Luke Deunida (LOLMaster12)

I just beat the game yesterday and oh my god it was a blast from start to finish! I played Kingdom Battle back in 2017 and I played it not thinking I'd ever like the idea of a Mario crossover with Rabbids, and with guns. After beating Kingdom Battle my opinion changed and many people seemed to like it as well. That just shows how Ubisoft and Nintendo made this work. Now in 2022 with the sequel being Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is easily much better than the first. The story is well written I'd say and the cutscenes and animations were great. I really like the overworld stuff and that it's open world in a way and also not completely linear which was present in Kingdom Battle. The combat system of the sequel is much better. I like how we freely move at 360 degrees while Kingdom Battle had the grid, and the best part is you can do much more with this one. You can feel free to move around pretty much most of the time and it let's you make some quick last minute changes to your hero's position if needed. The only time you can't move is after you shoot an enemy which kind of sucks, but that's how the game works. Team jumping is much better with Beep-o acting as a mini helicopter to fly you a little bit further although I have no idea how he can carry Bowser. You can still dash as well which feels awkward but also hilarious because of the 360 degree movement. Lastly, Sparks are very interesting. I'm bummed we don't get secondary weapon slots but some Sparks act like secondaries so it's all good. Sparks can attack nearby enemies, support your heroes, and enhance your primary attacks. Overall I think this game is a massive upgrade from the first. They took what was good and made it all better. The combat system, the overworld, and the graphics. The characters are fun too which I'll briefly mention: Mario is an allrounder, Luigi is the sniper and definitely the best character, Peach is a protector, Rabbid Mario is a up close and personal brawler, Rabbid Luigi weakens enemies, Rabbid Peach is a healer, Edge is a Blade master, Rabbid Rosalina is the Demotivator, and Bowser is basically a tank who has AoE (area of effect) attacks. All of them are unique and versatile. The gameplay is outsanding which makes a good game. So now Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is easily one of my 5 favorite games in 2022.

This game looks beautiful, has great music, and it's been remastered. It's probably a top 10 Sonic Game but it's number 1 for me!

My first game and my favorite one in the series! I did play Bowser's Inside Story after beating this game but this is the peak of the series. The creativity behind the game is amazing. Great music, probably the best set of Bros. Attacks, and you can explore Luigi's freaking dreams. Sure exploring Bowser's......insides was also creative but the variety of the environment in where Luigi sleeps is much better and more lively. It's not a perfect game considering the forced tutorials but for a new player like me I didn't mind them too much until starting hard mode. The bosses after you get Bros. Attacks are really fun and original kind of fights. Giant Battles are also amazing except it doesn't matter what level you are everything does a set amount of damage and you get no exp from Giant Battles bu overall it's a fun game. The areas are well done and have a lot of effort put into them. Dreambert is a good character well done in his story and his motives. He is the prince of Pillo Island who wants to help save his people after they get petrified in nightmare chunks by Antasma who is the game's 2nd main villain after Bowser but probably the main villain since Bowser doesn't appear in the story until a bit later. Nintendo and Alphadream really went beyond my expectation playing this game!

This is definitely the best Paper Mario game in the last decade. It's definitely better than Sticker Star and Color Splash, probably just as good or better than Super Paper Mario, and definitely not as good as the original or Thousand Year Door. Removing "Things" is probably the best thing they done. While this isn't like the RPG we used to love, they're getting better now. The story is amazing we got some unique characters and Bowser isn't the main villain. Bobby is my favorite partner but seeing his death to save Olivia was super emotional. The final boss is great despite the fact everything you do does a set amount of damage instead of getting exp. By itself it's a really good game but compared to the series it's probably like the 4th best really only being better than Sticker Star and Color Splash.

Second favorite after Dream Team. Oh you wanted more? Well after Dream Team I decided to play it's predecessor and I had a blast. Not as much as Dream Team because Dream Team is what got me into the series but for new players this would be the second one in the series I would recommend. Keep in mind this is just my opinion I know people like BIS more than DT and it's ok it just means I didn't like it as much as you guys did.

It's not the worst game ever but it definitely one of the worst ones. When this was first announced I was hoping that they would do a lot to make this crossover good... We got none of that. Yes the inclusion of Paper Mario is cool but other than that it's just a pretty generic story for Peach getting kidnapped by Bowser and that's one of my many problems with this game. Paper Jam introduces no unique and original characters I think that Paper Toads were the reason for this. They were so annoying in Sticker Star (the worst Paper Mario game by far don't try to prove me wrong) and seeing them again pisses me off even more. Second almost all of the bosses are really basic and unmemorable. The only actual original boss there were Charging Chucks but that's the extent of it. Third the Papercraft battles are just discount Giant Battles. You can say Dream Team just copied from Bowser's Inside Story but the difference is that Dream Team still make it work. I get they tried something new but it's was underwhelming. Fourth this game's areas are way too big and spacious which most people won't care about once they get dash socks but it's noticeable. Finally my last reason for why this game sucks is that Nintendo committed the biggest crime forever in the history of Mario & Luigi, didn't make Paper Luigi playable. You might think this is just biased but I swear it's a missed opportunity. I get they made X do the emergency block in battles and in the overworld it's used for a dash but they could've mapped it to the ZR or ZL buttons especially since the New Nintendo 3DS came out before it and so they could've made Paper Luigi use Y. I can imagine how funny it is that he's the only one in your party to actually have dialogue while the other three don't. These five things are my main problems with Paper Jam and there are definitely other flaws with this game.

As a big fan of Luigi. I had so much fun playing the 3rd game. It has stunning graphics that make it look like a PS5 game. The music is so well done. Catching ghosts feels so much more exciting with the slamming even though people complain about it. I played the other two games before this game and they were both so good. Dark Moon was the first game of the series I had and it amazing and one day my cousin let me play the original on his GameCube and even though it was a launch title and didn't do too well on the GameCube by itself, after that it's been a very popular series. I never thought the day would come that we would get a 3rd entry. I never believed it was gonna happen. Since the Simon and Richter trailer for Smash Ultimate I saw the new Poltergust and I didn't actually think too much about it because I was triggered Luigi died in that very same trailer which I'm still pissed about today. I popped off when it was announced for a 2019 release. My hype for this game never died and once we got an E3 trailer I knew I would enjoy it just like the old days. Once I saw the release date was Halloween I didn't go anywhere but my local game store and was no joke the first person in there to buy the game. Seeing it in HD was amazing. It also fixed the problem people had with Dark Moon and it reintroduced the Dark Light Device from Dark Moon and gave it unlimited power now and it introduced slamming, burst, suction shot, and super suction. I don't think I would be into Mario games if it weren't for his green and far more superior brother, Luigi. Luigi is my absolute favorite Mario and video game character and I won't change it.