A fantastic entry in the Mario series, and easily one of the greatest platformers there ever has been. The story is somewhat fresh and interesting, but the gameplay is really where Odyssey shines.

This game never gets old to move around in. With smooth, intuitive motion and a plethora of options at Mario's disposal, you never take the same approach to something twice. Honestly, there doesn't even need to be objectives in the bigger kingdoms, it really is just fun to run around and get creative with movement.

The Capture mechanic is pretty fun, too, even if each capture serves exactly one specific purpose and there isn't much diversity to problem-solving or combat.

The music and settings are beautiful. I constantly found myself smiling at how visually interesting each kingdom was, with sublevels and unique worlds built into each one. Tostarena and Bowser's Kingdom are two personal favorites.

I really think this is the quintessential Switch game and you can't own the console without playing it.