Super Mario Odyssey Review - IGN

Super Mario Odyssey is a brilliant adventure and love letter to the series that made Nintendo a household name.

[hench07]

Nintendo are the best game developers on this planet. No other developer can release so many games using the same characters and still pulls off perfection. Crazy.

[Xenophon_York]

I wouldn't really consider them developers—more like master artists. Mario and Zelda games both transcend the often-times gritty, stiff feel of many AAA titles. It's as if the more 'real' developers try to make a game the less magic comes across the screen. Plenty of magic from Mario/Zelda.

[freshslicepizza]

It's nice to see Nintendo back in form. They have 2 GOTY contenders but I think this will take the crown.

[darthv72]

While I really enjoyed the Galaxy games, I have to say my favorite of the 3D Mario's was sunshine. This game looks to be my new favorite though.

[adonisisfree]

Lol, he said "master artists".. Fanboism to the next level. Lol

[Xenophon_York]

@adonisisfree—

You must not come around here much—I'm a devout PlayStation promoter. I just know quality when I see it, and pay respect when a company has earned it. Highly suggested way to be. Maybe worth your time to adopt the habit.

[choujij]

Congrats Nintendo. Nice to hear how fantastic this game is being received.

[ChasterMief]

They're good at what they do. Not necessarily the best over all though.

[Istolla]

Name 1 developer that's better at churning out games with metacritic scores over 90

[The 10th Rider]

Mario Kart? Animal Crossing? Zelda? Mario? Splatoon? Arms?

I mean, not all of those are 10/10 games, but not only do Nintendo's internal developers put out the highest rated games out there, they also put out a wide variety of quality, fun titles. The internal Nintendo teams are unparalleled when it comes to quality, creativity and variety.

LOL, even with all the salty stealth disagrees you can't bring up another example of a developer that rivals the quality, creativity, and variety of Nintendo's teams. It's impossible because there are none out there.

[Neonridr]

well Nintendo has several divisions, so as a whole maybe not. But the ones repsonsible for Mario and the ones for Zelda certainly know their stuff.

[The 10th Rider]

@Neonridr,

It's akin to having multiple teams in the same studio though. Nintendo recently restructured so that there's more overlap between studios and they're easily able to move employees from one team to another to prioritize certain games.

Nintendo's internal teams, previously Nintendo EAD, are unparalleled. They're the ones responsible for Splatoon, Animal Crossing, Arms, Zelda, Pikmin, Mario Kart, and Mario.

[Erik7357]

Um lets compare SOny when they try to do what Nintendo does, knack 2.

I would say super mario odyssey is miles better than anything knack 2 is in every way possible. I even like the graphics more in Mario odyssey on a weaker system!! How is that possible? Because the artist are more talented.

[rainslacker]

I would say there is no real way to qualify only one dev as being the best. One can say that they are among the best, and among the best, I'd say they're all equally capable of producing a high quality product.

It's one reason I don't like top 10 type lists when it comes to developers. How can you say that one is better than the other, when they are both equally capable and masters of the craft?

[TheKingKratos]

@Istolla

Naughty Dog

[SurgicalMenace]

Basing validity on reviews is like building a house on quick sand. Reviews are opinions remember, now think if it had a bad review but it served your needs? Then what? Would you use the same system to validate? Reviews are to assist in getting a subtle feel for a games reception, not a written gospel. Case in point, though Mario has gotten good reviews, there is nothing that can be said to sway me to enjoy the game. I've never liked them since a child, focusing more on Ninja Gaiden, Rygar, Karnov, amongst other more mature difficult games. This again, is not saying it's bad, but not my series of choice. I've completed most of them out of shear determination to adopt its offerings, but again Rayman, Ratchet, Jax, and Kirby are my choice of platformers. So what good is a review worth outside of an opinion? I have my own and I'm not wrong in having it.

[r2oB]

@ istolla

Serious question, when was the last time Nintendo released a game with a rating over 90 that wasn't Mario, Zelda, or Mario Kart? We already know Mario and Zelda games get high scores, even though they clearly get graded on different standards than most AAA titles they are compared to. God forbid a Non Nintendo AAA game doesnt have a great story, good pacing, deep mechanics, current gen graphics, character development, etc. Good thing Nintendo games dont need much of anything except to be fun functional, and maybe add a new feature.

Its probably impossible to get Nintendo loyalists to understand that though.

[Prince_TFK]

@R02B

Well Smash Bros for WiiU got 92 and Fire Emblem for 3DS also go 92 on Metacritics just to name a few. In case you haven't noticed, both games have no "Mario or Zelda" in their titles.

Had you taken off your fanboy google for abit maybe you would have already noticed that.

[r2oB]

@ kun

So one game from 3 years ago, and another handheld game from 5 years ago? I think you helped prove my point.

Dont get me wrong, Nintendo games are good, great even, but anyone can see they are held to their own standard. Which is totally fine, until Nintendo loyalists try and compare them to other AAA games that are obviously graded more critically, which is not fair to say the least. I mean, take this review for example. Is the stuff he said really indicative of a "masterpiece" by anything other than Nintendo standards? He mentions the game being fun, enjoyable, paying homage to older titles, having collectibles, the hat possession feature, good platforming (i.e. going from 3d to 8 bit 2d), and maybe a few other things. He also mentions the charming, but unoriginal story and some camera issues. If the exact same thing was said about any other non Nintendo AAA developed game, it would not get a 10/10 masterpiece. Why? Because they would also weigh other aspects of the game (that get overlooked for many Nintendo titles).

Basically:
Mario is a game I thoroughly enjoyed playing from beginning to end. Its fun and charming. Great platforming. There were some camera issues occassionally and the story was unoriginal. 10/10.

Game XYZ is a game I thoroughly enjoyed playing from beginning to end. The gameplay is solid, but there are some camera issues. The story was good, but some of the characters could have been more fleshed out. There could have been more variety of enemy types. The game was too easy or too difficult. Yada yada nitpicked to hell... 8/10

[UltraNova]

I have to agree with r2oB here. Nintendo is being held under different standards. Their games cannot be compared with other AAA games.

Just imagine the time, tech, money, technical know-how, people, voice acting, motion capture, story/screen play, playtesting time, QC required for games like Uncharted or Horizon compared to a game like Mario Odyssey(and I haven't even mentioned multiplayer modes)...its planets apart really.

Dont get me wrong, Mario Odyssey is probably the most fun and perhaps the most polished game of 2017 but it cannot be compared to other AAA games.

[EddieNX]

Undoubtedly the best developers of all time , especially considering the sheer volume of top games they've made, their portfolio completely flattens every other developer by miles.

Explains why some of us are Nintendo fans I guess.....

[Sm00thNinja]

Is this even debatable

[RommyReigns]

10! 10! 10! like Tye Dillinger. Come on Mario, beat that overrated Stink of the Wild!

[PlayableGamez-]

Nintendo is overrated.

[rainslacker]

I think the time has come to get a Switch.:)

I was waiting until this holiday either way after WiiU disappointed me as a day one buyer, but I like what Nintendo is doing with the Switch, and they seem committed to it, and given it's current success in the market, I imagine it's not going to have a support problem.

It'll be a nice replacement for the 3DS, which they had no problem supporting and got copious 3rd party support.

[Sirk7x]

After this holiday, I don't think 3rd party developers are going to be able to ignore it. They'll have to question what kind of audience there is for their games, or what types of games they should release on the Switch, but they're going to want software on it.

[Cartman55125]

Nintendo is fantastic. The only other developer I can think of that comes close would be Rockstar.

[SurgicalMenace]

To be fair any repetition is factored to replicate progressive results. Now think about Nintendo stepping out of the form an actually creating something new, the nuances of learning something new will tend to show through. How many of you, even with previous experience, stepped into a new job with the same relaxed nature you had in a like field?

[Prince_TFK]

They do have Arms, Splatoon, and Xenoblade just to name a few as their new franchises. So no, they don't only rely on old ips.

[SurgicalMenace]

Arms and Splatoon are the only games Devloped by Nintendo, while Xenoblade, which scored higher than both is in fact Monolith Soft. Unfortunately, Nintendo cannot have the credit for Xenoblade, since they develop outside of Nintendo, that is not first party. My point being, Arms and Splatoon had mixed reception when first introduced. One at 82 and one at 86, so their "mastery" did not in fact factor. It's one thing to like a company but to turn a blind eye to their weaknesses is more telling of the individual.

[davand114]

In regards to your second comment, you are wrong. Monolith Soft is first party Nintendo and they share a building with other Nintendo studios. Also they worked on BOTW with EPD. Actually they help with a lot of Nintendo games. Nintendo owns 96% of Monolith Soft and the other 4% is owned by the founder of the Studio.

[Artemidorus]

Clearly never encountered a game called FIFA. not character based but very popular among the masses.

[bf000777966]

yet they like to comfine themselves in a weak hardware.

[carmelo43]

Yeah if you like playing the same old crap each time lol, nibte do is not the best cut it out they ran outta ideas for new games since the GameCube failed

[bloodbond]

Wouldn't have as many dislikes if you said it about a company that starts with an S.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

This game is nothing short of perfection

[Deep-throat]

Nonsense.

[Tazzy]

The reviews say otherwise and you should really consider a name change. ;)

[Obelisk92]

The_Infected I'm sure you played it, right?

[conanlifts]

63 out of 66 reviews score it 90-100. I would say that is as close to perfection as a game will get. There is a single random 75 score helping to drop the average to 97 though!

[remixx116]

This is a fact, games like this is what happens when actually give a damn about what your creating. Most devs and publishers only think about the resulting profit of what they create and less about the initial game itself. The difference between art and a mere product.

Games like super Mario oddysee, cup head, horizon ZD, persona 5 and Zelda all need to be award because while none may be perfect you can at least tell the devs put their all into it. Also no MTs or forced multiplayer.

[Neonridr]

I can agree with you there. All those titles listed clearly have their hearts poured into them by the devs right down to the smallest of details.

I can't remember another year like this recently that had sooooo many good games.

[Perjoss]

@Neo

Agreed, even if you exclude the real heavy hitters like Zelda, Mario and Horizon there are still so many other good games that came out this year, like Nioh!!, Nier, Persona, Divinity 2, Cuphead and Wolfenstein 2. Not to mention some of the amazing indy titles too like Hob

[DrStronk]

@Realms "No story involved in any of their games no depth in any of their characters" As far as having any credibility goes, you just shot yourself in the foot.

[Xenophon_York]

Here, here—remixx116. Preach it.

[BQ32]

Ok, this game is probably going to be great and all but doesn't anyone else find it funny that even though no one here has played it they are already saying greatest of all time and utter perfection lmao. Or bashing the one site that complained it was too easy. That might actually be problematic for some wanting a challenge if true but of course it is being discredited as click bait even though again, no one has played it. Nice job showing your objectivity fanboys. Why dont you play it first.

[The 10th Rider]

The game's been playable at many stores allover the place, in addition to many events around the world. We already knew the controls and everything was tight, it was just a question of if the polish, story, later levels, content, performance, etc . . . was all up to snuff. Reviews all nearly universally confirm that's the case.

As for the 7.5/10, there's no problem with saying the game is too easy, etc . . . But the way the review is written is highly unprofessional and they complain about contradictory things.

They say the game is too short (story can be beaten in about 10 hours), that it's too easy (it's easy to collect enough moons to beat the story), and that there's not enough content (you only have to collect like 1/5th of the moons to beat the story). However, if they were to collect more moons they would A) Have more content B) The game would be longer C) The game would be harder. Huh, fascinating.

They also complain about how easy it is compared to other 3D Mario games but in every 3D Mario game it has been easy to beat the story.

[Realms]

Yeah because Nintendo fanboys act more like cult members. There is no doubt that Nintendo makes good games but they often get a pass. No story involved in any of their games no depth in any of their characters it's the same old formula that they have perfected. Which is fine in a vacuum but I often think that many and mean many reviewers that grew up playing these games often are more lenient when reviwing said games.

[Nivekki]

'There is no doubt that Nintendo makes good games but they often get a pass.'

Bullshit, the fact that Nintendo make great games is what gets the 'Nintendo gets a pass' comment. People are so far up there own assholes that they can't appreciate that they make great games and have to make excuses why they get great reviews.

I play games of all sorts and the main factor in how I like a game is how much I enjoy it, it's as simple as that. And Nintendo do make really enjoyable games. They've been doing this for a long time and that is why they are so good at it. They understand the fundamentals of game design and focus on it.

All this 'They get a pass!' and 'Yeah, for kiddies!' bullshit is just salty shite. A great game is a great game. And only fanbois don't agree with that fact.

[Xenophon_York]

@BQ32—

Some (very few) things in life 'you just know.' This is becoming one of them.

[Realms]

@Nivekki

They do get a pass if Sony or MS developed the same type of games over and over they would get so much heat for it. Nintendo does develop great games but Mario is just that awesome game mechanics and while that is fun they bring nothing more to the table. Story non existent, Zelda really no story hell they can't even speak and while Nintendo games have a whimsical aspect to them they are far from pushing the medium forward. IMO other developers have surpassed Nintendo blending story telling with game mechanics CD Project Red, Guerrilla Games, Rockstar have all had far more ambitious projects in recent history, and guess what they all tell a story and their characters are complex and interesting. In any event it's just an observation in my part one of the reasons I have stopped supporting Nintendo blindly.

[KakashiHotake]

Just goes to show how quick people are to jump on bandwagons.

[Tear111]

Just because Nintendo fan boys.

[EddieNX]

So sad how someone made and leaked a fake 8.6 IGN review the other day lol. Just wow at those game

[ninsigma]

Kinda pointless too, it's not like 8.6 is a bad score xD

[EddieNX]

Pretty funny when u think of it like that 😂😂.

[remixx116]

Lol that might've been the lowest score it could possibly get if it was real.

[TheEnigma313]

Anything below a 9.8 is a troll.

[Christopher]

No. You're essentially saying everyone has to like the same thing. That's not how life works.

[The 10th Rider]

Metacritic is currently having trouble working properly, haha. Keeps going down. 98/100 on Opencritic with almost 50 reviews.

My favorite is this condescending clickbait 7.5/10 on Metacritic:
"Though a really neat game, Super Mario Odyssey is an utterly underwhelming adventure for every long-term Super Mario fan in existence. Unless Cappy brainwashed you. In that case, you are a satisfied zombie customer now. No, seriously, only a zombie would find a healthy challenge in this pleasant but disappointingly easy Super Mario Walk-in-the-park. Sorry"

[Prince_TFK]

Lmao I was laughing so hard at that review as well. Seriously, who made that anyway? It seem like they did it on purpose to get click because they know this game gonna get high score on Metacritic.

BTW, whats up with all the disagrees in this article? Jealous fanboys?

[Frodosmugins]

They can read the ""

[Why o why]

Hateraid on tap

Well done nintendo, another hit and reason to buy a switch. 👍👍

[jojo319]

Metacritc has GOT to employ Olympic style scoring. Throw out the top and bottom two reviews to reach the average. This would stop all games from getting that stupid one super low score just to get clicks. Letting one score either positive OR negative affect an average is just dumb. Especially if your site is literally dedicated to providing a reliable result.

[The 10th Rider]

That would actually be a great way of doing things.

[rainslacker]

That works for when there are only a few scores.

What you're talking about is the median average, although there would be a bit of mean by removing the higher and lower scores. Generally, it'd have to scale based on the number of reviews. Like for every 10 reviews, you throw out the top and bottom, but then you get into the problem that it can remove a few of the low reviews, but not enough of the overly high reviews...as high reviews tend to be more prevelant.

In the end though, you'd probably only be looking at a 2-3 point difference, and ultimately, does it even matter? I've found 90% of the time that the score tends to normalize to about what I'd score the game at.

[RosweeSon]

Yeah because he completed it in day 🙄 Bull 💩

[yeahokwhatever]

Sounds like the only reviewer capable of critical thinking to me.

[conanlifts]

I really have an issue with reviews that are so different. I actually think reviewers should be analysed and any reviewers that are consistently too far above or below the average should be banned from reviewing until they learn how to actually review. Occasional deviation from the norm is expected, but if a site always under or overscores then they have an issue.

I have the same problem with reviews of tv series that people post after watching just the first episode. Sure review the episode, but you shouldn't be able to post a series score until the series has finished and you have viewed them all.

[FinalomegaS]

follow up to super mario 64, was all they needed to say, slap a 10 on it and call it a day.

will pick it up after work tomorrow.

[InTheZoneAC]

Super Mario 64 was never at the top or near it for all the Mario's I played. This one does look great though

[yeahokwhatever]

The series peaked at Super Mario Brothers.

[Quetzll]

SM64 isn't even near the best for you? Those are some standards i'm glad aren't the norm.

[InTheZoneAC]

@quetzil

-super mario 3
-super mario world
-new super mario bros
-new super mario bros u
-new super mario bros wii
-new super mario 3d world
-new super mario 3d land
-mario rpg
-paper mario(entire series, except for paper mario 64 since I didn't play that)

I skipped the n64 generation, but played mario 64 the most of all the n64 games I did play. I also skipped the gamecube since that was still in the period where I gave up nintendo, so hardly any playtime on sunshine and no playtime on galaxy/galaxy 2. I did play paper mario thousand year door on my sister's gamecube.

Mario 64, when it was announced, looked as bland and boring as ever. The 64/ps1 era was full of "bland'meh/generic 3d games and for me this was one of them. The early stages of 3d graphics overall were such a turn off for me, although I still had fun with many early 3d games. I just don't have that "good/nostalgic" memory when I hear super mario 64.

[Neonridr]

lol.. remember that 8.6? ;)

[Relientk77]

This game looks and sounds amazing

[christocolus]

Nintendo is killing it. Damn. Congrats to the dev teams. Can't wait to get my copy.

[slate91]

Dude I dont need to drop $400 right now. Nintendo chill out.

[Why o why]

The pressure...lol

[Sirk7x]

No chill.

[Fantasticzig]

Zelda, Odyssey, Splatoon 2, and Mario Kart (because I missed it last time) have made the system 110% worth the investment, for me. Granted, I only JUST got Odyssey, but I already love it. If they can just spit out 3-4 first party titles a year, I’ll be a happy switcher.

[Prince_TFK]

It had been a long time since a dev or a console maker for that matter release 2 games in the span of less than one year and have both receive more than 95% in Metacritic. It seems like Nintendo is a magician here. And it is well deserved, Mario O is even better than BOTW imo.

Next up on the list: Xenoblade 2.

[The 10th Rider]

If Xenoblade 2 is as good as the first one it'd be an incredible way to round out the year. Here's hoping it's more of Chronicles and less of "X", or that it's the best parts of both games.

[Nebaku]

Said it before here, but I don't see how Xenoblade 2 could ever be on the level of BOTW or Odyysey. The first Chronicles game wasn't even a 10/10, and "2" is showing a list of problems the first didn't have. Such as the weird artstyle direction.

And simply from a conceptual standpoint, JRPG's are inherently less accessible to the average consumer than something like Mario or Zelda.

[Erik7357]

YEa but it does look like a solid big game, like around splatoon 2 level of importance I would say. I think the game is not meant to make you get a switch but keep you occupied with it. Although, some people who are crazy of JRPG will tell you otherwise and it's a system seller for them.

[The 10th Rider]

I mean, it's not going to get the recognition of BOTW or Odyssey, however games are reviewed based on the genre they're in. Case in point: Neither Odyssey or BOTW have particularly compelling narratives, neither does GT Sport or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. That doesn't stop them from getting plenty of praise. However if a game like The Last of Us, The Order, Quantam Break, etc . . . has a s****y story then reviewers would take note and it would affect the score more than the prior games I mentioned.

As for the first Xenoblade game, it wasn't a 10/10 game overall, but at the time it was being heralded as one of the top JRPGs of the decade. Of course Xenoblade 2 isn't going to net mainstream success, but that doesn't mean it couldn't be one of the best in it's respective genre.

[Sirk7x]

Chronicles is one of my favorite games of all time though. I am hoping for an HD release on the Switch.

[mad-dog]

Yeah... time to buy a Switch...

[Neonridr]

can't wait for the incoming flood of "Mario is for kids, it's boring, blah blah blah". Nintendo has proven again that they understand what is required to make a great game. It's not all about flashy visuals. They just understand fun.

[Why o why]

Im a big kid.....so

[EddieNX]

You forgot to add they get a free pass cus it's Mario and Nintendo. It's nothing to do with the fact that the game is bursting with creativity and charm and fun and immaculately made.

[Rippcity]

I don't mean to be that guy, but to me Mario is a huge snooze fest. I tried playing Galaxy 2 and was bored of it within 2 hours of playing. These games just pose no challenge to me and to me that takes the fun out of it. I agree that in no way do visuals or graphics represent the amount of fun a game is. It just has to have some sort of obstacle or challenge to keep me wanting to come back. Just like with BotW. I breezed through that entire game and haven't played it since. To me that proves Nintendo doesn't understand fun. They understand how to make a game that's easy and has content, but to me that isn't all it takes for a game to be fun, let alone great.

[Neonridr]

see on the other hand I have put in over 100 hours in BOTW and still haven't attempted Hyrule Castle yet to take on Gannon (Have beaten the 4 divine beasts though). I have found so much other stuff to do in that game and I am still discovering new stuff in every corner of the map.

I get it's not for everyone, and you are right to pick and choose what you want to play. I would say that 100% Galaxy 1/2 was no easy feat, just like getting all the shines or stars back in the earlier Mario games. Sure, the game has to appeal to a broad audience, so obviously it isn't overly difficult, but neither are games like Destiny 2 or Horizon. You want difficult you play Dark Souls or Cuphead or something..

I am playing games to be entertained and to have fun. And personally, with Nintendo games I always seem to get that in spades.

[Rippcity]

And that's totally fine. I just don't find much fun in exploring and trying to 100% when it's just a matter of collecting a certain amount of X or finding all of X locations. I typically only try to 100% games that have a crazy feat or challenge to overcome like the extra difficult dungeons at the end of Star Ocean games or like 100% Megaman 9 and 10.

That being said, I do find multi-player Nintendo games to be a blast. Kart and Smash are both super fun and entertaining games that keep me coming back because I enjoy challenging my friends. That I think is where Nintendo's bread and butter is.

[yeahokwhatever]

I always say this, but if Mario or Zelda was made by any other company, every line of code being the same, the only difference being the lack of nostalgia factor because the character models were different and previous games did not exist, these games would not be very highly rated. It's not to say that you can't think its enjoyable, you obviously can feel like whatever you want. Things from my childhood give me joy too, I respect it. If you take a strictly non-biased view of the actual content of these games, they're not great. Having had played a lot of BotW recently, I find it astonishing that anyone would give a high rating to this game. It's such a big, empty, repetitive world. It's a great game for my 6 year old though, and I've got Mario pre-ordered for her. She'll love it. Maybe every Nintendo review should say "for a six year old" after it.

[davand114]

Then you can play Metroid, Fire Emblem, and Donkey Kong. Don't play Fire Emblem on the new casual mode, play it on the OG hardcore mode.

[Imalwaysright]

Only kids say that games like Mario or Ratchet are for kids.

[Neonridr]

you would know.. you are always right :P

[yeahokwhatever]

Ratchet has adult humor throughout. Bad comparison. Mario IS for kids. That's not a bad thing though, kids play games, too. The Sims is for women, Call of Duty is for teenagers, and Halo is for virgins. Games, like any other thing being sold, have a target audience. What's frustrating is when people get mad at you for acting your age and not seeing the appeal of playing a children's game. Or, maybe spending money as an adult that a reviewer said was great, only to find out after playing it that it IS great, if you're 6.

[Imalwaysright]

I wasn't comparing anything. I saw kids saying that Ratchet games were just for kids. Also why exactly are you saying that Mario is for kids? What about it makes it not enjoyable for adults like myself? No really, I would like you to tell a 31 year old man like myself what I should and shouldn't like.

[slappy508]

So many epic exclusives it's cray cray. This be my first nintendo console since SNES.

[Erik7357]

It's a joy to play. Even indie games like rocket league and stardew valley that I already played I look excited and forward to have them on my switch and will sink tons of hours into my bed.

[FernDiggidy]

It's LIT!!!

[Xenophon_York]

Top-selling Exclusives This Holiday?

Super Mario Odyssey
Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds (DLC)
Dang, am I forgetting any?

[EddieNX]

Breath of the wild has DLC this holiday as well. But Mario is going to be king

[Prince_TFK]

Can DLC even be counted? And why do I always see Horizon in almost every Mario articles?

[Imalwaysright]

Yeah I often saw it in Zelda's articles as well.

[Neonridr]

Horizon is arguably the biggest competition for BOTW and Mario when talking about GOTY. Fantastic game in it's own right, but my money is on either Link or Mario (leaning towards Mario).

[rainslacker]

Probably because some Nintendo fans would come into all the Horizon articles to say how awesome the world was or how much better it did bow physics.

It's what some people do.

[Xenophon_York]

Yeah, I almost didn't put the DLC on there—but, shoot, there really aren't any heavy hitting exclusives landing this holiday aside from Super Mario Odyssey. And anyways, The Frozen Wilds is going to sell like crazy—that's really the only competition (and I use the term loosely) Mario is going to have except MAYBE Call of Shooty WWII and Assassin's Creed. Though, the micro transactions is turning droves of gamers away from Creed, and Call of Duty is Dull and Doody.

[Yohshida]

yep PUBG, top selling exclusive of the generation

[Imalwaysright]

PC has no generations.

[Yohshida]

True, best selling exclusive of the decade

[Doabarrelroll]

PUBG is not exclusive though

[Imalwaysright]

Nope... Mario Kart for the Wii sold 35 million copies and was released in 2008. PUBG sold 10 million copies by September this year which means that it has a lot of catching up to do to being the best selling exlusive of the past decade.

[Razzer]

Uh....GTA V. Sold over 80 million.

[Yohshida]

"PUBG is not exclusive though "
Sure, try playing it anywhere else than a PC

"Nope... Mario Kart for the Wii sold 35 million copies and was released in 2008. PUBG sold 10 million copies"
Since 2008, PUBG released in March and is at 17 million. https://steamspy.com/app/57...
But true, wont hit that numbers, guess the best selling exclusive this "console gen!"

"Uh....GTA V. Sold over 80 million."
Nice exclusive

[Neonridr]

GTA is a multiplat title though. Technically you can call PUBG an exclusive (at least for now). I mean all of its sales are on PC. XB1 is only going to add to that but it will still represent a much smaller % than PC.

[rainslacker]

Didn't realize that best selling was the qualification for GOTY.

GTA is one of the highest selling games of all time with every release. However, it didn't win all the GOTY awards in the face of other games which sold a fraction of GTA.

[davand114]

Is it still an exclusive since it's coming to xbox soon?

[LordoftheCritics]

GTAV on Xbox ?

Sorry had to

[davand114]

Mario Odyssey is already the second best selling game on Amazon for 2017. It'll most likely be the best selling exclusive by a lot.

[Fishy Fingers]

Can’t justify buying a Switch but I’ll have to play this on CEMU once it’s up and running well (yes I’ll buy the game).

What a great year for Nintendo.

[zivtheawesome]

cemu won't work for this because it's based on wiiu and they are very 2 different hardwares. but reverse engineering of the switch is quickly underway so we may hear news of switch emulation in like 2~3 years.

[Fishy Fingers]

Oh really? That’s a shame. Certainly don’t want to wait that long. Looks like I’ll be begging to borrow a friends when they’re finished with it then.

[Nebaku]

How are people going to "emulate" a console with two specific motion controlled controllers? By the time you finally build a set-up that can control it, you probably could have just gotten a switch for the same price.

[Oninioh]

Maybe 3 to 5 years. But so far it would be impossible. Cemu is a wiiu emulator.

[BioShockGX]

Same here.
I'm only interested in Mario, not buying a new console for 1 game.

[TheColbertinator]

Masterpiece.

[Xenophon_York]

As someone who played Super Mario 64 hours upon hours upon release, this is the first time I've felt like a Mario game was going to capture, and exceed the magic and wonder of the first 3D offering.

[Clumpy]

Never thought Nintendo would outdo themselves with what they did in Botw, but here we are. BIG congratulations to Nintendo. Seeing how excellent and diverse their games have been this year, from the likes of ARMS to Splatooni. I truly can't wait to jump into 2018. Fire Emblem, Metroid Prime 4, Pokemon... Switch is shaping up to be my favourite console og all time.

[DarXyde]

I'm loving this.

Viva, Nintendo!

[Shadow017]

Congratulations Nintendo I really underestimated you. Didn't think they would have such an amazing turn around. Having first party titles as their main focus instead of 4k/60fps really is bring them back to their glory days. I will hopefully have a switch by the end of the year to show my support. Keep the amazing titles coming!!!

[Imalwaysright]

Creativity, passion and talent is what makes good games.

[Good-Smurf]

Then I'll be getting Switch while I'm in Japan early next year it's time to get one since the game is here no more excuse.
I just hope by that time the store wouldn't be too crowded for people looking for both Switch and SMO.

[Xenophon_York]

Smurf, I was thinking the same thing. There was zero ways I was going to take a chance on being forced to wait until March or April to play this Haley's Comet edition of Mario. I'd say in another week to two weeks the hype will be so loud parents will be stripping shelves for top-wanted presents to put under the ol' neon-laced pine tree.

[Mr Lahey]

Singel player games are soo dead! This won't sell at all.. 😂

[FullmetalRoyale]

I really liked hearing about post-credit worlds. I’ll take my time beating it, take a break from it, then come back to the bonus worlds.

[cbuc1125]

@Istolla.....Rockstar. Your turn.

[welly300]

Not my taste in games but wow thats a lot of pefect scores.

[DanteVFenris666]

Ussually or what I tend to find. Is when I play games that aren’t my taste. I end up enjoying them more because it opened up so many new ways to play games. Just a thought, you may enjoy it if you try it.

[TallonIV]

So Nintendo is competing with itself for GOTY this year? lol

[deafdani]

Pretty much. I'm sure games like Persona 5 and Horizon Zero Dawn and Nier: Automata will get GOTY awards from a few gaming sites, but the majority of the GOTYs will go to either Zelda BOTW or Mario Odyssey.

[Bladesfist]

Divinity Original Sin 2 also has a metascore to challenge Persona 5 for some runner up prizes. Although it's a PC game and unfortunately PC never seems to win GOTY awards regardless of how well received the games are.

Same score as Persona and it's not even nominated for the golden joystick awards.

[Tazzy]

The question I have is with this being released tomorrow is the demand going to be bigger than what it is now I mean 2 million a month is a lot but tons of people are going to want this game demand might be bigger.

[Gemmol]

right now its number 5 on amazon best seller for 2017.......psn cards take up spot 1, 2, and 3,.......4 is mario kart, 5 is mario odyssey 6 is zelda.....7 is Nintendo Switch system.........so if it can mario kart spot then its in good hands

[Xenophon_York]

Thinking Switch and Mario will be the biggest gift of the season. Probably even a thousand dollars on eBay due to being sold out every where.

[Obelisk92]

So glad it's good! Picking it up tomorrow.

[Brisco]

Great console for my kids! They enjoy it a lot.

[pody]

If there's one thing you can be certain of in this world, it's the gaming-journalists hard-on for Mario and Zelda. It's pathetic.

[DanteVFenris666]

Or Mario and Zelda games are just damn good

[deafdani]

Would you like some fries with that salt?

[pody]

Yes, please!

[Prince_TFK]

Just like they used to have hard on for Uncharted and Last of Us right?

[pody]

The difference being that Mario and Zelda is a 30-40 year old gaming-series.

[GamingSinceForever]

Mario games have always been solid.
My problem is that I have long outgrown them.
Good to see that they are still being enjoyed to this day.

[Sirk7x]

I don't think any of these game critics who write professionally are children man. We're never too old to let the kid inside us live on for a little longer.

[DanteVFenris666]

Outgrown them??? I didn’t know you could grow out of having fun?

[XStation4pio_Pro]

Now this is an exclusive game that actually matters. The elusive system seller.

[Yohshida]

Nintendo really makes the best Singleplayer games in the industry, what a masterpiece!

[BlakHavoc]

Oh man another classic! Zelda’s already my fav game this generation and now it looks like Mario may be as good or better. Oh how I’ve missed you Nintendo for the last decade.

[PhoenixUp]

As expected

[opinionated]

Odyssey is killin it in the review department. It’s not surprising with a Nintendo franchise though, journalist fanboys. I’m looking forward to it either way, I haven’t played a full fledged Mario since 64.

[Imalwaysright]

Let me actually speak these words so that I can hear them: "Every reviewer is a Nintendo fanboy". Yeah... doesn't sound reasonable at all.

[opinionated]

Say this out loud: every site has a Nintendo fanboy. And those fanboys eagerly await the next the next game, in order to review them. That doesn’t sound so crazy does it?

[andibandit]

and every site problably has a sony and xbox fanboy as well, I'm not really understanding the information you're trying to convey.

[Imalwaysright]

I did and again, doesn't sound reasonable at all as do most conspiracy theories because that's all they are... unless you have something that backs up your claims? Do you? BTW hope you enjoy the game. Just make sure you don't enjoy it too much or you'll be https://media.giphy.com/med... called a nintendo fanboy...

[opinionated]

It’s not a conspiracy. The only reason you would say that is if what I said had been said before. The only reason you took offense seems to be that you hear that a lot. That leads me to trust my instinct even more and know that I’m not the only one that sees the review softness on Nintendo’s big franchises.

If you want to believe that there isn’t any fanboy bias then that’s fine, don’t act like it’s crazy just because you probably look through the same lense as they do. I hope I enjoy it too, I’m not a reviewer though so I don’t see how that’s relevant.

[Imalwaysright]

Yes mostly from PS fanboys. They have this complex when one of Sony's games isn't considered the best and it isn't exclusive to Nintendo games. When Overwatch won GOTY at the game awards over Uncharted 4 the downplaying and shitting on the game began immediately (and it was just ONE of the many GOTY awards that are given each year) but I don't want you to believe that. I'm going to show you:

http://n4g.com/news/1989824...

Oh yes I took offense on how stupid that kind of reasoning is. You expect me to believe that editors from websites or magazines from several countries went to some sort of secret meeting to decide on how well some nintendo games are reviewed? Even if that was possible what would they stood to gain from it? Is Nintendo paying them? Do they get money from Nintendo's game sales? There must be a reason for this consorted effort for some (not all) Nintendo games getting these reviews so what is that reason? Can your "faith" tell you this so that your story can at least be somewhat believable?

Oh and yes there is fanboy bias at play here and mostly comes from people that are biased themselves and should look in the mirror 1st before accusing others from being biased especially when the only proof they have is the one they shit from their own asses.

[opinionated]

Well I’m not a PlayStation fanboy and that’s not why I said that.. I couldn’t care less about what gets game of the year, I find gaming journalism an absolute joke most of the time. I own all of the consoles and play whatever the hell I want.

You took offense to something you didn’t even understand lol. You’re still fighting ps fanboys from yesteryear in whatever nonsense you linked to. “Proof” lol.. You think you’re defending the Nintendo brand against another fanboy but I’m just saying the truth. If I offended you then good, fanboy. My comment was directed at journalists, if you are one then you probably suck too. “You expect me to believe they had some secret meeting to decide how to review Nintendo games?” No dummy, where did you even get that from? Where did I say they are colluding in secret to get the same score? Talk about pulling shit out of your ass.

I already told you the reason you dense fool, they are fanboys. It happens with a every major Nintendo release at all the big sites. The average age of the modern gaming journalist are the people who grew up on Zelda and Mario. They all have those one or two die hard Nintendo nuts. It’s not hard to believe because it’s not hidden, doofus. It’s f**cking obvious, actually. They don’t have to hold secret meetings to come to the same fanboy conclusions. They don’t need to be paid by Nintendo, THEY.ARE.FANBOYS. For someone that likes to tout reason you sure don’t make any sense.

[Imalwaysright]

I'm not fighting anything. I was just responding to what you said "the only reason you would say that is if what I said had been said before" and I told you where I heard it before.

What you are saying is true? Why? Because you say so? You're a funny one aren't you?

Fanboys? If they truly were fanboys then EVERY single Nintendo game would get stellar reviews or does their fanboyism only applies to some Nintendo franchises? Call me cynic but when it comes from fanboys, I don't have the same "faith" as you.

Also its bullshit that every reviewer grew up with Nintendo or is every reviewer in their 30s and upwards? I'm willing to bet that a great deal of them grew up with Sony's playstation. Also Nintendo's foothold back in the day was in the US. Here in Europe we were mostly Sega guys and when Sega (unfortenetely) left the console business we went with Sony which is 1 of the main reasons why Sony dominates here. But hey, keep taking that obvious and utter ignorant shit right from your ass and throwing it at the wall. I'm willing to bet that some morons will believe the ignorant shit you're spewing.

[opinionated]

You responded with some shit hat has nothing to do with me. That explains your “conspiracy theory” but it doesn’t explain why you came at me with your console war flashbacks.

What I am saying is true, yes. Look at this article, this site. Brian Altano, the author of this article a a few others are self admitted Nintendo fanboys. Look at the scores of previous Mario games. Look at their e3 hype predictions. You keep saying “faith” but you’re the ignorant tool going on nothing but denial. Nintendo games are clearly on their own scale, a fanboy scale. That’s just this site, every site has them. Nintendo is one of the few publishers that get assigned fanatics to review their games.

You don’t have to play the original Mario to grow up on Nintendo. Mario 64 ushered in 3d gaming and you can see the utter glee when they make the comparison. Yeah nowhere in Europe has Nintendo fans, my bad doofus.

I don’t care if anyone believes me lol, trying to explain myself to some fanboy wanker isn’t crackig the human genome. It isn’t that big of a deal, you made it a big deal with your butthurt.

[corroios]

If this was a Sony or microsoft game it would never get a perfect 10 a game that run at 720p or 800p and even so cant maintain 60 frames would never get 10 on graphics from a 2017 machine. But its super mario, just dont pause the game to take pic.

It would get destroyed be critics. A cartony game with zero AA that cant run at 900p docked mode, that is jumping from one rez to another. Why are mags afraid to say the reality. We love mario, the universe of mario, the enemies, the 2d sections, but in terms of graphics , animation,effects, AA is a generation beyind. Other are near pixar quality, almost like a movie.

[EddieNX]

So you'd rather play Knack 2 cus it has more polygons and higher resolution?

The game looks great and 720-900 600fps is fine for the hybrid Switch. 900p/1080p 30fps us the norm on current gen consoles.

It looks fantastic, is portable anyway so you have no point.

[corroios]

To give a perfect score graphics must be also top. They arent. Im not saying the game isnt cool or funny, what im saying is that it cant ever be a 10. Im not talkng about knack, crash or ratchet.

This game isnt currentgen in term of graphics or animation or effects. Df show that , if you pause the game its bad. Very low rez and the lack of AA is severe. Even in motion the shadows are last gen. Interaction with the scenery or getting wet animation are done many generations, the eyes moving, please.

This game running on a better hardware will be miles ahead. tHE emulation will show that. It would also much more enemies on screen, the world would have more stuuf

[EddieNX]

Corrois. Switch is a portable tablet hybrid though, and Odyssey has extremely impressive graphics for the hardware. Isn't a home console therefore doesn't need to match them.

Mario Odyssey looks fantastic to my eyes anyway.

[Sirk7x]

By that logic no game on a handheld console was ever worth a 10 because home consoles were capable of much better. Actually, by that same logic I could say that no Xbox or PS4 games are worth a 10 in 2017 because a high end gaming PC trumps what they're capable of by miles. You have to take into consideration the capabilities and strengths of the hardware. I'm glad graphics aren't all that important to me, otherwise I'd never be able to enjoy indie games. The obsession with visuals is already ruining the industry. Why do you think we see the corporate policies we do today, the microtransactions and shutting down of studios? Games are getting too risky and expensive to make because most consumers just want it to look pretty, and more impressive year by year. It's not sustainable.

[deafdani]

Because:

1. Graphics aren't the ONLY thing that matters when you make a review. Gameplay matters, too. If graphics was all there was to make or break a game, The Order: 1886 would be Game of the Generation.

2. There's this thing called context. Reasonable people know that the Switch is a portable machine, and as such, isn't as powerful as the Xbox One, PS4 and PC, so reasonable people don't expect the Switch to output games at the same level of graphical fidelity. For the machine it's running on, Super Mario Odyssey has amazing graphics because it has a superb art direction and is probably one of the best looking Switch games. Expecting PS4 graphics from a portable is absurd.

You should try to be a reasonable person sometime to understand what context is. It's fun.

Sure, Xbox One, PS4 and PC have much better graphics on their games... but you can't play those on the go natively.

[Prince_TFK]

This guy gets it.

[TheVetOfGaming]

Can't wait to buy my daughter her switch haha

[XxINFERNUSxX]

Another GOTY contender. Zelda, Horizon, now Mario. Going to be tough this year to pick GOTY ^_^

[keegan113]

Single player games are Dead! I hope Nintendo makes a profit off this the economics are complicated lol

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Lol Xbox execs @+ it again

[Blu3_Berry]

I am very excited for this game. I actually just ordered a Switch online for this game and cannot wait to play it. It looks so goooood. I can already tell this game will get multiple GOTY awards.

[Anon1974]

Excited about this and I haven't been excited about Nintendo for a long time. Purchased the Switch/Mario bundle via pre-order as a Christmas present for the kids (and myself). :)

[Gemmol]

you will need a second one, you wont see it right away, but once they like it so much, it means less time for you. and you will end up liking it a lot more then you thought

[Skankinruby]

Good grief you people need to chill with all this 'Nintendo is on fire' crap. I'm sure this game deserves the scores but it's still just another Mario game. Put out something other than redundant Mario or zelda sequels and all this gloating might make an ounce of sense. Mario and zelda are just Nintendos halo and gears.

[Sirk7x]

Yeah, but Gears sucks (love Halo though), and Mario and Zelda don't. Most game developers look up to and got into the industry because of Nintendo designers/programmers/etc.

[stupidusername]

I didn't know that Halo and Gears completly change their gameplay, art style, textures, timezones and mechanics in each entry like Zelda and Mario do.

[Exvalos]

So according to all of your fan boys logic I can call The God of war releasing next year, the greatest game of all time. Seeing as most of you that are claiming this is the greatest game ever made have not even played the game yet.

[The 10th Rider]

Yeah, you can say whatever you want . . . The difference is Mario currently has the reviews out to back up those claims.

Also many people actually do have it in their hands and it's out in certain regions of the world. You change the region of your Switch and you can download it from another eShop and be playing it as soon as it finishes. People did that this morning and they've been playing for hours. It was also leaked around a week ago and there's people who got it before today.

[Prince_TFK]

Well I had played the game, and let me tell you it deserves all the praise that it is getting and more.

[Einhander1971]

THE TRUE MASTERS OF THE GAME INDUSTRY!!! this is why love video games. No doubt the hate boys will be out as usual but all they think about is MP gaming, and Nintendo are out of touch. Read the reviews and weep 😂

[Tankbusta40]

Enjoy Nintendo owners!!!

[ajax17]

Not saying it isn't a great game, but this is IGN we're talking about here.

[GrmpyolGamer]

Don't trust perfect reviews. No game is perfect and when a score like this comes out then it means the game is being viewed through rose coloured glasses.

[The 10th Rider]

So you didn't trust 60% of the reviews for Breath of the Wild?

[Sirk7x]

A ten isn't saying it's perfect, a 10 is calling it a masterpiece in game design.

[Ristul]

You should read the description of reviewscores on a per site basis, they all have different takes on what a certain score means.

[davand114]

A 10 isn't perfect, it's a masterpiece. There is no such thing as perfection.

[DJustinUNCHAIND]

I can't wait to get a switch and complete the console trinity!

[PistolsAtDawn]

Awesome....cant wait to pick this up

[CaitSith]

Why is everyone calling this game a perfection when you haven't even played the game? I'll be getting this game tomorrow, but I want to wait until I play it before calling it names.

[BlaqMagiq1]

Another classic from Nintendo. Once again shows that Switch and PS4 is all you need to enjoy gaming this gen.

[Instantnoodles88]

Thank you, Nintendo. The game looks phenomenal!

[Ikenda]

I don't understand the haters of Mario. His games are great for more then 30 years. Gamers and critics all agree to that. Critics with their reviews and gamers with their money. I wonder if haters exist for other masterpiece like GTA5, Last of us, Zelda BOTW, Dark souls etc... Probably but who cares, they can never hurt truly great games... 2 more hours for Odyssey to be playble in my country. 1 hour and 59 seconds... 58...

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

I wonder if it will release tonite at 9 like xbox/ps4 does with its digital games.

[Father__Merrin]

The creativity on Mario and Zelda games are second to none. They are in a league of their own

[mastershredder]

Ouch...this thread is so full of cringe it hurts!

[fastNslowww]

Lol at this kiddy shit, being redone since the 80's...nintendo don't have an original bone in their bodies.

[TallonIV]

Hahaha that was hilarious! Go on, tell us another joke?!

[Elda]

Shade!

[Sirk7x]

It's funny, most people I've ever met worried about looking childish were also some of the most immature and insecure.

[LoveSpuds]

Blimey, Nintendo are smashing it this year, I have no idea how they can possibly top the Zelda, Mario combo they dropped this year.

Looks like it's time to pick up my Switch I guess.

[Thunder_G0d_Bane]

Well you say that but if they drop Metroid, smash bros and POKEMON next year then it’s gonna obliterate this year Lool.

[LoveSpuds]

Not for matey, Metroid is cool but I have zero interest in the other titles. I was too old to catch the Pokemon craze back in the day and so have never bothered with them since.

I don't think it's unfair to state that Zelda and Mario, particularly given their quality on SWITCH, are their most popular titles that will take some beating.

[Bronxs15]

This is what happens when you don’t want to make a game with micro transactions best graphics billion dollar budget best cut scenes and voice acting etc. And just want to make a FUN game to play.

[Elda]

I've watched several vids & I must say the game looks stunning & extremely fun!! It looks like the best Mario yet but for me it's the only game besides XBC2 that's interesting.When there's more games added to the Switch library that I find interesting I'm definitely buying but I'm not slinging 300 plus dollars for just 2 games.People buying Mario do enjoy!!

[Grievous]

Nintendo games get reviewed with huge nostalgia goggles. If the same games would be released without the name zelda or mario they would get lower scores..

[Instantnoodles88]

No need for excuses, It’s Nintendo. They make superb games.

[StormSailor]

I agree with you, man. Take Yooka-Laylee, Tearaway, Unravel, even the epic of Sonic Mania and replace it with some Nintendo mascot ... you'll easily get a 90+ on dozens of reviews

[Artemidorus]

Mario and Zelda taking turns in bailing out Nintendos poor attempts of being a console.

[Prince_TFK]

Lmao at all these insecured comments. Don't worry, you are allowed to have more than one console. There is no rules or laws that state you can have only 1. Unless, of course your parents is paying you for it, then forget what I said.

[holdmyown83]

BOOM!!! Got Em

[Artemidorus]

Where is the insecurity? Do they both sell well for Nintendo?

I'm pointing out that once again Nintendo rely on old ideas to gain more money.

They are not good at much else anymore.

[Instantnoodles88]

2017 has been an amazing year for gaming, thanks to Nintendo ^_^

[PCgamer98]

Great year for nintendo and the switch.

[omedina1509]

Alright I am going to buy a switch. Does anyone know if super smash bros is coming for the switch.

[NotoriousWhiz]

They just added gamecube controller support, so probably.

[StormSailor]

Now IGN is a good guy and hero to everyone, right?

Well, from what I saw this game reminds me of a Lego game like Lego Marvel, but dressed in Mario. I suspect we have overvaluation everywhere.

I wanted to be wrong, but probably not. Everything from Nintendo is so overrated these days

[Platformgamer]

"it's mario, so even if it has something a little bad we ignore it and will give it a perfect score because yes"
The summary of the majority of the reviews for this game.
I also think it's a good game but c'mon, i want an objective review...
The 7.5 one for example got some good points, but even that was maybe too biased.

[mandingo]

720p zero use of antialiasing. Unplayable.

[Neonridr]

810-900p while docked. GOTY

[ZeroX9876]

Too bad you've only started gaming in the 1080p era, there's so many great games in the past that ran in 720p or lower resolution. You've missed a lot my friend. No 360/PS3/NES/SNES, that's a lot of systems you can't play on! plus the need to always verify the resolution before playing to make sure it's over 720p, geez that must sucks pretty bad.

[mandingo]

Ive played them all my friend and they were amazing. However, I was much younger back then and for whatever reason, I notice these things much much more and its hard to play a game with zero use of antialiasing. I can deal with 720p but not the former.

[UCForce]

Well, I'm not surprised. But it's good to see Nintendo are back in gaming.

[Seraphim]

While I'm definitely looking forward to Odyssey I'll take any and all 10/10 scores with a grain of salt. Like BoTW we're seeing the Nintendo hype, nostalgia, fanboyism, free pass, etc. BoTW, while good so far, is far too big and boring for it's britches. I've found myself playing it for 2-3 hours tops and having to put it down because the world is simply too big and boring for it's own good. It needed more enemies and/or things to do in this vast, wild world. That's where HZD excelled. It had a big open world that left you engaged, interested and constantly doing something trying to travel from A to B. In BoTW I'm finding myself doing very little if anything from A to B and what little is there happens few and far between. Not to say BoTW isn't a good game. It's fantastic but not perfect.

Having said that I definitely think Mario will be better and it looks great but calling it perfect just isn't likely accurate. Though I will find out for myself later today through the weekend and can't wait. Hopefully it's engaging and doesn't have boring droughts.

[JokerBoy422]

While im sure the game is good. It doesnt surprise me. This game could be garbage but IGN has been caught accepting payment for favorable reviews before. I always trust an imperfect score so i can see a legitimate gripe about a game. No game EVER has deserved a 10/10. Every game has at least 1 thing about it that sucks. Hearing a reviewer gripe about a legitimate concern shows an honest review.

[Neonridr]

so I guess everyone is accepting payments then for this game.

[Abdulla_haddad]

Totally deserves it!!!

[Gh05t]

Another Nintendo game, another forced use of motion controls. This alone means the game is not perfect to me as the controls are bad. Otherwise so far so good.

[OffRoadKing]

Look at that a perfect score and it didn't even require 4K or a "The Beast" tag line to get there.

[Xenophon_York]

OffRoadKing—

Super happy with my PlayStation 4 Pro and all the most revered titles this gen (otherwise known as the typical suspects): Horizon Zero Dawn, Metal Gear Solid V, Uncharted 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Nioh....and even DiRT Rally....

BUT....

your statement deserves a, HERE, HERE!

I respect any manufacturer that improves the face of gaming. I just wish Microsoft cared about the actual games that gamers play rather than how the games are played.

[Instantnoodles88]

Kudos to Nintendo!

[leoms]

Gratz. Honestly I'm expecting every nintendo game to score a 10 especially from edge.

[Instantnoodles88]

Nioh and Nier were my personal GOTY titles, but neither of them hold a candle to Mario Odyssey. This game is just amazing!

[Cyro]

Finished the main story over the weekend. This game is a serious contender for the best 3D Mario game and I adore Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy.