Just looking at this makes me hum this > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAySjRMv8TU&feature=related

Nah, that's for mini-bosses. This feels more like a generic battle to me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Bnz7zp3M8&feature=related

If this were an actual game, I'd watch a playthrough on Youtube.
Of course the effects of lightening may come back to hurt the frozen water fairy. Yet it looks like everyday is the same for her expression-wise regarding the other posts.

Personally, this came to mind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR6VUJppp0M

I'm surprised nobody's remarked on how novel a concept this would be. Having skills that effectively turned your action command to 'guard' into some form of attack once or so -- that would be pretty awesome to see in an upcoming Paper Mario game (or fangame).

Zap Tap doesn't count because with Zap Tap you just sit there and watch Bandits and Fuzzies commit slow suicide.

Baroque said:
I'm surprised nobody's remarked on how novel a concept this would be. Having skills that effectively turned your action command to 'guard' into some form of attack once or so -- that would be pretty awesome to see in an upcoming Paper Mario game (or fangame).

Zap Tap doesn't count because with Zap Tap you just sit there and watch Bandits and Fuzzies commit slow suicide.

What about Superguards from Thousand-Year Door?

colBoh said:

What about Superguards from Thousand-Year Door?

Oh boy am I late in responding to this . . . but nah, that's a different beast entirely -- a higher-difficulty guard that reflects damage; I'm talking about something flat-out replacing the normal guard entirely with a form of attack -- like in here where instead of guarding as normal Cirno's just plucked a bolt out of the blue on this random so-and-so.

Baroque said:

Oh boy am I late in responding to this . . . but nah, that's a different beast entirely -- a higher-difficulty guard that reflects damage; I'm talking about something flat-out replacing the normal guard entirely with a form of attack -- like in here where instead of guarding as normal Cirno's just plucked a bolt out of the blue on this random so-and-so.

So basically... instead of a guard, it's a counter? I don't think a Paper Mario game has done that, true.