The hammer attack, the chase where you have dodge different enemy's and one of the bro's being thrown and having to catch them fucked me up that I with no shame switched to easy mode.

Appreciate that dude. Not sure if I read that last bit right though, this playthrough's co-comm is Spar lol

@@HellfireComms Sorry, I'm still waking up. That is Spar and he definitely wasn't in the Spider-Man 2 playthrough. He was in some of the bonus parts of the KH2 run which I also enjoyed and he is a great commentator and the both of you bounce off each other well too. Not sure how I made that mix up other than not being caffeinated enough yet.

@@HellfireComms They were talking about the Spider-Man 2 LP in that part lol

My opinions are always weird

This is the first time in my years on the internet that I have seen someone express the exact same opinion I have when it comes to PM1 vs TTYD. I've always found the love for TTYD a little bit odd when it's a game that, in my opinion, is kind of a pain to replay. Every chapter has what feels like either redundant (yet mandatory) or excessive (and also mandatory) backtracking, or mechanics that are either buggy (The Punis in the Gamecube release) or just not...very fun to engage with (I love Chapter 3, but its gameplay is extremely repetitive no matter how many gimmicks they stack on top of it). I also feel like TTYD's difficulty and stat balancing isn't as solid as PM1, as TTYD is both potentially much harder and also easier to break in half compared to PM1. That isn't to say I think PM1 is smooth sailing the whole way though, as Chapter 6 is effectively one long trading sequence back and forth, but I've always found TTYD to have a substantially larger list of "Ugh, this part" sections than the first game did. I appreciate its story and sheer personality, but I also think there's a beauty in PM1's simple, and exceptionally "Mario", for lack of a proper term, story and world which hasn't really been in any Mario RPG since. Even the simpler mechanics like the lower level cap and partners not having HP was something I appreciated about the first game, mostly because it felt like the game was very tightly designed around those things. That said, while I haven't finished the TTYD remake (Just finished Chapter 4 as of writing this comment), I can already say that the tweaks and alterations (mostly) have bumped TTYD up significantly on my Mario RPG rankings, even if I'd still put it below the first game. Most of the changes aren't very significant, but there are tons of them, and they go a long way in making the experience just so much smoother. (There are some changes I don't like, but they're a small sacrifice by comparison for me) That said, someone liking TTYD and not the first game doesn't feel too strange to me, as they are tonally extremely different from each other. And, if Spar played TTYD before PM1 (I think he said that but I don't remember now), then PM1 could feel very quaint or too basic by comparison. Particularly when TTYD reuses (or, dare I say, rehashes) a lot of tropes, patterns, and even gags from PM1, experiencing them in reverse order could make them feel more boring or dull, as well. But that's just speculation, so I dunno. Regardless, I'm really happy this remake exists and I am hopeful for the future of this series. Cautiously. Because the last time I was hopeful was when Sticker Star was revealed as Paper Mario for Nintendo 3DS, and we all know how that turned out. (Though I am one of the weirdos who actually really enjoyed Super Paper Mario and defended it when it came out)

@@Leatherhead64 God I love getting long comments like this, these are always a joy to read I'm pretty sure I did play TTYD before 64 since I actually didn't do much with my N64. I think I only owned a few games for it and that didn't even include Smash 64, I just rented that multiple times.

@@Sparanda314 Aww, well thank you, Spar! I'm glad someone enjoys my unsolicited musings for a change. I tend to have a problem with rambling when it comes to the few things I'm passionate about. (And Paper Mario is a series that is very near and dear to my heart, being my introduction to my favorite video game genre) And that's really interesting that you likely played TTYD before the first game. Were any of my suppositions anywhere near the mark? Or are there other things about the original PM that didn't click with you like TTYD did?

@@Leatherhead64 Yeah I think the overall simplicity and lack of TTYD's added stuff is what did it. The lack of superguard and partner HP are a big part of it. I do plan to give 64 another shot once I finish TTYD though.

Maybe next year sometime, schedule's kinda full right now.

@@HellfireComms no worries.