Zelda: Breath of the Wild discussion thread

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DanneSandin said:

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Breath of the Wild looks like it might just be the most forward thinking game that Nintendo have made since... shit, possibly since Mario Galaxy.

Don't get me wrong, they've made many great games since then, but they've almost all been rather traditional, relying on a tried and true formula. This on the other hand feels almost like how Mario 64 felt in 1996, a bold and unbridled reinvention. It's so refreshing to see them take such a big risk with such an old and revered series.

I totally agree with you're saying; taking Zelda, throwing out so much of the old stuff and replacing that, it takes guts! It's very forward thinking, but lets not forget that Zelda (and Nintendo) is playing catch up right now. A lot of the mechanincs we've seen before, in games like Skyrim and Far Cry, so this is nothing new. However, true to themselves, Nintendo has really put a spinn on them! Climbing ads a new dimension so exploration, throwing swords is a cool idea, and I love that hunting finally means something!

While a lot of its new features aren't world firsts by any means, I still feel that the thoughtful and creative way that they're implemented and woven together really creates a refreshing and novel evolution of the series. We may have seen some of these things before, but never quite like this.