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Nintendo Switch Games Library Lacks Deep Cinematic Gameplay Experiences

Chris from SwitchWatch writes: The Last of Us Part II has released, but the Nintendo Switch games library lacks those deep cinematic gameplay experiences that I think the Big N's studios could pull off.

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porkChop1424d ago

That's not Nintendo's style though. Nintendo has always focused on fun above anything else. Deep, profound, cinematic games don't really fit Nintendo. We have Sony and others for those types of experiences. Nintendo should just stick to what they've always excelled at.

eezo1424d ago

So you mean, they should not even try? For how long would they sit in their comfort zone?

Zodiac1424d ago

They are the only major game developer that still approach game development in a "classical" sense - if we want to say such an approach exists. I have no issue with them not being the 50th dev to deliver a cinematic driven game.

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LOGICWINS1424d ago

I like Nintendo's "gameplay is king" approach. Breath of the Wild for example obviously has a lore behind it, but you don't need to understand it in-depth to enjoy the game.

If you want those "cinematic experiences", games like Metro and Wolfenstein are available on Switch.

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tombfan1424d ago

Exactly!!!! I've been always a PS user but a year ago I bought a Switch, the games may not have "Cinematic feel" but the gameplay is always amazing and fun and it's centered around that and expanding upon that, so in my opinion they have their own style. For cinematic stuff I return to PS.

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Weapon_of_choice1424d ago

Loading time. PS5 will finally fix that.

Fraggle19871424d ago

Very true. They need to get out their comfort zone and expand into new IP and new genres.

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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_Brazil146d ago

Ocarina of Time changed my life forever, such a masterpiece

Zeldafan64145d ago

Hard to believe it's 25 years old already.

Cacabunga145d 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..

FinalFantasyFanatic144d ago

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

Vits145d 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_drake145d ago

but still considered the best of the seties.

i would have liked botw to be more like ocarina.

franwex145d ago (Edited 145d 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.

babadivad144d ago (Edited 144d 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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GoodGuy09319d 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.

CDbiggen284d ago

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

kythlyn318d 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.

Inverno318d 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.

CrimsonWing69318d ago

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

Duke19318d ago

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

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