It achieved that in spades, leaving recent Zeldas and AAA open-world games in the dust. When gamers rushed to buy the Switch earlier this year, it was, in the near term at least, on the promise of a Zelda game that looked to be the freshest in years, yet at the same time return to the series’ roots.
It’s an essential for all Switch owners, and highly recommended for any gamer with a heart and a memory. Super Mario Odyssey is a embarrassment of riches, never failing to surprise for hours and hours and maintaining an unflaggingly positive feeling the entire time. It’s almost unnerving how good Nintendo is at its job - at least, when the wizards there choose to apply themselves.
