Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

Just beat the boss of mansion 4. A little out of place, maybe, but not as awful as some people make out.
One mansion to go! When I finish this I'm diving into castlevania and fire emblem, but I'll keep coming back to it and secrets and things, same as with SM 3DL and NSMB2.

Stu_the_great wrote:

I wholeheartedly expected Luigi to get dragged into the tantalising door of that little treehouse as he struggled to remove that thing from his shoe in the little cinematic at the end

I was sure that tree house would be something. Now I really want to know what's in it, it's taken on a mystical side for me. Like Jacobs hut in Lost.

Wonderful though this game is, I don't feel that there's much replay value. The only reward for completing bonus missions et al. is a small mark on your save file, and it really doesn't seem enough incentive to plough through some of the levels to get three-star ratings.

I do like the statues of Luigi though.

So I've reached Paranormal Chaos & I'm hugely disappointed in the fact that I can't beat it. I've watched videos of it & after 10 attempts I reached the Terrace only to be killed after 10 minutes. I add that I'm not fully maxed out & I don't want to replay any levels & there is no way that I'm going to spend another 20 minutes battling the same ghosts again & again.

Now I admit I'm a pretty average gamer, but why couldn't there have been a mid level save point to help those gamers who aren't that good? You could lose points if you took advantage of this, but it would at least give you a bit of satisfaction.

I was like that near the end, I had enough to have the upgraded poltergust and then I just went through and didn't care what rank I got or of I found the Boo

Fancy Fancy wrote:

So I've reached Paranormal Chaos & I'm hugely disappointed in the fact that I can't beat it.

It's a tough nut to crack. I died once before I even got to the Terrace, then on the second attempt I died on the Terrace but I had a doggle bone so I was resurrected. I managed it by luring as many of the little beggars into a corner as possible while charging my flashbulb, then stunned them all together just before they attacked. Very tricky though, and the purple sneaky ones really didn't help.

I'm now on what I believe is the final mission, but then again I thought we were on the final showdown two missions ago...

Balladeer wrote:

Wonderful though this game is, I don't feel that there's much replay value. The only reward for completing bonus missions et al. is a small mark on your save file, and it really doesn't seem enough incentive to plough through some of the levels to get three-star ratings.

I do like the statues of Luigi though.

Who doesn't like the statues of Luigi?

Have we all missed the incredible fact that Yahtzee likes a Nintendo game for once?

Balladeer wrote:

Have we all missed the incredible fact that Yahtzee likes a Nintendo game for once?

I missed that fact because Yahtzee is an intolerable arse.

Nope I saw that the other day, just forgot to mention it

treesmurf11 wrote:

I missed that fact because Yahtzee is an intolerable arse.

Never seen anyone put it quite as well as that. Seriously, how miserable is he?

Did the second mission in the second mansion yesterday. I'll catch up with y'all someday...

treesmurf11 wrote:

I missed that fact because Yahtzee is an intolerable arse.

That's the point though, isn't it? He's a funny intolerable arse though. I still chuckle about Uncle Tusky. (I suppose that makes him a tolerable arse, but whatever.)

I think he's gone soft recently anyway and it kind of defeats the point of it.

Really? He still hates most stuff doesn't he?

On average I'd say he's been liking far more than he's hated. I've stopped watching it so regularly because of that.

I still watch it every week, but it's not like I listen to his opinions or anything. It's just a bit of fun.

He liked zombiu. And I think he sort of like Lego city. In fact, the last Nintendo game he disliked was paper Mario sticker star, which was fair enough.

I didn't get that! Maybe he is going soft. Or perhaps it didn't come across because he was bashing the Wii U at the same time.

Did you see him do his poetry reading?

I'm very fond of those, I must admit. And I like Jim's readings as well, even though I don't watch his show.

Yeah I did to and also don't watch his things

Spent over an hour on what I'm calling the Garden Hoes (!) mission last night. Expecting to be brought in on charges of Toad abuse at any moment!

Fancy Fancy wrote:

So I've reached Paranormal Chaos & I'm hugely disappointed in the fact that I can't beat it.

This was a brutal level. Definitely the hardest of the game.
Best out now though! And shortly after, the whole game. A great little title and a nice way to kick off the year of Luigi. 3DS is really having a great year.

On to Fire Emblem now, but like SM3DL and NSMB2 before it I'm sure I'll keep coming back to Luigi to unlock everything.

I hate people who hate everything...

Anyway on the last mansion now, it feels much less linear than the previous 3, more similar to the first as well as the original game which I think is the best route, the themes are good and all but they just don't have the same magic to them.

Also, I know nobody actually plays with the 3D on anymore these days but the snow falling in 3D looks stunning, perhaps the best bit of 3D I've seen the console produce yet.

I do! And if there's a game where it's worth turning the 3D up, this is it.