The thing I've always liked about this game is how expressive Luigi is. He looks almost like a Nick Park creation, what with the non-existent chin and the grimace drawing his mouth over his cheeks. Very nice.
I'll never forget my first experience with the mirrors in this game. They're the perfect example in my eyes of what you're talking about in regards to the house vs Luigi and Luigi learning to one-up the house. When I learned that Luigi would make comments about his surroundings through the Gameboy Horror, I went giddy and took pictures of everything. Lamps, ghosts, pictures, beds, doors you name it. I was almost uncontrollably excited, but then I took a snapshot of a mirror, expecting Luigi to make a comment about his appearance. Instead I turned pale and sat quiet in the dark with the game paused for minutes on end wracked with fear immediately after the teleport effect had ended. It was so unexpected and the effects so alien, I was damn near convinced to not pick up my controller again. It would be a while into my playtime where I took another picture of the mirror, only this time to prove to my brother that it was real. Except this time, some stroke of genius hit me; I could use this scare to get to where I needed to be. I had a ton of Boos left to find, and I hadn't done much backtracking. I felt like a sneaky bastard that day when I nearly doubled my Boo counter. It's just a very subtle genius that you can only find through the best of Nintendo.
The idea of location as character is a really powerful idea. A lot of times, we focus simply on how Luigi's expressiveness makes it feel like a genuine experience. But it takes two forces to generate a conflict. Luigi cannot reach the peaks of emotion in this game that he does without the context of the what he's doing and where he is. Since the house is also a character, it also means that Luigi can act on the house in the way Mario couldn't. Mario can defeat enemies, sure, but that's about it. I think it's why the more interesting Mario games are the ones with inhabited lands with consistent theming, where his actions feel like they have an impact outside of "I have gotten from point A to point B" I really liked your analysis that haunted houses are just houses with subtly hidden mysteries, where you are the intruder. A good one isn't a room, but a collection of rooms with unique histories that tie together. That to tackle the challenge, you can't look at incidents as isolated but as a part of a larger whole. It's always enjoyable when a small detail pops up you think is just for show but it has actual ramifications for any paying close enough attention. Good job as always B.
The game’s camera itself is fixed as if looking at a stage when not in combat. It’s not overhead or goes to any insane cinematic angles save for the cutscenes. The foreground is reserved for showing where the doors are, cutting straight through the claustrophobic walls. The framing of a slightly estranged family is very fun. The more dejected family members like Clairvoya & Jarvis & even the children speak with Luigi because they likely aren’t speaking to anyone else. They’ve been isolated to their own rooms with no one to speak with. The other family members endlessly preoccupy themselves with eternal distractions while their family members suffer alone. It’s a shame they all must be slapped in paintings.
Still waiting for Daisy to be in one of these. Highlighting Luigi and Daisy's relationship is something I've always wanted to see outside of party games.
Games with Luigi as the main star always have incredibly satisfying endings. Because he's flawed. He's frightened. He's alone. Everything's trying to kill him at every turn. And he keeps going. Despite everything that's thrown at him, he pushes on through. Whereas Mario runs, jumps and "Yahoos!" his way through EVERYTHING, completely eliminating any chance at tension and danger.
As good as 3 is, I feel like it's if Dark Moon had more development time or just a more polished version of 2. Neither 2 or 3 hit me in the way the original did or does. I continue to replay the first one year after year (I just played it again for Halloween before LM3) and never seem to get bored. Always just as invested as my first playthrough and still finding new things. I long for a game like Luigi's Mansion 1 again.. it's also the only game I was legitimately scared to play as a kid and sort of unnerves me sometimes to this day
You explanation on King Boo and the way the boos treat Luigi different for Mario made me realize how clever is the way he got captured. Mario is a platform hero, as such, tends to rush and clear his foes by sheer prowess and determination. ...hence why the boos TRICK him. Throw him out of his element, unaware and unexpected. Dealt before he could even attempt to strike. It's a rather brilliant way to show King Boo as this way sneakier and craftier boss than the more blunt approaches Bowser does.
I've played this game every year in October for the last 7 years and every time I do, I find something new that I didn't know before, be it a gold mouse, a small quirk with ghost behaviour, or a hidden gem I've never collected before. When I was a kid, LM seemed like such a vast infinite space with more secrets than I could ever imagine. The fact that the game has kept that alure for me all these years is truly something worth celebrating.
The gags were on-point this video. You barely have time to process the brief clips used. Also, nice of the Princess to invite us over to the castle, eh Luigi?
This video is fantastic. Despite always loving the character, I had never actually played Luigi's Mansion. After watching this video I took a notion and ordered it on eBay. I've since played through it and marvelled at its charm. Even got misty-eyed seeing Luigi laugh/cry with happiness at the sight of his older brother during the ending. Coming back to this video now post-playthrough and everything you said was so apparent. I don't think I could've enjoyed it any more. I just fucking love Luigi and his silly little game.
So fucking awesome that you included Gregory Horror Show!!! That game is so good yet it gets hardly any recognition, doesn't help it that it was only released in Japan and Europe. It's one of my favourite games of all time, just as the original Luigi's Mansion is.
I really need to give this game a second chance. My only experience with this game was renting it from Blockbuster years ago... problem was that something was horribly wrong with the copy I rented. There were *_bizzare_* side effects; the room where you meet Egad? Wouldn't play the cutscene that's supposed to, would just skip straight to the paintings talking, then would leave me stranded in there until I died, since I never got the Pultergeister. I did get to explore a few rooms... though I couldn't progress, and this one yellow stainless glass window I remember would freeze the game. Sorry for the rant, it's just that this was honestly my first experience with Luigi's Mansion, and I've just had to get it off my chest. Thank you to anyone who read this far, it really means a lot because sometimes I swear I'm having a Mandela Effect
Luigi's Mansion is pretty much perfect thanks to the Mansion, the portrait ghosts and the treasures. It may be a bit short but except for that it has no real flaws. Too bad Next Level Games didn't understood what makes this game so special so we got the garbage that is Dark Moon. The new game might be better than Dark Moon but they still can't capture the brilliance of the first game, not even close.
lmao how the fuck are you only at 52.9k subs when your content is this lengthy and detailed without getting rambly or repetitive?? you deserve so much more
I remember seeing posters for this game when I was a kid. I never played a mario game and knew nothing about the world and seeing those ghosts coming out of the dark of the background of the poster terrified me.
In my opinion, what makes Luigi even better than Mario is his willingness to face his greatest fear in order to save his brother. Out of that brotherly love. And the fact that he clears the ENTIRE mansion in a SINGLE night is incredible. That’s why this is one of my favorite games of all time- Luigi, in spite of being a very timid person, is willing to put his sanity on the line out of love for his brother. That’s a true hero right there.
As the first game I ever beat (I was 9), this game holds a special place in my heart. And this video made me feel warm and fuzzy thinking about this amazing experience. Thanks for making my spooky month!
It's a shame Luigi's Mansion's sequels are so shallow 'arcade' versions of the original. Even the newest one. They have no bite. But I don't know what I'm talking about. I've heard this from Arlo.
That's just it, this game isn't a horror game. At least not in intent. Nintendo never intended this game to be scary. It's a haunted house. A theme park attraction. The thrills are just a byproduct.
I never liked Horror games. But despite that I've always had a good time with Luigi's mansion. The most fun I have with the game is usually treasure hunting. I just love getting into the secret treasure room. I'm very good at games, to such an extent that horror games tend to frustrate me. I have played many games where if I could kill it, I'd kill it if it looked at me funny. Even if it wasn't worth any experience. So when a horror game tries to induce fear, I just end up getting angry instead. Since enemies aren't meant to be annihilated in horror games this tends to lead to frustrating game experiences where I just kill them all anyway despite there being faster and easier options. Many horror games are built specifically to where you're REALLY not supposed to kill all the monsters. But they stat them, so I'll kill them. That's the RPG players way. But it's not fun for horror games.
Just finished my first ever Hidden Mansion run on the 3DS last night. Man, what a blast. It wasn’t just a standard hard mode, the choice of ghosts that spawned in each room were mixed up as well. The extra poison mushrooms really set me on edge, to the point where I learned that sometimes it’s better to let a ghost go if you’re about to be attacked so you can “dodge”. Best part was when I learned that you’re guaranteed hearts via multi-captures. A great high-risk, high-reward system. Last thing, I did NOT expect the final boss to be more difficult than it was. Some of those bombs were going off way too soon, and I had to pay closer attention to which ones to suck up. Didn’t really help that my C-Stick stopped working, but it was still a thrilling conclusion!
Question: When listening to the slap that is the End Credits theme, does anyone else picture Mario and Luigi walking shoulder-to-shoulder and swaying their heads as they make their way home during the whistling?
I respect Next Level Games attempt in Dark Moon and I do have some interest in the soon to be released 3, but NEAD at Nintendo were so goddamn GOOD in the first game. I do wish it wasn't a hotel in 3 either, it's a commercial building while a mansion is a private abode, lived in rather than stayed in. We'll see if it turns out well and if not well they can always make a new mario strikers.....please? I need more strikers.
Luigi's Mansion 3 SPOILERS!! Please finish the game first. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - After rescuing Mario, the way he runs, jumps and quickly moves forward while Luigi carefully catches up, and takes his time if you the player choose to, made me laugh so much because it reminded me of the stuff you said at 15:37. You absolutely nailed it.
I like how this series generally highlights the one trait Luigi is commonly agreed to have over his brother; his intelligence. Mario isn't exactly dumb, but he is willing to jump in giant holes in the desert for no particular reason. Maybe he's dumb. Who am I, the IQ police? LM tend to be puzzle games, even in the boss fights! You're given an array of abilities, and you must figure out which one you use where to stop the ghosts. Yay, smart bro! Also, I would DIE if they brought Peasley back for a future LM game. Mario gets to save HIS royal crush on just about EVERY outing, sometimes multiple times, but Luigi? Not so! It's a long shot, yeah, maybe they hope we'll forget about Pea completely, but guess who! ISN'T! GONNA! FORGET!!!!
I have played alot of horror games, but there's something special about this one... this one, and Amnesia: The dark descent... I don't exactly know why so different games stuck with me, but they keep drawing me back.
I will say that, with a haunted mansion, you actually probably should try and make every room theoretically accessible. The reason for this is that, quite simply, even the largest houses are realistically pretty small locations by video game standards. There won't likely be a problem of having to put in filler content, for example (in fact, you're more likely to run into the opposite problem, which I'll get to later). This means you can get a very content-dense and cohesive location that innately has a unified story-arc to it. For example, the mansion in LM1 feels like a very plausible location. The Mansion feels like a place people would actually live in. In fact, while the game semi-denies this to a degree, there's a strong impression that the portrait ghosts were all people who lived in this giant mansion together at some point, their ghosts still lingering on. The big downside is that aforementioned opposite problem: A mansion is so small that it might be hard to fit all the content you actually want. Plus, that very same cohesion can potentially be limiting (since it comes with the downside that any given room "has" to fit in). You're basically stuck with a single mega-dungeon crawl. This is actually a problem the Luigi's Mansion series has always struggled with. LM1 was a bit too short, and that was even stretching the sorts of rooms that place would plausibly have. There's a telephone room, a clock room, an observatory, a fortune teller's room, an armory, a taxidermy-themed room...whoever lived here had an awful lot of hobbies, even in context of a rich extended family. LM2 tries to fix this by making there be different mansions, but that results in the problem of kind of defeating the point by segmenting off different sections, creating less cohesion. Plus, you actually would run into redundancy with that approach (realistically, every house would have at least one bathroom, kitchen, and bedroom, but there isn't necessarily a lot of variation in these concepts. A single house, twice as big, doesn't necessarily need twice as many kitchens or bathrooms). LM3 then makes a super-building, which is a fairly good balance.
I find the that differences between the original Luigi's Mansion and the sequels is similar to the difference between Super Mario RPG and the subsequent games in the classic RPG style. That said, I do think a lot of the issue with LM3 is the lighting and atmosphere--the gameplay itself can still work. Add in some music and maybe use color grading to alter it, and I think you can get something that feels more like the original. I mean, it does have the equivalent of portrait ghosts, and the feeling that you are looking at the story of this hotel. It's not as claustrophobic, but it still encourages you to look everywhere. It has the new mechanics, but you're still Luigi setting out to free Mario in ways only he can. It's like a merger between the two previous games, and just needs a little more of the original mixed in. At least, that's my impression so far.
I think dark moon is better than the original and I mean that I played the original beforehand I just really loved everything the 3ds one did, I loved exploring different mansions at different points in time, exploring all the levels to get the gems, the boos, and all those cutscenes. I replayed it so many times. I wasn’t a fan of the bosses themselves but the giant spider and that clock and shit were so fun. Underrated game.
For what it's worth, my headcanon is that most (not necessarily all) of the portrait ghosts did know each other in life and did live in a mansion very similar to the one Luigi is inside of. King Boo broke them out of E. Gadd's lab and recruited them, and decided the best idea for a trap would be a mansion similar to the one most of them were found in. So the fake mansion is "based" on a real one.
Courage is the ability to act inspite of fear. Luigi's Mansion showed that Luigi was the more courageous of the 2 because as far as I'm aware Mario fears nothing (or at the very least Fear itself)
What's that game you showed at 3:37? I'm searching up "game where you haunt houses" because that's all I got to go off of but it's getting me an armorgames flash title.
Showing the old pier from California Adventure when you're talking about "works of art" is pretty fun. As is the the old Toon Town. Both perfect examples of Micheal Eisner's cost cutting and ineptitude.
I absolutely agree. As much as I love 3 for so many reasons already, I can't help but feel it's missing the magic of the first one, and this video really helps even myself understand why. As a kid, the mansion and ghost family enamored me fully with their unsettling mystique. Sure maybe there's some nostalgia bias at play, but the first one just feels so eerily different compared its sequels.
I was thinking about what kind of setting could work for a sequel to Luigi’s mansion that would still leave room for a variety of portrait ghosts to capture without being a repeat of the first game’s mansion. I then realized that Luigi’s mansion 3 already takes place in that perfect setting, a haunted hotel tower. Makes sense to go to Disney’s other spooky ride this time.
God damn this video is just a perfect description to how I feel about Luigi's Mansion and it's sequel (as well as the footage we've seen of it's coming third game) and how I wish Nintendo wouldn't try to switch up the formula so much design wise. Three is looking more and more like there's going to be a lack of portrait ghosts and clever, charismatic mook ghost designs. As someone who plays the game every halloween (and occasionally plays the harder, remixed mansion romhack too) I have a slight fear that LM3 will not live up to the original's charm.
Boss ghosts are in every floor, according to what I've heard and seen, they are charismatic, cleverly designed and fun. And next level games have been listening to fans and making a more open game, like the 1st game wanted to be, but never could.
@@danrei9210 I'm still skeptical but I'll keep an open mind about 3, mostly because you say 'boss ghosts' but what that makes me think is the one shown in the trailer that's a night and really isn't all THAT cleverly designed
Completely agreed. LM2, while not a bad game in its own right, really missed the point of what made LM1 work. I wasn't as big a fan of LM2 and because of that I'm not very interested in LM3
god i hope luigi's mansion 3 can scratch the same atmospheric, lonely itch that the original did. kinda worried they're gonna get the tone wrong honestly
Never played this game, but washing it has always been a fun experience. They really got the most of the Luigi and the boos, which in the games are invincible. It gives context to why luigi can't just go head first into platforming like Mario. Also, never thought of them park angle. Could one day all video games are like theme park rides? I dunno, but it's a neat thought and thinking about games in this way could lead to interesting design.
My two favorite kinds of settings, Disney parks and kid-friendly haunted mansions in video games, come together in a single video! Seriously, I shit you not that I adore these kinds of settings. Luigi's Mansion is looking like a step in the right direction but I think I'll always prefer the original. I just love the quick arcadey nature combined with the instantly memorable mansion.
I found the second game to be pretty disappointing, mostly because it just didn't live up to the first game. The sequel wasn't bad by any means, but it had none of the atmosphere and character of the original Luigi's Mansion. And based on what we've seen so far, the third one looks pretty similar to the second.
Oh hey, I was surprised to say Gregory Horror Show on this...! That's a real rare game... This was really well done. I'm going to take a look at your other stuff :D
I like that you had that Medabots reaction image. I never really managed to finish Luigi's Mansion. I think it's a cross between the fact that I myself was a big scaredy cat (although Pikmin was what scared me so much more) and the fact that I got a free strategy guide through Nintendo Power, and I kinda felt like reading through it was enough for me.
Oh man, not enough people know about Gregory Horror Show. That game is an absolute gem. I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen it shown in a YT video.
Thank you for this video. The original Luigi's Mansion has always intrigued me so much, and even though I've beaten it multiple times, and know all the ins and outs there are to know, that mansion and those portrait ghosts still intrigue me so much and it's difficult to put into words why. But you've captured in words a lot of what I love about this game
Thank *god* Luigi's Mansion 3 turned out to be a fun romp. I'm not too attached to the original, but I know I didn't like Dark Moon, and seeing 3 do a lot of things I like kind of renewed my faith in Nintendo that they can still make a good mansion game
Wait someone else knows Ghost Master!? I don't remember when I found that game, and I never have finished it because it's old and janky and I run out of patience, but that's always a fun time.
The thing I've always liked about this game is how expressive Luigi is. He looks almost like a Nick Park creation, what with the non-existent chin and the grimace drawing his mouth over his cheeks. Very nice.
ShayMay the sequels have definitely expanded on that
It's funny you should mention that. In the Wallace and Gromit movie Curse of the Were-Rabbit, the constable looks a lot like Luigi.
"Faux photorealistic?" Fauxtorealistic.
I'll never forget my first experience with the mirrors in this game. They're the perfect example in my eyes of what you're talking about in regards to the house vs Luigi and Luigi learning to one-up the house.
When I learned that Luigi would make comments about his surroundings through the Gameboy Horror, I went giddy and took pictures of everything. Lamps, ghosts, pictures, beds, doors you name it. I was almost uncontrollably excited, but then I took a snapshot of a mirror, expecting Luigi to make a comment about his appearance.
Instead I turned pale and sat quiet in the dark with the game paused for minutes on end wracked with fear immediately after the teleport effect had ended. It was so unexpected and the effects so alien, I was damn near convinced to not pick up my controller again.
It would be a while into my playtime where I took another picture of the mirror, only this time to prove to my brother that it was real. Except this time, some stroke of genius hit me; I could use this scare to get to where I needed to be. I had a ton of Boos left to find, and I hadn't done much backtracking.
I felt like a sneaky bastard that day when I nearly doubled my Boo counter. It's just a very subtle genius that you can only find through the best of Nintendo.
I adore your profile pic
Very lovely comment. I adore hearing about people’s childhood gaming experiences like this.
The idea of location as character is a really powerful idea. A lot of times, we focus simply on how Luigi's expressiveness makes it feel like a genuine experience. But it takes two forces to generate a conflict. Luigi cannot reach the peaks of emotion in this game that he does without the context of the what he's doing and where he is. Since the house is also a character, it also means that Luigi can act on the house in the way Mario couldn't. Mario can defeat enemies, sure, but that's about it. I think it's why the more interesting Mario games are the ones with inhabited lands with consistent theming, where his actions feel like they have an impact outside of "I have gotten from point A to point B"
I really liked your analysis that haunted houses are just houses with subtly hidden mysteries, where you are the intruder. A good one isn't a room, but a collection of rooms with unique histories that tie together. That to tackle the challenge, you can't look at incidents as isolated but as a part of a larger whole. It's always enjoyable when a small detail pops up you think is just for show but it has actual ramifications for any paying close enough attention.
Good job as always B.
When are we going to Disneyland?
The game’s camera itself is fixed as if looking at a stage when not in combat. It’s not overhead or goes to any insane cinematic angles save for the cutscenes. The foreground is reserved for showing where the doors are, cutting straight through the claustrophobic walls.
The framing of a slightly estranged family is very fun. The more dejected family members like Clairvoya & Jarvis & even the children speak with Luigi because they likely aren’t speaking to anyone else. They’ve been isolated to their own rooms with no one to speak with. The other family members endlessly preoccupy themselves with eternal distractions while their family members suffer alone. It’s a shame they all must be slapped in paintings.
Even if the newer Luigi’s Mansion games are good, I’ll never get that same feeling that the original gave me
This one has the darkest atmosphere.
Still waiting for Daisy to be in one of these. Highlighting Luigi and Daisy's relationship is something I've always wanted to see outside of party games.
Games with Luigi as the main star always have incredibly satisfying endings. Because he's flawed. He's frightened. He's alone. Everything's trying to kill him at every turn. And he keeps going. Despite everything that's thrown at him, he pushes on through. Whereas Mario runs, jumps and "Yahoos!" his way through EVERYTHING, completely eliminating any chance at tension and danger.
As good as 3 is, I feel like it's if Dark Moon had more development time or just a more polished version of 2. Neither 2 or 3 hit me in the way the original did or does. I continue to replay the first one year after year (I just played it again for Halloween before LM3) and never seem to get bored. Always just as invested as my first playthrough and still finding new things. I long for a game like Luigi's Mansion 1 again.. it's also the only game I was legitimately scared to play as a kid and sort of unnerves me sometimes to this day
"The house is his own character in its own right" YES THANK YOU. I mean the "dark hallways" theme? It's like the house itself is singing it.
You explanation on King Boo and the way the boos treat Luigi different for Mario made me realize how clever is the way he got captured. Mario is a platform hero, as such, tends to rush and clear his foes by sheer prowess and determination.
...hence why the boos TRICK him. Throw him out of his element, unaware and unexpected. Dealt before he could even attempt to strike. It's a rather brilliant way to show King Boo as this way sneakier and craftier boss than the more blunt approaches Bowser does.
I've played this game every year in October for the last 7 years and every time I do, I find something new that I didn't know before, be it a gold mouse, a small quirk with ghost behaviour, or a hidden gem I've never collected before. When I was a kid, LM seemed like such a vast infinite space with more secrets than I could ever imagine. The fact that the game has kept that alure for me all these years is truly something worth celebrating.
When's Luigi's Mansion 3?
This month lol
Its gonna be like the sly 3 thing again bruh
I am from the future and the luigi's mansion 3 video got canceled
The gags were on-point this video. You barely have time to process the brief clips used.
Also, nice of the Princess to invite us over to the castle, eh Luigi?
This video is fantastic.
Despite always loving the character, I had never actually played Luigi's Mansion. After watching this video I took a notion and ordered it on eBay. I've since played through it and marvelled at its charm. Even got misty-eyed seeing Luigi laugh/cry with happiness at the sight of his older brother during the ending. Coming back to this video now post-playthrough and everything you said was so apparent. I don't think I could've enjoyed it any more.
I just fucking love Luigi and his silly little game.
The first Luigi game was the best
It is also one of the most interesting game I’ve played
A wonderful video, that goes really in depth with great editing. Keep up the good work.
So fucking awesome that you included Gregory Horror Show!!! That game is so good yet it gets hardly any recognition, doesn't help it that it was only released in Japan and Europe.
It's one of my favourite games of all time, just as the original Luigi's Mansion is.
omg never thought id see Ghost Master in 2019, im always trying to get people to play it!
IT'S THE BEST
@@BMask I'd love to see a video about that game. Been one of my favorites for years
Ghost Master was my first game bought at a Steam sale many many eons ago.
I remember having tons of fun then, maybe a revisit?
Thank you, oh thank you so very much. I've been scrambling to recall what the name was for, years i wanna say.
I really need to give this game a second chance. My only experience with this game was renting it from Blockbuster years ago... problem was that something was horribly wrong with the copy I rented.
There were *_bizzare_* side effects; the room where you meet Egad? Wouldn't play the cutscene that's supposed to, would just skip straight to the paintings talking, then would leave me stranded in there until I died, since I never got the Pultergeister. I did get to explore a few rooms... though I couldn't progress, and this one yellow stainless glass window I remember would freeze the game.
Sorry for the rant, it's just that this was honestly my first experience with Luigi's Mansion, and I've just had to get it off my chest. Thank you to anyone who read this far, it really means a lot because sometimes I swear I'm having a Mandela Effect
this sounds like an old creepypasta
Nice flag mixup there, bud. It'd be interesting to play with the game's code and see how easy it'd be to reproduce that effect.
Luigi's Mansion is pretty much perfect thanks to the Mansion, the portrait ghosts and the treasures. It may be a bit short but except for that it has no real flaws. Too bad Next Level Games didn't understood what makes this game so special so we got the garbage that is Dark Moon. The new game might be better than Dark Moon but they still can't capture the brilliance of the first game, not even close.
lmao how the fuck are you only at 52.9k subs when your content is this lengthy and detailed without getting rambly or repetitive?? you deserve so much more
I remember seeing posters for this game when I was a kid. I never played a mario game and knew nothing about the world and seeing those ghosts coming out of the dark of the background of the poster terrified me.
This guy... this guy gets it. I agreed with every word.
In my opinion, what makes Luigi even better than Mario is his willingness to face his greatest fear in order to save his brother. Out of that brotherly love. And the fact that he clears the ENTIRE mansion in a SINGLE night is incredible. That’s why this is one of my favorite games of all time- Luigi, in spite of being a very timid person, is willing to put his sanity on the line out of love for his brother. That’s a true hero right there.
The music always did it for me. That main theme is 🔥🔥🔥
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As the first game I ever beat (I was 9), this game holds a special place in my heart. And this video made me feel warm and fuzzy thinking about this amazing experience. Thanks for making my spooky month!
*MaRiOoOo~*
It's a shame Luigi's Mansion's sequels are so shallow 'arcade' versions of the original. Even the newest one. They have no bite.
But I don't know what I'm talking about. I've heard this from Arlo.
I love your analysis of games and movies. I do hope that you give use one of Luigi’s Mansion 3 some day.
I always look forward to these analysis videos. Mario, Crash and Sly are gaming mascots I'll always root for
How does he make this outdated horror feel so current when games like prey and alien isolation flipped this whole genre on its head?
That's just it, this game isn't a horror game. At least not in intent. Nintendo never intended this game to be scary. It's a haunted house. A theme park attraction. The thrills are just a byproduct.
An immersive sim influenced by immersive sims of the 90s and Amnesia: But Long flipped the horror genre on it's head?
I never liked Horror games. But despite that I've always had a good time with Luigi's mansion. The most fun I have with the game is usually treasure hunting. I just love getting into the secret treasure room. I'm very good at games, to such an extent that horror games tend to frustrate me. I have played many games where if I could kill it, I'd kill it if it looked at me funny. Even if it wasn't worth any experience.
So when a horror game tries to induce fear, I just end up getting angry instead. Since enemies aren't meant to be annihilated in horror games this tends to lead to frustrating game experiences where I just kill them all anyway despite there being faster and easier options. Many horror games are built specifically to where you're REALLY not supposed to kill all the monsters.
But they stat them, so I'll kill them. That's the RPG players way. But it's not fun for horror games.
Fantastically written and executed script. Thanks for the new insight on my favorite game.
Just finished my first ever Hidden Mansion run on the 3DS last night. Man, what a blast. It wasn’t just a standard hard mode, the choice of ghosts that spawned in each room were mixed up as well.
The extra poison mushrooms really set me on edge, to the point where I learned that sometimes it’s better to let a ghost go if you’re about to be attacked so you can “dodge”. Best part was when I learned that you’re guaranteed hearts via multi-captures. A great high-risk, high-reward system.
Last thing, I did NOT expect the final boss to be more difficult than it was. Some of those bombs were going off way too soon, and I had to pay closer attention to which ones to suck up. Didn’t really help that my C-Stick stopped working, but it was still a thrilling conclusion!
I want a VR first person mod for this game
Question: When listening to the slap that is the End Credits theme, does anyone else picture Mario and Luigi walking shoulder-to-shoulder and swaying their heads as they make their way home during the whistling?
I respect Next Level Games attempt in Dark Moon and I do have some interest in the soon to be released 3, but NEAD at Nintendo were so goddamn GOOD in the first game. I do wish it wasn't a hotel in 3 either, it's a commercial building while a mansion is a private abode, lived in rather than stayed in. We'll see if it turns out well and if not well they can always make a new mario strikers.....please? I need more strikers.
Luigi's Mansion 3 SPOILERS!! Please finish the game first.
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After rescuing Mario, the way he runs, jumps and quickly moves forward while Luigi carefully catches up, and takes his time if you the player choose to, made me laugh so much because it reminded me of the stuff you said at 15:37. You absolutely nailed it.
I like how this series generally highlights the one trait Luigi is commonly agreed to have over his brother; his intelligence. Mario isn't exactly dumb, but he is willing to jump in giant holes in the desert for no particular reason. Maybe he's dumb. Who am I, the IQ police? LM tend to be puzzle games, even in the boss fights! You're given an array of abilities, and you must figure out which one you use where to stop the ghosts. Yay, smart bro! Also, I would DIE if they brought Peasley back for a future LM game. Mario gets to save HIS royal crush on just about EVERY outing, sometimes multiple times, but Luigi? Not so! It's a long shot, yeah, maybe they hope we'll forget about Pea completely, but guess who! ISN'T! GONNA! FORGET!!!!
None of the Luigi's Mansion games that came after have the same charm and now I learn that they have different dev teams. Great just great.
I have played alot of horror games, but there's something special about this one... this one, and Amnesia: The dark descent... I don't exactly know why so different games stuck with me, but they keep drawing me back.
I will say that, with a haunted mansion, you actually probably should try and make every room theoretically accessible. The reason for this is that, quite simply, even the largest houses are realistically pretty small locations by video game standards. There won't likely be a problem of having to put in filler content, for example (in fact, you're more likely to run into the opposite problem, which I'll get to later). This means you can get a very content-dense and cohesive location that innately has a unified story-arc to it.
For example, the mansion in LM1 feels like a very plausible location. The Mansion feels like a place people would actually live in. In fact, while the game semi-denies this to a degree, there's a strong impression that the portrait ghosts were all people who lived in this giant mansion together at some point, their ghosts still lingering on.
The big downside is that aforementioned opposite problem: A mansion is so small that it might be hard to fit all the content you actually want. Plus, that very same cohesion can potentially be limiting (since it comes with the downside that any given room "has" to fit in). You're basically stuck with a single mega-dungeon crawl. This is actually a problem the Luigi's Mansion series has always struggled with. LM1 was a bit too short, and that was even stretching the sorts of rooms that place would plausibly have. There's a telephone room, a clock room, an observatory, a fortune teller's room, an armory, a taxidermy-themed room...whoever lived here had an awful lot of hobbies, even in context of a rich extended family.
LM2 tries to fix this by making there be different mansions, but that results in the problem of kind of defeating the point by segmenting off different sections, creating less cohesion. Plus, you actually would run into redundancy with that approach (realistically, every house would have at least one bathroom, kitchen, and bedroom, but there isn't necessarily a lot of variation in these concepts. A single house, twice as big, doesn't necessarily need twice as many kitchens or bathrooms). LM3 then makes a super-building, which is a fairly good balance.
I find the that differences between the original Luigi's Mansion and the sequels is similar to the difference between Super Mario RPG and the subsequent games in the classic RPG style.
That said, I do think a lot of the issue with LM3 is the lighting and atmosphere--the gameplay itself can still work. Add in some music and maybe use color grading to alter it, and I think you can get something that feels more like the original. I mean, it does have the equivalent of portrait ghosts, and the feeling that you are looking at the story of this hotel. It's not as claustrophobic, but it still encourages you to look everywhere. It has the new mechanics, but you're still Luigi setting out to free Mario in ways only he can.
It's like a merger between the two previous games, and just needs a little more of the original mixed in. At least, that's my impression so far.
I think dark moon is better than the original and I mean that I played the original beforehand I just really loved everything the 3ds one did, I loved exploring different mansions at different points in time, exploring all the levels to get the gems, the boos, and all those cutscenes. I replayed it so many times. I wasn’t a fan of the bosses themselves but the giant spider and that clock and shit were so fun. Underrated game.
For what it's worth, my headcanon is that most (not necessarily all) of the portrait ghosts did know each other in life and did live in a mansion very similar to the one Luigi is inside of. King Boo broke them out of E. Gadd's lab and recruited them, and decided the best idea for a trap would be a mansion similar to the one most of them were found in.
So the fake mansion is "based" on a real one.
Courage is the ability to act inspite of fear. Luigi's Mansion showed that Luigi was the more courageous of the 2 because as far as I'm aware Mario fears nothing (or at the very least Fear itself)
Video games as theme parks?
*Martin Scorsese has entered the chat*
My all time favorite solo play of the GAME CUBE thank you for this video.
What's that game you showed at 3:37? I'm searching up "game where you haunt houses" because that's all I got to go off of but it's getting me an armorgames flash title.
Lol comparing Luigi Mansion to Silent hill
lol
I have to assume you’ll release a review of LM3, yeah?? Any idea as to when?
.......I really need to go to Disneyland again.......
I hope you make a follow up now that the third is out
"Divine, is that you?" Lmaoo
i always felt that the reveal in the well of bowser and mario in the painting was way too early
Showing the old pier from California Adventure when you're talking about "works of art" is pretty fun. As is the the old Toon Town. Both perfect examples of Micheal Eisner's cost cutting and ineptitude.
I absolutely agree. As much as I love 3 for so many reasons already, I can't help but feel it's missing the magic of the first one, and this video really helps even myself understand why. As a kid, the mansion and ghost family enamored me fully with their unsettling mystique.
Sure maybe there's some nostalgia bias at play, but the first one just feels so eerily different compared its sequels.
I was thinking about what kind of setting could work for a sequel to Luigi’s mansion that would still leave room for a variety of portrait ghosts to capture without being a repeat of the first game’s mansion. I then realized that Luigi’s mansion 3 already takes place in that perfect setting, a haunted hotel tower. Makes sense to go to Disney’s other spooky ride this time.
God damn this video is just a perfect description to how I feel about Luigi's Mansion and it's sequel (as well as the footage we've seen of it's coming third game) and how I wish Nintendo wouldn't try to switch up the formula so much design wise. Three is looking more and more like there's going to be a lack of portrait ghosts and clever, charismatic mook ghost designs.
As someone who plays the game every halloween (and occasionally plays the harder, remixed mansion romhack too) I have a slight fear that LM3 will not live up to the original's charm.
Boss ghosts are in every floor, according to what I've heard and seen, they are charismatic, cleverly designed and fun. And next level games have been listening to fans and making a more open game, like the 1st game wanted to be, but never could.
@@danrei9210 I'm still skeptical but I'll keep an open mind about 3, mostly because you say 'boss ghosts' but what that makes me think is the one shown in the trailer that's a night and really isn't all THAT cleverly designed
@@0tterhead At least I hope they are better than the portrait ghosts in design, they where pretty basic for the most part.
Completely agreed. LM2, while not a bad game in its own right, really missed the point of what made LM1 work. I wasn't as big a fan of LM2 and because of that I'm not very interested in LM3
god i hope luigi's mansion 3 can scratch the same atmospheric, lonely itch that the original did. kinda worried they're gonna get the tone wrong honestly
If you got it yet, what do you think so far?
@@cartercox9582 havent got it, don't think i will for a while with all the games coming out tbh but all the reviews have been incredibly positive
now I REALLY want to hear if you think Luigi's Mansion 3 recaptured this spirit of the first game for you.
It won't be too soon, but I'm already working on a video for it in the future. Lots of thoughts.
The main thing I got out of this is this is that the next game should take place in an amusement park
It kinda does!
Sly 4 looks better then what you have described to me, Am I in hell perhaps?
good video
“Ghost by ghost. *SUCC* “
Your analysis of Luigi's Mansion and beyond is articulate and eloquent - subscribed! I hope your channel grows exponentially, you deserve it.
Never played this game, but washing it has always been a fun experience. They really got the most of the Luigi and the boos, which in the games are invincible. It gives context to why luigi can't just go head first into platforming like Mario. Also, never thought of them park angle. Could one day all video games are like theme park rides? I dunno, but it's a neat thought and thinking about games in this way could lead to interesting design.
This game scared me as a babu. Now I’m in my 20s playing RE games. I probably wouldn’t like them as much if I didn’t play Luigis mansion back then
My two favorite kinds of settings, Disney parks and kid-friendly haunted mansions in video games, come together in a single video! Seriously, I shit you not that I adore these kinds of settings. Luigi's Mansion is looking like a step in the right direction but I think I'll always prefer the original. I just love the quick arcadey nature combined with the instantly memorable mansion.
I found the second game to be pretty disappointing, mostly because it just didn't live up to the first game. The sequel wasn't bad by any means, but it had none of the atmosphere and character of the original Luigi's Mansion. And based on what we've seen so far, the third one looks pretty similar to the second.
Oh hey, I was surprised to say Gregory Horror Show on this...! That's a real rare game...
This was really well done. I'm going to take a look at your other stuff :D
I like that you had that Medabots reaction image.
I never really managed to finish Luigi's Mansion. I think it's a cross between the fact that I myself was a big scaredy cat (although Pikmin was what scared me so much more) and the fact that I got a free strategy guide through Nintendo Power, and I kinda felt like reading through it was enough for me.
Oh man, not enough people know about Gregory Horror Show. That game is an absolute gem. I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen it shown in a YT video.
Thank you for this video. The original Luigi's Mansion has always intrigued me so much, and even though I've beaten it multiple times, and know all the ins and outs there are to know, that mansion and those portrait ghosts still intrigue me so much and it's difficult to put into words why. But you've captured in words a lot of what I love about this game
Thank *god* Luigi's Mansion 3 turned out to be a fun romp. I'm not too attached to the original, but I know I didn't like Dark Moon, and seeing 3 do a lot of things I like kind of renewed my faith in Nintendo that they can still make a good mansion game
Wait someone else knows Ghost Master!? I don't remember when I found that game, and I never have finished it because it's old and janky and I run out of patience, but that's always a fun time.
You should watch a video about mario in leggy mashin it is called “Mario’s story in Luigi’s mansion”
oh hey happy halloween b-boy
Damn! Never seen one of your videos before, but this was awesome! Luigi's Mansion 3 video anytime soon?
Thank you! Definitely going to talk about LM3 in the near future, after I get another project out of the way!
5:41 Best scream
You did a great job explaining why I like the first one and why I don't like the second.
I was just rewatching some of your videos last night and suddenly a new upload, you’ve made my day :D
Disney’s Haunted Mansion? Nah. The only haunted house I know is the one at Knoebels
Who is more heroic? The hero or the hero who rescues the hero?
gonna do an analysis for Luigi's Mansion 3?
Yup! Soon after my next video.
So can we expect you to cover Luigis Mansion 3 once you have complete it?
B- Mask: For the first time in the series, the main villain is somebody we do not expect
Exor: Am I a joke to you
We expect Smithy rather early in the game, though. Thinking the baddie will be Bowser only lasts for the prologue.
Green mario's mansion
Woah! Someone else on this planet has heard of ghost master!
THE LORD HOUST GIVIN ANOTHER ABSOLUTELY BANGER VIDEO
Please god gives this cute theater loving boy some more subssss!
Yes, very true! Great video as always.
This is such a good video man fr
B- Mask, you are just the best.
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Amazing editing and a great video mate
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