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This. They made BotW to sell the Switch, and this sequel doesn't add any novel elements to it. This game deserves the success if BotW didn't exist, but as a seq
by agnos 3y ago
This. They made BotW to sell the Switch, and this sequel doesn't add any novel elements to it. This game deserves the success if BotW didn't exist, but as a sequel the hype is pure marketing.
If game of the year awards were reserved for new, non-sequel games, maybe franchises would be discouraged from selling the same game multiple times.
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- jmholla 3y ago> this sequel doesn't add any novel elements to it It absolutely does. Have you played it?
- agnos 3y agoI bought and played it the day of release, because of the hype and since I loved BotW. Yeah, they added some new mechanics and items and overall the gameplay seems more refined, but it definitely feels like a sequel with a lot of familiarity. If TotK was a standalone game, it'd be a masterpiece. But in comparison to BotW, it's just more and a little better. Admittedly, some of my disappointment comes from chasing the thrill of playing BotW for the first time. Maybe those were unrealistic expectations, but for the same price and more hype, TotK just didn't have nearly the same impact for me.
- AlotOfReading 3y agoTOTK originated as a DLC for BOTW that quickly outgrew it rather than originating as a truly separate game. The amount of new content absolutely justifies it being its own title, but you might find it less disappointing if you pretend it's BOTW part 2.
- pallas_athena 3y ago>TOTK originated as a DLC for BOTW Do you have a source? I don't remember any official word saying this
- AlotOfReading 3y agoYes, it came from an interview Kotaku did with Aonuma: https://kotaku.com/breath-of-the-wild-is-getting-a-sequel-because-the-team-1835624233 https://kotaku.com/breath-of-the-wild-is-getting-a-sequel-be...
- pallas_athena 3y agoThanks, that was an interesting read. I love Link's Awakening (it was my very first Zelda, and the remake is just lovely).
- afterburner 3y agoThe vehicle building is definitely new compared to BotW
- gwill 3y agofyi, BotW was actually made for WiiU. They ported it to switch and did a double release.