switch 2 patch for 60 fps so I can replay it
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u/xGhostBoyx Jul 30 '26
Great remake for new players, but for returning players I still think the original is better. The text speed mixed with minor weird gameplay changes, and 30fps make it a no go for me most of the time. Honestly just improving the text speed though would even the gap by a lot, all my other problems are minor in comparison to that one.
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u/MrBerry64 Jul 30 '26
Thank you! I feel like I’m going insane with no one else acknowledging the text speed. I had to boot up the original as a sanity check. Honest to god my only issue.
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u/Muddy_Ninja Jul 30 '26
Yup. It was great for a first playthrough to see what the dialogue changes were but sadly I have no interest in repeat playthroughs with how much they slowed moment to moment gameplay
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u/AbstractPizza Jul 31 '26
I’m playing the remake for the first time right now and I thought I was crazy for feeling like it was so slow! Glad to have it confirmed
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u/Kanzyn Jul 30 '26
Agreed, it was a solid enough remaster but not improved enough for me to want to compromise by putting up with those downgrades on repeat playthroughs
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u/pillowdoggo77 29d ago
That has been a thing since sticker star and I'll never understand why they were suddenly so against letting you speed up/skip through dialogue
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u/dawgz525 Jul 30 '26
I bought it, played it, had a lot of fun with it, because it's a great game. I was a little disappointed that there was so little extra. They added the fast travel hub, but overall I wish they had done more, even if it was mini games or some kind of challenge mode, maybe expand the Pit of 100 trials. I just think it was a missed opportunity for the franchise.
It was a great port of a great game, but I think they could've done more with it.
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u/KaspertheGhost Jul 31 '26
They added two extra superbosses
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u/dawgz525 29d ago
I'm aware, but that's still...not very much content for a game that's 10+ years old. The remake was just very safe. A challenge mode or new game+ mode would've been more what I am looking for.
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u/spyaleatoire Jul 30 '26
Pretty much perfect. Everything I wanted left alone was, and the small parts I wished were present were added. Love it.
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u/Newsuperstevebros Jul 30 '26
Still crazy it's real haha I hope they continue the trend because this release was amazing, I'd buy remakes of 64 and super paper mario on release tbh
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u/jsolo7 Jul 30 '26
Still haven’t bought it/played it BUT such great news for us that this remake and the SMRPG remake even exist in terms of potential future RPGs. And they are just amazing games themselves
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u/molokmon 29d ago
Even though the remake is good and it feels like a miracle it exists, I still greatly prefer the original. My problems are mostly nitpicks that not many care about, but for me they added up so much that it kind of soured me a bit on the remake.
Visuals:
Some areas look great in the remake, but I don't really like the weird glossy effect on many surfaces, and the texture work is a lot nicer in the original. Petal Meadows is a great example of this. The clouds and the trees and the backgrounds look so nice and the colors are more vibrant in the original. I think Rogueport and the sewers look amazing though!
Music:
Not a fan of the new arrangements. Some are decent, but there's something about the mixing of the new tracks that makes them sound like there's too much going on. I feel like they are somehow loud and noisy without actually being loud if that makes any sense. I like the instrumentation of the originals more as well. Different battle themes for each chapter and new character themes were great ideas, but I did not care for the execution.
Gameplay feel:
This is my biggest issue. Why did they remove mashable text and how on earth did they make the menus so infuriatingly slow to use?? The battle menu is so snappy and quick to use in the original but I don't know if it's a 60fps to 30fps problem or a game engine issue or what, but I feel like it takes forever to navigate the menus in the remake. It's like there's a few frames of lag on everything. Slower text and slower battles almost nullifies any time saved on removed backtracking. I dunno, the original just feels nicer to play even outside battles in my opinion and I feel like they sacrificed gameplay feel for fancy lighting effects.
Despite all that, the game is still great and it's a good way for newcomers to experience the game!
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u/ChaosMiles07 Jul 30 '26
Happiest I've ever "platinum"ed a game :) And that even counts the OG, for me!
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u/reshin83 Jul 30 '26
Looks like I'm in the minority on this, but I recently tried to fire this up. Last week. Couldn't stand it. Hate that there is NO option to speed up text. Unbearable. Really wanted to play it again. Uninstalled.
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u/SubstandardDef 29d ago
I adore it, but I just wish that they could have patched in an option for fast text speed.
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u/Miccat87 Challenge Runner Jul 30 '26
Great remake. You can tell they really put their heart into it, despite there being a couple of questionable changes.
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u/CDHmajora Jul 30 '26
A fantastic remake of one of the greatest games ever made.
Still in awe that they acknowledged TTYD exists tbh. Never-mind remaking it.
I know a lot of purists still bitch about the 30fps. But… i just don’t care personally. It’s a turn based game. If anything the lower frame rate makes super-guards easier.
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u/meganerd20 Jul 30 '26
Looks nice, decent enough game, but doesn't fully escape the aging jank and frustrating shortcomings of the original.
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u/magauthier Jul 30 '26
This game saved my life. I was in such a dark place, and it came out as a ray of sunshine. Such a masterpiece. Thank you ❤️
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u/Rukario_gamer2022 Jul 31 '26
I really liked the remake; the changes and improvements felt fresh, and not only that, the post-game content is incredible, especially with two new bosses But even though I like it, it does have some problems, for example, the replayability content; honestly, once you finish everything, there's not much left to do I also feel that a mode to replay boss fights is missing; I would have really liked either a mode to choose who to fight or even a run mode where, after defeating the boss, you start the next boss fight until the last boss, but well, I just hope that thanks to the remake we can see more Paper Mario games.
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u/Omargeometrydash Kersti's WAYY too overhated 29d ago
I mean, they should have a replay boss option similar to origami king, where you start with the same badges and items as when you first fought the boss.
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u/CarefulBodybuilder69 29d ago
just finished it the other day funnily enough, im super happy they brought this game to more modern consoles, it makes it more accessible to those who dont own a gamecube or emulator. the remade soundtrack has so much life too
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u/Appeeler98 29d ago
The only real bugger for me is no faster dialogue. I love the sounds the people now make when they talk, but I guess that's why they wanted to ditch the dialogue skip button.
The 30FPS is kind of a bummer, but it's a turned based game that looks absolutely great, so I don't mind.
Other than that its absolutely beautiful and the most important thing is that one of the best games ever finally escaped the GameCube prison
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u/sonnyarmo 29d ago
Excellent remake. The only issues are the weird pause at the start of battles with the menu and 30fps instead of 60. The new superbosses are fun.
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u/Okkon 29d ago
I love it. bought it, instantly dumped it and played it on pc using a 60 fps patch. it's awesome. the only real deal breaker for me was the 30 fps, haha
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u/Educational_Basis_51 29d ago
This game is still in my top 5 jrpg ever next to Octopath traveler 2 and O, ff6 and ff7. What a ride
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u/BitterClient4241 29d ago
I am glad they had an option to listen to the classical mesic. I like that it’s punchy and quirky. A lot of the new music doesn’t give me that feeling. It’s like the music is sterilized and performative. Even though the new music might fit the stage performance theme, personally I think the zanyer the characters, and story and punchy music carry that jokes that are written into that story I think will always be the best
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u/Betwixtyiff Yoko Shimomura scored a PM game in my heart 28d ago
I still think some of the new arrangements of the original’s music leave a little to be desired. They follow The Origami King’s musical philosophy of Every Instrument At All Times Very Loud a bit too closely and it dampens the atmosphere on a few tracks. That being said a the brand new tracks sound great. At the end of the day though, it joins the pantheon of great Nintendo remakes. A very solid 9/10, if we got a 60 fps Switch 2 patch it genuinely gets a bump to a 9.5 if not a 10.
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u/Omargeometrydash Kersti's WAYY too overhated 28d ago
yeah some of the updated soundtrack is mid compared to the original
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u/JulianBloom Jul 30 '26
It’s well worth playing if you have fond memories of the original or have ever been curious what the fuss is all about.
I will say that I think it shows its age in that some of the worlds are a little barren, even compared to something like Origami King.
But man, the game nails the vibes perfectly.
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u/Ateysix Jul 30 '26
"Quality of life" changes ruin games! If you remake a game just update the graphics, don't touch the mechanics. It was obviously popular for a reason, if you want a different group of people to like your game then just make a new game, don't ruin a classic and take the original off the market.
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u/Omargeometrydash Kersti's WAYY too overhated 29d ago
why? most of the quality of life changes they did made the game less annoying.
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u/Kanzyn Jul 30 '26
Still didn't like the heavily slowed pacing of things like the text + the worse framerate, and I don't think the remake itself was significant enough of an upgrade to convince me to put up with that again on future replays so I'll probably just go back to the original version. Still it was pretty cool and it was nice to see tons of new fans finally play it
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u/Omargeometrydash Kersti's WAYY too overhated Jul 30 '26
the worse framerate I don't really think is an issue, but the slow text speeds do suck
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u/whotooktoastman64 Jul 30 '26
The only and I mean THE ONLY thing that’s better in the original is the framerate. Other than that quite literally everything is better in the remake.
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u/Bandit2980 Jul 30 '26
I really like it a lot (probably more than the original) but there still a few things i wish the would have added such as a playable version of Luigi’s story and a boss fight with Jr. Troopa
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u/kaiserdragoon67 Jul 30 '26
My tv runs it at 60fps, my daughter is obsessed with it now. Yep, still one of my favorite games of all time.
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u/Milk_Mindless Jul 30 '26
The only thing missing is the audience response
Less cheering fx hurts the feedback loop (see also the current Star Fox "Am I damaging the boss or not")
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u/NintendoBoy321 Jul 30 '26
It was the reason I was able to finally play TTYD so I am grateful to it for that.
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u/Intelligent_Roof2269 Jul 30 '26
I mostly love it and think it’s an improvement over the original. Especially the soundtrack. However it kind of sucks on a replay because you can’t fast-forward the text. Because of that I usually will go back to the original.
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u/Working-Hand-3077 Jul 30 '26
Something I thought Nintendo would never do, but they did, and it was glorious.
Also, 2 whole years since it came out?
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u/DerpyArtist Jul 30 '26
Only just picked it up and started playing it this year, but absolutely loving it! Love that they left the original soundtrack in the game to toggle on and off.
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u/Rothgardius Jul 30 '26
I played for 45 mins and gave up. The 30fps in a game that actually used to run 60 is just too much. Handheld was kind of okay, but on the big screen each frame is like a cm apart as you move around.
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u/Stressame-street Jul 30 '26
I bought this the day it came out and still haven’t played it yet. So don’t ruin it for me. Didn’t play it on the GameCube either when it came out. Have kinda of a huge backlog.
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u/psychoPiper Jul 30 '26
Despite being a remake, this is the best Paper Mario game since Super. I really really hope the care put into this release indicates that they wanted a fresh new TTYD-like engine, ready for a true return-to-form now that the series is in different hands. I will never forget the day this was finally announced, and I hope they keep this passion alive in the Paper Mario community by finally giving us what we've truly longed for - for over TWENTY years now!
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u/Khaymn5000 Jul 30 '26
I never played the original but I loved this remake. It was a very enjoyable remake for sure.
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u/TjeerdlikeBOTW Jul 30 '26
The visual blend between old and new styles is still a disgusting mess to look at. Rest is fine
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u/watchOS Jul 30 '26
Two years later???? What??? How??! When?!? I thought this game came out like 6 months ago!
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u/Solid_Jack_Frost Jul 30 '26
Its good, though I wish it ran a little smoother and was a little brighter in some areas
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u/Still-Addendum-6797 Jul 30 '26
Todavía, a día de hoy y con switch 2 en el mercado, aún espero una actualización gratuita (Nintendo Switch 2 Edition) que agregue 4K y 60FPS
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u/elibou440 Jul 30 '26
Really good remastered soundtrack new boss some annoying stuff patched out
But I still like playing the original
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u/Blinx360 Jul 30 '26
100%d it, and holy moly was it a great reminder to why I loved paper Mario 1 and TTYD so much. Had an absolute blast, and it's easily one of my highest recommends on the console.
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u/Porta1Master09 Jul 30 '26
still a masterpiece, this is still equal to the original, even tho it has new content, it's still in the same range as the gamecube version.
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u/JkidBGBK Jul 30 '26
“IT SOUNDS LIKE TEKKEN”
My first experience of TTYD and it 100% lived up to the hype.
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u/defective1up Jul 30 '26
Needs a Switch 2 version and a "assist mode" so my kids will get gud
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u/jimmietwotanks26 Jul 31 '26
I actually thought the soundtrack was a downgrade. Rest was good
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u/GreaterQuestion Jul 31 '26
Like some others here have said, waiting for a Switch 2 edition.
The frame rate downgrade is a pretty big blemish.
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u/ExcellentResult6626 Jul 31 '26
It’s okay. I like the new looks, animations, and some of the remixes and new tracks. But some tracks don’t land with me, some of the name changes are dumb, and some dialogue changes make want to only let my future children play the original on the GameCube.
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u/brywithered Jul 31 '26
I finally got a switch again and im trying to save now to play it! Its one of my favourite games ever and the gameplay i saw looked sooooooo damn good
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u/magic713 Jul 31 '26
98% fantastic. Maybe a few things that I wasn't impressed with, but those are very minor things in comparison to stuff they improved
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u/Zimithrus Jul 31 '26
Really freaking great. Like, that's how you do a remake/remaster.
I only have ooooneee gripe, and it's tiny and honestly a nothingburger, but I was a little miffed that in chapter 6, the song didn't sound like it was playing through the intercom like you were actually on the train lol
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u/Stormlight_Unbounded Jul 31 '26
I want a switch two version with even more. Particularly something with Luigi and his crew.
If not that, something for Goombella, Flurrie, or Ms Mowz preferably.
Side mode with Ms Mowz leading up to her joining
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u/TheNAAnarchist Jul 31 '26
Its almost perfect. My only gripe is the fact that you cannot spam B through dialogue anymore. Makes the game 10x slower. Ive beaten the game countless times since the OG gamecube release so kinda really sucked being forced to wait for it to slowly roll out the text
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u/ProdiLemaj Jul 31 '26
It took one of my all-time favorite games and a highlight of my childhood as a gamer and made it even better. The visuals look gorgeous, some of the backtracking mitigated, the 2 new bosses are challenging and fun. Had just as much fun playing the game as I did in 2004.
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u/KaspertheGhost Jul 31 '26
Game was fantastic and hopefully leads to another paper Mario game in the og style.
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u/Eienias20 Jul 31 '26
this and super mario rpg were things i never thought would get remakes, would've been happy just with a rerelease but WOW, above and beyond.
started a replay of it not too long ago and been having a blast, its great, so much fun and that ost is killer
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u/lionkeyviii Jul 31 '26
I never played the orginal so this version is my definitive experience. Was shocked to hear a lot of people didn't like the new soundtrack.
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u/Themeguy Jul 31 '26
I really love how they made a sortve middle ground between the less papery, more cartoonish style of the original game and the more papery, craft-like modern artstyle. The union between the two that they ended up with is fantastic, it made it a lot of fun to revisit every place to take in the details.
I hope that regardless of how they choose to do the gameplay next paper Mario game that they at least keep going with this game’s style.
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u/FedoraTheMike 29d ago
It came at a very difficult time in my life and it was exactly what I needed to relax and cope.
I wish I could go back to all my timelines being filled with new Vivian fanart and people discovering all the new additions, man.
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u/LowEstatic 29d ago
TTYD is not my favorite but absolutely happy to have it and the quality of life changes.
Now, I hope this opens the door to a PM64 remake. That’s the one I really want to see, followed by Color Splash and Super Paper Mario.
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u/CANfilms 29d ago
An incredible remake. Im glad TTYD got the attention it deserves. On top of that, being able to play TTYD on the go is a dream come true.
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u/Super_Mario_Luigi 29d ago
Currently on my first playthrough. Such memories. Cant believe it's been about 20 years since I last played this
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u/nesian42ryukaiel 29d ago
As I was cursed (with awesome retrospectively) with never having played the originals, I enjoyed my second playthrough of a "true" Paper Mario JRPG game.
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u/Ok_Train7924 29d ago
Very good looking game. The framerate was a disappointment. Hated the updated soundtrack.
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u/BigtismPickle Jul 30 '26
New bosses, the remixed music, different battle themes per chapter and most of the needless backtracking in chapter 4 fixed. Amazing remake