Halloween might have come and gone months ago, but it left behind a thrilling treat that we've been enjoying ever since. Luigi's Mansion 3 was one of Switch's very best games last year, and competition was certainly fierce. We very much enjoyed capturing each and every ghoul, but a new glitch has been discovered which enables you to skip one of the bosses entirely.
SPOILER ALERT if you've yet to play the game (we understand - that backlog, huh?!) and want the experience utterly preserved. Why you'd click on the article and start reading in the first place is a mystery, but here's your last chance...
Still here? Great. A new glitch is sending speedrunners' hearts a-flutter and enables the canny player to skip the Amadeus Wolfgeist boss entirely. Gaming Reinvented has looked into the glitch in detail, so check our their article if you fancy trying it yourself. The long and short of it is that the ghoulish pianist is guarding a Toad painting which is usually inaccessible until you beat the boss. However, by exiting through a door to the left of the stage at just the right time, you can then reload the game and it'll think you've already given ol' Wolfgang a rocking, leaving you free to rescue Toad and be on your way.
Here's a video from reddit of the glitch in action:
The timing's a little tricky, by all accounts, but the ability to skip a boss is big news for the speedrunning community. Of course, we recommend playing and enjoying every last minute of Luigi's latest ghostbusting getaway, but it's always fun to pull at loose threads now and again.
Have you run into any other glitches in Luigi's Mansion 3? Reckon you could pull off this glitch? Share your ghoulish tales below.
[source gamingreinvented.com, via reddit.com]
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Need a way to skip the knight boss (King MacFright) as I tried a couple of times and gave up in frustration.
@Milton_Burle if you’re having trouble beating him, you need to wait until he charges at you and is about to hit you. Then you can flash him.
The real frustration for me was the rubber duck boss. Only time I got the game over screen ever
@Eel I once flashed my enemies in real-life when they were charging at me and were about to hit me.
I should've just called the police on them, because I was arrested for public nudity. At least they left me alone, though.
@Not_Soos Luigi only does it with enemies that can’t call the police.
Luigi won’t make that mistake again.
@Eel
Yeah, I had to google that one, it did frustrate me a little until I realized what I needed to do.
I liked them all.... except that rubber tube, basement boss. That was infuriating.
This reminds me, still need to finish Luigis Mansion 3
I would of finished it already, but sooo many games in my backlog, its almost disorinating
@Doktor-Mandrake This will seem nerdy; but make a Google Doc of all your games. Rank them by metacritic score. Then organize them by length (Howlongtobeat.com). Then set up a playlist of only the ones you'd like to beat (I list mine by shortest length but with my highest rated games). Don't buy any new games until you've completed one. This has been a good system for me! -chronic buyer
I loved this game. Looks one of the best looking games on the switch. I wish it was longer.
@1UP_MARIO
The game felt too long to me. There was very obvious padding for next to no reason. Kitty (fun the first time, but definitely doesn't add anything.) The powerup with the plug? You only use it once, and the way they make you get it is overly tedious.
The game was fun, but even though it's short it overstays its welcome. The problem is that after a while nothing becomes new. The environments do, but when Luigi has maybe 5 actions you can only do so much with it.
Gooigi only really had one puzzle that felt like the Luigi's were working together (bunny) so even he didn't really add much to the game.
@Radbot42 yes finished it in 25 hours.
I bought a 3ds for luigis mansion 2 and I still think it’s one of the best looking 3ds games on the system
You don’t really need to play Mansion 2 in order to play 3 do you? I enjoyed the 1st game on Game Cube but never really gave the 2nd on 3DS a shot. Kinda thinking about getting this one though.
I thought the Female boss at the end was hard. (Forgot her name) trying to control both Luigis at once is hard
@shonenjump86 nah you don’t.
@shonenjump86 I’ve completed LM1 & LM2 and currently playing through LM3.
For me, LM2 was definitely a lot harder than LM3. But it was really inventive and it looks gorgeous in 3D.
There are some valid criticisms of LM2 but, if you have the time I think it’s worth getting into. And the humour is really well done in LM2, something few people mention when talking about it.
@Radbot42 twice
there's a secret on the dj stage.
I'm sure there's another time too.
@1UP_MARIO @charlieonholiday cool, thanks. I may pick LM2 someday as there still some other 3DS games I still wanna get but I think I’ll get LM3 soon.
I just beat that boss and it was definitely my favorite one so far. Not sure why anyone would want to skip it.
@daebiya i agree
the rubber ducky boss was the most annoying, my brain just didn't want to work right when it came to the controls LOL
@Radbot42 it's under 20 hours of pure entertainment, the boss fights and new puzzles per floor definitely keep things fresh
i just wish in-game currency had more of a purpose, collecting money seems super useless and i'm on floor 11
Oh but why?... this is a super fun boss fight.
And if anyone wants to use this glitch, they might want to at least temporarily disable automatic updates (like they ever work anyway).
Good for speedrunners, but I wouldn't really want to skip any bosses. One of the many reasons why this game is so good is because of the fun boss fights.
I had the hardest time with the dancing ghosts stage where one of them is supposedly dancing differently than the others. I never could see a difference on my switch lite and finally just lucked out and picked the right ones.
@LUIGITORNADO the third one is after beating the boss mentioned in this article but you won't have the power up at that time.
In re: Money complaints:
I mean, think of it as Points like classic Mario? What they should have done was make some sort of counter or indicator that functions like SML3:WL that helps boost you into getting the best ending.
@daebiya I'll have to give that a try, my problem is I always half-finish a game, then end up playing another game, half finishing that, and so on
Really need to try and focus on one title at a time!
No stop! Don't get that song stuck in my head!
Tired? Not at all, mostly because despite owning it since launch day I can't play it and NextLevelGames is ignoring its fans asking them to patch in the invert Y axis option, or you know, the correct way to play by nature's own design. How in (then) 2019 this wasn't included is baffling.
I would like to skip the Basement 2 Boss
I gave up at the rubber duck boss. The controls made no sense. I genuinely despise water based levels in games. Playing Dragon Quest XI now. Much happier.
Skipping the best boss?! Blasphemy!
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