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''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' has received generally positive reviews from professional critics, scoring a 76 based on 65 critics on Metacritic<ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/mario-and-luigi-paper-jam|title=''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''|publisher=Metacritic|language=en|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref> and a 76.70% based on 44 reviews in GameRankings.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20150906122450/http://www.gamerankings.com/3ds/168675-mario-and-luigi-paper-jam/index.html|title=''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''|language=en|publisher=GameRankings|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref> General praise has been given out to the battle system, gameplay, and the humor, as well as removing the amount of tutorials present in the game's predecessor, ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', though it has been criticized for the simple story and playing too safe for the franchise, as critics felt that the game lacked in originality in comparison to its predecessors, such as the lack of original characters outside of the paper characters, and that it didn't make enough use of its premise as a crossover with ''Paper Mario''. Lee Garbutt from God is a Geek, writer of one of the more positive reviews, giving the game a 9/10, praised the game's battle combat and the humor though stated that the game was too simple for hardcore JRPG fans and the amiibo implementation was superfluous.<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=Garbutt, Lee|date=November 30, 2015)|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20151201172039/http://www.godisageek.com/reviews/mario-and-luigi-paper-jam-bros-review|title=''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' Bros. Review|publisher=God is a Geek|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref> Daan Koopman of Nintendo World report gave the game a 7.5/10. He called the game "cute" and praised the interactions between the characters, but criticized the pacing in the review, highlighting the Toad Rescue missions being the primary problem of being too excessive.<ref>{{cite|author=Koopman, Daan|date=November 30, 2015|url=www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/41577/mario-n-luigi-paper-jam-bros-3ds-review|title=''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' Bros. (3DS) Review|publisher=Nintendo World Report|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref> On a more critical note, Mark Brown of Pocket Gamer UK gave the game a 6/10, criticizing the game for being too safe and also lamenting the lack of a diverse cast of characters, and failing to live up to the standards set by preceding games, though he notes how some charm is left and that the gameplay is fun.<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=Brown, Mark|date=November 30, 2015|url=www.pocketgamer.com/mario-luigi-paper-jam/mario-luigi-paper-jam-bros-a-paper-thin-experience|title=''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' Review|publisher=Pocket Gamer|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref> | ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' has received generally positive reviews from professional critics, scoring a 76 based on 65 critics on Metacritic<ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/mario-and-luigi-paper-jam|title=''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''|publisher=Metacritic|language=en|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref> and a 76.70% based on 44 reviews in GameRankings.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20150906122450/http://www.gamerankings.com/3ds/168675-mario-and-luigi-paper-jam/index.html|title=''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''|language=en|publisher=GameRankings|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref> General praise has been given out to the battle system, gameplay, and the humor, as well as removing the amount of tutorials present in the game's predecessor, ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', though it has been criticized for the simple story and playing too safe for the franchise, as critics felt that the game lacked in originality in comparison to its predecessors, such as the lack of original characters outside of the paper characters, and that it didn't make enough use of its premise as a crossover with ''Paper Mario''. Lee Garbutt from God is a Geek, writer of one of the more positive reviews, giving the game a 9/10, praised the game's battle combat and the humor though stated that the game was too simple for hardcore JRPG fans and the amiibo implementation was superfluous.<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=Garbutt, Lee|date=November 30, 2015)|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20151201172039/http://www.godisageek.com/reviews/mario-and-luigi-paper-jam-bros-review|title=''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' Bros. Review|publisher=God is a Geek|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref> Daan Koopman of Nintendo World report gave the game a 7.5/10. He called the game "cute" and praised the interactions between the characters, but criticized the pacing in the review, highlighting the Toad Rescue missions being the primary problem of being too excessive.<ref>{{cite|author=Koopman, Daan|date=November 30, 2015|url=www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/41577/mario-n-luigi-paper-jam-bros-3ds-review|title=''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' Bros. (3DS) Review|publisher=Nintendo World Report|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref> On a more critical note, Mark Brown of Pocket Gamer UK gave the game a 6/10, criticizing the game for being too safe and also lamenting the lack of a diverse cast of characters, and failing to live up to the standards set by preceding games, though he notes how some charm is left and that the gameplay is fun.<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=Brown, Mark|date=November 30, 2015|url=www.pocketgamer.com/mario-luigi-paper-jam/mario-luigi-paper-jam-bros-a-paper-thin-experience|title=''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' Review|publisher=Pocket Gamer|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref> | ||
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