Uploaded December 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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After such a long delay, here's a detailed summary of what I think about Paper Mario: Color Splash! Granted, it's not the game in the series I was hoping for, but it still has its own redeeming qualities.

This is my first ever video review of a video game, however, so you may want to take that into account.

Edit: Aggghh I forgot to mention the visuals! Well, I guess I don't have much to add, anyway. Like Sticker Star, most of the stuff you see was actually made with paper! Just about everything looks beautiful. That's something pretty much everyone agrees on. The animations are purposely not smooth like with Sticker Star, but they don't really bother me. It gets a little old sometimes, but not enough for me to outright hate them.

Want to skip forward to certain topics?
-Story: 0:33
-Level Variety: 2:34
-Characters: 3:23
-Writing: 4:39
-The Battle System: 5:10
-Experience/Overworld Enemies: 7:33
-Puzzles: 10:45
-Music: 12:49
-Replay Value: 13:48
-Conclusion: 15:05

Here's some of my favorite music from the game (spoilers):
-Red Level Theme: youtube.com/watch?v=8ED7PvghZKw
-Battle: youtube.com/watch?v=8wZSZG1ubUM
-Boss: youtube.com/watch?v=h-QT2gettEk
-Boss: youtube.com/watch?v=p_fTE-GO8L8
-Battle: youtube.com/watch?v=wwQ5sdBGsD8
-Boss: youtube.com/watch?v=_8oZmnfY078


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