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I Played A Second Hour of Zelda, Here Are My Updated Thoughts [Nintendo Enthusiast]

"When I was dropped into the land of Hyrule for the second time in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, I ignored the instructions the game gave me. I hurried out of the very first introductory cave without even putting on any clothing or gear, and soon saw the waypoint the game gave me. Instead of heading toward this objective, however, I turned around and went the other way. Clothed in just underwear, I trekked toward the nearby Temple of Time" -- Nintendo Enthusiast.

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DarthZoolu2868d ago

Cool story that should have been made 10 years.

mamotte2868d ago

There's always something, right?

Bruh2868d ago

It's easily the best Zelda game Nintendo has put out since Twilight Princess. Its an evolution of the franchise that keeps its emotional and heartwarming immersion and atmosphere. Loved every second of playing it and so did hundreds who kept it the busiest floor demo at E3

joab7772868d ago

Growing up w Zelda, I will always love the IP. Unfortunately for me, I haven't really had that feeling playing one in a long time, probably Ocarina or Majoras. I did Wind Wake though.

That said, I wonder what a Dev with better hardware could do. The open world is cool, and hopefully it's good. I'm just very skeptical, and there's so many amazing games to play. CDPR set the bar pretty damn high last yr for open worlds, as has Bethesda.

Bruh2868d ago

If you're going into Zelda with a Witcher 3 or Skyrim mentality, you will hate it. The game has a tons of spaces where you do nothing but take in the visuals and atmosphere. Its open world isn't designed to be expensive and filled with things to do, its to space out the adventures of this Link into a "wild" experience, where things aren't predictable. Basically think Twilight Princess w/ more variety in the world design and a focus on simply enjoying riding through the world

WickedLester2867d ago (Edited 2867d ago )

@Bruh

I guess this game just isnt for me then because what you just said sounds like a whole lot of rationalizing for a fairly empty and uneventful game.

Metallox2867d ago

I'm yet to find an article that really explains in detail what does the author think about the game. Impressions, impressions, you are not giving me that, you are just repeating what you found and saw, and that's fine, there must be that kind of information; but I'd like to know how was your experience.

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the anti-Breath of the Wild

Polygon: "To get back to the way Ocarina made us feel, it was necessary to reject almost everything about it."

LG_Fox_Brazil125d ago

Ocarina of Time changed my life forever, such a masterpiece

Zeldafan64124d ago

Hard to believe it's 25 years old already.

Cacabunga124d ago

The feeling this game gave me the first time i had my hands on it is indescribable.. i still get the chill from that day..
botw is like a spin off of the series.. it’s fun but with many flaws and the most important which is Zelda formula isn’t there..

FinalFantasyFanatic124d ago

I can't even remember how many times I played through OoT, I finished that game, and collected everything so many times.

Vits124d ago

I generally agree with the author here. However, if I had to point out a single game as the 'anti-Breath of the Wild,' that would be Majora's Mask. Pretty much everything in that game is interconnected, relies on something that the player must have done previously, is timed, and can be considered a puzzle in itself.

gold_drake124d ago

but still considered the best of the seties.

i would have liked botw to be more like ocarina.

franwex124d ago (Edited 124d ago )

25 years from today whatever Zelda is out people would too be looking fondly at Breath of the Wild.

Ah the more simple times of the 2020s.

babadivad124d ago (Edited 124d ago )

It isn't...

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Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Black Friday deals 2023 - save 15% on Link's latest adventure

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Nintendo not thinking about older Zelda games, "difficult to say" if classic style will return

The Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma has again commented on the possibility of revisiting the style of past entries in the series – but there are no plans as of now. Speaking with RTL Nieuws, Aonuma said that games like Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom were possible because of what came before them.

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GoodGuy09298d ago

Which is very sad. I still wish we could get a zelda like twilight princess, the dark tone and theme in the traditional style. But times have changed and the masses prefer open world sandbox. Smh. Perhaps we can get a proper hd remake of ocarina of time some day.

CDbiggen263d ago

I played 100 hours of Tears of the Kingdom, enjoyed it, but ready for a game like that next.

kythlyn298d ago

If they can bounce between 2D and 3D Mario games, they can bounce between classic and modern Zelda games too. I thought this was a given when the Switch combined a handheld with a primary console.

Inverno298d ago

Then this is where I part ways. I won't disagree with anyone who says that the old formula was getting stale. And I do think BoTW in a few ways was a step in the right direction, but there's way too much good that was left with the old formula in the transition.

CrimsonWing69298d ago

I want it to. I’m sorry, but these new Zelda games I just can’t get into.

Duke19298d ago

Well that sucks. I still love the classic formula WAY more than the Hyrule Engineering Simulator

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