I mean, WOW
I was pretty excited to play Odyssey after finishing most of the other 3D Mario games, but the sheer advancement in control, level design, and overall presentation make this THE defacto Mario game. I would've killed to grow up playing this game as a child!
I do have a few complaints, nonetheless. Outside of the ceaseless positives that can be thrown at this experience, Mario Odyssey suffers from a few too many progression rewards made in the sheer number of moons. Many moons are pretty fun to get, and it made progression feel super rewarding at first, but as the experience went on, I was feeling less and less fulfilled by nabbing moons I got duplicates of on previous levels. Thankfully, each level's audio-visual presentation makes up for some monotonous gameplay loops.
But otherwise, DAMN SON THIS WAS EXCELLENT!!!
I was pretty excited to play Odyssey after finishing most of the other 3D Mario games, but the sheer advancement in control, level design, and overall presentation make this THE defacto Mario game. I would've killed to grow up playing this game as a child!
I do have a few complaints, nonetheless. Outside of the ceaseless positives that can be thrown at this experience, Mario Odyssey suffers from a few too many progression rewards made in the sheer number of moons. Many moons are pretty fun to get, and it made progression feel super rewarding at first, but as the experience went on, I was feeling less and less fulfilled by nabbing moons I got duplicates of on previous levels. Thankfully, each level's audio-visual presentation makes up for some monotonous gameplay loops.
But otherwise, DAMN SON THIS WAS EXCELLENT!!!