Hi everyone! I hope you enjoy the review! I just want to apologize for the brief color inversion during the music section. Sony Vegas is acting up again with the renders but I fixed the issue a few days after this video released.

18:11 I didn’t mind E. Gadd calling us a million times. His dialogue’s great and he advances the story. Plus let’s not forget the absolute BANGER that plays every time he calls us. I always stop to enjoy before picking up the call. Can’t wait to hear it again in the HD remaster.

Finally, someone likes Dark Moon more than the original. I'm not the only one.

Just came here to say that Luigi’s character model in dark moon will forever be his best character model

AND WE'RE GETTING AN HD VERSION !!!!

I feel like people are being a bit too rough on Dark Moon for its different formats compared to the original. It's the nostalgia getting in the way.

As a 10 year old boy I saw the commercial and knew i had to have it, saved up pennies for a few months from parents change after they bought something or i looked for coins, then went to the coinstar and was excited to go to gamestop, i teared up from happiness. Replaying never gets old to this day

am i the only one who has more nostalgia from this game than the original?

Can we just appreciate the sounds that E Gadd makes throughout the entire game? I especially love the one where he sounds like a duck having a hernia.

I think the best expression by Luigi during the bunker scenes is Luigi puts his finger to his ear and spins it and he's like "cuckoo."

you know a review is pretty damn good when it seriously makes you want to play the game at 4 in the morning, lol

Honestly, the way you feel about Dark Moon is kinda like how I feel about Princess Peach Showtime. I know it has its flaws, but the myriad of good overshadows the bad.

Not gonna lie I have the E Gadd ringtone as my actual phone ringtone...

Fun and important fact: If you use the dark light on ghosts, you'll see them while they're invisible, and if you use it long enough against them, they'll taunt, and if a ghost is amored (uses items to protect themselves) and they taunt, you can flash it. This could be very useful for armored ghosts in general, since you don't have to wait until they attack.

I love luigi, my favorite Mario character.

I actually love that you when you die you have to start over from the beginning of the mission. What I feel like most Nintendo games do wrong is that they’re too forgiving. Adding this penalty makes getting the bone crucial for difficult stages and adds a level of intensity that I like. It makes missions like Paranormal Chaos amazing.

I screamed when a HD version was announced on switch, and now that I've played it again and seen this video I'm back in my childhood phase 😭

18:17 I love Dual Scream it's such a BANGER

Glad you did this review. This is easily one of my favourite games on the 3DS

Luigi : opens his DS Also Luigi : « yELLoW ! »

Fire game, I love how when we age, the people who grew up with these games have a nostolgic feeling and respect towards these games

Wow, this review was really in depth and interesting! It touched upon a lot of things that I took for granted. One thing that I feel I should mention with regards to the game mechanics is that the Darklight has certain combat features the game doesn't mention: 1. You can use it to see ghosts while they're moving around invisibly And more importantly: 2. You can use it to make ghosts taunt you, leaving them open to your flashlight I think that learning this made the Darklight more important as a tool to me than it may have been otherwise. Although I do agree that puzzlewise, the Darklight was fairly simple

I really can't imagine that Luigi saves 3DS!!

the only thing about D-3 that could be bad is the mini-game for the final gem (The mushroom looking one). not only is it a super difficult, once-per-mission challenge, but you can only play it *after you've captured all of the mini-boss ghosts*

I love this game it was my child hood I remember getting Luigi's Mansion Dark moon/2 at Christmas!

this is a prime example of appreciating what it is rather than what it isnt.

One thing I like about this game is each level it seems that the places get more and more hostile. Gloomy Manor it starts to rain and cobwebs start to litter the place as well as objects disappear. Haunted Towers has the place become not only more waterlogged but plants start to pollute the place. Nothing was more creepy then coming out of the Pixelator only to have a giant Venus Flytrap staring Luigi down and growling at him while it's vines cover up the gate he needs to continue. Old Clockworks becomes filled with sand and dust and the place haves an overall feel of things rusting and breaking down. Secret Mine is set in a harsh winter. As the level progresses the blizzards become more and more violent eventually to the point that Luigi gets snowed in inside the mine's workshop and E. Gadd has trouble contacting him. The Treacherous Mansion is just outright hostile from the get go having all the problems of the previous mansions and more. The mansion also seems to have a dark secret in the form of a vast network of dungeons and labs beneath it giving off the idea that King Boo has a sadistic side to him in torturing his prisoners. The place also starts to fall apart when King Boo activates the Paranormal Portal.

People were really harsh on this game at one point, but I absolutely loved it. I never expected a game set in haunted mansions to feel so cosy and charming, but this one somehow managed it! I liked the mission-based levels because it felt like every time I visited each mansion, things changed in subtle ways, meaning that I was always incentivised to explore. I didn’t really mind the lack of ghost variety, although I recall being a little disappointed with the bosses. Overall, I agree - absolute masterpiece!

E.Gadd is the definition of an eccentric and likeable scientiest. I really liked it how he constantly forgot that he had send toads to the mansions and simultaneously admits thats it must be horrible to work for him.

YES, YES, YES, I’d say Dark moon’s biggest strength is it’s music.

Okay I've played this game as a kid but I never realized how hard Luigi's "Thanks, Mario" hits in that last cutscene. You can see from his expression and the slight stutter in his voice that he really doubts himself, and he doesn't really know what to do of such genuine praise from Mario.

I grew up with this game. Spent hours playing it, and now im playing the HD version on the switch

Hey! The Tough possessor (the knight one) is a great boss! It works alongside the mechanic of bunching up the enemies that you used throughout the entire game, and the massive knight is a big surprise and is a very intimidating set piece!

Wow. This has got to be the most POSITIVE reviews Ive ever seen! I don't normally watch other reviewers especially the ones who nitpick about this game having "Annoying ghosts" or "the lighting" tiny things like that. I am a BIG Luigi's mansion person (which darkmoon clearly shows) and I really enjoyed your review. =) However I do agree the mission structure, Egads a pest when he calls you and the bosses are.... eh. not so interesting ESPECIALLY the Ice boss. =_= Awesome review! =)

“do i think the darklight adds anything to the gameplay... nehh” me: *thinks about freeing mario out of the painting to end the game*

This is a fantastic review. I'm glad I've finally found a luigi's mansion 2/Dark Moon Fan

Dark moon was one of my childhood games

I love Dark Moon but I don't get why people hate the mission base structure of Dark Moon because I think it works perfectly for portable game that's meant to be played in small chunks. Not sure why people treat like it's a big console game they're spending hours at a time playing.

I love it when combat gets stressful because you are constintly thinking if ghost is there, because they might attack. I find that fun somehow, and my favorite mission is E-5, paranormal chaos

dark moon is one of the most underrated games in the world.

IMO, Dark Moon is a supremely tuned and upgraded version of everything the OG Luigis Mansion did. Also I love grinding the scarescraper with friends!

I always get shivers when I see the ending of this game

This morning I finished playing the HD Switch release and enjoyed it quite a bit. This is a great thing to watch after doing that.

picked up my 3ds in 2015 for this game specifically. loved it. best game in the series in my opinion. Secret mine is a completley different vibe. its such a shame it only had 3 levels as it was by far my favourite mansion. This game has effected me in way like mario kart wii. (i was a kid at the time) the music, the levels, the nostalgia, the atomosphere, its something truly remarkable. i doubt we will get a game like this in the future

Luigi looking away like does not care about hostile ghosts is perfect.

At 33:45 That room in specfic i remember i replayed the hell out of dark moon as a kid and even as a kid, i elarned that there was a lot of fights you could actualyl just avoid by.. being sneaky, like luigi wants that roomw as one of them, if you sneak by the red reading a newspaper, grab the key in the locker, and leave, all without running, you can avoid being seen and causing the fight gates to drop and get away freely Useless in practice, but a lovely detail that sued a few times in game!

Great review, dude. Not gonna lie, I want to seek out a copy now that I know how the game is structured. I can appreciate how the devs want to approach Dark Moon differently than its predecessor.

I genuinely really liked Dark Moon. The controls and ghost catching mechanics are significantly more enjoyable than the first game imo, and the Dark Light is one of the coolest introductions to this series by far. While the main story was a little repetitive at times, I'm being completely honest I barely noticed it in my first playthrough. I thoroughly enjoyed exploring all the mansions to get all the gems and 100% the game. The first Luigi's Mansion had the superior spooky vibes, but I prefer Dark Moon's gameplay a lot more.

Even after six years, this review still holds up. So does the game!

I played luigi mansion 2 (i'm french, it is called like that here) all my childhood, i love it

Why does Luigi look like he's part of the Blue Man Group near the end there?

Great Review Gavin, I loved the jokes you put in to spice it up, and I agree with a lot of your points except for the repetition, I know the dog and toads are reused but they never bothered me because the location made it feel like a bit of a different experience. I agree with you on the gameplay as it feels much better than the first especially in combat. And while the game does have lots of charm I feel like the first game did more in the fact that there were a better variety of ghosts especially with all the special ghosts they put in. I prefer the first game just a tiny bit more because of the non linear style because I just love exploring a huge mansion. The second game is much better structured though

Dark Moon is my fav Luigi’s mansion game by far, I’m glad to see people share my opinion

I'm so happy to find Dark Moon love. I always seemed to be the only one who I've talked to who loved it.

WOW 5 Million that's crazy

I still prefer the first one, but Dark Moon is still fantastic. Got me into Luigi's Mansion, and it's still the best game to get someone into it.

This was my first Luigi's Mansion title! It holds a special place in my heart

It's now coming to the Switch. Love to see it.

Totally underrated and overly hated - love all three games and yeah, it's not a good Luigi's Mansion "sequel" as such but it's a brilliant game on its own merit and have played it all the way through loads of times over the years, great review!

600 hours on the OG. Got the hd remake and it’s as good as the old one. Edit: Tree Topping is my second favorite level, my first is Paranormal Chaos. God damn E-5 hits way too different.

Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon is Personally my Favourite Nintendo Game ever The Style The Music The Funny The Spooky The Designs The Atmosphere And also Nostalgia! I love it all! (This Game also gave us Polterpup!)

Who has came here from that E3 announcement for the enhanced edition?

I actually think out of all 3 games dark moon is my favorite! I am so excited that this game is being remade

12:30 what about just letting the ghost pull you for a little? that worked pretty well for me I am not even joking, the ghosts often gather around you, so letting yourself get pulled around to get away from there is (most of the times) pretty succesful

you can use the dark light device in combat to force ghosts holding objects to attack/taunt you

Did you know you can shine the dark light device onto ghosts holding tools or wearing helmets to make them reveal themselves to be hit by the strobulb? It causes them to taunt or look around.

Treacherous mansion is my absolute favorite it’s so good

i remember getting this game the day on realese for finishing swimming class when i was like 5 i have like 4000 hours in this game and i never finished it. the nostelgia. when i hear the theme i feel the best.

this game is my childhood, love it with every part of me.

34:15 Here is Grand Uncle, the Luigi version of Grand Dad.

Yes I'm not alone!

I used to play this game and I was the best, the mansions would always give me images in my head of what they looked like before they were abandoned. This game was my heaven!

I’m so excited it’s getting a switch reboot

Glad to see someone else loves this game as much as I do.

Very simple question with only one real answer The banger ass ringtone when e gadd calls you

I like to also give a mention to the ghost designs as to me, they are best simply because they fit the Mario universe the most

Great review of Dark Moon, probably the best I've seen (and not just cuz it was favorable lol). I think that those of us that prefer the sequel are actually in the minority of the fanbase though. It's always refreshing to hear someone say "linearity does not equal bad" because so many gamers and reviewers seem to genuinely believe this with no actual thought put into the mindset. Linearity is a wonderful thing when the story takes advantage of it and that's exactly what Dark Moon does - it just keeps things fresh and moving. Even missions like the Poulterpup chases are made more annoying by the way they're framed, but in execution they're just as much general fun to me as any other mission. They're absolutely no worse than chasing Boos around the mansion in the first game and more fun to me because they're actually scripted and there's way fewer Poulterpup missions than Boo chases in the original. Really this game only falters with the bosses, and I actually like both the first boss and all 3 bosses in the final mansion. Dark Moon has some FIERCE competition in the 3DS library but overall it's still my absolute favorite game on the system, ESPECIALLY among the original titles (meaning discount remakes like Majora's Mask 3D which is a godly remake of an old masterpiece lol). Most of the fanbase may prefer the original but I for one am incredibly glad that Luigi's Mansion 3 seems to be copying the aesthetic style of Dark Moon, because I just think it suits the series better. This is a fun, goofy, adventurous, occult romp - not an actual horror game like the original's aesthetic implies. Dark Moon captures that perfectly while still being sufficiently creepy.

This format was MUCH BETTER than Luigi's Mansion 1 and 3 honestly, I LOVED IT

0:38 it looks like if Luigi was pressing the control pad

I only just started playing the original. I got Dark Moon in 2017

27:54 that scared the crap out of me when I played it to me it was scarier then all horror games COMBINED

this game got me into the series and i am very thankful i got to experience it

I loved this game also it was the first 3ds game I played along side ninjago shadow of ronin and is still known as one of my favorite 3ds games ever

I’ll say, as it was my first video game, it’s amazing for baby’s first video game.

10:15 "Weegee Board Mc Mansion" HAHAHAHAHA!

best substitute for horror games by far.

Oh wow I'm VERY late to this video but I'm still going to comment XD Gotta say, this is easily the best review of luigi's mansion dark moon I've ever seen! Amazing job at basically everything! Just incredible! This game is very important to me personally and it's no doubt my favorite game of all time. It always makes me sad how many people bash on this game and straight up hate it for what it is. So I'm really glad to see that someone else loves this game as much as I do! Omg I can't believe the game came out in 2013 tho omg... It's simple: I see luigi's mansion dark moon, I click no matter how old the video is

Exited for the switch revamp :)) this will forever be one of my favorite games ever

Egad’s phone calls were awesome and I loved the ringtone. It’s a jam. Also nice to see the love for the original “Phat” DS. It’s rough to look at but it’s iconic

There are three Main aspects in luigis mansion 2 that make it my favorite game out of the series. First: the Mission based Mode allows to give the Player a feeling of time. For example, we see the gloomy manor get progressively more enwebbed until the Boss which is, fittingly, a spider. Luigis mansion 1 can seem bigger and more open Witz it's 4 areas but they somewhat like so im happy that 2 mixed it up with different biomes and luigis mansion 3 has the problem that the different floors arent interconnected. You stay on a floor for 25 minutes, fight the Boss and have virtually no reason to return Unless you wanna hunt the boo. That's why I feel like luigis mansion 2,evej though it's split across 5 different mansions, makes the mansions feel more wacky and personal than luigis mansion 1 and more interconnected and bigger than luigis mansion 3. Second aspect is: the ghosts. The ones in 1 looked very generic and didnt do much. Thes literally just Popped up with a weird laugh and started chasing you. 2 however has more varying ghost shapes and the ghosts are given more personality. They do dumb and fun little things just to mess with Luigi etc. 3 however really amps up the style and makes the ghosts Look....too detailed in my opinion? Sure they are still wacky and fun but they look too normal. Besides that, the ghosts in 3 are obnoxious to fight because of the New combat System and the game only really makes use of the Standart blue ghost. You rarely see the Red or purple one, let alone the hiding yellow ones. Number three is: as already menntioned, the combat System and gimmicks. 1 is kinda lackluster with combat and gimmicks. You have the vacuum, the elements and the flashlight. The vacuum really jist... Sucks. Which isnt as satisfying and becomes a real pain when you gotta fight boos. 2 has a perfect Balance with combat and gimmicks. You still have the vacuum and the flashlight but now you also get the blacklight and the strobulb. Flashing several ghosts at once with a Strategic strike feels amazing and the combat feels fun and Smooth. It's satisfying to get a good pull in and suck up as many ghost as you can at once. Now 3 has.... Too many gimmicks. You have the vacuum, strobulb, blacklight, plungershot, gooigi and the gustshot... Plus the supervac which can only be accessed like 3 Times in game... The combat feels more slow and tedious as you have to make the ghosts connect to poltergust before the tug o war game begins. This makes it much harder to get combos. Also the game makes it so that you let go of the ghosts after you slammed em 4 times so you gotta Flash and catch the ghosts again. Lastly, the slamming is fun but leaves you vulnerable and doesnt feel as satisfying as the tug mechanic from 2. Also correct me if im wrong but you cant jump while catching ghosts to jump over obstackes or dodge ghosts in 3....

I had the luck to have both a gamecube and a 3ds and i played both of these games. Even though i prefer luigi's mansion because of its atmosphere, exploration and ghosts, i have a lot more fond memories for dark moon. I was sad to see the exploration part gone and it is a criticism i have for dark moon, but it more than makes up for it in its amount of content and also variety of settings. Both are 9/10 games for me. I havent had the chance to play lm 3 because i dont own a switch but when i do that is the first game ill buy Luigi's Mansion is a special franchise that i hold dear to my heart.

I grew up on dream team and dark moon

As a huge fan of Dark Moon who actually preferred it to the original as well, this video was awesome. This might be a slight hot take, but I actually really like the game's bosses, particularly the Possessors. Sure, they aren't necessarily the greatest gameplay-wise(the devs definitely frontloaded with the Spider Queen), but each one had some level of buildup, and they thematically worked well with their respective mansions. I also actually like the possessor ghosts themselves. The reveal that they even exist is quick and to the point, yet E Gadd immediately notes that they're heads and shoulders above the other ghosts. Despite that, they're displayed to still be pretty wacky themselves in their brief appearances, and you can even spy on the Overset and Shrewd Possessors before their missions. Also, the first letters of their names spell out GHOST, which is a funny detail.

I honestly surprised with him giving this the masterpiece label,with how many pretty major grips he had. Cause when I hear the term I think of a game or movie that is pretty much perfect and if it did have problems they'll ones so minor that their not even nitpicks.

I think egadd has the key to the treacherous mansion since it's implied he lived in evershade valley since sometime after luigis mansion 2. We see his Lab in gloomy manor so it's safe to assume he lived there. We know he attended tea parties with the three sister's at the haunted Towers so it's also somewhat safe to assume that he Visited the other mansions too, especially when you consider the installed pixelators in the other mansions. I assume the ghosts owned the keys to the mansions but have given them to egadd as only he and the toads really have use for them. After all the ghosts can just Pass through walls and come and go whenever they want.

While having a fully explorable mansion at all times would be just the coolest, I think the game looks phenomenal as it is! Besides, the original was still pretty linear. The keys all went to their single respective spot, so you always visit the rooms in mostly the same order. *cough* _some1 pls make a mod that opens up all of the mansions' pathways at all times with no mission selection_ *cough* I also heard that one of the main complaints about the game came from the limitations if the console itself. That being, not being able to move and aim independently, due to a lack of two sticks. I don't know if the gyroscope is a good replacement for that. It's interesting that you have to restart the mission after you die. It honestly does kinda make you tense for avoiding death, that's kinda what survival horror games do, reset your progress until the last save.

You know, I never noticed that the charged suction was using electricity. You're the first reviewer I heard actually touch on that.

My fav 3ds game

It is a masterpiece with one catch the fourth boss is incredibly hard

I love this game, best luigi's mansion in my mind, also this video is amazing