GameXplain posted the opening cutscene of Luigi's Mansion 3, which is just delightful. Have a look if you haven't yet (minor spoilers obviously)
Something that really stuck out to me though is that after some recent attempts from Nintendo to downplay the idea of a romantic relationship between Mario and Peach, this trailer seems to go the other way and shows them the closest I've seen them in a game in a long time.
A few observations.
Anyway, this is Mario we're talking about, so I doubt any of this sticks in the long run, but I'm a sucker for character development and this made me smile.
Something that really stuck out to me though is that after some recent attempts from Nintendo to downplay the idea of a romantic relationship between Mario and Peach, this trailer seems to go the other way and shows them the closest I've seen them in a game in a long time.
A few observations.
- At 30 seconds in, Mario and Peach are sat next to each other, while Luigi is off on his own towards the back. Yellow and Blue Toad are also sat next to each other behind them, so this doesn't necessary mean anything on its own (though maybe we could also speculate about Yellow and Blue Toad...), but when the passengers get jostled a moment later, we see Mario and Peach kind of have an awkward funny moment with each other, while Blue Toad was just playing with a ball and Yellow Toad was reading a book
- When Mario and Peach get out of the bus, Mario seems to flex which Peach has a minor swoon at. Mario then sticks out his hand, maybe for Peach to hold, or maybe just as an "after you" gesture. The call and response of "Here we go!" "Here we go!" is also pretty cute.
- Peach seems to have a lot of luggage, while Luigi only has his briefcase. Mario however has no luggage when he gets off, meaning his belongings may be packed with Peach's.
Anyway, this is Mario we're talking about, so I doubt any of this sticks in the long run, but I'm a sucker for character development and this made me smile.
