Mario & Luigi: Brothership Could Be The RPG Revival The Franchise Has Sorely Needed

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is a highly-anticipated release, and it's not hard to see why. As the first original entry in almost 9 years, the game serves as a long-awaited comeback for a series whose future was left uncertain following the closure of developer AlphaDream in 2019. It's certainly a monumental occasion for fans of. However, when looking further, it becomes clear that could be a far more important release than it first seems.

After a rough few years, RPGs have seen a much-deserved renaissance on the Nintendo Switch. Remakes of belovedRPG classics in the past year have served as a way to recapture the magic of this franchise and to show the strengths that these games have to offer., the only original entry in this past year, has an important task ahead with the renewed interest from players. Not only must this game continue to carry the essence of RPGs that make them so beloved, but it must serve as the starting point for a new, ambitious future.

The past year of new releases is a necessary recognition of a subseries that struggled during the Wii U and 3DS era. Two primary series, and, struggled with a mix of underwhelming and confusing releases. was often subject to scrutiny, as titles such as and decided to forego ambitious adventures and a variety of unique characters in favor of a more simplistic premise and characters that are a staple of major titles, losing the magic that the series was built upon.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership is an incredibly fun ARPG where the brothers take center stage to use combined abilities and save the world of Concordia.

also suffered from underwhelming releases during this time. 2016's squandered the potential that came from a crossover between two s, disregarding each series's established worlds, characters, and enemies in favor of the typical damsel-in-distress plot and exploration through the Mushroom Kingdom that had become tedious in other titles. The most well-received new game of the era was, and it's been over a decade since its release.

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