@Mikey
I only played Super Paper Mario. I love the game, one of my favourites.
However, and this is a BIG however, when people start talking more and more about the mechanics as the only topic in a Paper Mario debate and talking less and less about the story, the dialogue, the characters, the narrative and the twists is has (especially considering that Super Paper Mario has a beautiful story), then no thanks. It takes the fun out of the conversation.
Not my fandom, not my feelings and not my problem. I still love Super Paper Mario and I’ll find a way to play Thousand-year Door, but I don’t want noise in my life.