Saturday, January 12, 2019

Review: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey - A Worthy Remaster Of An RPG Classic

Tummy trouble.

When the Switch came out nearly two years ago, few would've expected that Nintendo would still be supporting the ageing 3DS with new first-party software as far as 2019, yet here we are. Picking up the ball that the Paper Mario series has long since dropped, the Mario & Luigi series of RPGs has been a celebrated mainstay of Nintendo handhelds since the GBA, and this latest release only continues that legacy of quality. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey is an enhanced remake of the third entry in the series, and while it may not be an enormous overhaul, it definitely deserves the title of being the definitive edition of an RPG classic.

The story opens with the Mushroom Kingdom falling to a terrible epidemic where toads are stricken by the bizarre Blorbs disease that causes their bodies to bloat to incredible size. Princess Peach calls an emergency meeting of the kingdom’s leaders, and things quickly go awry when Bowser is tricked into coming onto the scene by Fawful and inadvertently sucks up everyone in the room Kirby-style – including Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach. From this point on, the game oscillates between the perspectives of Mario & Luigi – as they explore Bowser’s innards from inside and battle all kinds of cellular life – and Bowser himself, as he endeavours to reclaim his stolen castle.

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