Paper Mario: Sticker Star

1. MasterOfMetroid

   Nov 13, 2012

   10

   Pure brilliance. This is the 4th entry in the Paper Mario series, and possible the best one yet. This game introduces an innovative stickerPure brilliance. This is the 4th entry in the Paper Mario series, and possible the best one yet. This game introduces an innovative sticker system that's a lot of fun to use. You collect stickers and use them to do various attacks on enemies. Very good use of 3d, and very good value. This game will keep you busy for weeks.… Expand

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2. MC_Swordchucks

   Jul 11, 2020

   9

   As an RPG, I would rate it about a 6, however this game is NOT an RPG. This game is actually an Action-Adventure game.
   
   As an action adventureAs an RPG, I would rate it about a 6, however this game is NOT an RPG. This game is actually an Action-Adventure game.
   
   As an action adventure game, it actually plays much like BotW in a weird way. The point isn't to mindlessly fight and level up in order to win.
   
   The point is to survive, explore, figure out puzzles, and make it to the next area.
   
   The only major flaw I have with this game is boss battles. They all pretty much end up the same way, spamming big stickers and/or specific stickers. The mini-boss fights can sometimes be fun or challenging.
   
   The writing is awesome, Kirsti reminds me of Spirit Tracks Zelda, and the level design is some of the best in any Paper Mario game.
   
   If you hate this game because it's a bad or mediocre RPG... Try it again with a new mindset. This is an Action-Adventure game.… Expand

   • 3 of 5 users found this helpful
4. PhoneTheo

   Sep 3, 2023

   8

   Honestly I don't think this game deserves so much hate. Yes it's not as good as the previous paper mario games but this game still manages toHonestly I don't think this game deserves so much hate. Yes it's not as good as the previous paper mario games but this game still manages to be fun and entertaining. The graphics are cool, the characters are good enough and the whole sticker gimick is interesting and not as annoying as people say. The only issue is the lack of EXP/Levels you really don't have a good incentive to fight because you lose stickers and barely earn much coins to make them worth.
   
   Other than that this game is really fun and definitely is worth your time.
   
   P.S I played this game as my first paper mario game so maybe that's why I didn't hate is as much.… Expand

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5. jmc600

   Aug 12, 2013

   5

   This game is bad, especially for a paper Mario title. This a bare bones RPG title, no level up system which makes battles annoying, the onlyThis game is bad, especially for a paper Mario title. This a bare bones RPG title, no level up system which makes battles annoying, the only use of coins is to buy stickers to waste on enemys that you don't really need to kill anyways hence the NEED of a level up system, a bad story, the fact I cant go through the game without going online consistenty, and pointless combat, deteriorate what is great combat and exploration… Expand

   • 5 of 10 users found this helpful
6. Zethor

   Aug 17, 2020

   4

   A true disappointment of a game, Sticker Star fails to realize the aspects that made its series great. It encourages frustrating mechanicsA true disappointment of a game, Sticker Star fails to realize the aspects that made its series great. It encourages frustrating mechanics paired with trial-and-error boss fights, combined with a complete lack of incentive to fight enemies, uninspired gameplay, and a joke of a story that just leaves the game feeling completely hollow and boring.… Expand

   • 2 of 3 users found this helpful
7. Campanella

   Mar 12, 2016

   2

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Paper Mario: Sticker Star is the fourth game in the Paper Mario series, and returns to the turn-based battle system of the first two games. Despite this, it couldn't be further from the earlier games in terms of quality.
   
   Unlike the first three games in the series, which had a heavy focus on story and characters, the plot in Sticker Star is practically nonexistent, instead on par with the main Mario games. Aside from the game's introduction and finale, almost nothing plot-relevant happens, and few levels have any sort of events at all. The main cast is minimal, only including Mario, Peach (who barely talks), Bowser (who doesn't talk), Kersti (a Navi-like companion), and Kamek and Bowser Jr. (who act as minibosses but only very rarely show up). The supporting cast consists almost entirely of Toads, all with the same base design and almost all of them using the standard red Toad design. If you liked the series for its story and characters, Sticker Star will disappoint you.
   
   Instead of chapters, there are now worlds with separate levels. As you explore, you solve puzzles, some of which require reorienting stickers used for the scenery. Many levels drag. Some levels introduce extra gimmicks, such as a raft you move by standing on its edges or multiple holes you can drop down, but these often only make levels more tedious, if not unnecessarily frustrating.
   
   While the game's graphics are great and environments have a distinct "papercraft"-like look to them, the world itself is bland and very formularic compared to the rest of the series. If you've played any of the main Mario games, you know what the worlds here are: grasslands, desert, forest, ice, jungle, lava. Combined with the lack of story, and the minimal events in general, the game ultimately feels very dull.
   
   Kersti, your partner character in this game, doesn't join you in battle but instead gives you hints if you press L. Most of her hints are either obvious, or outright useless, making this completely worthless.
   
   The battle system is turn-based again, but instead of having basic moves and gaining additional ones through equippable badges, EVERYTHING is based on stickers you've collected. Healing items? Stickers. Stat buffs? Stickers. Special attacks? Stickers. Your basic jump- and hammer attacks? Stickers. If you run out of stickers mid-fight, tough luck, because now you can't do anything. While the attacks themselves are fine, the fact you can end up UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING makes this system annoying at best and fundamentally broken at worst. Battles also no longer give EXP (as there's no leveling system), only coins (which you can get elsewhere) and maybe a sticker (which you can also get elsewhere far more reliably) if you're very lucky, making fighting anything not mandatory a waste of resources.
   
   Boss fights are more like puzzles than actual fights. You NEED to have a specific sticker, gotten by finding the corresponding item and turning it into a sticker, or you'll be unable to beat the bosses, as they often take little damage without using the right Thing sticker and have very high amounts of HP. Many of these stickers use more space in your sticker album than most, meaning you have less space for other stickers, meaning it's entirely possible to run out of stickers to attack with and have to start the entire boss fight over, especially early in the game.
   
   The only reason this game gets a 2 instead of a 0 is because of the graphics and the music - the soundtrack, unlike most of this game, is genuinely nice and has a consistent jazzy/big band style to it, though unfortunately there aren't quite as many memorable tracks as in the previous games.
   
   Overall, I cannot in good faith recommend this game. If you like turn-based RPGs, give the first two Paper Mario games a try instead if you haven't, or the Mario & Luigi series, and if you like action-adventures with occasional puzzles (which the overworld is closest to), you're better off playing Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, or one of the Super Mario Galaxy games.… Expand

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8. TreasureOrTrash

   Sep 8, 2023

   0

   Trash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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