Jim Sterling’s site under attack after Zelda: BotW review

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Ka-pi96 said:

specialk said:

This is pretty much how I feel. Seeing an island off in the distance on the coast and then trying to find a raft and a korok leaf in order to get there was a lot more fun than diving in the water and swimming with infinite stamina would have been. Even thought it was certainly more time consuming.

This is why I brought up the old school Resident Evil games as a comparison. Resident Evil would have been faster, less menu driven, and more action packed if I didn't have to look at a map, plot out a course to the room I needed to get to, and then ration my healing items and ammo along the way. But that also destroys the thing I love the most about Resident Evil.

tl;dr I guess different people find different things fun.

What exactly is stopping you from finding a raft and korok leaf to get to that island even if you could swim there with infinite stamina instead though?

I'll never understand how people think less choice is more fun. If you've got the choice you can still choose the option you'd have more fun with. Just because you can choose other easier methods doesn't mean you have to.

Well, in BotW you actually have the choice. You can take the raft. You can swim if you have enough stamina (including temporary through meals). Or you can fly with the glider. Each option with up- and downsides. The decision is completely in the hand of the player.