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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

2004 91 / 100 Adventure Role-playing (RPG)

What sleeps behind the door? Time passes, the pages turn… and a new chapter unfolds in an unfamiliar land! Get ready for a two-dimensional role-playing adventure for the ages as Mario returns to paper form to discover a mystery that sleeps behind an ancient, legendary portal called the Thousand-Year Door. The quest is long, the dangers many, and this time, Mario will have to make full use of his papery qualities jus Show full summary

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GameplayCombat-focused GameplayRole-playing GenreAdventure GenreRole-playing (RPG) ThemeAction ThemeComedy ThemeFantasy ThemeScience fiction Trait2.5d Traitalternate costumes Traitanthropomorphism Traitbacktracking Traitbats Traitbattle screen Traitblocks Traitboomerang bros. Traitboss assistance Traitboss fight Traitbreaking the fourth wall Traitcharacter growth Traitcollectibles Traitcooking Traitcounter system Traitcreature compendium Traitdamsel in distress Traitdark second act Traitdeath Traitdetective Traitdialogue trees Traitdinosaur riding Traitdinosaurs Traiteaster egg Traitevil organization Traitfetch quests Traitfire manipulation Traitfloating island Traitforeshadowing Traitghosts Traitgliding Traitgravity Traitgreatest hits Traithammer bros. Traithidden room Traithigh score Traithuman Traitin-game e-mail Traitinteractive achievement awards 2005 Traitinteractive battle system Traitinterconnected-world Traitkidnapping Traitlevel cap Traitleveling up Traitlinear gameplay Traitmagic Traitmascot Traitmaze Traitmelee Traitmoat Traitmoving platforms Traitnintendo gateway system Traitnon-player character Traitnot-so-bad guys Traitparrot Traitparty system Traitplatform exclusive Traitpoisoning Traitpolygonal 3d Traitprincess Traitprofessional wrestler Traitreal-time waiting Traitrecurring boss Traitresized enemy Traitrestoration Traitroyalty Traitsave point Traitsealing your own fate Traitsecret area Traitself-referential humor Traitsequel Traitship deck battle Traitside quests Traitsilent protagonist Traitslavery Traitsleeping Traitsleeping enemies Traitsurprising character switches Traittemporary invincibility Traittentacles Traittrain level Traittransforming boss Traittreasure chest Traitturn-based Traitturn-based combat Traitturn-based rpg Traitturtle Traitunbeatable enemies Traitundead Traitunskippable cutscene Traitupgradeable weapons Traitusing dialogue to avoid combat Traitvillain Traitviolent plants Traitvore Traityoshi

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