After the director worked on mediocrity like PH and SS id rather he not.
SS is the antithesis to BoTW in every possible way and i never want it again.
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Aonuma: "Open air games will be the standard for Zelda"
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After the director worked on mediocrity like PH and SS id rather he not.
SS is the antithesis to BoTW in every possible way and i never want it again.
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Deleted member 752119
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This.
I'd prefer a linear critical path as well, like most big open world games, where you have tons of freedom to explore the world but still get a coherent and well told story as the critical story missions are still in order.
That's probably unlikely though as Zelda's never been strong on story and with BOTW and ALBW before it the series is trending toward being totally open with no set order for dungeons/missions.
I can live with it if it at least has traditional dungeons. Without those I may skip a mainline Zelda for the first time as I've had my fill of the current BOTW formula as it's just too open and aimless for me and I really missed the dungeons. I liked the game a lot, but I don't need another one as it's just too far from my current gaming tastes.
Cow Mengde
Banned
Just make the world 1/10 the size with 8 dungeons again and we're good.
Yeah but Skyward Sword didn't have nearly the same critical success nor was it as groundbreaking.
They aren't scrapping all the work for this game to go back to old 3D Zelda formula. This is the new Zelda going forward, this engine they made is not going to be for just one Zelda game.
I think it'd be pretty easy to figure out some other fast travel solution that doesn't strictly rely on the physical location of shrines/dungeons.
Dark Cloud
Member
Yesssss. Yess. Yesss!
DrROBschiz
Member
Do i can see where BotW can be iterated on but man..... they put so much into this one that im not sure how tue next one would top it
Spirit Icana
Member
Shrines/Beasts were one of the more boring parts of the game. Hyrule Castle, on the other hand, was the most exciting (especially with dat music).
More Hyrule Castle dungeons, please!
More Hyrule Castle dungeons, please!
I imagine 2D Zeldas in the scope of A Link Between Worlds might still happen.
I hope so at least
It'll happen. Since Nintendo merged console and portable I expect the odd 2-D Zelda. I hope its a physical release though as I still want 3DS calibrw games on the Switch.
Skittzo0413
Member
It had puzzles in essentially the same way a dungeon from Zelda 1 had puzzles. Breakable walls, levers to unlock shortcuts/stairways, goo blocking your approach from a certain direction, secret metal bookcases...
I think the whole puzzle aspect from OoT style dungeons has been very played out and they've rightfully gone back to those more organic types of puzzles. I just want to see future dungeons actually give us variety. I think the one weak area from BotW in general is just variety (in everything except Koroks).
Yep. I love the game, but I do miss the more traditional dungeons. Though, did have fun with these Devine beast dungeons.
I imagine 2D Zeldas in the scope of A Link Between Worlds might still happen.
I hope so at least
Yeah, I imagine we're getting a 2D game next. Aonuma hinted at the possibility here:
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featu...n-the-switch-is-definitely-a-possibility.aspx.
Kissenkopf
Banned
Lol,no. No, no, no. The experience to feel like being on an adventure comes from the size of the world . Its not interesting if you hit an important place every 30 meters.
I agree with more and more complex dungeons but keep the size of the world. It is an amazing feel to come across a stable after 100 hours of gameplay because it was hidding behind a wall you never need to climb to get to a place you wanted to go.
Obviously. They weren't going to spend 5 or so years building this engine/world and not reuse some of it for the next handful of Zelda games.
Based off that topic yesterday some people are going to be disappointed in this news, BUT... I don't think this necessarily means the next Zelda won't have more traditional dungeons. Now that they have a base for the "open air" design, I think Nintendo can focus on meatier dungeons (possibly) in the next installment.
Either way I'm happy.
Based off that topic yesterday some people are going to be disappointed in this news, BUT... I don't think this necessarily means the next Zelda won't have more traditional dungeons. Now that they have a base for the "open air" design, I think Nintendo can focus on meatier dungeons (possibly) in the next installment.
Either way I'm happy.
PSFan
Member
Why can't the open world game be the spin-off series? They could call it "Hyrule Adventures"
Milly Osworth
Member
My wishlist
1. Actual dungeons/temples
2. Better ending
3. Even more voice acting
4. No breakable weapons
5. Better inventory management
6. Achievements
7. Better quest rewards
1. Actual dungeons/temples
2. Better ending
3. Even more voice acting
4. No breakable weapons
5. Better inventory management
6. Achievements
7. Better quest rewards
Mysterious Stranger
Member
Needs Moar Bigger Dungeons
Dark Cloud
Member
Yep. This is the template. Now they can tinker here and there and move forward with it.
Jim_Cacher
Member
Cool with this. Just further improve the dungeon.
Inferno313
Banned
So, I'm kinda curious about the future of Link's clothing, in all honesty. I feel like the gear system, with all the different gear sets, has to return. But, do we think the green tunic will be back, front-and-center in the next promotional material for the next major game? Will the Champion Tunic be the new default going forward? Or will each Link have his own unique default outfit now?
Open World feels like such a perfect fit for this series though.
I wish every Zelda could be completely different but that's just an unrealistic expectation to have I'm afraid.
boclfon479
Member
I want an open world Oracle of Time/Seasons where you have to use time/seasons to solve pouzzles in an open world
I want to see fully realized versions of the BotW dungeons. Like it was so disappointing to realize that the vistas while inside one of them were just fakes. They had nailed the feeling of proper spacial scale so well, i felt like i could have dove in and out seamlessly. Imagine if you could have
. There's the notion that they felt like they needed to have some control over how players approached them, but could have been an opportunity even further push the principle of finding your own solutions. Imagine if you just sailed from a high point to get on top of them for instance.
sky-diving off of Vah Medoh
Interesting. My thoughts are:
1. BotW style world, filled with unique landscapes and things to find would be absolutely amazing if ALSO filled with OoT/LttP style dungeons, some maybe even being optional.
and 2. Will we ever get a Zelda game in a reasonable time frame again? Creating a world with the quality of BotW's seems... difficult on a 2-3 year deadline. Though maybe now that they have an engine and a new formula they like, they can reuse some things to get a faster turn around.
1. BotW style world, filled with unique landscapes and things to find would be absolutely amazing if ALSO filled with OoT/LttP style dungeons, some maybe even being optional.
and 2. Will we ever get a Zelda game in a reasonable time frame again? Creating a world with the quality of BotW's seems... difficult on a 2-3 year deadline. Though maybe now that they have an engine and a new formula they like, they can reuse some things to get a faster turn around.
Yep. Literally the only change I want.
freethoughtbubble
Member
Awesome news. After botw I'm down to see where they take this formula next. Please bring back the hook shot, only this time governed by physics that can be used to repel and swing on stuff. That would be amazing.
DrROBschiz
Member
Aww i didnt think about this
yeah they have a million different ways they could go on the next one
Davey Cakes
Member
They could probably afford to shave off 1/4 of the world and replace 1/2 of the shrines with traditional Zelda dungeons.
BotW is a fantastic proof of concept. Now they can focus on other elements of the Zelda experience.
BotW is a fantastic proof of concept. Now they can focus on other elements of the Zelda experience.
Jim_Cacher
Member
Now bring on the Alien Ganon invasion scenario.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Hope we get smaller Zeldas between main entries too but only in the 2D model. Pretty clear 3D Zelda in the OoT-through-to-SS model has seen its last.
I hope not. Hylian set is easily my favorite look now (with the pants dyed to match the hood). If they want to adapt or redesign the central outfit to match whatever theme they're going for, I'm all for it though. But I love everything about the BOTW outfits.
Shang
Member
This is good news. I've nearly finished BoTW and it's the most I've ever loved a Zelda game. Honestly, scaling down some of the collectibles and putting more money into casting voice actors would make the sequel basically exactly what I want.
The cool thing is there may be a quick turn around on this game because the Chemistry engine is already done. Hope the next game is like a direct sequel a la Majora's Mask.
The cool thing is there may be a quick turn around on this game because the Chemistry engine is already done. Hope the next game is like a direct sequel a la Majora's Mask.
OrbitalBeard
Member
I like this.