3.5/5 ★ – MechaniChris's review of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.

I’ve been at this so long that I start to forget the details of every game in this series. For some reason I’ve gotten the impression that people don’t like this one? Why? It’s just as good as the others. And I honestly like the mix of real and paper elements. I only like Bowser’s Inside Story more because I can play AS Bowser. Otherwise, all these Mario and Luigi games are pretty much identical. They’re all too long, there’s always too much backtracking, and the controls are always annoying. But in spite of all that, they still manage to be pretty fun for the most part. I get WHY people like this series so much, but I’d truly be fine if they stopped making them. It’s weird that these coexist with Paper Mario when they’re essentially the same genre of game (and Paper Mario has always been more creatively interesting). That said, if they instead wanted to continue the spirit of this by finally making a true sequel to Mario RPG, I’d be VERY into it. Could happen now too!