Super Mario Odyssey (Zero Punctuation)

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[@TheNathanchavez96]

Mario is not a human, he's Italian.

[@javierititin]

This means he wears a half-ton armor while carrying around an LMG?

[@blablabla5632]

Nathan Chavez As an Italian, I recognize Mario as our most realistic impression.

[@As_Expected_of_Pieck]

An ugly swarthy Medoid

[@olucaspc]

hes an itALIEN

[@avalon629h]

He's onto us. Call the Mario Mafia

[@tompeters5903]

Suffer-a me now! Wa hoo!

[@CookiePower197]

This is comment of the year material.

[@kamurotetsu4860]

Poor Peach...

[@tompeters5903]

Koopa lord, mustache lord..... same thing rly

[@zoidbergswhoop]

There is-a no escape! Thank-a you for a too harboring my will!

[@Dice12K]

"Nani iChir Gelair" is for the Bright Lord. What would the saying be for "I am the Jump Man!"?

[@unvergebeneid]

"overwrites your free will like a cordyceps fungus with a slightly racist accent" 😂😂😂

[@synthwavecat96]

Read that just as he said it

[@mordinsolis6133]

Suffer me now, and even without Lootboxes.

[@fireaza]

Mamma-mia!

[@RaydeusMX]

Mario dying and becoming an undead parasitical spirit that can possess anything he throws his hat at. What could go possibly wrong?

[@unvergebeneid]

You seem angry, Richard. Has the world been mean to you?

[@geardog24]

After all these years I say let Bowser have Peach. He maybe an evil dragon turtle, but he is a committed evil dragon turtle.

[@Trickpants]

In real life, that's known as a stalker :D

[@Sheldezare]

Given how much princess gets kidnapped, you can bet your ass Bowser already had plenty of that Peach. On every piece of furniture within his castle and some outside of it.

[@russianspy5307]

Peach runs off with bowser gets high and has a big sex party and she knows mario will pick her up in the morning, mario needs to let that bitch go for his own good

[@gtcWoona]

I like how Bowser's actions are genuinely socially unacceptable and we can find it off-putting as heck, but then as soon as his plans are over, we still love the guy and pat him on the back as consolation for being rejected. I mean, he's a cartoon character so who cares, but its food for thought. I wonder if its okay to portray a character with such beliefs in a positive way, if its okay that the rest of the characters tolerate him and still invite him to the parties and whatnot. Like the thing that gets me is that its fine because its Bowser, but would it be okay if it were some other less likeable character? Shrugg.

[@cage5577]

She gets kidnapped to visit her kids. Then they think of some off the wall plan so she has time to spend time with them by the time Mario arrives. Then Mario takes her home and gives him a cake or a kiss on the nose because she's loyal to Bowser but doesn't wanna break Mario's heart or lose the respect of her kingdom.

[@alster06]

If you don't speak Yatzeeish . He enjoyed it.

[@doctoreggnog6644]

Should be top comment.

[@Xkun01]

He said, it's fun, but Mario Galaxy was better to him.

[@cramer4506]

So, he enjoyed it but slightly less than another game.

[@yourgofacepeaceshit4085]

he enjoys every game by that logic then...

[@smward87]

Honestly....yeah he does. It's actually rare where he completely trashes games like he used too, and even when he does he's just doing it because that's his persona.

[@KingShadowOmega]

I love how Yahtzee, doesn't even bother deciding whether the game is good. It's obvious, so it's more important to make a solid video that was vastly entertaining.

[@mikhailmcmorrow6440]

"you wouldn't see darksouls introduce cartoon mushroom people out of nowhere" *Our wounds heals, but scars are forever*

[@Cronama]

They tried a realistic Mario once in a movie. It was terrible yet slightly entertaining.

[@gelato345]

**cough * Superstar Saga * cough**

[@fatherpucci-madeinheaven362]

And the absolute madmen are doing it again

[@Banana_Zach]

I will never forget the live action mario movie. It is burned into the back of my subconscious like a mental $10 tattoo.

[@bensell982]

Miyamoto actually likes that movie, but he wished the movie was more different than the games. Also fun fact Nintendo legally owns the rights to 2 porn parodies of mario called super hornio bros which the bought the rights to just to cease its production

[@pprandomnpz]

The first live action Mario was Lou Albano, wich could probably supplex Bowser's ass without any power up. Still i really like Bob Boskins i always thought he really looked the part.

[@Sjono]

It's been stated that a recurring theme in some of the levels is extreme contrast. For example: - Metro Kingdom's New Donk City is a large, realistic city, contrasting with the cartoony Mario and Pauline. - The Sand Kingdom is a desert, but in-game it suddenly gets covered with a bunch of ice. - The Wooded Kingdom looks like a forest that has managed to grow over a nearby military factory. In addition, all of the citizens there are living watering can robots with sections made of wood.

[@Ash_Yu]

For anyone curious yes you can combine controllers for two player mode. You aren't limited to a single joycon, you can use the pro if you like.

[@jkitty542]

Was playing through for the third time the other day and yes, they do directly acknowledge that this Pauline is the same person we rescued in the original Donkey King arcade game. There’s a quiz she gives us about herself and her city and that is one of the questions.

[@celcowhite]

They do actually have Pauline mention the Donkey Kong kidnapping

[@BuffoFesss]

Actually Pauline recalls being captured by Donkey Kong, and she described her expirience as traumatic (at least in the Italian translation)

[@KikBlava]

Also her three items from Donkey Kong shows uo, although I think she only accepts her okd pink purse.

[@reddeadgaming9596]

"Suffer-a me now! Wa hoo!" It's over, no image can be funnier than what popped into my head when i saw that.

[@Infindox]

Paulene is the same one; the entire city is one big Donkey Kong reference, even streets are named after characters in the dkc series and later you get promotional art from the arcade game on the buildings and such.

[@MunkeyChips]

Hearing that intro gets my giblets all tingly.

[@Izrl1]

Eww

[@gFS.1]

I really hate it

[@daytimegaming3122]

I'm really surprised that he didn't mention the removal of the lives system.

[@Bassclefff]

casey day I feel like the game is actually harder than other Mario games, it's just that you can't run out of lives now and checkpoints are everywhere (except for the final stage)

[@daytimegaming3122]

MAP3Music I just mentioned the lives system because that's something he almost always brings up when he reviews a mario game. I expected him to comment about that and the moons, but was surprised that he only commented on the moons. I never made any comments about the difficulty.

[@daytimegaming3122]

Actually, the only thing he said about mario + rabbids in the samus returns review was that it was half way original. I wouldn't call that a defense.

[@sibami12]

julie martinez I agree, I can't really call it a review and he didn't really addressed anything relevant about the enjoyment of the game

[@daytimegaming3122]

You do remember that Yahtzee's a game critic, and since a critic is a person who expresses an unfavorable opinion of something and who judges the merits of literary, artistic, or musical works, he's doing his reviews properly. The job of a critic is usually to point out all the negatives, not the positives.

[@joshportal2808]

I have to say Yahtzee, after all these years, you have gotten good with your stick characters. The drawing and little details have really improved throughout the years.

[@jayb8491]

I like the Shadow Of Mordor / War reference when talking about the mind control haha 1:27

[@Vej86]

BUT... will little Jimmy and Suzy ENJOY the game???? I MUST KNOW YAHTZEE!!!

[@ingonyama70]

Jimmy will and Suzy will. But Jimmy AND Suzy together? Will not.

[@yourgofacepeaceshit4085]

simple answer... no.

[@thornangel16]

Jeepers, it’s just like when my sister and I used to fight over whose turn it was to play on our PC or game console when we were kids. XD

[@orangeinkius7257]

@@thornangel16 did you just seriously say Jeepers

[@rahuhe4102]

You can find the dinosaurs in the deep parts of the forest level, and there they're pretty crazy.

[@SomeGuy-cn5vm]

There's also one in the city level, but that one barely counts.

[@MrOmegatronic]

Hell, @@SomeGuy-cn5vm, the city dino would be exactly the same if you replaced it with a giant insane truck barreling through the level and destroying everything in its wake as it chases you to the goal! xD

[@MrOmegatronic]

Honestly, though, @@colin3ds1, it's not a bad thing. _Super Mario Odyssey_ feels a lot like the _Sonic Adventure 3_ everyone wanted to get, really, and actually had the funding & development time to pull it off right.

[@CalamityCanyon]

Just sharing this with others because it's made Zero Punctuation 50% more magical for me If you slow the video down to 0.5x, Yahtzee sounds R E A L L Y DRUNK. It's fucking great.

[@X3DREAPRZZ]

super Mario OdYahtzee

[@USMC49er]

4:07 Grand Dad

[@EliteOmegaZeroX]

I don't know why I found him saying that "ain't no one gonna be collectin shit" so funny, but damn did I laugh hard at that.

[@BoxManSFM]

3:19 Did you know the famicom actually had a microphone. So yes, you can swear at it.

[@jeffmatrachisia3827]

The people claiming Mario and Jumpman are different people are WRONG, Odyssey confirms they’re the same person - not only do the citizens cheekily tell Mario to “Jump, man” (which in itself isn’t conclusive evidence), the festival celebrates the city’s founding, which they all claim involved Mario (and the festival literally is a remixed version of the original Donkey Kong, culminating with the 25m level). So yes, Mario and Jumpman have been confirmed as the same now IN GAME, which is as canonical as it gets. Also you find out it’s the same Pauline in the game itself (not postgame) if you stay in NDC after the festival and talk to her to take her quiz. Side note: it’s super weird that Mario and Pauline don’t outright acknowledge each other. Like, they don’t even greet each other, their interactions seem to imply they recognize each other and yet they also act like strangers, it’s a weird blend of familiarity and strangeness... I mean, assuming they broke up and now he’s going around the world to rescue another woman, I guess maybe it’s just a case of awkward ex interactions. “Thanks for... um... saving my city...” “Don’ta mention it.. so...” “Yeah...” “...you are a mayor now?” “Yeah... yeah... How’s the plumbing?” “Oh I’ma not a plumber anymore...” “Oh... so... what do you do...?” “Well... I mean... I’ma with a princess... they usually pay me enough when I have to rescue her once a month...” “Ah yeah... the princess... she seems... nice... wait, once a month?” “Yeah... Bowser always is cooking something up-a... like last Saturday when we were playing golf-“ “You play golf with your girlfriend’s kidnapper?!?” “Well you named your city after your kidnapper!” “...whatever, let’s just keep this professional. You help my city with a few needs, we give you a few moons, then you can get back in your hat blimp and go rescue your new piece of arm candy, okay?” “Fine!” “Fine!!” “...anyways, wanna take this quiz about... my hobbies... and stuff..? I’ve gotten a lot of new interests...” “Why would I want to-“ “I’ll give you a moon.” “Okay.”

[@TheSpearkan]

0:17 I'd argue the same for its SEGA counterpart Sonic, it's done everything from a TV show, a Final Fantasy style game, a platformer to the piece de resistance, Sonic in a car racing Eggman, Monkey Ball guy, a Football referee, Wreck-it Ralph, the Pyro from Team Fortress 2 and an actual person

[@sarahdugmore7079]

1:43 could become a catchy backing track

[@Falcovsleon21]

Clearly he did not play past the main story mode. Or if he did, it was in his post-ZP livestream. Because I can tell you the T-Rex is not restricted to 2 minutes of Fossil Falls at all.

[@DKQuagmire]

the one in the underworld of steam jungle, (with the light rays coming down, it reminded me of a scene in studio ghibli's Nausicaa film) It scared the bajeesus out of me, as it is always awake, and is always after your flesh. then it turns out it never strays too far from the clearly marked dirt path on the floor, and your like. huh, its not so scary now.

[@artfuldodger3964]

He could be..... sarcastic

[@yourgofacepeaceshit4085]

admit it... it sucks.

[@EvilExcalibur]

Getting undermined by a Nintendo fan for daring to disagree with the popular opinion. Never seen that before.

[@WMDistraction]

To be fair, the dino parts either require you to return to Cascade Falls or go a ways out of your way to find.

[@SILVERF0X13]

In galaxy, the second player can also force player 1 to jump too. Always gotta sneak at least one way in to fuck over the other player. For the hell of it, we played through a few levels once where the other person controlled movement and I controlled jumping that way. It was an interesting way to play.

[@ProjectArson]

This one is probably one of my favorite reviews, absolutely hysterical start to finish

[@Morgil27]

I would totally buy a Mario branded mustache trimmer. I already have a thick, luxurious mustache similar to Mario's. It actually made Halloween this year rather easy.

[@heyitsty_]

*"Mario is just a brand"* Oh would you look at that Nintendo's making a Mario Cereal now.

[@Deiku]

1:28 HAHAHA That Shadow of Mordor reference was so unexpected it unconstpated me

[@alessandrobozzi7085]

Odyssey pretty much passed the Yahtzee test. GOTY confirmed.

[@kingvideogames]

Matthew Rubenstein so it got second place at getting second place?

[@Wandergirl108]

Oh, so because it's Mario and Yahtzee enjoyed it that means it's the best game of its year? Never mind the fact that Yahtzee chose not to put it on his top 5 list that year at all in favor of A Hat in Time, no, A Hat in Time is an indie kickstarted game and not a recognized franchise, therefore it's not as good as an official Mario gammon-soiree. Maybe broaden your horizons a little and realize that just because something belongs to a well-established franchise doesn't automatically make it better than anything else.

[@alastairward2774]

@@Wandergirl108 yes, for 3 years Alessandro has been living a lie, what will they do now that you've enlightened them so?

[@alessandrobozzi7085]

Wow, the Yahtzee fanbase can't take a joke, can it

[@DarthOmelette]

@@alessandrobozzi7085 I think they were just trying to say that if you like Mario games you should also try some independent platformers that aren't based on well-established franchises, but they phrased it in a needlessly confrontational manner.

[@tomkavulic7178]

Yahtzee I'm sure you've heard it a thousand times but you are a fantastic comedy writer, thank you for your reviews.

[@SpartanWolf222]

With the M on Mario's hat, it looks like the teeth of a head-eater creature with the googly eyes. Brilliant.

[@abloogywoogywoo]

"Tempt not my lardy angels" LMAO

[@Mcaark]

“Suffer a-me now” This is gold Jerry.

[@IrvingIV]

It's the clasdic ditty! Grasslands Desert Ocean Jungle Iceworld Fireworld Boss!

[@FelipeJaquez]

The overdone worlds of: Hat Mexico Tree Goop Food Pond Beach Medieval City Antarctic Cloud And space

[@brainflash1]

I guess this means Nintendo have discovered fedoras.

[@SolidSnake684]

I sat and watched Pauline dance during that music number for way too long. Even Maro got down and jigged. Truly a master-class among human entertainment

[@aFFiSCioNa]

4:34 actually made me spill my coffee everywhere.

[@mikilgene3851]

I can't believe you just compared Mario odyssey to dark souls

[@TheBrunovegas]

well the dragon boss with the absurdly detailed and gritty textures and art designe sure do make it look like a dark souls boss, just the dificulty that still is like most marios from 2005 onwards

[@lauratatum509]

He compares every other game to dark souls. It’s the love of his life. I get more shocked when he doesn’t bring it up, tbh.

[@Zeik188]

It really DOES look like a Dark souls boss. It comes out of fucking nowhere and is SUPER DETAILED. It sticks around for all of maybe 10 minutes before you kill it in (you guess it, 3 hits) and then it's gone again.

[@personguy6517]

He never said "Mario odysee is the dark souls of Mario games" he just said the Dragon boss looks like a dark souls boss, which it does

[@KikBlava]

Can he just re-review Demons Souls already?

[@pronounjow]

Awhaw, Jimmy and Suzie are adorable! Reminds me of my younger sister and me back when we were around that age (playing on the Genesis/Mega Drive), only she was surprisingly competent for a preschooler.

[@Dekkia_]

The description for the "2-Player"-Mode in this game is the most fitting I heared so far.

[@DanPeters182]

I've watched this series for almost ten years now. That is ridiculous! The amount of games I haven't bothered picking up or did pick up only to hate because I couldn't get nitpicks out of my head is staggering!!

[@MrBizznessMan]

I get the feeling that tacking on the Mario world theme pattern to every game undermines it a bit. We definitely have said grasslands deserts forests and jungles, but each one has a complimentary theme. and Each world can stand out on its own, unlike New Super Mario Bros 1 2 Wii and U, that always recycle assets and color palettes. And to be frank. I think grasslands is a very poor representation of any world. If it's a large space and has grass. it might as well be called grasslands. And the only Fire world in the game is either also the Food kingdom, or a small segment of the moon kingdom.

[@slm2108]

Arcane Corona You tell 'em, Japanese Culture Greg, this is a Nintendo game after all

[@citizenofzorcon7729]

At least the desert world this time actually has a inserting theme this time, being based on the Spanish Day of the Dead.

[@cdkumquat4953]

And the jungle world (I mean Lost Kingdom) is relatively interesting this time. Plus, Mario's never done a city level.

[@ziggystardust7001]

Meta Knight I think he meant the Cap kingdom

[@cameronmoore7675]

+Meta Knight I think he was talking about the kingdom that you fight the dragon in.

[@ShyGuyXXL]

Funnily enough, Mario and Pauline DO have a casual conversation about their past with Donkey Kong.

[@gaelsdaddy2341]

1:28 Suffer-a me now Love the Shadow of Mordor quote

[@d1scordia]

1:22 mario had a hat under his hat

[@RacingSnails64]

BOI ITS THAT TIME

[@RacingSnails64]

Kyle Hart i can understand that

[@connormcsweeney9489]

For the record, the first time I saw the mushroom people in Dark Souls they scared the shit out of me

[@HOkayson]

This is my favourite singleplayer game in a good while, but that's probably because I've not played a Mario since original Gameboy days & it really nailed all the best parts of that nostalgia whilst adding the hat possession mechanic that gave it a chunk of new gameplay. Almost worth buying a Switch just for this imo!

[@D_YellowMadness]

I love how the the realistic eyes make the M on Cappy look like the mouth of a crazed animal.

[@megasean3000]

Actually there is a way to differentiate main series Mario games from the Mario spinoff titles. All the main series Mario games start with “Super”: Super Mario Bros, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Odyssey, etc. Save for Super Paper Mario, all the spinoff titles don’t start with Super: Mario + Rabbids, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, Paper Mario, Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga, etc. In conclusion, when referring to the main series games, say “A new Super Mario game’s came out!” (Like calling it Legend of Zelda and not Zelda), and when referring to the many spinoffs of Mario, just say “A new Mario game’s came out!”

[@nfzeta128]

Super Paper Mario and Super Mario RPG. Super Mario Tenis.

[@megasean3000]

Proline Welding Ltd. Not Donkey Kong, or the old Mario Bros, seeing as it was more of an arcade game of jumping over barrels and killing turtles, but when the game went from arcade classic to home classic with Super Mario Bros where it became a side scroller, that’s when it adopted the monicker “Super Mario”.

[@Xegethra]

Yeah but it's still a main game, without it, no super would have been. The Super Mario game was the initial spin off given its totally different style. The precursor is still a part of it.

[@KikBlava]

So technically The Adventure of Link is not a main Zelda game. It's called Zelda II, not The Legend of Zelda II. I kid mostly I get what you mean with Super Mario.

[@commandacrunch]

Super Mario Kart

[@Sanpaku-san]

Mario is a mythical creature

[@Hollowolfjas4014]

"Might as well be trying to fluff an elderly hamster" I cant 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@leahyourlocalautist5092]

it took my five fucking years to catch the Middle Earth: Shadow of War reference.

[@Hopalongtom]

Pauline DOES mention Mario rescuing her from a giant ape so yes its the same one!

[@Mattyrocks1000]

officially Mario's species is known as "homo nintendus" (no joke it was in one of the older official game manuals)

[@monocleteahorse7814]

"Suffer-a me now" was a darn sneaky shadow of war reference.

[@tmsphere]

I love how fire/lava-world is snackworld in this game and the lava is stew.

[@TheDatadestroyer]

Yahtzee, I thought Super Mario Universe would be the next game...

[@littlefieryone2825]

I thought it was Super Mario Parallel Dimensions

[@stygian3824]

The Jak Box Super Mario x Dark Souls: Kingdom Battle* this time it's an RTS!

[@janhelgetollefsen3048]

@1:28 I almost actually laughed loudly on the bus from the SoW reference.

[@RacingSnails64]

jhanX OMG NOTICED THAT TOO

[@anexplosion5436]

If only half of him turned white when he said that.

[@oscarmccormack1611]

jhanX What's it referencing?

[@YZaiCreates]

Oscar McCormack Middle Earth: Shadow or MorWar where elf dude yells at orcs enough to make them change teams mid-fight.

[@wearsjorge55]

Oscar McCormack in shadow of mordor/war when you use your wraith powers to take over orcs you say those lines

[@danwemet]

"Tempt not my lardy angels" = gold, pure gold

[@orpheus0108]

LOL that celebrimbor line " suffer-a me now"

[@durpddurke4633]

I can never trust Cappy's eyes *narrows eyes like a dramatic book character* they can't be trusted, those shouldn't-even-physically-exist-even-though-this-is-a-Mario-game-whatever pupils......

[@Lily-tp6su]

Why are you everywhere I go?

[@Sonichero151]

"I am the Cappytain now....."

[@joannemckenzie3045]

Do the Mee-hrio

[@_MMK]

DOOO DO DO DO BOOP COME ON DOWN TO MEHRIO GO ON INSIDE WE GOT THE DEATH STAR

[@Capbarrelhead]

Marek MMK229 COME TO SEE THE TOAD DOOT

[@theatomicbonbon3717]

COME ON NOW DO THE MECHKRIO

[@android19willpwn]

When Bowser puts the effort in the boy looks dapper as hell.

[@ThePCguy17]

Episode is posted. *Thirteen minutes later* "I'm not late I'm not late I'm not late I'm here guys I'm not late!"

[@toad9229]

One thing i can say is, even though it says the joycons for 2P mode, it doesnt give a shit if you use the pro controller and the joycons as one controller or not.

[@collette3428]

Mario's not a human Yahtzee, he's an Italian.

[@HighHeelKnight]

"...as Jason Voorhees can attest." = HILARIOUS!!

[@VARIOUShorses]

TEMPT NOT MY LARDY ANGELS Honestly I'd be tremendously excited to see someone with a sign like that, it'd either mean they've got a sense of humour about themselves, or they are entirely unselfaware. Either would be amazing to see.

[@jamesbevan9939]

Mario Odyssey has surpassed the Galaxy games as the best Mario platformer, IMO.

[@twash2186]

I think we should start tallying how often he references Dark Souls in a non Dark Souls video. I know it's his favorite game and it is not a bad thing but it is still worth noticing.

[@grahamlaw2571]

That suffer-a me now joke is either an amazing shadow of Mordor reference or a funny coincidence.

[@MCHellshit]

You won my like with that "fluffing an elderly hamster" joke

[@Fox_RZK]

"i just want to die"

[@Hey1234567894]

The only reason to be excited for Wednesday

[@SPM0717]

Christopher Crichton Even if KZbin is a week behind in these reviews compared to The Escapist website.

[@SpiralSine6]

It’s wednesday my dude.

[@Bladehound83]

There is only one time the two player mode is actually beneficial. The volleyball slog. Cappy's faster speed and lack of momentum actually plays to your advantage here and makes two really boring moons slightly more bearable.

[@anomaly7853]

Loved that Shadow of Mordor/War reference.

[@paulsullivan6946]

inb4 Nintendo claims this video.

[@lukospicturehouse]

I feel like tons of visual tones is a huge risk for a mascot character like mario and paid off huge. It makes him feel less like a clean, corperate Mickey Mouse character when he can be found walking through a crowd of real humans or next to a photo realistic dragon.

[@biscuitstix_]

3:21 The Famicom would like a word with you

[@ionceateapinecone]

3:18 the Super Famicom knew when you swore.

[@TheHatwolf]

What exactly is the "fire world" of the game, if the Luncheon Kingdom is instantly tagged as "a wild card"? For that matter: What the fuck is the "grass land"? The Mushroom Kingdom you unlock after you beat the game? I know, it's a joke, but ... a really confusing joke, since it seems like just flat out wrong.

[@oscarmccormack1611]

You can tell there's nothing really wrong with this game that even Yahtzee has to spent three-fifths of his video on a tangent that has to do with nothing at all.

[@Leo-pw3kf]

It's kind of annoying that you have to complete a main objective before all the collectibles in the kingdom are unlocked. And Mario is a little bit more slippery than I'd wish. Other than that... yeah, flawless.

[@Igorcastrochucre]

"The Star Child in Mario Galaxy, the butterfly thing in Super Paper Mario, the roomba from the Rabbids thing..." Why stop there? The bucket from Color Splash, the Lakitu from 64, the squirt gun from Sunshine, the minis from Mario v DK, the flyswatter from Mario Paint, the pixie from Mario v Wario, the Fairies from 3D World, the hands from Mario Maker...

[@sEaNoYeAh]

So in summary, aesthetically all over the place but not in a bad way, and as is a complete given with Nintendo and 3D Mario gameplay is highly polished, fun and extremely varied. You love to see it. Nintendo are simply peerless. This is excellence in game design (and I'm not even a Mario fan).

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

But-but Mario, Mario; What about toad? *What about toad?*

[@sentientwm5376]

That was my cock Luigi.

[@Traveler_of_the_Stars]

Regarding some of your points in the video, (and this isn't complaining FYI) the point of the game's environments were supposed to be weird and, consequently, not keep one visual tone; that's why New Donk City visuals are realistic, to clash with Mario. The developers strived to do that. Also, it's referenced *several* times on how Pauline is literally the exact same Pauline from Donkey Kong. I mean geez, have you taken a look at the decor of the city? It's arcade DK stuff. (I don't know how you could've missed that...) And I think lumping Super Mario Odyssey's worlds with the stereotypical Mario worlds is doing Odyssey a great disservice. I mean, the game has been getting perfect scores across the board due to its creativity, (similar to how Galaxy was praised) So it must be doing something right. All in all, I feel comparing it to games with lack of creativity is off-putting and trying to look for complaints. Complaining about motion controls is a logical complaint, the ones above, aren't frankly. With all this said, I'm not saying Yahtzee has to suck this game off, but some of his complaints were not very thought out. (I'm a big fan of Yahtzee btw, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't being held to a quality review standard I know he usually has.)

[@KoboldCommando]

Yeah, the problem isn't that he criticizes the game, or that his "journalistic integrity" is off, it's just that he's not as entertaining when he picks half-assed complaints that don't actually pan out, especially when there are properly scathing ones sitting right there. In this case it really feels like he wrote down the "oh it's another mario" list beforehand and then crammed the script into that even where it didn't fit. To trot out the deadest of beaten horses, it's like his Monster Hunter review when he harped on getting himself stuck on the tutorial, despite there being a lot of really great and funny things to criticize about that game that the fanboys themselves regularly point out!

[@josephhryann]

Two player bit had me cracking up

[@SharpCookies]

Honestly two player has been very useful for me and my family! I let my niece and nephew take turns as the hat and they fell in the game and mario in general! They can't stop talking about it and they wanna play every time they're over!

[@rumplstiltztinkerstein]

Anyone felt this review was slightly more polite than the usual yahtzee ones? Is he canadiating?

[@SorowFame]

1:28 now I want to see a game like Shadow of Mordor/War but with Mario, they already copied Xcom, at least the new ones, so why not that?

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

It makes me so mad that no one is ripping off Shadow of Mordor. Everyone should be copying that game!

[@darrens3]

"Tempt not my lardy angels" < incredible protest plaquard.

[@RiverOfTheHeart]

Just making sure nobody misunderstands, you can play co-op with any Switch controllers you want, not just the single joy-con, two joy-cons each or a pro controller is totally fine. Also if the second player (and the first player too, that would also help) knows what they're doing Cappy can be op as hell. He can jump and move around way faster than Mario, can make Mario jump much higher than normal and can turn bosses into a joke since on top of all that he's invincible and can ground pound at any time in the air. The second player can even use Cappy while Mario is inside an enemy or object (which honestly is pretty weird since throwing the cap on them is what transports you into them) and he can make you jump from one captured thing to another without even jumping out yourself first, or he could do lots of other stuff like beat enemies in your way or collecting coins and hearts. Btw this was an entertaining video as usual.