My first experience with the Rabbids in some form. It was a definitely first strange impression! But the game in itself is an interesting take on tactical games! I've always heard this game is XCOM downgraded, but Mario is a more inviting and jolly world than XCOM, soooooooo.

I did enjoy the character variety in Mario + Rabbids and the different combinations it can bring and help you in battle! Luigi was my most reliable I would say just because the sniper and range attacks were very helpful for my play style.

Overall, the worlds were pretty nifty to look at as well and they all felt different when compared with one another. In one battle you're in a lava battlefield with ice blocks to hide, in another, you're in a brooding type of battlefield with Bowser tiles around. So the variety in the world itself is different enough I would say!

Some enemies didn't like you being aggressive too much, which I enjoyed after the fact. Just so you can't brute force your way through the enemies. It was a mix of cover based, but still aggressive, which I appreciated.

The only gripe is that the story was sort of just there. But I did enjoy my time with Mario + Rabbids in general!

(Review from 2021)