Neither is riding on your Yoshi, because then you have no jumping capabilities to speak of. You might be tempted to roll around on the ground, but I’ll tell you right now that’s not the same. There are a few other options for getting around, but I’ll tell you right now: They’re not as good. Well, unfortunately, the spindash does not make an appearance in TTYD. It was the best way to get around, and you could even get a badge to speed up your spinning. Press Z, and you’ll spindash your way to Star Haven. Anyone who’s played Paper Mario will know the spindash, and know it fondly. You’ll take no damage, and instead harm the enemy that tried attacking you – even if it’s one of those annoying flame bubbles! Since they’re trickier than the “mash all you can” stylish commands, I’m a big fan of Superguards, not that I can perform them reliably.Īnother piece of gameplay that is changed from PM64 to PM:TTYD is the spindash. By that, I mean that it’s Super-Hard to get a Superguard, but it’s also more rewarding and much more effective. Superguards are executed by pressing B during the inner half of the duration during which you could execute a normal Guard command. Superguards, as they’re called, give an extra challenge to those who think they’re too good for just merely pressing A around the right time. In addition to giving you more events in the form of Stylish commands, there’s a new special blocking system – because honestly, what good is huddling going to do you when Bowser breathes that rank breath on you? It just bothers me that they didn’t make some sort of caveat by which you would forfeit the action command bonus if you pressed A at the wrong time. However, my theory is that you could mash A all day and get every stylish command without any skill. Stylish commands are fun and make the combat even more exciting and interactive. The Thousand Year Door takes Action commands to an entirely new level: first, they add stylish commands, which are additional timing events that give you extra Star power from the ‘audience’ when you execute them correctly.
And if you pressed A at the wrong time, you wouldn’t get your bonus. In Paper Mario 64, action commands were only that.
Action commands are timing-based button presses that can increase your attack when stomping or whacking enemies, or increase your defense when huddling to avoid getting spikes jammed into your stomach. Before I explain why it’s good, I’m going to say why it’s bad – sometimes, hilariously so. Thousand Year Door does something a little bit interesting to the action command, which – in my opinion – is in overall, an improvement.
#PAPER MARIO THOUSAND YEAR DOOR PIT OF 100 TRIALS TIP SERIES#
I’m a big fan of Paper Mario on the N64, and for a long time, I thought, “Psh! TTYD can’t be anything as good as the first one.” Then I took the time to play the game, and I can honestly say that I want to keep playing it, even though I’ve finished it.įans of Paper Mario will know that the defining trait of the series is the action command. The last game I beat was Paper Mario, the Thousand Year Door (TTYD), for the Gamecube. The spikiest hair you’ll see in Thousand Year Door is that of a little Yoshi, or maybe a salty old bob-omb. The height of the drama, for me, was walking around as Peach – wearing no clothes. However, the Paper Mario series manages to pull off fun turn-based combat with none of those traits. Usually, RPG means a dramatic and drawn-out plot, intense and/or brooding spiky-haired heroes, and big numbers.
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