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Game entry

Paper Mario

2000 · RPG, JRPG, Action RPG, Action-adventure · Nintendo 64, Wii, Wii U · Nintendo

Paper Mario is ranked no. 481 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,696 and 67% of duels won.

World rank

no. 481

ELO score

1,696

Wins

67%

Duels played

140

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About Paper Mario

Paper Mario, a turn-based JRPG entry in the Mario franchise with a paper-based aesthetic and platforming elements, sees the titular character working his way through the Mushroom Kingdom's diverse locales and biomes, meeting its inhabitants, fighthing unruly enemies and recruiting an array of companions in order to once again save Princess Peach from the clutches of the evil Koopa King Bowser.

The community says

I'll admit my bias upfront, I've always preferred turn based charm over open world scale, so seeing this matched against Red Dead Redemption or Witcher 3 just…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,696 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The games Paper Mario sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 478 Total Annihilation 1,698
  2. 479 Mirror's Edge 1,697
  3. 480 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 1,696
  4. 481 Paper Mario 1,696
  5. 482 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition 1,696
  6. 483 The Witcher 1,695
  7. 484 Astro's Playroom 1,695

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  1. prohaska_geraldine

    I'll admit my bias upfront, I've always preferred turn based charm over open world scale, so seeing this matched against Red Dead Redemption or Witcher 3 just confirms what I already believed

  2. CoopPilot2007

    I keep seeing this pop up against Red Dead Redemption and I just don't get the logic behind it... two totally different scopes of game

    IronKid2

    no c yo diria q el humor envejecio mejor q el combate, la primera vez que lo jugué me reí bastante

    Aaron_85

    Replying to Silent_Bazin

    Me pasa algo parecido con esas charlas familiares, aunque no sé si el humor envejece igual para todos, quizás depende mucho de con quién lo viviste en su momento.

    Silent_Bazin

    Replying to IronKid2

    Le rebond sur l'humour me rappelle mes soirées ratées à essayer d'expliquer les blagues à mon frère qui zappait tout.

  3. VinylOwl

    honestly putting this against Red Dead Redemption feels like a category error, one is a small charming rpg and the other is a massive open world epic

    SilentKid2003

    Comparé aux mondes ouverts qu'on lui oppose souvent, il joue clairement une autre partition...

    Quest_Lamy

    Vu ce qu'on lui oppose, le vrai souci reste le rythme des combats, jamais évoqué ici.

  4. Puente51

    No tiene sentido enfrentarlo a The Witcher 3 en escala, pero en ingenio de combate le gana fácil

    NeonKnight12

    Le combat garde une vraie identité, c'est suffisant pour justifier ses victoires contre Diablo II.

  5. FrameKid

    jugué esto cuando era mas chico en casa de un primo, no me acuerdo bien de casi nada del juego pero si me acuerdo que nos reiamos mucho con los dialogos, eso se me quedo grabado mas que cualquier boss

    meza_dario

    jugué esto con mi hermano y la verdad el sistema de dialogos no era tan memorable como dicen acá

    NovaRex2

    Replying to meza_dario

    Pourquoi opposer sans arrêt les dialogues au combat comme si l'un devait forcément perdre face à l'autre dans ce classement

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