Super Mario Odyssey

Super Mario Odyssey is a sandbox platformer developed by Nintendo EPD for the Nintendo Switch.

History
Super Mario Odyssey was first seen during the Nintendo Switch reveal in October of 2016. At the time, its name was unknown; it was even unknown whether or not it would be a real game or if it was merely a tech demo.

In January of 2017, two months before the release of the Nintendo Switch, the game was confirmed to be released for the Switch in the holiday season of 2017, under the title Super Mario Odyssey.

The game's true release date was finally announced during E3 2017 (where it was Nintendo's game of show). The release date was confirmed to be October 27, 2017.

Game-play
The game-play of Super Mario Odyssey hearkens back to that of Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine. This is due to the more non-linear game-play throughout various levels, with each having various goals to advance towards. Unlike the two former games, Odyssey does not force the player to leave a level once an objective is reached.

Throughout each level, the player must collect several moons (akin to the stars in previous 3D Mario titles) in order to reach new levels.

The player can make Mario throw his cap (now called Cappy) to attack enemies, reach new areas, or possess and play as enemies.