This is the 191st instalment of our first impression video series. Today, we are playing Super Mario Odyssey for the first time.
Welcome to the 191st instalment of our first impression video series. Today, we are playing the Nintendo Switch game, Super Mario Odyssey for the first time. You can check out the video directly on YouTube or in the embed below:
Now that I finally got my hands on a Nintendo Switch, I tried to think about which game would make the most sense to play first. After some thinking, I decided that the best place to start is one of the earliest titles in the consoles lifespan. That is, of course, Super Mario Odyssey.
I did see some speedrunning footage (though I tried to avoid spoilers) from @Smallant and I know he’s a great YouTuber who knows his stuff, so I gave this game a shot thinking it has to be a great game if he’s devoting so much time to it. I know, I’m not really a speedrunner like him, so I’m not anywhere as fast as him, but I do have the fact that I am actually playing this the first time, so what I’m seeing is a relatively novel experience at the very least.
I will say that I wasn’t sure how well the game would play given some of the footage I saw. Yet, when I actually did start playing this one, it really felt like a much more comfortable experience than I was expecting. At least in the initial first few hours (which was after this video was shot), it didn’t feel all that uncomfortable or awkward to play even if I wasn’t mastering all the moves yet. At any rate, the beginning hours were quite fun which is a great sign for this one.
With that said, I wanted to hear from you. What did you think of this game? Was this a great game that was highly enjoyable or was this game a bit too different for you?
For those who have played other Mario games, but not this one in particular, what did you think of what you saw? Does this look like an interesting game to play or does it deviate too much from other Mario games you’ve already played?
Also, for those who haven’t played any Mario games, does this look like a game you’d be interested in playing or does it look too cartoony for your taste? Let us know in the comments below!
This video is part of our first impression video series. Below is a list of 50 of the previously made first impression video’s we’ve made in the past:
- Fallout 76
- Murdered: Soul Suspect
- Burnout Paradise
- A Retrospective of XBox One Titles Played in 2024
- Nintendo Switch First Impression
- Nintendo Switch Unboxing
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
- Assassin’s Creed III
- Penumbra: Requiem
- Battlefield 1
- The Evil Within
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Flatout: Ultimate Carnage
- Forza Motorsport 6
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Assassin’s Creed Revelations
- Mass Effect 2
- Rayman Legends
- Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare
- Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
- Penumbra: Black Plague
- Forza Motorsport 5
- Mark McMorris Infinite Air
- Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
- Fallout 4
- Mirror’s Edge Catalyst
- Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
- Infamous
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
- A Retrospective of Playstation 4 Titles Played in 2023
- Forza Horizon 5
- Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
- Sacred 3
- PAYDAY: The Heist
- Gears of War 4
- Killzone Shadow Fall
- Katamari Forever
- Mass Effect
- Forza Horizon 4
- World War Z
- Assassin’s Creed II
- Bioshock Infinite
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
- Fallout: New Vegas
- A Retrospective of XBox 360 Games Played in 2023
- Forza Horizon 3
