Technology Tell:
"Hyrule Warriors doesn’t do much of note with the Zelda mythos. [Lucas White] mean, not that Zelda ever does much with it either but, well, there isn’t a lot to digest here. What Hyrule Warriors does do is take the mythos, juggle it and play with it as it pleases. As Musou titles are wont to do, Hyrule Warriors reaches into a bucket of buzzwords and familiar jargon, grabs whatever it finds and comes up with a silly way to slap it all together, because why not? There are nods here and there to events, places and characters from past games, particularly the ones more prominently featuring “Adult Link.” While totally unnecessary, the game goes out of its way to find a quick and dirty explanation for why the characters cross paths across different timelines."
Former Nintendo of America staffer talks about concerns the company had about Hyrule Warriors and it damaging the Zelda brand.
With Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty coming soon, it's time to look back at the developer's greatest triumphs...and one oddball favorite.
There is a decent fan base for the Nioh games, but still think they are criminally overlooked and under appreciated.
I just bought the PS5 collection to replay them again with all their DLC, a sweet collection for my games shelf for sure.
Yea, those gardens haven't been plowed in over 10 years now though. Imagine if they cultivated it, let it grow again.
originally it wasn't going to be included because of their take on Samus' character. But the gameplay's actually not bad.
Honestly, I don't know if we can even blame them for that take. Nintendo's Sakamoto was credited as the writer and from what we learned later with the Retro Studios interviews for the Prime series, Nintendo apparently never saw Samus as this stoic badass that most of the west imagined her as. Going as far as describing her as "motherly".
Koei Tecmo President Hisashi Koinuma said Mario and STAR WARS are the two franchises he would love to do a crossover Musou game with.
Nintendo are doing it again. Perhaps Hyrule Warriors isn't a 'system seller', but what it is is a game - for anybody who loves Zelda - hard to miss out on. Before the year ends we shall also have Bayonetta 2 and Smash Bros. Now, depending on where you lie with Bayonetta 2 - personally I believe it still the shining example of its genre, tell me Smash Bros isn't a 'system seller'...
Because if it isn't I don't know if anything is any longer.