I just bought SteamWorld Dig from the eShop. HIGHLY recommended if you like platformers, Terraria, and very well-drawn and addictive games.
Currently, I'm playing Luigi's Mansion 2/Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, and to be honest, I'm a little bit disappointed. I mean, I loved the first game. Luigi's Mansion was just one of those irreplaceable games, which normally doesn't go well with a sequel, although a lot of people seemed to want it. The sequel is a lot more comical, and, well, bright. The first game had a more disturbing atmosphere, which went well with the concept. I also think the game would've been a lot better on the Wii U. I mean, they may decide to put it on the Wii U eventually, but, they should've waited until they could, at least, release both versions at once. When they announced the sequel, I knew it was gonna be downgraded in comparison to the first game, but I never thought they'd downgrade as much as they did. I mean, why is there more than one mansion? But, aside from all that, I think redesigning the ghosts was a terrible idea. They could've added one or two new ghosts, but they didn't need to turn them all into giggling blobs of jelly, did they?
You know dude, I'm kind of with you on that one.
The first one was really a somber game. Each ghost had some grim back story, the whole thing just felt oddly evil for a children's game. And as you've stated, I think that's what made it so popular. Nintendo took a leap and made a game I don't feel any of us saw coming with Luigi's Mansion.
Dark Moon I found myself often times falling asleep. The way they divided the missions up was ridiculous, the ghosts weren't scary, the environments weren't scary, the whole map was ridiculous. I was hoping by finishing the game I'd get some type of consolation, but I was wrong.
I don't really like how they've been fashioning the Mario franchise lately any way. They've really eliminated the cynicism and spookiness they were not at all afraid to include in the previous games. They all feel like Mario Party in a round about way, just pick it up and play with absolutely no depth to it.