JRPGfan said:
Zippy6 said:
Well 54% of the poll had Zelda winning critical reception but a metascore of 94 is going to be very hard to match. |
There is no way.... Zelda EoW looks lazy in certain elements, even if theres some creativity in the ability usage.
It comes off looking almost like a 3DS game at times (even if resolutions are much higher, the texture and world ect).
I'll probably get hate for saying so as well.
I suspect alot of "journalist" will give it good reviews, because of girlpower! yay! we can finally play as zelda.
Also theres a ton more switch's out there, than PS5s.
However I don't put these 2 games on the same level.
Astro-bot ooozes charm, love, and polish.... it took dedication to make.
Zelda EoW? it looks lazy.... this was not a passion project... but a short, quick bang for buck, profit off of zelda being playable type of thingy.
If theres any fairness in the world, Astro-bot outsells it by a factor of 10 or so (doubt that though).
Lucas-Rio said:
Zelda is an end of console life 2D spin off, not a Nintendo main effort.
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Glad I'm not the only one thinking so.
This was a low effort (low hanging fruit) sort of thingy.
Quick and easy, before then next thing, for the Switch 2. firebush03 said:
As far as how Zelda will be received among critics? I would need to see more, though it’s looking to be on pace for at least 92MC/OC. This would place it around one or two points below Astro Bot. High enough to be in GotY contention, though not enough to dethrone AB nor even FFVIIRB in the number of awards received. |
Im thinking 85-90 range.... and thats mainly because journalists that review, will give it better scores because you can now play as zelda.
EoW isn't setting the world on fire, with its hotness. Maybe its just me... but the trailers did not sell me on it. |
I've got to say I disagree with almost everything you've said here. Zelda EoW looks like it's doing for top down zelda what BoTW did for 3d. Just for comparison ALBW got a 91 on metacritic and that was mostly just a basic top down zelda. EoW looks like it's really pushing what a top down zelda can be. No need to downplay one game to lift up the other.
Also a lot of what you said could be applied to astro as well, it's a lower budget title that doesn't really push the ps5 in any way graphically (not hating on astro, think it's great so far). I have some minor gripes with Astro-bot so far although I won't say anything yet because I want to finish it before giving my thoughts.
