Despite Breath of the Wild's forgettable quests and repetitive foes, it rises above its lackluster structure through other means.
Polygon: "To get back to the way Ocarina made us feel, it was necessary to reject almost everything about it."
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.
but still considered the best of the seties.
i would have liked botw to be more like ocarina.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Well that sucks. I still love the classic formula WAY more than the Hyrule Engineering Simulator
I have recently beaten the game and I must say that I am disappointed with the game. The story is weak, the puzzles are bland; other than the desert divine beats, none of them gave me trouble solving. The weapon breaking system hurts the game severely because it devalues exploration; there's nothing worse than completing a quest or exploring a place for a while only to be rewarded with a chest that will give you a weapon that will break quick.But there are some locations like the three huge maze areas,and you get an awesome armour set for completing all three,but the game mainly rewards with soon to be broken weapons.
Its greatest strength is its player and world interaction,for example,throwing a metallic weapon at an enemy right before thunder strikes it.And the way your wooden quipment burns up in the volcanic region.These are all amazing things.But it didn't save the game from being average.
I argued with a dude named foxrot on n4g,when I first bought the game.And he said the game is nothing special and I said why don't you play the game first.Well after 80+ hours ,80shrines I think he was right.And i'll give my id to anybody who doesn't believe that I put that many hours into it.It really is just average to me.Twilight princess and ocarina are the only two other Zelda games I played,and they are masterpieces,they are way better games.And I cringe when I read some of the reviews post completing the game.I wonder if people seriously believe it's better than every Zelda game and it's their greatest game of all time.
BotW is a fun relaxing game, but it's hard to see where these near perfect reviews are coming from. I played games like Horizon and Assassin's Creed Origins and compared to BoTW those games are great in their own ways, but don't get plastered with 9.5+ reviews across the board. BotW feels empty, lifeless and bland in many areas. It's a solid game, just don't think it was deserving of such a high rating.
The game is class, it reminds me of what gaming was all about, a pure joy to play.
i think most reviewers gave it 10's simply because its zelda and no matter what flaws you are not allowed
A great game, but I must say that it disappointed me in many regards.