Its the first new entry in theMario & Luigisub-series since its original developerAlphaDream filed for bankruptcy in 2019.
Thankfully,Brothershipis up to the challenge.
Mario saves his brother, and the two share a warm embrace.
Mario & Luigi: BrothershipNintendo
Everything is far from good in Concordia, though.
Combat gets repetitive quickly as a result, and exploration feels stilted and unrewarding.
Initially, Shipshape Island, the teams floating headquarters, sails the seas at an achingly slow pace.
After the first major boss battle,Brothershipevens itself out and starts conveying its ideas more effectively.
Questionable child-rearing methods aside, the point here and throughoutBrothershipis that harmony takes work.
The idea isnt novel, but whats remarkable is that a Mario game actually hassomething to sayaboutanything.
HowBrothershipimplements these ideas is frequently inconsistent.
Even if performing actions themselves can be dull,Brothershipstill retains a sense of fun with its look.
The first fully 3DMario & Luigigame, it has larger-scale character models that are mor expressive than ever before.
Bros Wonder(2023).
Standard strikes in combat require multiple button presses, with a dramatic action accompanying each input.
Its occasionally worth messing up attack prompts just to see the pairs horrified reactions when it all goes wrong.
That the bros can ruin an attack and face little consequence in most battles might suggestBrothershipis too simple.
At their best, many of the encounters inBrothershipare the most memorable in the series.
Mario & Luigi: Brothershiplaunches for Nintendo Switch on Nov. 7.
