Luigi's Mansion 3

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1358 Ratings

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  1. TitaniumDragon
    Jan 28, 2020
    4
    Luigi’s Mansion 3 is a third person action game whose mechanics don’t really cleanly map onto a genre, being some weird combination of third person shooter and action game. You play as Luigi, Mario’s brother, and must rescue all your buddies from a big bad ghost in a haunted hotel who has captured them all, but the mechanics are wildly different from any sort of Mario game, as the gameplayLuigi’s Mansion 3 is a third person action game whose mechanics don’t really cleanly map onto a genre, being some weird combination of third person shooter and action game. You play as Luigi, Mario’s brother, and must rescue all your buddies from a big bad ghost in a haunted hotel who has captured them all, but the mechanics are wildly different from any sort of Mario game, as the gameplay centers around sucking up ghosts and other environmental objects using a vacuum cleaner, rather than platforming – indeed, Luigi can hardly jump at all.

    The game is closest to a third person shooter; you use the left analog stick to move around and the right one to control your orientation. You have the ability to suck and blow using your vacuum cleaner, along with a flashlight that can temporarily stun ghosts, an alternate flashlight that reveals hidden objects, and a suction cup gun that can be used to pull on things. The core gameplay plays a bit like a third person shooter, as you try and orient Luigi in the right direction to aim and fire your vacuum cleaner or the various other things, but the range is short on most of the items and the broad suck of the vacuum cleaner means you don’t need a lot of precision.

    This is a good thing, because the controls are rather awkward.

    Third-person shooters follow players around in an over-the-shoulder kind of way because it makes it much easier to tell what you’re aiming at; however, because of the distant fixed camera in Luigi’s Mansion, it is easy to be oriented the wrong way and not do what you’re trying to do. This isn’t so bad while exploring the environment, but can be a bit frustrating in some situations where you rapidly need to switch directions and aim at something else. Luigi also doesn’t move around very quickly, which can make backtracking a bit tedious. This game does not have the fluidity of the mainline Mario games; instead, Luigi is a cowering, slow-moving creature (which is played for laughs a bit when you eventually rescue Mario and he starts jumping around like he does in his games).

    The one thing I haven’t mentioned so far is Gooigi, a goo-construct clone of Luigi that you can spit out of his backpack after the first few stages. This adds an additional layer to the game, as Gooigi can squeeze through grates and gaps that Luigi cannot and ignore spikes and similar hazards, and also allows you to do some two-person puzzles by yourself, as you can have your goo duplicate go stand on a button or pull on a switch or whatever. This leads to some of the more interesting puzzles and boss fights in the game, as you switch between the pair to accomplish your tasks.

    Unfortunately, the game shows you all of these things in the first third of the game, and the same is true of its enemies as well – there just isn’t a broad variety of them. There’s half a dozen main enemy types, but you beat almost all of them by flashing them with your flashlight then sucking up their ghostly tail, then smashing them repeatedly into the ground (sometimes hitting other ghosts in the process). The game tries to mix this up a little by having some enemies carry items, but the limited number of abilities you have means that these are all overcome either by sucking off the item or by using a “hop” (bursting your vacuum cleaner straight down) to blow stuff off, or using the suction cup to pull it away from them. You see all of these tricks early as well, and the game doesn’t really come up with anything new.

    This is a problem, as it means that as you progress through most of the game, you’re just seeing the same old stuff in new 3D environments. And while the levels are pretty, your limited ability suite means that everything ends up playing out very similarly, moving around rooms, sucking up all the objects in the environment, and solving the odd simple puzzle or mini-challenge, none of which are particularly difficult.

    The highlight of the game is the bosses, as there’s a reasonable variety of them (over 15 of them) and they all play out differently. They’re pretty short fights on the whole, but they all have unique designs and patterns, from a giant T-rex skeleton that chases you around to a ghost pirate shark that sometimes dives into its ship to try and eat you with the planking you’re standing on to a movie director who makes you fight Godzilla.

    The problem is that the game otherwise all too often feels like a chore. The game is actually quite short and pretty small physically – you could beat the whole thing in 10 hours if you cared to, but you will probably take twice that to actually do so if you actually try and find everything. But the game is mostly tedious, vacuuming up everything in each room and using the other tools as needed, which can take a while, as the rooms are environmentally rich, and yet feel overall unrewarding, as for all their visual splendor, they're mechanically similar.    … Expand
  2. ace_pilotson
    Apr 26, 2020
    4
    There are messy controls, annoying characters and dialogs, and worst of all glitches that leave you stuck without a chance to progress. Not the best from Nintendo.
  3. Vanta77
    Aug 17, 2021
    4
    Luigi Mansion 3 looks good BUT controls are kinda clunky and the new dumb downed slam mode replaces what made the battles so amazing, having said that its nice that they tried something new. The overall experience of the game is very lighthearted and ditches the dark atmosphere (I mean the flashlight is barely needed).

    You can easily see the superiority of the first LM game when it    Luigi Mansion 3 looks good BUT controls are kinda clunky and the new dumb downed slam mode replaces what made the battles so amazing, having said that its nice that they tried something new. The overall experience of the game is very lighthearted and ditches the dark atmosphere (I mean the flashlight is barely needed).

    You can easily see the superiority of the first LM game when it comes to dark, complex halways that unlock certain sections and you're like how do i open this door and then you do and you got up a floor for example..find keys and unlock new areas that connect and your blown away where the games had mystery and eerie feeling leading to the next area. This one doesnt have any of that.

    -Controls are whacky, its so hard to shoot the plunger high up accurately or suck with the vaccum because for some reason it has a auto aim which turns Luigi is the wrong direction all the time, so frustrating because you consistently lose control of the vacuum.
    -Scarescraper feels very lackluster whats with only 3-4 ghosts and constant timer on, but its definetly fun to some extent but i liked Dark Moon better.
    -Screampark is a huge disappointment. very lackluster minigames with 2min timer (again with the timer) then when the game finishes you get a black screen that says Retry or Quit, i mean really ? No nothing, just.. that.

    LM1 was a good GC game (not perfect) and LM2 tried something new as an amazing handheld game with so much content and introduced Scarescraper which could easily be improved upon. LM3 not only doesnt manage that but does nothing new while recreating similar recipe but its just not as good.
    One of the few new things is Googi, so you can play the story co-op or different extra modes on the couch which is a fun addition. Or if you're playing by yourself you have to control 2 Luigi's while the other sleeps which is kinda weird but its fun. However it seems playing the game 2 player is the best fun to be had here.

    Overall verdict: Good graphics, entertaining yet ultra childish cinematics but game riddled with inaccurate auto-aiming, needlessly tough boss fights (onlt because of the controls) and a predictable yet underwhelming online MP while the game feeling incredibly rushed and lazy with just a new floor with barely any of them attached except the bottom ones (hence the rushed feeling i get from devs). Also the lack of spooky atmosphere, Luigi humming and just battling ghosts with analog instead of pressing A was sorely missing.

    Despite the many flaws i enjoy the game and for me, around the time Polterkitty arrived the gameplay started being alot more fun, some of the floors were good but it was such a bore to play through, i didnt get that feeling while playing the other 2 titles.    … Expand
  4. Korobar
    Nov 9, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A very well done game but the controls on B2 where you have to use the duck for almost the entire floor and boss fight ruined it.

    Hlw was this able to pass Quality Control?    … Expand
  5. XSmile2008
    Feb 18, 2023
    4
    My rating for it is actually age of target audience of this game. Poor art style, controls. Characters is not voiced, and you don't care about them at all. The game is not interesting. Dropped it after prologue. Will sell cartridge. Only for childs or Nintendo-slaves.
  6. AndrewPsy
    Mar 28, 2021
    4
    This should be a good game but it was ruined by the horrible control/perspective.
    It's so frustrating that all the fun and satisfaction from puzzle solving and exploration are negated by the bad perspective control.
  7. TehAmmex
    Dec 2, 2021
    4
    Can be fun at times but you'll quickly be bored with its repetitive nature. Boss fights usually don't have complex mechanics at all but most of the difficulty will come from fighting with the frankly poor controls.
  8. dy03uf
    Jan 19, 2023
    4
    Atrocious. It was very frustrating. Also felt very cheap, not Nintendo quality. Why does Luigi talk?
  9. NinjaPro52
    Dec 23, 2022
    4
    Como fanatico del primer juego y segundo juego. Creo que nintendo le ha quitado a este juego la esencia de terror del primer juego y lo convirteron en un juego de puzzles y no de aventura como el primer juego, decepción total
  10. pharmman
    Jul 22, 2023
    4
    boring and monotonous. the opponents are the same, the puzzles are the same. One of the worst Nintendo exclusives
  11. darkhunt333
    Sep 16, 2020
    3
    There's only one way to do everything in this game and if you don't see it, you'll waste your time and feel stupid.

    Very archaic way of making games to modern day standards.
  12. ElCriticon5
    Nov 2, 2019
    2
    We feel we have been tricked!
    The kids were totally disappointed, and me too.
    Where do these high ratings originate from?
    I understand now why the preview movie in the estore was so obfuscating.
    Don't waste your money time and expectations on it.
    It's not a platformer but a very boring kind of role playing game
  13. caohee
    May 3, 2020
    1
    Overall, this game had everything to be perfect, but the boss levels are very boring ... horrible mechanics ... several times I wanted to leave the game without finishing it ...
  14. Elike
    Nov 2, 2019
    1
    Control is taken from yiu so damn often it might as well have been a movie. Waste of **** money
  15. RpgGuru
    Nov 13, 2019
    1
    Mas de lo mismo, el luigi aspiradoras es muy repetitivo, malos graficos y claro, el precio por las nuves
  16. FormerGlory89
    Mar 24, 2020
    1
    Game is nothing but visual fluff. Stripped of any challenge or thinking ability. Insultingly easy compared to the previous games and a waste of time that’s lazily expects your to rely on the online functionality for replay value. Disappointed they even made it.
  17. 010101010100
    May 15, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was very excited when everyone said this game was more like the original Luigi's mansion (the 5th best sold game on the NGC) than LM:Dark moon. LM:Dark moon was a sequel clearly made for a younger generation. This game imho is exactly like Dark moon. The only similarities to the first one I can see is that there are actual Boss battles (they suck though, so), and there is one building instead of multiple (which is overly compartmentalized, so it might as well be different buildings). The 2001 original had a thunderstorm going on in the background that added to the environment. The environment in this one is completely cartoonish, and I see no "scare" in this game. I wasn't even startled once. Nintendo, I know that you made kids games, but I have news; We aren't kids anymore. This isn't some Neverland dream. Less than 17% of your consumer base is under the age of 18. It's a poor decision to only target 17% of your fanbase. This game is made for players who have never played a Luigi's Mansion title before. The environment changes, but way too much. There's a pyramid in a hotel? Oh, and some Medieval Times BS. Also, where are the ghosts??? less than 2/3 of the rooms even have enemies in them. Luigi's Mansion is an ACTION/Adventure game, This game is a puzzle game made to look like Luigi's Mansion. Even when you are fighting, the combat is a joke. The ghosts basically sit there and try to get you to kill them. There's also no thought into the basic enemy design. No variety. Every time I smash ghosts into each other, I pretend the one begging for its life on the ground is the game devs. That, at least for me, has made the combat slightly more enjoyable. The flashlight is also another thing that I think hampered the experience. I liked having my flashlight either on or off. While off, It's a lot darker, but you won't spook ghosts. With the light on, it was easier to see and you can do certain things, but you also ran the risk of startling a ghost and them disappear. That added a bit more difficulty to the first one. Also, the keys. The keys in this game make it so linear. I loved when you had to go through the mansion to get the keys to the rooms. It added a bit of unpredictability to the game. This game, you will not get a key 3 rooms apart from the door it unlocks, let alone on a different floor. They put the floors out of order just to try to seem like they're mixing it up. The game focuses too much on environment. The environment does not even help the mood, it's just interactions with objects (however, the interacting is the only reason this is not a 0). There is also way too much hand holding in this game. I've looked at reviews where players were talking about how much they love the exploration, but I just don't see it. Every "secret" room or item seems like it's just handed to you on a silver platter. There is no sense of accomplishment, just pushing through the game until the end. The game feels like it should've come out on the Wii U (but honestly, I like the Wii U more than I liked this game.) This game has no difficulty whatsoever. I thought the 2001 release was too easy (Yes, as a child). I was very disappointed in the Hidden mansion because it makes your vacuum 1.5x stronger (Enemies do 2.0x damage, but if they never hit you to begin with, the Hidden mansion in NTSC version just makes the game easier.) As easy as the first one is, it is dark souls compared to this one. If Luigi's mansion on the NGC is for children, this game is for fetuses. It's actually very insulting. It's a spit in the face from Nintendo. The only reason I actually played the game past the first 6 floors is because it was $60. Each floor, I was waiting to give Nintendo a chance. Maybe this is when the game gets good, but I never saw that moment. I have beaten the original NGC title over 37 times (I love watching the number go up on my save file), and I have had the same amount of fun all 37 times. Each time I play this one, I want to turn it off and play the original. I thought this series was good, but it's starting to look like Luigi's Mansion was a one-hit-wonder. I probably won't even buy the 4th if they make one because each subsequent game seems to destroy the sanctity of the first game more and more. Mario is Missing was better than this. This game is the worst Nintendo game I have ever played, SMH… Expand
  18. DeadWhale
    Mar 17, 2021
    1
    Why are most of the reviews here so high rated? Should be way lower...going to give this a 1 to help lower the user score...(Rating should be like around 6.)

    The game doesn't have a spooky vibe - not scary at all, like semi haunted mansion and more adventure like... Gameplay is pretty boring and repetitive. The puzzles are not really challenging or hard, puzzles may be difficult for    Why are most of the reviews here so high rated? Should be way lower...going to give this a 1 to help lower the user score...(Rating should be like around 6.)

    The game doesn't have a spooky vibe - not scary at all, like semi haunted mansion and more adventure like... Gameplay is pretty boring and repetitive. The puzzles are not really challenging or hard, puzzles may be difficult for little kids who seem to be who this game is made for...game appealing to kid like minds.

    Graphics are good which is expected for a Mario/Luigi game - I'll give the game that.

    Personally, I can't play over 30 minutes or continue further another floor/level without quitting from boredom then trying again later if I in the mood. That's how repetitive the gameplay feels. The first Luigi Mansion game in the series never made me feel this way. Luigi Mansion 3 makes not want to play or try Luigi Mansion 2 anymore.

    Last, Local Multiplayer is a thing for this game which i haven't tried so no comment on this.    … Expand
  19. Lap1as
    Nov 8, 2021
    1
    Нет Русского языка. Это огромный минус. Жутко бесит когда всплывает подсказка во время активных действий и ты должен краем глаза переводить текст. Да и в принципе играть на неродном языке не приносит должного удовольствия.Нет Русского языка. Это огромный минус. Жутко бесит когда всплывает подсказка во время активных действий и ты должен краем глаза переводить текст. Да и в принципе играть на неродном языке не приносит должного удовольствия.
  20. biolion
    Jan 7, 2023
    1
    Terrible controls. Terrible controls. Terrible controls. Terrible controls.
  21. MauroFeilhaber
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Level 8 Just ruined the game. When you have to go to YouTube to watch a walkthrough its a signal that the game is bad. Congratulations Nintendo.
  22. Chell_R
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Not at all like the previous Luigi's Mansions -- UTTERLY bland... uninspired, unengaging...

    BORING. generic "ghost busters" game: That is a *DISGRACE...* to the ones that came... before it.
  23. Phuz
    Nov 3, 2020
    0
    I haven't played this game for very long at all. The visuals, the sound, the sluggish controls, the whole vibe just made me so bored. I would have actually enjoyed the exercise of doing house chores more than I enjoyed playing this. I mean Pong is nearly 50 years old and I would have had more fun playing Pong for an hour. No excuse for something so lame from one of Nintendo's most wellI haven't played this game for very long at all. The visuals, the sound, the sluggish controls, the whole vibe just made me so bored. I would have actually enjoyed the exercise of doing house chores more than I enjoyed playing this. I mean Pong is nearly 50 years old and I would have had more fun playing Pong for an hour. No excuse for something so lame from one of Nintendo's most well known characters. Why do Nintendo make Mario characters controls worse every year. I don't like Hollow Knight asa game but its controls were fantastic. This thing feels like slow motion.… Expand
  24. lesstat90
    Dec 13, 2020
    0
    Must have for every Nintendo Switch owner! Great gameplay, very nice graphics and sound, lots of beautiful levels!
  25. JuegoG2
    Oct 31, 2019
    0
    Es un juego que no inspira terror, tampoco entretiene, parece un indie que solo se enfoca en hacer bromas, parece un juego de niños.
  26. GenkiYokota
    Jan 27, 2022
    0
    A sequel that doesn't do the game any honor to its prequels.
    There is no playable or substantial evolution that is worth it.
  27. PCspain
    Nov 3, 2019
    0
    Juego aburrido y para niños.
    No merece la pena pagar ese dinero por este juego.
    Historia infantil y aburrida,gráficos malos y en definitiva un juego pesimo
  28. Pcero321
    Oct 31, 2019
    0
    Es un juego mediocre, no renueva mecanicas, es un copia y pega , provocando simplemente el conformismo de ganar mas por menos, llevo jugando en nintendo desde sus inicios y sigue aceptando estos conformismos.
  29. Gears2011
    Oct 31, 2019
    0
    Lo siento repetitivo, tanto en su jefes como en la propia jugabilidad , a la hora ya no se siente bien y empieza a aburrir.
  30. matt1184
    May 7, 2021
    0
    This game is bearable in the first few hours and in the first few levels, but the lack of guidance and the inclusion of new game mechanics every floor makes this a hard no.
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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 106 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 101 out of 106
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 106
  3. Negative: 0 out of 106
  1. Universo Nintendo
    Jun 4, 2020
    90
    Luigi’s third solo adventure is the ultimate evolution of it’s formula. A game well designed to be fun either playing alone or with company. Also, it’s visuals and ambiance are incredible.
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  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 30, 2020
    90
    Despite some misgivings with the extras, the actual core Luigi's Mansion 3 experience is one of the best adventures of 2019. [Issue #44 – January/February 2020, p. 64]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 28, 2020
    80
    An excellent action adventure game with great puzzles, beautiful surroundings and lots of small details that you will love to discover. [Issue#301]
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