Monster Manor feels like a more fleshed-out version of Find Mii. Where Find Mii lacks exploration and interesting combat, two hallmarks of the RPG shell it wore, Monster Manor delivers both in spades and feels like a much fuller game for it.
Note: Apologies for the Japanese screenshot!
Trapped in a haunted mansion with no choice other than to try to reach the top floor, you are smartly given a great deal of choice in how to get there. Miis you have StreetPassed provide new segments of the map for each floor, and it is up to you to flip and rotate them like Tetris pieces in order to fit them into the map's grid. Linking like-colored pieces will create rooms that house items, like better weapons or health boosts. Linking two different colored segments, on the other hand, creates a hallway, which might be inhabited by a ghost. I always enjoyed plotting out where I would place each precious map piece as I looked for the staircase to the next floor in the most efficient way possible.
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