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[Banjo64]

Happy birthday to the greatest game of all time (tied with Ocarina of Time)

Please feel free to pay homage to the King.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

One of the best expansión of gaming industry

 

[Pedro Motta]

It’s 90% the same as BotW. Great game but it is what it is.

 

[sigmaZ]

Happy birthday to the greatest game of all time (tied with Ocarina of Time)

Please feel free to pay homage to the King.

Fond memories. Wasn't interested in the beginning found BotW to be a nice concept be padded to hell and not fully realized, but then I procured Tales of the Kingdom through unspeakable means thinking I would not enjoy it and I was amazed by how much I ended enjoying it. In BotW I explored maybe 30 percent of the entire world before I headed to Ganon, but with TotK and explored nearly 100 percent of it, sky land and underground, just because of the ease of travel from place to place. There is still a huge caveat. The need to grind for items and such severely kills the pace of exploration. I don't mind some grinding but the amount of items you need to craft or do anything is ridiculous and is obviously padding. FORTUNATELY, the dupe trick existed on the version I played and it made that a non-issue (though even with duping it wasn't always easy to get what you needed but it ironically balanced the game in my view). I loved flying around on my scooter things revisiting places I remember from the first game in a new light or the places I couldn't bother to visit. I played with highly scaled up graphics as well which made it all the more magical.
The soundtrack also fixed my grievances with the first one. There was a lot more of it and had some really cool vibes (surprisingly dark at times).

Still, I hope they try something new with the next iteration and something with less grind and more exploration and tool-based puzzle focus. I would love a game based around Shiek or Impa to change things up.

 

[kunonabi]

Less a sequel and more a 70$ Master Quest release. I might have forced my way through it but the terrible story and the sheer amount of reuse just wore me down.

 

[SantaC]

Disappointing game imo.

Weapons still break, poor rewards for exploration and while the lego building is cool it's not what I want in a Zelda game.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Just picked up a Switch to play this and Metroid Dread.

This thread is making me nervous.

Also OP made another thread about Pokemon Arceus. I ended up playing it and its THAT type of Nintendo franchise, I wouldn’t wish it on my enemies.

 

[Hudo]

one of the best games this gen, imho.

 

[SegaManAU]

I love this game so much! This is one of those games where I wish I could play it again for the first time!

 

[Chukhopops]

Kinda meh. The only Zelda game I had to force myself to finish because the last segments are incredibly boring.

Huge disappointment considering how hyped I was.

 

[Banjo64]

This is not the homage I wanted.

 

[Exede]

Love this game! I had a ton of fun with it. The freedom of doing stuff in the game like i want, was the best thing for me.

 

[RCU005]

To me the most disappointing part about the new Zelda format is that they finally added voice over, and it's completely wasted because it doesn't have a good story and it's very short.

BOTW had amazing characters, but the entire story is less than titktok video. Story in TOTK is even worse!

However, there's still a lot of potential, so hopefully Nintendo can see it properly and give us a great Zelda game:

- Keep the open world and exploration as is.
- Make gooddam dungeons goddammit! Not those stupid copy paste puzzle rooms.
- Bring back classic items. They could completely work whatever gimmick they add.
- STORY! You have voice over! UTILIZE IT! They did create great characters and lore in BOTW and threw it away!
- For that to work, they have to make the Story and progression linear. Many side quests and exploration could still work open-ended, but it was painful to see that NO ONE reacted to huge events because you could do everything in any order. And of course, the copy-paste puzzle rooms and cinematics.

 

[Robb]

Such a good game. Definitely in my top five of the last 10 years. Can’t believe it has already been a year since release. Time flies!

I’m currently watching my girlfriend play through it and it’s crazy how different her experience is and how every freaking puzzle solution is different to mine.

Nintendo has really made Zelda into something extraordinary.

I can’t wait for the next one. I hope they take the physics stuff even further. Give me Avatar Link with some crazy stuff like water/fluid bending etc. etc.

 

[IAmRei]

as I guess, people will still salty and consider this game is DLC without knowing that it's different game.
Both Breath of The Wild and ToTK are my best game ever now, these two expanded and among the few best examples to other dev, how to create living immersive Open World Game.

 

[KungFucius]

It’s 90% the same as BotW. Great game but it is what it is.

right because you spent 90% of the time doing the same things as BoTW. FFS this expansion bitching is pathetic.

Do you stop watching a show because the second episode takes place in the same setting?

So what do people think the wait for the next Zelda will be? Another 6.5 year from today is my guess.

 

[Robb]

So what do people think the wait for the next Zelda will be? Another 6.5 year from today is my guess.

For the next BotW/TotK, yeah probably..

I’m hoping we at least get a new 2D game in between though.

 

[HL3.exe]

Loved it for it's physics and open-ended problem solving using systems and world-logic (instead of context sensitive scripts)

Wish more games would use this foundation.

Couldn't care less for it's quests and story, but the underlying mechanics and systems are very impressive.

 

[PonyStation4]

I beat BOTW when it came out, but couldn't finish TOTK. Everything about it was boring (story, gameplay, art style) and too similar to its predecessor.

 

[Big Baller]

This is not the homage I wanted.

 

[Clintizzle]

RIP Yuzu. The game ran so well even a week after release on my PC. Had a great time with it.

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If I never post again, it will be because of the Ninjas at Nintendo

 

[Hudo]

RIP Yuzu. The game ran so well even a week after release on my PC. Had a great time with it.

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If I never post again, it will be because of the Ninjas at Nintendo

Ryujinx is still there, though. And that is the better emulator anyway.

 

[FunkMiller]

It was better that Baldur's Gate 3, and should have been game of the year.

 

[StueyDuck]

And I haven't thought about it since.

 

[Hudo]

It was better that Baldur's Gate 3, and should have been game of the year.

That's quite a bold statement. Brace yourself.

I do agree, though. And I say that as someone who really likes Baldur's Gate III.

 

[rhodesianshepard]

It’s 90% the same as BotW. Great game but it is what it is.

I think BOTW is one of the most overrated games ever. The world is terribly empty. TOTK completely changed that. Exploring the world actually became enjoyable. It still has pretty shit combat, but a fun game nonetheless

 

[FunkMiller]

That's quite a bold statement. Brace yourself.

I do agree, though. And I say that as someone who really likes Baldur's Gate III.

I loved Baldur's Gate 3... but Act 3 is a complete fucking mess.

 

[Hudo]

I loved Baldur's Gate 3... but Act 3 is a complete fucking mess.

It's a Larian tradition.

 

[FunkMiller]

It's a Larian tradition.

I don't actually think many people who sang BG3's praises actually got to act 3. I think a lot jumped on what was clearly a popular bandwagon, and any critical faculty went out the window.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Thoroughly enjoyed my time with it, and it was also my GOTY for 2023. I hope that Nintendo will consider releasing an enhanced patch for both TotK and BotW once their new system releases next year.

 

[Holammer]

Still haven't finished it, replaying BotW right now.

 

[TintoConCasera]

I grew bored of it quite quickly. Having already played BOTW I couldn't shake the feel of "been there, done that". Might still give it another chance, but this time on an emulator since the game ran very poorly on my Switch.

I wish they went back to the classic approach of 3D Zeldas, or at least a mix of both like what RCU005 suggests.

 

[Hudo]

The next Zelda game should involve some lewd hand holding.

 

[proandrad]

One of the best expansión of gaming industry

Not even the best Zelda expansion, that would be Majora's Mask.

 

[Musashipan]

Best game ever!

 

[Raven117]

This one clicked with me more than BotW.

Love the open world design…. Dislike what you actually do in it most of the time

 

[Gambit2483]

I grew bored of it quite quickly. Having already played BOTW I couldn't shake the feel of "been there, done that". Might still give it another chance, but this time on an emulator since the game ran very poorly on my Switch.

I wish they went back to the classic approach of 3D Zeldas, or at least a mix of both like what RCU005 suggests.

One of the appeals of the game is seeing how much the world and its characters have changed since the first game. Then there's the entirety of the Depths (and Skys) to explore, which is completely new.

Unless you just don't care about the lore and how the world has changed, I'd say at least give it another chance. There's some great new content in there to see/do (especially a couple of the boss scenarios/dungeons) coupled with the new abilities and mechanics.

 

[yamaci17]

time flies by. my 2023 goty for sure. i'm not even interested in playing baldurs gate 3 yet

 

[TropicanaTwista]

Good game but severely overrated. Nintendo added wayyyy too much filler. One of the rare Zelda games I did not even finish.

 

[Arsic]

Haters gonna hate. I found it leaps better than botw.

Art direction was fantastic on this one moreso than any other Zelda.

Combat was more fun, soundtrack top shelf, and everything just works.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Not even the best Zelda expansion, that would be Majora's Mask.

I considered majora mask is a expansión of ocarina of time.

 

[Portugeezer]

The best bow and arrow simulator.

 

[RoadHazard]

Amazing game. BOTW was the best game I had ever played, TOTK made that look like an unfinished alpha version.

 

[TheChadOfGaming]

 

[Lupin3]

It was alright, way better than the performance at least. Stopped playing a bunch of hours in, but will probably pick it up on Switch 2 again.

 

[Sybrix]

BOTW and TOTK are miles & miles & miles better than any previous Zelda game.

Let's hope Nintento continue with this Zelda style going forward.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Put 150 hours in. I don't regret it.

 

[Hudo]

I might be alone on this one but I hope they make another Wind Waker style game with a huge map with water. But this time, also allow for diving with a submarine or so. And you can do an Atlantis-inspired storyline with the Zonai or something.

And then, after the mid-point of the game, it changes to a land-based Zelda because you cause Hyrule to rise up from the waters. Or you have some timeline stuff where you can travel between Hyrule before it sank and the current one. And water/flow control is one of the main gimmicks. I can see a dungeon that's just one huge-ass Pipe Mania puzzle.

 

[Gambit2483]

The best bow and arrow simulator.

Especially while skydiving!

 

[Chiggs]

So much better than Breath of the Wild that's it's not really worth discussing because it should be so fucking blatantly obvious to anyone who plays it.