July/August Community Playthrough: Super Mario RPG

[GrayGhost81]

Ok, played through to the first checkpoint.

I like the game so far. I've never played any of the Paper Marios but I have played Mario & Luigi on GBA so I have a little bit of experience with the button timing battle system, and it is really cool to see where it originated.

I think the pacing is actually ok. Even though you're not buzzing through the main story from the get-go, there are always little things happening.

One thing I love is the random power-ups you get during battle, like oh snap, FULL HP out of nowhere. That sure can come in handy at the right time.

[SirPsycho]

I'm going to do a short test stream tonight, if it works I'll play through the first checkpoint tomorrow evening.

[russlyman]

I got fireworks tomorrow so won't be able to watch blast. Ha. I'll be bring my 3Ds with me to the BBQ and fireworks. Fiancé won't be happy but that's ok.
Going to grind some more tonight on Mario RPG. Can't wait for it to really take off.

[douglie007]

I will also join the play-through never finished it before

[Fleach]

Alright douglie! Nice to have you join.

I was considering posting the second checkpoint since the first one was kind of short, but since new people are joining everyday I'll wait until Sunday to post the update.

If anyone here has twitter and wants to share thoughts there feel free to and use the #CommunityPlaythrough so we can find each others tweets. Those who have Skype, if you'd like PM me your Skype handles and I'll add those to the Player List. It'd be great to chat to some people while playing the game.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

I really wish I could join you guys, but it'd only be on the weekends and I'm trying to fill that time with work to get caught up on bills. I'd be more than happy to discuss the history behind the game, a lot of interesting gameplay tidbits and the decisions behind them, some of the programming quirks with the game... sucks when you know something inside and out, but have no channel to convey it.

[Fleach]

Don't you have access to the spoiler tags?  You could use those or PM people who want to know more about the game.

Also, did anyone else get the Cricket Pie? Getting this item caught me by surprise... must be a side quest thing.

[russlyman]

Don't you have access to the spoiler tags?  You could use those or PM people who want to know more about the game.

Also, did anyone else get the Cricket Pie? Getting this item caught me by surprise... must be a side quest thing.

I picked up the cricket pie. I don't know what it does. Haven't found the shell for a weapon yet. I don't really use twitter too much but ill tweet some stuff.

[JerryGreenwood]

Sorry guys, but I'm blowing past the checkpoints. I'm doing this because I've gotten bored with this game in the past and right now I'm really into it so I wanna keep the momentum.

I've gotten the Cricket Pie. I've also completed achievements 2, 3, 14.

[Fleach]

That's fine Dezorian, I understand about maintaining the momentun. Just try not to spoil anything for those who may have fallen behind, or are sticking to the checkpoints.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

I should probably get some more early achievements tossed in. Also, it looks like members by default don't have access to the spoiler tag, which seems silly (I don't have access as an RFG Friend). I'll ask if Izret can fix that.

Not to go into heavy details about it, but the Cricket Pie is a story item.

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 Spoilers work now.

[techwizard]

I should probably get some more early achievements tossed in. Also, it looks like members by default don't have access to the spoiler tag, which seems silly (I don't have access as an RFG Friend). I'll ask if Izret can fix that.

Not to go into heavy details about it, but the Cricket Pie is a story item.

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 Spoilers work now.

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yay finally

[singlebanana]

The game is okay so far. I'm really not overly excited about the storyline at this point and still think it's quite vague. Don't get me wrong, I like storylines that develop as you move through the game (i.e. Crono Trigger), but Princess captured/Mario save her is a bit cliche and old. Hurry and save her, yet go on this side excursion to help someone else out before doing so. Sometimes I feel like I'm watching the Wonder Pets continue to babble as a puppy drowns (those with kids know what the hell I'm talking about). 

Anyway, as much as I'm disappointed with the storyline so far, I'm still into playing the game. I find myself not wanting to skip enemies on each screen and instead, defeat them in hopes of grinding out some levels.

One thing I didn't pay attention to was the item purchasing screen. It seems that you can buy various items, but is there a way to know if your current character(s) can actually equip them before buying? I know many RPGs have this feature, but don't recall it on this one. 

UPDATE: Shadow, you were correct about Booster's Tower, the game is really beginning to get more interesting now. That's all I'll say of course, as I don't want to spoil anything for anyone else.

The item shops do have a menu on the bottom left that lets you know who can use each item when your cursor is over a specific shop item. However, it does let you know whether or not this item is an upgrade/downgrade for each party member. That's a little annoying and has already caused me to have to sell back a few items. However, seeing that coins aren't hard to come by in this game, it's not really that big of a deal I guess.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

Good to know. If you want to discuss events further in the game, feel free to use the spoiler tag.

[singlebanana]

I also completed achievements 2, 3, & 14 (maybe) last night. With #14, I think you have to keep coming back to finish off more of it, so I might not be done. I did 2 sequences though and updated my

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juice bar card, by also playing the tadpole's tune

. Some clarification for this goal would be great. Thanks!