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Topic	About to start Super Mario RPG
Eab1990 07/23/20 4:39:56 AM #293:	SMRPG is definitely babby's first RPG (along with Pokemon, though they obviously have vastly different approaches and narratives), but I think it did well being a pioneer in that regard. Being one of the first games to come up with the concept of Timed Hits, otherwise known as Action Commands in other games, really does a lot to make turn-based combat more engaging in this and the RPGs to come, Mario or otherwise. For that reason alone, I place it in high regard, as I'm sure many others do. It's just way more satisfying to watch attacks get better through button commands, even if it's something as simple as "Mario jumps twice/hits twice with the hammer" or "Bowser catches Mario off the rebound and throws him at the enemy again". The issues with the narrative are justified, though I've never really thought it that way when playing through the game myself. It makes sense when viewed from the lens of playing future Mario RPGs, but when you look at this as the predecessor to all that, you give it a lot more leeway. Stuff like Star Hill lacking a boss fight is noticeable, sure, but Geno being a blank slate isn't all that different from, say, some partners getting the shaft in Paper Mario. On that note, personally, my Mario RPG history has been SMRPG --> M&LSS --> TTYD --> PM64, and I haven't ever gotten around to the rest. SS and TTYD were both unique enough to distinguish themselves from SMRPG, while the similarities were still apparent. Moreso for TTYD, since SS quickly goes off the rails after assembling the Beanstar pieces and really starts to feel like a completely new RPG following the plot twists. PM64, on the other hand, feels like a downgrade to me, since the mechanics don't feel as tight to me as TTYD, and the narrative feels blander than either game. I don't get the same feeling of nostalgia or leniency that I do with SMRPG. But I know some people prefer PM64 over TTYD, so it's probably due to the order I played them that has affected my judgment. --- OT's Resident Pink Hair/Imouto/Loliconnoisseur https://imgur.com/a/mnLdJ https://imgur.com/a/Q0PEJQD <cite>Eab1990 posted [p:942471000] in About to s... [t:78846858]...</cite> <quote>SMRPG is definitely babby's first RPG (along with Pokemon, though they obviously have vastly different approaches and narratives), but I think it did well being a pioneer in that regard. Being one of the first games to come up with the concept of Timed Hits, otherwise known as Action Commands in other games, really does a lot to make turn-based combat more engaging in this and the RPGs to come, Mario or otherwise. For that reason alone, I place it in high regard, as I'm sure many others do. It's just way more satisfying to watch attacks get better through button commands, even if it's something as simple as "Mario jumps twice/hits twice with the hammer" or "Bowser catches Mario off the rebound and throws him at the enemy again". The issues with the narrative are justified, though I've never really thought it that way when playing through the game myself. It makes sense when viewed from the lens of playing future Mario RPGs, but when you look at this as the predecessor to all that, you give it a lot more leeway. Stuff like Star Hill lacking a boss fight is noticeable, sure, but Geno being a blank slate isn't all that different from, say, some partners getting the shaft in Paper Mario. On that note, personally, my Mario RPG history has been SMRPG --> M&LSS --> TTYD --> PM64, and I haven't ever gotten around to the rest. SS and TTYD were both unique enough to distinguish themselves from SMRPG, while the similarities were still apparent. Moreso for TTYD, since SS quickly goes off the rails after assembling the Beanstar pieces and really starts to feel like a completely new RPG following the plot twists. PM64, on the other hand, feels like a downgrade to me, since the mechanics don't feel as tight to me as TTYD, and the narrative feels blander than either game. I don't get the same feeling of nostalgia or leniency that I do with SMRPG. But I know some people prefer PM64 over TTYD, so it's probably due to the order I played them that has affected my judgment. --- OT's Resident Pink Hair/Imouto/Loliconnoisseur https://imgur.com/a/mnLdJ https://imgur.com/a/Q0PEJQD</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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