Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

 Switch
Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 106 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 102 out of 106
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 106
  3. Negative: 0 out of 106
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  1. GameSpew
    Jun 6, 2024
    70
    Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door looks great on Switch, making it exciting to move from one location to the next, each interesting in its own way. Its writing is brilliant, too, with some genuinely funny jokes that will have you grinning as you play. It's just a shame that its turn-based combat gets old quite fast, and is devoid of challenge.
  2. Dot Esports
    Jun 3, 2024
    70
    As a whole, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has a lot of top-quality entertainment to offer, but you will have to accept periods of frustration and tedium along the way.
  3. WellPlayed
    May 26, 2024
    65
    Where most Mario games will leave a smiling impression between bouts of frustration, this Paper Mario entry wants you to be laughing out loud as well. I’m just worried that the humour might not carry everyone to the finish line in light of repetition, laborious backtracking and uninteresting combat. But there’s no denying that this remake is polished to the smoothest presentable sheen, leaving a first impression I still love, even though it burned me out long before the credits.
  5. Eurogamer Portugal
    May 21, 2024
    60
    Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door exudes charm in every block of paper and cardboard, with multiple secrets, combats and puzzles around every corner; but absurd backtracking and low difficulty spoil the experience.
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  1. 3DJuegos
    May 21, 2024
    Even 20 years later, this Paper Mario game may still be considered as one of the best in the series (if not the best), and this visual remake shows that. [Recommended]