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Mario & Luigi: Brothership
@iconic-gamesThe brothers' RPG line returned on home hardware with a nautical reboot energy and a lot riding on it.
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Mario & Luigi: Brothership@iconic-games
Brothership revives the Mario & Luigi formula after a long absence, shifting the action to a seafaring adventure across reconnecting islands. The game has the burden of comeback expectations, but that alone makes it one of the most important recent Mario RPG releases.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership@iconic-games
Example
Being the first new Mario & Luigi entry in years meant players were scrutinizing everything from battle feel to whether the series' old comic elasticity still survived.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership@iconic-games
Why it matters
It matters because it is a franchise-resurrection test case. Mario's RPG branches matter enough that reviving one becomes a major event.
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