A very faithful remake of one of the most beloved SNES RPGs of its time that manages to retain the unique charming feel and experience that we all know and love.
Super Mario RPG for the Switch provides quality-of-life features and slight improvements enough to have a better experience over the original.
Graphically, the game uses improved 3D graphics but doesn't overdo it by keeping simplicity and colorfuness at bay. Performance is not the best with frame drops in certain areas of the game but nothing that deters from a great experience. Soundtrack was updated but you can switch to the original if you prefer. The game structure is basically unchanged with the same Mushroom Kingdom locales and fairly linear progression throughout the game's story. Dialogue between main characters and even regular NPCs is charming and fun, and adds to the world-building experience making this one of my favorite experiences in terms of interacting with the Mushroom Kingdom. Combat remains turn-based and follows the same formula but with certain improvements and additions that make things go faster and overall a more enjoyable time.
If you are familiar with RPGs in general, then this game will be a cakewalk in terms of difficulty. This is a good game to introduce players to the genre. Despite the lack of challenge, I still enjoyed my time with the game except perhaps with the last few sections of the game which are very combat-heavy. Huge thumbs up to Nintendo for reviving this game...odd choice considering it was not the biggest seller back in the day but I won't complain and I'm extremely happy that younger gamers will get to experience this charming RPG in a modern way.
Super Mario RPG for the Switch provides quality-of-life features and slight improvements enough to have a better experience over the original.
Graphically, the game uses improved 3D graphics but doesn't overdo it by keeping simplicity and colorfuness at bay. Performance is not the best with frame drops in certain areas of the game but nothing that deters from a great experience. Soundtrack was updated but you can switch to the original if you prefer. The game structure is basically unchanged with the same Mushroom Kingdom locales and fairly linear progression throughout the game's story. Dialogue between main characters and even regular NPCs is charming and fun, and adds to the world-building experience making this one of my favorite experiences in terms of interacting with the Mushroom Kingdom. Combat remains turn-based and follows the same formula but with certain improvements and additions that make things go faster and overall a more enjoyable time.
If you are familiar with RPGs in general, then this game will be a cakewalk in terms of difficulty. This is a good game to introduce players to the genre. Despite the lack of challenge, I still enjoyed my time with the game except perhaps with the last few sections of the game which are very combat-heavy. Huge thumbs up to Nintendo for reviving this game...odd choice considering it was not the biggest seller back in the day but I won't complain and I'm extremely happy that younger gamers will get to experience this charming RPG in a modern way.