 Paper Mario : The Thousand @-@ Year Door received largely favorable reviews from critics . They particularly praised the plot ; GameSpot 's Greg Kasavin stated that " each [ chapter ] provides a thrill of discovery . " Similarly , Eurogamer welcomed the whimsical storyline in comparison to traditional role @-@ playing games , commenting that " [ it is ] something closer to Finding Nemo than Final Fantasy , which is very much a compliment . " The game 's characters were also well received , with reviewers complimenting the use of NPCs and text . Despite this , some commentators complained that the story developed slowly in the game 's beginning stages . Eurogamer rated the high level of text as " the only major stumbling block " of the game . 
