Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

Animal Death=

Luigi is repeatedly forced to capture the Polterpup, a ghostly dog, often because it has eaten some key item Luigi needs to advance. It makes angry and sad dog sounds during the capture. Polterpup survives the experience seemingly unscathed, and with the restoration of the Dark Moon, regains more control over himself and is adopted by Luigi.

Bones=

Golden bones are collectable items.

Canines=

There is a “polterpup” ghost that will revive Luigi in exchange for a golden bone. It also digs up an amethyst in the Gloomy Manor. It is, somewhat strangely, the only friendly ghost encountered. It repeatedly interferes with Luigi’s mission. You have to catch it numerous times and it makes angry/sad dog noises when you do.

Claustrophobia=

In Gloomy Manor, Luigi must travel between floors of the manor on occasion by falling down secret passages in fire places or by riding dumbwaiters. These are small passages.

On the way to fight the first boss, Luigi must get in a tiny elevator and the camera shifts to a perspective inside the elevator, making the space seem smaller The elevator breaks mid-ride.

Darkness=

Darkness is a major game mechanic. It is particularly dark in the Old Clockworks antechamber room.

Dead Bodies=

Several tombs and graveyards are visited, and some ghosts mimic corporeal undead (rising from graves like zombies, using sticks, gloves, and bandages to resemble mummies, etc.)

Dehumanization=

In the intro of the game, King Boo breaks the titular Dark Moon, causing the friendly, intelligent, and playful ghosts in E. Gadd’s lab and the rest of the valley to become mindless and hostile.

E. Gadd sends his Toad assistants into dangerous locales, into places where their personal phobias could be triggered (one Toad has a phobia of clocks and is sent into the Old Clockworks), or are completely forgotten. It is also implied that he is not paying them particularly well. All in all it is apparent that he respects the ghosts he works with far more than his living associates.

Electrocution=

In the Treacherous Mansion, some Green ghosts electrocute a suit of armor to attempt to make it come to life. In order to capture that mission’s Boo, Luigi must perform the same “experiment”

Emotional Abuse=

The backhanded compliments and behavior of E. Gadd to Luigi could be seen as emotional abuse.

Explosions=

Starting in the Old Clockworks, robots appear that will explode if flashed with light.

Bombs and other explosives will sometimes appear in examinable objects.

Fire=

Getting rid of large spiderweb structures in mission A-5 involves burning them away.

Defeating the first boss involves burning its giant webs away.

Ghosts=

The game is primarily about capturing ghosts. Ghosts appear and attack the Player Character throughout the game.

Heights=

In the Rafters room of the Gloomy Manor, there is a thin section that must be navigated using the 3DS’s gyroscope controls. It is possible to fall, and the room beneath is a two-story library. Falling does minor damage and reset’s Luigi’s location to the start of the narrow segment.

In the tower lobby after going through the plant nursery of the twisted towers, there is a rug covering a hole in the floor. It is possible to fall into the room below.

In the twisted tower, there are balloon plants that you have to use to ascend floors; these can be popped prematurely and Luigi can fall.

In the Twisted Tower level, Luigi has to essentially bungee jump down 5 floors from a spider-web, and he looks down before he does. The camera does the dramatic elongation of the distance.

Before the boss fight of the Haunted Tower level, Luigi must climb an extremely long set of stairs; these stairs are broken up into three parts per flight, and only one will allow Luigi to progress to the next flight of stairs. Being incorrect will result in Luigi sliding down the entire staircase.

In the Old Clockworks’s second mission Luigi gets dropped into a pit. In the Roundhouse room of the same location, Luigi must balance on small beams above a deep ravine and jump between beams.

After rescuing the toad assistant in the Secret Mine’s first level, the Toad and Luigi fall into a deep chasm High wires, zip lines over a seemingly endless gorge. Have to balance walk across a ruined bridge. The boss of this zone is fought in an endless tunnel drilled in a glacier.

The entrance to the Treacherous Mansion is a very narrow rock ledge over a bottomless ravine. Some parts fall away and Luigi must balance precariously to advance.

Insects=

Starting in the Old Clockworks, insects start appearing in place of rats.

Jump Scares=

Jump scares are a game mechanic and happen frequently. Luigi is jump scared by E. Gadd in the intro of the game.

Kidnapping=

Luigi is in essence kidnapped by E. Gadd at the start of the game; it is apparent that he does not want to be in Evershade Valley and is terrified of ghosts but ends up helping E. Gadd anyway.

It is revealed in the second Secret Mine mission that Boos are kidnapping other ghosts and putting them inside crystals that they cannot escape from. This process empowers the ghosts to some degree.

It becomes apparent throughout the course of the story, that Mario was kidnapped and transformed into a painting by King Boo and his lackeys.

Mind Control=

In the intro of the game, King Boo breaks the titular Dark Moon, causing the friendly, intelligent, and playful ghosts in E. Gadd’s lab and the rest of the valley to become mindless and hostile.

Needles=

Needle plants exist in the twisted tower that will pop balloons Luigi is using to elevate himself between floors. They can also hurt Luigi

Rats/Rodents=

Live rats exist; one is carrying the key Luigi needs to get into the front door of the Gloomy Manor.

Bat enemies exist throughout the game.

Spiders=

Spiders appear as enemies and hazards in the game. The Mudroom, the third room of the game marks their first appearance.

The fifth mission in the Gloomy Manor deals with cleaning up a bunch of spider webs. Spiders appear very frequently after this. The first boss is a possessed giant blue and red spider with glowing 4 glowing green eyes.

After defeating the ghost possessing this boss, it leaves, calling the rest of the spiders in the Manor out through a crack in the cellar and they all pass by Luigi.

Undead/Zombies=

In the Old Graveyard, viewable from a window in the Gardener’s Dwelling in the Twisted Tower, some green ghosts move in a way reminiscent of zombies.

Beginning in the Old Clockworks Tomb, green ghosts will masquerade as mummies.

Unreality=

Illusions are a game mechanic introduced in the fourth mission.

Verbal Abuse=

The backhanded compliments and behavior of E. Gadd to Luigi could be seen as verbal abuse.

Vomiting=

There is a type of ghost first encountered in the water supply room of Twisted Towers that vomits yellowish goo as an attack

Weapons=

Suits of armor will attack Luigi. First instance is in the Guard Hall. In the Treacherous Mansion, ghosts will wield weapons to attack Luigi.

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