I wouldn't agree.

I'm a huuuge Zelda fan, in fact Zelda Wind Waker is probably my favourite video game of all times.
I didn't actually play Skyrim (yet) so I can't really judge, but 1-2 years ago I tried Oblivion on my 360 and I didn't even like it. Played for about half an hour before I got badly bored. I had similar feelings when I tried Mass Effect, so I guess role-playing games are just not my cup of tea.

I think Dark Souls has more that Zelda should be looking into than Skyrim. An open world with difficult yet fulfilling combat, bosses that don't just require the use of the last tool you found and a non-pervasive but interesting online system. I think a similar online system would be very cool in a Zelda game, but then you get to places like story, variety of gameplay and polish that I think Zelda beats Dark Souls in hands down so it's not as though the street is one-way.

both could benefit from each other. if skyrim had zeldas combat systema nd dungeon design then it could be a 10 for me. If zelda had skyrims big world then i would be impressed but no to big.

Not speaking about your examples specifically, but those type of posters and those days ... I miss 'em.

Great post. No need to put such unique and overall amazing games against each other.

People still follow this guy's blog ?

As a fan of both series, I say: No.  I got Skyrim at launch, been enjoying it thoroughly, and I'll do the same with Zelda.

They're different.  They should be different.  I want Zelda to go in the direction the developers take it.  I don't want them to emulate some other game...that would ultimately detract from the experience.  There is absolutely no reason in the world a person can't enjoy both of these games without wishing one was more like the other.

I haven't played any of them, but I think they're not talking about the combat mechanics, but the exploration and open world, just like in the first Zelda. I don't know if I'd agree with that because I prefer the "linearity" of A Link to the Past than the original Zelda, but it may be good to experiment with that in the next game.

Seeing those random battles in Skyrim got me thinking, wouldn't it be great to see that in Zelda? In Zelda you already know what enemies to expect once you know a location, but imagine if you're in Kakariko and randomly get attacked or in the woods or the middle of Hyrule. And speaking of enemies, something I'd like to see is an epic battle from time to time but not only in a dungeon. Why can't an enemy like a sub-boss may be found in Hyrule?

About Malstrom, he's just bitching a lot lately, he already hates the game and while I understand his anger, it also seems this game changes the formula a bit, and not only that but... isn't this game more similar to an Arcade Zelda? I mean, it's like playing Wii Sports Resort with a story and open world, isn't it?

"What Zelda could learn from _____________"

• Okami
• Oblivion
• Demon's Souls
• Dark Souls
• Arkham City
• Skyrim?

After playing both- No.

If Zelda ever ends up like Elder Scrolls, that will be the day the series loses all credibility. It's one thing creating an open world, but it's a different thing having al; the other stuff which comes with it...

They are two different games. Don't compare them because of similar names.