History VideoGame / LuigisMansionSeries

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first game is noticably differents from the sequels, mostly due to being developped by a diffferent studio:

* ConsoleCameo: Each game has one:

* BigBad: This time, it is not Bowser, who is completely absent [[spoiler:(well not really in the first game)]] but King Boo.

This time, the game isn't a platformer, and while Mario has been in many game genres, this time, it is a third-person adventure game, à la ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'', you may call it a [[SpookyKidsMedia kid-friendly "horror" game]]. Luigi cannot jump on enemy, and it would rather be useless since he is facing ghosts, instead he is given a ghost-vacuumer named Poltergust ([[VideoGame/LuigisMansion 3000]], [[VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon 5000]] or [[VideoGame/LuigisMansion3 G-00]] depending on the game) given by the newly met Professor E. Gadd, a ghost researcher, to defeat Boos and others spectres.

* DistressedDude: Instead of being the one who rescue the Princess Peach, Mario is here the one to save.

* VideoGame/LuigisMansion (2001)
* VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon (2013)
* Luigi's Mansion, [[{{Remake}} remake on 3DS]] (2018)
* VideoGame/LuigisMansion3 (2019)

This time, the game isn't a platformer, and while Mario has been in many game genres, this time, it is a third-person adventure game, à la VideoGame/ResidentEvil, you may call it a [[SpookyKidsMedia kid-friendly "horror" game]]. Luigi cannot jump on enemy, and it would rather be useless since he is facing ghosts, instead he is given a ghost-vacuumer named Poltergust ([[VideoGame/LuigisMansion 3000]], [[VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon 5000]] or [[VideoGame/LuigisMansion3 G-00]] depending on the game) given by the newly met Professor E. Gadd, a ghost researcher, to defeat Boos and others spectres.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first game is noticably differents from the sequel, mostly due to being developped by a diffferent studio:

** The scan of the Game Boy Horror allowed to read Luigi's inner thoughts. It has no equivalent in later game and Luigi becomes a HeroicMime.

* MonochromeApparition: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] for the most part. Ghosts are portrayed as all kind of color, expect the Boos who are white, altough not fully monochrome, their tongue are still colored.

** ''Dark Moon'' introduced new ghosts, not only their design were cuter and simpler but their behavior were much goofier, as they would often be seen playing with each others and making childish jokes; they weren't evil as evil as in the first game as they are only [[BrainwashedAndCrazy under the influence of a curse]] and are seen friendly in the beginning and the end of the game. The game setting is much more lookalike with the world of Super Mario and the cutscene and even the gameplay, are filled with {{Slapstick}} humor.

* NonHumanUndead: Many including Spooky and Polterpup who are dog, Bogmire, Polterkitty and Captain Fishook.

It offically began a series only 12 years later in 2013, with the release of ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'' on the UsefulNotes/[=Nintendo3DS=]. This time being developped by Next Level Games instead of Nintendo EAD. This entry is a large departure from the original game, removing many gameplay mechanics and adding news one, such as the Dark Light, allowing Luigi to de-possess haunted objects and pulling things and people trapped in painting.

It offically began a series only 12 years later in 2013, with the release of ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'' on the UsefuleNotes/[=Nintendo3DS=]. This time being developped by Next Level Games instead of Nintendo EAD. This entry is a large departure from the original game, removing many gameplay mechanics and adding news one, such as the Dark Light, allowing Luigi to de-possess haunted objects and pulling things and people trapped in painting.

It offically began a series only 12 years later in 2013, with the release of ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'' on the UsefuleNotes/Nintendo3DS. This time being developped by Next Level Games instead of Nintendo EAD. This entry is a large departure from the original game, removing many gameplay mechanics and adding news one, such as the Dark Light, allowing Luigi to de-possess haunted objects and pulling things and people trapped in painting.

This time, the game isn't a platformer, and while Mario has been in many game genres, this time, it is a third-person adventure game, à la VideoGame/ResidentEvil, you may call it a [[SpookyKidsMedia kid-friendly "horror" game]]. Luigi cannot jump on enemy, and it would rather be useless since he is facing ghosts, instead he is given a ghost-vacuumer named Poltergust ([[VideoGame/LuigisMansion 3000]], [[VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon 5000]] or [[VideoGame/LuigisMansion3 G-00]] depending on the game) given by the newly met Professor E. Gadd to defeat Boos and others specters.

It all started with the first game, released in 2001 as a launch title for the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube GameCube]]. A choice that at the time received mixed receptions. While the game was good for showcasing the capacities of the console, the fact that it wasn't a real Mario game and didn't capture the same atmosphere was criticized, alongside the short length of the game. But fans eventually warmed up for the game after the release of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine''.

It offically began a series only 12 years later with the release of ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon'', which this time was met with success at release and even lead to a [[VideoGame/LuigisMansion3 third game]] being released in 2019.

* LivingMemory: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] in the first game that the ghosts aren't really fully alive. They may actually be paintings who took the form of who they represent. This plot point is never brought up again.
* LivingDrawing: King Boo's method of imprisonment consists of turning people into paintings. They are still alive while it happens.
* MetalSlime: Each games features a rare variations of the regular mook that drop tons of money when caught.

** E. Gadd, whose name is this and FunWithAcronyms. Being a pun on "egad".
** All the Boos' names are pun which consists of name and words with "boo" shoehorned in it, such as "Booldog", "Bootine" or "Bootique".

->'''[[UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.]]'''

''Luigi's Mansion'' is a SpinOff of [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Mario]] known for having Luigi, the brother of the eponymous plumber as the star of the games. Mario is in fact the [[DistressedDude one you have to rescue this time]], not from Bowser but from a hoard of ghosts, lead by [[BigBad King Boo]]! Yes, the King of Boos, those shy dorky ghosts from the Mario universe, but their leader is far more sinister than usual and hold a deep hatred for the Mario brothers.

* OurGhostsAreDifferents: While the ghosts usually looks like your stereotypical cartoon spooks, they are separated into three categories:

->'''Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.'''

* BigBad: King Boo.

* LivingDrawing: King Boo's method of imprisonment consists of turning people into paintings. They are still alive while it happens altough it's never really explained if they are conscious in this state.

->'''In most stories, the hero faces his foes without fear. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope This is not one of those stories]].'''

** All the boos' names are pun which consists of name and words with "boo" shoehorned in it, such as "Booldog", "Bootine" or "Bootique".