Yet Another Breath of the Wild Retrospective (Early Access)
Added 2023-04-30 03:26:27 +0000 UTC
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Fantastic video, I'm certainly one of BOTW's harsher critics, particularly on the story as well as the puzzle and boss design. I think that the problem for me is that the game does a poor job of making me forget that I'm doing the same thing over and over again. Past Zelda games always walked a great line with the series' most repetitive elements by using a compelling narrative to motivate the player. The lack of stakes in the world really makes the story feel flat and makes it difficult to care about the world. Calamity Gannon is nothing compared to say, Majora and the moon falling, or the destruction Ganondorf causes in OOT. Those games made me feel like my quest mattered, I never felt that way playing BOTW even though I have played it a few times since my original run. I guess exploration for the sake of exploration just doesn't hold my attention.
Josh Z
2023-04-30 06:39:30 +0000 UTC
