I can't bring myself to like it. It tries to be a more open collect-a-thon but its objectives are wildly varying in quality. The broodals were horrible excuses for bosses. There were many pipes/rockets that brought the player to plain looking platforming challenges, similar to Sunshine's fludd-less challenges. I thought we were past this. The Galaxy games (and 3D world!) gave us precise and focused platforming challenges. Odyssey just vibrates your controller at a ground pound spot for free moons. It's brainless. The best parts of the game were the most linear - I actually loved the Bowser Kingdom - it had excellent presentation. And for the love of god, please let us map buttons! Forcing motion controls yet again, and the diving controls are SO finnicky. Overrated tbh.

Reviewed on Jun 17, 2022


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