Just finished Super Mario RPG and it was very cute, though not really worth the full $60. I was able to get in on the $40 Staples-to-Target price match deal, but then, as I described in the Target thread, Target canceled and refunded my order after I had already picked it up. I've been diligently checking my credit card since then and Target still hasn't reversed that refund, so I got the game for free. I guess they were trying to nuke the price matches? Well, I'm not complaining lol
I can't really be too critical of the game, getting it for free and all, but as I said, I think $60 is a bit high for it and it should have been $50 at the most (if Target hadn't have refunded me, I'd have been perfectly happy paying $40). I never played the original SNES version and don't have any nostalgia for it, so I felt like the battle system was a bit too simplistic. This would cause me to kind of lose interest in the game, but what kept me going was the top-notch humor. I laughed multiple times during my playthrough, especially at Bowser's antics. Also, the minigames were extremely fun, and the OST is full of earworms (the standard boss battle theme is a serious standout). I finished at about 13 and a half hours, and though there's a boss rush mode in the postgame, I've never been a huge fan of those and have decided to put it down.
I'd give it an 8/10, since I think it's a very good game, but a little overpriced and slightly dated. But, I appreciate it for giving birth to the ongoing series of Mario roleplaying games. I suppose I maybe now understand the GENO FOR SMASH nonsense, but, uh, hot take: he wasn't that interesting. Great party member, but kind of just a guy in the story.