Thou hast been warned.Īs a first party title due for a 2017 holiday season release, Super Mario Odyssey always had a lot of pressure riding on its shoulders would it achieve the distinguished, mould-breaking status of its premillennial platforming ancestor, or, inexplicably lose its way and fail to impress the mercurial whims of modern day fans and critics? Traditionally speaking, Mario games have always fared very well-from franchise best-seller and renowned classic Super Mario Bros.