my take on this :
mario is cool, it's perfect, the reason ( btw im talking about the main series ) it never gets old is the 5 year timespan between them. it's something that doesnt need story that hard, although i would be happy if they didnt use that cunt peach over and over and over, it's nerving, but it doesn't change the fact that the mario games are great and will never change, their mistery is that they always have similiar easy recognizable mascots ( same characters, similar enemies ) mixed with new elements and different settings, all in highest-quality.
this cannot be applied to zelda : the franchise has a claim to be realistic and if you ask me he gameplay is wearing off atm. slowly but sure. it's a real graphics game, it's more serious, it cannot afford that bullsh**story everytime and hell, i enjoyed every zelda game so far but after TP i have to say it : gameplay gets very bad for me from this point on. when i found the bow in TP i was like : 'uuuuuh, they changed the order of items, very impressive'.
Zelda needs a refresh, Zelda needs a mature take on it, Zelda could be much more than repetitive item collecting with a unsatisfying story and no message at all included in it, it has so much more potential.
as far as i can judge after 2 primes, metroid is the same as zelda, it felt 100 % the same, same door system same item system same map. it was fun for me, but as long time metroid fan it would have bothered me for sure.
Nintendo games are all excellent considered them as uniques, but they get worse and worse cause of the lack in refreshment.
Furthermore, their games are no art ( they are fun but they are NOT art like) prince of persia, mirrors edge, portal, okami, psychonauts, so as a more grown and sofisticated gamer you slowly grow out of them.
an equal library of 3 systems ( n64 GC Wii ) cannot lie and speaks a clear language :
Nintendo is a publisher for children in the very first place, adults can have fun with, but in the long run they're not producing for 'gamers'. at least not any longer.
It's ok, there are Ubisoft, Valve, EA, Bioware ( belongs to EA ), Bethesa and others to fill that gap, what I still use my Wii for is MarioKart and guitarhero.
It's ok once you've settled with this, I just wished I hadnt spend 250 € and bought it later in the cycle
-edit : I think Zelda should follow the MGS way too a cinematic experience, but that will never happen
How can 720p be considered HD when it looks like ugly snow grains on my 22'' screen?
