| HoloDust said: Let's just say Elden Ring is few grades above BotW when it comes to exploration, world design and things to see. But, to be honest, as a Zelda fan I found BotW to be fairly weak, so I'm really hoping that BotW2 would be significantly better. |
In regards to BOTW influence - Hidetaka Miyazaki said he was impressed by BOTW and it influenced his design. The funny thing is, that many games took inspiration from things present in Breath of the Wild, like climbing everywhere or the glider. Yet Elden Ring took it's influence from the things that were absent in BOTW. For instance BOTW explicitly decided not to put target markers on your map, except the ones you put there yourself. Elden Ring does the same. And building upon it, the guidance of grace is ingenious, because it gives you some orientation in the world, but instead of presenting the goal it shows the direction. So you still need to interact with the world to find the goal.
