Gameplay: Controls for Super Mario Odyssey are fantastic, and very intuitive. Presentation wise, this game is a winner through and through. The menu is also very slick, and the Switch functionality allows you to pause the game and jump right back into it at any time. The game even features songs with actual singing, such as the surprisingly catchy “Jump Up Super star,” which you hear during a celebration in “New Donk City.” The sound effects also perfectly blended with the controls, and the gameplay. One kingdom has a Japanese palace inspired musical score the music can get quite epic towards the last few kingdoms in the game, similar to the Super Mario Galaxy games. You’ll hear very ambient sound effects in one stage, songs befitting of a beach in other stages, and even a folk-style song in the wooded kingdom. There is great variety in musical styles, and the game features many instrumental themes.

The texture and lighting design are also extremely impressive, the frame-rate is very solid. Each kingdom that Mario visits looks incredible, and has a unique visual style. Every kingdom you go to is a wonder to look at, from the cascade kingdom with its prehistoric look, to the Hispanic style sand kingdom with its “Day of the Dead,” themed aesthetic, to the snow kingdom, the wooded kingdom and it’s sentient gardening tools, the luncheon kingdom (yumm,) and especially the New York inspired Metro Kingdom.

Super Mario Odyssey is truly a feast for the eyes. The story is very bare-bones, but it gets the ball rolling once the ball rolls, it doesn’t stop. Cappy is able to take control of, and poses different creatures and objects (Mario meets the exorcist.) Mario and Cappy use an air-ship called the “Odyssey” in order to trot the globe in a quest to sabotage Bowser and Peach’s sinister wedding. Bowser then kidnaps princess Peach yet again, only this time he also captures Peach’s sentient hat, known as “Tiara,” and plans a wedding for him and Peach. The game opens-up with Mario fighting Bowser, a fight which Mario loses. Story: Story has never been a Mario game’s strong suit. With that to say, I hope you enjoy my review for this incredible game! No doubt about it, Odyssey is a must own. Odyssey manages to update and modernize the concept, and tweak it to near perfection. The game manages to recapture the old, sandbox style 3-D Platformer that we saw in Super Mario 64, Sunshine, and games like Banjo Kazooie. Even after you “beat” the game, there is so much more to do. It is, hands down, one of the best Mario games ever made, and one of the best 3-D Platformers I have ever played. Super Mario Odyssey is the best reason to go out and buy a Nintendo Switch right now. **The following review is rather in-depth, and longer than the average amazon review.

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