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.

But he’s had a particularly strong run in role-playing games on the Switch, with recent remakes of both Paper Mario: The ...

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 ...

Having the Mario Bros. sail a giant island-ship hybrid to uncover and explore new islands is a great idea on paper, but in practice, navigation boils down to a pretty unspectacular ocean map where you ...

The moustachioed brothers sail away on a new RPG adventure. Brothership is easily the spinoff series high point ...

While we’ve already had two Mario-centric RPGs in the last year on the Switch, it’s been over a decade since Nintendo ...

Mario & Luigi: Brothership is an excellent return to Nintendo’s otherwise languishing role-playing game (RPG) spin-off series ...

Mario & Luigi Brothership is a must-play game for being among the most unique and creative RPGs on Nintendo Switch. Nintendo clearly went 'all out' ...

With tight battle mechanics, engaging puzzles, and new characters that become more endearing as the story goes on, Mario & ...

Mario & Luigi finally set sail on a home console for the first time ever, and my word is it a resounding success. The typical ...

Mario & Luigi: Brothership, the first new Mario & Luigi game in nearly a decade, seems content to iterate on past ideas from the franchise. Brothership brings a handful of new ideas to the Mario & ...