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1. VERY NICE SHOT WITH THE CHAIN CHOMP POWER MOON PORTABLE
2. VERY NICE SHOT WITH THE CHAIN CHOMP POWER MOON PRO

Whilst I'm sure this will upset hardcore game fans, it's important to remember that Mario is ostensibly still a child-targeted franchise and modes like this allow the game to peak in difficulty without alienating those fans. You can also start the game in an easier Assist Mode, which bounces players back from falling off the map and provides additional direction of where to go. Shaking the controllers can let you home your cap throws or use a Capture's secondary ability (usually a slightly higher jump, or something of that effect.)

VERY NICE SHOT WITH THE CHAIN CHOMP POWER MOON PRO

You can also play with a Pro controller or Joy-Con Grip, of course.Īt this point in my life, I'm quite bored with motion controls, so whilst I'm happy to see that it's never over-the-top I'd prefer to not use them at all.

VERY NICE SHOT WITH THE CHAIN CHOMP POWER MOON PORTABLE

You can play in handheld mode as you wish, and as someone who mostly uses their Switch as a portable device, I mostly have. A splash screen makes it very clear to you that Nintendo really recommend playing at home with a Joy-Con in each hand, for sake of ease with motion control-based actions. Upon starting up the game, you'll be alerted to the different play styles available to you. Mario and Cappy join forces, their combined abilities proving a force to be reckoned with. Rather handily, Cappy has the ability to possess (or 'capture', as Nintendo prefers to frame it) various objects and sentient beings, so he decides to team up you to rescue your beloved ones, taking the form of your trusty cap.Īfter discovering a working airship - the titular Odyssey - Cappy and Mario travel from kingdom to kingdom, hot in pursuit of Bowser and his henchmen as the latter chaos mayhem and steal in every kingdom they visit. A gang of evil rabbit henchmen, they effectively act as stand-ins for Bowser's Koopalings as 'mid-bosses'. These items are mostly obtained from their respective kingdoms by Bowser's wedding planners, the Broodals. This includes Cappy's sister taking the form of Peach's tiara, a wedding dress, a ring, a bouquet of flowers, etc. You quickly learn that Bowser intends to non-consensually wed Princess Peach, using artifacts found throughout many kingdoms of the world for the wedding. He informs you that his younger sister has also been kidnapped by Bowser, as well as his home world left in ruin.Īs ever, Bowser presides as the looming threat of the game, having kidnapped both Princess Peach and Tiara. Landing in the Cap Kingdom, which looks like something from The Nightmare Before Christmas, you quickly come across the appropriately named Cappy, a ghost-like being called a Bonneter. There's a brief stand off, but with the toss of a hat, Mario is hit and sent plummeted underneath the clouds, leaving his beloved cap destroyed in the process and Peach's fate uncertain. The internet has already affectionately called this outfit 'pimp Bowser', which is. Bowser is suited and booted, looking rather dashing for a humanoid turtle. The story begins with Mario aboard one of Bowser's airship, after the overgrown turtle has once again kidnapped Princess Peach. Nintendo must have known that the story wasn't something worth dwelling on with a dragged out intro sequence, because you're presented with a brief story introduction before being thrown into the game. Instead, it's simple, easy-to-understand, and provides you with a goal. StoryĪs is often the case with Mario titles, the story for Super Mario Odyssey is neither the most complex or most interesting. The only adventure bigger than Super Mario Odyssey this week is this review. Super Mario Odyssey is one of the greatest video games ever made.Īnd now, for those staying, I'll tell you exactly why in great detail (without spoilers). I fully expect many readers to look at the score and move on, which is a shame as I have a lot of things to say in this review, but if that describes you, just know this: Only Nintendo manages to completely consume my social media feeds with every core release even then, after the unfortunate failure of the Wii U, this feels like the most important Mario game in a decade. In the case of Odyssey specifically, this isn't just a video game, it's an event. You'd struggle to find many people that don't at least know that. He's the face of gaming, a smiling moustached fella in overalls that jumps on turtles and saves princesses. Where do you even begin when reviewing a game like Super Mario Odyssey?Īs the core 3D platformer follow up to critical and commercial powerhouses Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy, it's somewhat intimidating just writing the words 'Super Mario Odyssey review'.Īfter all, no matter who or where you are, you know who Mario is.