Mymy64
2019
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On its own, its a good game, in terms of a sequel to Dark moon, There's a lot of stuff here that are tone down. An obvious one is the combat, this game has by far the weakest out of the trilogy. Not only is it a lot more simplified than Dark moon's but it makes the ghost encounters feel effortless and boring. Speaking of ghost encounters, this game has a pretty low amount of enemy types to fight, and if that's not bad enough, their all copy and paste from Dark Moon, right down to their names (Goob/Greenie, Hammer/Slammer). They don't really improve much throughout the game and rarely get any new abilities, heck most of the time you're going to be fighting the Goob enemies.
Then there's the levels(floors) of the story mode. While I liked how they tried to mesh both the 1st and 2nd games together, it often feels empty. Basically what you do on every floor is find the Boss, get the button and go back to the elevator and go to the next floor. While most of the floors have different themes, all of them are either a straight line or circle making it feel very repetitive(And that's not mentioning the fact that you get a silhouette of the floors before you even enter them, meaning you're going into these levels with little to no surprises). It makes the idea that you're in a hotel become an after thought as these floors feel more like exhibits to a museum than actual floors to a hotel( Then again they did say they wanted to make it as un-hotel like as possible). It also doesn't help that you have to backtrack to some floors because a certain cat/mice stole your button and you have to go get them.
Speaking of cats, PolterKitty is definitely one of the worst bosses you'll come across in this game. basically once you find her you have to turn your back and wait for her to slowly creep up behind. Then once she's about to strike you flash her and vacuum up one of her tails. What makes this not fun is the fact that not only do you have to do this 3 times before she's defeated(Twice throughout the whole game), you also have to fight more ghosts along the way, and she has the health of a gem Goob so you're required to slam her.
Lastly there's the main antagonists themselves: King Boo and Hellen Gravely. At first they may seem like a major threat, but as you play through the game you start to realize: They don't really do anything. King Boo is MIA for the majority of the game and Gravely sometimes sends her cat after you and monitors you from her office, but other than that, nothing. Even their fights felt a little underwhelming at most and mediocre at best. But with that out of the way, let's move on with the positives.
The mission structures are now gone meaning you can explore the place until you're hearts content, The Scarescraper is not as grand as it use to be but you can now join a room in between floors letting you jump back into the action if something happens. Scarescraper also has hallways making easier to find you're way as well as DLC which gives you costumes that sometimes let you play on a floor based on the costume you're wearing. This also make some Goobs have 100 HP more as well so they can make the Scarescraper slightly more challenging. There's also the Screampark which is a set of minigames for couch co-op play(which doesn't have much to it but still fun in its own way). Of course there's the graphics that make this one of the best looking games on the Switch and in the series and E.Gadd calling you less in the story mode and also giving out hints from time to time so that's an improvement.
And lastly the bosses, they can be pretty hit or miss but most of them are okay. But other than that, I'd say its a good Luigi's mansion game but not the best.
Then there's the levels(floors) of the story mode. While I liked how they tried to mesh both the 1st and 2nd games together, it often feels empty. Basically what you do on every floor is find the Boss, get the button and go back to the elevator and go to the next floor. While most of the floors have different themes, all of them are either a straight line or circle making it feel very repetitive(And that's not mentioning the fact that you get a silhouette of the floors before you even enter them, meaning you're going into these levels with little to no surprises). It makes the idea that you're in a hotel become an after thought as these floors feel more like exhibits to a museum than actual floors to a hotel( Then again they did say they wanted to make it as un-hotel like as possible). It also doesn't help that you have to backtrack to some floors because a certain cat/mice stole your button and you have to go get them.
Speaking of cats, PolterKitty is definitely one of the worst bosses you'll come across in this game. basically once you find her you have to turn your back and wait for her to slowly creep up behind. Then once she's about to strike you flash her and vacuum up one of her tails. What makes this not fun is the fact that not only do you have to do this 3 times before she's defeated(Twice throughout the whole game), you also have to fight more ghosts along the way, and she has the health of a gem Goob so you're required to slam her.
Lastly there's the main antagonists themselves: King Boo and Hellen Gravely. At first they may seem like a major threat, but as you play through the game you start to realize: They don't really do anything. King Boo is MIA for the majority of the game and Gravely sometimes sends her cat after you and monitors you from her office, but other than that, nothing. Even their fights felt a little underwhelming at most and mediocre at best. But with that out of the way, let's move on with the positives.
The mission structures are now gone meaning you can explore the place until you're hearts content, The Scarescraper is not as grand as it use to be but you can now join a room in between floors letting you jump back into the action if something happens. Scarescraper also has hallways making easier to find you're way as well as DLC which gives you costumes that sometimes let you play on a floor based on the costume you're wearing. This also make some Goobs have 100 HP more as well so they can make the Scarescraper slightly more challenging. There's also the Screampark which is a set of minigames for couch co-op play(which doesn't have much to it but still fun in its own way). Of course there's the graphics that make this one of the best looking games on the Switch and in the series and E.Gadd calling you less in the story mode and also giving out hints from time to time so that's an improvement.
And lastly the bosses, they can be pretty hit or miss but most of them are okay. But other than that, I'd say its a good Luigi's mansion game but not the best.
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While this game didn't have the amazing stories of its predecessor, it did made some quality of life improvements that makes it one the easiest Mario and Luigi games to get into. these include a button to fast-forward cutscenes, Skippable tutorials and a run button.
2017
While I love how the game brought back the 3D open-world sandbox style, the game's far too easy. Most of the collectibles you find will be within your sight and are pretty easy to get making it almost pointless to get the main story ones.
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Among all the Warioware games, this one by far feels the weakest. Unlike most Warioware games, this one's gimmick is essentially making one. What I mean by this is that besides the story mode, you can pretty much pick any character you want for almost every stage which may sound nice on paper but it means that all stages are pretty much identical to one another. Main reason comes from the fact that they have to be compatible with the characters and like Wario said in the trailer, "Same Microgames, different abilities" Which not only do these stages have no real mechanic to them, but they are also very basic so most of them feel samey.
The game also has a bunch of side modes most of which of are multiplayer- based(because of course they are) and don't really hold your attention for very long. This game also has a ranking mode in which you do daily challenges to get the highest score on an online leaderboard. You can also raise you points by buying prezzies and giving them to characters to raise there score. And this is where most of the game's focus is at as whenever you play one of the modes, you earn coins and you wanna know what you can use them for? Prezzies.....and that's about it. Overall I say this games has the same problems as games like Super Mario Party and Luigi's mansion 3 in that it focuses alot on side modes than the main mode itself. that's not to say that its bad but compared to previous entries, this one feels the most simplistic.
The game also has a bunch of side modes most of which of are multiplayer- based(because of course they are) and don't really hold your attention for very long. This game also has a ranking mode in which you do daily challenges to get the highest score on an online leaderboard. You can also raise you points by buying prezzies and giving them to characters to raise there score. And this is where most of the game's focus is at as whenever you play one of the modes, you earn coins and you wanna know what you can use them for? Prezzies.....and that's about it. Overall I say this games has the same problems as games like Super Mario Party and Luigi's mansion 3 in that it focuses alot on side modes than the main mode itself. that's not to say that its bad but compared to previous entries, this one feels the most simplistic.
2001
This game is where I had one of the most joy playing a Mario spin-offs game. It may not be a platformer but I be lying if I said I didn't enjoy wrangling ghost into my vacuum. The one complaint with it is its length but other than that its a experience to be enjoyed by many.
This game is pretty much Luigi's mansion 1 but slightly harder. while the cutscene transitions can be awkward. This truly is the 3rd Ghostbusters movie.
2005
The game's pretty short and doesn't really take full advantage of the costume gimmicks. The levels are also kind of hit-or-miss, either being really long, or incredibly short. The bosses in the game are a mixed bag, the first half is good, the other half, not so much.
To be honest, I'd say its worth for Bowser's fury alone.
This may have given a character boost to Luigi, but that doesn't excuse it from its major flaws. Mission structure limiting exploration, E.Gadd constantly calling you, combat feeling like an absolute slog(Though there is some strategy involved in using it). and the bosses being koopaling copies. And don't get me started on the Polterpup missions. However I will say this game has a good multiplayer mode.
The Story's good but the game's pacing is awful, the motion controls make it unbearable in giant battles, and the gameplay time is waaaaaay too long.
Its a fun RPG, with a good story, nice combat system and really good track. It is on the easy side though.
This game has one of the weirdest story in a Mario and Luigi game.
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This may have been my first Mario and Luigi game. But its the most frustrating one to go back to. Main reason being the inhale mechanic and mic blow in giant battles.
Was this unnecessary? Yes. Does it have qol improvements? Yes. Is it better than the original? Yes and No.
One of if not the best Mario game of all time. Original characters with their personalities and motive, levels with their own theming and lore behind them, a combat system that's easy to learn but difficult to master, this game really expands beyond the surface level Mario. The only problems with it are the backtracking and the easy Bosses for most of the chapters but other than that, It's a Mario experience that's never really been replicated ever since.