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10/10
A Video Game Like No Other! A Non-Traditional And Inventive Open World! Warning: Spoilers
Super Mario Odyssey is a meta-celebration of the world's most famous video game character and one that relishes in the history of Nintendo itself. There are callbacks to games like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (with the church on the Moon Kingdom), and even a world in the game that's one giant homage to Super Mario 64: in that case it's the Mushroom Kingdom and its many easter eggs calling back to that game. Heck, the Snow Kingdom is somewhat reminiscent of a level in Banjo Kazooie (from former Nintendo company Rareware) and some of the Crash Bandicoot games. Heck; even New Donk City feels like a sterilised version of the Grand Theft Auto parody of New York, Liberty City. And New Donk is just as fun as Liberty City.

Odyssey is a massive game; when you finish the main story there's still so much stuff to do. It rewards you for sticking with the game through to the finale. It rewards you for traversing hard-to- reach territory and you can even progress through the 'story' in a non-linear way, reminiscent of other open world games that Mario Odyssey not only builds on, but arguably improves on as well.

If there was no real reason to buy a Nintendo Switch before, even with the amazing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to add to Odyssey, well now we have the Mario game the world's been eagerly awaiting. And it does not disappoint.
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10/10
Greatest game of all time.
seanhaim21 May 2018
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The game is just everything I wanted in a game. With it's amazing capture ability. You can get a moon not the intended way. With 52 captures. The visuals are just outstanding. Levels are just perfected. You can change clothes you couldn't do that in any mario game. Music is just beautiful. They say there is no perfect game well this game is a perfect game. I would rate it 11 out of 10.
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10/10
So much fun!
kjevrieswijk22 April 2020
This game is a must play it is so fun so memorabele
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10/10
My favourite Mario game
marioman-1569520 August 2019
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This game is the best Mario game it's very entertaining and after the story is done there is soo much left to do I beat the whole game and took me a long time to beat it completely the story is short but still so my ch to play
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10/10
My favorite game in the Mario series! It's definitely Mario's greatest adventure!
abalpn-994727 October 2019
I've played this game for the first time in 2017. It's like nothing that I've seen in the previous 3D Mario games like Super Mario 64, Sunshine and the Galaxy series. Mario and Cappy are great as a new duo but Mario and Luigi are still my favorite duo. I loved all the outfits in the game and they keep adding new ones.

Who knows? One day there might be an announcement to a sequel of Super Mario Odyssey. Maybe. But this one is still my favorite.
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10/10
A really good game
dravenalvarez27 May 2019
Super Mario odyssey takes you on an adventure like no other. With the help of your partner cappy MARIO must go on adventure across the kingdoms to save peach and to help restore peace to the kingdoms.
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9/10
The Biggest Mario Ever!
AWorksPro1 March 2018
This is the biggest Mario game I've ever played. It's a blender combination of Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2. It has fantastic environments with graphics I'd never expect in a cartridge that's smaller than a DS cartridge.
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10/10
Another Great Mario Game
frankyg-0838217 July 2019
Super Mario Odyssey is a great game and a good game for the Nintendo Switch. This was the first game I've ever gotten on the Nintendo Switch. It's so amazing to see how far Mario has come on his journeys. A excellent game for the Nintendo Switch.
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9/10
I really love it besides one thing
mrashtastic8911 December 2021
Super Mario Odyssey has some of the best video game graphics I've ever seen, when I first got it I couldn't stop playing it.

My only complaint is it's way too hard at the end, but I won't stop trying.
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9/10
One Of The Best Games In The Mario Series
zaynmaliksgirlbecca23 May 2021
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The game is also one of the cutest. The outfits you can buy for Mario are so adorable. The mechanic, swimsuit with the snorkel and floatie, swim trunks, the scientist outfits are so cute and cool. I love to dress Mario in different outfits. The animation has also improved. The worlds are so more beautiful and you get to explore more compared to the other games. I love the plotline. My favorite world probably has to be New Donk City that's loosely based on New York City. The introduction to the moons that power the odyssey ship is a are new. I love that you can buy outfits for Mario. That is also new to the series. Cappy is also a cool new attack. The garden world where you clean up slime and battle a boss that spits out slime reminds me of Super Mario Sunshine. And it also reminds me of that game because you lose a life if you touch the slime. I love the fact that you don't have to collect 100 coins to get a 1-up for an extra life. The amount of lives are gone. If you die you get 10 coins taken away instead of losing a life which is much easier to play if you're not good at gaming. I love the fact that Mario can cross dress in the game. I'm so glad that I bought the game. I never had so much fun exploring a new world. I love the new powers you get with cappy from taking over the body of a frog to a statue in the sand kingdom to turning into a Chain Chomp. Where you can turn into a statute in the sand kingdom Mario hums is a cool feature. The game comes close to Super Mario Sunshine in how good the game is.
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10/10
Best Mario game of all time
breedenjack31 January 2023
This has got to be my favorite Mario game of all time.

Mario odyssey by far has the best gameplay of any Mario game. There are so many options for moving around, jumping, attacking, and more. Cappy makes the game even better, as not only does he allow you to capture certain enemies, replacing power ups in this game, but he also makes your gameplay even more skilled, due to being able to jump on your cap. With this gameplay options, at some points you might just find yourself messing around with the controls, jumping and swinging from area to area like I do.

The game runs at a smooth 60 FPS, and the visuals are stunning. The landscapes in this game are incredibly detailed and interesting.

The soundtrack is fantastic, with awesome songs with a variety of different arrangements that combine to create songs that you're sure to come back to.

The story is pretty basic, but that's not a necessarily a bad thing due to being just a Mario game. There isn't anything wrong with the story either, it's just a lighthearted and fun story that ends with a pretty great ending.

What's great about this game is that it encourages the player to play how they want to play. You might go through some of the intended route on your first playthrough, but in future playthroughs you'll find yourself going through most of the game your way, which is really fun. Not to mention how replayable this game is. You will find countless of things to do both during and after you complete the main story, including many interesting side quests and several fun minigames.

Overall, this is an absolute masterpiece from start to finish. If you're planning on getting Switch or already have one, this is the game to get.
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7/10
This game took control over me
henrynswish2 July 2019
This was a really good game, I really liked the graphics, the gameplay was fun and the whole idea of the player being able to take over creatures in the Mario series was a really good one. Although I really liked the idea of being able to take over creatures in the Mario series in my opinion there was to little times I actually felt as if I needed to relay on this game function, I also think that the story was a bit bland and I know this is a Mario game and it's supposed to be easy but I like a challenge in a game and in my opinion this is way to easy. So to sum it all upp Mario odyssey is a good game with a few flaws (in my opinion) :)
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3/10
It has good graphics and that's about it
ThunderKing62 August 2021
After 3 straight console failures from game cube, Wii and Wii U. When Nintendo Switch and the new gaming era rolled in, Super Mario Odyssey was one of the most hyped games. Yes they were excited for the 200th Mario game.

Yes. Another Mario game that consist of the same hash that he has been doing for the last 30 years. More jumping on mushrooms. Getting level ups, beating Bowser and saving the Caucasian princess.

This time though, Mario has a hat and the hat is alive.

Mario Oydessy is nothing special. If you played one Mario game then you played them all. When you have little brainwashed cousins, then you have to take advantage to play the game for free and thank a god for freebies because this game is not worth more than 10 dollars to say the least.

There really isn't anything good about this game. Sure I mentioned graphics but even mobile games with hash graphics are great games but this game is not a good game due to its history of having to do the same exact hash for over 30 years.

Last Words: Fanboys will like anything Nintedno makes. Even if they copy and paste the same game from Switch lite and place it on the Oled Switch Ninntendo fanboys will literally pretend to act like the game is a brand new game. Haha!
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9/10
Best 3D Mario since Galaxy 2
FireHead3221992 March 2020
I must say, Nintendo really surprised with Super Mario Odyssey. I just love how unique and how much of a departure the game play is from its predecessors. For the first time ever in a 3D Mario game players can explore vast and complex 3D worlds. A truly open world experience backed up by the amazing Cappy mechanic Mario can posses various npc's, enemies, and even inanimate objects by throwing his hat. I believe the Cappy mechanic and vast open world to explore provides much needed depth to the Super Mario series.
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9/10
Mario 200: super Mario Odyssey
thesterlingweaver23 December 2021
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This is probably my favorite 3d Mario game, for one simple reason, ITS SO MUCH FUN, it's unlike any other Mario game I've played, the idea of Mario's hat being alive, plus the fact that you can buy outfits and it's not just you finished the game and you have to make another file to play more, some of the moons, (mostly the arts you find in secret places) are impossible. But other than that, I loved it.
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9/10
Jump Up Superstar
TheMysteriousReviewer1 March 2021
Super Mario Odyssey is one of the best Mario games I played and a really good debut as a Nintendo Switch exclusive. It has been a really big addition as a video game icon featuring a greatly told story. It's about Mario saving Peach because she's about to be forced to get married by Bowser with a help with a Bonneter who transforms Mario into whatever the hat lands on. The gameplay makes the game fun to play. The characters, even the bosses, are very well developed. And the biggest highlight, amazingly crafted graphics. The game has featured beautiful background in some kingdoms and includes great looking textures. This is definitely worth playing for Nintendo fans and have played other 3D Mario games these years. This is an example of how Nintendo games can come out so great.
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10/10
Absolute masterpiece
yoavsilber25 April 2019
This game is my favorite game of all times! it's well thought and fun in a unimaginable way. I highly recommend it for everyone. The
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8/10
Ok
leviguerero5 April 2020
Mario odyssey is ok for a Mario game. It is in no way even close to as good as either of the Galaxy games, but it is pretty fun.
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8/10
Seriously? Come on Nintendo! We all know this is a ripoff of Bubsy 3D!
svivschenk15 July 2019
Now that everybody either had a good laugh or disliked this, Oddysey is the (almost) perfect game everybody praises it to be.

My only problem is that the post game has very little to offer, making moon collecting feel like a chore, though that could just be me.
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10/10
What a game
dabird-0053931 March 2022
As said by critic Armond White, Mario is a director who achieves the impossible while botching the basics. No more is that true than with Super Mario Odyssey. While it is much better than the previous film The Phantom Menace, it still is very flawed.

The acting is often criticized as well as the dialogue, however the real problem is the combination of the two. The style of dialogue that Mario wrote requires a certain kind of actor, and he miscast many of the roles. As proof you can see that while the dialogue sounds unnatural and emotionless from Natalie Portman, one of the most accomplished actresses in cinema, it works perfectly from Christopher Lee. The casting is the problem, not the dialogue or the acting.

The visuals are also a weak point with mediocre cinematography that's a massive step down from the original trilogy, and distractingly bad CGI.

However the film gets a lot right.

The music is incredible as always, and it really is what sells the whole film, even with its flaws.

The worlds of Mario are engaging and interesting and full of atmosphere as always.

But of course the most important part of movies is the story. The immediate story of the film, the storylines that begin at the beginning and end at the end of this film, are fairly mediocre. Somewhat entertaining but fundamental structure flaws prevent it from being something great. It's the overarching story of the 6 films that is what works in this film. The story of the 6 Mario films is one of the greatest stories ever put to the screen, and this film is a crucial part in that.

There is no other word for the film than a mixed bag. At its worst, it can be incredibly boring and frustrating to watch. Throughout most of the film it's just mediocre. But at it's best, it's very good. Overall it's pretty good and definitely worth a watch.
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8/10
Good, but its very long
csernikz8 January 2021
This game is very good, but it is long and boring. The super mario odyssey is very unanimous.
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6/10
Ok
justintimms22 November 2019
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Not better than galaxy and sunshine But bought a new view to the Mario generation. I wish peach stop getting kidnapped and bring a new story plot to the series.
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8/10
A great game? Yes. An industry icon? Not anymore.
parrot00717 June 2022
As my first game on the Nintendo Switch and my first Mario game since GameCube, Mario Odyssey was a great way to get a feel for a new console. It has a lot of different movement mechanics which are a little tricky to get the hang of, but fun to feel yourself improving with. Each zone has a unique theme and enemies that can be controlled with marios hat and I cant say there's really a weak level in the game. The best one for me was definitely the Metro.

Few games have this much variety in their gameplay, but the game also never goes too far in depth with any of these ideas. There will be many areas, mechanics, and techniques that few people will even use, and again, its definitely a game that feels rewarding to improve with. That said, the overall challenge in Mario Odyssey is very low, and because of this I wasn't compelled to go any further after completing the game once. This is an EASY game to complete, and there is basically no penalty for dying. This game has a target audience that still keeps the franchise alive, but at the same Mario is not doing anything to innovate or push the industry forward in any big way.

Mario Odyssey is a great game for the Nintendo Switch, but you have to realize that when you compare mario games to other triple A games throughout gaming and the top games on PlayStation and PC, it really is NOT anything special or earth shattering like its many fanboys insist that it is. Mario and Nintendo as a company only survive inside their own vaccum. Mario Odyssey is a great game in its own right, but it simply is not the industry icon it used to be. For me, a video game doesn't receive a perfect score just because it doesn't make any mistakes. It needs to be setting bars and expectations for other games. Neither Odyssey nor the Mario franchise are doing that. Nintendo is making good games that enough people enjoy. Thats it.
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7/10
A Game Worthy of 3D Mario
jordyntsmith8 July 2021
Follow Mario around the world as he and his hat attempt to save Princess Peach from Bowser.

The game is fun, exciting, and packed full of things to do. It is a little simple, and maybe too easy at times, but I chalk that up to it being aimed at a younger audience. Besides, I've always found that the point of Mario is fun, not difficulty.

The game is jammed pack full of things to do, find, and explore. It feels like Super Mario 64 with it's level design, but without the hub world. Of the main 3D Mario console games (64, Sunshine, Galaxy), I would say Odyssey is a solid mix between 64 and Galaxy. Personally, I found Galaxy (and Galaxy 2) a little more fun to play through.
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7/10
Ending: Bad Game Design
matheus_marcon8 March 2024
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The darker side of the moon really took all the patience I had. Really bad game design when you have to repeat and repeat the process all over again.

The darker side of the moon really took all the patience I had. Really bad game design when you have to repeat and repeat the process all over again.

The darker side of the moon really took all the patience I had. Really bad game design when you have to repeat and repeat the process all over again.

The darker side of the moon really took all the patience I had. Really bad game design when you have to repeat and repeat the process all over again.
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