

Odyssey is great, it is whimsical, bright and just a generally good romp. Mario World is special to me and 64 was fun. No other Mario game has provided so many fun little mechanics to play around with that has kept me hooked enough to wanting to find all the collectibles. The capture mechanic is fun, the applications of it are great, although there are a couple I wish they explored just a bit more.įakePlasticTree requires a movie comparison to aptly describe his love:īest Mario game I’ve played period. Cappy brings a level of mobility Mario hasn’t had since Sunshine with Fludd.


Everything is very refined, it’s extremely hard to find an issue that may divide the player base experience over other than MAYBE the art direction and overexposure of New Donk along with the challenge levels, but that’s just nitpicking for the most part. The music is fantastic, the non-linearity to each kingdom is great, the music is fantastic, it strikes a nice balance with its nostalgia, New Donk City is amazing, and oh my God the music! Not to knock 3D Land or 3D World (both are great) but I haven’t felt this way about a Mario game since Galaxy, and if Breath of the Wild hadn’t come out earlier this year, I’d proudly declare it the best Switch game. It’s not a perfect game, and while it’ll never replace Super Galaxy 1 and World as my favorite Mario games, it’s easily in the top five. GoofierBrute puts this thing neck and neck with Breath of the Wild:

Still, there’s something special about getting a nearly naked Mario to sit next to a grown-ass man in a business suit, then coming to the realization that Mario is the one who has figured out his life. In fact, here on Destructoid, the pictures were so ubiquitous that the mods decided to put their foot down a bit when it came to spoilers. Everything from funny memes, references to other games, even pictures displaying an existential dread of everyday living allowed everyone to experience the game vicariously through others. One of my favorite aspects was the picture sharing feature that spread everywhere with the game’s launch. Did you know you can do this? Have you tried that? Did you see so-and-so? Both of these games brought about this classic sense of school yard gossip and sharing. First was a right-straight with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, followed by an uppercut later with Super Mario Odyssey. For me personally, there are two big marquee games that defined the Nintendo Switch’s explosive entrance onto the scene this year.
