Super Mario Odyssey
The new Super Mario game for the Nintendo Switch being good was a given. The gaming giant has always done right by their mustachioed mascot, and with the release of a new console, there was no way whatsoever that they were going to drop the ball. Still, while we knew it was going to be good, we had no idea it was going to be this fun.
It all comes down to Mario’s hat, which is adorably named Cappy. In its first major gameplay reveal, we learned that the hat has more powers than just being an extra platform. It can actually help Mario take over various things in the worlds such as enemies, NPCs, and even certain inanimate objects. During hands-on time with the game at E3 2017, this proved to add new layers of depth to the always tight puzzle platforming that the franchise is known for. Taking advantage of different items and enemies in order to navigate tricky pathways or just pull off cool stunts was fun and refreshing without ever sacrificing the core of what makes these games so good in the first place. Super Mario Odyssey is still very clearly a Super Mario game, only it feels substantially new and improved showing that Nintendo always has something exciting up its sleeves.
