Customers are pleased with the fun gameplay, clever story, and enjoyable humor in Paper Mario: The Origami King. Many also praised the music and dialogue. However, some customers found the battle system could be improved and that the game's difficulty was not very challenging. The game's story is noted to be approximately 25-30 hours long.
Master strategic, ring-based battles
Line up scattered enemies, and plan your attack to maximize damage with the new, ring-based battle system that requires both puzzle-solving skills and a quick wit
Mario and Luigi receive an invitation from Princess Peach to attend an origami festival and excitedly hurry to Toad Town, but something's amiss
After investigating the eerily empty town, the duo finds a fearsome (and folded) Princess Peach - she's been turned into origami by King Olly, ruler of the Origami Kingdom
With five giant streamers under his control, King Olly binds Princess Peach's castle and transports it to a distant mountain as part of his plan to refold the world
On his journey to liberate Peach's castle and repair the ravaged paper landscape, Mario meets Olivia, King Olly's sister, and the two join forces to put a stop to Olly's origami onslaught
Even Bowser falls victim to Olly's plot when his minions are turned into origami Folded Soldiers and betray their Koopa king, forcing him to ally with Mario and Olivia
Battle the Folded Soldiers in ring-based battles that challenge you to strategically line up enemies to maximize damage
Out of battle, Mario can use the arm-extending 1,000-Fold Arms ability in specific spots to interact with the landscape to pull, peel, hit and more. Join Mario, Olivia, and their companions on a journey of laughter and emotion, thrills, and a whole lot of folding
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