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Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon

I’d been wanting to play this for such a long time, and last week’s eShop sale gave me the perfect excuse to do so. This game is just so much fun, and I’m constantly wowed by the entire presentation, particularly the sound design – it’s an absolute joy to hear Luigi hum the soundtrack, as it’s playing. The only criticism I would have is that even though the “levels” aren’t particularly long – around 20 minutes or so – if you do die near the end, it can be a bummer to have to redo the whole thing (but it does go a lot faster when you know exactly where you need to go). This is easily one of the best 3DS experiences out there, and I would rank it as my 3rd favorite game on the system (following The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Super Mario 3D Land).

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The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

Even though I bought this pretty much as soon as it hit the eShop on Friday, I didn’t really get a change to dig deep into it until last night, due to the weekend’s PS4 adventures (see the previous posts). I’m glad I didn’t rush into it though, and what I have played so far (2-3 hours) has been simply magical. The first thing that hits you – if you’re an old fart like me – is that the music brings you right back to those days of playing A Link to the Past, although it’s all beautifully rearranged. And oh how I missed playing a Zelda game top-down like this – and the 3D really is a cool effect on this kind of perspective. I know I’m going to have some lovely adventures playing this.