History YMMV / PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor

*** Once you're at the highest stage rank, there's an '''extremely''' small chance that either a massive Bowser statue or a meteor will come and hit everyone. In terms of the Bowser statue, it will fall on either your team or the enemy team - which hits for 5 damage and causes confusion, and in terms of the meteor, it will hit ''everybody'' for 3 damage and cause dizziness. Since you're most likely tackling the Pit of 100 Trials at that point (unless if you attempted it much earlier or at a lower level), it's considerably painful when you're finishing off an annoying enemy team or Bonetail and all of a sudden, a Bowser Statue drops in on your team and screws you over. The chances of these hazards appearing are so low, many players aren't even aware of their existence (the meteor has even less of a chance appearing).

** Glitz Pit imposes fighting orders on each match that you must do to advance onto the next rank (with the exception of the fight against Rawk Hawk). Some of these are a bit simple, such as appealing to the crowd or using a special move at least once, but some get really bad, such as not attacking at all for 5 turns, forbidding the usage of FP, or taking so much damage throughout the course of the battle. A lot of these just draw out the battle, which can get really annoying on the higher tiers. What's worse is some of them forbid the usage of your partner, which can suck when you're trying to use Goombella to tattle on the enemies (since some of the enemies can technically be fought more than once despite being exclusive only to the Glitz Pit, they won't appear in Frankly's waste bin such as bosses) and the worst part - this condition can even appear in the Iron Cleft battle, where it's ''required'' to use your Yoshi's Gulp skill to beat them. Not following the orders will force you to fight them again (Rawk Hawk's fight will always order you to use a Special Move at least once, but you don't need to do so anyway, as there's no tournament opponent to fight afterwards).

** A common challenge is to beat the game without Superguarding - while some put it on top of other challenges, such as Solo Partner challenges and even No Damage Runs.

** Transphobic Beldam[[labelnote:Explanation]]When pre-release audiences noted the TruerToTheText localization to the English script with the Three Shadows, fans of the USA and Italian translations were hopeful the remake would affirm Vivian's localized [[TransgenderTropes trans woman identity]], including keeping Beldam's [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain transphobic abuse]]. Amusingly, and given how terrible [[ViolationOfCommonSense hoping for transphobia]] is at face value, fans of the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' franchise likened it to hoping they would see [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog Maria get shot]] in the then-upcoming ''[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehogFilmSeries Sonic 3]]'' movie.[[/labelnote]]

** Transphobic Beldam[[labelnote:Explanation]]When pre-release audiences noted the TruerToTheText localization to the English script with the Three Shadows, fans of the USA and European translations were hopeful the remake would affirm Vivian's original [[TransgenderTropes trans woman identity]], including keeping Beldam's [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain transphobic abuse]]. Amusingly, and given how terrible [[ViolationOfCommonSense hoping for transphobia]] is at face value, fans of the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' franchise likened it to hoping they would see [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog Maria get shot]] in the then-upcoming ''[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehogFilmSeries Sonic 3]]'' movie.[[/labelnote]]

** Transphobic Beldam[[labelnote:Explanation]]When pre-release audiences noted the TruerToTheText localization to the English script with the Three Shadows, fans of the original Japanese and European translations were hopeful the remake would affirm Vivian's original [[TransgenderTropes trans woman identity]], including keeping Beldam's [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain transphobic abuse]]. Amusingly, and given how terrible [[ViolationOfCommonSense hoping for transphobia]] is at face value, fans of the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' franchise likened it to hoping they would see [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog Maria get shot]] in the then-upcoming ''[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehogFilmSeries Sonic 3]]'' movie.[[/labelnote]]

** The trio of Goombas in the sewers that cat-call Goombella had their dialogue changed to them being angry over Mario intruding on their turf and mocking him for liking the fresh air on the surface. Some fans felt it was an unnecessary change, since it came from already antagonistic forces that were immediately and suitably rejected and punished for the cat-calling, as well as the original text better showcasing how seedy Rogueport is both above and below the surface. Strangely enough, Dupree's advances on Goombella remain unchanged, despite not being antagonistic in the slightest.

** Transphobic Beldam[[labelnote:Explanation]]When pre-release audiences noted the TruerToTheText localization to the English script with the Three Shadows, fans of the original Japanese and European translations were hopeful the remake would affirm Vivian's original [[TransgenderTropes trans woman identity]], including keeping Beldam's [[PoliticallyIncorrecrVillain transphobic abuse]]. Amusingly, and given how terrible [[ViolationOfCommonSense hoping for transphobia]] is at face value, fans of the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' franchise likened it to hoping they would see [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog Maria get shot]] in the then-upcoming ''[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehogFilmSeries Sonic 3]]'' movie.[[/labelnote]]

** "Transphobic Beldam" [[labelnote:explanation]]When pre-release audiences noted the TruerToTheText localization to the English script with the Three Shadows, fans of the original Japanese and European translations were hopeful the remake would affirm Vivian's original trans woman identity, including keeping Beldam's transphobic abuse. Amusingly, and given how terrible [[ViolationOfCommonSense hoping for transphobia]] is at face value, fans of the Sonic franchise likened it to hoping they would see [[VideoGame/{{ShadowTheHedgehog}} Maria get shot]] in the then-upcoming Sonic 3 Movie.[[/labelnote]]

* TaintedByThePreview: The announcement that the remake would run at 30 FPS rather than the original game's 60 FPS wasn't well received due to the Switch having more powerful hardware than the [=GameCube=] and the graphics quality being otherwise increased.

** The trio of Goombas in the sewers that cat-call Goombella had their dialogue changed to them being angry over Mario intruding on their turf and mocking him for liking the fresh air on the surface. Some fans felt it was an unnecessary change, since it came from already antagonistic forces that were immediately and suitably rejected and punished for the cat-calling, as well as the original text better showcasing how seedy Rogueport is both above and below the surface. Strangely enough, Durpee's advances on Goombella remain unchanged, despite not being antagonistic in the slightest.

** A lot of fan material and fanworks, especially those that focus on Vivian, tend to exagerrate Beldam's transphobic insults, often times to the point of making it her entire character/main evil trait. Beldam only makes one such insult in the actual game [[spoiler:being midway through Chapter 4]], and puts Vivian down for a wide array of reasons, such as her kindness, clutzy behavior, cheerfulness, and tendancy to screw up the sirens' operations [[labelnote:Note]]the latter of which would also be directed towards Doopliss once he joined the group as Vivian's replacement[[/labelnote]]. It's also implied that Beldam is jealous of Vivian's beauty, and that some of those insults come from a place of insecurity over her own appearence and a need to assert dominance.

** The trio of Goombas in the sewers that cat-call Goombella had their dialogue changed to them being angry over Mario intruding on their turf and mocking him for liking the fresh air on the surface.

** The trio of Goombas in the sewers that cat-call Goombella had their dialogue changed to them being angry over Mario intruding on their turf and mocking him for liking the fresh air on the surface. Fans immediately disliked the changes, citing that Nintendo is pandering to the "woke" community.

** The trio of Goombas in the sewers that cat call Goombella had their dialogue changed to them being angry over Mario intruding on their turf and mocking him for liking the fresh air on the surface. Fans immediately disliked the changes, citing that Nintendo is pandering to the "woke" community.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The Shadow Sirens are now called the "Three Shadows" in the Switch remake due to them being called that in the original Japanese script, which has led to immediate responses from fans on how they preferred the original name.

* TaintedByThePreview: The announcement that the remake would run at 30 FPS rather than the original game's 60 FPS wasn't well received due to the Switch having more powerful hardware than the Gamecube and the graphics quality being otherwise increased.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The Shadow Sirens are now called the "Three Shadows" in the Switch remake, which has led to immediate responses from fans on how they preferred the original name.

** The overview trailer showed a mysterious badge shaped like a [=GameCube=], but didn't electorate on what this badge did. Previews revealed that the badge is called "Nostalgic Tunes", which works like the GB Sounds from ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver]]''. Several fans were able to correctly guess that was the badge's function.

** The overview trailer showed a mysterious badge shaped like a [=GameCube=]. Previews revealed that the badge is called "Nostalgic Tunes", which works like the GB Sounds from ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver]]''. Several fans were able to correctly guess that was the badge's function.

* BreatherLevel: The Excess Express in Chapter 6. It's more puzzle-oriented than battle-oriented, but it does have a "dungeon" portion with some fairly tough enemies, including the hard-to-counter Spiky Parabuzzy. Professor Frankly even lampshades just how easy a three-day train ride will be compared to the backbreaking work of the other chapters (while you still have work to do, of course). The chapter boss, Smorg, is a big jump in difficulty, but not enough to be unmanageable.

** The overview trailer showed a mysterious badge shaped like a [=GameCube=]. Previews revealed that the badge is called "Nostalgic Tunes", which works like the GB Sounds from ''VideoGame/PokemonHeartGoldAndSoulSilver''. Several fans were able to correctly guess that was the badge's function.

** In the Japanese version, Hooktail hates the sounds of frogs. The sound effect used for the Attack FX R badge is the sound of a Japanese species of frog. It was likely changed to crickets because people outside of Japan wouldn't recongize the sound as a frog.

** The overview trailer showed a mysterious badge shaped like a [=GameCube=]. Previews revealed that the badge is called "Nostalgic Tunes", which works like the GB Player from ''VideoGame/PokemonHeartGoldAndSoulSilver''. Several fans were able to correctly guess that was the badge's function.

* IKnewIt: The announcement of the remake of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' showed that Nintendo was interested in reviving Mario's older role-playing adventures. This lead many to speculate that a remake of this game was in the cards due to its popularity.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The implementation of the diorama-inspired style of the original ''TTYD'' onto the more paper-extensive post-''Color Splash'' art style makes for a drop-dead ''gorgeous'' visual style, with the entire world looking as if it was made of card stock. The animation of the characters is also even more fluid than in the original game, and far more expressive. [[https://youtu.be/6JOv3gxmwbA?si=lPTVfe5BCA8xQutT The remade intro]] for example doubles-down on the storytelling aspect by portraying it in an awe-inspiring paper puppet show featuring [[ApocalypseWow the destruction of the ancient city]] rather than sticking to static images.

** Some of the fight conditions Grubba sets down for you in Chapter 3, such as "Don't attack for the first three turns" or "Let your enemy damage you five times", can unnecessarily drag out the fights.
** Chapter 4's events take place across Twilight Town, Twilight Trail, and Creepy Steeple. Your first trip through Twilight Trail is fine enough, but after [[spoiler:the fake chapter ending]], you have to return to town. Vivian joins you there, and you have to go back to the steeple to find Doopliss's name with her help. You then go back to Twilight Town to confront him, and he flees back to Creepy Steeple, making you go through Twilight Trail ''again'' to actually fight him. That's five trips through the area, with no changes past the initial visit.
** The first section of Chapter 5 takes place on Keelhaul Key, between the base camp and the entrance to Pirate's Grotto. After your first visit to the grotto, you meet Bobbery, who wants you to get Flavio's Chuckola Cola; he's back at the camp. Once you give it to him, he joins your party and you have to go back to get Flavio, then return to the entrance so Flavio can open it. And after you beat the chapter, you still have to go to the entrance and back to get Frankie's wedding ring.
** The search for General White makes Chapter 7 much longer than it needs to be and the order you visit past locations seems to be designed to take as long as possible, even with the warp pipe shortcuts. To say nothing of the sidequest where you have to chase him around ''again''.

** The Trouble Center allows Mario to do short sidequests at certain locations. Most of these take place outside of Rogueport, forcing you to go back to those areas, hear what you're requested to do, and then finish the task; sometimes it also involves going to other places. You can only have one trouble active at a time, which is inconvenient when two are located in the same area (The Great Boggly Tree has two in the same room, and the Pit of 100 Trials makes you go to floor 20 for one and floor 50 for another.) For example, in Jolene's trouble in Glitzville, she has you collecting dirty clothes in the locker room. You have to give these to a Goomba in Rogueport, then go back to Jolene, and then back to Rogueport to choose another trouble.[[note]]It's important to keep in mind that you ''must'' try to give the clothes to Jolene before going back to Rogueport and handing them off to the Goomba. If you try and skip past Jolene's understandable refusal to accept dirty gym shorts by returning to Rogueport immediately after collecting them all, it won't work. Furthermore, if you haven't yet re-registered in the Glitz Pit when you do this trouble, you have to go through a long cutscene before talking to Jolene the first time to make the shorts appear.[[/note]]Then Toodles' trouble involves getting back a book she lent to Jolene. Keep in mind that Toodles lives in Poshley Heights and you first have to go there, then go to Glitzville to get the book from Jolene, and then go back to Toodles' house.

* ScrappyMechanic:

** Enemies constantly pursue you in an attempt of initiating a fight, regardless of relative strength level, and their vision range is increased compared to the first ''Paper Mario'' game. This ''really'' becomes a problem in the more tedious parts of Chapters 4 and 7 as well as general backtracking for sidequests and exploration because there will always be at least one random enemy that only gives ''one'' experience point when defeated chasing you non-stop.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The implementation of the diorama-inspired style of the original ''TTYD'' onto the more paper-extensive post-''Color Splash'' art style makes for a drop-dead ''gorgeous'' visual style, with the entire world looking as if it was made of card stock. The animation of the characters is also even more fluid than in the original game, and far more expressive.