Paper Mario: The Origami King is a delightful game with plenty of diverse ideas that falls just shy of greatness.


Paper Mario: The Origami King
2020 Nintendo79Good
Playtime
LongTypically 30 hours
Playable on
Available on
- $59.99
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Details
- Launch
- July 17, 2020
- Developer
- Intelligent Systems
- Publisher
- Nintendo
Overview

Join Mario and his new companion Olivia on a comedic adventure that will take you to the far corners of a papercraft world in Paper Mario: The Origami King on Nintendo Switch! Face off against the Origami King and his army of paper invaders, team up with some extraordinary companions and master magical powers on your quest to save the world. Unwrap an epic quest! Travel the land, repair the damage done by the Folded Soldiers and rescue Toads trapped in all manner of wacky scrapes! With the help of Olivia’s paper-folding powers, use the far-reaching 1,000 Fold Arms and other paper transformations to save those imprisoned by the Origami King’s henchmen, and help restore peace to the world. Put a stop to King Olly's plans by engaging in battles which will put both your tactical thinking and puzzle solving skills to the test – against his origami army, as well as humongous bosses under his command!
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Reception
- Metacritic80from 122 reviews
- OpenCritic77from 92 reviews
“Paper Mario: The Origami King is a charming Mario adventure marred by a difficult and tedious battle system.”
The best thing I can say about Paper Mario: The Origami King is that it has some major problems, but the story is great enough and so worth experiencing that it's worth trudging through the negatives to experience it at least once. Like a lot of first-time origami projects, it starts rough, but it's worth seeing through to the end.
As a longtime fan of the series, Paper Mario: The Origami King has its trademark humor and charm, but misses its appealing RPG gameplay.
Paper Mario: The Origami King is a wonderful new entry that helps sell the idea that trying new things was the right move.











