Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD Review, In this visually enhanced adventure, take a trip to the eerie Evershade Valley and explore haunted mansions that are screaming and teeming with troublemaking ghouls and paranormal puzzles. Evershade Valley has been enveloped in a frightening fog! The peculiar Dark Moon which once hung in the sky – pacifying the land’s ghostly inhabitants – has mysteriously shattered.

Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD Review Pros:

• Beautiful HD graphics.
• 2.9GB download size.
• Three save slots.
• Brightness slider.
• Controller settings – Invert axis and sensitivity sliders, motion sensor controls on/off, HD rumble, and set the right stick to omnidirectional or horizontal only.
• Adventure gameplay.
• Tutorials throughout.
• In-game cutscenes and character interactions.
• The story goes like this – King Boo breaks the dark moon into pieces which causes the once friendly ghosts to become evil, you get recruited to collect the pieces and take out the ghosts.
• You can make character interactions go faster with a button press.
• Fast loading times.
• More light-hearted Halloween-themed with its horror and spookiness so it’s fine for younger gamers.
• You use a Nintendo DS as a communication device.
• Peak through windows and keyholes to see what’s lurking behind before entering.
• Mini map which helps show points of interest and objectives. (in the original version this was the bottom screen of the DS)
• Full 3D game world.
• The guide menu is like a game manual explaining controls, mechanics, and tips. All are shown with a short video clip and text.
• The menus are all the same as the original which is it looks like a Nintendo DS.
• A lot of the Manor you explore houses with many objects you can interact with or search.
• Collect coins from finding them in the Manor.
• The Poltergust 5000 is your weapon (more of a hoover but still) you can use this to suck up dust piles, catch ghosts, find hidden areas, and generally cause havoc.
• Reminds me of the film Frighteners.
• It’s cool the way you use your Poltergust 5000 and all the objects and furniture in the room start moving and shaking.
• At times you may have to move around and press buttons when picking up items or particular ghosts.
• The name of where you are pops up when entering the area.
• You can go anywhere you want once it’s accessible.
• Find golden keys to unlock new rooms and floors.
• The Poltergust 5000 sucks and blows which affects the world in different ways.
• Puzzles throughout.
• You don’t get full camera control but the game does mix up the perspectives depending on the room or situation.
• Excellent lighting work that creates a lot of atmosphere.
• Playful Halloween-style soundtrack.
• You have a full map button and here you can view any floor and see your current objectives.
• Has an almost Metroidvania spin going on as you can upgrade your tools and doing so make previous areas accessible.
• E. GADD is the one that creates your tools, stores captures ghosts, and brings you into this story.
• You are able to go off the beaten path as it were and explore as you like.
• The bulb attachment for your Poltergust lets you stun ghosts and use it on mice for coins.
• Hearts can be collected to heal you, you start off with 100 lives.
• Uses classic noises and sound effects like coins hearts etc.
• Once you nail it, catching ghosts is satisfying as it does require some work and isn’t just a button press.
• End of a level breakdown showing play time, ghosts captured, health lost, and treasure found. Your best for each section is saved and shown. You get a Bronze, Silver, or Gold award.
• The bunker is the safe place, the hub where you deposit ghosts for money and exp, amd level select.
• Unlock the Scarescraper mode.
• You can replay levels.
• E. GADDS vault shows off all caught ghosts and any Collectibles you have found.
• Auto saves regularly.

Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD Review Cons:

• No touchscreen support.
• Cannot always skip the cutscenes or opening cinematics.
• No real voicework, just noises and grunts.
• Weird to do the second game first but here we are.
• Doesn’t offer any recap on what happened in the first game and just eludes to it instead.
• Cannot remap the controls.
• Aiming the Poltergust 5000 is a nightmare omnidirectional and takes a lot of patience.
• Coins disappear really fast resulting in you losing out most of the time.
• Cannot save when you want or mid-mission.
• The game is scripted in terms of when it tells you stuff.
• Had Luigi straight up disappear in cutscenes.
• Capturing ghosts is tricky at first and you get little in terms of help or guidance.

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