I some what agree if you played the original the second game while great reused a significant bit from it I think a lot of people joined the series with the second game so to them the series just changed so rapidly.

The thing with BOTW is the much higher complexity in depth compared to PM, gameplay in BOTW is so customizable that the same approach in the sequel wouldn't really lead to the same type of experience as with sandbox gameplay you tend to add elements to work in tandem with returning elements this in turn adds a lot more customization to how you can play which is why GTA is so consistently successful. An example of what i mean is players in BOTW are afforded the freedom to do things like the below in new playthroughs meaning each time you play can be significantly different.

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Is it really that way? Because you strike me as a guy who needs perpetual anxiety in order to feel comfortable, meaning that a state of anxiety is part of a routine that is of necessity for you.

If you don't like stepping out of your comfort zone as far as games are concerned, you should at least look through the entire on sale section on the eShop this week. There are hundreds of games on sale right now, so it's a good opportunity to stock up on games that interest you and maybe even take a chance or two on something else because it won't cost much.

I mean most of the praise the game received wasn't on the merits of it's graphics alone in the end, so I wouldn't be surprised if people could enjoy it for reasons people also love games like Fallout : it's world-building, story and characters.

This is the Zelda game that introduced the owl which serves the same purpose as in Ocarina of Time. Link's Awakening has also plenty of "phone booths" in its world where you get hints anytime you want to. LA is a lot more linear than previous Zelda games while it maintains an illusion that it is an open world. The most obtuse part in the overworld is the mandatory trading quest, but there aren't all that many characters in the game, so it's not too bad.

The difficulty isn't high and the remake has more heart containers and pieces than the original; there's a reason why a hero mode with double damage got added to the remake. Dungeon design in the latter half of the game is confusing at times because of all the stairs and underground passages that lead you to other places of the dungeon, so sometimes it takes a while until you remember where exactly you should go next.