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rallydefault

@Haru17
Yea, and places like IGN have their usual Nintendo people, Sony people, etc. I don't think there will be much overlap. I think the forums will be another story, though. EVERYONE will compare BotW to Horizon, and take a shot in the dark at which one will probably be deemed better sight unseen lol

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Octane

@Haru17 Maybe. Given the numerous comparisons between the games as soon as it was clear that they were launching mere days from another, I think that comparing the two in the reviews in inevitable. Here's a good weekly bet: How many times will the words ''Horizon Zero Dawn'' appear in reviews registered on Metacritic?

It's not just Horizon by the way, but any open world game from the last couple of years. Be it Skyrim or The Witcher. Comparisons are inevitable.

Not sure if the ''lack'' of melee combat will make a difference. I've heard nobody complain about it in the reviews. It's more focussed on stealth and ranged combat anyway, and I don't think you want to get close to most of those enemies either. It's not that there's no melee combat, ranged seems to be just way more effective.

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@Octane I didn't say "lack," why are you using quotes? Lol anyway, I think Skyrim comparisons are probably astute based on what we've seen of the game so far. Even more so than Horizon which has dialogue trees, a single central hub town, and a very different, ranged combat system; both Skyrim and Breath are lumpy circle-shaped open worlds with complete freedom of travel, mountain climbing, 100+ dungeons, multiple main towns, and a wealth of options with regard to combat style and armor customization. I think games like Witcher are less relevant because both Breath and Skyrim put the emphasis on exploration right from the start.

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Octane

@Haru17 I don't mean the game's genre or structure. Even gameplay-wise they may be very different. But a lot of open world games fall in the same trap and end up with either a relatively empty or meaningless world, or have no meaningful side-quests to keep exploration interesting. Or even worse, a combination of those. I think that in that regard Zelda will be compared to other open world games, even though Zelda focuses on completely different elements gameplay-wise. I'm sure that Zelda does the Zelda stuff right, but since they're so heavily focusing on the open world structure of the game, I really want to know whether they managed to nail that aspect or not.

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KirbyTheVampire

I think Breath of the Wild will offer a lot more playtime than Horizon. From what I've been hearing, it takes around 30 hours to get through Horizon, which is decent, but I don't think it's gonna have a scratch on BotW. A lot of people will buy Horizon, but I don't think it's gonna be like the CoD/Battlefield 1/Titanfall 2 thing. A 30 hour game will only hold people's attention for so long. Plus, while Horizon sounds like a great game, it doesn't sound like it does much to revolutionize the open world genre.

Time will tell, but I wouldn't be surprised if BoTW will come out on top. Either way, they won't compete with each other the same way first person shooters do. Comparisons will be made though, especially because the games are launching within days of each other.

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AlexSays

IGN's reviewer said she completed the campaign 'some 40 odd hours later' and we have no clue how long the average Zelda playthrough will last.

Considering just about every Zelda campaign has fallen between 30 and 40 hours, I find it hard to believe Breath of the Wild is going to be significantly longer.

Both games have seemingly more content than the vast majority of people will ever get around to, so comparing their longevity seems to be a moot point. For just about everyone whichever game they enjoy more, that's the one they'll get more time out of.

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Octane

AlexSays wrote:

IGN's reviewer said she completed the campaign 'some 40 odd hours later' and we have no clue how long the average Zelda playthrough will last.

Considering just about every Zelda campaign has fallen between 30 and 40 hours, I find it hard to believe Breath of the Wild is going to be significantly longer.

Indeed, I don't think the length of the game will matter in the end. Both will probably offer more than enough content. I also don't like to pay attention to the time it takes reviewers to finish a game, their time is limited and they need to write a review, so most of them will be rushing through the game, skipping most of the optional stuff.

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Grandpa_Pixel

Octane wrote:

AlexSays wrote:

IGN's reviewer said she completed the campaign 'some 40 odd hours later' and we have no clue how long the average Zelda playthrough will last.

Considering just about every Zelda campaign has fallen between 30 and 40 hours, I find it hard to believe Breath of the Wild is going to be significantly longer.

Indeed, I don't think the length of the game will matter in the end. Both will probably offer more than enough content. I also don't like to pay attention to the time it takes reviewers to finish a game, their time is limited and they need to write a review, so most of them will be rushing through the game, skipping most of the optional stuff.

I agree, as everyone has their own definitive of time it takes to complete games. Most people complete Chrono Trigger in 24 hours, I can do it in 16. People quote 30-40 hours for a Zelda, for me that is usually 25. And then some played Xenoblade for 200. Well...you get the point.

For me, it is the quality of the hours put in. If I only got 20 hours but the quality was the best I have ever seen I would be content.

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Octane

@KirbyTheVampire Edge said BOTW will take about 20 hours to beat (just the story of course). I mean, I don't want to revive the HZD vs Zelda argument, but that's less than the 30 or so hours for HZD. Just letting you know since it has been confirmed.

And no, I am not saying either one is better because of thay before anyone wonders! Just comparing them, that's all.

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rk3388

@Octane Well, it said it takes 20 hours to complete if you go straight through the main storyline without doing the sidequests (and I'm guessing shrines). There are only 5 dungeons, which is pretty disappointing, but I believe there is a great amount of stuff to do on the side. I am nearly certain that 99% of people who play this game will spend far more than 30 hours on it.

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rk3388

FGPackers

I'm confident enough that 30h will not even be 1/3 or 1/4 the time i will spend inside this game

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Octane

@rk3388 Please be careful with spoilers.

And yes, I know. That wasn't the point. It was just a response to Kirby saying that Zelda would take longer than HZD (HZD takes about 30 hours to finish the story). That's all!

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KirbyTheVampire

Octane wrote:

@KirbyTheVampire Edge said BOTW will take about 20 hours to beat (just the story of course). I mean, I don't want to revive the HZD vs Zelda argument, but that's less than the 30 or so hours for HZD. Just letting you know since it has been confirmed.

And no, I am not saying either one is better because of thay before anyone wonders! Just comparing them, that's all.

Hmm, I was expecting at least 10 hours longer, but I suppose the real meat of the game comes from all the side activities. That's what I'm assuming, anyway.

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twindragon

100 - 98 for zelda I am betting

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OorWullie

Going by what I've read from the previews and the conclusion of the Edge review,Zelda should become one of the highest reviewed games of all time.But then you've got reviewers like God is a Geek and Jimquisition and the likes who leave low scoring reviews to get themselves noticed and get some clicks.Hopefully with the huge amount of top scoring reviews it will receive,those one or two 7/10's wont affect its final score too much.

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Zelda: BotW - 96 (wouldn't be surprised if it's higher)
Fast RMX - 85 (It'll be boosted by the fact that people didn't play it on Wii U)
Snipperclips - 82 (original and interesting. But some reviewers will dock points for it being "casual")
Shovel Knight - 80 (it'll lose points because, unlike Fast RMX, everyone has played it)
Super Bomberman R - 75 (Solid but not doing anything new)
1,2 Switch - 70 (fun party game vs "it's just a tech demo")

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Zelda BOTW - 97
Snipperclips - 68
Super Bomberman R - 73
1,2 Switch - 72
MK8 Deluxe - 89
Arms - 87
Splatoon 2 - 87
Mario Odyssey - 95

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@OorWullie I think I'm pretty much on board, but that's a hefty blow for
Snipperclips. I'm pretty sure it'll outperform 1, 2, Switch, and probably also Bomberman.

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Zelda BOTW-- 92
1,2 Switch-- 67
ARMs-- 75

Just doing the physical releases. People've hyped up BOTW too much, and with certain reveals I see reviewers docking some points on BOTW. Of course, it's a mainline console Zelda title-- certain outlets are going to give it perfect scores regardless.

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