I need to get it out of my chest. I've been listening to this piece of music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKBNbyxcHRk
This game offers a tragedy story of the innocence of a child growing up to understand the value of life and how sacrifices must be made in order to preserve the beauty of it. For a "kids' game" that is such a profound lesson to learn, and it doesn't shy away from telling us how ethereal our life and how it can go off in the blink of an eye. The lessons of those who left us behind are carried until the last moment without backing up or surprise "hey I'm back" that often stories like to tell, this fuels even further the message and the meaning of those.
Mario Paper: The Origami King was in several levels a piece of art I would have never expected. It has one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard which compliments not only the game's rhythm and changes but also follows along the lore so well, once you merge the pieces of how the music assists not only the game but the lore it just gives it another meaning on how multiple teams, people can work on producing something so well integrated it is in another level.
Spoilers ahead
I mean it has been out for a while so... I'm not sure these count as spoilers, what I'm about to tell is in terms of the story and the characters, not the gameplay...
This song which corresponds to the last fight between Mario, Olivia and King Oly right away tells you about how heroic and important this fight is going to be, it will be the hardest battle you will have to face at this point, redemption is not an apparent option at this point so you will have to give it all. Mario surprisingly is not there to be the "Hero" we're used to see him as, he's merely a support character in this fight as the true battle lies between Olivia and King Oly. You can hear this song and find both Male and Female choruses contrasting each other through the piece, I personally choose to interpret that as a brother and sister fighting to bring back sanity to the kingdom, Olivia of course is torn apart by doing this as she loves her brother, however she cannot let down the valuable lessons learned through her journey and the sacrifice of his beloved friend. She knows she has to carry on and do what she must in order to restore balance and help Mario and the mushroom kingdom in undoing the atrocities his brother did...
Best Game? maybe not... A piece of Art? Absolutely in so many levels, everyone involved should be so proud of what they have achieved with it.
That being said... This is just my thoughts, my feelings, my opinions and you're completely on your rights to think differently. Perhaps the story is cheesy for you, or the gameplay mechanics take away the experience... I don't intend to invalidate your opinions or feelings against the game.
#PaperMario #PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing #Nintendo #Switch #NintentoSwitch #VideoGames #Games #GoodGames #GameLore #MarioBros
Portal GeekPop News
Angel Munoz
imikotoba 🏴❤️🇯🇵
SoyaCincau