In Paper Mario: The Origami King, Mario and his companions must rescue Princess Peach from the clutches of King Olly, the ruler of the Origami Kingdom. Before players dive into this task headfirst, some may wonder how long it will take them to complete it and reach the end of the game, and indeed these curious fans can find details on the length of Paper Mario: The Origami King below.
In general, players can expect to spend around 30 hours with Paper Mario: The Origami King before they reach its conclusion. This approximate completion time assumes that a fan will tackle at least some of the game's side quests, and players that are looking for a shorter experience can get it by ignoring most of that content. On the other hand, fans can undoubtedly get some additional hours out of The Origami King by focusing on completing all of the optional missions.
For those players that are interested, the length of Paper Mario: The Origami King is very similar to the lengths of The Thousand-Year Door and Color Splash. This makes The Origami King one of the longest entries in the series, and that is sure to be exciting news to fans of the franchise that were hoping for another substantial dose of Paper Mario.
What will also surely excite these series veterans are the Paper Mario: The Origami King reviews that are now available and suggest that the title is solid. Indeed, after Sticker Star and Color Splash, neither of which were very well received by the playerbase, many fans are hopeful that The Origami King will see the franchise find its feet once again, and it certainly seems that this wish may be coming true.
That said, this new Switch exclusive does distinguish itself from past entries in some key ways, with The Origami King's combat system being the most talked about departure. For some players the revamped combat may prevent The Origami King from reaching the heights of the original Paper Mario and The Thousand-Year Door, though others will surely come to love it over the course of the game's approximately 30-hour runtime.
Paper Mario: The Origami King releases on July 17, 2020, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
