Super Mario Odyssey

A mix of the nostalgic, the fantastical, and the wonderfully bizarre, Mario’s latest adventure provides more than a dozen tantalizing playgrounds to explore. With hundreds of collectibles, Kingdoms full of delightful details, and secrets waiting around every corner, Super Mario Odyssey is bound to keep players exploring long after the credits roll.

It's been a long time since I've lost myself in a game to the point that its jaunty tunes are running through my head throughout the work day. Super Mario Odyssey has done that and will continue to do that for a long time. There's plenty to see on this journey, so book a one-way ticket and enjoy the ride.

There are endless joys to discuss with Super Mario Odyssey. Being a huge fan of Mario 64, this game is a love letter for me. I enjoyed every minute I was playing it and cannot wait until I get some free time to return and continue collecting moons. Switch owners need this game, players without a Switch need to go buy one to play it. Nintendo knocks another one out of the park, and this may very well be their best year of games since the Super Nintendo.

Super Mario Odyssey is a masterpiece. It surprised me regularly, delighted me constantly, and smashed my expectations in ways I’d never have predicted. The deftly woven combination of nostalgic themes, intuitive gameplay, and incredibly inventive design make this not only the best Mario game to date, but one of the most joyful and compelling games ever made.

Quibbles aside, Super Mario Odyssey is an absolute delight, and another Switch release that will have Nintendo fans debating which 3D Mario game is the best of them all. I still hang my hat on Super Mario Galaxy as the pinnacle of the series, but Odyssey and its wealth of gameplay styles and moons make it a close second.

As someone who enjoys level-based Super Mario games more, I have to say that Odyssey blew me away. With the next Power Moon constantly within reach, the push forward is constant. Using Mario's expanded moveset, unique challenges are abound while trying to collect your next Power Moon. Even the lack of traditional power-ups doesn’t hurt the experience at all, as the team of Mario and Cappy offers all sorts of wonderful new abilities.

Handheld mode, for instance, does not make it easy to do Cappy’s twirl attack. But overall, I cannot find anything worth complaining about. Visually, Odyssey stands head and shoulders with some of the PS4 and XB1’s best. Its music and soundscape are pitch perfect, and each new world you visit brings a new sense of awe and wonder to your smiling face. Simply put, Super Mario Odyssey is the best game of 2017, and one of the greatest games of all time. Nintendo is on a roll. Long live the King.

Super Mario Odyssey feels like a new glove that fits like an old glove, the new high point of a decades-long evolutionary process that is so smooth, so finely-tuned, that playing it nearly feels like an extension of yourself. It creeps up on you, the scale and design of it all, in a way that often doesn’t dawn on you just how purely grand it is until you stop playing and reflect on your experience. In a year full to bursting of huge, great games, Super Mario Odyssey stands out by acknowledging what’s cool and works about games today.

Odyssey will, inevitably, now enter the discussions about the ‘best’ Mario games. In the second half and post-credits - in particular - it takes on a life of its own, showcasing incredible design and development flair. It’s also a wonderful showcase for the Switch, and could introduce a whole new audience to the wonders of Mario in three dimensions. For the veterans among us, meanwhile, it’s yet another special release to remind us of why Mario is still gaming’s number one.

It's extraordinary, really, that after all this time a new Mario game can feel as fresh as any that preceded it. Cappy is a revelation, exploring Kingdoms is bliss, and Super Mario Odyssey is a masterpiece.

Super Mario Odyssey captures the best parts of Mario’s past 3D adventures. It has Super Mario 64’s open design while matching Super Mario Galaxy’s sense of awe. But the capture mechanic gives it a creative edge.

Super Mario Odyssey is a venture that would make even Homer envious, locking itself in as a must-have for Nintendo Switch owners and a great reason to invest in the console for those that have yet to.

Super Mario Odyssey is by no means a perfect game — or even the best 3D Super Mario platformer — and thankfully the game doesn’t need to be. More importantly, Super Mario Odyssey is a bold re-introduction to 3D Mario and one that is flat-out mandatory in 2017. The game is not the challenging, rigorous exercise found in the series’ past so much as a deep dive into abject fun originality.

Looks gorgeous; great soundtrack; controlling Mario is a joy; hugely inventive and varied game worlds that are vast an yet dense, begging to be explored; a whole range of mechanics that constantly keep things fresh and the player on their toes; huge set of moves and actions available for Mario; controlling Mario is a joy.

From that perspective, it’s no surprise that Super Mario Odyssey is, yes, a great game. But more than that, it’s a fantastic, even fundamental addition to Mario’s legacy. From a plumber to a doctor to a tennis star to, uh, a Goomba, Mario has endured. No, this will not be the last Mario game, but it is almost certain to be lauded as one of his best.

Mario has over thirty years of history behind him and yet Odyssey manages to mix those feelings of old titles with new ideas for a fresh take on a genre everyone is familiar with. Whether in it for a simple fun time or looking to play Odyssey to completion, there’s tons to be enjoyed by every player that will keep pulling them back for more.

Unlike Breath of the Wild, this is not a complete reinvention of what an iconic Nintendo franchise is capable of. Super Mario Odyssey is very much a 3D Mario game with its roots set in Super Mario 64’s exploration and sense of discovery. Its surprises are less about the overarching format and more about the nooks and crannies carved into each and every world. Each kingdom is absolutely packed with charm, clever objectives, gorgeous visuals, a stellar soundtrack, and a huge variety of ways to have fun.

Mario’s games have been around for almost as long as game consoles have been a thing, but thankfully, he’s always evolving. We rarely get the same Mario twice. Super Mario Odyssey delivers on that ongoing promise of originality and innovation: It distills the venerable series’ joyful, irreverent world and characters and best-in-class platforming action, and introduces a steady stream of new and unexpected mechanics. It’s all spun together into a generational masterpiece.

Super Mario Odyssey’s unabashed sense of whimsy and charm is all too welcome in today’s modern video game climate. Whereas other titles feel the need to overbear you with endless things to do, people to kill and towers to climb, Mario’s latest globe-trotting adventure is all too happy to keep things simple — and in the most imaginative way possible.

If you own a Nintendo Switch, it would be a mistake to pass up on this pivotal experience. Heck, I'd even consider buying a Switch for this game, if I didn't have one already -- it's that good! Whether you're a fan of 3D Platformers, immersive single-player experiences, or Mario in general, you're in for a real treat here.

Super Mario Odyssey is easily one of the best games I have ever played, and I’m incredibly jealous that this will be the first time some kids experience everyone’s beloved mustachioed hero. Where it lands in the hierarchy of Mario games, nobody can know quite yet, but I can say with great confidence it will be in the debate of the greatest ever made. Odyssey isn’t just for Mario fans, either; everyone should find some enjoyment in the awesomely fun experience that is Super Mario Odyssey.

Super Mario Odyssey honors much of what makes other 3D Mario games great, plus it adds plenty of its own flavor to the Mario stew thanks to its capture mechanic. Mario Odyssey can keep you busy for hours and hours if you want it to, and you probably will. Outside of a few instances where the camera took on a mind of its own, I can't think of a moment when I wasn't enjoying myself while journeying with Mario and Cappy.

Thankfully the gripes are so small that it’s easy to say Odyssey is the most glorious of Mario’s adventures to date. And not to mention adorable. Have you seen all of his outfits? Nintendo’s ability to jam secrets and side-quests into every pixel continues to astonish and means I’ll be playing Super Mario Odyssey for many Moons to come.

Comparing Super Mario Odyssey to over thirty years' worth of Mario games is difficult, because it's impossible to remove the affects of nostalgia from a series that started my love of video games in the first place. But while I may be far removed from the days spent playing Super Mario World as a kid, completing it for the umpteenth time and still finding new secrets with each playthrough, experiencing Super Mario Odyssey transported me back to that same sense of wonder I felt when I first discovered the Star World, or when I used my cape to accidentally stumble upon a secret key that opened up a brand new level.

Mario is back in the biggest way possible. Super Mario Odyssey takes what we all know and love about Mario’s adventures and adds its own spin, with new moves, new enemies, and a shopping list of collectibles to keep you going for a very long time. It looks glorious, it plays well, and you’ll be smiling the entire time. If you haven’t already, you need to play this game now.

Odyssey is sustained beyond its major milestones not only through colorful worlds and hidden challenges, but through the sheer joy of controlling Mario, who's never felt more responsive or dynamic in action. Even with everything new that's been introduced, Nintendo's forward-thinking platformer retains the series' classic handcrafted appeal, which is even more impressive when you realize how densely packed each kingdom is.

Super Mario Odyssey is bursting at the seams with creativity, as Nintendo play with new ideas while also paying homage to their long history. Cappy’s abilities are a perfect compliment to Mario’s own, and there’s a wonderful silliness and humour to their adventure as they visit a string of contrasting kingdoms that just beg you to find the secrets hidden around every corner. Simply put, Super Mario Odyssey is a masterpiece.

Super Mario Odyssey doesn’t always have the visual coherence of Galaxy, but what it does have is a restless, fidgety charm and energy. It’s a tribute to Mario’s contribution to videogame history, sure, but also modern-feeling and vital. Along with Breath Of The Wild, it’s another essential title for what is fast becoming Nintendo’s finest console in years.

And so really the score that this game is getting should be pretty obvious. We don’t give out tens lightly, but we have to ask, what more could we have wanted from this game? What could it have offered that would have made it better? The answer is not much. Playing Super Mario Odyssey is to experience pure joy. We couldn’t wish for anything more than that from this series or from Nintendo.

In addition to Power Moons, each level also includes special coins in addition to traditional coins. While traditional coins can be used in all realms, special coins are specific to the level in question. With traditional coins you can buy a heart that enhances Mario's life, a Power Moon, and standard suits, but with special coins you can acquire other suits to help with the level in question, and decorative items for the Odyssey, also themed after the kingdom.

Sure, it's got a freaky side. But like the Switch console that hosts it, you'll come to embrace those quirks as part of a uniquely entertaining package. Super Mario Odyssey is a wild trip, and every single Switch owner should be booking their tickets right now.

I cannot think of a single moment playing this game where I felt expenses had been spared or shortcuts taken. On many occasions my girlfriend had to ask me why I was grinning like an idiot. Super Mario Odyssey is a phenomenal return for Nintendo’s mustachioed mascot, and (whisper it) the worthy successor to Super Mario 64 that fans have been longing for.

Cappy is amazing, bringing a huge amount of variety and flexibility to the game’s wonderfully designed sandbox environments. Mountains of content and perfect controls. Placement of moons can lead to some uneven pacing. Ugly cross-hatching effect on some objects.

The wait is over; the pinnacle of 3D adventures has arrived in the form of Super Mario Odyssey. It beggars belief just how much Nintendo has packed into this latest outing, without compromising the core Mario goodness of the past. Just as with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the Mario series has now reached a special new level of greatness that will be hard to surpass in the future. The Nintendo Switch is fast becoming the hottest platform, crammed full of sublime quality gaming experiences like this fantastic new escapade.

How Nintendo somehow keeps their lil’ platforming plumbing mascot relevant and exciting decades later is a mystery, but there’s no denying the company has delivered another Mario masterpiece for The Switch.

The game also implements motion controls and constantly asks you to play with the Joy-con separated. I tried it out, but in the end, I prefer a traditional experience. However, to do certain moves in the game, you do have shake the controller. These attacks aren’t a must, but I would have preferred if they were mapped to a button instead.

Super Mario Odyssey isn’t just the best platformer to come around in years, it’s also one of the most essential releases of the year. Period. A showcase for Nintendo’s development talent and Mario as an iconic character that can still deliver surprising and transformative experiences even after all these years. It’s a game that not for a second lags or starts to feel like more of the same. It rewards players in ways that we rarely get to see, and even when it’s over it begins anew and invites you to keep exploring, keep discovering, and keep reaching for the moon.

Super Mario Odyssey is an innovative masterpiece that takes an already creative series to the next level, demonstrating that there is no limit to the adventures that can be had in games or the ways they can be played.

Es un juego sobre visitar reinos que no conocías y relacionarte con sus habitantes, conocer sus culturas e interiorizar sus costumbres, y también uno sobre cómo las culturas se relacionan entre sí y aprenden unas de otras; es una celebración del Universo Mario y un repaso a su historia y una mirada más allá de los usos y costumbres del ex fontanero.

Un gran salto plataformero que recorre más de 30 años de historia, mirando al pasado, pero también lanzando una gorra de innovación hacia el futuro. Super Mario Odyssey manifiesta la intención de Nintendo de evolucionar, poniendo los pies en el presente pero sin olvidar cuál es su estilo. El videojuego es un espectáculo de variedad, talento y diversión. Uno de esos títulos que justifican la compra de una consola y que no podrás quitarte de la cabeza hasta que a los propios desarrolladores se les ocurra algo mejor que hacer con el fontanero… o su gorra.

El sentimiento que tuve inicialmente que me llevaba a pensar que faltaban despiadados retos de plataforma o que sus jefes eran débiles se diluyó cuando me sentí abrumado por todo lo que hay por hacer al finalizar la campaña, que es cuando inicia lo mejor del juego.

Super Mario Odyssey es uno de los mejores juegos de los últimos años, más aún en un género como el de las plataformas en 3D. Tiene de todo y para todos, seas fan del personaje o no. Además ofrece horas y horas de diversión, con una gran profundidad jugable, montones de secretos y una variedad de posibilidades increíble, siendo uno de esos juegos que sigue sorprendiéndonos con nuevas posibilidades y mecánicas aún a pesar de haber pasado un buen puñado de horas de juego. Imprescindible.

El videojuego en su estado más puro, capaz de divertirte, desafiarte y evadirte mientras juegas con una sonrisa dibujada en la cara, y vuelves a sentirte un niño, igual que cuando disfrutaste de Super Mario World, Super Mario 64 o Super Mario Galaxy. Si en los últimos tiempos has llegado a dudar del futuro de este medio de entretenimiento y expresión juega a Super Mario Odyssey, seguro que se te pasa.

Así como Super Mario 3D World se inspiró en los dioramas, SMO retoma el concepto de los jardines miniatura Hakoniwa. Que incluyen variedades vegetales y pequeños edificios. Piensen en eso cuando vean los mapas de cada Reino y notarán lo bien acomodadas que están las áreas “urbanas” en contraposición con la naturaleza que las rodea. debe acompañarte. Te esperan muchas horas de diversión en un “jardín miniatura” en donde jugar por el hecho mismo de divertirse se siente tan vivo como en aquellos tiempos felices de 1996.

Wann hatte ich das letzte Mal so viel Spaß in einem Jump&Run-Spiel? Eigentlich ist die Antwort auf diese Frage hinfällig, immerhin habe ich jetzt Super Mario Odyssey. Nintendo hat die Erwartungen an das neueste Abenteuer des schnauzbärtigen Klempners nicht nur erfüllt, sondern sogar übertroffen.

Super Mario Odyssey ist ein unheimlich kreativer Hüpfausflug rund um den Globus, der die Neugier und die Lust am Entdecken mit geschickt versteckten Geheimnissen belohnt, statt das Sammeln zur lästigen Arbeit verkommen zu lassen. Mal poltert man als schnauzbärtiger T-Rex durch massive Kettenhunde und poröse Felsen. Anderswo schleudert man als Hammerbruder (oder Pfannenbruder?) mit Pfannen um sich, düst als Hochdruck-Tintenfisch durch die Luft oder wird sogar zum personifizierten Pfosten.

Mais Mario Odyssey n'en demeure pas moins un jeu de plates-formes extraordinaire, qui réserve de jolis morceaux de bravoure et la dose de découverte en prime, avec la patte habituelle, l'humour et le degré de finition qu'on est en droit d'attendre de Nintendo. Ou comme on dit dans le jargon : un indispensable pour tous les possesseurs de Switch.

Super Mario Odyssey est le parfait condensé du savoir-faire de Nintendo. Il offre un gameplay agile, utilisé dans des situations d’une incroyable variété. Les transformations sont nombreuses et mises en pratique dans des phases qui nous rappellent qu'un level design de classe, ça fait tout.

"Giant steps are what you take, Walking on the moon" : les mots de Sting résument à merveille le chemin accompli par l'indéboulonnable plombier. En embarquant à bord de l'Odyssée, Mario nous offre un voyage où le plaisir de la découverte côtoie un émerveillement de tous les instants.

On lui reproche surtout de n’être pas allé totalement au bout de ses idées et d’être assez inégal dans ses différents mondes. Super Mario Odyssey n’a peut-être pas l’étoffe d’un Super Mario Galaxy en son temps, mais il reste tout de même un épisode majeur, de transition, qui permettra sans doute à la série de se renouveler totalement.

Em conclusão, Super Mario Odyssey é uma experiência única, nova, e absolutamente inesquecível com bastante conteúdo para descobrir, inclusivé após terminar o jogo. A Nintendo pegou no melhor de Super Mario 64, Sunshine, Galaxy e 3D World e juntou tudo numa das melhores experiências Mario que se pode ter o prazer de jogar.

A Nintendo criou algo de verdadeiramente especial com Super Mario Odyssey, um mundo que consegue separar o colorido do sombrio, com mecânicas de gameplay uma vez mais inovadoras, e um design/arquitetura que só está ao alcance dos melhores. Cappy faz-nos esquecer completamente que alguma vez Luigi existiu (desculpa!), e a par dos elementos nostálgicos introduzidos, é o protagonista (a par do ex-canalizador) de uma aventura que se assume como um dos maiores candidatos a jogo do ano, quem sabe da década.

Super Mario Odyssey è un inno al videogioco, è l'incredibile insieme di possibilità che un cappello è riuscito a creare all'interno del sempreverde mondo Nintendo ed è la continua voglia di reinventarsi e viaggiare con la fantasia. Un' odissea che ricorda molto l'omonimo poema, non a caso la coincidenza di nomi, dove a noi viene chiesto di interpretare il ruolo di quel proverbiale ingegno per cogliere tutte le sfumature di colore che i Regni di Super Mario Odyssey ci fanno scoprire.

Super Mario Odyssey non solo sfida a duello le parti migliori di ogni precedente Mario tridimensionale, ma ha anche la presunzione di accorparle in un contesto armonioso, nonché l'arroganza di esibire il suo titanico obbiettivo. Nonostante il suo aspetto e le sue meccaniche non smettano mai di mettere allegria, la sua struttura ludica, che fonde anime diverse, è estremamente ragionata e intellettuale; un po' come se Thomas Pynchon scrivesse una graphic novel su Topolino.

Senza, per questo, essere costretto a funambolismi o a complicati tentativi di sintesi. Recuperando l'idea dei mondi aperti di Super Mario 64 e portandola a nuovi, esaltanti, livelli. Super Mario Odyssey è semplicemente, bello, divertente, appassionante, quasi impossibile da abbandonare e gioioso.

Несмотря на все свое феноменальное богатство и разнообразие, Odyssey больше всего напоминает Super Mario Sunshine — еще одну игру с новыми для Марио механиками, которая начиналась просто невероятно сильно, но не смогла предложить игрокам ничего интересного в последних двух третях.

Лучший ли это «Марио»? Думаю, для каждого игравшего в сериал, «лучший» – это любимый. Кто-то поиграл в SMW на эмуляторе и неожиданно для себя обнаружил, что это не какая-то древняя хрень, а с большой буквы Игра. А другому запомнился Galaxy с уютными звездами в бесконечном космосе. И Odyssey с ее более бытовым масштабом тоже может стать любимой. Или не зацепить совсем – ведь сердцу не прикажешь.

Sonuç olarak Super Mario Odyssey, şimdiye kadar oynadığım en başarılı oyunlar arasında geliyor. Kesinlikle en iyi 3D Mario platform oyunu. Daha önemlisi, Super Mario Odyssey, 3D Mario'nun tekrar oyun piyasasına girişi oldu ve buna gerçekten ihtiyaç vardı.

Super Mario Odyssey is de terugkeer waar menig fan na al die jaren van New Super Mario Bros., 3D World en de Galaxy-serie zo naar verlangde. Het verkennen van de vrije wereld, gecombineerd met de fantastische nieuwe mogelijkheden van Cappy en traditioneel geweldige besturing van de Mario-serie zorgen voor een fantastische ervaring. De werelden zijn divers, kleurrijk en ogen prachtig.

Het hoofdavontuur is wat aan de korte kant en sommige Kingdoms komen tijdens de post-game pas op gang. Ondanks dat er nog genoeg te beleven valt nadat je het verhaal hebt uitgespeeld, kunnen wij het volkomen begrijpen dat niet iedere gamer het spel voor de volle 100 procent wil uitspelen. Maar dit mag de pret niet drukken, want wat Super Mario biedt is simpelweg plezier van het begin tot aan het einde.

Doskonała gra, która oddaje hołd klasycznym odsłonom Mario (między innymi mini-mapkami w 2D), jednocześnie odświeżając serię i wychodząc naprzód nowym fanom. Produkcja, w której spotkamy znanych nam bohaterów i pośmiejemy się z nowych przy akompaniamencie przyjemnej muzyki, ciesząc oczy słodką grafiką. Czy mogę się do czegoś przyczepić? Hmm... nie chciało mi się wychodzić spod kołdry, aby użyć kontroli ruchem.

Nintendo kiedyś zredefiniowało gatunek platformówek i teraz robi to ponownie. Doskonali ograne, wydawałoby się, patenty, za każdym razem dostarczając produkt wysublimowany, dobrze zaprojektowany i z duszą. Super Mario Odyssey jest właśnie czymś takim.