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

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Mnementh said:

Ka-pi96 said:

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.

Or you could do it my way: make your way through pillars of Ice with cryonis. You can climb waterfalls this way, too. Or you could use stasis on some big item, send it flying towards the island, and hold on to it.

@ the stamina bar problem: I will never understand this problem. In past Zelda games, Link has always had 2 movement speeds: walking and jogging. Skyward Sword added running. BotW now has 4: sneaking, walking, jogging, and running. If you hate the stamina bar, you could just jog at regular speed like old Zelda games. You didn't complain it was too slow then, why now? You can also buff your speed now, extend your stamina bar, instantly recover it, upgrade it, wear different clothes to manage it better, etc. 

But wait, you're telling me I have to watch it refill for 3 seconds (while I still jog, unlike in SS)? Fun ruined.