The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (May 12, 2023)
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MischievousMonkey
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TheAnointedOne
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Another youtuber called 'Zeltik' had a new theory that Ganondorf wasn't killed/defeated. But instead deliberately participated in some kind of ceremony to keep himself sealed down there.
MischievousMonkey
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I think the main challenge the sequel will face, assuming that it will build on the foundation the 1st game has laid out, is enriching that preexisting base without harming its structure.
BotW is an ecosystem within which different elements work well with each other to provide a good experience. If you tweak a part, or add a new one, you might affect the rest of the architecture in unexpected ways.
The criticized weapon durability system, for example, incentivizes the player to explore to get new weapons, to try and get the optional chests in the shrines, or fight enemies with new weapons.
But it's also an incentive to come up with creative ways to deal with monsters when you don't want to use up your weapons or when they're all broken. It's an entry point to play and tug at other parts of the system - using the environment, special items or powers to do something innovative and rewarding.
Make weapons unbreakable or way more durable, and it's all these other ways of playing that lose a significant part of their appeal. The game is in a fragile yet sophisticated balance.
And that's just what could happen by trying to "fix" what's already there. Who's to say how adding radically new stuff, let's say a crafting system as a lot of people asked for, could affect the rest of the game and how it's played?
That's some fine tuning and planning that is required right there
The less risky enhancements they could bring definitely are incremental additions, that don't challenge the preexisting fundamentals but fit right in it.
That's the kind of things they can (and should) do relatively easily. Adding new mobs, new items, new natural resources, new recipes...
I'm glad they apparently do want to add radically new stuff though (floating islands, attachments to weaponry, new abilities). Wonder how they're going to balance it though
Like, the floating islands seem to fit right in Aonuma's vision of having to look in the distance to an objective, and figure out a way to get there (and that's genius in its own way), but how does that affect the climbing system already in place? Will climbing still be necessary like that with Link's new warping abilities (never used Revali's gale but it heard it was already detrimental to it)?
All of that aside, there are definitely some things that they could fix without harming the overall system:
BotW is an ecosystem within which different elements work well with each other to provide a good experience. If you tweak a part, or add a new one, you might affect the rest of the architecture in unexpected ways.
The criticized weapon durability system, for example, incentivizes the player to explore to get new weapons, to try and get the optional chests in the shrines, or fight enemies with new weapons.
But it's also an incentive to come up with creative ways to deal with monsters when you don't want to use up your weapons or when they're all broken. It's an entry point to play and tug at other parts of the system - using the environment, special items or powers to do something innovative and rewarding.
Make weapons unbreakable or way more durable, and it's all these other ways of playing that lose a significant part of their appeal. The game is in a fragile yet sophisticated balance.
And that's just what could happen by trying to "fix" what's already there. Who's to say how adding radically new stuff, let's say a crafting system as a lot of people asked for, could affect the rest of the game and how it's played?
That's some fine tuning and planning that is required right there
The less risky enhancements they could bring definitely are incremental additions, that don't challenge the preexisting fundamentals but fit right in it.
That's the kind of things they can (and should) do relatively easily. Adding new mobs, new items, new natural resources, new recipes...
I'm glad they apparently do want to add radically new stuff though (floating islands, attachments to weaponry, new abilities). Wonder how they're going to balance it though
Like, the floating islands seem to fit right in Aonuma's vision of having to look in the distance to an objective, and figure out a way to get there (and that's genius in its own way), but how does that affect the climbing system already in place? Will climbing still be necessary like that with Link's new warping abilities (never used Revali's gale but it heard it was already detrimental to it)?
All of that aside, there are definitely some things that they could fix without harming the overall system:
- Animals despawning mid-chase
TheAnointedOne
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They could put a billion more easter eggs and references to older games in there, and it won't mean a thing if it just like the first BOTW.
MischievousMonkey
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This is actually insane
btw I love how many folks with different backgrounds this community brings together
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stepbackj34spud
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Nintendo aint fooling me ever again.
BOTW was
Im a huge zelda fan. OOT, MM, OoS,OOA, 4 swords, Minish cap,LA,WW,TP.. played all these games and loved them.
BOTW was
Im a huge zelda fan. OOT, MM, OoS,OOA, 4 swords, Minish cap,LA,WW,TP.. played all these games and loved them.
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TheAnointedOne
Superstar
Nintendo aint fooling me ever again.
BOTW was
Im a huge zelda fan. OOT, MM, OoS,OOA, 4 swords, Minish cap,LA,WW,TP.. played all these games and loved them.
A kid who bigs up trash like Tales of Symphonia (bad game) hates Botw (probably the best game in the last decade). Color me shocked:
The only redeeming quality of Symphonia was the battle system. The music was generic, the art style sucked, and the story dragged on for too long and is filled with cringe-worthy dialogue ("I have two dads!")
This is a game I'm hoping to skip as much info as possible before playing it.
MischievousMonkey
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It's going to be hard for me, especially with the release being as far as 2022-2023, but I intend to do that as well. Next direct I'm unplugging from everything related
stepbackj34spud
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Im happy you enjoyed BOTW.
The Sky Islands were always there
They are from Skyward Sword
They are from Skyward Sword
The clouds in BotW 2 look amazing but they also weren’t bad in BoTW either. Put this vid on 2x’s speed.
Dallas' 4 Eva
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Are they gonna fix that bullshyt weapon degradation system? Swear this shyt was boring as fukk cause you never want to fight anything and has no real dungeons.
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