Review Information
Game Reviewed Paper Mario 3D Land, by DJ Coco
Review Author TheTwelfthRocket
Created Dec 12 2015, 6:09 PM

General Commentary and Game Overview
Paper Mario 3D Land was the 1st fangame I've ever played. So I'll tell you how I encountered it. It all started with a let's play by YouTuber SullyPwnz. The game looked fun, so I downloaded it, played, and...oh...well, lets see what I think of this game, eh?
 
Pros +New Powerups...
+Green Stars are easy to find, which makes up for the insane difficulty
+Controls are like Paper Mario, with a run button
+Phase 4 of Bowser is a joke. Why is this a pro? THE GAME IS REALLY HARD, THAT'S WHY!
+Frameskipping if your computer isn't strong enough
+It is 3D, a dimension that doesn't appear often on this site
+Custom controls
 
Cons -...but there are few...very few...
-The "gorgeous environments" are floating blocks
-Some graphics
-Level design is like The Lost Levels: Unfair
-There should have been more classic powerups, like the starman
 
Impressions
Gameplay
5 / 10
Oh boy. Well, no plot is shoved in your face, but I suspect Bowser kidnapped Peach again, so Mario will save her.

So you get in the first level, and...AUUGH! Ok, so the games control is a lot like Paper Mario with a run button...its fun, 'till you realize the level design is punishing.

Another thing you'll realize is the camera, which doesn't help as the level design is bad enough; its extremely cramped. Oh, Mario is also always in the dead center of the screen. Like Hello games. Its camera basically equal to Super Mario Land 2, except Mario is in the dead center of the screen in this game, and the camera is temporarily adjustable.

There are new powerups too...a whopping 2 of them (Unless if you count the upcakes and the improved Mole Suit, which make 5 new powerups)!
My fav has to be the Dandelion Suit, which lets you float in the air, which is a big help in the levels! There's also Mole Mario, which lets you burrow in the ground, and you can pass under cagelike bars.
 
Graphics
4 / 10
Well well well. The graphics. Why do people think they are fantastic? They obviously didn't look at the game hard enough, because they clash. Not badly, but they clash.

First, there is environment structure. Blocky. Hey, I was promised gorgeous environments...but they are made of blocks! I know more detailed environments will increase the file size, but jeez! I've seen better environments in actual Paper Mario games!

Then there are textures. Only some levels have Paper Mario textures, as far as I know, and the others have textures based on, as far as I know, SM3DW. The ? blocks and bricks don't look like Paper Mario either. Also, the castle doors are from SMW2:YI. I don't know why, its just there.

Then there is the HUD. Its stylized like PMTTYD. Next.

Then there are the sprites. Hoo boy. Most, if not all of them are from PM64, except for Fire Mario, Dandelion Mario and Mole Mario. However, they sort of clash with the environments. If you are making a game, stick with a single style. PMTTYD sprites would've fit very well with the environments. Yeah, it would be harder to make the custom graphics, but seriously.
 
Sound
10 / 10
Why am I rating this so high? Well, it's not because the soundtrack is catchy. It's because you can MAKE a soundtrack. A feature in many of DJ Coco's games that nobody seems to acknowledge is custom music.

The soundtrack by itself, sounds pretty good! Most are tracks from PMTTYD, few tracks are from PMSS, such as the map screen and Phase 4 of Bowser. and one is from SPM, which is the level complete jingle, SM3DW, and a Phase of the Bowser fight uses "Adventure's End" from M&L:DT!
 
Replay
4 / 10
Well, you can come back to game if you wanna 100% it, but levels are extremely brutal. You can try to beat the game, which may take you a couple of days, and if your are able to beat it, then YOU ARE A SUPER PLAYER!
 
Final Words
5 / 10
A lot of people say the Paper Mario + Super Mario 3D Land = this.

But its actually Paper Mario + Super Mario 3D Land + Super Mario Bros The Lost Levels + Super Mario Land 2 = this.

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Clobbah
Jun 30 2018, 6:39 PM
How dare you insult Super Mario Land 2. For shame.
 
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