Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

GameCube

lizstar 8 Aug 2024 21:06

This is genuinely really, REALLY annoying. Why would you make an achievement like this where you need a thing that you can't go back to get?? That's an HOUR wasted, and I saved after it, so I'm fucked. Absolutely terrible.

dracibatic 8 Aug 2024 21:16

I came here to concur that this achievement is pretty awful. And a change would be much appreciated

DaviPx 12 Aug 2024 04:33

thanks 14ausher for the tip. also i recommend equipping hammer throw

BeekBeek85 13 Aug 2024 15:46

Gonna leave a major tip here:

If you need to grind for coins to get the Hammerman Badge before this point, I suggest getting Ms. Mowz and going to the Pit of 100 Trials. When an enemy doesn't have items, you can steal a coin from them with her Kiss Thief attack~. Make it at least to Floor 50 to have the inventory extension because Chapter 5 is a minor Point of No Return.

TrashCity 17 Aug 2024 17:53

I am going to be blunt honest here, I think this set is fantastic and had no issues at all until I got to this achievement right here. I have to legit re do an entirely new save, play for 8-10 hours to get up to this point just because I don't have one badge and can't leave the island.

This is honestly a little ridiculous, I get this is "on me" but at the same time it's been legit almost 15 years since I have played this game and I have been looking at the missables but I also am just trying to play the game. I forgot that once you get on the island for chapter 5 you are stuck there until you beat the boss. Once again it's on me, but at the same time I feel like something has to be done because out of all the time I have played on RA this is honestly a little BS.

This achievement is not a bad idea, it's the fact that you have to get a certain badge and if you don't you have to replay the whole entire game for at least 8 hours to earn one single achievement. It really kills the fun not going to lie, which is a shame because I thought this set was honestly very solid.

TrashCity 17 Aug 2024 18:07

I agree with @SeasonalCat I don't understand why you can't just *Not* use your jump attacks, seems like other people have overlooked it as well.

SolidarityGG 18 Aug 2024 05:41

@TrashCity, it's probably easier to check for the badge rather than not jumping at all, but yeah, weird choice either way.

mistabungle 18 Aug 2024 06:41

Or at least put this achievement higher in the list.

scatter 19 Aug 2024 02:25

Yeah, should have read this one closer before continuing with chapter 5. I think I won't have to replay too much since I have decent backups, but still pretty annoying.

Hydronus 24 Aug 2024 09:03

Like everyone else I really hate this achievement

MrDynamite 24 Aug 2024 17:55

https://youtu.be/zbK4-cMqI2g

After I defeated Cortez in a normal way and my back up save I've been traveled Chapter 4 I came here for this.

This achievement is not really hard, but it's annoying by the Point of no Return-Mechanics. Go ahead for the Merchant in Rogueport for the Hammerman Badge (German: Dampfhammer). Leaving Rogueport to the Undergrounds if he's had not the badge yet.

Using Bobberys Timebombs and shoot them under the treasures of cortez, Mario only using Hammer-Throw. Items ok or Star Power ok.

My fight was very close, so I tried the fast kill

Ben42 29 Aug 2024 10:57

Simply incredible. Thanks for the heads-up...

Sokrad 30 Aug 2024 16:50

...yeah. I understand that this is a system prone to occasional oversights, and that no one likes receiving a barrage of negative comments, but on top of the annoyance of having to redo 5 chapters worth of a game which doesn't really allow to get through its story any faster (glitches aside), the making of this particular achievement raises so many red flags it is kinda baffling that it ultimately made the cut.

95% of this game allows you to go back to other areas, putting a Roguetown-specific badge challenge in one of the few instances when you CAN'T feels like extra strictness for no real reason.
I don't want to leave with only my complaints, so... I dunno. Maybe rethink this achievement? Making it simply about using Bobbery? No Jump-related badges/no charge badges?
More manageable options that wouldn't result in a massive middle finger to the player who didn't read and memorize all 123 achievements beforehand would be appreciated.

Auri64 18 Sep 2024 09:42

honestly dumb since their is no way back to the port and like me didnt know i needed a badge

sheakso 20 Sep 2024 23:38

I hate this :(

sheakso 20 Sep 2024 23:40

I was ready to beat the game and master it, and this achievement came from the darkness ;(

CrashyBash 24 Sep 2024 16:12

Guess it's time for me too to start a new save file only for this achievement, i really hate this kind of cheevo...

Auri64 25 Sep 2024 05:08

Got this first try power lift and i went crazy with bomb squad i also picked up a defend plus p thats in chapter 5 with other badges as super appeal, last stand, close call and one power plus p for extra dmg and well bombs away

thebolak 10 Dec 2024 02:57

OHHHHHH.... I just got screwed. I thought if you follow the achievements, that could not miss a missable but I was wrong. I'm gonna just beat the game instead of master it. I was minding to master it...

Lasertronic 7 Jan 2025 08:42

This is ridiculous