My 5-year-old son asked me to play Smash Bros. Ultimate with him. He said he was going to be the "Scaredy Cat". I asked who that was, and he replied "Luigi!"
This led to an unnecessarily serious conversation.
We had just recently completed Luigi's Mansion 3 (A-Rank with $91k), and his impression of Luigi was that he was scared all the time, and that Mario was the brave one. I explained to him that Luigi is the bravest character in Smash BECAUSE he's always scared. Mario does whatever he feels like without hesitation, concern, or remorse. Luigi does what needs to be done DESPITE his crippling fears.
LM3 is the best-looking game on the Switch to date, no question. The environments are gorgeous, the lighting is properly dramatic, and the scale of larger rooms and challenges is enough to make you stop and just stare a while. But the key component of what makes the visuals so impressive is the detail in Luigi's face and his body language. There are varying degrees of fear that Luigi is constantly bouncing between, and his personality really shines through. Luigi's fearful determination and optimism is oddly inspiring.
The game handles very well, with all functions performable with shoulder buttons so you never have to take your thumbs off the sticks. It's also nice to feel HD rumble actually being used effectively, which is getting rarer and rarer.
I felt the game's length was perfect, not overly long, while not being disappointingly short. The cutscenes are delightful, and the whole experience was joyful.
Anyway.
No, son. Luigi is no scaredy cat.
This led to an unnecessarily serious conversation.
We had just recently completed Luigi's Mansion 3 (A-Rank with $91k), and his impression of Luigi was that he was scared all the time, and that Mario was the brave one. I explained to him that Luigi is the bravest character in Smash BECAUSE he's always scared. Mario does whatever he feels like without hesitation, concern, or remorse. Luigi does what needs to be done DESPITE his crippling fears.
LM3 is the best-looking game on the Switch to date, no question. The environments are gorgeous, the lighting is properly dramatic, and the scale of larger rooms and challenges is enough to make you stop and just stare a while. But the key component of what makes the visuals so impressive is the detail in Luigi's face and his body language. There are varying degrees of fear that Luigi is constantly bouncing between, and his personality really shines through. Luigi's fearful determination and optimism is oddly inspiring.
The game handles very well, with all functions performable with shoulder buttons so you never have to take your thumbs off the sticks. It's also nice to feel HD rumble actually being used effectively, which is getting rarer and rarer.
I felt the game's length was perfect, not overly long, while not being disappointingly short. The cutscenes are delightful, and the whole experience was joyful.
Anyway.
No, son. Luigi is no scaredy cat.