Mario’s new ally gives Odyssey its most unique gameplay quirk - the ability to temporarily control both living and non-living objects, from Goombas to power lines to dinosaurs, by “capturing” them, throwing his cap onto their heads (or the closest possible thing). Cappy, originally appearing as a small ghost, has somehow found its way into Mario’s hat. Most notably, and at the heart of Super Mario Odyssey, is the plumber’s (ahem, former plumber’s) iconic red cap that now features a pair of sentient eyes. Old tricks like double and triple-jumping return, but Mario can also move about the world with a cannonball-resembling roll, and can hang on and shimmy across ledges. From there, we saw Mario traversing across the city landscape, jumping off taxi cab hoods and swinging from light poles.

Yes, Bowser still has his sights set on Princess Peach - this time he kidnaps her and plans a royal wedding - but the world itself, and how Mario interacts with that world, appears to be much more free and experimental.įrom the initial reveal trailer in early 2017, we learned that Mario was heading to New Donk City, a fictional interpretation of New York City filled with normal size human folks. Super Mario Odyssey is shaping up to be the largest and most surprise-filled Mario adventure yet. Super Mario Odyssey - Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Direct