Each of the distinct regions you encounter is brimming with personality and some areas in particular are visually striking, from the autumn-themed second world to the little Vegas-style town hidden deep within a desert (which comes with some truly catchy music, incidentally). The same can be said for the world you’ll be exploring this time around. From the old tree you encounter near the start of the game who eventually ends up kicking off a large dance routine (don’t ask) to the hilarious trio of minions you encounter later who are trying to have a canned food party, the level of care and attention that’s clearly gone into making each of these secondary and tertiary characters appealing in their own right has to be admired. Naturally, other characters – such as bosses or those involved in side-quests – have personalities that are a little more fleshed out. Regardless of the situation, almost all of them will reward you with a funny one-liner that’ll usually get a chuckle out of you. Some of them have been turned into origami and have to be bashed with your hammer to flatten them out again, whereas others are simply hiding (or stuck) in various nooks and crannies and have to be freed. A good example of this is the hundreds of hidden Toads who are dotted around the world. Olivia is far from the only entertaining character in the game, practically everyone you encounter on your travels is comical in some respect. Outside of cut-scenes she’s usually fairly quiet – only throwing in the odd humorous comment every now and then – and she’ll only ever jump in with advice if you decide you’re stuck and summon her with the X button. There’s nothing worse than a companion who won’t shut up and this isn’t really the case here. Crucially, her conversations never outstay their welcome and she rarely gets in the way of the action. Thankfully, Olivia is one of the series’ better companions she’s an absolute delight to have around and her cheery, optimistic tone is a constant source of joy. The Paper Mario series is no stranger to companion characters, and since they’re with you all the time in a predominantly plot-based game their personalities are generally a key factor in making or breaking the experience. She’s mortified at what her brother has done and is certain she’ll be able to talk him out of it once she gets to him, so she joins forces with Mario and they both head out together. It's up to Mario (who's left behind on the ground) to figure out how to remove those streamers and get back inside the castle to give this crease-loving crackpot a boot right between the folds.Īccompanying you for most of your quest is Olivia, a little origami princess who happens to be King Olly’s sister. Not content with merely creating his own army of mind-controlled origami freaks, Olly then summons five huge coloured paper streamers and wraps them around Peach's Castle, lifting it high into the air.
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