While Kingdoms do act in a stage - like manner, they also serve as
a sandbox hub world, littered with hidden stages, collectibles, and engrossing challenges, which further cement Mario Odyssey's impeccable level of exploration and discovery.
Not exact matches
The
sandbox doesn't have a whole lot of depth, and plumbing each of the
hub worlds for secrets doesn't feel that rewarding.
In Noki Bay it has one of the most enigmatic, secret - stuffed Mario
worlds ever, and Delfino Plaza remains the series» greatest
hub: a sunny, happy
sandbox in which to play and spray.
There is no
hub world in Odyssey, instead, each stage is its own wide open
sandbox.
Whilst other LEGO games have traditionally put you across a series of levels with a small
hub that acts a passageway between them, LEGO City Undercover instead has all the action take place in a huge open
world city a la «Grand Theft Auto» (or any other open
world sandbox game for that matter).