>>718137517
9/10, just because the beginning isn't anywhere near as good as the later parts of the game. Lagoon is a fine layer to start on, but then immediately pivoting to the filler Hilltop and then the large Canyon, which has no giraffe inhabitants and only Fractones is pretty lame. Once you hit Forest and Freezer the game really starts to ramp up, and subsequent levels get better and better. The Feast layer is a phenomenal layer, love it, and the end parts are so damn good they make up for the slow start of the game.
Also it's really nice how despite having more bananas than Odyssey had moons, the bananas don't feel wasted because you both don't need them and they directly contribute to your skill points, so collecting them always feels worth it, and you need ALL of them to max out your skills in the end. A collectathon done right.