TTYD blew it's load in the third chapter and the game never hit that high again, whereas Super Paper Mario just kept getting better and more compelling as it went on.
Better music by a huge margin too.
Are you near sea/salt water, or in general they just don't last. Sounds like if you driving a mercedes, you need a garage. I get snow n ice here so nothing worse than clearing that shit off at 6am rushing to get to work.