It's its own thing, you don't need to have played something beforehand. The only characters that aren't going to be familiar to you are the Wind Waker ones, and there are not a lot of them. 

So are there any characters you can afford to neglect in Age of Calamity? I kinda don't wanna play as

if I can avoid it.

I have just finished chapter 2, and have been doing the side missions as they pop up. Holy smokes I am in love. Honestly, the soundtrack is phenomenal and it is something that I wish BoTW had more of. The Champion Revali theme has been in my head all day. So good. I have to say, this particular artstyle and world is becoming a favourite of mine (Zelda's design already was my favourite of hers in the franchise). I am so ready for the rest of this game. It is also making me love Breath of the Wild more, because even though it isn't one of my favourite Zelda games, I love the characters and what story there is. Also not having to worry about weapons breaking is awesome!

I feel like this will be similar to Link's Awakening though in terms of sales... Didn't that game ship 3 million in its first month of release and only 1.3 million since then? I dunno, I would love to see it hit 5 million.

Thanks all for keeping the thread rocking :)

I'm looking forward to sharing GOTY season and the holidays with you all.

Here's an oldie but a goodie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuPtRbqYl7g

Here's a cool mash-up of BotW and Super Mario 64!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS8i7qwR1RM&feature=emb_logo

Happy Holidays! Stay safe!

Source

Merry christmas to you too my friends.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-01-04-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-uses-advanced-mii-characters-for-npcs