Galaxy 2 > Odyssey > Galaxy > 3D World
Galaxy 2 had some of the best levels ever in a 3D Mario game and refined every mechanic of the original galaxy. The addition of Yoshi was great, the soundtrack was great, and I could replay this game over and over again without getting tired of it.
Odyssey is an amazing game but the power moon mechanic eliminates a lot of the challenge that I enjoyed from the Galaxy games. A lot of the power moons are just sitting out in the open, waiting to be picked up, while others are simply hidden behind a wall that just requires a simple double check to find. I love the game and each of the kingdoms as well as the numerous ways that you can traverse them using jumps and the cappy mechanic. but without the challenge i have no desire to play through it a second time.
Galaxy was a great game but simply falls into the shadow of Galaxy 2.
i hated 3D World with a passion. the camera angles made the game difficult to move through, and being made for multiplayer, i feel like a lot of the level designs were limited and shallow.







