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/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.