Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Twenty years ago, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on GameCube enchanted me and countless other players with its wonderful writing, engaging combat, and elaborate papercraft world, so delightful to behold and explore. Not all games stand the test of time, but this year’s Switch remake proves that TTYD’s excellence really is timeless—if anything, the game has only grown in my estimation in the two decades since I first played it. It just goes to show you that characters this endearing, aesthetics this appealing, and gameplay mechanics this lively and approachable never go out of style.—Carolyn Petit
