Never before have I had such a turn around with a game. I remember first seeing this and not being interested because of the look and feel I was getting from it. But after all the praise I was seeing I decided to give Bug Fables a go. I'm so glad I did as this is one of the best RPGs I've played. Period.

Bug Fables knows what it means to be a Paper Mario game while also improving upon so much of what the first two games did. The combat feels even more in depth than Paper Mario ever did. It forces you to use all three party members to your advantage and really strategize. This game may be cute and seem geared towards kids in many ways. But the turns the narrative takes and the challenge combat provides (especially on hard) shows that this is a game for both newcomers and people who grew up with the series that inspired it.

I love the world of this game. Moonsprout crafted a world with way more than meets the eye at first glance. I love all the characters you encounter and their designs. It all feels just like a popup book and the way the artstyle seems to mix the N64 PM style with the more clean look of TTYD is just beautiful and grew on me more and more. The lore reminds me lots of Kirby where there's plenty of dark secrets to be found if you go looking... or even if you don't.

Overall I could go on and on about how good this game is. Honestly go watch Arlo's review if you want a full look at it all. But you don't need me to tell you that this is an amazing successor to PM. Despite some roughness to the look and design of some areas and traversing them... this is a magnificent game worth the money no doubt. PLAY. THIS. NOW.