Real! This game, along with Kid Icarus Uprising and Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, are prime examples I go to in order to show that the 3DS hardware isn't weak like people think. It's just that many devs didn't bother taking advantage of it.
Note: Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon is titled "Dark Moon" only in the US. The original name, and the european name, is Luigi's Mansion 2, that is also the title of the re-release worldwide.
I appreciate you doing the video at 4K despite the game only outputting at 1080P because it goes a long way towards getting around the compression issues of RU-vid and it really lets the visuals and art direction of the game shine.
Pretty sure that's the entire reason they upload at 4K. Most of their content is sub-4K, but it's important to upload at 4K 60 because YT bumps the bitrate up the higher the resolution and fps. They also have a website with all their stuff without YT compression, just huge raw files, if you really wanna pixel peep.
It supported surround sound too, via Dolby Pro Logic II. Most modern surround sound systems should still have a mode that supports this, though it may be called by a different name (since most matrix surround decoders are more or less backwards compatible with Pro Logic). The easiest way to check that it's working is if the thunder is coming from your rear speakers.
The 3ds was a beast and nobody can tell me otherwise. I spent thousands of hours on my 3ds. Between monster hunters, Pokémon’s, Smash Brothers, Kingdom Hearts, I had hundreds of hours in each. And then just all the bangers in between, Kid Icarus Uprising, DragonBall Fusions, Mario Kart, the Zelda remakes, all the great Kirby games, Shovel Knight. I mean the list literally goes on and on. Battery life for days, the Circle Pad Pro before the XL became a thing. I can’t even begin to guess how much time I actually spent with mine in my hands
I was thrilled when it came to 3DS but I agree I would love to see a Switch 2 remake, 4k HDR with new textures but keeping the creepiness of the original.
Just out of a perspective of curiosity (not complaining), I really wonder why this is 30fps and not 60fps. When you look at other games on switch that are 60fps, I don't really understand how this couldn't run at a solid 60, with the overall play space on screen usually being limited to just a single room with limited visibility.
For the price of $60 bucks? Yeah no. This game has no business being that expensive. It's not even 'Metroid Prime Remastered' (more of a complete remake in my opinion) level of quality graphical and performance conversion, and that game was only $40-50 bucks. However though, I am STILL glad that this game was even ported to the Switch with "some" noticeable improvements mostly to the number of polygons the characters got instead of a straight from the 3DS conversion job. Because I really so badly wanted to finish this game on my 3DS but never got around to finishing it. My Luigi's still stuck at the beginning of that old abandoned clocktower level on my red beat up N3DS XL to this day.
Quality of the Remake is nice. Really should have been bundled with the first to remotely justify that $60 price tag. Considering they already ported the first with updated assets to the Dark Moon engine for the 3ds port I don't think it would be too big of a hurdle. This seems like the kind of switch game that will go down to $30 for physical copies within a couple months. Will prolly pick it up then but no higher
@@pothitoskourtis I have. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to downplay the devs' work. I'm saying "some" because to the normies, the HD version won't really give you that immediate 'Night & Day' difference if you look at it at first glance. You'd have to have a _really_ technical viewpoint in order to _really_ appreciate what Tantalus have accomplished with this remaster. Which they've done a great job doing in my opinion. It is an 'HD' remaster after all, not a full-blown remake. I myself am not a total expert like John from DF. But I always appreciate the subtle but still substantial enhancements given to an old game's graphical details, while still keeping the visual spirit of the original. It's just the unjustified $60 price that's bugging me man...
You saying that you are glad this was ported to Switch. Yet, Xenoblade X locked to the terrible Wii U is one of the best games Nintendo has ever made, period. And they done nothing with it, I'd take a straight port for $60 HAPPILY.
Right? I didn't even play that for Zelda Tears of the Kingdom. 9 hour average remake of a 3DS game or a 100+ hour epic adventure that's entirely new. Nintendo is bonkers.
I’m actually really happy you’re taking an objective look at the remastering work. A big criticism of the game I’ve been seeing is that people are thinking it was only made higher resolution and had some texture work
Kinda like the pre- or early 2000 "CGI", "Silicon Graphics" looking, but now in real-time! That says a lot how a good combination of art style and techniques can achieve amazing result.
@@Zomboy4313 And what would be your realistic example of a good looking game on Switch? To me this looks as good as other great looking ones on the Switch.
I'm not interested at full price. If it included a remaster of the original it'd be worth it to me. Shame that the LM1 remake is stuck on 3DS, as this would have been a great opportunity to bring both games forward.
@@AlexBrowne1993 that's why I have always modded my Nintendo platforms for piracy. And now I've switched to UMPCs entirely. It's a feeling of total freedom and respect for me as a customer I never had with Nintendo.
My wife, who does not play or care for video games at all, has beat luigi's mansion 3 about 4 times now 😅. Each time finding extra treasure somewhere or figuring out some game mechanic she didn't know before (like flashlighting the spiders, mice, bat's, and etc, instead of trying to suck them up.) Yeah, she definitely would love a 4th one, I'm sure she'll like 2.
I think it would've been worth the effort for Nintendo to remake this to the level of fidelity that Luigi's mansion 3 had. A similar treatment for the first part would have been the ultimate release
I'm sure if Retro Studios would do the Remaster, it would have been even better; and in 60. Retro Studios are those who made Metroid Prime Remastered. But they are busy with Metroid Prime 4 at the moment. I don't understand how anyone can get excited about Luigis Mansion 2 HD, in the sense of being amazing.
The only issue is that (even though I agree) is that Mansion 2 uses a different engine across the board versus 3, and implementing that kind of detail into a different engine would basically be a retooling of an older engine. I feel like we'll be getting Masnion 1 remake with the 3rd games engine in mind, I'm sure 2 was done to just pump some sales, and tbh it doesn't look bad! Just mote cartoony over animated film like 3 is.
Yeah if they also remade the first game and included both in one box for 60$ then I would grab it day 1. Metroid Prime Remastered showed us how it's done.
Im ok with 30fps to be honest, uncapped fps in my opinion belongs on PC where you can upgrade your machine eventually. If you cannot make your game running on your console (whichever console) at a solid 144, 120, 60 fps, just leave it at a solid 30, specially on more powerful consoles than the switch
Man, the amount of games coming out this year will have the DF Crew busy from now through Q2 2025. It is incredible to see how many games have their complete series available on the Switch.
When I first played Prime Remastered I didn't realize how much better it looked until I watched the comparison videos. I'm glad they've made substantial improvements to this game as well. I really hope they do this with Link Between Worlds!
We can only hope but part of me doubts it'll happen, at least anytime soon. Maybe next console but I needed something like Echoes of Wisdom to assure me that top down Zelda wasn't dead
I wish they'd have remade it with the LM3 engine and put more into it. Overall, Nintendo are getting more lazy, over time - they're making one big game, every 3-5 years and making the rest subpar or small. They used to have big hitters, consistently, and I have no idea what is going on. It's almost like they want more for less and this has been happening for most of the world's companies, since COVID.
It’s worth it for me for the simple fact I just don’t like playing on the 3ds. Makes my hands hurt. So any of the great 3ds games I can use my pro controller is a plus.
8:55 I loved the stereoscopic 3D. I would consider a Switch 2 if they gave that another shot but that seems impossible with the world seemingly wanting to stay in 2D forever.
Any remaster of a game on portable device is worth. Let's admit it we love portable gaming but most everyone would take a big screen and looking forward than small screen and neck pain.
Holy shit. It's really impressive just how on-model every single little detail is. All new lighting, textures, models, rendering engine, and yet the color grading, shadow placement, and cameras all stay exaxt. Even the same raindrops fall in the same places.
Looks really good from this video. Often times just highering the resolution does alot for games like the PS2 era, but they have gone the extra mile with this game.
Admittedly the 3D doesn't work on my eyes half as well now that I am an older adult rather than a kid, even with getting a New 3DS xl. But I will really miss it on this game even if I am in the minority. I love this game and the 3D looked great on it I wonder if I can try emulating this game on a digital screen in VR for a higher resolution 3D screen, but I don't know if that emulator is Meta only or if it also works on PC headsets or if it supports upscaling. Would be interesting to mess around with although you obviously wouldn't get the higher resolution textures
To be honest the price doesn't bother me, you can get it for halve that price if you know where to look. What bothers me is the fact they're remastering LM2 in the first place, it's just a bad game period. You don't really see people complaining about DKC returns HD and for the simple reason, it's a good game.
Keep hoping we'll see the same treatment for Samus Returns as well! It wasn't amazing as far as Metroid games go, but it was good enough it deserves to not just die on the 3DS as a late release.
NOT A REMAKE! The game was ORIGINALY MADE in HD on 3DS! This is a simple, quick EXPORT to HD. They are cash grabbing u with this. Thousand Year Door. Donkey Kong COuntry Returns. Samus Returns 3DS (soon to be announced in HD!). You people fall for this cash grab every time! Take them a few hours to export this. a few hours to button map. Jesus people.
The limited spaces of Luigi's Mansion games have always helped push in graphics. Idk what you're talking about cause this game is still graphically impressive, for the Switch. Only issue is that 30fps cap. Wish Nintendo would focus more on 60 at this point, but maybe that'll be the Switch 2 (probably not)
Even though it’s only 30fps I do t think that’s a big issue. Luigi’s Mansion is a slower paced game so I don’t feel like you’re loosing much from the lower fps.
The stereoscopic 3D of the 3DS version is outstanding, I wouldn't give that up just for HD graphics. The game was made for the tiny screen so it works.
The fact they named Luigi’s Mansion 2 officially for all areas of the world makes me think they will either remaster or remake the original. It seems odd why the official change unless it just makes it easier to say “hey this was the second Luigi’s mansion game”. Pricing is still an issue. Metroid Prime Remastered was worth the pricing as it had significant changes as well as massive customization on controls. But Nintendo knows we will still buy the game. We are at fault for this.
The first game is my favorite Nintendo game of all-time. Would really love to be able to play it on the Switch, even just as a port. Still, glad the second game is getting some love! The visual improvements are very noticeable and it looks good. Will be nice to play it on a bigger screen now that it's on a console. Looking forward to it!
It looks great. I personally think it’ll be worth the $60 price with it being a clear upgrade from the $40 3DS game from *checks notes* ELEVEN YEARS AGO?!… that being said… I’m surprised it’s the same price as LM3. Anyway, bring on Luigi’s Mansion 4-K for the Switch 2!
The remaster looks really good, it's obvious a majority of elements were reworked with added polygons, new textures and even quite a bit of bump mapping, the RU-vid videos don't really show it properly due to compression, but the game does approximate the look of 3. The main issue here is really the pricetag.
