Hey, guys!
Today, I've got a hot new video essay for you! We're gonna talk today about Paper Mario: The Origami King. It's a game that's got good parts and bad in just about equal measures, so breaking those pieces down to understand this game will be a great time.
And, oh, what's that? On the thumbnail? Well, it's a game that I'm comparing to The Origami King, so it must be Bug Fables...right?

Music (in order)
Shooting Star Summit (Paper Mario)
Life in a Pot (Eastward)
Mothiva's Grand Stand (Bug Fables)
Bonetrousle (Undertale)
Core (Undertale)
To My Knight (Eastward)
Field of Hopes and Dreams (Deltarune)
Red Streamer Battle Thinking (Paper Mario: The Origami King)
Onett (Earthbound: Qumu Remix)

Chapters:
00:00 My Deepest Gaming Secret
02:10 Saving The Best For First
11:05 A Monstrous Comparison
16:34 Storytelling
25:16 The Fourth Wall
32:21 Combat Systems that, on the surface, look like traditional RPG turnbased combat but actually require puzzle solving and some realtime action
44:07 The Spiritless Successor
47:55 Outro