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Majin-Tenshinhan on 18 December 2017
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Kai_Mao said:
Majin-Tenshinhan said:

You're right that I can't know, but with how hard they went our of their way to cater to people who didn't like Zelda before (and of course, many people who did like Zelda also ended up liking BotW) I think it's fairly safe to say they've abandoned the old fans who didn't. Especially with how well it's selling.

You're entirely right that I can't know for sure. But I see zero reason to be optimistic about it, unfortunately.

Except it never really was about catering to non-Zelda fans. It was about going away from the 3D Zelda conventions and trying something new while being inspired by the original game. As a long time fan of Zelda, I was personally excited for this game when it was shown off for the first time last year. I don’t think they really abandoned anyone. It’s just not necessarily a game for everyone. Mario Odyssey being what it was didn’t mean they abandoned the Mario fans who liked the more linear approaches like 3D Land or 3D World or even the Galaxy games to some extent. If they make another more linear or one that sticks to the formula then that’s fine, same goes for this new approach in Zelda.

I feel they did, because it's been my favourite franchise since I learned to walk and this game being called Zelda was an abomination to me. I'm glad for you that you liked it. I didn't, and it makes me sad that this is the route they will be taking, even though it's obviously a successful and logical route for them.

I'd be very surprised if they ever make a Zelda games like the old ones, with how much they went out of their way to remove "staples" from Breath of the Wild, but again, I can never know. We'll see, but I won't be getting my hopes up any time soon.