What he said backed my point more is rendered on screen in XBC enemies, structures, titans so your everything is empty claim is just wrong plus the assets are higher quality being more complex doesn't mean more is being done at once as we've seen with the RE remakes that's the main flaw in your argument the is a context to how something is being executed. Don't mistake art direction for visual load either as models, textures and such are higher quality than in BOTW.

I didn't say interactions don't impact performance in fact I never said that at all I said adding more assets has a significant impact on performance hence the example with RE the reason why the angle you're trying to argue is wonky is because even though those interactions are all possible they're not exactly always running and are exclusive to the immediate area where the player is the player can initiate them at anytime yes but they're not happening constantly or somewhere else on the map with out you while in XBC how ever everything in the area goes on with out the player's input. This is why the complexity angle is here and there in this situation.

On the environment BOTW's environment is less static yes but again the is less on screen at a time and the assets are lower quality plus it's a different approach, XBC for one will have more density on screen so more is rendered on screen and you have like 60-100 different enemies in the area to the point you can have more enemies in one encounter than in some areas in BOTW. The same way BOTW spreads things far apart and has open space to reduce resource use XBC can't have similar environmental interactions as the hardware have to calculate them not just for the player who has 2 party members with them compared to Link by himself but for all enemies rendered in the map it'll become problematic when the player engages enemies as then even more elements come into play.

It only doesn't make sense if you don't factor in one has significantly better assets and has far more on screen at once.

You lost me at the whole "Xenoblade has more and better assets on screen than Breath of the Wild". I can't believe you can say that with a straight face...

Yup, that's what it is. Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition is pushing the Switch hardware like no other open world game on the system does. And that's why it can't keep decent resolutions. You got it Sherlock. Mother of God, you are funny xD

Really, I have to ask to everyone on the thread. Do any of you actually believe any of what he's saying?

What percentage of the project do you think amounts to “the rest”?

I will take the example of the characters’ polygonal models. They are the same as in the original, except for the hands and faces. This is made obvious right away when you watch any footage that compares both versions. 

The director said that they had constraints due to the project being a remaster. So for me, the case is closed.

Bolded: You got debunked. Shulk's leg and elbow. Got more polygons for his clothes than his original. 

Guess you need to try again.

Takahashi: Unsurprisingly, productions costs and development time are a limitation. There was no way to recreate everything from scratch. Therefore, we first decided what we would create anew and not. In particular, weapons and equipment, enemies and map models, among other assets, were limited to texture updates and there were texture upgrades for shaders, the faces and hands of player and key characters, and new equipment and the Monado. We recreated cutscenes and facial animations for scripted scenes.

Although a line was drawn, staff showed their commitment to the project, and assets such as enemies and map models that had not initially been planned to be upgraded received upgrades here and there. Although these updates aren’t built from scratch, it would be nice if you could tell the difference.

You are bound to find the spots that he said were improved if you look through a microscope. He Did mention key characters were improved. But not all characters. Either take the words of the director himself, or not, I don’t give a shit what you think. Maybe you think you know better than he does about the game he made? Either way, go harass someone else.

I don't think anyone even skims the posts of your discussion anymore, let alone read them.

Only your last line caught my attention. I didn't bother with the rest of your post or what you replied to.

Look at this as me telling you that it's pointless to continue, because the only thing that people will care about in this thread is that those large posts come to an end with no concern for who between the two of you comes out as the winner.