"A Delightful Rendition of a Historic Treasure": Super Mario RPG Review
Nintendo’s first-party overhaul remakes are a rarity, especially when it comes to Mario, which made the first announcement for the Nintendo Switch a welcome surprise. The new release is a complete soup-to-nuts rebuild of, the character’s first foray into turn-based RPGs, a format which would eventually lead to its better-known spiritual offshoots in the and series. Whether or not Squaresoft’s quirky classic can still match blows with contemporary turn-based offerings, it remains a delightful rendition of a historic treasure, packed with the same irreverently weird humor and novel gameplay as before.
introduced a slightly sarcastic edge to temper the generally saccharine and straightforward Mario mythos. In some ways, this game’s Mario evokes the work of Buster Keaton and other silent film stars, mutely gesturing as wildly as the tech allowed, frequently transforming into other characters to communicate with NPCs in something akin to charades. In a way, the game gave Mario a “voice” in spite of his lack of dialogue, effectively expressing his earnestness, heroism, and continued exasperation at surrounding events.
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In addition to the expected toads, goombas, koopa troopers, and the Princess – updated here as Peach instead of Toadstool, one of several name changes in the text – brought in a clutch of other characters and species unique to this entry. There’s the thieving rascal Croco, the cloud prince Mallow (once raised as a frog), and a roster of original beasts and bosses to trounce. Simply rediscovering the game’s bizarre flora and fauna is one of the best parts of this remake, which adds finer visual detail while sticking close to the
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