Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD Is Remarkably Unremarkable

Luigi's Mansion 2 HD for the Nintendo Switch sure is a remastered version of Luigi's Mansion 2, alright.
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[@tomhank896]

The fact that this is $60 and Metroid Prime Remaster was $40 is insane to me

[@charizardoreo]

And they're gonna charge $60 for DKC Returns...

[@ausgod538]

It's not insane. Prices are done based in how much you think the public will accept it. Mario games have been shown to be a thing

[@RickyG93]

What I think is insane that a remake of Prime, one of the greatest games of all time, wasn't $60, and this 3DS game is. Don't care tho still buying. Love LM lol.

[@Cheesehead302]

Dude, they are insane with anything Mario franchise related, it's setting a pretty terrible precedent. Prime HD existing really shows up front how much they are absolutely milking some of these upscaled ports' prices. In a world with that game legitimately being one of the best looking Switch games and costing 40 dollars, I would feel like an ass forking over 60 for something like Luigi's Mansion 2. I mean for God's sake, this game costed 20 dollars less during its original release. One thing I will say about a lot of other companies is that generally, it's recognized that as games age, their "value" drops. Microsoft's Masterchief collection comes to mind. Older titles, given some tweaks, but to increase value bundled together in a package that isn't even full price. With Nintendo, it often feels like they are trying to milk the absolute highest possible price per unit they can no matter what game. It's like they say "is this part of the Mario or Zelda ip? Check, it's full price" even when it's just a spinoff or a low effort port.

[@ToxikDnB544]

@@RickyG93get it second hand if you don’t wanna support Nintendo. Orrr… **cough cough cdkeys cough cough**

[@mattbabineau197]

Why on gods green earth is this game not Luigi’s Mansion 1+2 HD

[@lukethephantomthief]

Because that woulda been a better deal

[@mattbabineau197]

@@lukethephantomthiefit’s like Arlo says though, Nintendo is incredibly inconsistent. They released Pikmin 1+2 HD for $30 each, $50 for the set. Some would argue still kinda too much for 20-year-old games, but at least you can see the logic in it. That structure seems like it would have made SO MUCH sense for this release too, especially if they based their port of the first game on the 3DS version. But as is it’s very weird.

[@t00nedd00d]

I love dark moon but it is not worth $60

[@lukethephantomthief]

@@mattbabineau197 it’s just incredibly weird to me that the third entry and a port of the second entry are going to be on the Switch but not the first entry like that feels very strange

[@markmulready565]

The reason is next level games made the original Luigi’s mansion 2 and they didn’t make the first Luigi’s mansion game

[@Toadiferous]

They legit dropped the trailer this morning just to spite you

[@DigiBrad]

Jup

[@BlackHei711]

I'll accept the fact that some games are worth $70, when game publishers accept that not all are worth $60.

[@cwega2463]

most overpriced released from nintendo, maybe ever. this is like a $20 release max.

[@davisdenver6756]

I hate how The Thousand Year Door is $50, and it's not even the entire game. I'm not paying $50 on a 20-year-old game that was censored for the non-existent modern audience.

[@jknifgijdfui]

​@@davisdenver6756what got censored?

[@tyldrthepark64]

@@davisdenver6756There definitely is an existent and tangible modern audience for that game, you do know that right?

[@blazingsonic]

@@davisdenver6756 What for censored?

[@lukethephantomthief]

This and Donkey Kong Country Returns HD both have the same underwhelming vibe of remaster where it’s just polish it up a bit, put the game on the new console and not much else.

[@quintonconoly]

This would be 100% fine with me if they didn’t charge so much for old games

[@Octav2000]

Dkc makes more sense as there were downsides to both versions

[@jclkaytwo]

at least returns is a game that people actually wanted to appear on the switch

[@tybraker27]

And still charge $60 each. LOOKING AT YOU Super Mario RPG. That was worth $30 at most.

[@pineaxolotl]

yeah i noticed that too. Like, it's kind of weird how the tropical freeze rerelease has "new funky mode" as a selling gimmick but an older game which doesn't have the same reputation as tropical freeze seems like a harder sell so just like, not giving it anything feels really weird i mean i guess you have the 3ds content?

[@Agent719]

Somebody at Nintendo saw this video and went, "Wait, what? We have a... OH SHIT I FORGOT TO MAKE IT PUBLIC!"

[@JacktheRacoon]

If they had done exactly what they did but charge the normal 3DS $35 price tag on it I think they would’ve gotten a lot more sales

[@diabeticman2194]

It will be interesting to see how much it sells, seeing as LM3 was a big hit and that might carry over to this game

[@jameslawrenson1208]

Yep.

[@user-ir8er1bh4q]

​@@diabeticman2194 I'll buy it, if it gets a good sale. I would buy it imidiatly, if it would be 1+2

[@CrowTRobot]

It’s $60? I know you don’t want to harp on the price too much but uh, that really emphasizes the issue of it being an upscale of the original and nothing more.

[@THEJefftheKiller]

Well also online capability which the 3DS version is shut down for. I think a extended campaign, new levels and concept art and the ost to listen to would justify that price.

[@zeospark9715]

@@THEJefftheKiller Thing is Dark Moon/2 is just a meh game. I never was a fan of the mission-based structure where you keep getting kicked out of levels and, aside from the first boss and the final boss, every boss in the game isn't too fun (one of the bosses has a very poor battle mechanic incorporated in for that fight only). I still have the 3DS version of it and I am just like "Eh I'll play this $40 game I've bought nearly a decade ago instead" lol

[@royceturner9522]

@@THEJefftheKillerbut the game is already long enough. I don’t think they needed to add new content. I think maybe looking on par with LM3 would have been justifiable.

[@Duskool]

I honestly think we should harp on the price more. And not even buy it for that matter. They keep doing it because people don't even bother putting up a fight.

[@Ray03595]

@@zeospark9715totally agree. Dark Moon for sure the worst of the series, and really not that fun. Not missing out on anything if one happens to have a spare 3DS around and wants to play it over switch

[@FletcherReedsRandomness]

What weirds me out about Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD is that it was announced at LAST YEAR’S June Direct. Why was it announced that far in advance if it wasn’t releasing for over a year and without any actual additions to it, especially when we have brand new games get announced and released within just a few months? Super Mario Bros. Wonder was announced at that very same Direct and released only four months later, for example.

[@jabber8227]

They did the same thing for DKC Returns yesterday. It's so strange. A re-release is announced 7 months prior to release, but a brand new Zelda is announced 12 weeks before launch?

[@DeCryptid23]

Metroid Prime gets revealed and shadow dropped on the same day, with massive visual improvements, but Luigi's Mansion 2 takes a year? Sounds like Nintendo tbh.

[@Emanred36]

It’s so they have something to release on June and that’s pretty much it.

[@mariobroultimate1808]

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is going in the exact same direction, but it was announced seven months in advance instead. Maybe it just doesn't take as long to make, but it's still kinda weird.

[@ausgod538]

​@@jabber8227those games aren't necessarily in development while being announced it's a question of schedule

[@richardhunter9779]

The only wrong thing is the price.

[@itsyaboi3951]

Correct

[@pattersong6637]

I think if this were Luigi's Mansion 1+2 you could make a case for the price. It isn't, though.

[@shigerumiyamoto9612]

wish it was improved and had better quality. this is not worth 60$ though

[@giu0014]

I was gonna say that, it doesn’t necessarily need anything else other than the price change

[@toooydoeur]

And the fact they brought mid to the switch

[@shingosawatarihgx8345]

all these remasters would be so much cooler if they weren't all more expensive than the originals.

[@supergoron1]

Well Paper Mario TTYD was selling for around $100 before the announcement of the remake, but ya in the case of this game and DK Country Returns, those games are still fairly cheap.

[@GalekC]

@@supergoron1 more expensive than how much they originally were going for back in their heyday. well, not accounting for inflation, too

[@decarabiaumbra560]

That inflation part is key there. The increase isn't just corporation wants more money, it's people need more money to keep the business running and to keep their families from going hungry. $40 was standard for a decade and didn't shift with Western inflation. It only makes sense it would eventually go up. If we assume it's the same for the Switch era of games as it was with the DS systems, $60 should be a constant until Nintendo decides to innovate upon their hardware.

[@Space97.]

​​@@decarabiaumbra560stop defending them they were doing this years ago on the switch way before inflation even got to the point it is now

[@decarabiaumbra560]

@Space97. Doesn't really change the point that developers need pay too and the business needs money to continue operating. The price increase was likely to guard against inflation. Now that it's as bad as it is, I can see why they're pushing the envelope and getting desperate with the sales of some games. I'm not saying I like it either, I'm just saying I understand the human element on the other side.

[@Dragular]

I think it looks good. My only problem is that it's $60 for what seems to be the same game with enhanced visuals, animations, and some quality of life improvements. I also don't like how secretive they're being with this game. It gives the impression they're hiding something. Especially when the game is only a week from releasing.

[@robertbarker5802]

Luigi's Mansion 3 has sold over 14 million copies. Metroid Prime remake barely sold over a million. They know if even a quarter of the LM3 buyers buy Dark Moon they will make bank. At this point I doubt we get a Prime 2 or three remake unless it's super basic of a port.

[@mr.j3rs3y]

Damn, I really thought Metroid was more popular than that.

[@SakuraAvalon]

@@mr.j3rs3y It's always been niche. But Other M causing the series to go on hiatus for so long, really hurt the brand.

[@humanomoly9620]

@@SakuraAvalonwith the attachment rate of the Switch in terms of software. I’ve lost hope for Metroid. It’s always going to be niche. I don’t ever see any Metroid game selling more than 4 million units lifetime. And that’s if the game is peak Metroid.

[@ausgod538]

Pretty much. It's really easy to see why things are priced when you look at their sales numbers in the past

[@Nathan-et5nd]

I just wanted to point out that the 1.09 million sales figure for Metroid Prime Remastered was from March 31, 2023 with the game only having been released digitally on February 8, 2023 and physically on February 22/March 3 2023 (depending on region), so it has definitely sold more than that at this point. Anecdotally, I went to buy it physically around when it came out and it wasn't in stock at my local gamestop for a few weeks at least, which caused me to buy it after March 31, 2023. I'm not sure if that was a common issue, but that could have caused it to sell a bit less than it could have before March 31.

[@HWNewt]

You wouldn’t guess what just dropped at the Nintendo of America KZbin 😭

[@LandOfTheLee]

There has to be SOMETHING new. The original game was only $40. Granted the economy has changed since then, but still. Charging a 50% markup for an HD upscale of a game that has already been fully written, designed, coded, play tested etc...is asinine. If they completely rebuilt the engine, that's one thing. But c'mon.

[@Beans-do6wc]

Citra, Citra, Citra. There are archives of it still. You can still use it. Do it

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

This and DKCR are just stopgap releases. nothing more. Which would be fine if it was like 30$, but Nintendo seems to really think stuff like this is the equivalent of a Breath of The Wild.

[@typemasters2871]

I do think that there’s some mandate at Nintendo that is “all physical switch games are $60 and no less” no matter what is within said physical switch games

[@NaXEthan]

@@typemasters2871i see your point but there are some physical first party switch games that go for less. The recent WarioWares are an example. but yeah they definitely want their products to be valued highly

[@goldbolt8879]

It’s because they know that people will still buy it at $60. This game won’t sell like LM3, but I bet it still sells at least a million copies or more.

[@Bionicleforever]

@@typemasters2871 except for metroid prime for some reason which was peak for a remaster. Guess metroid fans keep winning, guess being an underdog in terms of sales actually has them put more effort

[@tgirltouhou]

at least dkcr hd has a reason to exist, it's the definitive version of dkc, no forced motion controls like on wii, and no low fps like on 3ds. why is this just luigi's mansion 2 and not a collection of the first 2, especially since there is a version of lm1 on 3ds. it makes literally no sense

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

To put this in perspective, Kirby's Return to Dreamland on Switch had an artstyle uplift, a mini game mode consisting of old and new mini games, a new post game mode, masks they players can wear and crappy amiibo support. There is no excuse.

[@Stealthbat]

Funny. Literally 15 hours after you uploaded this video, Nintendo of America released the full 4 minute English trailer that you wanted so much. I think they follow your channel. lol

[@kalebrhea5822]

If you only waited 14 more hours for Nintendo to drop an overview trailer

[@MikeyInsanity]

Literally the next day they drop the full trailer Arlo asked for.

[@supremeleaderfrancisco9062]

bro got what he wanted

[@VeloxusGaming]

Of course Nintendo releases an overview trailer the day after Arlo releases this video.

[@Purpylon]

They posted an overview trailer, 4 minutes long, just an hour ago when writing this comment.

[@OptimusPrime_3000]

My biggest fear for this game was that it would’ve been the game that’d take up like 10 minutes in the recent direct

[@palmer.jake1]

Arlo: Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD is remarkably unremarkable Nintendo probably: THAT’S OUR CUE! DROP THE TRAILER NOW

[@AGamingGuitarist]

I think Nintendo saw your video and finally decided to upload that overview trailer lol. Edit: Your points are still valid.

[@CPM955]

Well this video didn’t age well

[@Liam16]

lol

[@kreeperkiller4423]

pls explain...

[@CPM955]

They just released a 4 minute trailer on this game

[@eawproductions]

People may think im lying but I remember luigi's mansion 2 being called luigi's mansion dark moon. I feel like i'm in a mandele effect moment right now.

[@Goomba1309]

No Mandela Effect, that was indeed its name in America

[@WellBadPanda]

Nintendo of America just uploaded a 4 minute trailer! You summoned them.

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

I don't even have a Switch I'm just here to say that when tumours clear up your CT scan says "grossly unremarkable" and this reminds me of that.

[@PurpleColonel]

I wanna know how many TopicArlo enjoyers are also not nintendo switch owners, that seems crazy to me

[@Asaski09]

​@@PurpleColonelello

[@ilexdiapason]

​​@@PurpleColonel i have a switch but i _only_ use it to play animal crossing

[@pacstermh]

Ironic. The overview trailer has come out right now

[@Max-rz8br]

When I saw that title, I was kind of worried that you thought that the game itself was unremarkable. But yeah, I think it's ridiculous how much they're charging for this considering how little effort went into this remaster. It would have been a hard pass for me if I wasn't so extremely fond of the game.

[@grenindraw6947]

Yeah that's how I'm feeling tbh, I grew up playing this game on the long drive to my home state and I loved the whole vibe. I'll probbbbably buy it, but only cause it's been years since I've had a 3ds

[@mr.j3rs3y]

@@grenindraw6947I still have it on my 3Ds but i’ll probably buy it again for my Switch. The price is definitely ridiculous though. If it had more effort put into it or if it was bundled with Luigi’s Mansion 1 3DS Remake THEN I’d feel more willing to fork over 60 dollars.

[@grenindraw6947]

@@mr.j3rs3y oh yeah absolutely, especially compared to the other games they have on stock

[@unl3ash3d95]

I'm definitely buying it I had a goal like 3 years ago trying to attempt to 3 star every level but couldn't do it bc my 3ds screen blacked out in some places and I couldn't see anything so I actually have a good reason to get the remaster since I technically can't play it on 3ds and the game is probably cheaper than trying to either buy a whole new 3ds or somehow finding someone that fixes 3ds'

[@monkeyheist]

Okay so obviously this being $60 is ridiculous and they shouldn’t be charging that much for a remaster, but I also feel like Arlo is underselling just how much remodeling has been done for this game. Like, if they put the original out on Switch and “just upresed” it, you would be able to tell lmao. I just don’t feel like he’s giving the devs enough credit because they put some genuine work into making this game look better than it did 10+ years ago

[@mistereagleman]

Hilarious the English overview trailer just dropped when I went to watch this

[@ThreeHeadedGhast]

The narrator in that overview trailer kinda sounded like arlo for some reason. Maybe it's just me, but I'm not sure.

[@londiebrondie]

Y'all this is exactly like the Luigi's Mansion 1 remake on the 3DS that they released right before the end of the 3DS 💀

[@MASTERLINKX1]

reminds me when they randomly dropped LM1 port to the 3ds

[@RyuuSix]

LM3 remaster for the Switch 3 confirmed (?)

[@GalaxyJakeYT]

Another thing that’s really weird is how long it’s taken to come out. Both this and TTYD were announced at the same direct but TTYD had so much more done to it and it released like two months before, which is really confusing, especially also considering Metroid and Pikmin being shadowdropped when this seems to have as much done to it as Pikmin and definitely way less to Metroid yet it’s been almost a year since reveal

[@GalaxyJakeYT]

And also with Pikmin it was two games shadowdropped, this is ONE game there’s no LM1 so WHY has it taken this long?

[@mr.j3rs3y]

@@GalaxyJakeYTSome people are saying it’s purely to fill in some holes for where a game release should be.

[@imgomes6425]

TTYD is basically a remake rather than a remaster. It's just very similar to the original in terms of gameplay. It does not run on the same graphics engine as the original game. That's why the game runs at a lower framerate than the Gamecube original. Metroid Prime Remastered and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD are remasters because they are not built from the ground up.

[@GalaxyJakeYT]

@@imgomes6425 I know TTYD is a remake that’s why I said it was insane to be announced at the same time as this simple upscaling of Luigi’s Mansion 2 and release so much sooner

[@Lost_In_Neverwhere]

Damn, you have power over Nintendo, Arlo. Can you convince them to quickly drop The Wind Waker? Thanks, man!

[@nintendowolf]

This aged like McDonald's fries 😂

[@Oscar-Guzman]

Glad that doesn’t cost $60

[@JadesOfGrey]

What’s funny is that this morning Nintendo of America uploaded a 4 minutes long overview trailer for it 🤣

[@gamer3ed484]

I really wish that the first game was included. It would go a long way to making it feel a lot more worth buying. It’s just so weird to me that now we just don’t have the first game in the series on the switch when it’s the only one missing.

[@3dprintingteen164]

100% agree

[@Oscar-Guzman]

Luigi’s Mansion 1 is 🐐

[@Thee_Deputy]

Wish we would have just gotten the first Luigi’s Mansion remastered. Would have been way better.

[@PasleyAviationPhotography]

Full trailer just dropped

[@kamileon7065]

Not even a day later and they’ve now posted the overview trailer

[@jakesteiger9461]

They just released the trailer😂

[@wantedasylum1091]

It's bizarre enough at how much effort Super Mario RPG and Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door get stellar remakes, and yet Luigi's Mansion 2, and Donkey Kong Country Returns only become upscaled 3DS games. Nintendo's priorities are all over the place at times.

[@ausgod538]

It's not over the place there's a thing called budget which isn't infinite

[@Flamestar320]

​@@ausgod538It's Nintendo. Budget problems shouldn't be a problem for them. It's cool that we're getting remasters and ports for the Switch in-between the big new games, but if a re-release of a single game is going to be the same exact price as a brand new Switch game, we should expect more effort to be put in them. Especially if it's going to end up costing more than it did when it originally came out!

[@Pebphiz]

@@ausgod538 This. Seems like people forget that Nintendo is just three passionate guys making games in the basement of an abandoned Denny's. Be happy with what we get.

[@ausgod538]

@@Flamestar320 no that's not a thing. Even multi billion dollars companies have budget limits lmao they can't spend everything each game, project and overall spending needs to be made in a good way

[@Flamestar320]

@ausgod538 Fair point. However, the problem with _Luigi's Mansion 2 HD_ is that, for being priced at a full $60, it really doesn't have much to justify it aside from better-looking graphics. The original game was $40 and was put on the Nintendo Selects line for $20. If it had new content made or had the 3DS remake of _Luigi's Mansion 1_ bundled with it, then the $60 price tag would be more understandable to a lot more people.

[@redi.c.e.6046]

Me less than 24 hours later: Uh, about that…

[@timkasansky2528]

it sucks to be an older gamer and have to pretend all these remakes and remasters of games i played years ago are remotely interesting because there's little stuff going out these days that it isn't a remake.

[@EvanJamesAudio]

The controls not being dual stick is honestly a dealbreaker. That was the whole appeal of it being re-released at all.

[@Adam.Jski.]

It is dual-stick. Look at the settings menu in the new gameplay footage. There is an option for using the right stick to aim

[@EvanJamesAudio]

@@Adam.Jski. multiple people who had the review copy have said you need to hold X to look vertically, which is the case in the 3DS version, but I hope they are wrong. Maybe you're right and it just needs to be adjusted in the settings.

[@TheHiddenChest]

Wait seriously? That’s like, the one bare minimum thing I expected

[@mykeyboardismelting6856]

really? I saw that one of the Luigis was able to turn the strobulb while charging in the scarescraper footage, which I distinctly remember you could not do in the original game.

[@EvanJamesAudio]

@@mykeyboardismelting6856 I really hope so. It's possible people have been playing with classic controls and not knowing it or how to change it.

[@Alex-pk1iy]

Skyward Sword was kind of a mix; it was basically an up-res’d skyward sword, but they re-jigged the controls which was a real problem for people when it first released. They did some other quality of life bits as well, but not a huge amount, and I love that remaster as I got to play SS and enjoyed it!

[@station428]

I'm actually super excited for this game because I've never played Dark Moon

[@jedisalsohere]

they literally just uploaded a trailer like 6 hours after you uploaded this

[@blueboytube]

You know reusing the Luigis Mansion 3 engine and remaking the entire Luigis Mansion 2 game with it (which wouldn’t even require any new level design) would be much much easier than it was to make Luigis Mansion 3. Yet they’re the same price… I wasn’t expecting that kind of Remake for Luigis Mansion 2 whatsoever but the same price for an upscale port as the newest game is kind of a scam

[@brianmhite]

I loved Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon. I didn’t mind the mission structure at all. Playing a mission at a time was like reading a chapter of a book at a time. It gave you an optimal place to stop and a good place to return whenever you were ready. But I can see it being annoying if you wanted to do many missions at a time. But I don’t think they could have removed that structure because, if I remember correctly, some missions changed key things about the mansions and you’d have to spot the differences. But speaking of underwhelming ports, so help me if Donkey Kong Country Returns HD does not have Funky Kong. Gonna buy it either way, though… 😅

[@ProjectionProjects2.7182]

I like the mission structure as well. Never got the hate for it.

[@epicgamerchannel6230]

I don't love or hate the mission structure, it has pros and cons. But I will say the variety in the game imo is much better than LM1 or 3. Having multiple distinct locations feels more refreshing than one large one imo (and the mansion/museum location was pretty large anyway if memory serves).

[@legitnessify]

Personally, I don’t even care that they are literally just porting it over with HD graphics! They need to just do that with more games. This game is important to be ported over. For achieve purposes. We NEED backlogs of games. And this game is one of my favorites so I’m glad.

[@G00berella]

It's so baffling that this is a thing. The superior LM3 that was made ground up for the Switch exists.... and they want to charge full price for an up-res 3DS port?...🤯

[@limitless_25]

I don’t understand how the first game wasn’t involved at all I thought it could’ve been bundled with 2 or shadow dropped during the last direct it’s a big missed opportunity

[@sellerspiano9811]

Wait a second why the hell was Metroid prime remaster 40 and Luigi mansion 60 that is complete bull and I’m glad you brought it up

[@Unweon-jm4ni]

Kinda aged like milk knowing we have a overview trailer.

[@theorigination]

The day after you drop this, an official trailer/explainer video comes out for the game.

[@BlueJourney2719]

Luigi always gets the back end of the boot...

[@kawnir42]

Especially compared to Monster Hunter Stories 1, which looks like they put in the same amount of effort, but it's only $30.

[@zebramussels141]

You waited until nearly the end of the video to mention it, but I'm glad you got there eventually: this is the first opportunity we've had to play this game on a console (i.e. on a big television screen). In my opinion, it cannot be overstated just how huge this is. Luigi's Mansion 2 was a great game that was utterly hamstringed by being exclusively on the 3DS. That was massively disappointing to me, because Luigi's Mansion (the first one, on the GameCube) was one of the first games my family owned, and I would play it in the living room while my three siblings watched and vicariously enjoyed the kid-friendly scares. I would have loved to do the same with Dark Moon, but that was impossible. It always seemed weird to me that it got relegated to the handheld. Yes, $60 *is* a lot, but I'll gladly pay it for a chance to play this game as (in my opinion) it was always meant to be! The only weird thing to me is that we didn't also get a remake of the original in tandem with this.

[@phantom_jay13]

the youtuber irony is theres the NA trailer literally a few hours after this, came here from that. but yknow, a week before and noting changed from Japanese trailer other than translation

[@tuskoub]

It’s really unfortunate that they redid all the assets, yet the game still looks EXACTLY like the 3DS version at first glance thanks to the not-so-fancy lighting

[@cwega2463]

they didn’t redo all the assets lmao

[@dekufiremage7972]

They only redid the character models, just look at the furniture and the walls. You can easily tell they're low poly 3DS assets that have been dragged into HD with new lighting.

[@GagePlays]

I'm really excited to play this again! I wish they were marketing it better and a lower price, but I'm still gonna get it regardless. Would love to see a review from you, Arlo.

[@missolivia1247]

When you're watching a video on how there's not a trailer and the trailer comes on as an ad.... XD

[@jesuscantu6855]

This should have been a double pack with luigis mansion 1

[@lizard.y]

so real arlo so real

[@imbored1179]

Lmao I’m waiting for your M&L video nice to see you here

[@lizard.y]

@@imbored1179 it’s taking a lot more time than it should 😔

[@imbored1179]

@@lizard.y take all the time you need looking forward to it

[@PaleLyca]

It's true that it's a barebones port but i'm still incredibly excited because I love this game, and more importantly, becuase i'll get to play online Scarescraper again. LM2 Scarescraper is legitimately one of my most favorite games to play online, so to have the Switch port essentially bring back the online and the comunity from the dead makes me so happy

[@t00nedd00d]

Scarescraper is the whole reason why I'm getting it lol, it's so good, so much replay value

[@annemariegeudeke8378]

I loved the online as well, the one thing I'm wondering is if maybe they added couch coop to it, but probably not ?

[@PaleLyca]

@@t00nedd00d For sure dude. Once I unlock Scarescaper that's all i'm gonna play. We should play sometime

[@mr.j3rs3y]

@@t00nedd00dScarescraper is GOATed!

[@annemariegeudeke8378]

Btw what did you think of the scarescraper in LM3 because I never played that mode, was it better or worse ?

[@bumble_bbgun]

Well Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD finally got an overview trailer a day after this video came out. Who would’ve thought?

[@Matthew_Murray]

Someone at Nintendo must have been watching

[@SlippyJos]

11:45 the game did not really run in 60 fps though?? this new version doesent seem to do so either...

[@flother4834]

it really does look like a 3ds game but with better models

[@MrEggBoi]

The worst part is that it’s 60 buckaroos. I wish there was atleast like, something that made it visually different from the 3DS port, but no, to me I can hardly notice differences other than basic polishing. I would’ve loved the game to have Luigi’s Mansion 3 graphics along with the amazing texture and material work the game has. But nah, $60 for a basic re-release

[@spacepiratefenrir5858]

Ironically, if they dropped Starfox 3ds on the switch in the SAME WAY, I would actually really happy.

[@NintegaDario]

Weegee Time! Nah but seriously, I love how this looks!

[@ade1174]

I got stuck on the second to last mission on the last mansion on the 3DS version so I'll finally beat it on Switch.

[@Obsidian8R]

if its mission E-5... then just letting you know, its nearly impossible without the final poltergust upgrade and even then its super stressful with it

[@DolphiKart]

@@Obsidian8Rtheoretically it can be done with the level 1 upgrade it just takes around 20 minutes compared to a clean run with the level 3 upgrade being around 7-8 mins

[@greenhill004]

Metriod Prime 1 even looks amazing and cost $40. This looks... fine... and is $60. Mario vs DK was fully redone and $50. Pikmin 1 AND 2 is $50. Very weird to me.

[@alexanderlamar4529]

The price tag really is the only problem here. I’d be fine with everything- even the lack of control options- if it was just like a $20 game

[@NeoKat75]

Welp. Lmao

[@Terranigma23]

My problem it's the full price. Clearly don't deserve it if you compare it to the recent Switch version of Paper Mario TTYD.

[@t00nedd00d]

The problem is that LM2HD is a PORT, while Paper Mario TTYD is a REMAKE, I'm so very confused why both are the same price Edit: Maybe not a port but my point still stands

[@Adam.Jski.]

@@t00nedd00d It's not a port, it's a remaster. They needed to rework the second-screen functions, which is more than just a port

[@ausgod538]

​@@t00nedd00dlm2hd is a remaster. Only Wii u games are ports

[@t00nedd00d]

@@ausgod538 Still not worth $60 lol

[@Terranigma23]

@@Adam.Jski. Still don't deserve the full price tag lol.

[@StupidMarioBros1Fan]

With the marketing being so barebones in general, they really should've done Side-by-side Comparisons in the trailers because this is a perfect example of those "how I thought the game looked" memes. The art style is kept so intact that you legitimately need to do a "spot the difference" in order to see that the environments have more polygons and better textures. Like you said the character models are the only obvious improvements because not even the lighting engine is that big of an upgrade. It's not like they're hiding that this is a remaster, the game literally has "HD" in the title so why do they refuse to show footage of the 3DS version? It's like Nintendo expects everyone to remember exactly what the original versions looked like or something when I can guarantee you that having an actual Side-by-side comparison would improve sales. It wouldn't be by much because most of the sales will come from people who don't have a 3DS but if most people think "all they did was smooth out the character models" they aren't going to be the game when it's on sale for $30 much less pay a full $60. Either they should've remade the first game alongside this one or cut the price because this ain't worth $60 unless you lost your 3DS or are a diehard Luigi's Mansion 2 fan.

[@BrilluxLP]

Arlo about Donkey Kong Country Returns HD: "Hey, it might be a 60$ port and there probably will not be new content, but it's great that it's on switch now, bring everything to the switch." Arlo about Luigi's Mansion 2 HD: "Hmm, pretty unremarkable, nothing new, not even a little bit, weird" 🤔

[@pokepokepoke64]

Dark moon is basically a perfect game already, all you need to do to make it perfect is make egadd mutable/ skippable and maybe make the mansions free roam able. (Make the mission structure a toggle) Boom, best Luigi’s mansion game

[@Link_1129]

If the new version changed to free-roam and dual-stick controls are the standard setting, Luigi's Mansion 2 would actually be a MUCH more enjoyable game. But that would actually require Nintendo to put EFFORT behind it.

[@Obsidian8R]

egadds text has always been skippable, just mash the start button

[@ProjectionProjects2.7182]

But if you get rid of the mission structure then it wont really be Luigis Mansion Dark Moon anymore. It would just be a different game.

[@pokepokepoke64]

@@ProjectionProjects2.7182 when did I say get rid of it

[@ProjectionProjects2.7182]

​@@pokepokepoke64 You did not say get rid of it entirely thats true, but you did say that there should be a toggle to turn off the mission structure. What Im saying is that if you add that as an option and if you then toggle the mission structure off, it wont even be the same game anymore. I don't think if a game is to be remastered it should make changes to it that could undermine the original games vision.

[@marcosdiogenes9380]

Arlo, come on. Sometimes It's just about making a game available for people who didn't get the chance to play it on other consoles. We need to normalize relaunching games without some massive grandiose reason for it to happen. Now, for the price thing, yeah if old games are worth less, then it should be cheaper.

[@ausgod538]

Pretty much i just wish it was cheaper

[@ProjectionProjects2.7182]

Yeah but its WAY over priced. This game should not be 60$.

[@marcosdiogenes9380]

@@ProjectionProjects2.7182 like I said in my comment, it should be cheaper.

[@ProjectionProjects2.7182]

@@marcosdiogenes9380 Oh I guess I miss read what you said. oops.

[@HumbleTeller]

If this was as graphically detailed as Luigi's Mansion 3 you might be able to justify full price but even that's a stretch.

[@KrisMagicPunch]

everyday i question why they announced this game a whole year before its release when theres so little notable about the remaster

[@giu0014]

It really makes little sense how the original is basically 15$ and this one is 60$.

[@xenogamer723]

If I’m the only one who loves this game and thinks it’s the best Luigi’s Mansion then so be it

[@MamaSymphonia]

Nah, I agree with you, I think it's the most compelling of the 3. Also the deepest and longest of them all. I do wish it had been remade in the LM3 engine or something like that though, especially since they're charging full price for it.

[@snaxandsoda]

I'll be honest, it's the only one in the series that I've even played. But I loved it

[@ProjectionProjects2.7182]

Yeah I agree. Its a great game.

[@jdudbdjxb7687]

Ya know, I got so used to these sorts of remasters that I never really thought about it... They did....not so much work. Then again, im pirating them, so I never noticed my entire savings draining after playing them

[@jdudbdjxb7687]

And for those against pirating, you gotta understand that I'm not rich I saved up for a near mint condition New 3ds Xl for about $150 (Japan imported so lime $20 for shipping) You CANNOT convince me that TWO AND A HALF full priced nintendo games can beat the entire 3ds library

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

@@jdudbdjxb7687 The only people judging against piracy these days have their heads in the clouds, times are extremely rough and developers like Nintendo have enough money even if they claim they dont.

[@camharkness]

Mate, no one's gonna get mad at you for piracy. I just ask, as someone who's also poor, please never pirate an indie game unless it's been delisted or the dev is a scum bag. ​@@jdudbdjxb7687

[@sahaprocks7751]

You know for these games like LM2 HD, It’s fine.

[@8BitTaco.]

Boy, do I have news for you

[@GrimblorPhlax]

The original 3DS game is remarkably unremarkable so it's fitting

[@WednesdayWorks]

really wish it could have been upped to match Luigi's Mansion 3's visuals :(

[@gameo7]

I’m really hoping there’s SOMETHING new and improved about LM2 HD. Something that would make me wanna get this game again, other than JUST the new model(s) and textures. If nothing is new or tweaked about the levels, what’s the point of getting it again? LM2 deserves so much more than just being a simple port.

[@animatedaquarius]

i think the $60 would be more justified if we got both Luigi's Mansion 1 and 2 in the same package, maybe $30 each digitally. then we'd have all the games on Switch. kinda odd they didn't do that...

[@JadesOfGrey]

Considering the original game was only $40 and you can get it easily still these days for $20 this is insane. At least with Paper Mario the original game was like $150 on eBay

[@LandonBoiz_]

Luigi’s Mansion 2/Dark Moon is one of my top 5 games of all time.

[@bench4015]

Nintendo treats their remasters the same as their remakes, which they should not do. Metroid Prime on Switch is worth full price. This and Country Returns are worth £25-£30 TOPS.

[@ausgod538]

The general public don't care about this. Just look at sales numbers

[@bench4015]

@@ausgod538 I know, and I find that odd. Still bizarre to me that Sword+Shield, then Scarlett+Violet sold SO well despite such poor quality. The Switch user-base is so big now that anything will sell, especially Nintendo properties.

[@ausgod538]

@@bench4015 Not anything will sell, there's a reason that there's difference of sales between many series as not all appeal to everyone. and this is the case for any successful console, if you are successful the casual matter more than the hardcore. hardcore alone cant sustain a console, wii u is proof of that

[@minnie7453]

I only recently finished Luigi’s Mansion 3 and it was SO fun and cool so this seemed like something I would really want, but I have not felt sold on it yet. You’re right, this is not being hyped up at all, I’m still wondering if it’s even good or fun lol. I’m waiting for something to make me go “okay yeah I’m buying that.” So that definitely speaks to the marketing.

[@minnie7453]

It would’ve been cool if they did a 1 + 2 bundle. That would seem worth it. But Luigi’s Mansion 3 is a visual marvel so… to go back to 2 feels like a downgrade especially for the same price????

[@carlosfer2201]

I love how Arlo describes this channel as the "casual" one, like his regular channel isn't just about talking about videogames. You're not covering the Gaza conflict or something like that lol.