Paper Mario: The Origami King Review
The Paper Mario series has strayed from its more classic roots, but thankfully there’s enough of a solid base to crease out a niche between action-platformer and RPG.
Face off against the Origami King and his army of paper invaders, team up with some extraordinary companions and master magical powers on your quest to save the world.
Date: | Region: | Platform: | Publisher: | Developer: |
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2020-07-17 | NSW | Nintendo | Nintendo Intelligent Systems |
The Paper Mario series has strayed from its more classic roots, but thankfully there’s enough of a solid base to crease out a niche between action-platformer and RPG.
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Our series providing audio-visual versions of our written content continues with Anna Marie Privitere’s review of Paper Mario: The Origami King on Nintendo Switch. Though the series has strayed from its more classic roots, there’s enough of a solid base to crease out a niche between action-platformer and RPG.
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