Is Super Mario RPG underrated?

I don't think on the whole that SMRPG is underrated. It seems to be a popular enough game.However, I think it is underrated as a Mario game. Its not often credited as an elite Mario game, but rather just a side Mario game. I don't think how well this game blends Mario and RPG elements gets enough credit sometimes. You never see anyone put it on the same level as Super Mario Bros and whatnot.Is Super Mario RPG underrated?
then I may be one of the first, SMRPG is actually one of my favorite Mario gamesIt needs to come out on VC!Is Super Mario RPG underrated?
Yeah it needs to be on theVC. What system was it on it sounds really cool.
It was on SNES, I remember renting it as a 7 year old and going ''wawesome''
It's because Super Mario RPG was the beta. It was the first title of it's kind thrown against the wall to see what would stick.It's evolved into the Paper Mario series which has taken off and become one of Nintendo's flagship games for it's consoles. They discarded the parts of Super Mario RPG that were lacking and fleshed out the pieces that worked.I don't think that Super Mario RPG is underrated it's just known for what it was, practice. It's like the Simpsons clips on the Tracy Ulman show, they're not underrated, they're just the very raw version of the Simpsons before they were fully realized.
[QUOTE=''Jaysonguy''] It's because Super Mario RPG was the beta. It was the first title of it's kind thrown against the wall to see what would stick.It's evolved into the Paper Mario series which has taken off and become one of Nintendo's flagship games for it's consoles. They discarded the parts of Super Mario RPG that were lacking and fleshed out the pieces that worked.I don't think that Super Mario RPG is underrated it's just known for what it was, practice. It's like the Simpsons clips on the Tracy Ulman show, they're not underrated, they're just the very raw version of the Simpsons before they were fully realized.[/QUOTE]except super mario rpg is far superior to any of the paper mario games, but in fairness it was made by squaresoft when they were in their prime of rpg making. No one in the rpg market came close to square back then.As for coming to the VC it has to eventually it would be sheer idiocy not to port it.
The only bad thing about that game is how many weird and new characters are there :)
How is this game underrated? If anything it's overrated. Everyone constantly talks about it.
Well, some people are stupid enough to buy it expecting a platformer instead of an RPG(im not kidding). And it is a spin-off so ya... I myself haven't played it yet but i hope it comes out in the vc soon.
I've heard too much about this game for it to be underrated. I hope it comes to VC soon so I can see what all the fuss was about. If it was truly a square RPG of the times, then it's got to be good.
[QUOTE=''Tokyo512'']Well, some people are stupid enough to buy it expecting a platformer instead of an RPG(im not kidding). And it is a spin-off so ya... I myself haven't played it yet but i hope it comes out in the vc soon.[/QUOTE]if you like rpg's, specially square-enix ones in the 90s you'll love it. Nearly everything about that game was flawless and while i haven't played it since around the time it came out (my snes mysteriously vanished when my parents divorced) i think it would still hold up very well for current times.
[QUOTE=''Rocky32189'']How is this game underrated? If anything it's overrated. Everyone constantly talks about it.[/QUOTE]Pretty much every game that's over a decade old is overrated and are somehow considered to be better than games now-a-days...
[QUOTE=''DeathScape666''] [QUOTE=''Rocky32189'']How is this game underrated? If anything it's overrated. Everyone constantly talks about it.[/QUOTE]Pretty much every game that's over a decade old is overrated and are somehow considered to be better than games now-a-days...[/QUOTE]well in many regards they are better. With today's games the production values are so high and so much time is spent on high end graphics, with reduced difficulty it's hard for games, specially new rpg's to compete with the ones from the 90s. Even FF7 which had high production costs for the time had almost 70 hours of stuff to do in it, including an inane amount of mini games spread out in it (legendary ones too, the motorcycle part is still amazing).The stories were also much more fleshed out and detailed. With the exception of FF10 and probably mass effect if you want to go the western rpg route, not many modern rpg's stories compete with the complexity of a FF7, FF tactics, or xenogears. Why is that, i honestly couldn't tell you why. Maybe developers are trying too hard to come up with the next big story or original story.It's also no secret that overall difficulty of games have decreased as well, largely due to gaming becoming more mainstream. The difficulty of a super ghosts n goblins or contra III wipes the floor with any of today's games that are considered extremely hard (ninja gaiden black comes to mind)