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Luigi's Mansion 2: Dark Moon |OT| Take ghost-busting to the Next Level
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Lord_Byron28
Member
Wait I thought the game didn't release until the 24th?
Yea but at midnight!
Lord_Byron28
Member
Yes but he was talking about downloading it tonight and playing it tomorrow at work which he won't be able to do until next monday.
Kamek Koopa
Member
Of course I did, but I admit I've never been a huge fan of the original Luigi's Mansion. I consider it a pretty mediocre game, with repetitive mechanics, too short and with an important lack of content. However, its unique atmosphere and the nostalgy for the old Gamecube times make me to appreciate it more than I should. I remember it affectionately despite it's not one of my favourite ones.
Why did you ask?
Some stores broke the street date.
Yea, eventually.
Would people want to put game specific friend codes or 3DS friend codes? Is there a friend limit for general 3DS friends?
I think 100 friends is the limit.
Couldn't help but laugh at that (Childish I know) Thanks a lot for your first impressions, it has made my hype go up even more
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
And the E-shop will?
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Anyone kind of feel like Luigi's Mansion might become the "true" sequel to 64 and Sunshine?
Sure, it's not exactly a plat-former, but I got a strong "free world Mario" vibe from the recent trailers that reminds me a lot of 64 especially, such as the scene where Luigi slides down the ice slide.
Sure, it's not exactly a plat-former, but I got a strong "free world Mario" vibe from the recent trailers that reminds me a lot of 64 especially, such as the scene where Luigi slides down the ice slide.
Wait, I thought it was tomorrow that it came out in the us...
Not break the street date.
That's Japan, where it already is tomorrow.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
No. Galaxy was the sequel to Sunshine. Please stop with the semantics, this game is in no way anything like 64 or Sunshine!
Well I guess that was a reading comprehension failure on my part. I am disappoint... fuck. Was so excited.Not break the street date.
That's Japan, where it already is tomorrow.
Solid SOAP
Member
The gameplay of the two is nothing alike, although I do like how the Mansion games bring back the idea of motifs in Mario series games. Mario 64 took place in a castle, Sunshine took place on a tropical island, and the Mansion games take place in mansions, obviously. Galaxy was fantastic but the space thing threw everything off the wall, not that it was a bad thing, but it's nice to see Mario characters traversing geography that's plausible again.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
I meant while the Mario Galaxy games went more linear, "obstacle course", this game is going back to the slower-paced, free-world style of 64 and Sunshine.
What da hell?
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Uh no.
Lord_Byron28
Member
There was just a lot of attention to detail things such as luigis reactions, luigis humming, his expressions, environment interactions and the ghost gallery that you seemed very excited about when all of these things were present in the original game.
From your impressions since you've played the original are their different special ghosts that have backstory/personality and have a unique way to capture the ghost.
FreedomFighter
Member
Does it still use Totaka's main theme from the first game at all?
Celeryface
Member
It makes me very happy that the game will be on sale one day early at PAX East. Hopefully we'll see lots of local multiplayer games being played on the floor!
Solid SOAP
Member
It took people YEARS to find it in the original, what makes you think that it'll be found before the game is even out? Haha
Exterminieren
Banned
Well, the fact that the game's divided into separate Zelda-style mansions does away with that.
It's kinda wrong to compare this game to any Mario platformer.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Any platformer really.
Totaka was a composer on LM, apart from the actual Totaka Song.
tehrik-e-insaaf
Member
I don't think he was referring to Totaka's 19 note sequence (the hidden melody) - but the main theme of LM
I expect all of your impressions on this week's podcast!
B
bomb
Unconfirmed Member
Game looks incredible. Cant wait.
Edit: can someone luigify my avatar?
Edit: can someone luigify my avatar?
I do miss the 3D Mario games having some sort of central hub, that has some atmosphere and secrets.
SMG sort of tried (and failed) with the observatory, but after that they said fuck it and just put in a level selection.
They didn't have a ghost gallery in the original LM. This is new to Dark Moon -- a full-blown 3D character model viewer, like Pokedex 3D Pro or Kid Icarus Uprising's bestiary. It's an awesome touch when games give you the option to view their character models at your leisure.
I loved the fact they said screw it. Back then in the N64/GCN days it was impressive. Now I just want to get to the levels I want to play ASAP.
Awesome dev overview by Next Level Games -- has a lot of NLG staffers talking I haven't seen in other interviews, and they really stress how impressive this game is compared to the original.
Do it so I can hate you. If not you are not deserving.So... the game is already available here in Japan... should I go and buy it? Today is holiday and I'm at home doing nothing
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
My art skills are terrible but if someone wants to turn me into LUIGIMESH they can if they want to.
Got back home! Taking a pic now lol
As for the advertising... I have seen it quite a bit, and funnily enough when I went to the store (a big electronic department store next to my house) there were some kids talking about the game and grabbing a few copies, so hey... maybe it does well? Or maybe not, who knows. But yeah, there's advertising for sure.
I hope that, in accordance with my stereotypical view of Japan, you had a POKEMON BATTLE with the kids, using real-life monsters, all before Godzilla showed up and you hauled ass out of there in a mecha.Got back home! Taking a pic now lol
As for the advertising... I have seen it quite a bit, and funnily enough when I went to the store (a big electronic department store next to my house) there were some kids talking about the game and grabbing a few copies, so hey... maybe it does well? Or maybe not, who knows. But yeah, there's advertising for sure.
There you go, Instagram'd
Clockwork5
Member
Wildly awesome OP. That alone has increased my hype factor by 10x
Lord_Byron28
Member
That's different than what I remember. However, didn't all the main ghosts you caught get turned into picture frames that you could view and read about or am I misremembering part of it. I didn't know about the 3D model viewer thing.
ShellyDeKiller
Member
Need my ava Luigified.
As best as I can recall, there wasn't a 3D model viewer in the original. We're talking like the trophies in Smash Bros., or the Nintendo Gallery in Wind Waker, or the bestiary in Kid Icarus Uprising, or the Pokemon in Pokedex 3D. THAT'S the sort of thing Dark Moon has, which the original did not.