I have a lot of things to say about the Paper Mario interview that was shown today, and nothing I have to say is positive.
This thread will be upsetting to read if you love the new games, so in that case, don't bother.

I'm never buying a Paper Mario game made by this team again.

Before anyone throws the "complaining about games you've never played" image at me, you're defending a game you've never played which is just as silly, so leave it out, ty.

I'm just so disappointed. That interview told me everything I needed, but didn't want, to know.

I don't understand. Why did this shift happen? I don't WANT to play just another Mario game, I want the uniqueness and quirkiness of Paper Mario back. I LIKED that it had a """complicated""" (?!?) story, and interesting designs (i'm an artist for god's sake).

Those games made me who I am. I literally would not be in the positions I'm in without them. I got my actual job through being a Paper Mario artist. It means so incredibly MUCH to me, and to have all of that stripped away, it breaks my heart entirely. They dont care what we want.

I've heard every Paper Mario opinion under the sun by now and I'm sick of it. I'm sick of all the fighting. I don't WANT to hate the things they're making, but they literally do not care. They pick a theme (stickers, paint, origami) and mold around that instead of--

--creating a diverse world with personality and lore, and EMOTION, and then making characters that fit into them. It's all so cut and dry now.
They have the audacity to say they hope "core users will play TOK with an open mind", I'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR 8 YEARS.

You want me to be disappointed AGAIN? You outright told us just now that we, the people who *actually* keep Paper Mario alive, that we'll never get what we want again. I'm just gonna play the games that have everything I do want, then. I'll custom mod them to hell and back!

Sorry for the ranty thread. I just feel like... I'm being made fun of. I intentionally keep my mouth shut when talking about Paper Mario Opinions because I'm SO tired of the debate, but people just don't understand. TTYD has so much LOVE packed into it. I don't feel that anymore.

I regret buying The Origami King, and I'm likely not going to enjoy it outside of glitch hunting, but this is probably all I'm gonna say about any of this. I already know what I'm getting. How are they doing this for the third time in a row.
How.
It's mind boggling.

Thanks for reading and sorry for all of the complaining. I hope those who are looking forward to it, enjoy it. Personally I'm just not. I'm getting the exact same game for the third time, in my eyes.
At least it has Bowser Jr. content.