But he’s had a particularly strong run in role-playing games on the Switch, with recent remakes of both Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and the original Super Mario RPG. Now we have Mario & Luigi: Brothership which keeps the streak alive with a blend of charm,

Brothership adds more RPG depth to the series, but its flat writing and overabundance of gimmicks drag it down.

The first new Mario & Luigi game in nearly a decade has diminishing returns

Mario & Luigi finally set sail on a home console for the first time ever, and my word is it a resounding success. The typical reaction-based combat of the series is back and more refined than ever, with the addition of unpredictable elements like Luigi Logic and some cool super moves with the new Bros. Attacks.

Mario and Luigi are back for what may go down as their greatest adventure yet. Nintendo has spent the past year reliving the greatest RPGs in its history. Last November, the publisher released a remake of 1996's Super Mario RPG and,

While we’ve already had two Mario-centric RPGs in the last year on the Switch, it’s been over a decade since Nintendo released an original Mario & Luigi game. While Super Mario RPG and Paper Mario were remakes,

Despite a few lurches here and there and some so-so exploration, Mario & Luigi Brothership offers an enjoyable voyage with smooth sailing, and a punderful script that brings the laughs. It has a new developer and an extra dimension, but the same dedication to humor and brotherly love.

The Mario RPG games were a blind spot for me until just recently, with the release of the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The Mario & Luigi series I