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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Developer: Square Publisher: Nintendo
13 May 1996
SNES
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#274 All-time
#5 for 1996
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JRPG#45 Turn-based RPG#45 Fantasy#121
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1996 • Square Nintendo  
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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
1996 • Square Nintendo  
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XNA 0 45496 83050 2 SNS-ARWE-USA
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2008 • Square Nintendo  
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2008 • Square Nintendo  
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Super Mario RPG
2023 • ArtePiazza Square  
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XNA 0 45496 59963 8 LA-H-A8LUA-USA
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2023 • Square ArtePiazza  
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2023 • Square ArtePiazza  
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ES 0 45496 47999 2 LA-H-A8LUA-EUR
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The acclaim of this game always puzzled me. I do understand that many people got introduced to the world of RPG's with this game, but by the time it was released I had already been playing RPG's for many years and this game offered no challenge or the usual depth that you would find in the genre. I just can't understand how someone that would be heavily involved in the genre could be amazed by this casual version of it. It's very short, you can complete it in one sitting, everything is very easy and there's not much of a story. The gameplay is alright and easy to get into (surprise!), but there's just nothing to really build around and you aren't going into a long epic journey where your hero will evolve into something really big. It doesn't offer any of that "RPG satisfaction", it's just this tiny game that you finish quickly and it leaves you empty. I remember when I completed it, I was like "That's It? I've barely started playing!"

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest gets a lot of shit for being too easy and a beginners version of Final Fantasy, but damn this one is like 10 times worst in that aspect but gets all the love for some reason. For me it's easily the worst RPG released on the SNES (the ones that were issued in the USA anyway), and it's pretty much the opposite of what's good about the greatest genre in gaming.
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polland Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 2024-04-16T20:37:03Z
SNES • XNA
2024-04-16T20:37:03Z
4.0
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KCharbzz98 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 2024-04-13T04:53:06Z
SNES • XNA
2024-04-13T04:53:06Z
4.5
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anderd0504 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 2024-04-12T23:35:45Z
SNES • XNA
2024-04-12T23:35:45Z
4.5
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saylexs Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 2024-04-08T08:26:02Z
SNES • XNA
2024-04-08T08:26:02Z
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catac1ysm Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 2024-03-30T01:24:06Z
SNES • XNA
2024-03-30T01:24:06Z
3.0
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Early Game Sucked Later Mario RPG games are better Puzzles and Platforming sucked RPG Mechanics did not require much thought beyond the final battle
zakduece Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 2024-03-25T21:54:52Z
SNES • XNA
2024-03-25T21:54:52Z
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hevykofe Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 2024-01-03T04:39:43Z
SNES • XNA
2024-01-03T04:39:43Z
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mickilennial Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 2024-01-02T19:07:17Z
SNES • XNA
2024-01-02T19:07:17Z
5.0
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CodeStarXP Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 2023-12-09T01:44:12Z
SNES • XNA
2023-12-09T01:44:12Z
4.5
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vnianpurks Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 2023-12-07T12:45:42Z
SNES • XNA
2023-12-07T12:45:42Z
5.0
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fuegomontuya77 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 2023-12-02T18:47:16Z
SNES • XNA
2023-12-02T18:47:16Z
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nick_owens Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 2023-11-25T00:55:52Z
SNES • XNA
2023-11-25T00:55:52Z
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  • slib 2024-01-25 21:46:31.357374+00
    How the hell does a Switch game in 2023 look significantly uglier than a 1995 SNES game that's visuals were already really dated lmao
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    • AntennasToHeaven 2024-02-01 09:46:19.405777+00
      Maybe you just prefer the late 90's digitized aesthetic? Both games look fine imo.
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  • AntennasToHeaven 2024-02-01 09:49:00.859162+00
    The remake is a lot quicker but mostly by virtue of cutting a lot of the 90's RPG tedium that was in the original, so despite being a breeze I think the Switch version is slightly better
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  • skylukewalker99 2024-02-07 04:11:27.554898+00
    The remake policy needs to change lmfao it's so dumb. These are two different games entirely.
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  • Solipsaurus 2024-02-13 01:04:39.767133+00
    Loved this, just as fun as the original. Although I have some complaints:
    -Frame rate issues
    -Some kind of voice acting would've been nice. Maybe some grunts and yells. The cutscenes feel awkward when it's just silence.
    -All the mini games and platforming sections suck just as bad as the original. Wish they could've made them better.
    - Way too easy. The original was too but this feels even easier.

    These are nitpicks though and I recommend it to newcomers and to those revisiting an old classic. I was really impressed that they kept all the charm while bolstering the graphics a ton.
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  • Dan_CiTi 2024-03-29 07:47:27.752078+00
    Awesome remake, always hated the grimy visuals of the original (and similar looking games like DKC) and this fixed that and added some smart QoL stuff. Maybe Nintendo and Square will make a brand new sequel to this remake that kicks everything up a notch, that would be incredible – especially when Mario RPGs have been stagnant for years.
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  • Zexion 2024-04-01 03:39:36.646813+00
    It doesn't make sense that the remakes of Mario RPG, Shadow of the Colossus or Metroid Prime don't have their own page while Link's Awakening and Demon's Souls do.
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  • acjd_shmacjd 2024-04-07 04:05:15.382326+00
    man this was wonderful. as someone who's been meaning to play the original basically my entire life but never actually got around to it, this more than lived up to the hype. second favourite mario rpg i think
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  • RiskR 2024-04-09 14:11:14.736443+00
    everything about this game is fine, but remaking it just highlighted how unremarkable the game is by today's standards

    when I go back and play old games, what grips me is that there are still aspects about it that are still super unique, or timeless aspects that are still good to this day. this game just didn't have anything that hasn't been done a million times better in other mario rpgs.
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