Luigi's Mansion has a bit of a weird history. Started as a console game, sequel was on handheld, then third game went back to console, but not before the original game was re-released on handheld. The decision to put this game on 3DS is quite strange given that the Switch was already a year strong. I can only assume it was due to the short length of the game.
But having a game that relied so heavily on the Gamecube's C-stick and putting it on a console that has either, depending on your model, a weird little nub no one likes, or a separate purchase entirely to get a 2nd C-Stick...well it's just weird. I used a new 2DS XL so I had the nub, and while it wasn't great, I don't think it was as bad as some people say. The controls do feel a bit janky with it, but I find that it's not even the C-stick's fault. You can point up and down with the D-pad too and it has the same weird jerky movement. You can also use gyro controls to look up and down if you want, which I find lacked the weird movement, but of course that means relying on gyro controls... So yeah, this game has like 4 methods to control your flashlight and vacuum, and they're all worse than the Gamecube's sole version lol.
Not much was even added to the remake. The main game is beat for beat the same. The hidden mansion was added to the NA version, but we in Europe already had that. Hell, they actually made it worse for us because it's no longer mirrored.
There's some in-game achievements to get now, which does add a bit of extra replayability if that's your thing, otherwise it's just a thing that exists in the menu that will never affect your experience.
You can also re-battle any portrait ghost from the gallery if you feel like it.
The bottom screen is used as a map. Which is nice and all, but it's not really the kind of game that needs a permanent map. You can also switch it to a view of the portrait ghosts you've captured, or your inventory (which is just the gold you've sucked up, and what very few plot items exist).
That pretty much sums up this "remake".
Still a high score because Luigi's Mansion itself is a banger of a game. I love the amount of life in all the rooms and portrait ghosts. And the music is famously catchy.
I played this as a kid, and this re-experience was full of nostalgia and things I'd straight up forgotten.
Love the game, but I can't see a reason to recommend the 3DS version over the Gamecube one, even if it's just for a reason as minor as the C-stick doesn't feel as good. Though if you like in NA you might wanna play this just to get the Hidden Mansion experience.
But having a game that relied so heavily on the Gamecube's C-stick and putting it on a console that has either, depending on your model, a weird little nub no one likes, or a separate purchase entirely to get a 2nd C-Stick...well it's just weird. I used a new 2DS XL so I had the nub, and while it wasn't great, I don't think it was as bad as some people say. The controls do feel a bit janky with it, but I find that it's not even the C-stick's fault. You can point up and down with the D-pad too and it has the same weird jerky movement. You can also use gyro controls to look up and down if you want, which I find lacked the weird movement, but of course that means relying on gyro controls... So yeah, this game has like 4 methods to control your flashlight and vacuum, and they're all worse than the Gamecube's sole version lol.
Not much was even added to the remake. The main game is beat for beat the same. The hidden mansion was added to the NA version, but we in Europe already had that. Hell, they actually made it worse for us because it's no longer mirrored.
There's some in-game achievements to get now, which does add a bit of extra replayability if that's your thing, otherwise it's just a thing that exists in the menu that will never affect your experience.
You can also re-battle any portrait ghost from the gallery if you feel like it.
The bottom screen is used as a map. Which is nice and all, but it's not really the kind of game that needs a permanent map. You can also switch it to a view of the portrait ghosts you've captured, or your inventory (which is just the gold you've sucked up, and what very few plot items exist).
That pretty much sums up this "remake".
Still a high score because Luigi's Mansion itself is a banger of a game. I love the amount of life in all the rooms and portrait ghosts. And the music is famously catchy.
I played this as a kid, and this re-experience was full of nostalgia and things I'd straight up forgotten.
Love the game, but I can't see a reason to recommend the 3DS version over the Gamecube one, even if it's just for a reason as minor as the C-stick doesn't feel as good. Though if you like in NA you might wanna play this just to get the Hidden Mansion experience.