Welcome to our short review of the Luigi’s Mansion 3 Expansion pack. Out now only on Nintendo Switch.
The ghost hunt continues into 2020 with the Luigi’s Mansion™ 3 Multiplayer Pack DLC! This DLC adds chilling-yet-charming costumes that Luigi can sport in the ScareScraper mode and matching themes that transform the look of the tower’s floors! Keep your flashlight close, because new surprises might even be found lurking the halls of this ghoulish gauntlet! When you and your friends aren’t slamming and strobing your way through the ScareScraper, the new minigames this DLC brings to ScreamPark can make for some frightening…er, friendly competition. Pre-purchase now to get access to both Part 1 and Part 2 of the DLC as they are release, plus an adorably spooky Flashlight Type-P that you can use in the game right away…a certain spectral sidekick may even make an appearance!
Expansion packs are usually an extra way for developers to get more content to its fans and the majority of the packs are usually not really that great in my humble opinion. Most set the bar really low and go the route of DLC to earn more money and more often than not, this is done by means of cosmetic items. Needless to give any examples, we all know the games that do this.
Nintendo is known however for really bringing the smoke and delivering on more content. Zelda Breath of the Wild, Fire emblem, … all had amazing extra content for most fans and while some fans were not fully satisfied, I never got any sense of disappointment. Enter the newest Luigi’s Mansion 3 expansion pack. Three funny new suits and three new multiplayer games.
The costumes speak for themselves, they are fun and quirky yet much like the multiplayer games, they do nothing for the main storyline. That is unchanged, the scarescraper is where it is at and while it is a fun addition, for solo players, this expansion is not so great. I played it on my own and I got my brother’s kids to help out and play it with four of us. The difference in fun was huge. Alone, rather underwhelming, with the four of us, a whole new play.
The multiplayer games, the same experience. I almost felt like I was playing Super Luigi Party during that gameplay and aside from hearing some serious cussing from all players, this was more fun than I’d expected it to be. Being mostly a campaign player myself and rarely indulging in online or multiplayer, I must admit this game expansion does do the trick for parties but I do feel it fell short for solo play.
In conclusion, I guess my review was clear. This expansion is a solid 9 score if played with friends and family. Alone is a different matter. I would score it maybe a 7 for solo play, so my final score will be 8,5. Why not right in the middle and an 8 score, right? Well, this DLC pack is mostly multiplayer-oriented so that side of the scoring weighs more in my humble opinion.
