Damn, after 22 years this game still holds up.
A very charming game that I think perfectly rides the line of being a horror and a Nintendo game. The eerie atmosphere and amazing sound design are definitely the highlights of this game. The limitations of early 2000s games have this weird effect of creating the unsettling. It almost feels like you're playing Resident Evil at times until you realize you control this giant green quivering pussy named Luigi. Him humming the theme song to fill the void, the goofy multi-colored ghosts, and the Portrait ghosts all kinda balance it out.
I will say though the backtracking near the end of the game became a bit of a drag. There was this shortcut that I was waiting to unlock the entire game, only for it to never be unlocked. Probably hidden in some room I missed. The boos are a fun addition at first but by the end of the game I just couldn't be bothered trying to get them all as they scurried to a different room after only a few seconds.
I'm glad I finally got to play this game.
A very charming game that I think perfectly rides the line of being a horror and a Nintendo game. The eerie atmosphere and amazing sound design are definitely the highlights of this game. The limitations of early 2000s games have this weird effect of creating the unsettling. It almost feels like you're playing Resident Evil at times until you realize you control this giant green quivering pussy named Luigi. Him humming the theme song to fill the void, the goofy multi-colored ghosts, and the Portrait ghosts all kinda balance it out.
I will say though the backtracking near the end of the game became a bit of a drag. There was this shortcut that I was waiting to unlock the entire game, only for it to never be unlocked. Probably hidden in some room I missed. The boos are a fun addition at first but by the end of the game I just couldn't be bothered trying to get them all as they scurried to a different room after only a few seconds.
I'm glad I finally got to play this game.