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Zelda Breath Of The Wild vs Super Mario Odyssey! which game is the best?
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Oof two marvellous games but I have to say Odyssey is a true masterpiece and oh my word is it so much fun.Its superseded Mario 64 as my most loved Mario game.Outstanding
I'd agree with the too soon sentiment. As for where I sit on it, I freaking adore Mario Odyssey right now, but after all the time I put into Breath of the Wild, I'm leaning ever so slightly towards that.
Either way, what an incredible year to be a Nintendo fan.
Either way, what an incredible year to be a Nintendo fan.
Didn't played Odyssey yet, but it certainly does a better job of being a Mario game than BOTW being a Zelda game.
Odyssey doesn't have the performance issues of BotW, but BotW is definitely the more impactful experience. Odyssey is a fucking amazing Mario game, but BotW reinvented the series and pushed open-world games forward in some profound ways.
So I'd go with BotW.
So I'd go with BotW.
Don't make me chose between my babies!
Mario consistently made me smile the whole way through and has some astounding moments, but Zelda did genuinely make me feel like a child playing Zelda for the first time again. Also, I think Zelda had the more challenging and fulfilling gameplay throughout, with a somewhat weak ending. Odyssey isn't particular challenging for the most part (nor does it need to be, Mario games are meant to be accessible), but the entire last 4th of the game is amazing and I'm still in shock of how much I loved it.
If it were allowed, I'd say both games are my Game of the Year so far. They're both just that good.
Mario consistently made me smile the whole way through and has some astounding moments, but Zelda did genuinely make me feel like a child playing Zelda for the first time again. Also, I think Zelda had the more challenging and fulfilling gameplay throughout, with a somewhat weak ending. Odyssey isn't particular challenging for the most part (nor does it need to be, Mario games are meant to be accessible), but the entire last 4th of the game is amazing and I'm still in shock of how much I loved it.
If it were allowed, I'd say both games are my Game of the Year so far. They're both just that good.
BOTW edges ahead for me. The world exploration is so magical in BOTW such that it narrowly beats out the exploration and the GOAT gameplay of SMO for me.
well, i stayed to beat odyssey. so it gets my vote. maybe played ten hours of botw before dropping it. def gonna get back into it at some point. probably start over, but there's something to be said about a game that made me complete it over a weekend. i honestly dont think that's ever happened before with me.
I'll have a hard time figuring out which one will be my GotY. One thing is sure though, they'll take the number 1 and number 2 spots easily.
Agreed, at least in regards to getting an aggregate answer. Odyssey will have more support due to the immediate recency bias, it's unavoidable.
Odyssey is a great game, I even enjoy it as a non-Mario fan, but I don't think it's even in the same ballpark as BotW. It's a joyful game to play, great level design, great music, great aesthetics. But BotW is an experience. The sense of exploration in BotW rivals some real-life hiking trips I've taken.
I've (almost) 100%ed BotW twice, so I love it to death. I've only just beaten Mario Odyssey, I'll need to 100% it to get a better grasp but I'd say that so far they're on equal footings because imo they both achieve what they set out to do.
Man I'm the exact opposite. 300+ hours of BotW and kinda losing interest in Odyssey.
BotW was a damn masterpiece.
If we're really, really nitpicky, Odyssey not being truly designed for full portability (i.e., the limitations of the motion controls in portable mode) is a pretty big issue when comparing it to Breath of the Wild, which offers a basically identical experience in portable mode.
I'm gonna go with Odyssey.
Zelda's open world was fantastic to explore but I really missed big old school dungeons. Every divine beast and associated boss fight just seemed the same and really didn't seem as memorable as more traditional Zelda dungeons. Odyssey had old and new mixed together in such a weird and wonderful way that I didn't really have many complaints. It was a joyous experience from beginning to end.
Zelda's open world was fantastic to explore but I really missed big old school dungeons. Every divine beast and associated boss fight just seemed the same and really didn't seem as memorable as more traditional Zelda dungeons. Odyssey had old and new mixed together in such a weird and wonderful way that I didn't really have many complaints. It was a joyous experience from beginning to end.
I found quite a few parts of Zelda to be a chore. A tedious, unfun chore. So far about 6 hours into SMO, I haven't had that feeling yet. SMO gets the nod from me.
I need to finish Odyssey first, but so far I'd say BotW. I'm really enjoying Odyssey, but so far I don't like it as much as I liked 3D World. I think I just prefer the level based setup of that game. Like I said though, I definitely need to spend more time with it. I foolishly bought all 3 big games that came out that day, so I've had to split my time and have not gotten as far into Odyssey as most people probably have.
I really can't choose. I like them both for different reasons. Historically, I've always liked Mario games more, and Odyssey easily meets the high expectations I have for EPD Tokyo. However, Breath of the Wild blew my expectations away and has easily become my new favorite Zelda game. In the end, both are generation-defining games, and it's crazy to think we got them in the same year.
Probably BotW at this point but it's still too soon to say (only on the third world of Mario).
Both are amazing games but the controls in Mario, while minor, have been a downside for me personally. Traditionally I have also enjoyed Zelda games far more than Mario games as well so I'm likely a little biased in that regard! Still as others have said, an amazing year to be a Nintendo fan.
Both are amazing games but the controls in Mario, while minor, have been a downside for me personally. Traditionally I have also enjoyed Zelda games far more than Mario games as well so I'm likely a little biased in that regard! Still as others have said, an amazing year to be a Nintendo fan.
It's too soon, but I suspect that Mario Odyssey will be great for pick up and play in 20 years while Zelda will feel like a slog.
I don't feel like BOTW is a chore now, but with future worlds which take what BOTW did and improve it, I think it'll depreciate. BOTW is the first of a new generation of open worlds that are designed at the large scale rather than details scale.
I don't feel like BOTW is a chore now, but with future worlds which take what BOTW did and improve it, I think it'll depreciate. BOTW is the first of a new generation of open worlds that are designed at the large scale rather than details scale.
I think we have to give it another week or two before we give this assessment. Everybody thought Zelda was the greatest thing ever for like two weeks before some of the criticisms against the game trickled in.
For the record all the BotW haters are wrong.
Too early for me, I'm only 2 hours or so into Mario. I think the "you can go right to the final destination of the game" aspect of Zelda was really interesting. I felt it really enhanced the feeling of exploration and preparation for a final confrontation. Mario feels different. Not in a bad way at all, just a more traditional approach to getting lost in a world.
I don't know if that makes sense. Either way, I don't envy any journalists who have to craft a top games list, or even choose a "game of the year."
I don't know if that makes sense. Either way, I don't envy any journalists who have to craft a top games list, or even choose a "game of the year."
I've yet to finish Zelda , I found it pretty underwhelming , whereas Mario has me hooked throughout .
Different style / tastes obviously but I found Zelda's open world pretty boring beyond some cool physics .
As someone who hasn't played mario platformer since Mario galaxy , odyssey tops that games high standards .
Different style / tastes obviously but I found Zelda's open world pretty boring beyond some cool physics .
As someone who hasn't played mario platformer since Mario galaxy , odyssey tops that games high standards .
I've been waiting five minutes for this rain to stop in Zelda so Mario gets my vote even though I haven't played it yet.
Also Breath of the Wild is more ground breaking in its design while Odyssey is the best refinement on 64.
Mario. Zelda is such a impressive game with massive scope but sometimes it is a chore to play. Mario is just fun from start to finish.
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