Super Mario Odyssey
Shares rank 5 of 11 platformers by recommenders
Praised for its level design and game mechanics, and it still looks good. The most common caveat is that Wonder rushes you along.
Praised for its level design and game mechanics, and it still looks good. The most common caveat is that Wonder rushes you along.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 78%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Strong level design and mechanics
“it's probably somewhere on par with Super Mario Odyssey in terms of game design and mechanics”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%” “it was clear a ton of love was poured into the level design and game mechanics”
Comment from 24 Dec 2025 in “Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi Games (Yields) Reduced Burnout Risk”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Wonder rushes the player along
“Oddysey felt better. Wonder is rushing you. Always.”
Comment from 24 Dec 2025 in “Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi Games (Yields) Reduced Burnout Risk”
Other platformers people recommend
The four most recommended other platformers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Persia | 37 | 4 | 90% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Super Mario 64 | 37 | 7 | 84% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Celeste | 19 | 3 | 86% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Flashback (1992 video game) | 8 | 1 | 89% | 6 | — | — |
| Super Mario OdysseyThis page | 7 | 2 | 78% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Odyssey is better than SMB”
“Mario Odyssey looks beautiful and runs at a mostly stable 60fps.”
“it's probably somewhere on par with Super Mario Odyssey in terms of game design and mechanics”
“felt incredibly disappointed, decided Nintendo is not for me and went back to my beloved indie games on PC”
“Odyssey gives me motion sickness and headaches :(”
“The movement in Mario 64 still holds up, 30 years later.”
“Oddysey felt better. Wonder is rushing you. Always.”
“It is both fresh and nostalgic at the same time.”
“it was clear a ton of love was poured into the level design and game mechanics”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.