An Artistic Ode To Super Mario Odyssey

One of the things I love most about video games is their ability to transport players to new and magical worlds, and no other game in 2017 delivered on that promise quite like Super Mario Odyssey. Sure, I enjoyed exploring Aloy's robot dinosaur-laden landscape and spent more time than I care to admit fighting off aliens in Destiny 2, but no game offered more unbridled joy and creativity than our heroic plumber's latest adventure.

But I didn't just play through Odyssey with a big dopey smile on my face the entire time – I also took screenshots. And because I can be a highfalutin artsy type from time to time, I decided to run them through an app filter like those cool (and maybe ironic?) millennials do. So without further, here is my artistic ode to Super Mario Odyssey.

Note: Some of the images may contain spoilers for Super Mario Odyssey. Also, click on any image to view/download a larger version. 

Metamorphosis

Slack

Trending Tweet

The Unexpected

Life Electric

Afternoon Nap

Greed

Ode To The Open Sea

Dodging A Bullet

Heading East

Coming Up Next: Another wing of Super Mario Odyssey art...you know, like in a museum.

Bait

A Song For The Hero

The Storyteller

Moving Violation

A Friendly Boost

Austerity

A Song Amongst Friends

Mass Surveillance 

On Vacation

Coming Up Next: Did we save the best for last? Of course not – art doesn't work like that, it's all about what speaks to you. Anyway, we got more pictures on the next page...

Approaching The Palace Gates

Pyramid In Moonlight

Perspective

Dragon Rider

The Final Ascent

Congratulations...

...And Condolences

Reflections From Nowhere

A Journey's End