Mario & Luigi Brothership - A grand style return

The Super Mario series has always distinguished itself for being top tier offering in terms of platforming adventures, whether in two or three dimensions. You can always count on Mario to deliver a quality adventure even with their more mediocre titles. But did you know the series also had a strong presence in the RPG sphere? The first effort was made back in 1996 with Super Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars for the Super Nintendo, developed by a golden era Squaresoft, fresh off masterpieces like Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger. In 2000, Intelligent Systems, famous for the Fire Emblem series, took it upon themselves to continue the series with Paper Mario on the Nintendo 64, while on the handheld market it would be AlphaDream’s turn to leave their mark in 2003 with Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga on the Game Boy Advance. Every developer brought their own unique spin in terms of aesthetic, mechanics and humor, creating stories that, while still remaining in the confines of th...