Where's the sauce

The maps are a bit more engaging, the mini games on super Mario party are awesome. But the actual maps you play on are very simple and quite boring

I'd recommend Mario Party Superstars and NOT Super Mario Party. Super Mario party is one of the worst Mario party games I've ever played

Nintendo switch is going to have the best option for puzzles and adventure games with hogwarts legacy, BOTW and TOTK, any of the Zelda games are big puzzlers, Pokémon legends is very adventurous as well as the new mainlines, I've heard the rabids games are decent puzzlers, mario party superstars was fun and mario odyssey was amazing, plus the mario 3d collection from the Wii/GameCube era. If you're not interested in shooter games then I'd avoid the Xbox or PlayStations as that is their highlights. Though god of war was absolutely incredible. There's also a really decent downloadable collection of games that every so often get physical releases through limited run producers if physical is something you care about. Trover saves the universe is a big puzzler and I am having so much fun in it plus roiland is hilarious

I have a switch for many different games (animal crossing, slay the spire, Pokémon, Zelda) and it sits unused frequently during gaming lulls. To say nothing of my poor Xbox that is essentially a glorified streaming box the vast majority of time. If the PS5 wasn't so fuckin ugly I'd have that as my streaming box with gaming exclusives to boot. I'm waiting until some limited editions come out and make it truly worthwhile. But right now it is an absolute eyesore

I never played the PlayStation 1, so maybe that makes this answer worth more or maybe less? Iunno, but I agree that final fantasy 7 and metal gear solid strike me as definitive