First Zelda BotW Review in and...its Not Looking Good...

[Kai_Mao]

Goodnightmoon said:

Kai_Mao said:

Just curious what games do you trust being good if they're reviewed well?

I get nostalgia is a factor, especially for Nintendo games. But I would like to think that critics (and hopefully gamers as well) can judge games on their own merits and not bring nostalgia too much into the overall perspective of the reviewed game. Games like Mario Galaxy, Smash Bros. Wii U, Pokémon Sun and Moon, A Link Between Worlds, etc. appear to more than deserve their high scores and sales. 

Not only that, but also everyone says this Zelda feels radically different from any other in the saga so... how is nostalgia working there? Specially since nostalgia can backfire big time when you make huge changes and fans start to feel like the game is not what they were used to.

I would challenge anyone to play some of these games in the Mario and Zelda franchises and say they have the same experience from playing each game from these series. Like say playing Super Mario 64 is the same experience as Super Mario Bros. 3. If so, then good for them. I just don't know if this kind of experience goes beyond a minority group of people.