How to marry longevity with a single-player campaign that can hold our interest for 50 hours or more?
Super Mario Odyssey has the answer…
This article comes fromDen of Geek UK.
NB: The following contains very mild spoilers for Super Mario Odyssey.
In the wild frontier of video games, things seldom remain the same for long.
Properties come and go.
Company mascots quietly check themselves into retirement homes.
Once popular genres can wither into obscurity.
The announcement led to a ripple of opinion pieces about the current state of single-player games.
Did EAs handling of its soloStar Warsouting mean the beginning of the end of cinematic, single-player titles?
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WithSuper Mario Odyssey, Nintendos answered that question in spectacular style.
The scale ofSuper Mario Odysseys challenge doesnt necessarily become apparent until after its end credits have rolled.
WhileOdysseylacks the technical complexity ofBreath of the Wilds detailed physics, its level of craft brings its own rewards.
Its worth noting, too, that Nintendo doesnt confuse scale with depth.
The result is Cappy: a combination of weapon, mobile platform, and chatty sidekick.
