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Paper Mario. Thanks to that series' last two entries, I've lost a lot of interest in the IP. (That said, if Nintendo can return it to its former brilliance--say, with a Wii U-based sequel that picks up where
The Thousand Year Door left off--I probably could be swayed to give it another chance.)
I've far from lost interest in the idea of Nintendo games that feature a paper-y aesthetic, though. I'd love to see a
The Legend of Zelda spin-off that stars characters and locales that look as though they're pieces of origami, for instance.
Would I like to play a
Pokémon game that uses some sort of
Paper Mario-esque art style? Until fairly recently, I would've responded to that question with a resounding, "Hell no!" Now that I've seen
this deviantart gallery, though, I'm not so sure.
After all, artist Paprik-a's creations are as awesome as they are unique--or at least that's my opinion of them. Case in point: his take on
Pokémon X/
Y's
Chesnaught.
His
Delphox is pretty sweet, too:
As is his
Greninja:
To see more of Paprik-a's inventive
Pokémon portraits, check out
paprik-a.deviantart.com or
paprik--a.tumblr.com.
Speaking of
Pokémon X and
Y, by the way:
which starter are those of you who are picking up one or both of these titles this weekend (or at some point in the future) planning to select?
Ever since I decided to buy a copy of
Pokémon X, I've been leaning toward Fennekin as my starter (and Bulbasaur as my
Red/Green/Blue starter).
A few days ago, though, I changed my mind and decided Froakie and Bulbasaur may be better picks--what with a special version of Torchic being made available to early-ish adopters.
Will any of you be taking a similar route, or will you be going with a different duo of starters?
