This portion of the Luigi’s Mansion 3 guide contains The Great Stage walkthrough, all Great Stage gem locations (which cannot be completed until later in the game), and tips and tricks to defeat the piano playing boss at the end so you can rescue the trapped toad.
While The Great Stage is one of the smaller hotel floors, it has one of the harder boss battles in the game. Unlike the last few bosses, this piano player can’t be approached directly or immediately. Still, there are some attack patterns to learn and methods to try out that will have this classical musician switching to the blues in no time.
Below are the walkthrough sections and objectives. Please note we may have added a few objectives ourselves to indicate the steps you need to take to complete the main objective. Objectives that don’t directly appear on your menu are italicized.
I’m looking forward to the new Ghostbusters movie coming in 2020, but I’ll be surprised if it’s as much fun as Luigi’s Mansion 3. The anxiety-riddled brother straps the vacuum pack back on for the first time since 2013’s Dark Moon for 3DS and headlines one of the funniest and most charming Nintendo games on the Switch yet.
Setting aside the nitpicking fact that Luigi and his friends are checking in at a hotel this time rather than an actual mansion, Luigi’s Mansion 3 had me smiling and laughing at its adorable sense of humor right off the bat. From Mario and Luigi’s goofy half-English, half-gibberish conversations to communicating with ghost-sucking vacuum backpack inventor Professor E. Gadd through a Virtual Boy (complete with a red-tinted interface and a joke about how “it’ll sell millions”), among other examples, Luigi’s latest adventure is downright funny.
Note: the game will introduce you to the concept of hidden boos but a boo will never appear on the floor during a main objective. For example, if it’s your first time on floor 13 there will be no boo on floor 13. BUT if you’ve been to floor 13 before and return, the boo will be there somewhere.
This portion of the Luigi’s Mansion 3 guide includes the Castle MacFrights walkthrough complete with each puzzle solution, castle macfrights gem locations, and how to beat knight macfright. Notable puzzles include how to cross the spikes, how to burn the web next to the dragon, how to use the wooden elevator and get into the cages, how to cross the wooden bridge, and how to get past the crossbowers with the carts.
You’ll also find some tips and tricks for dealing with knight macfright so you can get the next elevator button.
Below are the walkthrough sections and objectives. Please note we may have added a few objectives ourselves to indicate the steps you need to take to complete the main objective. Objectives that don’t directly appear on your menu are italicized.
This portion of the Luigi’s Mansion 3 guide includes the Unnatural History Museum Walkthrough and all the Unnatural History Museum gem locations. Here, you’ll also find tips and tricks for how to beat the dinosaur skeleton boss waiting for you in the main exhibit.
Below are the walkthrough sections and objectives. Please note we may have added a few objectives ourselves to indicate the steps you need to take to complete the main objective. Objectives that don’t directly appear on your menu are italicized.
All gem locations will be written in a blue box so scroll through for them to see what you’re missing or scroll past them if you’d rather discover the answer to those puzzles yourself. Once again, you will need to come back for the final gem.
This portion of the Luigi’s Mansion 3 guide includes all the gem locations for each floor, in the order the floors appear. Please note that a few of these gems cannot be gotten on your first visit to the floor. If this is the case it will be indicated at the top of the section.
This portion of the Luigi’s Mansion 3 guide contains a walkthrough for your first official objectives. After installing the elevator tracker, you’ll need to practice contacting Professor E.Gadd by opening up your menu and connecting to the Professor E.Gadd Hotline. Once that’s done, you’ll have your main objective: recover E. Gadd’s Briefcase.
These objectives will take you through the Basement (B!), Grand Lobby (Floor 1), and part of the Mezzanine (Floor 2). Near the end of this mission, you’ll have to defeat the Maid Boss who has swallowed Professor E.Gadd’s briefcase. After returning to the lab, Professor E.Gadd will give you the gift (and curse) of being able to summon Gooigi.
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This episode of New Releases is getting into the Halloween spirit, thanks to Luigi’s Mansion 3 and Resident Evil 5 & 6 coming to Nintendo Switch. Meanwhile, PS4, Xbox One, and PC gamers can celebrate the devil’s birthday with Afterparty. This week is also your chance to revisit some cult classics with Yakuza 4 and Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD.
Resident Evil 5 & 6 — October 29
Available on: Switch
Two more Resident Evil titles hit Switch this week, and both include co-op play and all previously released DLC. RE 5 sees Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar stopping a terrorist threat in Africa, while RE 6 features an ensemble of RE favorites all across the globe. You can also pick up the physical Resident Evil Triple Pack if you want to grab RE 4 as well.
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Afterparty — October 29
Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC
This is the next game from the makers of Oxenfree, featuring best friends Milo and Lola trapped in hell. To escape, they’ll have to out-drink and out-party the devil himself. Afterparty also sports Night School Studio’s signature dialogue system, which changes your relationships with the other denizens of hell, affecting the overall story.
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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD — October 29
Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC
You can also party with Super Monkey Ball’s 50 minigames and 100 obstacle courses. The cult classic platformer has never looked better, and this edition includes Sonic the Hedgehog as a new playable character. It’s coming to consoles this week, with a PC version coming later this year.
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Yakuza 4 — October 29
Available on: PS4
This one might need some explaining. For $59.99/£49.99, you can purchase the complete Yakuza Remastered Collection; that includes Yakuza 3, 4, and 5, but the three games have staggered release dates. This week, Yakuza 4 is upon us, bringing another healthy dose of gang life intrigue, street brawls, and minigames. The game stars fan-favorite Kazuma Kiryu alongside three other playable protagonists.
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Luigi’s Mansion 3 — October 31
Available on: Switch
Luigi’s Mansion 3 drops on Halloween, the perfect time to explore the Last Resort hotel, where each spooky floor has its own theme. You can play solo or team up with a friend in co-op, where the second player controls a gelatinous version of Luigi named Gooigi. There’s also competitive multiplayer to enjoy with the returning ScareScraper mode and the new ScreamPark mode.
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November is near, so next week’s New Releases will take an overall look at the biggest video games coming in the new month. Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding, Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and Nintendo Switch’s Pokemon Sword & Shield are all on the way.
