Nintendo’s upcoming Mario game could be one of its best

FEW franchises are more iconic than Nintendo’s Super Mario, and Switch fans have plenty of games from the stout plumber to enjoy.

When Nintendo announced that one of the most popular games in the series was coming to Nintendo Switch, fans couldn’t wait for the game to launch.

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We are just a few days away from the remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and players are still concerned as to whether the new game will live up to the original.

However, it seems there is no reason to worry as excellent reviews for the upcoming Paper Mario game have started flooding in.

Out of 61 critics’ reviews shown on review aggregate site Metacritic, The Thousand-Year Door has a score of 89, with the lowest rating being a very respectable 75.

Overall, it had six perfect 10/10 review scores, which has filled many potential players with hope.

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Sam Cawley from in their 10/10 review says: “Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door accomplishes what it sets out to do: remake and revamp a beloved Nintendo classic for a new audience on the Nintendo Switch.”

Even those who scored Paper Mario less than perfectly had amazing things to say about the game.

Logan Plant of gave Paper Mario a 9/10, saying: “Paper Mario has finally returned to its RPG roots with an amazingly loyal and visually dazzling remake of The Thousand-Year Door.

“Everything fans have been begging Nintendo to bring back is here, including a delightfully varied turn-based battle system with satisfying real-time elements and unique, lovable party members who are essential to both the story and gameplay.”

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Across the reviews, the main complaints revolve around wanting more quality-of-life options, though they all agree that what is available is an improvement over the original.

From reviews, it seems that Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is a great remake of a Nintendo classic, and fans won’t be disappointed.

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