sc94597 on 21 February 2017
| S.T.A.G.E. said: Zelda will still score well but reviewers get more harsh when a genre has more competition to review against or comparatively to. Zelda has never had that type of competition until now since the WItcher 3, Skyrim and Final Fantasy 15 came out. They were lucky to have been alone in their type of open world for some time, but that time is definitely over now. They most likely have added mechanics that are from newer games as well as their old ones. |
Skyrim released a week before Skyward Sword, yet the latter game still scored a 93.
Final Fantasy XV has an 81% metacritic because of some clear flaws.
The Witcher 3 is a greatly acclaimed game, but it is different enough from Zelda to not affect it.
