Five Things We Love About Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Mario & Luigi: Brothership recently set sail on Nintendo Switch, taking players on another RPG adventure starring the famous brothers. This time around, players travel to the land of Concordia, which has been broken into a multitude of drifting islands following the destruction of the Uni-Tree, a towering tree that formerly connected the continent’s pieces.

If you want to learn more about Mario & Luigi: Brothership before diving in yourself, here are the five things we love most about the game.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Release Date: November 7, 2024

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Adorable characters

As with most Mario-based role-playing games, a majority of Brothership’s characters are original creations, rather than being pulled from the pre-existing Super Mario cast. Among the many new faces are Connie, a caretaker for the world’s new Uni-Tree, and Snoutlet, a flying creature who looks and acts very much like a pig, but is definitely not a pig, thank you very much. Snoutlet brings a ton of personality to the experience whenever he emerges from his cozy home under Luigi’s hat, and we love having him as our companion.

Shipshape Island

While Mario’s adventures typically see the mustached hero travel to new and unfamiliar lands, Brothership really stands out with its inclusion of Shipshape Island, Mario and Luigi’s home base, which, as the name suggests, is part island and part ship. As players travel to the different drifting islands in Concordia’s oceans, they can connect the lone islands to Shipshape, creating a larger “fleet” of islands as they literally reforge the continent – what a sight!

Logical Luigi

Mario and Luigi share the spotlight in Brothership, but players will still control Mario as the game’s “main” character. Luigi will walk behind Mario automatically, and will occasionally (and conveniently) experience a jolt of inspiration when the duo faces a tricky obstacle or when encountering a task the team can complete faster by splitting up. When Luigi has these lightbulb moments, players can press a button to send Luigi off to complete his task, with this system giving him a more active role in the experience than what’s typically seen with “sidekick” characters.

Satisfying side quests

Mario & Luigi: Brothership gives players side quests to complete alongside the main adventure. Perfect when you want a break from battling beefy enemies, side quests allow players to learn more about the game’s characters and overall make the world of Concordia a brighter, happier place.

Changing environments

The first time players visit an island in Brothership, their goal will be to reach the island’s lighthouse and connect the island to Shipshape. Once the connection is established, energy will begin flowing from Shipshape to the island, causing a number of changes to occur in the environment, such as the opening of new pathways that were previously inaccessible. This system encourages players to revisit areas to discover new content, and adds lots of draw for “completionists” who want to see and do everything in the games they play.

Want to learn even more about Mario & Luigi: Brothership? Check out the game’s overview trailer below.

Disclosure: Game code provided by the publisher.