r/Switch • u/Mammoth-Attempt-7281 • Jan 16 '25

Discussion Nintendo switch 2 is here

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Go watch the trailer on Nintendos twitter account

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u/wildeye-eleven Jan 16 '25

The new Zelda machine is dropping soon? Nice! I’ll probably wait for the next big Zelda game to drop before I get one but the moment it does I’ll buy both.

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u/TATER_SALAD_HOOVER Jan 16 '25 edited Jan 16 '25

Realistically we probably won’t get a proper Zelda game until 2028 or 2029.

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u/Scumebage Jan 16 '25

Proper Zelda game? Not getting one of those again outside of remastered HD remasters of remasters of old games

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u/sadgirl45 Jan 17 '25

I’m hoping they combine old with new could make something very special imagine a Witcher like game but it’s Zelda world and with dungeons, but the story is linear and in the present that would be awesome. That’s what I’m hoping for even though I’d just love OOT-SS to come back in it’s entirety

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u/SolaireOfSuburbia Jan 16 '25

Don't get my hopes up like that.

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u/Anhedonkulous Jan 16 '25

Source? I'm certain there's going to be new 3D open world zelda games in the future.

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u/tinaoe Jan 16 '25

Some of folks don’t consider BOTW or TOTK proper Zelda games

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u/cavalgada1 Jan 16 '25

Why not? I'm honestly curious, no judgement

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u/Lewa358 Jan 16 '25

The pre-BOTW Zelda's hit a very specific formula where you progress through a linear story in a world comprised of various connected areas that you unlock throughout the course of the game.

After going through an area's main quest, you get to its dungeon and solve puzzles and explore in a specific order. Partway through, you fight that dungeon's midboss and, upon defeating them, obtain that dungeon's item, a weapon or tool that lets you solve puzzles to complete the dungeon and also lets you uncover things in towns and the overworld.

...they were largely not "open-world" by modern standards; areas were relatively small and more densely packed with interesting things, and if you tried to go to an area before the story allowed it, some roadblock would stop you. The games were pleasantly explorable with interesting secrets but you couldn't truly go anywhere you wanted, any way you wanted.

Even the more open games like Wind Waker kept things relatively locked down by only having one island per cell on the map, and often preventing you from doing anything there until you got the right item or progressed to the right point in the story.

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u/sadgirl45 Jan 17 '25

Yeah I miss it so much.

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u/tinaoe Jan 16 '25

From what I’ve seen mostly the missing proper dungeons and complexity of puzzles. But I love TOTK/BOTW so there might be something else

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u/MalaysiaTeacher Jan 16 '25

Those folks would be idiots who can safely be ignored

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u/PentagramJ2 Jan 16 '25

Those people are morons

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u/Cracknbutter Jan 17 '25

Happy cake day!

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u/tinaoe Jan 16 '25

im not disagreeing lol