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RolStoppable said:

The three games don't rank far apart, but where exactly I'll put LM3 is still up in the air because I have to spend more time on the multiplayer to see if it's salvageable.

LM1 is the shortest one and without multiplayer, but the gameplay formula was still new. The combat had depth to it despite its simplicity and the mansion was fun to explore.

LM2's mission structure in story mode isn't as good as what the other two games offer, but the five mansions were varied. The multiplayer had some annoying glitches, but it was free to play online.

I don't mind that scarescrapers have been made shorter in LM3, especially that infinite floors got scrapped. If scarescrapers turn out to be beatable without too much stress, then I'll upgrade the score to 7/10 which is the same as I'd give the other two games. LM has been quite a consistent series in terms of quality, each game coming with its own pros and cons. The order in singleplayer is 1 > 3 > 2, for multiplayer it's 2 > 3 > 1 where the ranking can't be anything else for the first game.

You factor in whether the online is paid or not? Don't think that's fair, it's not the game or developer's fault for the system-wide paywall. Otherwise a fair evaluation, I definitely get behind your ranking. 7/10 should be a sure thing, 10 floors is the max for Scarescraper so it's well beatable assuming your teammates are competent enough.

Wman1996 said:
I finished the story last night, but there are still plenty of gems and Boos I missed. I will go back to the game for that. I also haven't played the multiplayer yet, so that will be fun.
My ranking of the trilogy is this right now.
1. Luigi's Mansion 3: Fun cutscenes, gameplay, room design, a step-up in almost every way from Dark Moon.
2. Luigi's Mansion: The best designed mansion in the series, the best controls, the best atmosphere. The massive flaw is how short it is. I really wish we would get the PAL Hidden Mansion in North America at some point.
3. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon: Several steps forward, and several back. The difficulty spikes are ridiculous, and thus I never beat this game. The mission structure is annoying, and the controls are not great. I appreciate the fun new features in this game, but there's several things I really dislike (as I've mentioned). Though I enjoy the lighter tone in Luigi's Mansion 3, I still don't like that this game changed the atmosphere from the first game.

Also note that even though Dark Moon is the best-reviewed game in the series (slightly edging out the 3rd), it has more mixed reviews than Luigi's Mansion 3. I do want a Luigi's Mansion 4, but I think we should wait until Switch 2. October 31, 2024 would be a really good release date. While Nintendo's at it, release a remaster trilogy collection a couple months to a year before that game.

I'd be down with that release date if it means we can finally get another Mario Strikers. I'd like to think those posters on the movie floor are a hint to this, even though they're just referencing their past works.