Unpopular opinions about the Mario series

I didn't say there couldn't be any new ones but often times its like they create new characters for the sake of creating new characters. Which is counter productive.
 
Super Paper Mario is a good game (even without the dark, cult story).
 
^I agree, although the story is what makes it my favorite Mario RPG. I'd still enjoy it if the story was lighter, but my favorite RPG would probably be Superstar Saga or Bowser's Inside Story instead.
 
Fawful said:
Hotel Mario>Sticker Star

Both are bad but at least the former has humorous cutscenes.
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I feel I like I could make a joke out of this.

What's the difference between Hotel Mario and Sticker Star?

One is a despicable game, but with humorous dialogue, and the other is Hotel Mario!
 
Fawful said:
^I agree, although the story is what makes it my favorite Mario RPG. I'd still enjoy it if the story was lighter, but my favorite RPG would probably be Superstar Saga or Bowser's Inside Story instead.
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Another thing is that the story isn't as dark as people say it is. It had dark MOMENTS, sure, but it's not the overall darkest Nintendo game (that goes to Mother 3). Same thing applies (although I'm going off the topic a bit) to Zelda: Majora's Mask.
 
It would be more interesting if the "darkness" in Super Paper Mario was tongue-in-cheek.
 
Gardevoir said:
Jack Frost said:
Super Paper Mario is a good game (even without the dark, cult story).
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...how was that story dark
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Like I just said, it had dark moments, it's not really dark throughout. What I meant was that's what the cult thought.
 
Mario Party X said:
It would be more interesting if the "darkness" in Super Paper Mario was tongue-in-cheek.
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Instead it's all played straight and made more boring as a result.
 
Mario Party X said:
It would be more interesting if the "darkness" in Super Paper Mario was tongue-in-cheek.
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You mean if it had more dark humor? That would be good, but I wouldn't want it to go through the "d@mn 4th Choas Emerald, and try to play it for laughs (like "ooh we swore we funny")
 
Fawful said:
Hotel Mario>Sticker Star

Both are bad but at least the former has humorous cutscenes.
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Um, I don't think that would be totally unpopular: you're liking the game ironically, not because it's a good game or something you actually do like.
 
Jack Frost said:
Mario Party X said:
It would be more interesting if the "darkness" in Super Paper Mario was tongue-in-cheek.
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You mean if it had more dark humor? That would be good, but I wouldn't want it to go through the "d@mn 4th Choas Emerald, and try to play it for laughs (like "ooh we swore we funny")
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I mean, the darkness is really over-the-top. Like, the developers know how ridiculous it is to juxtapose the theme of Super Paper Mario with a Mario game, but they exaggerate it. I'm not saying dark and edgy or funny in an unintentional way, but in a way where they clearly didn't take it seriously.

Baby Luigi said:
Fawful said:
Hotel Mario>Sticker Star

Both are bad but at least the former has humorous cutscenes.
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Um, I don't think that would be totally unpopular: you're liking the game ironically, not because it's a good game or something you actually do like.
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Well, Sticker Star took some people's fathers' jobs at the factory...
 
Well it's kinda like saying you like Plan 9 from Outer Space more than you like, say, The Phantom Menace

It's possible you may enjoy that movie more because of its unintentional humor but....it just doesn't feel the same as unironically liking it.
 
Mcmadness said:
Mario Party X said:
It would be more interesting if the "darkness" in Super Paper Mario was tongue-in-cheek.
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Instead it's all played straight and made more boring as a result.
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I'm the opposite. When I was playing through it the first time, I loved the surprising dark twists it took here and there, was irritated that they didn't play Luigi's brainwashing straight, and felt like them going back and undoing both the obliteration of the Sammer Kingdom and Luvbi's sacrifice in the aftergame undermined both plotlines (of course, seeing as it's Mario it's not unexpected that there'd be a happy ending for everyone (except Nastasia), but still).

However, I also agree with this:
Jack Frost said:
Like I just said, it had dark moments, it's not really dark throughout. What I meant was that's what the cult thought.
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Other RPGs had some dark moments too. Midbus's death scene in BIS, Toads getting sucked dry by trees in PiT, all the shit Bowser goes through in M&L:SS, etc. In fact, TTYD measures up pretty well to SPM as far as dramic moments and storyarcs go. Grodus full-on threatened to kill Peach at the end, and then she got possessed by a demon and used as a puppet in the final battle (no different than Luigi in SPM), plus TEC died (for a little while, anyway, like Luvbi), peeped on Peach in the shower (not dark, but still not your typical Mario humour), and then there was that whole nude mission she had to go on. Mario getting his identity stolen and having his friends turn on him was pretty harsh too, the Grubba arc had its moments, and Vivian's plotline was nice and weighty for a Mario game (especially if you look at the uncensored one where her sisters were tormenting her over her transgender status, which is a very real issue people face).
 
Well that's fine and dandy. Me personally I couldn't stand it.
 
I think Bombette shouldn't have been featured in this...

http://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-celebrates-womens-history-month/
 
more like they shouldnt have featured samus

i'm sure anyone who actually gives a shit about both nintendo and women's rights would just be insulted by the memory of metroid other m
 
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