@dajupe: Everything you said is correct, except combat. Yes you pointed that out, but it's a BIG part of the game. I found the combat system repetitive, boring, and completely pointless. Since you are always losing something in any battle, just what exactly is the point? This game would have been the rating you said (in my opinion) if it had just stuck to its roots and had a more conventional battle system. I never thought there was anything wrong with the battle system that was implemented in Thousand Year Door, and I find that the combat in this game, as well as the combat in Sticker Star is way over simplified, and completely pointless. I just don't see why Nintendo thought it was a good idea to remove XP and conventional turn based combat. It worked great in the past, and would have been a great fit in this installment, and it probably would have become a system seller to be honest. Also, the map and over world is lame to say the least. Takes the awe of exploration completely out of the game when all you need to do to progress is go to an over world that literally points out your next objective. All in all, I personally give this anywhere from a 6.5 to a 7.5 somewhere in the middle there. Quite a disappointing installment in the series indeed. If you want to experience an excellent Paper Mario game, I suggest the original, or hey, even better; Thousand year door. This is honestly a pathetic attempt by comparison, sorry Nintendo, do better next time and give fans what they want instead of catering to children.

There's a spelling typo in the word "engenders", you spelled it as "endgenders" when the "d" is not necessary.

This better not be an exclusive or I will Rage

So if the 3DS Version get an 8.5, and this is the exact same game, why is this somehow worse?

@Bobbafet3 People like you are stupid. Think back to high school, a 7.5 is a %75, where you ever like "Are you kidding me? Look at how much potential I had on my essay, and all I get is a 75? I deserve at least an %80", probably not.

@xtraflossy @Daemoroth It's kind of hard to explain, but an isometric view is basically a 3 dimensional object confined within a 2 dimensional space. A good example could be the shapes you may have drawn in math class when you did geometry. (assuming you did geometry)

well maybe if they made a decent game for once, they wouldn't have to do this.

@frozenux are you retarded?

@foxfacer2d2 Or maybe the cost of a gaming pc, or the fact that if they want a cheaper alternative to a gaming pc, they have to build it themselves, scares people off.

**** you sega, If i wanted CoD I'd play CoD. Obviously if you are playing an aliens game you are wanting to shoot aliens.