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Super Mario Odyssey  Free Download GAMESPACK.NET I literally applauded as the end credits rolled on Super Mario Odyssey. I’d spent the last 15 hours with a giant grin on my face, and somehow the climax put the perfect surprising and delightful exclamation point on the plumber’s latest adventure. This is another brilliant redefinition of the very platforming genre he helped popularize 30 years ago. And best of all, even with the story complete, Odyssey has so much more fun to offer. Odyssey looks like a straight successor to the Mario 64 and Sunshine line of sandbox 3D Marios, but it is much more than that. Naturally, it evokes, honors, and is sometimes directly inspired by the games that came before it in its characters, music, and mechanics. But it also has new things to say as well, like fusing classic-style 2D gameplay with the 3D world and using a completely new possession mechanic to add constant variety to Mario’s abilities and exploits. That possession power, embodied by Mario’s new sidekick/headwear Cappy, is Odyssey’s big new idea. In keeping with Nintendo’s decades-long tradition of charmingly nonsensical storylines, he’s a hat with a soul, and he’s teamed up with Mario in order to rescue his sister Tiara who.TOP/BEST ADULT VIDEO GAMES IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

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wait for it… has been kidnapped by Bowser along with Princess Peach. (I said it was charming, not original.) Cappy’s power allows you to possess many other characters by throwing Mario’s hat at them, which bizarrely slurps Mario’s physical body inside of the enemy and gives you full control over their powers. Cappy’s also used as a jumping pad and a weapon, sparing Mario’s tuchus from an untold number of butt-stomps this time around (though you can still do that, if you wish). That’s the pitch, the hook to Super Mario Odyssey: that Mario can be whatever you need him to be. But that’s really just a reiteration of what Mario has always been to both Nintendo and his fans (he’s previously been a pro golfer, kart racer, time traveler and much more), and perhaps that’s why the new cap-slinging mechanic feels like such a natural fit. Super Mario Odyssey is an extended riff on the legacy of its hero, a mustachioed man who began life as a humble plumber before becoming a bona-fide expert in practically everything. And so what initially seems like an oddball centerpiece (the ghoulish ability to possess the world around him) comes to feel like a totally obvious and essential addition to this historic canon.

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This is a two-person review. Polygon reviews editor Phil Kollar and deputy news editor Allegra Frank both spent the last week playing as much Mario as they could cram into every waking hour. I know this is going to make me sound ancient by Allegra standards, but many of my earliest gaming memories involve the original Super Mario Bros. for NES — a game that, I always like to point out, was released on or just before the day I was born. Thanks, Nintendo! Those memories of Super Mario Bros. are tinged with a profound sense of possibility. Obviously this was an early 2D platformer, and it’s very basic by today’s standards. But as a child, I remember being filled with awe as I discovered each new thing I could accomplish with the game’s limited move set. I remember getting my first fire flower and actually leaping from my seat in celebration of my newfound flame-spitting powers. The most recent time a Mario game captured that same feeling of discovery was when Super Mario 64 first took the series into 3D. Then this week, once again, I felt that surprise and joy with Super Mario Odyssey.Super Mario 3D All-Stars

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There is so much in this game; Mario himself has so many moves and abilities, and then on top of that over a dozen different enemies or allies can be taken over with Cappy, his new ghostly hat companion. Each of these “captures” has new moves of their own. The whole game is basically structured like a massive playground. Spend as much time as you want messing around; chances are you’ll be rewarded for it. And, just like I remember from my formative years, this emphasis on exploration and discovery serves as a bottomless well from which to draw buckets of good feelings. I can say with confidence that there hasn’t been another game this year that has so consistently had me grinning. So Allegra, as someone without my old-man fondness for the Mario series, how have you liked Super Mario Odyssey? My relationship with Mario started from a more unconventional place: I learned to love the Mushroom Kingdom through Mario’s side adventures. By the time I first checked out the series, Mario was already a kart racing champ, big-time partier and tennis star.

PHIL.

Eventually I got around to the core Mario games, and while I loved adventuring around kingdoms and islands and galaxies as Mario, I still credit his expansive list of extracurriculars with maintaining my endearment to his quirky crew. Even as I’ve always known Mario to hold a variety of jobs, one thing remained the same: He was still Mario. Cappy may once again give Mario a new hat to wear, but the core difference here is that with those hats comes a rediscovery of how both the game and Mario himself work — he’s still punching blocks and ground-pounding, but he’s not physically the Mario we’re used to. Rediscovering how Mario works is a major part of what makes Odyssey a pleasure, as well as something special. I will say that the radical departure from Mario’s typical skill set does still take some serious getting used to, though. Did you find anything to be disappointing or even frustrating with how much the gameplay deviates from the traditional Mario style? Or did you wish it went even further? Both in his 2D and 3D outings, Super Mario has remained king of the classic platformer, largely due to his willingness to innovate and inspire with every iteration.Mario Kart Live Home Circuit

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Super Mario Odyssey is just the latest in a long line of entries that reinforces this tendency, being yet another essential purchase in a year when Nintendo has made a point of reinventing its tentpole franchises for its new console, the Switch. Though very much cut from the same cloth as 64 and Sunshine, categorising Super Mario Odyssey as just another exploration-based, semi-open Mario game would be doing it a true disservice. Whereas prior games saw you return to a familiar hub area – be it Peach’s castle or Isle Delfino – Odyssey is a hope-filled adventure that constantly pushes you forward. There’s plenty to see in all of Odyssey’s worlds, and not knowing what lies ahead before you makes this discovery constantly exciting. Thanks to Mario’s latest conceit, an airship called The Odyssey, these thrills never need to let up. Super Mario Odyssey’s insistence to surprise is a sentiment just as applicable to its various worlds as it is to the various secrets and easter eggs that nest within them. It’s its greatest asset. I don’t want to give away any spoilers within this review, but just know that heading in, Odyssey is a game that masterfully blends together the nostalgic and the new.

ALLEGRA.

Whether it’s the story, visuals, or gameplay, every element is a perfect summation of everything Mario ought to be. So, let’s start with the new. Joining you on your mission to once again prevent the Peach-obsessed Bowser aboard the eponymous airship is Cappy, a shapeshifting hat that is the primary reason for making Super Mario Odyssey appropriately madcap. And it really is hats off to Nintendo for fully committing to the promise of letting you adopt almost anything bareheaded. Throw Cappy at a Goomba and you’ll have the ability to stack up with several more. Do the same with a T-rex, and there’s no boulder on earth that can withstand your rampage. Any fear that Super Mario Odyssey’s core hat-possession mechanic will be gimmicky is done away with instantly, with the capture power being responsible for some of the best puzzles ever seen in a Mario game. With 50-something creatures just waiting to be overcome, gathering the various moons needed to power up the Odyssey is eclectic without feeling overwhelming. The same can be said for each of Super Mario Odyssey’s locales.

While most marketing material released beforehand seemed to pitch Odyssey as some kind of “Grand Theft Mario”, the destinations you’ll visit are much more contained than the sprawling world of GTA. Don’t let that be a limitation to put you off, however; the size of each area within Super Mario Odyssey is perfectly proportioned, and every one is just as welcoming as the next. Whether it’s an alternative take on 1920’s New York (New Donk City), a frozen-over ice landmass (Shiveria), or a restaurant-inspired isle (Mount Volbono), Super Mario Odyssey’s kingdoms are a classic case of quality over quantity. Each one varies greatly in shape, size and layout, giving players a great excuse to unearth their many mysteries and challenges long after the credits roll. Though it won’t take long for you to be greeted by each area’s outer edges, what lies within those borders is almost always worth seeking out. “Wide as an Ocean, shallow as a puddle” this is not; quite the opposite. In addition to the constant sense of the fresh and unexpected, certain Super Mario mainstays are never too far away.

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The way Nintendo’s squat little plumber runs and jumps feels just as responsive as ever, and his fetish for gold coins is still in full effect. The catch is that nearly everything that’s familiar is given more depth and a greater purpose than in previous entries. In particular, Odyssey’s approach to currency makes for a level of character customisation that easily rivals this year’s Breath of the Wild. Super Mario Odyssey’s unabashed sense of whimsy and charm is all too welcome in today’s modern video game climate. Whereas other titles feel the need to overbear you with endless things to do, people to kill and towers to climb, Mario’s latest globe-trotting adventure is all too happy to keep things simple — and in the most imaginative way possible. Super Mario Odyssey is the type of game that I’d probably have taken for granted as a kid, but as an adult, I’ll cherish it for decades.Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

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