I played BOTW as my first Zelda game (and first Nintendo game really) and I loved it its one of my favorite games ever
I am playing TOTK now and I think I might love it even more which I dont even know how you do that
But Zelda is a 40 year old series, and it has a lot of games, and those pre-BOTW games are still considered among the best games ever made.
My question is, will someone like me who started with BOTW be able to enjoy them? Should I go back and play them? I love BOTW and TOTK for their sense of adventure and exploration and discovery, and how epic the quest you are on feels, because even though the story in these games is very minor, it feels like it's your own adventure as you try to save the world. I also love how fun the mechanics are, they feel like toys, basically, where they take these core concepts and then break them open and do a billion different things with them. And of course, I love the openness and how freeform the games are.
But my understanding is the older games are very different in style and gameplay to the point that they might as well be a whole different series - basically like Resident Evil with 4, or God of War with 2018. So given that, is there any point in me trying the older games? Will I still like them, given why I like the new ones? If I should play them, which should I try?
I am playing TOTK now and I think I might love it even more which I dont even know how you do that
But Zelda is a 40 year old series, and it has a lot of games, and those pre-BOTW games are still considered among the best games ever made.
My question is, will someone like me who started with BOTW be able to enjoy them? Should I go back and play them? I love BOTW and TOTK for their sense of adventure and exploration and discovery, and how epic the quest you are on feels, because even though the story in these games is very minor, it feels like it's your own adventure as you try to save the world. I also love how fun the mechanics are, they feel like toys, basically, where they take these core concepts and then break them open and do a billion different things with them. And of course, I love the openness and how freeform the games are.
But my understanding is the older games are very different in style and gameplay to the point that they might as well be a whole different series - basically like Resident Evil with 4, or God of War with 2018. So given that, is there any point in me trying the older games? Will I still like them, given why I like the new ones? If I should play them, which should I try?