Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Release Date: November 7, 2024
RPG, turn-based, platformers, arcade elements, Mario, 2.5D, Nintendo exclusive, singleplayer
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The sixth installment of a series launched in 2003. Mario & Luigi: Brothership combines mechanics from RPG and arcade games. The titular brothers explore the vast world of Concordia, co-operating with each other, performing quests and completing turn-based battles.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership is the sixth main part of the series of games with RPG and arcade elements, launched in 2003. Unlike previous installments of the series, created by the AlphaDream studio that existed from 2000-2019, this game was developed directly by Nintendo, the company overseeing the brand.
Plot
As the title suggests, the main characters of Mario & Luigi Brothership are the brothers Mario and Luigi. The protagonists find themselves on a piece of land known as Shipshape, which is partly a ship and partly an island, from where they go on a journey around the vast world of Concordia. Our heroes experience various adventures and meet both old acquaintances from the Mushroom Kingdom, like Peach or Bowser, as well as completely new characters, led by Connie and Snoutlet.
Gameplay
In Mario & Luigi Brothershipwe watch events from various angles. The adventure leads us through colorful locations, among which we will find tropical forests and bustling cities, and its driving force are the quests assigned to us by the characters we meet along the way.
While completing subsequent missions and rushing around Concordia, Mario and Luigi must constantly cooperate. Only by working together can they solve environmental puzzles, as well as face platform challenges requiring agility and reflexes.
They also regularly face opponents on their way. Although the combat system implemented in the game is turn-based, it is diversified by action elements. If we want to perform a powerful attack or dodge, we have to press specific buttons at a specific moment.
Graphics
The graphic design of Mario & Luigi Brothership is maintained in a cartoon style.
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Videos and Screens
[0:45] Mario & Luigi: Brothership Launch Trailer
[1:42] Mario & Luigi: Brothership Yo-Ho, Bro! A Sea Shanty Trailer
Gamepressure Review
Mario & Luigi: Brothership
The iconic plumbers are back for their latest adventure since 2015, and their first one is on consoles. What could be their biggest adventure yet is also one that tends to drag more than it should.
OpenCritic Rating
Game is Recomended by 71% of Critics. There are 103 Critic Reviews.
GameSpot: 6 / 10 by Steve Watts
Mario & Luigi: Brothership tries to be a bigger, bolder version of the casual RPG series, but this top-heavy ship ultimately capsizes.
Guardian: 4 / 5 by Tom Regan
In a year that has given us not one but three Mario-themed RPGs, I was ready to be underwhelmed by Brothership. Yet thanks to captivating combat, varied platforming and well-judged difficulty, Brothership not only lives up to my childhood nostalgia for this series, but improves upon it. It is an inviting serving of sun-soaked delight at the beginning of a gloomy November.
IGN: 5 / 10 by Logan Plant
Apart from its great battle system, Mario & Luigi: Brothership is an incredibly disappointing revival that suffers from boring gameplay and dialogue, a bloated runtime, shockingly bad performance, and a fundamental misunderstanding of what made the series great.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership Summary
Game Series: Mario & Luigi
Platforms:
Nintendo Switch
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