A pretty faithful remake of the original Mario RPG, this game adds some quality of life updates, modernised controls and an incredible graphical overhaul which looks absolutely stunning despite the occasional frame drops.
This game was always like "beginners Final Fantasy" with Mario elements thrown in to make the whole experience a comfortable transition. Alongside combat you will platform on an isometric plane, play mini games and solve puzzles, not unlike what you'd find in a traditional Mario game.
However most of the game is a turn based RPG with "Action Commands", basically you can't just choose a move, you have to perform a certain button action to make it perform to the fullest effect.
Despite this though, the game is a total breeze, it's super easy to get extremely powerful equipment which make your regular attacks just as devastating as the special moves. There's also quite a small number of special modes so elemental weaknesses are pretty rare.
This remake adds these super team attacks that go even further to make you completely unstoppable. There's no random encounters so the pacing is kept brisk, but the game can get mindless.
The story is very simple but the puppetry at work and the humourous dialogue keeps me interested in the plot. The musics great and the world is mostly fun to explore if very linear.
This game set a foundation for other games to follow and its a great entry point, but definitely a little bit too simple at times, with this remake not doing much to change that - 7/10
This game was always like "beginners Final Fantasy" with Mario elements thrown in to make the whole experience a comfortable transition. Alongside combat you will platform on an isometric plane, play mini games and solve puzzles, not unlike what you'd find in a traditional Mario game.
However most of the game is a turn based RPG with "Action Commands", basically you can't just choose a move, you have to perform a certain button action to make it perform to the fullest effect.
Despite this though, the game is a total breeze, it's super easy to get extremely powerful equipment which make your regular attacks just as devastating as the special moves. There's also quite a small number of special modes so elemental weaknesses are pretty rare.
This remake adds these super team attacks that go even further to make you completely unstoppable. There's no random encounters so the pacing is kept brisk, but the game can get mindless.
The story is very simple but the puppetry at work and the humourous dialogue keeps me interested in the plot. The musics great and the world is mostly fun to explore if very linear.
This game set a foundation for other games to follow and its a great entry point, but definitely a little bit too simple at times, with this remake not doing much to change that - 7/10