| Machina said: I think there's a little something in the first half of your post and it tends to apply to most acclaimed video game franchises. There's a cycle of initial over-hype, then over-praise, followed eventually and often gradually by... not hate (unless we're talking about GTA IV), but a kind of lukewarm attitude towards the previous release. That final phase tends to happen a few years after release, when there's room for people to acknowledge (without getting their heads bit off) that, actually, the last one wasn't the best thing since sliced bread after all and there are notable areas for improvement, which they then hope will be dealt with in the next release. Critics who pointed these out at the time deserve credit, while those who were willing to overlook them in their enthusiasm should look back on their reviews with something approaching shame. The exceptions to this rule seem to define the actual greats. Everything else was overhyped, over-scored, and then quietly semi-shunned. As a disinterested observer who only played one Zelda game and gave up out of boredom within 10 hours, over the last 15 years I've gotten the sense that the overhyped and over-scored were Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword, while Breath of the Wild is proving an exception and so earns its place as one of the all-time greats of video gaming alongside Ocarina of Time. |
Except for TP and BOTW, do whatever needs to be done with the post Ocarina of Time games, burn them to the ground, rape their sons and daughters and most importantly to ensure we don't get any remasters or remakes don't forget to salt the soil when your finished,but a word of warning don't you dare touch my Twilight Princess and BOTW you hear.
Last edited by mjk45 - on 11 August 2021Research shows Video games help make you smarter, so why am I an idiot
