GHG
Gold Member
This is my first time with a Zelda game and I'm a bit stunned to be honest, not in a good way. I'm 8 hours in and my impressions so far (forgive me, I'm just going to type out my thoughts as I go):
- Ubisoft Towers™
- Old man give me your paraglider
- Oh look a fetch quest
- Repetitive shrines
- Hey old man, just give me your jacket, I don't want to have to throw random shit in a pot in the hope you'll give it to me until I give up
- It's a bit cold up here lads
- Vast open spaces of NOTHING
- Standard minimap & open world map, follow markers system
- Old man was just a troll, he wasn't really old
- Went back to the hut and he left me the jacket there anyway, what a waste of ingredients, thanks buddy
- Limited weapon slots despite your weapons breaking after just farting on them
- WHY CAN THIS LITTLE MAN CHOP DOWN TREES IN A COUPLE OF SWIPES AND COOK CRAZY DISHES BY CHUCKING RANDOM SHIT IN A DIRTY POT BUT CAN'T CRAFT ARROWS?
- A shitty illogical control scheme that you can't fully rebind
- Tedious boat mechanics... an oversized leaf? Really?
- BOTW.insert(features, simplfied RDR horses mod)
- Why is everyone mumbling random noises?
- Standard save the princess, rid the world of evil story
- Lack of notable music, especially when roaming the open world
- More Ubisoft Towers™
- "Don't step on my flowers!!!" crazy lady insta-fail...
Don't get me wrong, it does do some things well:
- The combat is serviceable although the enemies are braindead
- The rune abilities are cool and offer up some interesting combinations
- It can be relaxing just roaming around the world, shame there's not more interesting loot to be found
- Paraglider is cool
- Looks decent enough
Where is this revolutionary game of forever that I'm supposed to be seeing?
Was this the first open world game for a lot of people who played this or something?
Is it because it's the first open world Zelda game?
Did I go into this with my expectations being too high?
Did Ubisoft infiltrate Nintendo HQ?
I have so many questions.
I've just spoken to Impa (grandma?) and I'm cleaning up the shrines in the surrounding area of the Cuckariko Village. Is something crazy about to happen that will change my mind completely? Will I get a crazy new ability? Should I just ignore all these repetitive shrines/towers glowing in the distance and head east?
I'm ready to be struck down and have my eyes opened, come at me.
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