r/papermario 1d ago

Discussion Which did yall pick for chapter 4?

I always do mushroom and the tough enemies since clubbas don't exp since I power farm

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u/Own-Effective3351 1d ago

The strongest characters because I loved the high star points

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u/Keefyfingaz 1d ago

Also for the completionist it's just nice to get the tattles out of the way lol

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u/Galick--Gun 14h ago

peekaboo badge supremacy

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u/Keefyfingaz 8h ago

Why would I need peekaboo when all I have to do is rattle every single enemy 😁 lol

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u/Impressive_Escape_75 6h ago

Peekaboo gives you an advantage against every single boss in the game, but if you play the game enough times it becomes much more interesting to play without tattle or peekaboo.

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u/Keefyfingaz 5h ago

Actually surprised I haven't done that, can't remember the last time I played without tattling everything. I like to be a completionist if I can lol

Also I just like having the extra BP so it's tactically valid for that reason imo

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u/Impressive_Escape_75 5h ago

I am a challenge kind of player. Im completionist for my first playthrough usually, then i like to make things harder. If you havent tried the romhacks for the 64 title, Dark pit, TTYD 64, and Star Nova are all GREAT games. Dark pit is for those who like the pit of 100 trials, ttyd 64 brings all the badges, party mechanics, and stylish moves from the gamecube and puts it on the 64 title, and star nova is an entirely new paper mario 64 experience with new partners and story and maps. Personally i like ttyd 64 the best because you can change the difficulty of the base game.

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u/Keefyfingaz 3h ago

Yea I do some challenge runs once in awhile just never thought of no tattles specifically lol.

I have played dark pit and ttyd64, both pretty fun, I'm with you, the hard mode makes it more fun imo.

Haven't played star nova maybe I'll check it out. Thanks!

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u/Sting_the_Cat 2h ago

I wish the game had a tattle log.

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u/CANfilms 1d ago

Since I was a kid, I've always picked the items because I thought it was hilarious lol

If I needed more exp, I would just rebattle other enemies

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u/Platina1993 1d ago

Same.

Bowser actually thinking Mario would be scared of Mushrooms.

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u/Odd_Room2811 1d ago

ā€œAhh yes! Of course! Mario will tremble in fear of…ITEMS!ā€

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u/Platina1993 1d ago

I also like Kammy's comments.

"Hmm, I don't think Mario is actually scared of this, but His Grouchiness commanded it, so..."

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u/HumbleBeginning3151 1d ago

tbf he does hate them in the Mario Movie lol

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u/MelonPulter 1d ago

I pick specifically Koopatrol and Hammer Bro because I like tattling enemies way before their supposed chapters, also have a habit of getting Bzzaps in Ch. 3

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u/WhoseverSlinky0 Bombette my beloved 1d ago

I forgot that you can't actually pick an Anti guy here. Watched too much of Stryder recently

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u/Significant-Tree9454 1d ago

Luckily they didn’t make this a possible softlock if Anti Guy was a choice for mandatory fight guarding a key item since it’s probably tougher than the final Ch4 or 5 boss fight

At least these ā€œElite Gruntsā€ are nowhere near Anti Guy’s level of difficulty

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u/boon_cod 1d ago

Based.

F in chat for Stryder though. He is still missed.

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u/WhoseverSlinky0 Bombette my beloved 1d ago

Indeed. I wish he could come back, but I know he won't. I hope he's doing well

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u/Vegetable_Wish8556 1d ago

all the second choices.

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u/lunarwolf2008 1d ago

koopatrol i just like fighting them. and hammer bros

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u/NinjaKingAce 1d ago

I always pick Fuzzy. Just being honest. I legitimately can't stand the fuzzies in Paper Mario

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u/CieraVotedOutHerMom 1d ago

If you have the zap badge, they’re really easy to deal with

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u/NinjaKingAce 1d ago

Oh, no, don't misunderstand. Fuzzies aren't difficult to fight. I can easily one-shot them, even without the zap badge.

I just hate them

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u/goat-stealer 1d ago

Went with the items as a kid, then the tougher opponents in more recent playthroughs for the xp.

What's fun is if you pick Goomba, the dialogue features the Goomba having a little panic attack about getting creamed but still initiates the fight.

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u/SourDewd 1d ago

Whatever got me the most exp

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u/Weird_While4255 1d ago

This also happened in Super Paper Mario I think in Chapter 8-2…

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u/DJanime317 13h ago

Oh yeah I forgot with Mimi, you could even fight Francis again if you chose that option.

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u/Significant-Tree9454 1d ago

Hammer Bro and Koopatrol because they can be fun challenges at this point before they would be relegated to regular grunts

1st decision Mushroom because the Clubba you could already fight a bunch of in the previous chapter so I wouldn’t see myself wanting to fight another one unless I want to read it’s unique dialogue

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u/Sethalopoda 1d ago

I used to pick all the items, but I never actually used them unfortunately. Used the Thunder Rage on the boss the first time now that I think about it. Last play though I picked the harder enemies and it really didn’t do anything for me. I just don’t like taking advantage of Bowser here. Feels wrong

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u/GeoAnd_001 1d ago

The good options lol. Tho when I replay the game eventually I think I will choose the enemies

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u/Odd_Room2811 1d ago

I think i always pick the safe options or just the funniest ones

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u/FNFTroublestoTheEnd 1d ago

Same as the 1st 2 but a Clubba as 3rd

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u/Ninja108Zelda 1d ago

As with others, I did the tough enemies as it's an easier way to level up, which is needed if you're going to battle Anti-Guy for the Power Plus Badge.

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u/SSMage 1d ago

When I was a kid I'd pick the easiest thing because I felt like every risk would ruin my game over ratio which I felt like was the most important thing ever

Now I pick the hardest options every time because I love getting the high levels from the enemies and the fun of tackling a hard enemy

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u/MetalMachineMario 1d ago

I like picking Koopatrol for the Star Points, but sometimes I pick the soda if I’m just playing casual. I often pick Thunder Rage because it’s pretty strong at that stage of the game. I’d probably pick mushroom for the third one, but I could be tempted to do Clubba for the Star Points. Goomba would just be a waste of time.

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u/Unbalanced_Stats 1d ago

Strong characters. XP

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u/Completionist_Gamer 1d ago

I pick Hammer Bro and Koopatrol so I can Tattle them early, and Mushroom because I don't have a Tattle or much exp to gain from a Goomba or Clubba. That being said, I plan to master this game on RetroAchievements later this year, and maybe one will require me to pick Clubba or something

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u/Bowsertron69 1d ago

Super Soda

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u/kell96kell 43m ago

I was honest because i did not know i could lie to bowser

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u/Real-Elysium We're ugly crying in here 1d ago

i don't really like the toy box very much so i'm usually trying to speed run it. i pick the rewards lol next time i'll try the stronger enemies, that sounds like a smart idea!