Paper Mario Sticker Star: Difference between revisions

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* [[Art Evolution]]: A mild case. Environments seem to be even more paper-y than usual, with the water appearing to be made out of construction paper with a watery flow to it, and a lot of the terrain and buildings being made of cardboard. The characters look pretty much the same, although several enemies have been updated to resemble their designs from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' and onwards.

** The paper-y parts extend to gameplay: one of Mario's special attacks is ''Scissors''.

** The whole game reverts to the original's more story-book like presentation and combines it with [[Super Paper Mario]] 's graphical fidelity and platforming.

* [[Big Bad]]: Bowser, marking his return to this role after becoming a goofy side villain in the second game and one of the main heroes in the third.

* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: Unlike in past games, the characters know that they're paper characters in a paper world. And they won't ''shut up'' about it.

* [[The Bus Came Back]]: [[Super Mario Bros. 2|Ninjis]] and [[Super Mario World|Bony Beetles]] make their first appearances in decades.

* [[The Cameo]]: Despite original ''Paper Mario'' characters being [[Exiled From Continuity]] by order of an executive mandate, Goombella and Parakarry were snuck in via letters written by them that can be found in a pile of trash.

* [[Catchphrase]]: "Stay perky" for Decalburg's Sling-a-Thing Toad.

* [[Cool Shades]]: The Cooligans rock a pair, much like they did in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.

* [[Cute Giant]]: Wiggler is a lot bigger than most members of his species, and completely dwarfs Mario and Kersti. It doesn't stop him from being lovable and adorable, though!

* [[Death of a Thousand Cuts]]: The Infinijump Stickers. They each deal a paltry 1 damage... but that 1 damage can stack ''a hundred times''. With patience and proper timing, you can kill any miniboss and shave off a huge chunk of a boss's health with just one Infinijump.

* [[Escort Mission]]: One level in World 1 forces you to walk a Green Toad back to Decalburg, and if you two get separated or he gets attacked by an enemy, he'll book it back to where you found him. You also have to escort Wiggler's missing segments back to his tree house in World 3, but thankfully they'll stick with you no matter if you're attacked or separated from them... though it comes at the cost of them booking it for another level once you beat the one you found them in.

* [[Gotta Catch Em All]]: To beat the Enigmansion, you'll have to hunt down all 100 Boos that escaped from the steward's special book. Thankfully a huge chunk of them will be captured all at once, but you still have to look through every nook and cranny in pursuit of the escaped Boos.

* [[Green Hill Zone]]: World 1, [[Sarcasm Mode|shockingly enough]].

* [[The Heavy]]: Bowser is the main villain, but Kamek is the one running around and causing trouble on his behalf.

* [[Jerkass]]: Kersti's first scene is her unfairly blaming Mario for the destruction of the Sticker Comet, and when he explains that it was Bowser's doing, [[Insane Troll Logic|she accuses him of ducking responsibility and passing the blame onto others]]. She gets ''a little'' better later on, but is still very snarky and snippy for the most part.

* [[Last Lousy Point]]: As fun as the Enigmansion is, it can be frustrating to find the last Boo or two you're missing, because you ''will'' overlook one. The question is, which will it be?

* [[Lethal Lava Land]]: Late into world 5, it goes from a tropical jungle to more of a volcanic setting.

* [[Lighter and Softer]]: The second and third ''Paper Mario'' games had darker stories that culminated in {{spoiler|a demon possessing Peach}} and {{spoiler|the attempted destruction of reality itself}}. This game's a lot more light-hearted and has more of a typical "save Peach from Bowser" kind of plot.

** Megasparkle Goomba is ultimately a giant sheet of Paper Goombas bunched together. {{spoiler|By using the Scissors, you cut them into individual pieces and focus down the single Goomba controlling them. Alternatively, the fan lets you blow them all away.}}

** Tower Power Pokey is fought in an ancient baseball field, and all of his body segments are perfectly spherical. {{spoiler|ergo, treat him like a bunch of overgrown baseballs and bat his segments away.}}

* [[Marathon Boss]]: If you don't want to use a boss's weakness [[Guide Dang It|(or don't even know what it ''is'')]], you're in for a slog. Save for Megasparkle Goomba's respectable 90 HP, they've got ''ridiculous'' triple digit health pools to eat through, and will half or even quarter all damage dealt to them. They're just as much an exercise in patience as they are in skill.

* [[The Monolith]]: One [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs3Z01IAmqE gameplay segment] shows a giant paper electric fan slowly rise up and blow away a large stack of goombas as a [[Suspiciously Similar Song]] version of [[Also Sprach Zarathustra]] plays.

* [[Mythology Gag]]: Gooper Blooper's gotten a bit of a makeover in this game, with darker purple-colored skin and yellow eyes. It's a subtle nod to how he appeared in the beta version of ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', where he was a dark navy color with yellow eyes instead of a more traditional Blooper color scheme.

* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]: Unlike in past ''Paper Mario'' games, friendly NPC's will crumple up when you smack them with your hammer. One of the missing Toads at the beginning of the game is also hiding under a mat, and will scream in pain if you hammer him.

* [[Wake Up Call Boss]]: Megasparkle Goomba. The first bosses in the first two ''Paper Mario'' games had 20 HP. This guy? '''''90''''', and your attacks do half their total damage against him. If you don't want to burn through most of your stickers fighting him, you'll need his weakness {{spoiler|(the Fan or Scissors)}} to cut through most of his health. This is the ideal strategy for ''every'' boss, and they only get harder from here.

* [[You Dirty Rat]]: Scaredy Rats, red-eyed skull-like rats that roam the Enigmansion. They're quick on their feet and like to appear in cramped hallways that make them hard to avoid, and they're more than happy to try and steal your stickers in battle.