Luigi’s Mansion 3 review round-up: Critics praise ‘charming’ adventure

Luigi’s Mansion 3 review round-up

• VGC (5/5) – “Luigi’s mansion 3 is a visually stunning and thoroughly entertaining adventure that proves the wimpy plumber can hold his own.”
• VentureBeat (92/100) – “Luigi’s Mansion 3 is special. It’s a spooky adventure full of top-notch puzzles and so much charm that you’ll be convinced by the end that maybe Luigi has been the best brother all along.”
• Nintendo Life (9/10) – “Luigi’s Mansion 3 is not only a graphical powerhouse and showcase for Next Level Games’ unrivalled mastery of video game animation, it’s also an immense helping of spooky fun as well.”
• ShackNews (9/10) – “If you’re looking for a fun, enjoyable, and hilarious adventure to add to your Nintendo Switch’s library, then you can’t go wrong with Luigi’s Mansion 3.”
• Destructoid (9/10) – “With an absorbing single-player campaign and a Scarescraper that still packs a punch, Luigi’s Mansion 3 is the most content-rich entry in the series, and one of the best times I’ve had with my Switch in 2019.”
• EGM (4/5) – “Gooigi might seem a little shoehorned, but it’s a great excuse for cooperative multiplayer on a system built for it. A few minor annoyances aside, Luigi’s Mansion 3 is a strange, charming, and generous sequel.”
• GameSpot (8/10) – “But while the multiplayer modes may not hold your attention for long, the strength of the Luigi’s Mansion series has always stemmed from the satisfaction of exploring its carefully constructed settings, and in that regard Luigi’s Mansion 3 certainly succeeds.”
• IGN (8.3/10) – “Luigi’s Mansion 3 is so fun, charming, and smartly designed that I hope we get more than three of these every 20 years.”
• USgamer (4/5) – “Sucking up stuff with your Poltergust is still satisfying, and slamming ghosts into each other feels so right. Add buckets of charm, and you have a game that proves—yet again—that Luigi is the superior Mario Brother.”
• Eurogamer (recommended) – “Part of me still yearns for those dusty carpets of the first Luigi’s Mansion – the near pitch black corridors, the fumbling around in the dark. This third entry, by contrast, feels more like Luigi has left the haunted house and gained free reign around the neighbouring theme park. But what a theme park. It’s left me excited to see where the series goes next.”
• VG247 (4/5) – “This is a charming adventure with a lovely level of polish and detail, even if much that it does has been seen before.”
• Game Informer (8.5/10) – “With unique puzzles, diverse floor themes, and exciting boss battles, Luigi’s Mansion 3 is a spooky delight for players of all experience levels.”
• Metro (no score) – “If we seem a little down on certain aspects, it’s only because we had hoped this would be the definitive entry in the series and the game to elevate it to a status alongside Nintendo’s other top tier franchises. It’s not quite that good but it is still an absolute joy to play through.”
• Famitsu (33/40) – “The mini-games, which are built for multiplayer as a premise, can also be used as a fairly good amusement.”li>