15 Subtle Differences between Luigi's Mansion 2 HD and the original - Part 1
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Published 2024-06-29
We've found 15 subtle differences between Luigi's Mansion 2 HD for Switch and the original game for Nintendo 3DS. The games may look identical, except for resolution, but there's a significant number of refinements, from graphic assets to controls and UI.
All Comments (21)
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Huh, I guess it really is a case of “they made it look the way we always thought it looked, so it doesn’t actually seem improved until you look at them side by side”
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Oh dang, it’s MUCH more noticeable when side by side
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Small but important differences such as improved graphics, lighting and shadow effects, sound..
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3:13 tbh I am a little disappointed that they removed the leaning back. looks better with it. that Key counter is also a strange choice
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Honestly, my favorite part about the remaster is how all the audio is much clearer than less compressed than the original 3DS version. Most remasters either just redo the the SFX entirely or leave them as they were originally but Next Level Games must've just kept all the uncompressed sounds for Luigi's Mansion 2 for 11 whole years, which is really cool.
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LM2 HD is what we all thought LM2 on 3DS looked like back in the day. On that tiny low resolution 3DS screen it was hard to notice the game’s low graphical quality but blown up on a big screen you can see its imperfections more clearly. Tantalus did a great job updating the game for modern day but it takes a side by side comparison like this to really appreciate how much work was put into it
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“More manly hairy mustache” took me out 😂
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guess this is a good example of how nostalgia goggles can make games seem more polished, here i was thinking only a few models were updated
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6:59 they also fixed the luigi's animation ! As his legs were glitchy in the 3ds !
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I can't believe they removed his entire pulling animation. It feels so wrong seeing Luigi in his regular standing pose while he's doing that.
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Personally, I think they did a fantastic job with this remaster. I like how it's faithful to the original, while including several new visual enhancements and some quality of life improvements. Great video by the way.
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Thats why the Vacuum’s grab looks less impactful, that lean back was really good for showing how much effort Luigi is putting in, now he looks stiff
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One change that I don't like and honestly might be a bug is the Egad music (specifically when he's talking to you on call or in the lab, the original Luigi's Mansion theme) playing for a few seconds before and after the mission clear screen. It even interrupts some cutscenes like after bosses. This was not in the original and its a minor nitpick but it does annoy me.
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When using the dark light device, the icon drains smoothly on the 3DS version but it drains by sections on the Switch version.
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Though I'm loyal to my 3DS version, and play it to this day, I must say this does look crisp. But there weren't any major additions, right? No lore about how the Poltergust G-00 got in the car, like how Luigi's Mansion 3DS told us about Gooigi's origin story?
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One thing that really stood out to me in the remake was the complete removal of silence when finishing a mission. On the 3DS, Luigi would celebrate without music at the start, then the celebration music starts, and after it ends the scene is silent. However, in the Switch release, those quiet moments are replaced with E. Gadd's theme for some reason. It sounds really jank to me
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When the first trailer was shown people were expecting Luigi's Mansion 2 HD to use the same models as Luigi's Mansion 3, but Luigi's Mansion 2 upscale the 3DS models, so it looks like an in between of 3DS version and Luigi's Mansion 3
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Luigi's Mansion 2 always looked really pretty, but this remastered is so beautiful. I really want to see A Link Between Worlds, Triforce Heroes, Samus Returns and the FE games from 3ds remastered as well.
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0:28 "A more chad chin!" Finally they actually recognize how much of a chad Luigi is.
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Im amazed with rhe speed you get these videos out. Great video, I've been playing this today and its so much fun.
