Games

Luigi's Mansion 3

Next Level Games, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 6

2019•Adventure•PEGI 7•About 16 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyfantasyhorrorscience fictionanimalsholidaysmonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancesexfastunsavouryimaginarysimpleall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and fast-moving: a morally murky adventure game, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

86 / 100

235 ratings

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About This Game

Luigi embarks on a dream vacation with Mario and friends upon receiving an invitation to a luxurious hotel. However, his dream quickly becomes a nightmare when King Boo reveals everything had been a ploy to capture Mario and friends. With the assistance of Professor E. Gadd once again, the reluctant and cowardly hero Luigi traverses up and down treacherous floors of the now-ominous hotel on a quest to save them.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Luigi, Mario, Princess Peach, and a group of Toads accept an invitation to vacation at The Last Resort, a grand Art Deco hotel located in a remote mountainside area. Shortly after arriving and settling in for the night, Luigi awakens to find the hotel transformed into a haunted building and his companions missing. He discovers that the hotel's ghostly owner, Hellen Gravely, orchestrated the entire invitation as a trap on behalf of King Boo, whom she freed from captivity. King Boo reveals his plan to imprison Luigi and his friends in portraits as revenge for his previous defeats. Luigi...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureComedyFantasyHorrorScience fictionAnimalsHolidaysMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/danceSexAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphsUnlikely connections

Keywords

GhostsHaunted houseSupernaturalEgyptHalloweenMarioSpookyPlatform exclusive

Where to play

Nintendo eShop

Details

Developers: Next Level Games, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 6
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: 31 October 2019
Series: Mario
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 10h rushed, 16h normally, 23h complete
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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