History YMMV / SuperMarioOdyssey

** Mario's hat now has eyes, reminding fans of ''Creator/{{Rare}}'' (and by extension, ''Playtonic Games'')'s tendency to put eyes on inanimate objects. Playtonic even commented on this in [[https://twitter.com/PlaytonicGames/status/819936399839346688 a recent tweet. ]]

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Regardless of what you think of the appearance of realistic humans in the game, it can't be denied that the visuals shown off in the trailer are absolutely spectacular.
** Special mention goes to the giant mechanical centipede boss seen at the end of the trailer, facing off against Mario in New Donk City atop a skyscraper during a thunderstorm!

** The game has invited many comparisons to ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', especially with how Mario runs around in a huge city with realistic-looking humans. It also draws comparisons to ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' (which too had a level based on New York, as well as the ''Odyssey'' taking a small amount of the former game's "'round the world" style) and ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Sonic '06]]'' ([[UncannyValley because]] [[NeverLiveItDown of course it does]]).

** Peach and Bowser got "married" in ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' (although that one was forced on ''both'' of them against their will [[note]]but Bowser was okay with doing it anyway[[/note]]; in this game, it looks like he's the one forcing marriage on Peach). And even before that, ''ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures'' had Bowser ask Peach to marry him (with the threat that he'd turn her citizens to stone if she said no).

** Mario's hat now has eyes, reminding fans of ''Creator/{{Rare}}'' (and by extension, ''Playtonic Games'')'s tendency to put eyes on inanimate objects. Playtonic even commented on this in a recent tweet.

* AscendedMeme: Arguably, since the city could've been called ''New Kong City'', yet it's called ''New Donk City'' (with Donk being one lwtter away from dong).

** Bowser's suit. There are already a lot of comments online saying that Bowser now has a lot of swag.

** Mario's hat now has eyes, which reminds some fans of ''Creator/{{Rare}}'' (and by extension, ''Playtonic Games'')'s tendency to put eyes on inanimate objects.

* UncannyValley: The humans in New Donk City are definitely this, as the more realistic style clashes heavily with Mario himself, who looks very cartoony and stylized by comparison. It's one of the reasons that game is compared to ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', which suffered from a similar effect, though Mario being human himself lessens that effect a bit.

* BrokenBase: Do the realistic humans clash too much with the Mario aesthetic? Or do they fit just fine?

** A few fans across the two franchises tend to state (jokingly or otherwise) that VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog "stole" from Mario in a number of ways, the most well-known being the style of ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'', which was often compared to ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''. This time, it seems the plumber is the one taking a little inspiration from his ex-rival, if the comparisons made to ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' purely on the trailer seem to be any indication.

* "Mario finally made it back to Brooklyn!" due to New Donk City's resemblance to New York.

* HilariousInHindsight: Some months before the game's unveiling, conceptual videos of [[http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/27/8857465/heres-mario-in-an-unreal-engine-4-game Mario running around in realistic Unreal 4 environments]] were kind of a thing, with people arguing that didn't fit the series' aesthetic. Now the game's revealed and one stage is indeed a mundane metropolis complete with realistic people.

* WinBackTheCrowd: The return to WideOpenSandbox-style gameplay won over many fans who had grown displeased with the linearity of recent 3D ''Mario'' titles, especially ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld''.

** The game has invited many comparisons to ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', especially with how Mario runs around in a huge city with realistic-looking humans. It also draws comparisons to ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' (which too had a level based on New York, as well as the ''Odyssey'' taking a small amount of the former game's "'round the world" style) and ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Sonic '06]]'' (because [[UncannyValley because]] [[NeverLiveItDown of course it does]]).

** The game has invited many comparisons to ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', especially with how Mario runs around in a huge city with realistic-looking humans.

* UncannyValley: The humans in New Donk City are definitely this, as the more realistic style clashes heavily with Mario himself, who looks very cartoony and stylized by comparison.

* OlderThanYouThink:

** Peach and Bowser have gotten "married" in ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', although that one was forced on ''both'' of them against their will (but Bowser was okay with doing it anyway). In this game, it looks like he's the one forcing marriage on Peach. Even before that, ''ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures'' had Bowser ask Peach to marry him (with the threat that he'd turn her citizens to stone if she said no).

* WinBackTheCrowd: The game's return to WideOpenSandbox-style gameplay won over many fans who had grown displeased with the linearity of recent 3D ''Mario'' games, especially ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld''.

* {{Expy}}: Mario's hat having eyeballs looks like something straight out of ''VideoGame/YookaLaylee''.

** Peach and Bowser have gotten "married" in ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', although that one was forced on ''both'' of them against their will (but Bowser was okay with doing it anyway). In this game, it looks like he's the one forcing marriage on Peach.
*** Even before that, ''ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures'' had Bowser ask Peach to marry him (with the threat that he'd turn her citizens to stone if she said no).

* AwesomeArt: Just from the trailer, the game already looks ''phenomenal.''
* {{Expy}}: Mario's hat having eyeballs looks like something straight out of VideoGame/YookaLaylee.
* BrokenBase: Do the realistic humans clash too much with the Mario aesthetic? or do they fit just fine? People are already extremely conflicted with convincing arguments from both sides.
* MemeticMutation: A lot of people have already made comparisons to VideoGame/SonicAdventure, especially with how Mario is shown in a huge city.
** Some fans have also been calling this game "Super Mario: City Simulator" based on a gag by WebVideo/JonTron in his video on VideoGame/BanjoKazooieNutsAndBolts.

** Mario has traveled outside of the Mushroom Kingdom in "strange new worlds" in the Super Mario Bros 3 cartoon. Luigi has done this in games like "Mario is Missing" as well.
** Peach and Bowser have gotten "married" in VideoGame/SuperPaperMario, although it was forced and against their will (although Bowser was okay with doing it). In this one, it looks like he's forcing a marriage on Peach.
*** The first time it happened was in ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures, with Bowser asking Peach to marry him (with the threat that he'd turn her citizens to stone if she said no).
* UncannyValley: The humans in new donk city are definitely this, As the more realistic style clashes heavily with Mario himself, who looks very cartoony and stylized by comparison.

*** The first time it happened was in ComicBook/SuperMarioAdventures, with Bowser asking Peach to marry him (with the threat that he'd turn her citizens to stone if she said no).

* Expy: Mario's hat having eyeballs looks like something straight out of VideoGame/YookaLaylee.

* AwesomeArt: Just from the trailer, the graphics/art style look ''phenomenal.''

** Peach and Bowser have gotten "married" in VideoGame/SuperPaperMario, although it was forced and against their will (although Bowser was okay with doing it). In this one, it looks like he's forcing a marriage on Peach.