Current Events > At first I was not impressed with Mario Odyssey but it really grew on me

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I was upset at how there was a lack of consistently-happening platforming. The first console game I ever played was Super Mario Galaxy, which was much more linear and had you constantly going for the goal. So the idea of "hey bitchio I need more moons go kick rocks" didn't sit well with me. I also didn't like how strong Cappy is. I mean, Mario is basically a movement god in Odyssey, while in Galaxy you had a twirl and a backflip.

I just really hated how you'd get a few minutes of sweet raw platforming like in Sand or Metro Kingdom starts and then the level design shifts from linear goal-making to larger layout when you get to the hub aspect of each Kingdom.

Once I beat the main journey, I put it away, kinda unsatisfied. I'm so glad I picked it up again though. I'm at 746 moons right now, saving Darker Side for last. When I accepted that it's a different approach and more like a scavenger hunt my enjoyment went through the roof.

Oh about how strong Mario is, I am still kind of disappointed by just how deeply Cappy is ingrained into the gameplay. When I got the first rocket in the game in Sand Kingdom where you hang Cappy on a scarecrow and do the level without him I got excited and thought it would be a recurring treat like the No-FLUDD levels in Sunshine, but unfortunately that is not the case. Many no-Cappy challenges like time challenge act like jumping two platforms without the hat is ball bustingly difficult
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Imagine thinking this critically over Mario
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It's truly the best feeling to simply control mario
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I mean, it sounds like you're still pretty ambivalent towards it.
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I lost interest after the main journey. I've seen 95% of the content, the hunt isn't that fun when I have stuff to beat. It's busywork.
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the game was barely fun enough to get me to the credits

collectathons are the worst genre aside from jrpg
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halomonkey1_3_5 posted...

the game was barely fun enough to get me to the credits

collectathons are the worst genre aside from jrpg

MOBAs
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It was just okay for me.

There were way too many moons. Many of them weren't fun to collect. There were plenty that were just laying around in the open and didn't even really require exploring off of the main path. I would ve preferred fewer moons with more thought put into claiming each one.
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I had a real fucking Phoenix Wright/JoJo moment when I realized the cap Kingdom art was everyone watching the Earth from the moon just now
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