Legend of Zelda BOTW Sequel delayed to Spring 2023

[The_Liquid_Laser]

Mar1217 said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

These are good points.  I can definitely see BotW's influence in Elden Ring in both what is there and what is missing.  Right out of the tutorial area I start gathering crafting materials from bushes and stuff just like BotW, and in both games the items that you can craft are actually from a fairly limited list.  For example, you don't craft armor or melee weapons in either game.  Those are meant to be found or won as a reward.

From my perspective, the two best games of the 2010's were Dark Souls and BotW.  Elden Ring feels like a pretty good blend of the two.  I'm only 25-30 hours in, but so far it feels like it's going to be my game of the current decade.  I am not optimistic that another game will touch it any time soon, including BotW2, but I would like to be proven wrong.

Love all the people who are still solely reflecting upon the moment to say such things about which games are the best of any given times.

Appart from a strong recency bias, I think it's important to let enough sink to really reflect upon games in multiple ways and experience new ones to actually gain new insight on previous experiences as well.

What you are saying sounds reasonable.  However, it ignores the fact that most big budget games are kinda "meh" nowadays. 

It's nice to have a big budget title that takes risks and is still well executed.  I personally don't find too many titles anymore that fit all of those criteria.  Really the last one before Elden Ring was BotW.  And the last one before BotW?  Not sure.  Maybe FF10 or FF12.  It's been a while.  Of course, I am talking about my personal tastes.  I find most big budget Western titles to be trash.  So, according to my tastes, I don't expect to enjoy a big budget game as much as Elden Ring for quite a while. 

Last edited by The_Liquid_Laser - on 31 March 2022