Bowser is kidnapped peach again so it’s
up to Mario to do what he does best
welcome to watchmojo.com things you need
to know about Super Mario Odyssey before
we begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’ll be providing
you with our review of Nintendo’s former
plumbers latest adventure these
impressions are based off a copy of the
game provided by Nintendo for the sake
of this review
[Music]
number ten there are a lot of power
moons to collect power moons the Super
Mario Odysseys equivalent of stars from
previous 3d Mario titles so as you can
probably guess you’ll need to collect a
certain number of them in order to
advance to the next Kingdom of course
that shouldn’t be too hard as every
single world is crawling with them some
can be as easy to find as plain sight
secrets similar to the core exceeds in
breadth of the wild while others require
Mario to traverse various obstacle
courses to reach one or two the number
of moons varies in each of the sixteen
kingdoms and they can house anywhere
from around 20 to 80 moons so if you’re
planning on going for a hundred percent
completion good luck now behind the
kingdoms are split into multiple acts
while the game does encourage
exploration some power moons are more
significant than others NPCs and the way
the level is structured will often
convince the player to head to certain
locations sometimes to fight a boss or
to collect three moons in a multi moon
completing these tasks will often change
the theme of the whole kingdom for
example when you first arrive in the New
York inspired new donc city it’s being
overrun with tanks and a mechanical
centipede defeating them will clear this
city allowing for Mario to find members
of a band to start a festival which as
you’ve guessed changes the theme again
to a festive celebration
[Music]
number eight take control of Bowser’s
minions obviously Mario stand out
ability in Odyssey is his new ally Kathy
who takes the form of Mario’s hat by
thrown cap yet some enemies
Mario can take control of them to make
use of their unique abilities for
example goombahs have rugged feet that
prevent them from slipping on ice cheep
cheeps allow Mario to swim easier
capturing a tank turns the game into a
third-person shooter and woodpeckers can
stick their beaks into wooden walls to
fling themselves alongside buildings the
variety on offer here is fantastic with
new enemies being introduced well into
the final world of the game keeping the
pacing fresh all the way through
number seven you can change Mario’s
outfit when people think Mario his red
hair and blue overalls immediately come
to mind in addition to his iconic outfit
Super Mario Odyssey grants him the
access to a wide wardrobe of hats and
suits many of which pay homage to
previous Nintendo games there’s the
Explorer hat from Maria’s pick Ross the
sombrero from the Gameboy port of kicks
the chef’s hat from Yoshi’s cookie and
the golf hat from NES open tournament
golf costumes play a fundamental role in
completing certain tasks throughout the
game and there’s some bonus outfits you
can even unlock with certain amiibo
figures
[Music]
number six it features 2d Super Mario
Bros stages in an amazing throwback to
Mario’s original adventure on the NES
traveling through pixelated pipes in the
game will transport Mario into 8-bit
stages that use the assets from the
original Super Mario Bros not only as
Mario’s movement and physics faithfully
recreated in these areas but the stages
music also gets its own 8-bit remix
[Music]
furthermore most special outfits that
Mario can wear can be seen in 8-bit
format as well showing off the game’s
nice attention to detail
number five there are no extra lives a
[Music]
lot of Mario games
extra lives are so easy to come by that
they practically grow on trees
perhaps as fitting since mushrooms can
literally grow on trees but we digress
Super Mario Odyssey cuts the GAMEOVER
screen out of the equation entirely
instead giving the player unlimited
lives and multiple check points they can
fast travel between that’s not to say
the game is a total cakewalk
Mario loses 10 coins whenever he dies
which really isn’t a big deal since how
abundant gold coins are however they’re
awesome rather challenging sections that
will test even the most skilled 3d
platformer fans number four the game
recommends playing with the joy Kahn’s
detached while you can play through the
entire game with the joy Kahn’s attached
or with the pro controller the game
strongly encourages playing with the joy
Kahn’s detached the reason for this is
because of some of capys more advanced
moves such as the spin attack or
vertical slice which can only be
performed with certain gestures while
they aren’t required to complete the
game performing them in handheld mode
can be rather awkward since you’re
essentially shaking the whole unit
number three it has a co-op mode if you
and your buddies have raced through
every track in Mario Kart 8 deluxe and
blast it through every stage in splatoon
2 you’re probably looking for another
multiplayer game on the switch luckily
Super Mario Odyssey comes complete with
a co-op mode akin to Super Mario Galaxy
naturally one player will step into
Mario shoes while the other assumes
control of Cappy
once the sentient hat takes flight it
can perform attacks collect items and
adjust the camera while it’s nowhere
near as in-depth as the earlier
mentioned titles it does offer anyone
else watching the game the chance to get
more involved number two not everything
is up to scratch
[Music]
as fun and creative as mario odyssey is
there are a few issues with it the boss
fights are particularly underwhelming as
they have very predictable patterns and
can only take three hits to beat
furthermore some bosses make repeat
appearances with only slightly updated
attacks this has been the traditional
format with Mario games in the past but
it’s an aspect that’s long overdue for
an overhaul also while the camera
certainly works well about 98% of the
time you can get caught in a rare
instance where it swings into an angle
that’s not ideal number one should you
buy Super Mario Odyssey the short answer
is yes absolutely
well the main game will only take you
about eight to ten hours to complete the
vast amount of postgame content and
hidden unlockable extras will keep you
coming back for weeks if not months in
fact one could even argue that the real
game starts after you defeat Bowser
considering how many moons there are
left over admittedly it doesn’t quite
reach the standards of breadth of the
wild though to be fair that game did set
the bar pretty damn high but there’s
enough here to please both the casual
and hardcore fans alike
[Applause]
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up to Mario to do what he does best
welcome to watchmojo.com things you need
to know about Super Mario Odyssey before
we begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’ll be providing
you with our review of Nintendo’s former
plumbers latest adventure these
impressions are based off a copy of the
game provided by Nintendo for the sake
of this review
[Music]
number ten there are a lot of power
moons to collect power moons the Super
Mario Odysseys equivalent of stars from
previous 3d Mario titles so as you can
probably guess you’ll need to collect a
certain number of them in order to
advance to the next Kingdom of course
that shouldn’t be too hard as every
single world is crawling with them some
can be as easy to find as plain sight
secrets similar to the core exceeds in
breadth of the wild while others require
Mario to traverse various obstacle
courses to reach one or two the number
of moons varies in each of the sixteen
kingdoms and they can house anywhere
from around 20 to 80 moons so if you’re
planning on going for a hundred percent
completion good luck now behind the
kingdoms are split into multiple acts
while the game does encourage
exploration some power moons are more
significant than others NPCs and the way
the level is structured will often
convince the player to head to certain
locations sometimes to fight a boss or
to collect three moons in a multi moon
completing these tasks will often change
the theme of the whole kingdom for
example when you first arrive in the New
York inspired new donc city it’s being
overrun with tanks and a mechanical
centipede defeating them will clear this
city allowing for Mario to find members
of a band to start a festival which as
you’ve guessed changes the theme again
to a festive celebration
[Music]
number eight take control of Bowser’s
minions obviously Mario stand out
ability in Odyssey is his new ally Kathy
who takes the form of Mario’s hat by
thrown cap yet some enemies
Mario can take control of them to make
use of their unique abilities for
example goombahs have rugged feet that
prevent them from slipping on ice cheep
cheeps allow Mario to swim easier
capturing a tank turns the game into a
third-person shooter and woodpeckers can
stick their beaks into wooden walls to
fling themselves alongside buildings the
variety on offer here is fantastic with
new enemies being introduced well into
the final world of the game keeping the
pacing fresh all the way through
number seven you can change Mario’s
outfit when people think Mario his red
hair and blue overalls immediately come
to mind in addition to his iconic outfit
Super Mario Odyssey grants him the
access to a wide wardrobe of hats and
suits many of which pay homage to
previous Nintendo games there’s the
Explorer hat from Maria’s pick Ross the
sombrero from the Gameboy port of kicks
the chef’s hat from Yoshi’s cookie and
the golf hat from NES open tournament
golf costumes play a fundamental role in
completing certain tasks throughout the
game and there’s some bonus outfits you
can even unlock with certain amiibo
figures
[Music]
number six it features 2d Super Mario
Bros stages in an amazing throwback to
Mario’s original adventure on the NES
traveling through pixelated pipes in the
game will transport Mario into 8-bit
stages that use the assets from the
original Super Mario Bros not only as
Mario’s movement and physics faithfully
recreated in these areas but the stages
music also gets its own 8-bit remix
[Music]
furthermore most special outfits that
Mario can wear can be seen in 8-bit
format as well showing off the game’s
nice attention to detail
number five there are no extra lives a
[Music]
lot of Mario games
extra lives are so easy to come by that
they practically grow on trees
perhaps as fitting since mushrooms can
literally grow on trees but we digress
Super Mario Odyssey cuts the GAMEOVER
screen out of the equation entirely
instead giving the player unlimited
lives and multiple check points they can
fast travel between that’s not to say
the game is a total cakewalk
Mario loses 10 coins whenever he dies
which really isn’t a big deal since how
abundant gold coins are however they’re
awesome rather challenging sections that
will test even the most skilled 3d
platformer fans number four the game
recommends playing with the joy Kahn’s
detached while you can play through the
entire game with the joy Kahn’s attached
or with the pro controller the game
strongly encourages playing with the joy
Kahn’s detached the reason for this is
because of some of capys more advanced
moves such as the spin attack or
vertical slice which can only be
performed with certain gestures while
they aren’t required to complete the
game performing them in handheld mode
can be rather awkward since you’re
essentially shaking the whole unit
number three it has a co-op mode if you
and your buddies have raced through
every track in Mario Kart 8 deluxe and
blast it through every stage in splatoon
2 you’re probably looking for another
multiplayer game on the switch luckily
Super Mario Odyssey comes complete with
a co-op mode akin to Super Mario Galaxy
naturally one player will step into
Mario shoes while the other assumes
control of Cappy
once the sentient hat takes flight it
can perform attacks collect items and
adjust the camera while it’s nowhere
near as in-depth as the earlier
mentioned titles it does offer anyone
else watching the game the chance to get
more involved number two not everything
is up to scratch
[Music]
as fun and creative as mario odyssey is
there are a few issues with it the boss
fights are particularly underwhelming as
they have very predictable patterns and
can only take three hits to beat
furthermore some bosses make repeat
appearances with only slightly updated
attacks this has been the traditional
format with Mario games in the past but
it’s an aspect that’s long overdue for
an overhaul also while the camera
certainly works well about 98% of the
time you can get caught in a rare
instance where it swings into an angle
that’s not ideal number one should you
buy Super Mario Odyssey the short answer
is yes absolutely
well the main game will only take you
about eight to ten hours to complete the
vast amount of postgame content and
hidden unlockable extras will keep you
coming back for weeks if not months in
fact one could even argue that the real
game starts after you defeat Bowser
considering how many moons there are
left over admittedly it doesn’t quite
reach the standards of breadth of the
wild though to be fair that game did set
the bar pretty damn high but there’s
enough here to please both the casual
and hardcore fans alike
[Applause]
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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