Luigi's Mansion 3 : chasse aux fantômes en hôtel maudit

Luigi's Mansion 3: Ghost Hunting in a Haunted Hotel

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GameLuigi's MansionNintendo Switch

Seventeen booby-trapped floors instead of a single mansion. Released worldwide on October 31, 2019 and developed by Next Level Games, Luigi's Mansion 3 moves the ghost hunt into The Last Resort hotel. This guide covers Gooigi, the gooey double that changes everything, the Poltergust G-00 and its new functions, and Luigi's return to the spotlight.

Released on October 31, 2019 on Nintendo Switch (the same day all over the world), Luigi's Mansion 3 — the title is identical in English, the Japanese original being ルイージマンション3 — puts Mario's scaredy-cat brother back in the spotlight. This time there is no isolated mansion but an entire luxury hotel: The Last Resort, seventeen floors of dark corridors where every door hides a ghost and where Luigi, flashlight and vacuum in hand, sets out to free his trapped friends.

Developed by Next Level Games and published by Nintendo, this third main entry is also the most accomplished in the series. New abilities, a gooey sidekick, non-stop humor and a labyrinthine setting: here is everything that makes Luigi's Mansion 3 one of the finest achievements on the Switch.

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Luigi's return, eighteen years after the first mansion

The Luigi's Mansion series was born in 2001 on the GameCube, where Luigi inherited a haunted mansion and explored it with a vacuum cleaner. A second entry followed in 2013 on Nintendo 3DS, under the European title Luigi's Mansion 2 (known as Dark Moon in North America). Luigi's Mansion 3 is therefore the third canonical entry in this little saga, where the shy younger brother finally steals the show from Mario.

The setup is classic for the series: Luigi, Mario, Princess Peach and a few Toads are invited to stay at a luxury hotel. The trip turns into a nightmare on the very first night. The place turns out to be a trap, and Luigi finds himself alone and trembling, with a single mission: to find his companions, now turned into paintings. The tone stays true to the series: gentle spookiness, plenty of humor and a hero as clumsy as he is endearing.

Illustration of Luigi vacuuming up a blue ghost with his Poltergust
Eighteen years after the first game, Luigi picks the vacuum back up — the formula has not budged.

The Last Resort: seventeen booby-trapped floors

The heart of the game is its setting: the Last Resort hotel (Hôtel du Repos Éternel in the French version). Unlike the mansions of the previous entries, this one is a haunted skyscraper that you climb floor by floor. It holds seventeen floors to play through, counting the two basements and leaving out the rooftop terrace.

Each level has its own theme and atmosphere: film studios, a medieval garden, a nightclub, a museum, an Egyptian pyramid or a fine-dining restaurant. Every floor comes with its own ghost boss and its own puzzles, which keeps the exploration constantly fresh.

Two antagonists lie behind this trap. King Boo , Luigi's sworn enemy, has been set free and is out for revenge. He is backed up by Hellen Gravely (Ambre Brusquade in the French version), the hotel's manager and a devoted admirer of the king of the Boos, who orchestrated the whole thing to lure Luigi and his friends into the building.

The Last Resort hotel rising under a stormy sky
Seventeen floors, each with its own theme and its own ghost boss: the hotel is the real character of the game.

Gooigi, the gooey double that changes everything

The big new addition in this entry is Gooigi (Gluigi in French), a greenish, gooey copy of Luigi. This slimy clone slips in where Luigi cannot go: he passes through grates, glides over spikes and travels through pipes, opening up brand-new puzzle possibilities.

Gooigi does have his weaknesses, though. He has only 25 hit points (against a maximum of 99 for Luigi) and he melts at the slightest contact with water, which makes him an ally as useful as he is fragile.

Above all, Gooigi makes possible a two-player co-op mode: one player takes Luigi, the other his gooey double, so the puzzles get solved four-handed. It is one of the game's great strengths, turning a solo adventure into a shared experience.

The Poltergust G-00: a vacuum turned Swiss Army knife

To take on the specters, Luigi is equipped with the Poltergust G-00 (Ectoblast GL-U in the French version), the newest model of his famous ghost-catching vacuum. The "G-00" tag is a wink at the word "goo", echoing Gooigi.

Beyond classic suction, the device gains several brand-new functions:

  • The Suction Shot: Luigi fires a plunger that latches onto objects and enemy shields so he can rip them away.
  • The Burst: a blast of air that lifts him off the ground and pushes back the ghosts around him.
  • The Slam: once a ghost has been sucked in, Luigi slams it into the floor again and again to stun it and hurt the ghosts standing nearby.

The vacuum also keeps its long-standing accessories: the Strobulb, a burst of light that stuns specters, and the Dark-Light Device, which reveals invisible objects and passageways. This expanded arsenal makes the fights far more dynamic than in the previous games.

A generous multiplayer offering

Luigi's Mansion 3 does not stop at its main adventure. The game offers several ways to play together:

  • Co-op Story mode: the whole campaign can be played by two, one taking Luigi and the other Gooigi.
  • ScareScraper (Tour Hantée in French): up to eight players work together, locally or online, to climb a tower whose floors get harder and harder, against the clock.
  • ScreamPark (Les Jeux de l'Étrange in French): a series of competitive mini-games pitting Team Luigi against Team Gooigi, for up to eight players.

That generous helping of content clearly stretches the game's lifespan well beyond the solo ghost hunt.

A hit with critics and players alike

At launch, Luigi's Mansion 3 was praised for its art direction, its humor and the ingenuity of its floors, and it is often called the best entry in the series. The success carried over to sales: the game had shifted more than 14.25 million copies as of March 31, 2024, making it one of the biggest hits in the Nintendo Switch catalog and, by far, the best-selling entry in the franchise.

That triumph has firmly established Luigi as a hero in his own right, able to carry a full-scale adventure game on his own. Sweet revenge for the eternal sidekick, so long stuck in his brother's shadow.

Luigi's Mansion 3 at a glance

French name Luigi's Mansion 3
English name Luigi's Mansion 3
Japanese name ルイージマンション3
Release October 31, 2019 (worldwide)
Platform Nintendo Switch
Developer Next Level Games (Nintendo)
Type Action-adventure / ghost hunting
Sales 14.25 million (March 2024)

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FAQ

  • Which console is Luigi's Mansion 3 out on?
    The game was released exclusively on Nintendo Switch, on October 31, 2019, simultaneously around the world.
  • How many floors does the hotel in Luigi's Mansion 3 have?
    The Last Resort has seventeen playable floors, counting the two basements and leaving out the rooftop terrace. Each one has its own theme.
  • Who is Gooigi in Luigi's Mansion 3?
    Gooigi (Gluigi in French) is a gooey double of Luigi. He passes through grates and spikes and makes two-player co-op possible, but he melts on contact with water.
  • Who is the villain in Luigi's Mansion 3?
    King Boo, set free again, is the main enemy. He is helped by Hellen Gravely, the hotel manager who admires him and who set the trap.
  • Can you play Luigi's Mansion 3 with other people?
    Yes. The campaign can be played by two (Luigi and Gooigi), and two multiplayer modes welcome up to eight players: ScareScraper and ScreamPark.

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