Game Debate #79: Super Mario Odyssey

[spacepup | 2,435]

On 12/10/2021 at 3:16 AM, Sumez said:

8/10
Fantastic game, it's basically Mario Sunshine done right this time.

Galaxy is a 10/10 game to me, that game is wall-to-wall pure Super Mario gameplay - Odyssey, meanwhile, focuses instead much more on the exploration and immersion, and as a result a lot of the moons you need to find are borderline tedious. But it still does what it does really well, and better than everything else in the genre.

I gave it a 9 myself, but waffled between 8 and 9.  My thoughts mirror yours very closely.  I LOVED Galaxy.  But I thought Odyssey was still a fantastic 3d Mario game, and I had tons of fun with it. 

[Hammerfestus | 3,974]

Gave it an 8.  Thought it was pretty fun.  Is Kirby as a franchise dead?  Seems like they combined the two.

[TDIRunner | 2,809]

1 hour ago, Hammerfestus said:

Gave it an 8.  Thought it was pretty fun.  Is Kirby as a franchise dead?  Seems like they combined the two.

Didn't they just announce a new Kirby game?

[Nintegageo | 582]

9. It is a great game, despite the hat mechanic.

[DoctorEncore | 3,691]

19 hours ago, Shmup said:

You don't like Mario 64 or Mario Galaxy? Madness!

I haven't played Galaxy, but I do plan to try it out at some time. I've been trying to get through 64 for the last three months, but I am just not having fun with it. I've really tried to give these games a fair shake, but I just don't enjoy them that much. My favorite of the mainline 3D games is probably Mario Sunshine, as weird as that may sound.

Edited December 13, 2021 by DoctorEncore

[TDIRunner | 2,809]

49 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said:

I haven't played Galaxy, but I do plan to try it out at some time. I've been trying to get through 64 for the last three months, but I am just not having fun with it. I've really tried to give these games a fair shake, but I just don't enjoy them that much. My favorite of the mainline 3D games is probably Mario Sunshine, as weird as that may sound.

I've tried to play through 64 on multiple occasions and I just can't do it.  It's not enjoyable enough for me to keep trying.  I've only tried Sunshine once and it didn't really grab me, but I may give it another go sometime down the road.  I haven't tried either Galaxy, but I want to.  

[Strikezone1 | 156]

Gave it a 9. What prevents it from being a 10 for me is a few of the moons are ridiculously obnoxious to get (e.g. the 2nd jump rope one). Still an excellent game that I had a lot of fun with.

[TDIRunner | 2,809]

28 minutes ago, Strikezone1 said:

 (e.g. the 2nd jump rope one). 

I glitched that one. Not worth the time to do the it properly. 

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,105]

Never played it, but it seems worth a try.

[Webhead123 | 693]

I have much more appreciation and enthusiasm for 2D Mario than 3D Mario...but Odyssey is pretty spectacular. Easily the best 3D Mario title overall and, if I'm setting my bias aside, probably in the running for best Mario game ever. It's not terribly challenging (for the most part) and some of the capture gimmicks aren't used often enough, in my opinion, but the stages are creative, elaborate and full of surprises, the graphics and sound are top-notch and Mario's agility and freedom of movement is just unparalleled.

My personal favorite Mario title may still be SMW but I have to admit that Odyssey impressed me a lot more than I thought it would...and I went into it expecting it to be pretty good.

9/10