Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling

Amazing. Out of all the Paper Mario games this has managed to compete against my favorite, The Thousand Year Door. Truly fantastic in all areas: story, mechanics, music, art

This game is pretty good so far! Gives me insane paper mario vibes and I absolutely love it!

Really fun game that’s combats similar to paper Mario thousand year door if your into that

I bought the game again along with the Digital Art Book to play the Bug Fables Plus mod.

I need to talk about how much I love this game, but first: Short review Very satisfactory combat system, great dialogue and characters, nice music and awesome worldbuilding. Play it, it's good. And now the long one, tried to make it spoilers free if anyone cares enough, I wouldn't recommend reading this before playing the game tho. So... Where do I start? I remember when I found about this game while watching a Design Doc video, a Bug Fables clip appeared and I was just amazed to learn that a game like this would exist, I loved the red plumber's paper adventures when I played them long ago, and I was so excited about this game that I literally felt like I was shaking, and when I played it? It did not disappoint, at all. Fights are so fun to play and plan out, the amount of strategies and customization there is goes beyond what my tiny brain can even imagine, so the combat is absolutely delightful. And somehow the lore and characters manage to be on the same level if not superior? Vi, Kabbu and Leif are very well written, their character arcs are nice, but the dialogue, either from them or from any other bug, is always so enjoyable. I played the game 3 times and I never got tired of it (Could also be because of my terrible memory, but still). I want to praise Genow, while replaying I occasionally thought "If I was writing this, what would they say?" and even though I couldn't come up with anything, what they did say was not only in-character, but also interesting and nice to read. Worldbuilding is great, I was so interested in the lore that I always wanted to learn more and more, I even got sad when the lore books side quest was over, exploring everything was really fun thanks to both the movement and everything there is to interact with. Music's also good, some tracks stand out to me as absolutely wonderful, but the rest is catchy too. Two things I want to mention are that, first, the amount of optional content is not only surprising, but I also feel like it's as fun as the main game, to the point where it feels wrong for me to not do sidequests during a playthrought, and second thing is how the game is very much free of "unnecesary" content made only to extend the game's lenght, things like all of the fast travel options, for example, make me feel like the devs just wanted to let you have a great time on this adventure, and after everything I've said it's clear that they did achieve that. Thanks Mar and Genow for all of this, I wish I could have supported Bug Fables during its development if I had known about it back then, but I guess not having to wait for the game to release was also a good deal. I think i'm done with this game for now, so thanks once again for creating it. I wish the game was even more successful, it really deserves it. However i did get softlocked once while deep on the cave of trials so i don't like the game that much actually, I know this is a game about bugs but I don't enjoy those kind of bugs.

I'm going to preface this review by saying that I've never played Paper Mario 64 or TTYD. I only really discovered this game by seeing one of the main characters in a social media post - as far as I can see, it's pretty overlooked. I absolutely loved this game within the first hour. The main trio is awesome, they're all very lovable and the game did a great job of making me want to keep playing as them. The combat, while relatively simple, is fun, and I never found myself being tired of combat. Action commands help keep each battle fresh, and reward you for getting good action command results, such as stronger attacks and more damaged blocked. The medal system also allows you to try new strategies in battle, with multiple options being viable as you progress into the game. I've probably put a lot more time into the game than needed because of how much I enjoyed every battle and setup. The story is simple to follow, and is overall a very nice story. Some characters have a good deal of depth that honestly surprised me while playing, it wasn't something I expected but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Discovering the backstory/lore of the world was nice, everything was concise and knit neatly together. Overall, Bug Fables is a great experience and if you think you'll enjoy it I would highly recommend giving it a shot. It's become one of my all time favorites, I'll absolutely keep coming back to it as well as following whatever else the developers come up with next, if they do plan to make more games.

If you like classic Paper Mario, you'll like Bug Fables. If you don't like classic Paper Mario, you don't deserve Bug Fables. Either way, this is a delightful game full of charming characters and engaging mechanics. Definitely recommend if you're looking for a lighthearted RPG.

Even though I have yet to finish the main story... THE GAME IS RLLY FUN! Sure I can tell its HIGHLY based off of Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door but as an Paper Mario fan who {!!!!} LOVED Thousand Year Door can confirm this game made me feel like I was playing one of nintendos older Paper Mario Games! And another thing... THE {!!!!} OST GOES HARD- PLEASE, listen to the games Ost and heres a few I reccomend! - His Friends Call Him Spuder - Oh no! WASPS!! - MECHA BEE BLAST LORD - The Watcher - Team it's getting serious! - Cruel Beast, Devourer of Journeys - Mothivas Grand Stand - The Other One - Battle Against Ultimax, Who Has a Tank - The Usurper, Grasping for Power - Transcending, Overpowering, Everlasting - Heroes of Legends (5 Years Anniversary Update) Aaand dats it uh... BUY THE GAME!!

one of the most fun rpg's ever made, cannot wait for a sequel (if it ever happens)

Love it so far, but lief is a the most worthless, useless, horrible item i've ever encountered and i am VERY agitated i cannot delete him form existence, I do not want him, please someone make a mod that gets rid of him, ENTIRELY

that truly was... a bug fable... that final boss was cruel and unusual though

I couldn't really get into Bug Fables. I appreciated the general mechanics and style of the game, but there were too many design decisions which I really disliked, ultimately stopping me from playing it. As far as I can tell, it's basically Paper Mario on PC - a class based RPG where you take a group of three characters through overworld locations, towns and dungeons, do fetch quests, and fight groups of enemies. [b]Pros[/b] - The dialogue was generally pretty interesting - I liked the main characters [b]Cons[/b] - Tiny inventory for carrying healing items - I don’t like the button presses during combat. They're required to do more damage or block attacks - The window for pressing a button to block is very unclear - The three main characters pretty much have one attack each that you just use over and over again - If you die, you lose everything since the previous save, which is a huge waste of time - The only healing in the game (apart from the first few save points) is through items. You don’t get health back at save points. Combined with losing all progress since the last save point if you die, this generally makes the game a waste of time. - Walking through the cartoon featureless landscapes is boring, and there's an amount of backtracking - Moving around the world is slow - You never get stronger, but enemies continue to gain hp, which makes the already annoying combat even more grindy

Honestly this game does not get nearly as much recognition as it deserves

Who needs Paper Mario when you have Bug Fables? Who needs to pay 60-70$ when you can pay 9$ for Bug Fables? Who needs Vivian when you have gay bugs? (just kidding Vivian, I love u :3) You can't fish in Paper Mario, but you can fish in Bug Fables Bug Fables is just peak Paper Mario that modern Paper Mario will never be able to replicate because Nintendo bad or something.

very good game and soundtrack

im adding sans undertale to this game and nobody can stop me

Having just finished and 100%'d the game on the first save file, I feel as though it is my duty to talk about my experience without spoiling too much of the game for anyone who, like me, found this game years after the release and was interested. From the start, if you liked the gameplay of the early Paper Mario series, then you likely will enjoy this. While the mechanics aren't one to one (as I would hope), the overall system is similar enough to lend those of us with experience good memories. For those who haven't played or aren't interested in the Paper Mario series, this may not the game for you, but I'd hope it would be. The ability to have multiple characters with different archetypes allows for fairly interesting synergies, and the medal system allows further customization of gameplay. I will note that, due to there only being 3 characters, sometimes battles can reuse concepts that may get repetitive. I personally didn't mind it, but for those used to the handful of partners all with unique interactions with enemies, it might not be the same. Overall, though, the battle system is quite strong and held up for me over my nearly 100 hours. In terms of difficulty and balance, I'm afraid I cannot help. I immediately equipped the Hard Mode badge the moment I got it and never took it off, so it's best to look elsewhere for that. Exploration is another big thing. The environments clearly have a lot of love and detail put into them, and traversing them was rarely a severe struggle. Environmental puzzles also made the experience more dynamic, and they generally utilized the characters' abilities, which was pretty well done. None of the areas felt overly complex, but they didn't always feel too easy to navigate either. The sheer number of NPCs with unique designs helped flesh out each area as well, and I made it my personal mission to talk to each one and get more chatter from Kabbu because they were charming designs and locations. Finally, the characters and story were quite well done. Every main character has an arc that really does give each character something that's even more charming than when first meeting them, and as mentioned before, the unique designs help set apart each character and give them a personality of their own. While the story is fairly simple in concept, I think they did an excellent job of driving it. Finally, this is moreso just as a fan of the soundtrack, the music is KILLER. I love the soundtrack, and it is a game I refuse to play on mute. All in all, one of my favorite purchases in a hot minute. It's not some big tearjerker, or some strong skill test. But it's everything I'd hoped it was, and I'm glad I finally bought it and completed it.

One of the best RPG's I have played to this day. It's fun, cute, challenging, and entertaining this is on of few games I have 100 presented and every hour is well spent. The story is nice and simple but has great detail spread through out the entire game. The music goes well with the environments, events, and battles. I love the main and side characters because they have thought out personality's and characteristics. If you're a fan of any type of RPG I would recommend buying this game If you have the chance to.

The closest game we will have to paper mario on pc. While it share many core gameplay of paper mario it still does enough to forms its own identity. Like very low health and damage number where +1 is a significant and meaningful boost. Party member positioning affects damage and damage taken which adds a layer of strategy to be considered. Badge system can result in unique and sometime broken build. Unlike other game with consumable the game feels like its balanced with them in mind. I'm constantly using up and running out of healing item on hard difficulty. With a rather limited amount of healing item you can carry at a time it is very meaningful in this game. Rather unique setting of bug society in someone abandoned backyard and colourful cast of character. Even if you played paper mario I suggest giving this game a try.

this truly was... a Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling

not like my favorite game of all time but good game

It's fun and enjoyable game.

easily the best paper mario game

its Block Tales but good.

Paper mario if it was on pc. Very good

OH GOD PLEASE PLAY THIS OH GOD OAHHHH

incredible game

I can't believe it's not Paper Mario!

I love it!

Delicious

I like bugs now

i wish bugs were real

bug

ill write a proper review someday

SUPER GOOOD