Phoebe is a writer, a hard worker, and has always been interested in videogames. She's worked in retail, coached, babysat, has had an internship, and now works as a list writer for Valent's website ...

After growing up with Pokemon, Kirby, and Animal Crossing, The Elder Scrolls' fifth installment of Skyrim changed her life and she's been an avid gamer ever since. If she's not tending to yet another ...

Paper Mario: The Origami King is a great game that makes some silly mistakes that echo the missteps from previous Paper Mario installments. The issue isn’t that developer Intelligent Systems ruined ...

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Paper Mario: The Origami King tries its darndest to straddle the line between what fans of the original games love and a desire to move the franchise in a new direction. In many ways, it succeeds.

In a country stacked with folklore and legends, the Japanese reverence for origami cranes stands the test of time. One tradition in particular — “senbazuru” or “a thousand cranes” — rewards patient ...

Following the release of the first two Paper Mario games in the early 2000s, a single question has haunted each subsequent release: “Does it play like the first two?” The answer for each game, from ...

Gamers have come to expect a lot of things out of the Mario franchise, but “get emotional over a bob-omb” is not on the list. It’s things like that separating Paper Mario: The Origami King from its ...

It’s been almost 20 years since the original Paper Mario debuted on Nintendo 64 in 2001. It was a departure for Mario fans, who had only experienced the RPG treatment for their favorite plumber and ...

The Great Sea is the largest open area you'll explore while playing Paper Mario The Origami King. There are 11 islands to find, each with toads and collectibles hidden within. Problem is, naviagting ...

The next installment of the Paper Mario series is almost here and fans of the RPG series are curious to see how The Origami King stacks up to past games. It's first foray into the Nintendo Switch, ...

Playing Mario games was a lot different when I was young. I would play as much as I was able, and then hand the controller to someone else — a sibling, a cousin, a friend, or a parent — and say, “Can ...