F0X said:
Many Zelda fans have heavily criticized every Zelda game since Ocarina of Time was released, despite each game taking the franchise in very different directions. Twilight Princess went back to a very OoT style, and it still wasn't immune. It's like a cycle. A new Zelda game comes out. Reviews are mostly positive, inital fan response is positive, and within few months people are nit-picking everything little problem and calling the previous games superior. So I apologize if I no longer care about what the majority thinks about Skyward Sword, because in my eyes it seems like they have no idea what they want beyond having OoT remade for every Nintendo platform. Besides, the Zelda fanbase is huge and diverse. You can't develop your games based on what the most vocal members want. As for sales, there are always other factors at play. Twilight Princess came out right when the Wii launched when there were hardly any solid games for it. Ocarina of Time came out right when the N64 was at peak popularity. The GameCube had a poor install base. Wind Waker still outsold Majora's Mask regardless, and so did Phantom Hourglass. Skyward Sword is on track to do it, too. Of course you could say that Majora's Mask required an accessory... and so did Skyward Sword, so... ultimately I don't think it's wise to point to sales as if correlation proves causation. |
Yeah, I considered that but that would go too far. Well... there's no point in arguing over it so we'll just agree to disagree.
