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Oh here's an obvious one I can't believe I didn't post before:

First I'll start off by saying that after a recent replay of Sticker Star I'll agree that one doesn't seem to hold up that much anymore. It's got some good levels and such but eh fine I'll agree it's the "worst" Paper Mario. Color Splash however? I'll defend the hell out of that game. Yes it kept most of Sticker Star's mechanics but eh I dunno I felt CS handled them better. Also I in general felt CS was a much better game and would go so far as to rank it alongside Super Paper Mario (a game that may not be an RPG like the older titles but it's still great). Huey was a very likable partner, it fixed issues I had with SS (for example I did think it was stupid Bowser never spoke in SS so having him and other villains be more talkative helped make the story more interesting), and I can only think of maybe one or two levels in CS I didn't like, while in SS there was probably an equal mix of "like vs didn't like."

And so far what I have played of Origami King (I'll confess I haven't beaten it just yet as of typing this comment) I'd go so far as to say it's the best of the "Tanabe era" Paper Mario games as it further fixes SS and CS's flaws (basic jumps and hammer aren't one time use items, and even if there's no XP the game makes up for it by giving coins a greater purpose and the accessories are basically just the return of badges), and delivers what is probably the best story in the series since the original trilogy of games.

Starting to look at the whole EGS thing going on and how it attracted its own shitstorm that to this day people still aren't liking EGS, I don't even have much care about Epic Game Store and it's exclusives. This doesn't mean I like the platform or anything but as far as everything goes in people going on about "REEEE China" and REEEE Gamers" over EGS, I'm honestly wondering what makes it any good or bad? The only bad I can even think of is that the timed exclusive thing makes it sound like a one trick pony that won't really get it much money in the long run compared to Steam unless EGS got its own solid following and people willing to buy titles on other platforms besides Steam. I hear the free games thing is what helps EGS stand out but even then, not much of the games have my interest nor do I feel they're worth getting if I already have them on Steam or GOG. The only good I heard of that I could likely get behind is EGS giving money to indy devs if the devs themselves don't have a solid backer and the like while still needing the capitol to make the game or if by using Unreal Engine 4/5, they make the game a timed exclusive but in turn don't have to pay licensing fees for the games they make with the engine and they get a good cut from whatever sales they make on EGS for the timed exclusive.

Granted at this point, I can't help but feel making a complaint about people liking or not liking EGS is stupid in of itself because at that point, why care about people going "No Steam, no buy" or "I like free games from Epic."

I think Luigii should be protaqonist insted of Merio.

SicklyVivian
The problem is not with EGS, but with Epic's transparent Chinese ties and predatory anti-consumer practices of buying out exclusivity of projects that were supposed to go on Steam. Nobody would've complained about store-exclusivity otherwise.

And the fact that years later EGS STILL LACKS BASIC FUNCTIONALITY fueled the fire some more.

If you gonna make your own sales platform and launcher, you need to make it at least have the same basic functionality all other launchers do, otherwise everyone is just going to point fingers at it and laugh, like they do now at EGS.

I personally believe that Mot from Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne is not the cheap, rage inducing super boss claim to be. If you've been paying attention to the Press Turn mechanic through the whole game then you'll quickly realise that the only defensive strategy is to spam Suku and Raku Kaju and you know what, even on hard mode Mot can't aim to save his life and despite him trying to cheese his way, he'll just waste all of his press turn.

Getting a proper team mate for the fight isn't hard either, just recruit Setanta (or was it Cu Culain?) from Yoyogi Park where all the fairies hangs out and you'll get your speedy character with Suku Kaja. If that's not enough, use a bunch of Mitamas to buff you speed and you'll be good to go.

Surtr gave me way more trouble because I'm apparently an idiot who can't both defend against fire and physical attacks in the same fight. XD