about this "zelda game" and nintendo's 2026 lineup in general

[angrypoolman]

The_Yoda said:

angrypoolman said:

nintendo isnt going to stick with the same art style for zelda indefinitely. i expect this art style that was used for botw and totk to be put to rest, just based on their history. but who knows. this last pair of zeldas sold like 50 million units or something? maybe thatll change their minds.

I don't think you are wrong. When I was saying flavor / formula I am not talking art style, I am talking about game style.  So the newer open world approach of BotW / TotK vs the majority of the the Zelda's that came before with the exception of the original. 

It is not unheard of for them to use the same game engine in back to back titles though so you may get 2 entries in a row with the same or similar art styles and assets.  

yeah i agree, the art style and game style i think are kind of like a package deal. my expectation is that they will scale the game back tremendously and go a completely different direction. but again, the last games they made sold a ridiculous amount, so maybe itll change their calculation.