Guns_of_Verdun posted...
Mario 64 - Crappy controls and awful camera, strange level design and loads of bad game mechanics
Galaxy - Super linear and slow. Feels like a slog.
Sunshine - I mean it's Sunshine come on lol
Odyssey took like all the best parts of the franchise so far including the 2D games and put it into one game with immense freedom and smooth great control of both Mario and the camera.
One of those games that you don't appreciate how good it is until you go back to other games.
Odyssey is easily a top 10 game of the decade, possibly top 5.