Paper Mario Fans Should Look Out for The Outbound Ghost
When talking about Paper Mario, almost every fan of the series agrees on one thing — its new games aren't made the same way as they used to be. Ever since Super Paper Mario for the Nintendo Wii, the series has shifted far away from the first two titles, which has left many players to feel as if the classic RPG series will never be as great as it once was. Even though 2020's The Origami King has signaled shifting back to what the series had been remembered for in some ways, some of the gamers who grew up with the Nintendo 64 and GameCube titles have become game developers themselves since. As a result, multiple indie games have tried to capture the experience themselves in recent years. The Outbound Ghost is one of them.
The Outbound Ghost is public about its Paper Mario inspiration, yet it also features numerous features and uses art direction that takes advantage of current technological capabilities in ways that sets it apart from where it began. The indie game also doesn't chase Paper Mario too closely, making strides to stand out on its own with its own unique story and combat systems. Outbound Ghost uses its own charm to fill in the blanks of what Paper Mario leaves behind in the games that aim to come after it, ending up as a perfect blend of both nostalgia and new experiences.
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Paper Mario is arguably famously remembered for two reasons. For its simple yet engaging combat, and it's humorous and witty story that also knew how to be serious when events called for it. In particular, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door held incredibly deep storylines behind its jokes. Some parts of the GameCube classic dealt with events such as a ride on a
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