Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Main game
4.27 average rating based on 1701 ratings
- Developers
- Square, Square Enix
- Publishers
- Hyundai, Nintendo, Playtronic
- Franchises
- Mario, Mario Bros.
- Series
- Super Mario, Super Mario RPG
- Event
- Dai-7-kai Shoshinkai Soft Tenshikai / Famicom Space World '95
- Platforms
- Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U
- Genres
- Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Kids
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SuperFieroStatus's review of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Older JRPGs (hell, even newer ones) are harder and harder to play for me. The long commitment, the grinding, the increasingly confusing and bad stories...Super Mario RPG, however, was really enjoyable. There were a lot of little things that added up here. Things like:
- When a character dies it's resurrected after the battle.
- Everyone gets XP from a battle, even dead characters or characters not in your party.
- Your health and mana are fully healed after boss fights.
- Some of the platform-heavy areas have very generous checkpoints.
- No random battles. Enemies are on the screen Chrono Trigger style, but don't chase you that aggressively. You can make it through most areas without fighting if you really wanted to. Obviously you'd be underleveled though.
The game is absolutely a simplified version of the 90s JRPG formula. No elemental alignments, the party shares one mana pool, its fully set to "wait" mode (you can take as much time as you want between turns. This is a BIG one for me I love it). While it is simplified, it's not dumb. There are a couple tricky fights, but you probably won't game over a whole lot. There are …
Older JRPGs (hell, even newer ones) are harder and harder to play for me. The long commitment, the grinding, the increasingly confusing and bad stories...Super Mario RPG, however, was really enjoyable. There were a lot of little things that added up here. Things like:
- When a character dies it's resurrected after the battle.
- Everyone gets XP from a battle, even dead characters or characters not in your party.
- Your health and mana are fully healed after boss fights.
- Some of the platform-heavy areas have very generous checkpoints.
- No random battles. Enemies are on the screen Chrono Trigger style, but don't chase you that aggressively. You can make it through most areas without fighting if you really wanted to. Obviously you'd be underleveled though.
The game is absolutely a simplified version of the 90s JRPG formula. No elemental alignments, the party shares one mana pool, its fully set to "wait" mode (you can take as much time as you want between turns. This is a BIG one for me I love it). While it is simplified, it's not dumb. There are a couple tricky fights, but you probably won't game over a whole lot. There are a TON of hidden collectibles and events (like gimmicky racing events) to take part in. I did not, but if I was a kid I would have eaten that up.
My only real complaint is the platforming. The game, on occasion, asks you to jump around on confusing planes. The game is isometric, so gauging distance and whether or not something is in front of you or behind you is difficult. These times wore there welcome out very quickly and became frustrating.
The story is simple and not particularly compelling, but it's very easy to follow. It's not bogged down by confusing, unnecessary plot points, and the dialogue is on the whole well written. There are actually some very funny moments, too.
I'd recommend it to JRPG fans, and even people who aren't so into that kind of game. If you have the attention span for an RPG I'd say give it a shot. It's worth the time.
You know what would be even cooler than the Super Mario RPG remake? If the original was within the remake. The original games being playable within their remakes is such a rare occurrence (like I only know 3 games that do this) and Nintendo has only done it once with Metroid Zero Mission. This is the PERFECT game to do this practice given the small size of SNES games.
What a fun classic Squaresoft RPG. I haven't yet played Thousand year door, but I've played my fair share of the Mario & Luigi games and the other Paper Marios... Gotta say, despite this one being the first, and way older, it's so far the best one. I love Superstar Saga, but the full party of fun characters edges it out a bit.
I know Nintendo will never make another full on turn based RPG, but... Dang, I wish they let someone else make it. I don't get the logic behind them being too slow or archaic for modern audiences, everyone still loves leveling up in Pokemon, and games like Ikenfell and Bug Fables prove there is people craving them... But maybe that's just it, and we have to support other IPs, forget about Mario ever leveling up and learning spells with equipment shops. RIP Geno and Mallow, who could've made for great additions to the full Mario canon.
Maybe that way they would be in Mario Kart 8 instead of Baby Rosalina and Pink Gold Peach.
Make a platformer character an RPG? No way, that would never work. Hey, it totally works. This game is awesome. I don't think it's a masterpiece, but it has so much charm, a great soundtrack, and an involved combat system.
What a game! Another hidden gem for the Super Nintendo I wasn't aware and discovered only too late. The fusion between Nintendo and Squaresoft is outstanding ! Another game I would've spent countless time on it when I was a kid ! Unfortunately, it has flaws such as the difficulty is too easy, no real challenge and no real compelling rpg features. Though, it has an original story, charismatic characters, humour and pretty easy to dive in ! I would recommend this one to anyone that didn't experience what an RPG game could look like.
Sometimes you just want a comfort game with great music and story. Just got though Yoster Island
I own the cartridge and beat the game back in the 90s. I only played it once and barely remember anything about it. I may have used a guide to make sure I found all secrets. While it is a good game it is nothing spectacular for me and holds little, if any, nostalgia. I believe it was a little too simplistic for my tastes with too much silly content, platforming and mini games.
If you haven't played this game, please give it a shot! It's refreshing playing a JRPG with such a brisk pace. It's also really accessible to non-JRPG players, too!
Last I saw there were like MAD Shy Guys bouncing around the Mushroom Kingdom. What's all that about? Also Mallow isn't a frog and I think Frogfucius should get a paternity test to see who's responsible for this cauliflower lightning bolt monstrosity
Legend of the Seven Stars is way harder than people say it is, and the final boss is nothing to shake a stick at.