A Move in the Right Direction | Paper Mario: The Origami King Retrospective

To conclude the Paper Mario retrospective, let's take a look at The Origami King. Taking a step back from the direction the previous two games took, Origami King reinvented the battle system to focus on puzzle-solving. Does it pan out in a better direction? That's what we're here to find out. ---- Vote on the first CloudConnection retrospective of 2022 here! https://strawpoll.com/uao67gbej ---- Subscribe! https://tinyurl.com/y8hebek3 Patreon:   / cloudconnection   Join the CloudConnection Discord!   / discord   I stream on Twitch!   / cloudconnection   Check out The Cloud Collection — buy some games and support this channel! https://www.nexus.gg/cloud ---- TIMECODES 00:00 — INTRO 02:13 — DEVELOPMENT 05:41 — GAMEPLAY AND BATTLE SYSTEM 12:45 — PARTNERS 15:51 — LEVELS AND CHAPTERS 21:48 — AESTHETICS 26:53 — STORY AND CHARACTERS 31:00 — CONCLUSION ---- SOURCES / RECOMMENDED READING: VentureBeat: Paper Mario: The Origami King revealed with July launch date (https://bit.ly/3IOfP7v) Game Informer: Paper Mario: The Origami King Folds Familiar Elements Into An All-New Adventure (https://bit.ly/3yqn5BI) Video Games Chronicle: Paper Mario's development team lays it all out (https://bit.ly/3m8sPuW) GamesRadar UK: Paper Mario: The Origami King developers talk origami influences, hidden Toads and celebrating Super Mario (https://bit.ly/3s8NpPM0) Video Games Chronicle: Paper Mario producer says it's 'undecided' if series will continue to move away from its RPG origins (https://bit.ly/3ytGmSI)