![]() It plays on its characters' origins in two dimensions, and the fact that traditional Mario storylines have been at best one-dimensional, through a mixture of stylistic, flourishing visuals and self-deprecation. Nintendo's latest Mario role-player, designed by the phenomenally bankable Intelligent Systems, has a lot of both imagination and heart. Or a bulbous retired actress with the ability to blow the paper off the walls. And yet Paper Mario and its new sequel reject much of that, arguably proving that you don't have to join the choir to raise the rafters all it takes is a bit of imagination and a lot of heart. As a group they're renowned for tackling grand and often sombre themes, and weaving vast, intricate tales through sympathetic characters, believable (or rather, to make an important distinction, not unbelievable) scenarios, sweeping musical accompaniment, considerable exploration, questions of morality and humanity, and advancement through tactical proficiency, amongst a great many other things. ![]() Traditionally, Japanese RPGs have been a serious business for all concerned.
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