Good Game Get! Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story

So yesterday I finally beat Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story

The game was an absolute blast and was one of the more endearing and creative RPGs I’ve ever played. I’m not hot on spoilers, so sadly I can’t say too much about the game, but here are a few small details that rule.

- You can equip up to three pieces of equipment.

- When the brothers are inside of Bowser, they’re exploring a 2D world instead of the top-down outside world.

- Bowser is such a funny character, almost every other line he yells is worth a chuckle.

- The game contains some amazing and humorous animations between Bowser and the brothers, and while they may only be used once or a couple of times in the game, they’re so worth and I’m glad the team put so much heart into the game to create them instead of constantly recycling animations.

One small complaint:

The game is an absolute blast to play and I am a bit confused at Nintendo for marketing it to kids so heavily because the dialogue in the game is advanced and some characters make heavy use of weird accents and ticks within their monologues. Of course, maybe I’m just dating myself and predicting that children are dumber than they are. The game could be really easy for kids to read, I’m not entirely sure, although I would say at the minimum age is like a 13/14 year old would be comfortable with the game.

All in all though, the title itself and not the marketing surrounding it, make for such an amazing experience on the DS. The game clocks in around twenty hours and every one of those hours are worth it! So much fun.

- Kyle