Let s say mario 64 has 100 legit stars.
Super mario 3d all stars vs odyssey. All three mario games in this 3d all. But i feel similarly to you. If you re trying to choose between super mario galaxy from 2007 now available in super mario 3d all stars and super mario odyssey from 2017 you may have some considerations to factor in. Let s say odyssey has 1000 stars but only 300 are legit.
Yes even the new super mario bros. It has galaxy which is the best mario game by far and only rivaled by its sequel. Odyssey is a great game but it lacks the soul of galaxy plus the moon system feels far worse than the stars system. In super mario 64 each course only has 7 stars and the game only has 120.
Because the game also has high emotional stakes each of the 120 stars feels like an important step to the end goal of rescuing peach. I love all the mainline mario games all of them. Even now i just can t. For the record i love odyssey.
Games which i feel are unfairly maligned games. Even when one of the 7 stars is easy it s extremely clear the sizeable progress you are making with the course. And let s not pretend all the stars in other mario games are difficult to obtain or earn. You re still getting 200 more stars in odyssey than in mario 64.
For super mario 3d all stars on the nintendo switch a gamefaqs message board topic titled what makes odyssey bland or soulless page 7.