Preview: Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

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It’s only been a few days since I loaded my copy of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door onto my Nintendo Switch, but I’ve already played through the entirety of what I can cover in this preview, and let me tell you – it’s been a blast. The Thousand Year Door is one of my favourite, if not my absolute favourite, video game of all time. To see it remade on the Nintendo Switch is amazing, and while some like to grumble about paying full price for old games, Nintendo has done enough here I think to justify the price being charged.

The Paper Mario franchise is one of my favourites from Nintendo, although I have felt that more recent releases haven’t lived up to the first two titles in the series. Sure, the Origami King was a great title on its own, but it still lacked some of the great features I love to see in a Paper Mario game. With Paper Mario 64 available on Nintendo Switch Online, and now The Thousand Year Door coming to Nintendo Switch, I hope that the next new entry in the series goes back to these roots.

But enough blabbering about that – let’s talk about what I have seen so far. This is a game that remains true to its origins with a bunch of new, albeit minor, additions. The soundtrack has been completely overhauled, but still sounds amazing. For those looking to play with the original music from the GameCube version of the game, there is a sound badge you can (although I haven’t seen it yet) purchase and equip to give you the nostalgic music you might love. All that being said, the music here is phenomenal, and after playing the GameCube version a few months back, I prefer the new approach here on the Nintendo Switch!

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door has never been an overly complicated game, and in fact, some may call that one of the games faults. While nothing seems to be much harder here, it is worth noting that Nintendo has once again made age accessibility of their games a top priority. The game is fairly easy, but it can be a bit easier yet. Two brand