As my first game on the Nintendo Switch and my first Mario game since GameCube, Mario Odyssey was a great way to get a feel for a new console. It has a lot of different movement mechanics which are a little tricky to get the hang of, but fun to feel yourself improving with. Each zone has a unique theme and enemies that can be controlled with marios hat and I cant say there's really a weak level in the game. The best one for me was definitely the Metro.
Few games have this much variety in their gameplay, but the game also never goes too far in depth with any of these ideas. There will be many areas, mechanics, and techniques that few people will even use, and again, its definitely a game that feels rewarding to improve with. That said, the overall challenge in Mario Odyssey is very low, and because of this I wasn't compelled to go any further after completing the game once. This is an EASY game to complete, and there is basically no penalty for dying. This game has a target audience that still keeps the franchise alive, but at the same Mario is not doing anything to innovate or push the industry forward in any big way.
Mario Odyssey is a great game for the Nintendo Switch, but you have to realize that when you compare mario games to other triple A games throughout gaming and the top games on PlayStation and PC, it really is NOT anything special or earth shattering like its many fanboys insist that it is. Mario and Nintendo as a company only survive inside their own vaccum. Mario Odyssey is a great game in its own right, but it simply is not the industry icon it used to be. For me, a video game doesn't receive a perfect score just because it doesn't make any mistakes. It needs to be setting bars and expectations for other games. Neither Odyssey nor the Mario franchise are doing that. Nintendo is making good games that enough people enjoy. Thats it.
Few games have this much variety in their gameplay, but the game also never goes too far in depth with any of these ideas. There will be many areas, mechanics, and techniques that few people will even use, and again, its definitely a game that feels rewarding to improve with. That said, the overall challenge in Mario Odyssey is very low, and because of this I wasn't compelled to go any further after completing the game once. This is an EASY game to complete, and there is basically no penalty for dying. This game has a target audience that still keeps the franchise alive, but at the same Mario is not doing anything to innovate or push the industry forward in any big way.
Mario Odyssey is a great game for the Nintendo Switch, but you have to realize that when you compare mario games to other triple A games throughout gaming and the top games on PlayStation and PC, it really is NOT anything special or earth shattering like its many fanboys insist that it is. Mario and Nintendo as a company only survive inside their own vaccum. Mario Odyssey is a great game in its own right, but it simply is not the industry icon it used to be. For me, a video game doesn't receive a perfect score just because it doesn't make any mistakes. It needs to be setting bars and expectations for other games. Neither Odyssey nor the Mario franchise are doing that. Nintendo is making good games that enough people enjoy. Thats it.