It’s been pure circumstance that I hadn’t been able to look at a Luigi’s Mansion in the past. A bit of a jokey loser character, Luigi’s always been one of my favourites, and the idea of him starring in his own game is highly appealing to me. Furthermore, it’s obvious that Luigi’s the perfect protagonist for it. I love my campy comedy horror as much as the next guy.

I grew up with Gremlins and GhostBusters. That is not for a lack of interest though. This is actually my first go at a Luigi’s Mansion title, and the series has been a blind spot among Nintendo properties for me previously. This week, it’s Nintendo’s turn to try its hand at exactly the same thing, with Luigi’s Mansion 3. The remake of MediEvil was showing the age in the way it played, being a straight-up remake of the PlayStation One original, but it deserved full marks for nailing the aesthetic and tone of Burton’s whimsical approach to horror and Halloween.

Last week, Sony released a Tim Burton/Danny Elfman-style game for Halloween-themed family fun.

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