Brothership adds more RPG depth to the series, but its flat writing and overabundance of gimmicks drag it down.

As much as I've enjoyed my hours playing Mario & Luigi: Brothership so far, it's a very familiar formula for Nintendo.

Brothership (out Nov. 7) has a lot pressure riding on it. It’s the first new entry in the Mario & Luigi sub-series since its original developer AlphaDream filed for bankruptcy in 2019. It’s also ...

The Nintendo Switch RPG is an enjoyable return to form for the Mario & Luigi series, bringing back some of the best elements from past games.

Last November, the publisher released a remake of 1996's Super Mario RPG and, earlier this year, it put out a remake of 2004's Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The two are widely considered to ...

Brothership is a turn-based RPG with some light platforming and puzzle-solving. The battles, like the rest of the Mario & Luigi series, are based on timing; you have to hit a button at just the ...

The release of Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Super Mario RPG remake in 2023, plus Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake in May, set up perfectly the release of Brothership. Those games allowed ...