Otter said:
I think a traditional Zelda or new experience could sell just as well next entry. BOTW introduced a lot of people to the franchise but I don't think they necessarily want more of the same, see how TOTK sales dropped comparatively... BOTW was a perfect storm for it's time but that time has passed. Carrying over some of the inventiveness is essential but everything else I think is up for grabs. I think people also take for granted that BOTW was the first Zelda game that was universally beloved on a technical and artistical front since the 90s. Windwaker was extremely polarising, Twilight Princess was dated and a bit garish, Skyword Sword was dated and more niche... The whole Ghibli mood, huge leap in rendering tech, crazy physics, gorgeous art and insanely successful hardware were all key components. I hope Nintendo doesn't just focus on the open world aspect. At the very least it has to be an entire different world from TOTK and i'd hope a slightly new artstyle too. GOW also suddenly sold 4x it's previous best entry that gen. I think it's just all execution versus any singular gimmick or setting. |
Fair points.
