Given the state of our world these days, maybe I’m just burying my head in digital sand (which in Odyssey’s Sand Kingdom level is a nice crimson red), afraid to face the strangeness of what has become our daily reality. Is it a vain, meaningless endeavor on my part? Am I doomed to fail? Or, is there something worthwhile in trying to complete the journey? (Something beyond the thrill of a second childhood). And yet, I persist – playing the role of an old man trying to learn a young man’s game. My nine-year-old son, however, mastered it out of the box as if he were Mario himself – confident, brave, and resolved to defeat Bowser and save Peach no matter how strange or difficult the journey.
I must confess, I have no idea how to play Super Mario Odyssey – other games such as Mario Kart, New Super Mario Bros., and Super Mario 3D World fit my skill level, but Odyssey baffles me.
Mario’s Philosophical Odyssey By Edwardo Pérez