Super Mario Odyssey

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8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7655 Ratings

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  1. JayJayee
    Aug 28, 2023
    7
    This is the first Mario game I’ve enjoyed since I was a kid. I loved they made Mario in 3D. Typical Mario story but I enjoyed traversing the different levels within the game. Solid Mario game!
  2. BertKA88
    Aug 27, 2023
    7
    A fine game but I must admit that all the 10/10s sometimes leave me wondering if I’m wrong when it comes to Mario games. Very fun but not a “perfect score” kinda game for me.
  3. Chesterpeak
    Aug 18, 2023
    7
    Very charming, very addicting, very well-made. It was cool to experience a 3D Mario made in HD, 60fps, and modern lighting. The problem is that about 97% of this game was not challenging at all.

    Out of 880 moons, maybe 15-20 put up a challenge. Moons lying everywhere: In the dirt, in the grass, under rocks, buying them with coins (why?). Not many moments that raise your blood pressure.    Very charming, very addicting, very well-made. It was cool to experience a 3D Mario made in HD, 60fps, and modern lighting. The problem is that about 97% of this game was not challenging at all.

    Out of 880 moons, maybe 15-20 put up a challenge. Moons lying everywhere: In the dirt, in the grass, under rocks, buying them with coins (why?). Not many moments that raise your blood pressure. Even the special level was a long string of easy segments. The hard-mode bosses is what should've been the normal.

    Mario's movement is the most mistake-forgiving and easy to execute to date. Controlling creatures with the cap was great, but so many missed opportunities to do cool challenges with them.

    Balloon World also punishes you for being too good. People don't bother with hard balloons because the risk-reward and ranking system favor the easy ones.

    Overall it's GREAT if you consider it more of an adventure game that won't scratch that action-platforming itch. This Mario game is more Zelda-like than Breath of the Wild, which went the survival crafting route. Devs will change a franchise to a completely different genre and get praised for "innovating".

    In the end, Odyssey is accessible for the Animal Crossing audience and recommended for beginners. Mario 64 remains KING.    … Expand
  4. luciamelier
    Aug 12, 2023
    7
    Overall I found the game pretty enjoyable, but honestly I was expecting for something more for a game ranked as good ad Breath of the wild. The story is nice and the levels are fun to explore, but in the end I found it too short and also a bit repetitive.
  5. RuneAFJ
    Aug 7, 2023
    6
    Mario Odyssey has the foundation of a really good Mario-game. It has the best movement/controls in the series, and it's actually insane what you can do with just Mario. There are some areas that take advantage of this, however, the game largely focuses on the new capture mechanic and exploration rather than Mario's movement and platforming. Most people have found this to be a positiveMario Odyssey has the foundation of a really good Mario-game. It has the best movement/controls in the series, and it's actually insane what you can do with just Mario. There are some areas that take advantage of this, however, the game largely focuses on the new capture mechanic and exploration rather than Mario's movement and platforming. Most people have found this to be a positive change, but a lot of the captures are very simplistic in their design and often designated to a specific area. They are intended as solutions to the game's mostly easy platform challenges, and trying to beat these without the use of captures is way more fun for me, than playing the game the way it was intended.

    Because it's more of a sandbox-like Mario like 64 and Sunshine, you are mostly searching larger hub-worlds for moons, the game's main collectible. Most of these areas are pretty flat and empty in their biggest areas, the biggest offender easily being the sand kingdom. There's 999 of them, and it's very easy to stumble upon one randomly. In the base-game, there's significantly fever available, but it's still fairly easy to meet the required amount for story-progression. Many moons are found in the bit scarce platforming challenges and side-rooms, but even more can be obtained through methods such as buying them from a shop, ground pounding boxes or are simply in plain sight. This is a problem because it becomes the bulk of the games content. If you just want to progress in the main game, it becomes really short, because the main objective never takes that long to beat, and the moons that are fun and challenging to get are easily missed, because players are likelier to find and grab many of the game's insanely easy moons. Especially since many of the easier methods of obtaining moons repeat themselves throughout the kingdoms. This is why it fails were 64 and Sunshine succeed, because in those games, the levels would vary in how you progress through them and obtain each individual collectible. Odyssey rarely does this, and when it does it's usually only for a boss.

    The best parts of this game for me were the later sections of Bowser's kingdom and the Moon kingdoms, because while they were more linear, they provided are more consistent and rewarding sense of progression. That and Metro, in which way more moons felt unique and fun too obtain, and the main area was way more fun to move around in due to it's more vertical layout.

    I understand that not everybody is going to share this opinion, since a lot of people like exploring every corner of the map. But i personally have a lot more more fun tackling a more constant barrage of obstacles that the level-based 3d Mario games like Galaxy or 3d World provide. Still, Odyssey is good game at it's core, with amazing presentation and charm. You can get a lot of fun out of this game, but for me, that fun is short-lived and mostly derives from things the game doesn't intend for me to do.    … Expand
  6. Jarkob
    Aug 1, 2023
    7
    Ich finde nicht, dass dieses Spiel das perfekte Mario Spiel ist, wie jeder sagt.
    Jedoch gibt es einige Punkte, welche ich sehr gut an dem Spiel finde.
    Grafik: Für die Switch eines der schönsten Spiele. Gameplay: Flüssig und ohne Probleme. Soundtrack: Schön und erinnerunswert. Negativ: Story: Wiederholt sch immer wieder. Länge: Man hat das Gefühl, das Spiel in 3 Stunden durchspielen zu    Ich finde nicht, dass dieses Spiel das perfekte Mario Spiel ist, wie jeder sagt.
    Jedoch gibt es einige Punkte, welche ich sehr gut an dem Spiel finde.
    Grafik: Für die Switch eines der schönsten Spiele.
    Gameplay: Flüssig und ohne Probleme.
    Soundtrack: Schön und erinnerunswert. Negativ:

    Story: Wiederholt sch immer wieder.
    Länge: Man hat das Gefühl, das Spiel in 3 Stunden durchspielen zu können.
    Schwierigkeit: Alle Welten sind zu einfach, bis auf die finstere Seite und die Stockfinstere Seite des Mondes.
    Belohnungen: Monde kann man an jedem Eck von jeder Welt finden.    … Expand
  7. Manc_Prophecy
    Jul 16, 2023
    7
    If like me, you grew up during a time where Saved by The Bell was a hit tv show, and Liverpool FC actually won league titles, then you'll be more familiar with the all time popular game Mario Bros. Which has through the years evolved into a game people of all ages can enjoy.

    So what does Mario Odyssey offer what other Mario games do not? Well the first most notable is the new 2 player    If like me, you grew up during a time where Saved by The Bell was a hit tv show, and Liverpool FC actually won league titles, then you'll be more familiar with the all time popular game Mario Bros. Which has through the years evolved into a game people of all ages can enjoy.

    So what does Mario Odyssey offer what other Mario games do not? Well the first most notable is the new 2 player feature, which allows players to enjoy the Mario experience with friends and family! The setup is that similar of Mario Sunshine which was an absolute ground breaking game in the series, and a much improvement on the big seller Mario 64.
    The special ability to over take enemies like Hammer bro, Goomba, Bullet bill and even a T-Rex...... A FRIGGIN' T-REX!!! An ability introduced into the game makes it really enjoyable to play, and it's good to see from Mario Sunshine that Nintendo EDP have come up with innovative ways to keep Mario fresh with a change of ideas by involving these abilities as apart of a story.

    Now I use the term "story" loosely as Mario doesn't really have a story, well a good one anyway. Now if like me you're thinking "who buys a Mario game for the story?" then I can level with you, but the fact that they have tried to implement a story (and a weak one at that) tells me that they didn't really take in consideration how weak it really was. It's so unnecessary, that you don't even need to pay any attention to it, the ending is only stupid anyway.

    It's far from an amazing game, but if you want fun and easy game time, then this is a certain purchase for you.    … Expand
  8. Cbt69
    Jun 6, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Kinda overrated tbh, I mean good game, but story is mid and predictable. Playing the main antagonist was cool, but that‘s it.… Expand
  9. Earlycuyler
    Jun 4, 2023
    5
    The most overhyped game I have ever played. It is fun, but it is far from a great experience. It’s also way too self-congratulating.
  10. Shinglinhg
    May 17, 2023
    6
    Nothing special, it's a Mario game just like any other. you can jump, run, explore and collect some moons
  11. Crimson9
    May 13, 2023
    6
    I honestly didn't see the level of innovation in level design that I did in Mario Galaxy here, nor is the atmosphere nearly as good.

    Sure it moves back to a Super Mario 64-esque level design where theres plenty of neat little activities to do in a large area. And Mario's movement is also really good. That said, theres not much challenge here, less so than even 3D world and Galaxy. You    I honestly didn't see the level of innovation in level design that I did in Mario Galaxy here, nor is the atmosphere nearly as good.

    Sure it moves back to a Super Mario 64-esque level design where theres plenty of neat little activities to do in a large area. And Mario's movement is also really good. That said, theres not much challenge here, less so than even 3D world and Galaxy. You can even complete 999 stars just by buying infinite with money. You sort of have to make your own challenge with speedruns or the annoying multiplayer game.

    Anyway I think this game is mediocre at best and is a reflection of Nintendo's declining game design.    … Expand
  12. Ygor011
    Sep 10, 2021
    5
    Good as many have said before. The game is beautiful and there is great gameplay but the praise ends here.
    The game is totally repetitive, I found even the worlds really small and without saying that the bosses are ridiculously easy.
    Basically the game is all about collecting moons... if you are under 13 go ahead.
  13. CBGS
    Mar 19, 2023
    5
    It's absolutely unbelievable, so vibrant, and so much fun. My daughter and I absolutely love the adventure. Worth every penny. If you are thinking about buying it don't think just do and you will have one of the greatest gaming experiences of your life.
  14. JayArtie
    Mar 6, 2023
    7
    Big step into the right direction, back to Collectathon-Glory after years of only "course-clear" games.

    Controlling Mario never felt this good. It takes skill and training to master all of his moves and making use of them to explore hidden areas in the game is a lot of fun. The Worlds are finally a little bit more imaginative again conceptwise instead of falling back into    Big step into the right direction, back to Collectathon-Glory after years of only "course-clear" games.

    Controlling Mario never felt this good. It takes skill and training to master all of his moves and making use of them to explore hidden areas in the game is a lot of fun.

    The Worlds are finally a little bit more imaginative again conceptwise instead of falling back into stereotypes, although there is still a little room for improvement (even weirder concepts for worlds would be amazing). Also the amount of worlds to explore with 10 kingdoms in total (not counting boss-platforms, tutorial worlds, etc) is fairly short, especially compared to other games in the series.

    The music and graphics of the game are straight up amazing though. Very few Switch Games look and sound this good. Not much room for improvement here!

    What I didn't like however was that the main-collectable in this game, "Power Moons", are a little too abundant to be exciting to collect. You receive Power-Moons for anything: Ground-Pounding on a shiny spot, planting a fruit, sitting on a bench... You can easily bypass huge chunks of levels including bosses(!) by just farming Power-Moons and then moving on to the next world. (Some players even reported accidentally skipping bosses due to this issue). The Game's Power-Moon-Counter doesn't even let you collect all the Power-Moons, since it will stop working once you hit 999 Moons. It would be nice to see the number of main-collectables be reduced and have them be a little bit more meaningful again in the next game.    … Expand
  15. GenericSonicFan
    Feb 14, 2023
    7
    At best, the game is decent.

    At worse, it's very repetitive.

    Not saying it's bad, but I'm sure as hell not saying it's the best either. Not by a long shot.
  16. Deviln
    Feb 12, 2023
    7
    Kinda boring but sometimes fun, I don't think it's too cool and the lore is a snoozefest.
  17. Agentep99
    Feb 12, 2023
    7
    The game gives moons way too easily, hindering their value and the overall enjoyment, and some kingdoms are way too basic, still great gameplay, music, and a lot of creativity. A good game, just not my favorite
  18. TronicG
    Jan 15, 2023
    7
    A bit easy and grindy. Uninspired and empty in comparison with the Galaxy games. A bit of a dissapointment. Mario controls ace, as expected, and the hat/capture mechanics were interesting but that’s about it for me. A pitty.
  19. CodaHensley
    Dec 2, 2022
    6
    Yeah, it's cute I guess. I have no nostalgia for Mario, so I was hoping this game would be what made me see what all the Nintendo fanboys saw, the way that BotW made me accept that Zelda could be interesting, but to me, it's just a typical platformer. I get that they hardly make platformers anymore, but that's because a game about jumping challenges just doesn't capture the marketsYeah, it's cute I guess. I have no nostalgia for Mario, so I was hoping this game would be what made me see what all the Nintendo fanboys saw, the way that BotW made me accept that Zelda could be interesting, but to me, it's just a typical platformer. I get that they hardly make platformers anymore, but that's because a game about jumping challenges just doesn't capture the markets interest anymore. Give Mario a gun, then we'll talk.… Expand
  20. ColeEngo
    Nov 30, 2022
    7
    Pretty fun Mario platformer that has a lot of diversity. Felt a bit easy but it is a kid's game so didn't expect dark souls level difficulty.
  21. AlexMakesToast
    Nov 23, 2022
    6
    Odyssey = 6/10
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  22. DuskHound
    Oct 8, 2022
    6
    This game definitely isn't a Masterpiece, it isn't even better than 64, actually it barely manages to be better than Sunshine, why? Let me explain: for starters, the game presents itself as a spiritual succesor to 64 and Sunshine but it actually resembles more the Galaxy games (in a bad way), because it's main mission moons function almost always the same as a mission in Galaxy (and evenThis game definitely isn't a Masterpiece, it isn't even better than 64, actually it barely manages to be better than Sunshine, why? Let me explain: for starters, the game presents itself as a spiritual succesor to 64 and Sunshine but it actually resembles more the Galaxy games (in a bad way), because it's main mission moons function almost always the same as a mission in Galaxy (and even the level design is basic at the level of a world in that game but lacking its difficulty) + you can grab some other moons on the way (that resemble the blue coins from Sunshine A LOT), and guess what, you get moons here for everything, a moon that is just floating in a random place that's incredibly easy to reach is worth the same as a main mission moon or a challenge moon (and even those aren't really challenging), and that just makes getting them rather a hassle than a satisfactory reward, so, if you go completely straight forward and ignore all these moons that aren't really worth your time, the game would be one of the shortest of all, to the point that it's got some of the shortest worlds out of all 3D Mario games (also most of it's worlds actually resemble a level from galaxy more than a world from 64, since almost all are just a series of platforms and/or get from point A to point B). But if instead you decide for some reason to 100% complete it, then you're in for an unsatisfactory LONG game with tons of trash moons and wasted potential, because odyssey actually succeeds in some things like:
    -Movement, Mario's moveset in this game is by far the best ever seen, but that's just even more frustrating because the game never elaborates on this or gives you more than 2/3 challenges that actually take some skill (2/3 out of 820 moons!!).
    -The soundtrack is really good.
    -It's got some fun little details like the fact you can dress Mario in many ways and personalize the odyssey.
    -And of course it looks nice graphically.
    But other than that, with all of it's flawed content, this game is an amalgamation of ideas that never elaborate enough on themselves and at the end you only get a "tutorial version" of them, as i said, lots of wasted potential.
    But well, at the end the game itself isn't awful even with all those flaws, it just feels like a lackluster and doesn't live up to past 3D Mario games, i hope the developers acknowledge all these flaws for the second game or whatever, because at it's best this game is kind of a seven or eight, although i'm gonna give it a six cause its score is highly inflated by probably kids that are experiencing their first open world game or weird adults that are too blinded by nostalgia.
    If this is your first 3D Mario game or your first open world game experience i recommend you to try other games to see what i mean.    … Expand
  23. GreenMenace
    Sep 28, 2022
    7
    Mario Odyssey is a fun, uplifting game. It is especially fun when you have a kid to play it with (my nephew was around 7 at the time we played it). It’s a good looking game that plays well. Players can “get good” with using the hat to help Mario leap and bound through the worlds.

    It’s not really a game I’ve enjoyed playing by myself though. And I’m not big on hunting for all the moons,    Mario Odyssey is a fun, uplifting game. It is especially fun when you have a kid to play it with (my nephew was around 7 at the time we played it). It’s a good looking game that plays well. Players can “get good” with using the hat to help Mario leap and bound through the worlds.

    It’s not really a game I’ve enjoyed playing by myself though. And I’m not big on hunting for all the moons, so I’ve found myself playing other games. I beat the game with my nephew and we played for a while after it was beaten, but once you move on, there’s not much reason to come back. Lots of people love the game though, and the praise they shower it with is earned. To me, it just isn’t fun without a kid enjoying it with you.

    If you’re a Mario fan, this is the Mario game to get on the Switch. If you’re looking for a game to play with a young kid, then I honestly can’t think of a better game than this one to do just that.    … Expand
  24. Zeneko90
    Sep 21, 2022
    7
    Leider ist bei mit der Charme der Mario Spiele verflogen. Die Plattforming Passagen, die Story, die Sammel Orgien, irgendwie hat das alles vor 25 Jahren deutlich mehr Spaß gemacht. Mit dem Kauf einer Nintendo Konsole nach zig Jahren dachte ich, dass mir diese Spiele erneut sehr viel Spaß bringen.
    Aber bisher jedes Spiel welches die italienischen Brüder zierte brachte mir insgesamt keinen    Leider ist bei mit der Charme der Mario Spiele verflogen. Die Plattforming Passagen, die Story, die Sammel Orgien, irgendwie hat das alles vor 25 Jahren deutlich mehr Spaß gemacht. Mit dem Kauf einer Nintendo Konsole nach zig Jahren dachte ich, dass mir diese Spiele erneut sehr viel Spaß bringen.
    Aber bisher jedes Spiel welches die italienischen Brüder zierte brachte mir insgesamt keinen bzw. nur wenig Spaß. Ich denke, dass ich nicht mehr die Zielgruppe bin. Daher für mich leider nur enttäuschende 7 Punkte.    … Expand
  25. SWERY_51
    Aug 26, 2022
    7
    I still do not understand the review's scores. It is very short with very little ambition, and it is way too easy. Finished the main story in about 8 hours with a little more than 250 moons, not a bad game, but it looked like just a demo of Super Mario Galaxy...
  26. Silverfish003
    Jul 30, 2022
    7
    This game is really good. The soundtrack is amazing! Though, after completing the game, I do not feel like playing it anymore, and that is why it only gets 7/10. The difficulty is balanced even for Nintendo Switch newcomers and this was my first game I played on a Switch.

    If you want to just casually play the game, I think it is a fine 10-13 hour long experience. If you are going for    This game is really good. The soundtrack is amazing! Though, after completing the game, I do not feel like playing it anymore, and that is why it only gets 7/10. The difficulty is balanced even for Nintendo Switch newcomers and this was my first game I played on a Switch.

    If you want to just casually play the game, I think it is a fine 10-13 hour long experience. If you are going for collecting 100% of the power moons, I think it is something around 25 hours. I really want to collect all of them, but simply there is no point for doing it. Most of the power moons are simply lying around in the open, which makes them easy to find, but absolutely not rewarding at all. Take Cat Shines in Bowser's Fury for example. They are always locked away behind some kind of a challenge (such as riding Plessie, chasing down a rabbit, chasing shadow Luigi, general platforming on islands...), they are challenging to get and feel rewarding. In Super Mario Odyssey, that is no longer the case.

    The other thing about Power Moons is that there are way, way too many. That amount is absolutely unnecessary, and could have been lowered by 250 at least. Most of the moons are in the open anyway. There are around 850 unique moons to collect around the kingdoms, but the rest is locked away, because you have to buy the remaining 149 moons from shops for coins. Not only that it is an extremely lame decision, but you can buy the moons indefinitely, allowing you to reach the 999 goal (100%) with not much effort. Just buy tons of Moons. And if someone does so, you are not going to feel like collecting actual moons anymore, because you simply have the golden Odyssey sail, no point in doing it. Not mentioning that some of them make absolutely no sense. Why would some idiot even make a parking lot for motorbikes on a roof with only one single spot and even give you something for parking there? How did they expect citizen to regularly reach there!

    Nintendo's idea about purple coins is absolutely ridiculous. There is no way to find every purple coin in the game without looking for them, there is no way to buy a hint like for Power Moons. Now you might be thinking, that they are around Power Moons to find. Well, yeah, good point, but not really the greatest. There is always a chance that someone may miss some while going for the moons, either because they just want to play the game or miss them by accident. If that happens, what are you going to do? Do all moons again to traverse most of the kingdom one more time only to miss them again, or look them up on YouTube? All collectibles in all games which force the player to look them up on YouTube are bad collectibles, and purple coins cannot save themselves from being crap, that is how Nintendo created them.

    I really like that you can dress up Mario in some costumes, most of them look really really good. Some of the outfits grant you access to specific areas through the game and certain characters have some reactions when talking to them with a specific outfit. Most of them are really expensive, though, especially those ones unlocked later on (prices go up to 9999 coins for one item!!!), and they are absolutely unnecessary. Could have been lowered to 75% price.

    A big plus is that the game has lots of post-game content. If you completed the game on 100%, you still can kill some time playing Luigi's Balloon World, which is fun, if you don't encounter hackers, but that's a story for another time.

    Tanks are an absolutely ass capture. No, seriously. When playing while capturing a tank, you will feel that it is really off. They are so slow and aiming is painful as hell. The crosshair moves at different speeds on Y and X axis, meaning it is really hard to aim (and obviously, you cannot change it!)

    Also a good thing to ask, why do the characters behave like absolute idiots? I understand that it is a game for kids, but keep in mind that adults and teens play as well. Some of the characters say absolute trash and feel like they have vacuum in their brain. They also made Pauline a gold digger (she does not like cheap nice umbrellas, but likes expensive purses instead LOL).

    The very last two post game kingdoms are not kingdoms and have no reason to exist in the first place. They are not kingdoms, but doors to challenge rooms (one to a boss rush and the second one to a super long and tight section with no checkpoints). They just randomly added couple Moons to one of them to make them seem less empty and left them to rot there, but that did not help. They should have been in the last kingdom of the main story and just opened up after you reached all requirements to access them. With one being significantly emptier than the other, there are more almost completely blank kingdoms around the game. What a wasted opportunities they were, what a pity. Story moment, then random Moons and then bye.

    The game is extremely awesome. But it still has a lot of flaws, preventing it from being perfect.    … Expand
  27. supdude80
    Jul 26, 2022
    7
    extremely fun, very enjoyable experience! lacks some memorability and story but it's a mario game, what can you expect
  28. Sephiroth_X
    Jun 22, 2022
    6
    I´ve been a Mario fan since its inception in the early 80s and loved most of the mainline games, huge fan of the first 3 super mario games for the nes, loved the snes one and yoshi´s island and certainly felt mario64 was a masterpiece. Wasn´t too keen on Sunshine but like it for what it was, and feel both Galaxies are masterpieces, top of what Mario could be, Mario 3d World as wellI´ve been a Mario fan since its inception in the early 80s and loved most of the mainline games, huge fan of the first 3 super mario games for the nes, loved the snes one and yoshi´s island and certainly felt mario64 was a masterpiece. Wasn´t too keen on Sunshine but like it for what it was, and feel both Galaxies are masterpieces, top of what Mario could be, Mario 3d World as well consider it a REALLY fun game specially the after credits levels. Ok I say all that so you know I know my mario and feel SAD to give this one such a low score, which I´m feeling actually generous because this game was the epitome of BOREDOM, levels practically have no platforming or reason to be all the game is just hunting those moons which more than half are a chore to get without any real skill, is like if in zelda breath of the wild, all you did in the damn game was getting the korok seeds, yes, is that boring, I can´t believe people gave this game 9s and 10s is really mediocre, the 6 points I give are just for the visuals, music and all the neat little ideas that weren´t really exploided well, otherwise I would give it a 10 like MOST Marios out there, really dissappointed of this.… Expand
  29. jfrisby
    Jun 7, 2022
    6
    This game felt pretty short and 'lightly' done -- which is good in a way, it doesn't overstay... but also felt pretty expensive for the time considering comparable games. I'm also not a huge fan of Switch controls, which feel like toys compared to the old consoles, and almost every difficult bit in this is down to.
  30. LoneWolf912s
    May 19, 2022
    7
    es un juego graficamente y artisticamente muy buenos para la consola en la que esta.
    la historia es simple pero no es mi queja tampoco por que en muchos juegos de mario que me gustan tambien tienen una historia simple.
    pero jugablemente me parecio un poco repetitivo y en alguinas partes aburrido
  31. FiRE101
    May 11, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not a particularly excellent open world. There are some clever game system choices that add fluidity, but I wasn’t blown away by anything in particular. Certain abilities such as Cappy’s capture ability ended up becoming a crutch and became repetitive. It’s still a pretty great game, just for me wasn’t blown away.… Expand
  32. andrew9
    May 4, 2022
    7
    good game .
  33. teotruco
    May 3, 2022
    6
    This game includes many good mechanics, but is not as good as it promised to be. Many moons that appear after you beat the game are very boring to get, and some easy. I think that Nintendo should have reduced the moons that appear after you complete the game.

    Also, the bosses are thrash and the Bowser battle is the worst in all Mario series (in my opinion). When I ended my play    This game includes many good mechanics, but is not as good as it promised to be. Many moons that appear after you beat the game are very boring to get, and some easy. I think that Nintendo should have reduced the moons that appear after you complete the game.

    Also, the bosses are thrash and the Bowser battle is the worst in all Mario series (in my opinion).

    When I ended my play trough, I didn't feel anything. The plot is the same in barely all Mario games, and it can't make me feel anything, which is very important for any video-game in my opinion.    … Expand
  34. Paperplayer
    Mar 10, 2022
    6
    To be honest could have been better.Its just way to easy and not rewarding but the controls are the best feeling controls ever.
  35. Willian_Souza
    Mar 5, 2022
    5
    The best Mario Game ever made! It far suprass the Mario Galaxy franchise. Most of the missions, aside from some of the last are amazing and fun.
  36. edwinchavez
    Feb 20, 2022
    6
    This game is an ok game and in my opinion overhyped. The game is using the same mechanic that Nintendo's been using since Mario 64. And although that mechanic worked for all the titles, I just think its being overused. Story is bland since its the exact same thing over and over again. Exception is Mario 3D World but the Princess always gets kidnapped and Mario has to save her from Bowser.This game is an ok game and in my opinion overhyped. The game is using the same mechanic that Nintendo's been using since Mario 64. And although that mechanic worked for all the titles, I just think its being overused. Story is bland since its the exact same thing over and over again. Exception is Mario 3D World but the Princess always gets kidnapped and Mario has to save her from Bowser. The Story needs to change, add new villains (Sort of like SEGA does with Sonic Games) change the story a bit. The Only new mechanic in this game is the hat sidekick sort of like FLUDD from Super Mario. Sunshine but with different mechanics (Again same thing again). The Hat can control other enemies, including Bowser which is pretty neat. Aaaannnddd that's about it. Not much more which is pretty sad. But the visuals are impressive, the game looks really good and colorful like Mario Galaxy and Sonic Colors. I love how you go to different worlds and even a city although Mario looks out of place in the city it makes it good since Mario is supposed to be in a different world. Overall this game has its ups and downs but its just in the middle for me, like yeah its fun for a while and then it just gets kinda boring. Game is ok

    Story 4/10
    Gameplay 8/10
    Graphics 8/10
    Overall 6/10    … Expand
  37. VegeST
    Jan 21, 2022
    6
    High quality, but VEEEEEEEEEEERY casual and boring platformer. Collecting moons in this game it's too easy and have no challange. Bosses nothing more then shame, 3 hits - you win. Better buy other Mario games on Switch, neither this one.
  38. SeaSphynx
    Oct 24, 2021
    7
    I really wanted to love this game more than anything. I played Mario 64 on the DS as a kid and it was one of my favorite games and I love it to this day. Unfortunately, Odyssey just didn't vibe with me as much as it did for the majority of everyone else. I thought that the Moon collection system in the game was incredibly repetitive and honestly became a chore for me. I did not feel anyI really wanted to love this game more than anything. I played Mario 64 on the DS as a kid and it was one of my favorite games and I love it to this day. Unfortunately, Odyssey just didn't vibe with me as much as it did for the majority of everyone else. I thought that the Moon collection system in the game was incredibly repetitive and honestly became a chore for me. I did not feel any sense of accomplishment when I got a Moon. This was probably because of how easy the game is. The game is such an easy breeze that it felt meaningless to me. The capture mechanic was the coolest thing to me when I first tried it out on every enemy but it got old WAY too fast. The visuals are very striking and love that the game runs at a stable 60fps which absolutely makes this the most visually impressive Mario game yet. The controls feel super snappy and the music is incredible. Unfortunately though, these positives straight up do not outweigh the negatives to me. As I already mentioned, the moment-to-moment gameplay just does not feel meaningful to me because of the game's lack of difficulty and collectables (the integral Moon system). This, by all means, does not mean the game is bad but it doesn't mean it's amazing either :/… Expand
  39. Pembroke_Watts
    Oct 14, 2021
    6
    Mario’s movement and control have never felt so fluid. Unfortunately, the game rarely ever challenges you to use any of the movement skills you learn during the game. Most of the time, you will spend your time simply collecting moons that are just waiting for you to pick them up, without providing much of a challenge. Nevertheless, this game can be fun to play at times, and the captureMario’s movement and control have never felt so fluid. Unfortunately, the game rarely ever challenges you to use any of the movement skills you learn during the game. Most of the time, you will spend your time simply collecting moons that are just waiting for you to pick them up, without providing much of a challenge. Nevertheless, this game can be fun to play at times, and the capture system, which allows you to hijack and control various enemies with different move sets is a fun mechanic that is used well in the game.… Expand
  40. Jattaman
    Oct 8, 2021
    6
    Bella grafica, in perfetto stile Nintendo. Ottimo comparto audio. Alcune trovate davvero originali e gameplay semplicemente perfetto. Peccato per un livello di difficoltà davvero basso, che lo rende poco più che un cartone animato da guardare. Tutto troppo, troppo semplice. Sembra pensato per bambini.
  41. chr1so
    Oct 4, 2021
    7
    Thought is was ok. Sure there's a lot of new Mario abilities but they're not all necessarily fun.
    I was never desperate to keep playing or jump back into it, & found myself just wanting to finish for the sake of finishing.
  42. Lordbread
    Oct 2, 2021
    6
    The gameplay is ok but it can get a bit repetitive and the game is way too short in my opinion. It can be fun to mess around in the game after you’ve finished it though.
  43. Luigination
    Sep 21, 2021
    5
    I'm sorry but, when taking a second glance at this game, without the hype and after the seeing Nintendo devolve in terms of a business and mostly drop in quality, I can't say that this is an 'amazing' game. The game's a pretty good platformer, yes, but besides some new and inventive landscapes (the Luncheon, Ruined, Snow and Metro Kingdoms), and brilliantly handled in-game camera, thisI'm sorry but, when taking a second glance at this game, without the hype and after the seeing Nintendo devolve in terms of a business and mostly drop in quality, I can't say that this is an 'amazing' game. The game's a pretty good platformer, yes, but besides some new and inventive landscapes (the Luncheon, Ruined, Snow and Metro Kingdoms), and brilliantly handled in-game camera, this game just feels like a babified Mario Galaxy. With blander environments that are either too blocky or flat, many Power Moons being located in easy-to-find areas (even just being available to BUY with the in-game currency, meaning you can just grind for coins to get them), a FEW good songs in the soundtrack with the rest being quite forgettable and barely that much difficulty besides the Dark and Darker sides of the Moon (two places that you can visit after beating the main piss-easy game might I add) I don't think this game lives up to games like the Galaxy Duology, or even Sunshine or 64 (despite being a successor to the latter two games).… Expand
  44. Non_Royal
    Sep 14, 2021
    7
    Un juego fantástico en todos sus apartados en donde una jubabilidad perfecta se combina con un ost exquisito, un estilo artístico precioso, una exploración magnífica y un trabajo mimado hasta el último detalle.
    El mejor juego de Mario creado hasta la época y junta a Legend of Zelda BotW hacen una combinación perfecta para tener un montón de horas de pura diversión.
  45. carlosmponce25
    Sep 6, 2021
    7
    Carece en muchas cosas, es muy flojo comparado a otros Marios en 3D, incluso me atrevo a decir que está un poco sobre valorado, pero sigue siendo un buen juego, disfrutable para todos.
  46. elolugo
    May 30, 2021
    5
    I'm not a fan of Mario nor paltform games but since this game the "Must play" seal of Metacritic I've decided to give it a try.

    First Mario game i've played in my life and didn't like it that much. Only played for 5 hours. I don't see anything special in it. Honestly i think is overhyped because of the nostalgia that revolves around it.
  47. DrPebba
    May 12, 2021
    7
    the game is good, it has great level design, amazing graphics and a really good gimmick with cappy, the problems are that its to short and easy, it even has an easy mode when the normal one is really easy already, the bosses are really cool tho, the worlds are to small and uninteresting in some cases, the ending is awful and just a disappointing game if we compare it to something like galaxy
  48. PsychoJoona
    May 8, 2021
    7
    I have played Mario Odyssey atleast 3 times. So I like this game... BUT! Why are there million moons! And you can buy moons!?!? The kingdoms feel too small and too many MOONS. Overrated/10
  49. Javier_14_28
    Mar 12, 2021
    6
    Es demasiado fácil, no he perdido casi ninguna vez, los jefes finales son demasiado fáciles. No es muy divertido conseguir todas las lunas....en mario galaxy era más emocionante. No tiene online, cosa que podrían haber añadido para que fuese más novedoso. La cámara es un poco mala. Los mundos son un poco pequeños, podrían ser más grandes. No me arrepiento de la compra pero este juegoEs demasiado fácil, no he perdido casi ninguna vez, los jefes finales son demasiado fáciles. No es muy divertido conseguir todas las lunas....en mario galaxy era más emocionante. No tiene online, cosa que podrían haber añadido para que fuese más novedoso. La cámara es un poco mala. Los mundos son un poco pequeños, podrían ser más grandes. No me arrepiento de la compra pero este juego podría ser mejor, repito que el juego es demasiado fácil… Expand
  50. BowserBurrito
    Mar 10, 2021
    6
    I really don't understand why people are rating this game so highly. I swear this game feels like it was made for toddlers. Heck, even my cat can play this game. No skill is required at all. If you want a trophy for every single thing you do in life then this game is for you!
  51. IIIAHMIII
    Feb 16, 2021
    7
    It is a really decent and fun game with lots to do. The thing that trew me off was the level design and bosses. Only bowser feels like a real mario boss the rest is just made up weird stuff that doesnt belong in the game. Secrets are wel hidden en i really enjoyed the rest of the game.
  52. Outkeyboard567
    Jan 15, 2021
    5
    Super Mario odyssey fell flat for me in many areas the movement is fantastic, but everything else is pretty disappointing. The music is good, but going up against galaxy 1 and 2 is impossible. The music just fell flat in many situations it just didn’t fit some areas like in the final area where you play as bowser and have to destroy 4 pillars while the song is good it just does not fitSuper Mario odyssey fell flat for me in many areas the movement is fantastic, but everything else is pretty disappointing. The music is good, but going up against galaxy 1 and 2 is impossible. The music just fell flat in many situations it just didn’t fit some areas like in the final area where you play as bowser and have to destroy 4 pillars while the song is good it just does not fit what is happening in the game. Honeylune ridge is an exception, but that’s because they had already done space extremely well and the remix of star chance fits extremely well. The collectibles are also lackluster. The purple coins are basically where normal coins would be in a different 3D Mario but they are better than the power moons. Power moons replace stars in this game ambit are something entirely different instead of a star that is the focus of the levels the power moon are a collectible that are at best at the end of a plat forming Challenge or after a boss fight, but at worst a chore that are under the ground or just around a corner the worst of these are the dog and nut stars which just require waiting and are tedious. Moons are just not satisfying to collect cause the only reward is more moons. Stars in other Mario games are satisfying to collect because their challenging and their is buildup to the stars. Moons in odyssey are where one ups would be in in other 3D Mario. Idk Mario odyssey just doesn’t have the same magic its much more joyful and lacks the depth of the other 3D Mario’s while before they had characters like rosalina who had an optional story and it was sad. Mario galaxy had a sadness to it that makes Mario odyssey look like an illumination film. The kingdoms are also not that memorable and really short in the main run through of the game each kingdom feels insanely short if you get only the required amount of moons, but getting more that the required amount of moons is tedious and feels like looking through a wasteland of a kingdom to find a random moon on a ledge. A lot of the moons are very similar making the game feel the same throughout. It is also painfully easy speedrunning the game is fun becuase the movenment is fun not because the game is fun. While other 3D Mario’s are about platforming challenges odyssey feels like a trek that goes nowhere and is barely satisfying my urge to do challenging things which are not to be found in odyssey. I understand if you like the game, but for me it was good but not greater other like other 3D Mario’s except sunshine and 3D land.… Expand
  53. m1stik
    Jan 15, 2021
    5
    It's a pretty good-quality game but to me, it's quite boring, I barely finished it. I guess, this type of game just isn't for me.
  54. dvjmarcomatheus
    Jan 8, 2021
    6
    COOL
    -Nice grafics
    -The Desert, Flower, City Kingdow are AMAZING in level design and atmosfere -Amazing gameplay... BAD -The level design are VERY BAD, most of the kingdows are BORING. -Inconsistent Art... the assets are very different its like each kingdow is a diffferent game... it is not cool. -Some odd Art design... Why Real humans... Why? Whats the point to mix cartonish and    COOL
    -Nice grafics
    -The Desert, Flower, City Kingdow are AMAZING in level design and atmosfere
    -Amazing gameplay...

    BAD
    -The level design are VERY BAD, most of the kingdows are BORING.
    -Inconsistent Art... the assets are very different its like each kingdow is a diffferent game... it is not cool.
    -Some odd Art design... Why Real humans... Why? Whats the point to mix cartonish and real humans??? Doens't make any sense to me....
    -The game have just cool good Kingdowns... [Sand, Metro and Flower]. The rest are just ok... But, some of the kingdowns are really bad and lazy... Cap, Sky, Snow, Moon, Ruined are very worst level design ever...It is wast of potential, unbelivebe bad... Such nice atmosfere and bad level design...

    -The game is VERY SHORT, the 900 moons is just fack advertise... lot of those moons, looks likes "Coins" The moons looks so random... you even need a TOAD to hint whaere the moon are, coz, it is very bad design.... The level design should be enough to the player figure out where they should go to find the moons... but we need a HINT in the map... it proves that design is bad...

    The game could be better, with 120 well designed Stars... the moon is not bad... but should be a second intem not the first...    … Expand
  55. OldAndCynical
    Nov 30, 2020
    6
    The most underwhelming game I've played thru on Switch.
    First of all, the game is painfully easy compared to other Mario titles. Easy enemies, easy bosses, and no real platforming puzzles or challenges either.
    On top of that, the game worlds are tiny and uninteresting, and their visuals are WiiU level. Not one world impressed me in this game. Only fun in this game were the retro    The most underwhelming game I've played thru on Switch.
    First of all, the game is painfully easy compared to other Mario titles. Easy enemies, easy bosses, and no real platforming puzzles or challenges either.
    On top of that, the game worlds are tiny and uninteresting, and their visuals are WiiU level. Not one world impressed me in this game.
    Only fun in this game were the retro references in the 2D sections, but those sections too were way too easy.
    Far cry from SM64 or Galaxy. 6/10 from me, and that's me being generous.    … Expand
  56. doproyee
    Nov 20, 2020
    7
    mario's movements are great. wonderful feeling for controls. boss fights are so dull.
  57. Phuz
    Nov 3, 2020
    5
    Right lets get the good bit done. It is an absolutely stunning production. The game at times felt like a masterpiece of imagination. The people that came up with some of the ideas and the excecution of those ideas was perfect.

    Graphically it was really fantastic, a really fun game world although NPC design was rubbish. Music, with the exception of the end of New Donk City level, which    Right lets get the good bit done. It is an absolutely stunning production. The game at times felt like a masterpiece of imagination. The people that came up with some of the ideas and the excecution of those ideas was perfect.

    Graphically it was really fantastic, a really fun game world although NPC design was rubbish.

    Music, with the exception of the end of New Donk City level, which everone knows and is a fantastic song, I literally can't remember the music to this game.

    Gameplay, I found the controls weren't my favourite and occasionally a wall next to me would fill my entire screen and block my view at times causing me to manuever, which in some levels was really annoying. Just something grated on me a bit with the controls and made it feel very sluggish.

    OK, so my review is probably up around 7/10, so why 5/10? I base all of my reviews on a fun to cost ratio and the fun just wasn't there. Here are the downsides.

    A good few of the levels were boring and not very nice in design. Felt like they were fillers to add length to the game.

    The whole game felt very fetch questy. Instead of typical platformer action it was a permanent moon quest. Being told find more moons to move on but I've been all over this level and bored of exploring it now - tough, go find more moons.

    I was so excited when I got to New Donk City but I didn't enjoy playing the level (until the end). When I got to the end of the level though it was amazing and I remember being shocked at how brilliant and fun it was.

    New Donk City felt like an amazing game end finale but it wasn't and going back to normal levels after that was totally deflating and I was starting to want the game to end. I wanted to complete it and I did and it just dragged from this point. I think I may have scored higher if they skipped straight from New Donk to the last level and made a shorter game that didn't drag.

    Again like New Donk City, the last level was amazing, I won't spoil it but it was a grand excecution of imagination again but when the game finished it just put a sort of new level and boss challenges and left it feeling like I had more to do and uncompleted, I was getting too bored to play more and the completion that was satisfying and funny, now felt incomplete again, I found myself running around the end world wishing it wasn't there.

    I don't think the levels were as much fun as Mario Galaxy and it didn't have the frantic, fast fun of Mario 1 and 3. It got tiresome and felt repetitive as the objectives were tons of mini fetch quests and not level completion.

    I feel a bit mean rating a 5 because two of the level ends, were two of my favourite moments in gaming and the ideas and production were out of this world but two perfect monents and great ideas didn't make the entire rest of the game fun. If those two brilliant parts didn't exist this probably would have been a 3/10.

    A game filled with great ideas, totally hampered by boring, repetitive gameplay. A shame really, so much lost potential.    … Expand
  58. theoren
    Oct 1, 2020
    7
    I really wanted to like this game more than I did. Not sure why I didn't, but I can say it is an incredibly well-crafted game that looks amazing, runs amazing, and plays perfectly as a 3D Mario game.
  59. Bwnez0
    Jul 13, 2020
    7
    A stellar collectathon game but for a 3D Mario game, I expect a little better. This is for me one of the weaker 3D Mario games when compared to the challenge and level design presented by Mario galaxy or even Mario 64, which this game claims to be a successor to, yet for the most part fails to understand adding value to tasks in order to get a moon, making them feel more Korok seed thanA stellar collectathon game but for a 3D Mario game, I expect a little better. This is for me one of the weaker 3D Mario games when compared to the challenge and level design presented by Mario galaxy or even Mario 64, which this game claims to be a successor to, yet for the most part fails to understand adding value to tasks in order to get a moon, making them feel more Korok seed than power star. I was also baffled by how you’re forced to visit each kingdom in a mostly linear order despite the game claiming to be more open-ended, while also lacking any real hub world like peaches castle from 64. Instead the actual areas you visit feel like hub worlds where you search for secrets, moons and challenge rooms rather than feeling like actual platform challenges in of themselves. While I appreciate the more open feel of the levels they just feel far too easy with no real consequence for death other than losing coins which are easily replaced. The mechanics like capturing are interesting but never feel fully taken advantage of to create the ingenious level design last seen in the Mario galaxy series. And don’t get me started on the amount of lazily copy and pasted content throughout the game. There were far too many instances where I had to ground pound a spot to get a moon or buy one from the store which count as actual missions by the way. While you can always skip these ones if you want, I ended up finding that very few of the moons actually felt rewarding to get, making a lot of the game feel like unnecessary filler.

    However, I also realise this game does better in some areas than any Mario game ever. Mario has never felt so good to control and often makes me want to pick up and play the game just because of how satisfying his move set is to pull off. Therefore, this is the best looking and running game in the series with the best controls, move set and camera, though I don’t like how the wall jump has been nerfed and made almost useless. I absolutely would like to see Mario maintain this broad move set for his next 3D outing, be it with a better wall jump. I just wish the game took advantage of his move set more in the level design as many areas feel like walking simulators rather than challenges that actually utilised this move set in clever and interesting ways. Overall an amazing sandbox with extremely tight controls but a disappointing platformer that lacks challenge with many ideas not quite reaching their full potential, making Super Mario Odyssey feel more like a tutorial for breath of the wild. I enjoyed the game a lot and would recommend to any switch owner looking for a relaxing sandbox game, even if it can’t deliver on my desire for a grander platforming challenge. While I don’t think this game is the sequel to 64 or as groundbreaking as many suggest it is, I still believe it’s worth picking up and playing.    … Expand
  60. GeeBoi11
    Sep 14, 2020
    7
    An undeniably fun adventure let down by it's difficulty.

    The good:
    - Mario's movement feels fantastic
    - the game looks and sounds amazing
    - enjoyable boss fights
    - coins can be spent on customisation

    The bad:
    - no sort of challenge until you reach the endgame
    - some kingdoms feel like cut content
    - lots of moons require repetitive, mundane tasks to obtain
  61. Frankie_Doodle
    Sep 13, 2020
    7
    The good:
    - movement feels great
    - fun boss fights
    - runs great

    The bad:
    - abundance of filler content
    - lack of consistent art style
    - some moves require motion controls
    - lack of challenge
  62. malcolmm
    Sep 10, 2020
    6
    So much hype for this game but it doesn’t deserve it. Sure there is a lot of content but the quality is poor. Same old problems with camera controls that have always been an issue with 3D Mario games.

    No imagination displayed in the level design, recycling world themes as always.
  63. Vondett
    Sep 4, 2020
    5
    Super Mario Galaxy is better .
    I am glad they are remaking that one for Switch .
  64. manujm23
    Aug 21, 2020
    5
    Si eres un niño pequeño seguramente te guste este juego, pero si eres adulto te vas a aburrir mucho con este juego
  65. HKolomar
    Aug 6, 2020
    7
    i am a 21 years old. loved it initially but one day i put it down and never picked it up again.... i didnt even finish the game thats how bored i got with it
  66. frederik1478
    Aug 3, 2020
    7
    just finished Super Mario Odyssey And it was fun and I enjoyed it but it's kind of enjoy it but it's not amazing it Good games to play while you are watching something on your laptop
  67. WalElefant6512
    Jul 30, 2020
    6
    The game is overrated and is not fun to play, cappy is the biggest garbage of the history and it has no Replay value. omg my spelling sucks in this moment. Sorry but i have a big list of things that i hate about this game.
  68. Prisma
    Jul 23, 2020
    6
    Nothing special, not a major fan of Mario, but... the experience is just lackluster

    It is a cool game to have, but no major gameplay, history or anything special at all
  69. naiper
    Jul 13, 2020
    6
    Another overrated mediocre game. Fillers are widespread rather than careful designs. Just look at are the boss battles, in three different stages, you have the same strategy to fight the boss (except the robot which is the best boss). You have to beat many bosses twice, even including the final boss. A lot of moon collections are also repetitive.
  70. Cesar3
    Jul 11, 2020
    7
    como casi todos los juegos de mario, una buen juego,,, pero no es el mejor mario
  71. WolfgangBlue
    Jul 7, 2020
    7
    It’s only okay, I don’t really care for it, I think it’s a decent Mario game, I’m glad people like it but it just isn’t for me, it has a lot of great stuff but I wouldn’t recommend it if it’s still at 60 dollars and you want to give it to a kid.
  72. jamescastells
    Jun 28, 2020
    7
    Not a bad game, in fact, it's a good one. But too short. Finished it in two days with casual playing.
  73. jfjdkadlkldssd
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    This game is so overrated. It's really easy, and most moons are way too easy to find. This game was pretty fun to play through, but this game is short. Like ten hours short. I hear everyone going on about how amazing the endgame is! But it isn't fun. It's just a repititive collectathon. I had my fun with it. But its way too short.
  74. michaelb1928
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    Thought this was a decent mario game, not the best levels or most memorable, mario controls really well and its fun to pull off moves to zip around the levels, but the level designs are too simple and the over-abundance of moons diminishes the feeling of getting one. I dont really see myself coming back to play this too much but overall i still thought it was a good game, just not a masterpiece
  75. ThatOneTemplar
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    Doesn't do much to differ from older games. It's basically Mario Galaxy but better on a better system, with other expected improvements.

    It's good and all, but for me the formula is a little aged by now. Jump on enemies, maybe smack 'em with a hat fiest. That's it though, nothing new. I suppose if it ain't broke, don't fix it?
  76. Daisuk
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    I was perhaps expecting way too much with reviewers praising this game as a milestone in gaming history. It really isn't! There are some cool game mechanics here, where you can control your enemies, but apart from that - there really isn't much to this game. Incredibly poor story, very bland and easy levels that aren't even particularly well designed, forgettable boss fights - and ...I was perhaps expecting way too much with reviewers praising this game as a milestone in gaming history. It really isn't! There are some cool game mechanics here, where you can control your enemies, but apart from that - there really isn't much to this game. Incredibly poor story, very bland and easy levels that aren't even particularly well designed, forgettable boss fights - and ... well, I guess it's made for kids (my 5 year old loves it). It's a decent game, but nothing more. I read some reviewers say it's the best Mario to date, which just couldn't be further from the truth. Without a doubt the weakest Mario game I've ever played. A massive disappointment for me.… Expand
  77. Persona5GOAT
    Jun 9, 2020
    7
    Others are right about the game being easy, but i still liked it. I think though by the end I was just not feeling it as much and so never bothered to collect/complete everything, I was just burnt out. I think it's a solid title but wouldn't be in my "best of" collection.
  78. ERRORCODE-20
    Jun 7, 2020
    7
    Mario controls like a dream. So its too bad that the game rarely does much interesting with it. Mostly just a bunch of filler moons that are just boring to collect with the rewards being even lamer. Like a boss rush, or a world with a bunch of rehashed moons youve already done. You know what the reward for getting every moon in the game is? You get to fight bowser again. And he's hardlyMario controls like a dream. So its too bad that the game rarely does much interesting with it. Mostly just a bunch of filler moons that are just boring to collect with the rewards being even lamer. Like a boss rush, or a world with a bunch of rehashed moons youve already done. You know what the reward for getting every moon in the game is? You get to fight bowser again. And he's hardly any different from the first time. This game is just disappointing and not all that great. If it wasnt for Cappy and Marios movement this game would be terrible. Luckily for us though Mario and Cappy feel so good to control.… Expand
  79. Persondj
    May 27, 2020
    5
    Just a bunch of moon grabs with little to no challenge. It’s a beautiful game just boring and not really that fun. Great for younger kids but I won’t be replaying this game.
  80. bancandrei
    May 22, 2020
    7
    I was really excited for this one, but in the end it kind of falls flat. It is an enjoyable experience, but it doesn't have the wow factor that Mario 64 had. I guess I have to be a kid again to fully appreciate it.
  81. odyssey_throwav
    May 13, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I recently replayed the game and all was well until I started to play Lake Kingdom. I really hate drowning damage and Cheep Cheeps moved too slow, so I turned on assist mode. I really don't like the 6 bonus hearts, because they make the game too easy in my opinion. I toggled assist mode off for Wooded Kingdom, not only because of the extra hearts, but also because disabling instadeath when falling off ledges is boring. Then I got to Seaside Kingdom and turned on assist mode. Ground pounding the squid was pretty hard, but I managed. After that, I went to Luncheon Kingdom, struggled to capture the fire thing, fell into the lava, repeated the process twice, and then ragequitted. However, the rest of the game is awesome and fun. I just wish there was an assist config like in Celeste and Darkest Dungeon because just two options are pretty limiting and extreme. Overall, I recommend this game if you can get over these annoyances.… Expand
  82. DinoBeam
    Apr 20, 2020
    7
    This game is highly overrated like Botw. The aesthetic is terrible, bad color palette, some really ugly characters, and **** anime music in the climax? Its kind hard to call this a Mario game sometimes. This game has some really cool gimmicks, but it ends up feeling wide and shallow. This is definitely pretty good value for money, and no where near deserving the scores it gets. TheThis game is highly overrated like Botw. The aesthetic is terrible, bad color palette, some really ugly characters, and **** anime music in the climax? Its kind hard to call this a Mario game sometimes. This game has some really cool gimmicks, but it ends up feeling wide and shallow. This is definitely pretty good value for money, and no where near deserving the scores it gets. The fluctuation between walking around and picking up moons to frustrating challenges is also disorienting and feels bizarre. The move to a 3 hits and you're dead approach away from Mario 64's health system is also a puzzling design choice… Expand
  83. ByJuanvi
    Apr 11, 2020
    7
    Tis game start good bust after the first hour in game the game is boring and absolutely repetitive for go to the darkest part in the moon you need 500 moons and you can buy it it is very ridiculuos, where is the dificult here in all the game and more than 40h playing only the most difficult part is in the post game when you are in the darkest part of the moon and capy is so cheat is veryTis game start good bust after the first hour in game the game is boring and absolutely repetitive for go to the darkest part in the moon you need 500 moons and you can buy it it is very ridiculuos, where is the dificult here in all the game and more than 40h playing only the most difficult part is in the post game when you are in the darkest part of the moon and capy is so cheat is very easy pas the game and for me is only recommended for the childrens there are a lot of Mario´s better than this.… Expand
  84. DrZomboid
    Apr 10, 2020
    7
    As 34 years old I can't play this. So my 10y son finish the game and gave it 7/10
  85. Squirtle_Boy
    Mar 21, 2020
    6
    Pretty bland kingdom design, too many moons. It’s way too childish. Not entirely bad though. Kids will probably enjoy it.
  86. SirSoil
    Feb 28, 2020
    5
    Super Mario Odyssey really tries to be unique and wants to share an unforgettable adventure, it succeeds but fails most of the time. Yes the games graphics and music are near perfect and controlling Mario never felt this damn satisfying, however Mario doesn’t have a unique adventure to explore. The story is simple as always but it’s cooler, but here is the kicker the planets you got to areSuper Mario Odyssey really tries to be unique and wants to share an unforgettable adventure, it succeeds but fails most of the time. Yes the games graphics and music are near perfect and controlling Mario never felt this damn satisfying, however Mario doesn’t have a unique adventure to explore. The story is simple as always but it’s cooler, but here is the kicker the planets you got to are the most uninspired boring places in video game history. Most of them suck and maybe two or one are actually really good, the main problem is the collectibles. I have never seen a game where collecting stuff is disappointing and it feels like nothing, the main damn collectible the moon is the most boring **** in a video game earning them feels like absolute garbage. Hey at least this game has charm and good bosses, yes but when u have these things the issues start showing up rapidly. Even the controlling enemies feature is stupid, yes it’s fun but it gets repetitive fast. Mario Odyssey wants to be a masterpiece with its charm controls bosses and music, but the biggest problems show up faster than ever as you play the game it fails at what it wants to be most of the time. (Medicore 2/5) Play It If Your A Fan Of The Series… Expand
  87. Emr3
    Feb 16, 2020
    7
    This is not that cool so epic or else its just ok,its not good as galaxy or other The storyline is not good .the moon system is pretty nice ngl but the game its very very short i finnishded in 40 hours. at least i got it on sale.
  88. smahlt
    Feb 4, 2020
    5
    Not bad, but not amazing either. Extremely overrated. I have yet to even complete it because it just does not suck me in. Unlike this game, I could pop in Mario 64 or Sunshine and have a blast.
  89. warcraftrefund2
    Feb 1, 2020
    7
    Pretty good game, actually my favorite 3D Mario game. Lots of creative worlds, sharp controls, the only problem is that the "Moons", which are what you collect this time, can sometimes feel a bit cheap, as there are too many of them and some are too easy to get. Some of the worlds are too small, and it could have used another world or two, but overall a solid game.
  90. Ronnoc
    Jan 2, 2020
    7
    This is a pretty good game but the moons are so diverse in difficulty, some of the kingdoms are really unattractive and boring and the gameplay can feel very repettitive. Still a good game but not at the same level as botw, smash, or octopath traveller
  91. JustThatOneGuy1
    Dec 1, 2019
    6
    Pretty much the Let's Go Pikachu of 3D Mario. The game is not like 64, nor is it as challenging as Galaxy. It's rather dull.
  92. MazdoTechno
    Nov 19, 2019
    7
    This is probably a 7.5 for me but I don’t feel right giving this game a full 8
    A really fun game filled with personality, one of my favourite Mario games
    The level design and overall atmosphere of the game is simply incredible Love the Cappy mechanic However this game is not deserving of a 10, or even an 8 from me. First off, it’s simply not big enough and doesn’t offer enough content    This is probably a 7.5 for me but I don’t feel right giving this game a full 8
    A really fun game filled with personality, one of my favourite Mario games
    The level design and overall atmosphere of the game is simply incredible
    Love the Cappy mechanic
    However this game is not deserving of a 10, or even an 8 from me.
    First off, it’s simply not big enough and doesn’t offer enough content for me to justify that kind of rating
    Secondly, the story is literally the same thing we’ve seen 1.65 Trillion times before in Mario games
    Thirdly, apart from collecting every moon in the game and collecting all the outfits there isn’t much for post game playability

    All that being said a 7,5 is a great game in my books and would definitely recommend it    … Expand
  93. jiorl
    Nov 18, 2019
    7
    Super Mario Odyssey is a game which made by the end of it left me feeling a bit underwhelmed. When i first bought it and played it, i felt this great feeling wash over me, realising that i can play a mario game which look as fantasic as this on the go. It still amazes me. The mechanics feel great, the controls and levels are very intuitive and i much enjoyed collecting the moons. However,Super Mario Odyssey is a game which made by the end of it left me feeling a bit underwhelmed. When i first bought it and played it, i felt this great feeling wash over me, realising that i can play a mario game which look as fantasic as this on the go. It still amazes me. The mechanics feel great, the controls and levels are very intuitive and i much enjoyed collecting the moons. However, i felt underwhelmed by this games storymode. Sure, many could argue that the story in a mario game is really not important in the grand scheme of things. I mean, look at Super Mario 3, or 64. However, compare this to Super Mario Galaxy, a game with a great story. In Galaxy, there was more to that game than great game mechanics. And the great story tied in with the difficulty of that game, which felt very appropriate. However, mario odyssey's game difficulty in relation to story progression felt very unsatisfyingly easy, and was very bland for a 3d mario game. I could skip parts of the story just by collecting moons. And the boss battles, an exception being the last bowser battle/sequence, were lacklustre as hell. I know Mario games usually have a young fan base, but still i wish there was more challenge in relation to the story. I'd trade a good story for a higher difficulty anyday. However, i have learned that the best way to play this game - for me - is just to treat it as a scavenger hunt/puzzle game. Collecting all the moons is a challenge in itself, and because of the switch's nature, i can pick up and play for 10 miniutes intervals and collect moons in that time, slowly collecting all of them. And that is when Mario Odyssey shines, when you don't focus on the story, and explore the worlds around you, and their puzzles buried in them.… Expand
  94. shoryukennl
    Nov 18, 2019
    7
    Good and beautifull game but for an older gamer way too easy. Prefer the 2D difficulty Mario games
  95. xgamrx365
    Oct 17, 2019
    7
    Graphics 7
    Story 6
    Gameplay 7
    Audio 7
    Fun Factor 7

    The game was designed for children, and the difficulty level falls in line. It's worth purchasing when the game is on sale.
  96. Darkblaster
    Sep 2, 2019
    6
    Quisiera ponerle mas, pero pensandolo analiticamente, es el peor mario 3d, lo disfrute bastante pero no es la gran cosa, si no fuera por que hay demasiadas lunas, y el diseño de nivel y momentos y musica esta por debajo de los demas marios 3d, seria exelente, pero un juego no solo son mecanicas, una lastima.
  97. DukeJon
    Aug 24, 2019
    7
    I can't fault the production values of this game, everything is top notch. The ability to be able to jump into your enemies works really well. Level designs are clever and imaginative. The way they incorporate the 8 bit Mario is also done very well. Cappy is a good addition but in two player (though he's not as fun as you think he might be). So why only a 7? Well, for me the later MarioI can't fault the production values of this game, everything is top notch. The ability to be able to jump into your enemies works really well. Level designs are clever and imaginative. The way they incorporate the 8 bit Mario is also done very well. Cappy is a good addition but in two player (though he's not as fun as you think he might be). So why only a 7? Well, for me the later Mario games (Odyssey, Galaxy, etc) although very cleverly done, can't escape the fact that platform games in this day and age are, to be blunt, quite tedious. It's a game genre from forty years ago, and for me is just too simplistic. I'd much rather be playing a fast sonic level, or shooter like fortnite, or rpg like the wticher. Nintendo have done brilliantly well to keep Mario as high profile as he is, but at the end of the day jumping on top of things is really quite boring.… Expand
  98. MegaPlayboy
    Jul 16, 2019
    7
    Un juego correcto que te puede llegar a durar dos días, dada su escasa dificultad, aunque lo compensa con gráficos bonitos, una buena jugabilidad y una que otra Energiluna desafiante....
  99. Rahbhab
    May 11, 2019
    7
    Not a bad title but a bit disappointing. A fair percentage of the moons werent fun to collect or just average. The bosses and main objectives were not super compelling and memorable and the soundtrack compared to other 3d mario games was quite lackluster. As for positives the controls are great and some of the worlds are fun to roam and mess around in, being the wood and metro kingdoms, asNot a bad title but a bit disappointing. A fair percentage of the moons werent fun to collect or just average. The bosses and main objectives were not super compelling and memorable and the soundtrack compared to other 3d mario games was quite lackluster. As for positives the controls are great and some of the worlds are fun to roam and mess around in, being the wood and metro kingdoms, as you would have presumed. There are some fun moons but not a ton of them. The postgame moons were slightly higher quality than the ones from the main storyline, but it doesn’t make up for the amount of average or unenjoyable moons spread out throughout the entire game. Yeah, anyways this is the end of my “comprehensive review. It quite literally got a 7/10. Considering the praise it’s gotten as a “masterpiece” type lf a sandbox game,, I don’t have ANY problems giving it this rating.… Expand
  100. cbp105
    Feb 26, 2019
    7
    While this is a very good game overall, there are a few things I really don't like about this game that bring it down for me. First, the motion controls. Some actions have mandatory motion controls to preform the action. This wouldn't be an issue if there weren't so many different things you can do at once with motion controls, making it unnecessarily difficult to do the right one.While this is a very good game overall, there are a few things I really don't like about this game that bring it down for me. First, the motion controls. Some actions have mandatory motion controls to preform the action. This wouldn't be an issue if there weren't so many different things you can do at once with motion controls, making it unnecessarily difficult to do the right one. Another is some of the kingdoms feel a little drawn out and not as original. For example of an amazing one, the Luncheon Kingdom. That place is so interesting, colourful and beautiful, but then there's the Sand Kingdom, which is mostly dull and boring until you save it. Lastly, the non-main character humans are really creepy. 7.5/10… Expand
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  1. Pocket Tactics
    Dec 3, 2024
    90
    While it was difficult to imagine how Nintendo could top previous 3D Mario adventures, Super Mario Odyssey is nigh-on perfect in almost every way. With the help of Cappy, Mario has never been as fun to control, reaching new heights and, in the hands of a skilled player, accomplishing impossible skips. You need only pick up a controller to see why this is the best modern Mario game ever.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jan 10, 2018
    100
    The best entry to the best platforming series is so ridiculously huge it’s like a theme park made of theme parks. It’s a wonderful tribute to Super Mario 64, but it’s not a lazy homage. Super Mario Odyssey draws inspiration from the superb classic to top it and everything that came after it. [13/2017, p.38]
  3. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Jan 7, 2018
    95
    Perhaps no past Mario game has ever elicited so many smiles as this, and even if every other winning aspect of its design were set aside, that reality alone would make it a masterpiece. [Issue #31 – January/February 2018, p. 39E]
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