Dear Readers,
Today I'll talk about the next part of the story, where the Peaches got taken to Mount Brrr. I'll also talk a little about exploring places we didn't have access to before.
On arriving at Peach's Castle, we're greeted by the Toads. The first is too distraught to speak, so the green one takes over and says to listen carefully and not to fast-forward! I'll do that if I want to, bucko! He tells us he saw Bowser Jr. and Paper Bowser Jr. with the princesses on Mount Brrr.
It then cuts to them in Bowser's villa on Mount Brrr. The music here is pretty nice! It has that sleepy snowy wonderland feel and at the same time it's a mountain wilderness. It has pan flutes and a slow, broad drum beat playing.
Bowser Jr. and Paper Bowser Jr. are marvelling at the view. They then head downstairs to see a papercraft that looks just like them. Peach and Paper Peach chat for a while, shivering with the cold and talking about Mario.
Then they talk about their hair and their dresses. They talk about the urge to cut their amazing hair off! Their beautiful, full, blonde locks! They even mention dying it purple! What the heck?! Who wrote this stuff? Now, I know the point is probably to have them bond, but still. The Hammer Bros. and Goombas on guard have hearts fluttering around their heads. I would be horrified if I was one of them! The music playing here is a gentle harp plucking melody that accompanies this scene of friendship. It's nice, apart from the big changes they talk about. Oog.
Back at the castle, the Green Toad is describing his impression of the scenario very dramatically. He talks on a bit, so when he turns his back, everyone's already gone outside.
The Yellow Toad gives us directions to Mount Brrr, which is through the north part of Gloomy Woods, an area we have yet to see. Toadette says she'll work on another papercraft for us. The Green Toad runs out past us, still all dramatic. He's going up the mountain too?
There's new stuff in the shop but I don't buy anything.
It looks like this is the way of the game, heading to one destination but then being diverted to another destination. At the start, it was just Sunbeam Plains and Doop Doop Dunes between here and Bowser's Castle! It would've been a very short game if that was it! It's a common trope in games, but it doesn't stop them from being fun :)
Before heading to our new destination, I decide to explore Sunbeam Plains a bit more with our new abilities. I find the Fighter Wear, but didn't give it to anyone.
I just learned too that the shiny Bob-omb from before didn't have a new attack pattern, it just had very high stats or something. The pattern seemed new because I don't usually see them attack, due to their revenge move when I attack them.
I can instantly defeat Goombas and other weaker enemies now by just landing on them! Battle still happens but they all fall immediately when we land on them! Love when this happens in RPGs!
There's a shiny Paper Paratroopa here as well. Are there only one of each or are they just rare or something? We'll see in time.
I'll cover more familiar ground before heading to Gloomy Woods.
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