My post from the other thread, contains some "late-early" game spoiler.
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Mario & Luigi: Dream Team |OT| Us North Americans Don't Have Bros
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Samurai_Heart
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First post on a new page Kou =P, tempt everyone why don't you
Yeah that dream sequence after exploring the park was amazing. The only thing I was expecting from being in Luigi's dreams was an opportunity to poke his face in various ways in order to help Mario platform around the 2D levels, but they've been way more creative than that.
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
I'm like 8.5 hours in, just got to (known area)
. Shit just got amazing. Ran into two familiar characters:
and
. Plus there's a cool easter egg
BTW, I did NOT expect (boss fight spoiler)
Just got to the "main city area" and it is HUGE. Bigger than any main area from the previous games.
Wakeport
Popple from SS
Kylie Koopa from PiT(the reporter girl)
In Kylie's house. There's a Shroob picture halfway up the stairs.
BTW, I did NOT expect (boss fight spoiler)
Huge Luigi fight. That was a lot of fun and it looked absolutely amazing. It plays similar to the big Bowser fights in BiS but IMO more fun.
Just got to the "main city area" and it is HUGE. Bigger than any main area from the previous games.
This is a bit weird.
I've tried and to a certain extent failed to get into this series - I've played the previous three and got partway through each without any of them clicking. Haven't managed to complete any of them.
This, though, has clicked right from the off. Even though it's not that different in terms of mechanics, I'm really enjoying it. Even the intro/tutorial didn't annoy me as much as I expected, and I'm not sure why this one has succeeded where the others didn't. Partly I love the dream world psychedelia, partly the music is AMAZING, but the only other thing I can put my finger on, oddly, is the 3D effect - it's incredibly immersive, and a real example (for me) where the 3DS's gimmick has enhanced a game. Perhaps I'm shallower than I thought and it's winning me over through sheer prettiness.
I've tried and to a certain extent failed to get into this series - I've played the previous three and got partway through each without any of them clicking. Haven't managed to complete any of them.
This, though, has clicked right from the off. Even though it's not that different in terms of mechanics, I'm really enjoying it. Even the intro/tutorial didn't annoy me as much as I expected, and I'm not sure why this one has succeeded where the others didn't. Partly I love the dream world psychedelia, partly the music is AMAZING, but the only other thing I can put my finger on, oddly, is the 3D effect - it's incredibly immersive, and a real example (for me) where the 3DS's gimmick has enhanced a game. Perhaps I'm shallower than I thought and it's winning me over through sheer prettiness.
Glass Rebel
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Got it today as an early present but I have to leave in 7 minutes for a music festival and can't take it with me.
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I don't think that's being shallow. The same applies to me. (Heh, I wonder why I don't think it's shallow
)The 3D effect has encouraged me to play all sorts of genres I never would have used to - and it's not particularly because of the pretty graphics because in 2D the graphics of a lot of these games leave a lot to be desired and are not as good as Wii games. But yet I passed over so much on the Wii and yet have given almost everything a chance on the 3DS. Animal Crossing, Resident Evil, Fire Emblem for example. I feel like I'm really "in" the 3D worlds they portray.
It's hard to explain, but it makes it just that little bit harder for me to "pull myself out of the moment", to realise it's just a game, where normally I would be constantly being distracted by thoughts or the real world.
show me your skeleton
Member
just picked it up, can't wait to dig in!
I don't think that's being shallow. The same applies to me. (Heh, I wonder why I don't think it's shallow
The 3D effect has encouraged me to play all sorts of genres I never would have used to - and it's not particularly because of the pretty graphics because in 2D the graphics of a lot of these games leave a lot to be desired and are not as good as Wii games. But yet I passed over so much on the Wii and yet have given almost everything a chance on the 3DS. Animal Crossing, Resident Evil, Fire Emblem for example. I feel like I'm really "in" the 3D worlds they portray.
It's hard to explain, but it makes it just that little bit harder for me to "pull myself out of the moment", to realise it's just a game, where normally I would be constantly being distracted by thoughts or the real world.
Fully agree. Luigi's Mansion 2 is the king of this kind of immersive feeling. Also re Dream Team - something as simple as the 3D blocks transition to the battle screen looks terrific.
mocolostrocolos
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The first couple hours are slow, but after all the tutorials, when you get full control, man the feeling is incredible. Every 30 minutes there's something new. There is a lot of variety in combats and exploration. Dream World is a bit disturbing, though.
abstract alien
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Sigh...enjoy your reign over the US, Europe.
Italian review by Badgames.it : http://badgames.it/recensioni/mario-luigi-dream-team-bros
8.5, not bad!
8.5, not bad!
mocolostrocolos
Member
IIRC, Multi-6.
Awesome, thanks! I work in Germany but don't speak the language, so that's always my first question when there's a new game release.
glaringradio
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A quick heads up for anyone thinking of buying this directly from the Nintendo eShop, if you buy it from GAME you can save £5 on the download. Downloading it now, so excited
Must...kill...stupid designers...
The game is on the verge of playing itself at times, it's beyond annoying for me. Just shut up and don't show me everything on top of DOING things I should be doing myself. FFS.
I'm guessing I'll lose my temper and sell this game before finishing it soon.
The game is on the verge of playing itself at times, it's beyond annoying for me. Just shut up and don't show me everything on top of DOING things I should be doing myself. FFS.
I'm guessing I'll lose my temper and sell this game before finishing it soon.
21st century cowboy
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Hopefully the game has arrived to my work's mail room. I'm leaving to the end of the day otherwise I'll be checking every hour and looking like a loon haha.
My girlfriend is out for the whole day tomorrow so it would be a perfect day to start it. Come on you flubit!
My girlfriend is out for the whole day tomorrow so it would be a perfect day to start it. Come on you flubit!
Donkey Kong
Luigi's Mansion 2
M&L 4
...all just sitting on the shelf while I run around with turnips in Animal Crossing.
Keep calm. How far are you into it?
Exterminieren
Banned
The music! The battles in 3D!
Too good.
Too good.
I'm at the end of the Desert level. I know that between tutorials you sometimes get to actually play, but since the game introduces something new very often, I'm too often annoyed by the handholding. I never thought I'd see a downside to that.
That and the useless dialogue in almost every screen.
Otherwise yes the game is full of ideas and fun, but I can't actually have fun that way. I feel like I'm running and being stopped by passerbys every ten meters. Or finding a fly in every three bites of delicious lasagna. Or something.
Also while fondling Luigi must be a dream come true for some people, it's rather useless since all actions are contextual and could have been mapped to a single button.
abstract alien
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You are a horrible person for taunting my soul :-(
The embargo was lifted roughly 16 hours ago. The problem is that there aren't all too many European gaming websites people a) understand and b) care for.
SEGAvangelist
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So this or Animal Crossing. I've never played a game in either series. Help me NeoGAF.
The embargo was lifted roughly 16 hours ago. The problem is that there aren't all too many European gaming websites people a) understand and b) care for.
Well I'm sure there are lots of European gaming sites, so I'll put them up regardless of what people think.
Thanks.
Little Old Man
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Having just purchased Bowser's Inside Story for my DS (and really enjoying it), and then reading the impressions in this thread, this will be one of the first 3DS titles I grab when I get round to purchasing the system!
Exterminieren
Banned
I've stuck a few reviews into the review thread. You're welcome to cherry-pick.
Apparently my postman decided he was going to come at nearly 4pm today.
STUPID ROYAL MAIL.
Got the game though.
I don't know why I didn't do that earlier lol. Thank you, I also linked to the review thread.
Luigi's Mansion 2 is stunning in 3D, I truly get pulled into that game.
