Everyone has that one game they slowly learn to love. At first they enjoy it but don’t find that much to love about it, they just think ‘yeah that was ok’ and leave it at that. For me, that was my relationship with Super Mario Odyssey. It began with me enjoying it at first, and slowly but surely, it’s probably became one of my favourite games of all time.
The game begins like any other Mario game: peach gets taken by bowser and it’s up to Mario to rescue her and save the day. Pretty simple but trust me, it really isn’t about the plot of this game, but we’ll get to that later. As Mario we meet our partner for the game: cappy and that’s where our gimmick for the game comes in. Previous games we’ve had FLUDD which was able to perform many different abilities using water, and we’ve had the baby luma who gave Mario the ability to spin and destroy objects. But now, we have the ability to take over different enemies and oh man this adds quite the layer to it. We can take over the classic enemies: goombas, hammer bros, etc. but also other things such as tanks, a bouncy polar bear, or a flying lizard.
There are also many different kingdoms in the game. The most adorable thing is the themes they have for each, these include: desert, sea, lunch, city (based on New York), and a beach. Whilst these seem simple, trust me they are a lot better than you think. Each is just expanded so brilliantly and it all works so well.
I have been avoiding something so far and I may as well get it out the way. Why did I give this 5 stars? Well, it’s mainly because of how much I keep coming back to it. It’s a game that becomes quite addictive after a while. It has many different things that just make me keep wanting to come back to it. Balloon world, the 2 extra unlockable kingdoms, and getting over 9999 moons. It all becomes a recipe for a masterpiece.
So, is it on the same level as galaxy? definitely
Does it match games like super Mario 64? Yes
And could it quite possibly be, the best 3D Mario game of all time? Certainly
Great story, addictive gameplay, excellent design, could be one of the best 3D platformers, the dinosaur was put in to scare a new generation and I’m all here for it
The game begins like any other Mario game: peach gets taken by bowser and it’s up to Mario to rescue her and save the day. Pretty simple but trust me, it really isn’t about the plot of this game, but we’ll get to that later. As Mario we meet our partner for the game: cappy and that’s where our gimmick for the game comes in. Previous games we’ve had FLUDD which was able to perform many different abilities using water, and we’ve had the baby luma who gave Mario the ability to spin and destroy objects. But now, we have the ability to take over different enemies and oh man this adds quite the layer to it. We can take over the classic enemies: goombas, hammer bros, etc. but also other things such as tanks, a bouncy polar bear, or a flying lizard.
There are also many different kingdoms in the game. The most adorable thing is the themes they have for each, these include: desert, sea, lunch, city (based on New York), and a beach. Whilst these seem simple, trust me they are a lot better than you think. Each is just expanded so brilliantly and it all works so well.
I have been avoiding something so far and I may as well get it out the way. Why did I give this 5 stars? Well, it’s mainly because of how much I keep coming back to it. It’s a game that becomes quite addictive after a while. It has many different things that just make me keep wanting to come back to it. Balloon world, the 2 extra unlockable kingdoms, and getting over 9999 moons. It all becomes a recipe for a masterpiece.
So, is it on the same level as galaxy? definitely
Does it match games like super Mario 64? Yes
And could it quite possibly be, the best 3D Mario game of all time? Certainly
Great story, addictive gameplay, excellent design, could be one of the best 3D platformers, the dinosaur was put in to scare a new generation and I’m all here for it