Super Mario Odyssey - US Version

I have not had this much fun with a Mario game since Mario 64 on the Nintendo 64 system when it came out back in the days. Hands down the best, most true-to-character Mario game in recent history. This is the essence of what a platform game should be and Nintendo should be proud of themselves for taking their beloved franchise to new levels. Green Mushrooms for all! Honestly, I grew up playing Nintendo. The NES started video gaming for me. And I owned every nintendo system outside of handhelds and the Wii U. However, during my late teens and early 20's, I shifted into playing more "hardcore" games on systems like PS2, PS3, PS4, etc.etc. Initially I owned a Wii, but hardly spent any time with it. Basically, I have been out of the Mario scene for some time. The Switch changed that for me. Mario Odyssey rules. Here is the general gist of what this game is all about: Bowser steals Peach (like always) and wants to force her to marry him (like always). Peach has a little animated princess crown companion that just happens to be the heartthrob of Mario's animated hat companion, Cappy. Of course, Mario gotta get his girl back and Cappy is more than happy to oblige helping Mario do this by way of providing Mario new skills. Motivated to help Mario acheive his goals, Cappy brings a new dimension of play in multiple ways. Mario's mission is to travel between different themed worlds in his quest to chase down Bowser. Marios does this aboard a glorified hot air baloon that is powered by a resourced called Moons. Each world has a plethora of moons; some in plain view, some tied to "quests" and a WHOLE BUNCH that are hidden behind secret walls, portals, mini games, etc. Collect enough Moons on each world and it unlocks travel to the next world. So on and so forth till you catch up to Bowser. Cappy brings a bunch of new mechanics to Odyssey beyond just being a nifty weapon to use against baddies. Cappy allows you to use elements in the environment to "possess" things that allow you to get around each unique world Mario visits. Sometimes you can possess switches that propel you along walls like a rubber band. Other times you can possess power lines and travel as a ball of lightning to different areas. And sometimes you can use Cappy to open doors into challenges that you have to complete hatless and without his help. These can be especially challenging and really give you an appreciation for what Cappy can do for you. The old addage "you can never truly appreciate something until its gone" really rings your bell during these challenges. The idea of Cappy being this chameleon companion that can also possess certain types of enemies is pretty cool. I have always wondered what it would be like to be a dreaded goomba (many a killer of Mario) or a fireball-spitting venus fly trap. There is quite a feeling of gratitude when you can finally turn your enemy's weapons against them! For so long I HATED getting fireballed or eaten by those dang venus fly traps popping out of pipes!!! There are also some new enemies for Mario to deal with, as well, and they play an important role in Mario's new adventure. The true GENIUS of this enemy-possessing ability is making it part of the puzzle. The enemies you possess become integral to unlocking secrets and progressing through each world. In fact, you cannot progress without this mechanic. Whether its possessing fish in an underwater tunnel to keep Mario from drowning or using Cappy's Exorcist-style mind control on a frying pan flinging turtleshell so you can destroy giant blocks of cheese YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED! The ridiculous level of fun never ends. Outside of using Cappy for all the cool above-mentioned things, the platform experience is truly on point. This IS a Mario game, afterall. Nintendo has even managed to fit in a nice little throwback to the early Mario days via pipes spread out across the different worlds that teleport you to an old-school version of Mario in bit-style graphics armed with only your jump button. Truly retro. Oh, and to top it off, you transform into your 8-bit version WITH your current costume on. Oh, did I forget costumes?? Yes indeed. You can change Mario's outfit to personalize his looks and to also unlock secret areas that require you to be dressed a certain way. The only wish I have for this game is some of the worlds are rather short lived experiences and I wish there was more content. Also, you are forced to travel in a linear fashion from world-to-world even when the road "forks" and you are given a choice which one you want to visit first. Even though it would seem like there is a "progression" going on, each world is disjointed and theres no real overall "theme" to the game other than collecting Moons and chasing Bowser. I never felt like any one world was "easier" than the other; there are just different and surprising mechanics going on in each world. This makes each one feel really unique and whimsical, but doesnt lend itself to a cohesive story. The boss fights also become redundant and predictable after a while. While there are a lot of extra Moons you can squeeze out of each world, and you are free to travel between already unlocked worlds, I dont see a lot of replayability in this game other than being a "completionist" and really digging to get every list completed. Dont let that detract you from playing, however. This game will constantly surprise you! Hats off to Nintendo (yes I punned you there) for bringing me back to Mario land. Buy this game NOW!

Great game. Worth the price plenty of content and decent replayability

MY FAV GAME OF ALL TIME. Worth the money, had a lot of fun, lasts me for months, months of gameplay, I mean <3 I have been wanting this for 5 years and i finally got it!!!!

One of the best Mario's games ever. Not gamers here but we have played this and is non stop fun.

Good game, especially for half price used.

With the success of the Switch and Breath of the Wild, both in terms of sales and reception, it seemed like Nintendo was back, now with Mario Odyssey being not only great, but potentially even better than Breath of the Wild, I think it's safe to say Nintendo is back for sure. This year they've been putting out some great games, and Mario Odyssey is no exception, this game is amazing. Essentially what you're getting here is a return to the formula of the early 3D Mario games (Mario 64 and Sunshine), and Odyssey improves on almost everything in my opinion; the controls feel better than ever, the camera isn't absolute garbage anymore, and when you get a Moon (this game's equivalent to the Stars from 64 and the Shine Sprites from Sunshine) you continue on with the level rather than being kicked back to a hubworld. Speaking of hubworlds, this game doesn't have one, rather you select the levels from a map and you automatically travel there, this is something that was concerning at first when I heard about it because I loved Peach's Castle in 64 and Delfino Plaza in Sunshine, but the worlds in Odyssey are so big and there's so much to do in them that a hubworld would really be unnecessary. And of course there's the new capture ability, where you throw your cap at certain enemies (and some non enemies and even certain inanimate objects), and you essentially possess them and get to play as them to solve certain puzzles or get to certain areas to get one of the Moons, I love this part of the game, it's a lot of fun to play around with and definitely makes this game stand out from the others in the series. There are a lot of Moons in this game, and I mean a lot, Mario 64 had 120 Stars, in Odyssey there are almost that many Moons in some of the levels, in total there are 999 of them (or so I've heard, I'm nowhere near that number yet so I can't confirm), so if you're planning on completing this game 100%, you'll be busy for awhile. I think the best part about the game is if you like the game, there's plenty to do even after you beat it, not only are there all the Moons you most likely skipped over while playing through the game, but there is plenty of content you can't access until after you beat the game, I won't spoil any of that, but I'll just say that the post game stuff made the game for me go from a 9/10 to a 10/10. As for negatives, I honestly can't think of anything major, the one thing I wish would've been done differently is that there are a few moves that use motion controls, and some of them require motion controls, but most of them are moves you rarely use if ever, so it's not a huge issue. I can't recommend this game enough if you're a fan of Mario 64 and/or Sunshine, if you have a Switch, buy it, if you don't have a Switch, buy a Switch and this game, or the bundle as long as you're okay with a digital only version.

Great game!! Super fun and feels like a real adventure

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Jogo excelente. Obra de art que vale cada centavo.

Que emocion que en Enero anunciaron este juego la verdad era de lo mas esperado despues de Zelda Breath of the wild y hoy por fin 27 de Octubre es el gran dia donde disfrutaremos una nueva aventura de Mario. Se ve tan fresco como un Mario 64, Mario Sunshine y Mario Galaxy pero ala vez es mas robusto es el mario con la gama mas amplia de movimientos desde el clasico triple jump hasta el long Jump entre otro mas aqui los power ups son muchisimos cada enemigo que capturemos con cappy nos ayudara para conseguir las lunitas que dicen que son mas 600, al igual que las lunas hay un monton de trajes desde los mas elegantes hasta los mas ridiculos para Mario, ya veran que al entrar en cada mundo querran vestir adecuadamente para el mismo. Vestir a Mario es Divertidisimo. Hay muchisimos retos y cosas ocultas por todos lados estaran regresando a ciertos puntos a cada rato para encontrar todos los secretos, la parte de Mario en 2D es fabulosa cambia la musica inclusive a un sonido de 8bits. Si tienen amiibos algunos les daran trajes unicos, por poner un ejemplo el Amiibo de Luigi te da el traje verde y el de Mario te da un traje del mismo pero mas retro, si han comprado los amiibos les toca descubrir cuales dan algo adicional, y les ayudaran a buscar lunitas de una manera muy comoda sin arruinar la esencia del juego que es la exploracion. Por el lado visual el juego se ve hermoso en un televisor a pesar de que correr solo a 900p se ve fabuloso es amor puro y en el modo portatil corre a 720p, en lo personal no me agrada jugar en modo portatil soy mas conservador de esta en mi salita pero para quien ande de aqui para ya estara contentisimo. Este es el juego que mejor se escucha en switch trae un hermosisimo 5.1 si tienen algun amplificador con entrada HDMI se van a morir de lo hermosas que estan las canciones, es un hermoso soundtrack. El juego tiene algo para todo el mundo desde los mas casuales que solo conseguiran lunas para abrir nuevos mundos hasta para los mas vicios que querran conseguir todo antes de entrar en un nuevo mundo. Me encanta Este mario tiene mas personalidad que en otros titulos sin duda es de los mejores juegos jamas creados, no crei que un Mario me gustara mas 3D world y Galaxy pero sin duda nintendo se supera cada dia mas. Llevo mas de 20 hrs jugandolo sin parar el ultimo que de verdad me hizo estar asi fue Zelda Breath Of The Wild, es un juego de verdad hermoso en ciertar partes he derramado una lagrima de felicidad al poder ver y no creer lo bien diseñado que esta el juego es un sueño para los fans y le doy gracias a dios por permitirme jugar esta obra de arte, es obligatorio para todo quien tenga nintendo switch. Compra obligatoria y a un super precio en Amazon.

Fun as always exclusive from Nintendo!