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Nintendo is really the worst offender when it comes to things like this.
Thankfully, there’s only one Nintendo game I’m interested in as an adult (Brawl) and that can be played via a GameCube emulator. They’ve been releasing the same shit for 15 years now, I literally cannot see how anyone can tolerate 50,000 iterations of the same Mario or Zelda game. Probably why they’re so anal about emulators, why pay 80 dollars for the latest Zelda slop when you could just play the same game released 40 years ago.
I mean, Breath of the Wild is absolutely nothing like the Zelda formula perfected in A Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time.
A Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time are the exact same shit if you’re tripping balls
Exactly the same just as Overwatch and Burnout 2
On a serious note, what’s so different. Do we get to learn any interesting lore in a franchise where the only loreis aesthetic? Their entire portfolio consists of franchises that AI can make games out of.
Alright im in a good mood I will engage with you.
I'm not really sure what point you're trying to make. If you dislike Zelda, just call it trash and move on with your life.
But calling it all the same just seems reductive to me. Like, mechanically alone, A Link to the Past and Breath of the Wild feel VERY different, imho. The fact that one is 2D and the other is modern 3D alone makes them very different games, which should be obvious to most folk.
Im not sure what you're trying to ask with the lore thing. Does FIFA have lore? Need for Speed? Yeah, I guess Elden Ring has lore, but not every game needs deep lore to function.
I'm legit not trying to argue. I'm just pretty puzzled by your take and I promise I dont have a huge dog in the fight. I wouldn't put a Zelda game in my Top 30 either.
I’m being a bit of troll, I’m not going to lie. Personally, yes, Zelda doesn’t captivate me these days. Things I value tend to overwhelming revolve around story elements, mythos, and atmosphere and I feel that this is a franchisee that doesn’t really place much emphasis on them. It’s just not for me anymore.
But I’ll br fair to myself, I wasn’t comparing Link to the past to the 3d zeldas.
Alright. Then I don't think we have any serious disagreements. I think modern Zelda is pretty boring and safe. Breath of the Wild was interesting from a mechanical standpoint as an open-world toybox, but it never interested me beyond that. Like, I think a weird fantasy world like Elden Ring or even Silksong is much more interesting than what Nintendo is doing with Zelda if we're comparing worldbuilding and lore.
Respect the fuck out of you for being brave enough to say you're a Brawl player. Personally, I'm a sheeple and prefer Melee or Ultimate, but I have great memories of playing brawl with my step brother. Feel like the Internet really over hates Brawl