Introduction
Today we are going to look at one of the original switch games, Super Mario Odyssey! Are you ready to collect loads of power moons, as there seems to have been a Costco sale of them, there are 999 power moons to collect! You will visit many kingdoms to gather these power moons! Some of them can be gained by weird ways, like rope jumping! This time, you will also have cappy, which means you will get the ability to possess enemies!
What did I think before playing Super Mario Odyssey?
Super Mario Odyssey sounded like a fun game, I had hoped that it would be like Super Mario Galaxy! However, the main reason that I wanted to play this game, there is a T-Rex! You can also possess the T-Rex and go insane on all the chomps that are walking around! For more information on this game, we went to the Nintendo Page!
The Nintendo Page
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/super-mario-odyssey-switch/
It is time for a fun sandbox adventure that can also be enjoyed with another player to help you. You will need to capture/possess 52 different enemies eventually! Otherwise, you will not be able to get all the power moons! Using Cappy you can perform new kinds of jumps to reach new areas! You can also buy clothing and dress up Mario, or even make him invisible!
Rating
I rate Super Mario Odyssey with a 9.0 before playing.
It is time to possess a T-Rex, no one will stop me, it is mine now!
Story
The story of Super Mario Odyssey is, once again, Peach being kidnapped. This is getting quite old, Bowser has kidnapped Peach and wants to marry her. As Mario, it is your job to stop this from happening.
Does anyone ever think that Peach likes getting kidnapped? What better way to spend the time than having someone save you?
Rating
I rate the story of Super Mario Odyssey with a 4.0
Can they not think of something else after so many games with the same plot?
Gameplay
It is Super Mario, you run, jump and stunt your way to Power Moons! This time, however, you also have cappy, which will let you possess many enemies that you will encounter, including that T-Rex that I mentioned earlier! Some Power Moons are up for grabs, while others are hidden fairly well.
For some other power moons you will need to solve puzzles, while doing so you will also collect a lot of coins, these can be used to purchase upgrades like extra health or new outfits! You will travel to many kingdoms, there you will also encounter powerful bosses! Eventually you might even reach the moon, or the gauntlet that it holds!
A good tip to get to 999 power moons, you will need to buy some of them in the shops in each kingdom! Get out there and catch them all, or better said, take over their souls temporarily!
Rating
I rate the gameplay of Super Mario Odyssey with a 9.3!
If there is something this game does good, it is the gameplay, but one big issue is that when you have collected all of them power moons and get a golden ship, there is not much more to do except for messing around and doing nothing!
Sound and Graphics
Graphics
The graphics of Super Mario Odyssey are quite good, there are also a lot of kingdoms with different environments, however, is it just me, or does that T-Rex look quite out of place in a Super Mario world? It is also quite fun to walk around with a Super Mario 64 outfit!
Sound
What can I say? The music is awesome, there is also a lot of variety in soundtracks and sound effects!
Rating
I rate the sound and graphics of Mario Odyssey with an 8.4
There is really something wrong with that T-Rex!
What did I think after playing Super Mario Odyssey?
Off course, my wife and I played the whole game together, luckily player 2 can contribute a lot! Some power moons were hard to get, like the gauntlet of the darker side of the moon! There are a lot of kingdoms to visit, which brings a lot of fun areas to explore! We also managed to capture all the enemies at least once, even a Moai statue!
If you are looking for a fun game with Super Mario, this is the perfect game for you! You get to explore a lot of kingdoms! One of the oddest kingdoms was the one that resembles New York, where kind of human like figures walk around! Wait, is Mario not a human? Oh dear god, what has Nintendo done! Well, who cares, we can visit the moon!
Rating
I rate Super Mario Odyssey with a 9.0 after playing.
This game delivers exactly what you would think of it after looking at the Nintendo Page!
What are my personal thoughts about Super Mario Odyssey?
My wife and I did enjoy our playthrough a lot of Super Mario Odyssey, but I do not see myself replaying the game anytime soon. Some power moons fill me with fear on obtaining them again, like some races in the game!
Rating
My personal Rating of Super Mario Odyssey with an 8.3.
My power moon level is over 999!
Last Words
Pros
- Get out there and visit numerous kingdoms!
- Collect many coins to buy new outfits!
- Capture the souls of your enemy and put yourself in their shoes!
- Perform new jump tricks with cappy at your side!
- Take your adventure to the moon, literally!
- Super Mario Odyssey also has the option for a second player to help you!
- Collect zillions of power moons to power your ship!
Cons
- Some of the power moons are really hard to collect!
- Some of the power moons are too easy to collect!
- It can be hard to learn all the new jump tricks that you can perform!
I really wonder where all these kingdoms come from, have they always been there, but we did just not visit them? I wonder if we get to see more of the cascade kingdom in the future!
Final Rating
7.9
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it’s only for Switch? seems to be a very funny and enjoyable game 🙂
I also love this game it’s so funny
nice
This game is still one of my favorites on the Switch, and one of the main reasons I got one in the first place!
Mario always manages to sell it!
Another great Mario game, like stuff they added on this one
It’s me, Mario!
You like nintendo games 🙂
Who does not?
“Some of the power moons are really hard to collect!”
git gud
We did, we got ’em all!
The Mario series has never made any sense at all and we love it. An Italian plumber tries to rescue a princess from a turtle monster with a dog face. How did Nintendo manage to make us all love it?
Video games had just crashed and we wanted to take any game that still made it on the shelves, which happened to be Mario Bros? And now more than 20 years later they are still milking it!
T-Rex in Mario?
ROAAAAAAAAAR!
Story is always quite generic in Mario games, why can’t they think of something new lol
But gameplay wise its always 10/10 fun to play & enjoy!
The gameplay will have you hunt down power moons!
Super Mario Odyssey sounds like a fun game
Frankly speaking, Mario can’t be boring.
Thanks for the nice review!
They do need to shake up the story a bit!
can’t go wrong with mario