Compared to Thousand Year Door as it was the last Paper Mario I played. Three of my favorite things from this game are missing from this game - experience/leveling, really helpful partners, and a simplified combat system. The combat system in this game is fun at times, but usually just annoying. I got about halfway through the game hoping to find some really useful partners until I finally lost hope. There is no pumping so I have nothing to contend with. In general, the game is not very fun. Good story, good gameplay, but way worse than Thousand Year Door. i fight to win It's pretty boring.