I will absolutely replay it before the sequel releases, since I've cleared all of the prior games save Skyward Sword.
Thanks for the lengthy response! I felt highly underwhelmed after smacking Ganon, having become so powerful with equipment + the 4 Sages (forgot their in-game titles). Akin to your last paragraph, I felt that the gameplay loop was too heavy on clearing Shrines but that was also admittedly probably my OCD/need to do them if I came across them too. They were novel at first, but then they just became monotonous (despite the varying amounts of creativity on display in most of them). The Shrines were an absolute CHORE for me. I think my biggest letdown with BotW was that it completely broke from the design from the prior Zelda entries: HEY WAKE UP | Get basic gear | Go to dungeon, get dungeon weapon/item, use weapon/item to beat dungeon boss (my personal favorite part of Zelda) | Explore "open world" Hyrule, find areas you can't get to (see: linear gameplay), eventually unlock the path, go to new area | Rinse, repeat | Dickslap Ganon. Looking back, I do appreciate how the random NPCs in the world were placed.
I have learned that I prefer linear-style worlds and game designs, although there are a few open world games that I love (Valheim, currently, for example) and there are a few linear games that I absolutely despise (none more than Hallway Simulator Final Fantasy XIII). I generally don't like Open World games because the story is so loosely tied together on account of the world being open and the story needing to be able to pick up at any given point. See, I think your first sentence is enough to show the difference between why you loved BotW and I did not - relative to the prior Zelda entries. Most Games (open-world or not), have dozens of hours of gameplay and you soon realize you re just repeating the same shit, the same way the game told you, but not BotW. There's almost LIMITLESS possibilities in this game and that's what makes it so engaging. Honestly, I can go on all day but the BEST PART is that using ALL of the above, you can solve puzzles, combat any way you want. Like More Super Mario Kart (number 8), Super Mario Kart World looks to improve on an already amazing game with some minor tweaks. Challenge players worldwide in multiplayer You can race against up to seven other players, whether theyre registered as in-game friends, nearby. Hit the road with the definitive version of Mario Kart 8 and play anytime, any-where Race your friends or battle them in a revised battle mode on new and returning battle courses. This is much easier on a computer so an emulator might be the easiest choice to test this out. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch. In terms of gameplay, just by exploring you might come across: Koroks (that all have a different puzzle), enemy camps, NPCs that are in danger, FAKE NPCs (Yiga Clan), great fairies, rare horses, mini-bosses, shrines, dragons, hidden weapons. Our Top Picks: 15 Best Super Mario Kart ROM Hacks. The map is COMPLETELY PACKED with details and secrets and vistas you'll never find in any other open-world game.
The problem with open world games however is that they are empty in terms of vistas and empty in terms of things to do.īOTW solves both of those problems. Well for starters, I LOVE open-wolrd games.