archbrix on 28 October 2022
Based on the criteria, I'd have to go with Super Mario Odyssey. Just such an imaginative game that ran beautifully and felt like what I wanted the design of SM64 to become (instead of what we got with Sunshine). The creativity of the transformation mechanic is impressive and the game is fun the whole time.
Dread would be second, but Odyssey definitely wins this for me.
