As much as I've enjoyed my hours playing Mario & Luigi: Brothership so far, it's a very familiar formula for Nintendo. Turn-based RPGs with timing-based mechanics have been plentiful on the Switch, from Paper Mario: Origami King to the remake of Paper ...

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

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,