There are hundreds of Moons dotted around more than a dozen kingdoms, some nestled in hard-to-reach and hidden locations, others handed out for defeating bosses or winning races. The structure is essentially a combination of Super Mario 64 and Galaxy. It's a coherent enough narrative, but the joy of Mario has never been in its story. This time around, Bowser is going from kingdom to kingdom collecting items - a ring, a gown and so on - for a wedding ceremony.
The setup in Odyssey is as familiar as ever: Bowser has kidnapped Princess Peach, so you need to collect an arbitrary item (Power Moons rather than Stars this time) and chase him down to save the day. Super Mario Odyssey is just one more step in the right direction, another evolution of a perfect formula. The truth is, Nintendo has constantly reinvented the idea of a 3D Mario game, relentlessly pushing the franchise forward with each release.
"A return to form." "A reinvention." There are lots of clichés we fall back on when describing a fresh game in a long-running series.
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