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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The overworld exploration is quite different from the series' standard; whereas the previous three games were either sorted into individual chapters or levels, ''The Origami King'' switches to a completely open-world style of progression, with Mario being able to travel to any of the game's locales completely on foot like the first two games.<ref name=GameInformerInterview/> The game's combat system has also been overhauled: at the start of each turn, Mario can rotate and slide rings of a circular battle arena, lining up enemies for consecutive attacks, although the number of ring moves and allotted time are limited. Mario has permanent Boots and Hammer attacks, and may equip stronger variants that break after a while.<ref name=UKWebsiteGameplay/> Attacking enemies on the overworld will grant Mario an extra attack in battle, and timed button presses can increase damage when attacking. Lining up the enemies successfully will increase Mario's attack power by a factor of 1.5.<ref name=JPWebsite/> [[Coin]]s can be spent to extend the time limit (at a rate of 10 coins per second),<ref name=Treehouse>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PSp2kktL98 Nintendo Treehouse: Live | July 2020]</ref> or call the Toads that have been saved to assist Mario in battle. Boss battles use a different system in which the player rotates and slides the rings to line up arrows, making a path for Mario to attack.<ref name=CloserLook/>
The overworld exploration is quite different from the series' standard; whereas the previous three games were either sorted into individual chapters or levels, ''The Origami King'' switches to a completely open-world style of progression, with Mario being able to travel to any of the game's locales completely on foot like the first two games.<ref name=GameInformerInterview/> The game's combat system has also been overhauled: at the start of each turn, Mario can rotate and slide rings of a circular battle arena, lining up enemies for consecutive attacks, although the number of ring moves and allotted time are limited. Mario has permanent Boots and Hammer attacks, and may equip stronger variants that break after a while.<ref name=UKWebsiteGameplay/> Attacking enemies on the overworld will grant Mario an extra attack in battle, and timed button presses can increase damage when attacking. Lining up the enemies successfully will increase Mario's attack power by a factor of 1.5.<ref name=JPWebsite/> [[Coin]]s can be spent to extend the time limit (at a rate of 10 coins per second),<ref name=Treehouse>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PSp2kktL98 Nintendo Treehouse: Live | July 2020]</ref> or call the Toads that have been saved to assist Mario in battle. Boss battles use a different system in which the player rotates and slides the rings to line up arrows, making a path for Mario to attack.<ref name=CloserLook/> Similar to [[Paper Mario: Sticker Star|two previous]] [[Paper Mario: Color Splash|installment games]], this game has no experience points and level up mechanics.


[[Olivia]], a character new to the franchise, has a role similar to [[Kersti]] and [[Huey]] from ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' and ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' respectively. She grants Mario [[1,000-Fold Arms|extended origami arms]] that are used to interact with the environment. Once certain bosses are defeated, Olivia can transform into the boss while standing on [[Magic Circles]], an ability that carries over into battle.<ref name=JPWebsite/> Additionally, partners return to ally with Mario and aid him in battles, including [[Koopa Troop]] members such as [[Bobby]] (a [[Bob-omb]]), [[Bowser Jr.]], and [[Kamek]].<ref name=Trailer/> Various partners join and leave Mario's party at various points in the story.<ref name=GameInformerInterview/>
[[Olivia]], a character new to the franchise, has a role similar to [[Kersti]] and [[Huey]] from ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' and ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' respectively. She grants Mario [[1,000-Fold Arms|extended origami arms]] that are used to interact with the environment. Once certain bosses are defeated, Olivia can transform into the boss while standing on [[Magic Circles]], an ability that carries over into battle.<ref name=JPWebsite/> Additionally, partners return to ally with Mario and aid him in battles, including [[Koopa Troop]] members such as [[Bobby]] (a [[Bob-omb]]), [[Bowser Jr.]], and [[Kamek]].<ref name=Trailer/> Various partners join and leave Mario's party at various points in the story.<ref name=GameInformerInterview/>

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Paper Mario: The Origami King is the upcoming sixth installment in the Paper Mario series, set to be released on the Nintendo Switch worldwide on July 17, 2020. The game follows the aesthetic style of its predecessor, Paper Mario: Color Splash, and follows Mario opposing an evil army of origami characters known as Folded Soldiers, ruled by the Origami King, King Olly, which have taken over the Mushroom Kingdom.[1][2]

Plot

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The game begins with Mario and Luigi driving into Toad Town on the latter's kart, looking forward to the Origami Festival that Princess Peach has invited them to. Upon arrival, the brothers notice that the town is deserted, but continue on anyway, assuming that they arrived early. Luigi pulls up at the suspiciously empty Peach's Castle, and once he and Mario are inside, the doors lock behind them. While Luigi runs off to search for a key, Mario heads into the foyer, where he meets an origami'd Peach. Peach asks Mario if he wants to see the kingdom fold, and if he will fold himself as well, but regardless of his answers, she dismisses him by dropping him into a hidden dungeon beneath the floor. There, Mario hears a noise, and by landing on a Magic Circle, he initiates the 1,000-Fold Arms for the first time, using them to peel the wall to reveal a trapped Olivia. Afterward, the duo go to a dungeon area and free a folded Bowser attached to a clothespin.

Escaping the dungeon to the upper outskirts of Peach's Castle, Mario, after refusing to accept a Yellow Shy Guy's request to fold again, is ambushed by a group of Origami Goombas. After defeating them, the Yellow Shy Guy next to Origami Peach reveals himself as Olivia's older brother, King Olly. He initiates the takeover of Peach's Castle by pulling the five streamers elsewhere in Mushroom Kingdom, wrapping the castle enough to have it separated from the ground. Mario, Olivia, and Bowser successfully escape via Koopa Clown Car, piloted by a Red Shy Guy. In addition to noticing Luigi's hat falling from the castle, the three on the car make a desperate attempt to reach to the floating castle, but are approached by streamers, with the red one inadvertently hitting the car, sending the three flying out in the sky, as the Red Shy Guy rescues Bowser and heads off elsewhere. With the castle now in the mountains, Mario and Olivia, who wake up on a forest hill far from Toad Town, both set out to destroy the five streamers, find Luigi, and defeat Olly.

Gameplay

The overworld exploration is quite different from the series' standard; whereas the previous three games were either sorted into individual chapters or levels, The Origami King switches to a completely open-world style of progression, with Mario being able to travel to any of the game's locales completely on foot like the first two games.[3] The game's combat system has also been overhauled: at the start of each turn, Mario can rotate and slide rings of a circular battle arena, lining up enemies for consecutive attacks, although the number of ring moves and allotted time are limited. Mario has permanent Boots and Hammer attacks, and may equip stronger variants that break after a while.[4] Attacking enemies on the overworld will grant Mario an extra attack in battle, and timed button presses can increase damage when attacking. Lining up the enemies successfully will increase Mario's attack power by a factor of 1.5.[5] Coins can be spent to extend the time limit (at a rate of 10 coins per second),[6] or call the Toads that have been saved to assist Mario in battle. Boss battles use a different system in which the player rotates and slides the rings to line up arrows, making a path for Mario to attack.[7] Similar to two previous installment games, this game has no experience points and level up mechanics.

Olivia, a character new to the franchise, has a role similar to Kersti and Huey from Paper Mario: Sticker Star and Paper Mario: Color Splash respectively. She grants Mario extended origami arms that are used to interact with the environment. Once certain bosses are defeated, Olivia can transform into the boss while standing on Magic Circles, an ability that carries over into battle.[5] Additionally, partners return to ally with Mario and aid him in battles, including Koopa Troop members such as Bobby (a Bob-omb), Bowser Jr., and Kamek.[1] Various partners join and leave Mario's party at various points in the story.[3]

Accessories (which seem to function similarly to Badges from the first two games) grant Mario benefits both in battle and on the overworld.[4] Toads can be found on the overworld, folded into various shapes. Hitting these Toads with the hammer will cause them to unfold and return to Toad Town, some of which open shops. The Toads that have been saved can even help in battle if the player spends coins using the Cheer command. These Toads will fight enemies, heal Mario, give items, and solve puzzles.[4] Mario can gain confetti by using his Hammer on trees, grass, and enemies. This confetti can be used to fill Not-Bottomless Holes torn in the landscape, revealing Coins or a Toad.[4]

Characters

Playable

Supporting

Antagonists

Unknown

Locations

  • Peach's Castle[1]
  • Toad Town:[8] The main hub of the game, which is ravaged and deserted in the aftermath of King Olly's attack. It contains several shops, which can be reopened as Mario rescues more Toads.
    • An underground sewer that has graffiti and a valve that controls the drain[7][14]
    • A room with six colored, numbered Warp Pipes[1], which can be used to quickly travel around the interconnected world. A seventh, white pipe can be used to access the local museum.
  • Whispering Woods:[10][1][5] A lush, green forest in the mountains, which is rumored to contain sentient trees.
  • Shangri-Spa:[10] A misty jungle that holds a mysterious secret.
    • A large, jungle tree with Toad statues sitting around it
    • A chain of Greek-like floating islands inhibited by angel Toads in the sky next to a Bowser castle similar to Bowser's Sky Castle and Black Bowser's Castle[7]
    • A Greek-style interior
  • The Great Sea:[10] An open sea that Mario can explore by boat, containing multiple distinct, explorable islands.[1] The player follows the purple streamer through here.
  • Scorching Sandpaper Desert:[10] A desert that's been shrouded in darkness, sporting an ominous hole in the sky. The yellow streamer is found here.
    • A haniwa-like tower resembling a Toad[1]
    • A desert town occupied by Snifits with an oasis and casino-like building[1][8]
    • Desert ruins with hieroglyphics similar to the ones in Drybake Stadium[1]
    • An Arabian-styled hotel[7]
  • Shogun Studios:[10] An Asian-inspired, mountaintop theme park with a threatening castle as its main attraction.
  • Autumn Mountain:[10] A forest filled with autumn-colored trees and tall, grassy fields. The blue streamer travels through here.
    • A sky tram leading to the mountain area[1]
    • Rapids where Mario can ride a canoe[1]
    • A tall, autumn grass field[1]
    • A dried lake
  • A volcanic area[1]
  • A storage room with paper mache headpieces resembling a Goomba, Donkey Kong, and Samus's helmet[1]
  • An icy glacier area[7]
  • A restaurant with paintings[7]
  • An auditorium with a Western play[7]
  • Shy Guys Finish Last, a game show similar to Snifit or Whiffit[7]
  • An airship with a Bowser figurehead[7]
  • An elevator leading to the Colored Pencils boss arena[7]
  • An interior with a model display of Toad Town inside[7]

Weapons, items, and objects

Weapons

Battle items

Accessories

Overworld objects

Useful Items

Nintendo eShop description

The kingdom has been ravaged by an origami menace! Join Mario and his new partner, Olivia, as they battle evil Folded Soldiers, repair the damaged landscape, and try to free Princess Peach's castle from the clutches of King Olly in this comedy-filled adventure, only on the Nintendo Switch system.

Mario and Luigi receive an invitation from Princess Peach to attend an origami festival and excitedly hurry to Toad Town...but something's amiss. After investigating the eerily empty town, the duo finds a fearsome (and folded) Princess Peach-she's been turned into origami by King Olly, ruler of the Origami Kingdom! With five giant streamers under his control, King Olly binds Princess Peach's Castle and transports it to a distant mountain as part of his plan to re-fold the world.

On his journey to liberate Peach's Castle and repair the ravaged paper landscape, Mario meets Olivia, King Olly's sister, and the two join forces to put a stop to Olly's origami onslaught. Even Bowser falls victim to Olly's plot when his minions are turned into origami Folded Soldiers and betray their Koopa king, forcing him to ally with Mario and Olivia!

Battle the Folded Soldiers in ring-based battles the challenge you to strategically line up enemies to maximize damage! Out of battle, Mario can use the arm-extending 1,000-Fold Arms ability in specific spots to interact with the landscape to pull, peel, hit, and more! Join Mario, Olivia, and their companions on a journey of laughter and emotion, thrills, and a whole lot of folding.

References to other games

Similarities to other Paper Mario games

  • Like the original game and its sequel, Mario and Luigi receive an invitation from Princess Peach.[8]
    • Although Peach gives Mario a letter in Color Splash, said letter is actually a color-drained Toad.
  • In combat, Mario's basic jump and hammer attacks are permanent, like in the first two games.[20]
  • Partners return from the first three games.[1]
  • Just like in the second and third games, Bowser is not the primary villain. Rather, Mario and Bowser team up[1], as they do in Super Paper Mario.
  • Just like in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Peach is turned evil by the main antagonist similar to Shadow Queen.[1]
  • Like the previous five games, there is a part that plays like a game show.
  • NPCs based on enemy species return from the first two games.
  • Mario can use confetti to fill in Non-Bottomless Holes similar to paint to fill in colorless spots in Color Splash. Like paint, confetti is limited.
  • Like the previous two games, there is a performance starring Birdo.[21]
  • Like the first game, Peach's Castle gets taken over by the main antagonist.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Paper Mario: The Origami King.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ペーパーマリオ オリガミキング[?]
Pēpā Mario Origami Kingu
Paper Mario: Origami King
Chinese (simplified) 纸片马力欧:折纸国王[?]
Zhǐpiàn Mǎlìōu: Zhézhǐ Guówáng
Paper Mario: Origami King
Chinese (traditional) 紙片瑪利歐:摺紙國王[?]
Zhǐpiàn Mǎlìōu: Zhézhǐ Guówáng
Paper Mario: Origami King
Korean 페이퍼 마리오 종이접기 킹[?]
Peipeo Malio Jongijeobgi King
Paper Mario: Origami King

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay Nintendo (May 14, 2020). Paper Mario: The Origami King - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Paper Mario: The Origami King North American website
  3. ^ a b c d Cork, J. (June 30, 2020). Paper Mario: The Origami King: A New Crease On Life – Nintendo Shares Insight On Paper Mario's Latest Adventure. Game Informer. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e Paper Mario: The Origami King European website, gameplay section. Retrieved Jun 12, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Paper Mario: The Origami King Japanese website
  6. ^ Nintendo Treehouse: Live | July 2020
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd Nintendo (June 12, 2020) A Closer Look at Paper Mario: The Origami King – Nintendo Switch "YouTube'. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q GameXplain (May 14, 2020). 42 NEW Paper Mario: The Origami King Screenshots (LUIGI'S GOT HIS KART BACK, BABY). YouTube. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  9. ^ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/aruua/stage/
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j https://papermario.nintendo.com/story
  11. ^ a b c d e f 10 minutes of new Paper Mario: The Origami King footage. NintendoEverything.
  12. ^ GameXplain (May 15, 2020). Now Deleted Paper Mario: The Origami King Trailer Showed Partner Toad in Combat!. YouTube. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  13. ^ GameXplain (May 14, 2020). We Found 50+ NEW Details in Paper Mario: The Origami King's Reveal! (Ninja Town & a Luigi Lamp??). YouTube. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  14. ^ a b c d e GameXplain (June 11, 2020). 3 New Paper Mario: The Origami King Screenshots Reveal; Beach Area, Giant Pokey, & More YouTube. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  15. ^ 任天堂ホームページ (June 11, 2020). 【ペーパーマリオ オリガミキング】360°バトル:オリビアが習得!. YouTube. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Nintendo Flip Book (posted on Reddit by dissapointment-soup) (July 2, 2020). A neat picture of some of the enemies you’ll encounter in the game Reddit. Retrieved July 2, 2020
  17. ^ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkC_Bsyc8Wo
  18. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU6fYxnYLWU
  19. ^ a b c d e f g https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/Paper-Mario-The-Origami-King-1782440.html#Gameplay
  20. ^ 任天堂ホームページ (May 11, 2020). 【ペーパーマリオ オリガミキング】360°バトル. YouTube. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  21. ^ GameXplain (July 10, 2020). Paper Mario: The Origami King Q&A: 50 of YOUR Questions Answered!. YouTube. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

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