When I first started playing, it was just some good old Nintendo fun.
Look at the cute lil expressive ape.
Oh, he jumping for bananas.
Hey, I can wave the Joy-Con around and make him beat his chest, that’s neat.
But the more I played, the more it shifted from junk food enjoyment into technical wizardry.
I refer you to my above reactions.
It felt likeYoshi’s Crafted WorldorPrincess Peach: Showtime.
Cute, but a cut below the big guns.
But I want to be hyperbolic onDonkey Kong’sbehalf becauseit seems content to hide away its own genius.
Nintendo has turned a beloved ape into a sick pervert.
That’s before you get into the other flourishes too.
However, if you look close enough, it’s still there.
What’s not there, as is a long-standing Nintendo tradition, is the name of the developer.
In general, I don’t like this practice.
Surely that all-star team isn’t sitting out this launch.
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If that’s true, Nintendo is missing a major marketing opportunity.
Super Mario Odyssey has become a shorthand for platforming perfection.
