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[Men_in_Boxes]

Apparently Jeff Grubb recently said that "Something not Tears of the Kingdom related is happening with Zelda later this year." Theoretically, would you be down if it ended up being...

A spin off Zelda roguelite.
- Campaign is ~5 hours.
- Uses Tears of the Kingdom + Breath of the Wild assets. Perhaps a color pallet switch.
- More difficult than BotW + TotK.
- Built to make player choice meaningful and impactful.
- Built to be replayed many times. Every run is different.

What would your interest level be?

 

[Josemayuste]

I'd rather an Oracle of Ages/Seasons remake, thanks.

 

[Sleepwalker]

No I'm good, thanks

 

[Guilty_AI]

mild

 

[Fbh]

No thx.
If we get something new Zelda related in the near future I'd like to see a new 2D Zelda (a proper new game, not a remake)

 

[Trilobit]

Is it some kind of Majora's Mask inspired game?

 

[MAtgS]

We had a rogue like. It was called Cadence of Hyrule.

 

[diffusionx]

I would be more interested in that than more remakes/ports

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Is it some kind of Majora's Mask inspired game?

I think the idea would be similar to Majoras Mask. Re cycle the assets to make a different type of Zelda game.

 

[onnextflix5]

I’m confused. Is this a joke?

 

[Trilobit]

I think the idea would be similar to Majoras Mask. Re cycle the assets to make a different type of Zelda game.

That's something I expected the BotW sequel to be. A darker and smaller game done in the same engine. If we get something like this for the Switch it has been a pretty awesome little console.

 

[RoboFu]

Its probably a remake but yeah all the handheld Zelda experiments were cool.

 

[LakeOf9]

sounds fun enough

just avoid putting it on the timeline

 

[Pejo]

The combat is the worst part of Nu-Zelda. Making a game designed around that would be awful if they didn't change the core combat. No thanks.

 

[Fuz]

You lost me at "roguelite".

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

The combat is the worst part of Nu-Zelda. Making a game designed around that would be awful if they didn't change the core combat. No thanks.

I was actually thinking this too. I think that area would need the most attention for this roguelite concept to work.

 

[kiphalfton]

Returnal is the only roguelike/roguelite I played.

Mainly because people wouldn't shut up about it. It's not a game I regret playing, but it isn't something I want to become more mainstream.

 

[Woopah]

I would have 0 interest.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

sounds fun enough

just avoid putting it on the timeline

 

[Laieon]

I don't like roguelikes/lites, so no thanks.
I also don't like hard games, so no thanks x2.

Just give me a Wind Waker HD/Twilight Princess HD port and we'll call it a day.

I wouldn't say no to a new 2D Zelda either.

 

[InterMusketeer]

Roguelite is a no, and any kind of BotW/TotK reuse is a big fat no too.

It'll probably just be something along the lines of a 2D remake or WWHD port.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Returnal is the only roguelike/roguelite I played.

Mainly because people wouldn't shut up about it. It's not a game I regret playing, but it isn't something I want to become more mainstream.

In the roguelite community, of which I am a mid ranking member, Returnal is viewed as a good game but a terrible roguelite. I would not judge an entire genre based on a singular poor representation.

 

[reinking]

Phone? I would be interested in this for a phone game but not console or bulky portable.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Apparently Jeff Grubb recently said that "Something not Tears of the Kingdom related is happening with Zelda later this year." Theoretically, would you be down if it ended up being...

A spin off Zelda roguelite.
- Campaign is ~5 hours.
- Uses Tears of the Kingdom + Breath of the Wild assets. Perhaps a color pallet switch.
- More difficult than BotW + TotK.
- Built to make player choice meaningful and impactful.
- Built to be replayed many times. Every run is different.

What would your interest level be?

It would be zero.

I was at maybe until I saw "more difficult than TotK +BotW"

I mean...why? The difficulty is 100% adjustable. If you want a challenge, attack a camp of moblins with a stick.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

The combat is the worst part of Nu-Zelda. Making a game designed around that would be awful if they didn't change the core combat. No thanks.

Yeah, I had just finished playing ELden RIng before I started ToTK. I could never adjust to not having a single button dodge. I am now playing Horizon Forbidden West Burning Shores and having a dodge button felt like heaven.

 

[BennyBlanco]

ALBW sequel would be ace

 

[Pejo]

ALBW sequel would be ace

Now there's something I could get into. Though I'd prefer they put the tools/weapons back into dungeons instead of the rental store.

 

[Shift!]

Could be cool.

With all the BotW mods and fan-dlc, any attention from Nintendo would be welcome.

 

[Kamina]

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

It would be zero.

I was at maybe until I saw "more difficult than TotK +BotW"

I mean...why? The difficulty is 100% adjustable. If you want a challenge, attack a camp of moblins with a stick.

That's like saying "If you want to make taking candy from a baby difficult, just tape together straws to form a hook device and use only your left foot."

It's exponentially more fun and rewarding to empower your character via interesting choices than it is to think of lame gimmicks to make your playthrough harder.

 

[KU_]

ALBW sequel would be ace

This. Or the TP HD remake.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

That's like saying "If you want to make taking candy from a baby difficult, just tape together straws to form a hook device and use only your left foot."

It's exponentially more fun and rewarding to empower your character via interesting choices than it is to think of lame gimmicks to make your playthrough harder.

Yeah, that's exactly like what it is. If you want more of a challenge take it upon yourself to make it challenging instead of asking the developer to make it harder. For every one of you who wants a harder Zelda game there are many of us who have no desire to have a harder game.

It's a pretty sad world when people think that unless a game is harder that it can't be fun. TotK and BotW are hard enough as it is. Don't fuck with that.

 

[JimboJones]

Roguelites never appealed to me so would be a pass from me.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

For the love of God Nintendo, give 2D Zelda a fraction of the love you give 2D Mario.

 

[Pimpbaa]

How about a farming sim spinoff using BOTW world. You have to grow crops and take care of animals and then try to get your goods to market in another town so you have to fight monsters along the way. A action farming game has already been done (in games which I can’t remember due to weed), but it might be more interesting in BOTW/TOTK‘s world.

 

[AJUMP23]

Sounds interesting. Show me a trailer.