Luigi's Mansion 3 will launch later this week on Halloween, October 31. The Luigi's Mansion 3 review embargo has lifted a few days before the spooky new Nintendo game goes on sale, and so far, reception has been largely positive. Reviewers have had a lot to praise about Luigi's Mansion 3 so far, and some have gone as far as to say that it's the best entry in Nintendo's kid-friendly survival-horror series to date.
Luigi's Mansion 3 reviews have praised just about everything about the game, including its Gooigi co-op mode, its puzzles, its level variety, boss battles, and more. Some reviewers felt as though the game went on a little too long, and others opined that the aiming controls for certain abilities in the game didn't always work as they should. Even so, the lowest scores for Luigi's Mansion 3 seem to fall in the 75 range, so even the somewhat negative reviews are mostly positive.
The positive Luigi's Mansion 3 reviews has helped it earn a solid 85 rating on review aggregate sites, which establishes it as one of the highest-rated video games of 2019. To learn what some top game critics thought of Luigi's Mansion 3, here are some snippets of what the critics are saying about the game.
Game Informer (Brian Shea)
Mario, it turns out, isn’t the only plumber in Nintendo’s employ who can carry his own great game. Luigi’s Mansion 3 is so much fun, so charming, and so smartly designed that, moving forward, I really hope we get more than three of these games every 20 years. It’s absolutely the best Ghostbusters game ever made – it just happens to star Mario’s scaredy-cat brother rather than Peter Venkman and Ray Stantz.
Score: 8.3/10
Score: 8/10
VideoGamer (Josh Wise)
Luigi's Mansion 3 is a beautifully animated adventure with satisfying puzzles and gadgets; it suffers slightly for its length, but a deep well of charm and humour win the day.
Score: 8/10
EGM (Michael Goroff)
Luigi’s Mansion 3 is the biggest and best entry in a befuddling franchise, and a game that really makes a case for everyone’s favorite second fiddle to get more spin-off adventures. Developer Next Level Games has expanded on the Poltergust’s abilities in meaningful ways, adding more variety to the action and puzzles alike. 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.
Score: 8/10
Eurogamer (Tom Phillips)
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.
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