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Nuvendil on 18 October 2016
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curl-6 said:
mZuzek said:

That's all good and stuff, but how about having an epic fantasy adventure that is actually original instead of generic? And has a good, captivating story instead of a bland one with equally bland characters?

I mean, why be just an "equivalent" of Lord of the Rings when you can actually take that as just an inspiration to do something new?

It's Skyward Sword I'm praising here.

If I want a captivating story, I'll read a book. I play Zelda for the gameplay.

Imo, Twilight Princess HD gives both.  And Skyward Sword may be less epic in the traditional sense, but it has characters I'm invested in.  And that, I think, is the weakest part of OoT: no investment in anything.  People praise the opening of OoT for being in medias res, but I find it is more like taking a book that does start in medias res, turning two pages and starting at a random point in a random paragraph.  I have no attachment with the town or the rest of the world, there's no world building.  And in an adventure game or RPG, I find that very important.