GameSpot's Best Games Of 2017 #3: Super Mario Odyssey
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gamespots-best-games-of-2017-3-super-mario-odyssey/1100-6455764/
Mario caught on in the '80s and continues to thrive more than 30 years after his debut in part because the games he headlines are masterfully designed, but also because Nintendo knows how to make you fall in love with the worlds he inhabits. Super Mario Odyssey is a delight for these exact same reasons, and though it blatantly leans into nostalgia at times, its high marks go above and beyond cute nods to the past.