So it was perfectly natural that I, a Nintendo diehard, exploded with happiness upon realising my sister had purchased it as a Christmas gift. It’s evident Nintendo’s knack for fun-crafting hasn’t atrophied, and gamer feedback is testament to the fact: amused by Odyssey‘s charm, volume and remarkable density, the emperors spared it from becoming a snack for the lions, and thus, it was dubbed an ‘essential’ Switch experience. to the critically acclaimed Super Mario Sunshine, Nintendo has demonstrated a consistent, almost frightening awareness of the player psyche. But it takes an especially good installment to be tied neck and neck with the multi-award winning The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild over on game rankings website Metacritic both titles sit perched at the peak of the Switch podium with near-perfect scores of 97. Thou hast been warned.Īs a first party title due for a 2017 holiday season release, Super Mario Odyssey always had a lot of pressure riding on its shoulders would it achieve the distinguished, mould-breaking status of its premillennial platforming ancestor, or, inexplicably lose its way and fail to impress the mercurial whims of modern day fans and critics? Traditionally speaking, Mario games have always fared very well-from franchise best-seller and renowned classic Super Mario Bros.
