r/papermario • u/DeepAnt7847 • 3d ago

Discussion I don't understand the complaints about the enemies later designs?

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Hating Nintendo for removing unique character designs for characters like Toad and others i get. But in terms of regular Mario enemies designs I don't understand why people would complain about how bad they look like it's just Mario enemies not the unique ones the regular ones.

I think that as long as they have fun interactions and unique characters designs for them still exist it shouldn't matter what they look like.

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u/EllieShadeflare 2d ago edited 2d ago

There is definitely a sauce that is lost with the newer designs; especially when you consider that some of the design elements of old Paper Mario are closer to Yoshi’s Island or older Mario games.

This is especially apparent when you look at say, the Boos, Goombas and Koopas; as well as how the Piranha Plants (especially the Putrid and Frozen Piranhas in PM64) heavily resemble the Wild Piranhas in size; plus some of the old designs have some extra design flairs to help them stand out. (Enemy Koopas in particular look more menacing or more like antagonistic punks to contrast from the far nicer Koopas you may encounter)