These five RPGs all borrow mechanics or features from Nintendo's iconic Paper Mario series and are must-plays.

Turn-based RPGs have been around since the ‘80s and have offered many different variations on combat. Since this genre is one of the oldest in video games, it’s become increasingly rare to see new ...

Matt Anderson (He/Him) is a Features Writer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He's been gaming as far back as four years old on the original PlayStation and writing in the industry for several years.

William Parks is a Game Rant editor from the USA. Upon graduating from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, William entered the realm of fine arts administration, ...

A real life interpretation of Paper Mario featuring flat world visuals, creative movement, and playful scenes. The video ...

How do I level up? Every time Mario defeats an enemy, it’ll drop Star Points – which is Paper Mario's equivalent of Experience Points (EXP). When Mario collects 100 Star Points, he levels up! Each ...

There are 35 Toads, 19 Not-Bottomless Holes, 5 Collectible Treasures, and 9 ? Blocks in Overlook Mountain. You’ll need to head up to Overlook Mountain to retrieve the Shell Stones you need to open the ...

Mario's down to finding just one more Crystal Star, but it isn't even on this planet. Mario and his comrades will have to enlist the support of a village of secretive bombs to get to, and dismantle, ...

Super Paper Mario from Nintendo and development studio Intelligent Systems is a 2D platformer, a 3D adventure, and depending upon how snooty you are about your qualifiers, a role-playing game, too.

Paper Mario: The Origami King is available now on Nintendo Switch, and it’s a cute, but sometimes punishing adventure in the classic Paper Mario style. It has fourth-wall-breaking humor, challenging ...

In the same VGC interview where Kensuke Tanabe said Nintendo wouldn't ignore casual players, the Paper Mario: The Origami King producer touched on the creative restrictions tied to the Paper Mario ...

Following in the footsteps of the first Paper Mario game for the Nintendo 64, and last year’s Mario & Luigi: Superstars for the Game Boy Advance, Paper Mario 2: The Thousand-Year Door has been a hotly ...