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Look, I'm not trying to call out BOTW as some abomination or terrible piece of trash. I had quite a lot of fun with the title, and would even say that it has the best exploration based gameplay ever, in any game. But it didn't really feel like it was a zelda game in any way. The soundtrack, while relaxing, was so sparse that it left zero impact on me. The dungeons are all either so short they barely count, or so bland they don't stand out. The story had its moments but was forgettable for me. SO much time is spent traversing the overworld and so little time is spent in traditional 3D zelda dungeons with unique and creepy atmospheres, like the forest temple (OOT) or the snowpeak mansion (TP).
The game was pretty great, but it seems like nintendo is sending the message that this is zelda's direction heading into the future. The shift from green clothes to blue without a hat seems minor, but it says so much to me. This is the new zelda, and is totally different than anything you've ever seen before. Do you think that nintendo will maintain two types of zelda games, (let's call them green and blue) or do you think they will abandon dungeons and a lot of what made the series so good in pursuit of innovation and exploration? Or, do you think they will combine them and make a game with the best of both worlds? I'm hoping for the latter.
The game was pretty great, but it seems like nintendo is sending the message that this is zelda's direction heading into the future. The shift from green clothes to blue without a hat seems minor, but it says so much to me. This is the new zelda, and is totally different than anything you've ever seen before. Do you think that nintendo will maintain two types of zelda games, (let's call them green and blue) or do you think they will abandon dungeons and a lot of what made the series so good in pursuit of innovation and exploration? Or, do you think they will combine them and make a game with the best of both worlds? I'm hoping for the latter.