Good, but not great. Word of the game: "Simple" The slow action of this game drags this title.
Quick: Not enough action/ slow, mostly easy puzzle solving. Still fun to play.
If you ever have played another paper Mario (I played the paper Mario for N64), throw that all out the window. They just missed totally revamping the system from Paper Mario for N64. This time around there is very little RPG elements, one of my downfalls for this game. To me they should have stuck to the turn-based RPGin that was in the N64 predecessor. Instead there is more of a focus on platforming, yet the platforming is slow. The puzzles in this game are fairly easy, and at sometimes are very annoying to figure out.
Through the use of switching between 2D and 3D, "Pixls" and different characters, different playstyles (space shooter, underwater), and boss battles, the gameplay is good, but not great.
To me, if there was either faster gameplay or the original RPG battle system, it would have greatly improved the gameplay.
Graphics:
Nice style, good transitions. Great for the style of the game. But looks last gen, When in 3D mode the game looks too empty.
Sound:
Simple soundtrack, Simple sound effects. These are satisfying.
Lots of reading without any voiceovers is annoying.
Value:
I think this game is worth it, there are a ton of minigames, and the game is good. Lack of ability to replay it drags down its value.
Tilt:
Under all my criticism, I really like this game, but it is definitely not a buy for everyone.