+Before Mario enters the third area...
The sky darkens.
EDWIN: Guys? Is it just me, or is it way too quiet around here? I got a real bad feeling about this.
HUEY: I hear you, Edwin. This is like the time I caught someone mixing eggshell and flat paints!
EDWIN: So we all agree-
Suddenly, a...
STORY
+When Mario and co. arrive at the Scarlet Gate...
HUEY: Look at that, Mario and Edwin! You see what I mean by the power of paint? The Grand Paint Star did all of this by itself. Now the Scarlet Gate is as good as new!
+When Mario tries to open the gate, this time...
EDWIN: Uh, Huey? The...
CHAPTER 2
SUNGLOW RIDGE II
GAMEPLAY
+Instead of another Unfurl Block race, the first gap has a series of poles Mario needs to navigate with Edwin. This time, theres also moving spikes in the air.
+The tree with the second Unfurl Block glows a hint of red.
+The rolling logs inflict only 3...
PORT PRISMA CHAPTER 1- EPILOGUE
+After returning the Crimson GPS to the fountain...
HUEY: Finally! The Crimson Grand Paint Star is back in its rightful place. Its all thanks to you, Mario and Edwin! I dont know what wed do without you.
Mario gives a thumbs up, while Edwin is happy.
CRIMSON...
Pitholl and Cucleer are the bosses of Crimson Tower.
PITHOLL: Isnt it MAR-vel-OUSSS?! We found the Crimson Paint Star!
HUEY: Look! Its the Crimson Paint Star!
EDWIN: Uh, yeah. We can see that, Huey! But...its just like Aace said. Its asleep.
CUUCLEER: Pitholl! Look- its that Mario guy...
STORY
+After Mario and co. cross the first conveyor belt, a rumble is heard.
Suddenly, Morton bursts through the wall.
NEWCOMER! Morton
MORTON: So, uh...wait! Whyd the Master send me here again? I kind of forgot, after fighting all those hat wearers.
Morton thinks for a moment.
MORTON: OH YEAH...
CRIMSON TOWER II- INTERIOR
GAMEPLAY
+The first and third conveyor belts are gone. Replacing them are poles, requiring Edwin to pass the gaps.
OLD ENEMIES
Shy Guy
Slurp Guy
Boo
Boosketeer
NEW ENEMIES
Red Koopa
HP: 11
ATK: 4
DEF: 1
MARK: Koopaling
Blue Koopa
HP: 11
ATK: 3
DEF: 2
MARK: Musketeer...
CRIMSON TOWER II- EXTERIOR
STORY
+The trio of Chosen stand before our heroes.
CAPTAIN AHANT: Took you long enough, young man! In my day-
ROKKE T: Enough, Captain. The three Chosen hath assembled.
SPIRIDEMUS: Its time for these three guys to fulfill their destiny.
All three men enter their...
ROSHAMBO TEMPLE #1
GAMEPLAY
+Theres two different Rochambeau tournaments- Coin Prize and Card Prize.
++Like in the actual game, you can only enter Coin Prize Challenges as many times equal to the number of Mini Paint Stars and Grand Paint Stars Mario has collected. Alternatively, Mario can...
PORT PRISMA CHAPTER 1- II
STORY
SQUAD CAPTAIN: Attention, Staupp and Vinn! Report to Captain Cosso in Ruddy Road on the double!
STAUPP, VINN: Understood! Over and out!
Staupp and Vinn move out.
RUDDY ROAD II
STORY
COSSO: Roll call!
MICHELLE: 1
STAUPP: 2
VINN: 3
COSSO: All needed Red acolytes-...
BLOO BAY BEACH II
STORY
+When the trio returns back to Bloo Bay Beach, the Pianta is panicking.
PIANTA: Hey, Mario! That ship that set sail from the dock got shipwrecked!
EDWIN: Huh? You mean that old Pianta who was going to sail to the end of the world?
HUEY: Let's go check it out.
+Gazing at...
RUDDY ROAD II
CHARACTER CHANGE
Red Rescue Squad- i.imgur.com/bUZJjJu.png
Cosso
Michelle
Staupp
Vinn
Leelee
GAMEPLAY/STORY
+Rather than meeting the Purple Rescue Squad here, its Red Rescue Squads, Cosso.
COSSO: Greetings, Mario! Im Cosso, captain of the Red Rescue Squad.
Cosso heads over to...
The Mountain Guru is now a Brustache. In addition, someone else is visiting the Mountain Guru.
MOUNTAIN SAGE? [ i.imgur.com/ZO7GDAS.png ]: Ho ho! Well met, Mario! I am the Mountain Sage of Daffodil Peak, Spiridemus. But you can call me Deem. Just like that old Koopa who passed by here a little...
+Due to Kamek (and Kammy) having an altered role in the Recut, neither of them fly in the background while Mario uses the Unfurl Pipe.
+Instead, when Mario exits the next pipe, he runs into...Pitholl, Cucleer and three Boos, sparring.
PITHOLL: And THAT is how you use the element of SURPRISE...
STORY
+In addition to Toads, theres also Brustaches and Memphawks.
TOAD: Welcome to Daffodil Peak, home of the legendary Mountain Sage.
HUEY: A Mountain Sage! Thats one of those guys who knows everything, right?
Huey comes out of Mario, looking happy.
HUEY: Amazing! Did you hear that, guys? If...
DAFFODIL PEAK I
GAMEPLAY
+Some cliff stairs have been lowered. New soft poles are added instead, requiring Edwin.
OLD ENEMIES
Shy Guy
Boo
Green Koopa
Crazy Dayzee
NEW ENEMIES
Red Paratroopa (REVAMPED ENEMY)- i.imgur.com/7GASSQC.png
HP: 13
ATK: 6
DEF: 1 (flying); Jumping on Red Paratroopa makes...
SUNGLOW RIDGE I
STORY
+Rather than any Purple Rescue Members, Peppa T. is the one standing guard at the Scarlet Gate.
PEPPA T: Long time no see, Mario! Welcome to the Scarlet Gate! Though- its not so scarlet anymore...
Mario, Edwin, Huey and Peppa T gaze upon the monochromic megalith.
PEPPA T...
When Mario and co. reach the docks...
PIANTA BOY: Oh, Mario! Get a load of Captain Ahant!
PIANTA GIRL: Hes gonna sail to the edge of the world. In this tiny boat!
PIANTA WOMAN: I wonder whats at the edge of the world. Like, is it pretty?
CAPTAIN AHANT [ i.imgur.com/9NwDaT4.png ]: Quiet! This...
BLOO BAY BEACH
GAMEPLAY
+Some platforms leading to higher places are replaced with poles for Edwin.
OLD ENEMIES
Green Koopa
NEW ENEMIES
Cheep Cheep
HP: 8
ATK: 5
DEF: 0
MARK: None
Cutlad (RECUT ENEMY)- i.imgur.com/yqnlWeD.png
HP: 12
ATK: 5 (nose slash), 7 (nose thrust)
DEF: 0
MARK: Musketeer...
When talking to Peppa T after finding the other 4
PEPPA T: Roll call!
SUGA T: 1
CLARA T: 2
BEEYEW T: 3
WHITTIK T: 4
PEPPA T: And I make five! The familys all together again! See, honey? I got us through this crisis.
SUGA T: Good job, darling. Now Green Rescue Squad! Commence Operation Toad...
RESCUED RESCUE SQUAD MEMBERS
RESCUE 1 (paper ball toss): Clara T
CLARA T: t c ..t!
After Mario smooths out Clara T
CLARA T: They tossed me around without a second thought, like I was just some lousy white turnip!
Clara T salutes.
CLARA T: Clara T of the Green Rescue Squad, reporting for...
BATTLE CARDS (EARLY GAME PART C)
Iron Jump
Target: One, can jump on spiked enemies without injury
Damage: 7 > 1 > 1 > 1 > 1
Drill Jump
Target: One
Damage: 9, pierces Defense
Tornado Jump (NEW)
Target: One main target + splash damage on all air enemies)
Damage: 3 > 1 > 1 > 1 > 1 (main target)...
AZURE UNDERGROUND
GAMEPLAY
+The delay on the moving blocks has been reduced from 5 seconds to 3 seconds.
+2 of the 6 Green Rescue Squad locations have been replaced with normal cards.
++#2 (Swooper): A ? Block with a normal Jump Card.
++#3 (tape): 3 Worn-Out Hammer Cards.
+Some poles and soft...
PORT PRISMA CHAPTER 1- I
GAMEPLAY
+Merlon and a crystal ball replace the Toad at the garbage can, as well as the garbage can.
+Since Artifacts cannot be used/lost, Shady T instead permanently increases their effect by x1.3 for a price equal to double their rebuy value in the actual game...
CRIMSON TOWER I
STORY
When the duo of heroes and Edwin arrive at Crimson Tower
HUEY: Mario, I can smell a big load of paint beyond that gate!
EDWIN: My boss warned me against sniffing paint for too long.
HUEY: It smells like red paint. Way stronger than the red Mini Paint Stars that led us...
PARTNERS
+Partner field abilities are assigned to the Y Button. Huey Hints, meanwhile, are moved to Up on the D-Pad.
+To switch partners on the field, press Left or right on the D-Pad.
+In battle, Mario can switch partners before picking a card. However, there's a catch...
PARTNER ATTACKS
+The...
Rather than shoes in the bushes, Mario collects the Kids Hat.
http://i.imgur.com/o0t99Gn.jpg
The Underwear is replaced with the Kids Bag.
When Mario and Huey get to the tree, they see the Slurple kid clinging for dear life.
HUEY: That kids clinging to that dead tree! Hes stronger than he...
CHERRY LAKE
GAMEPLAY
On the final screen of the first visit, theres no water pouring onto Cherry Lakes final wheel. Instead, there are several hard poles attached to the wheel that require a new ability to pull 45 degrees.
OLD ENEMIES
Shy Guy
Slurp Guy
Boosketeer (replaces half the Slurp...
CHAPTER 1
RUDDY ROAD
OLD ENEMIES
Shy Guy
Slurp Guy
NEW ENEMIES
Green Koopa- i.imgur.com/pYzC1fi.png
HP: 8
ATK: 3
DEF: 1
MARK: None
+All of Green Koopas quotes are moved to Red Koopa. Meanwhile
QUOTE 1: Lets have a fun fight, Mario.
QUOTE 2: Make it clean.
QUOTE 3 (in shell): Im taking a...
When Mario opens the green door in the west part of town, he meets not a Goomba- but a Boo in refined swordsman garb.
BOO SWORDSMAN: HALT! Whats your business, colored knave?! Wait your mustache is almost as bushy as my instructors. Hmm FACE ME!
FORCED ENCOUNTER! BOOSKETEER...
(After the battle...)
HUEY: Color me impressed! Youre a natural, kid!
PEACH: Oh, poor Toadsworth... Everyone, a moment of silence, please...
A moment of silence.
Suddenly, someones stomach rumbles...
HUEY: OH, WOW. I guess Im hungrier than I thought. My bad.
Huey and Mario travel to...
+Mario, Peach and Toadsworth enter Town Square. Its completely quiet.
PEACH: Wow, this is a real ghost town. This cant be right. Are we sure this is Prisma Fountain?
TOADSWORTH: If memory serves me right, dear Princess, the fountain is...coughcough... a glorious rainbow of happiness and joy....
Well what are we waiting for? Let's begin this shindig!
DAY TITLE
NIGHT TITLE- http://i.imgur.com/dj194ph.jpg
PROLOGUE
Toadsworth is with Peach, rather than a generic Toad. He looks oddly sad, though.
Instead of another generic Toad, a Brustaches top is folded in a normal letter.
PORT...
Yes and no.
Yes- the previous topic was a prelude to prepare people for this topic. Also, to gauge their opinions on things including and beyond what other characters they'd like to see.
No- this topic covers stuff beyond the original promo material. That said, it will start out similar (due to...
OVERALL CHANGES
+Color Splash Recut makes more of an effort to restore all the missing staples of the Paper Mario RPG series, while also refining Color Splashs new ideas.
GENERAL GAMEPLAY
+Partners return. While they still have overworld moves for new/reworked puzzles, they provide passive...
LEGAL WAIVER
I, TYROREXDMZ (hereafter also referred to as DMZapp, I, my, and all first person pronouns) permanently and irrevocably waive any and all rights to Nintendo Co. Ltd (hereafter also referred to as "Nintendo", Nintendo of Japan, "them", "their" and "they") regarding MY IDEAS...
AND VOTING IS OVER!
+After a month of mild action, the voting season for main series characters in this alternate take on Color Splash is over! And the final results ARE!
Waluigi 5
Wario 5
Rosalina 4
Wart 4
Daisy 3
Mottley Bossblob 3
Pauline 2
King Bob-omb 2
Bouldergeist 2
King Boo 2
Polari 1...
FLASH ANNOUNCEMENT+ ONE FINAL PEEK FURTHER IN
24 hours left until the vote closes. If there are any main series characters you wish to see in this alternate version of Color Splash, yet have not expressed this, readers have until 11:59pm (almost 24 hours) to do so.
Also, I may have been...
QUICK UPDATE- CRUNCHED EDITION
+Just to avoid any "trouble", the full topic will not be uploaded until at least October 14th. In fact, due to the large scope of even the normal game, the Recut may take a significantly longer amount of time than expected. That said, I will still use a recent...
LEVEL PREVIEW (last one until full topic!)- ROCHAMBEAU TEMPLE #1
GAMEPLAY
+There's two different Rochambeau tournaments- Coin Prize and Card Prize.
++Like in the actual game, you can only enter Coin Prize Challenges as many times equal to the number of Mini Paint Stars and Grand Paint Stars...
MAIN SERIES CHARACTER ANNOUNCEMENT- LAST 7 DAYS EVENT!
+We are now 1 week away from when the vote for main series characters to be added in the Recut closes. We are also 2 weeks away from when the actual Color Splash releases. So let's look at the standings right now for each character. (Also, I...
MAIN SERIES CHARACTER
MARIO- The hero of the entire Super Mario Bros. franchise! You can't have Paper Mario without Paper Mario! (Well, technically you can, but...forget it.) Having dealt with a large assortment of enemies over the years, from Bowser, to Wart, to Bowser, to Tatanga, to Bowser...
REVAMPED CHARACTER
CAPTAIN BAABEAUSSA (Vellbex)- A pirate captain who mildly instills caution wherever she sails, Baabeaussa and her crew search high and low for treasures, bounties, rewards, and other fun stuff like that to finance the Vellbex back home. Let me tell you something- Baabeaussa...
BATTLE CARDS
NEW CARDS
+4 new cards in 3 levels, as well as 2 others, have been added. This is to make up for the removal of the multi-copy cards (Hammer x2, Worn Out Jump x5, etc.).
TORNADO JUMP
Creates a tornado hitting other air enemies.
TARGET: 1 main target, splash damage to all other air...
MAIN SERIES CHARACTER
PRINCESS TOADSTOOL: PEACH [ http://i.imgur.com/EMan8LW.png ]- The Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. In other words, she's really important. A lot of people find the Princess nice and pretty, such as Mario, Luigi, the Toads, the Piantas, Bowser, Edwin, Ganag, Ganag's mom...
REASSIGNED CONTROL SCHEME
Italics= unchanged
+A Button: Jump
+B Button: Hammer
+X Button: Paint Hammer
+Y Button: Partner ability
+D-Pad UP: Huey Hint
+D-Pad LEFT: Switch to older partner
+D-Pad RIGHT: Switch to newer partner
+D-Pad DOWN: Cutout
PAUSE MENU
+Status is moved to the bottom of the...