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Eternal Darkness? Seriously, that game has got nothing to do with Zelda. It was a one of a kind thriller game.

From the candidates Kid Icarus and especially Star Tropics could fit the bill somehow.

@BlublacMH
MP4 is not necessarily better than MP1, even though I think it really should be after the wait.
@theGamerPad
Prime 1 was not the series BotW moment. It was the OOT moment as the first 3d game in the series.

Prime 1 was released in 2002, more than a decade before BotW. It's not an open world, "do what you want" kind of game. The "BotW moment" of the series is still in the future if MP4 doesn't surprise us.

I'm playing the game at the moment and it runs at stable 30 fps at all times. I don't understand the performance complaints. Is the problem supposed to be somewhere else than framerates?

The cover looks cheap, following in the game's footsteps. I believe the development cycle for this one was really short. It's just a side chapter after all.

@Papasears1982
Same here. It looks like the developers got too excited for TotK's building aspect and decided to redesign it for a new game. Even the submenu is back.

Then again, this game is obviously a side chapter and not a new big Zelda game. I just hope they ditch the building aspect after this game.

@RonF
If it was the same map again it would be incredibly boring. This game already looks like it isn't too interesting in terms of exploration. I can already imagine how every village and area will look like, which is not fun. The whole point of exploration should be "surprise."

I don't know about the war scenes. Makes it look like a generic FPS. I hope it's just the intro. Otherwise the game looks pretty good, though. It's just we've waited this a long time and it looks like the gameplay is identical with the previous three Metroid Prime games. I hope they can awe and surprise us somehow and preferably without gimmicks.

This is obviously not the next "big" Zelda game, but it's a nice surprise since the wait will be long.

5 years. The two first years might not even exist since they rebooted it.

No, I don't want annoying options like this. I would just be switching between the modes constantly. We didn't need it before, we don't need it now.

As for the whole 60 fps 4k resolution thing, it's a collective psychosis among gamers with OCDs. The only games that are better running at 60 fps are racers and FPS games, and such Nintendo games already achieve that.

Cinematic adventure games actually look better running at 30 fps. Same goes for movies since directors make them run at 26 fps intentionally.

@nintendozach
If it was up to some fans, all Paper Mario games would have the exact same mechanics as TTYD.

It would be like Bethesda, no innovation.

@NIN10DOXD
I don't understand the hardcore nostalgia towards the old 3d Zelda games. I completed them all back in the day, but compared to BotW they suck! Going back feels clunky with dated game design and the only games that can compete musically or in anyway are OOT and MM.

TP, WW and SS are mediocre and boring games. I think the whole series would be better without them, honestly. BotW is the game the developers always wanted to make according to themselves. It's no wonder it tops most lists, such as the ones from IGN, Edge Magazine and this.

@Spider-Kev
If BotW is a demo why does it have better controls, shrines and more solid story compared to the "full game?"

Also, if BotW was a demo then what are other open world games such as Skyrim? Some kind of barely functioning alpha versions of real games?

BotW makes TotK look like ugly mess with bad controls.

Just because TotK has "more" everything doesn't make it automatically better. It feels like 90% of it is filler.

The worst thing after the ability wheel, sage controls and the stop- and go gameplay with arrows are the weapons. Most of BotW's great looking weapons were removed or replaced with decayed crap you need to fuse on, and if it happens to be a sword say goodbye for the sheathe after fusing.

It even looks worse than BotW. Grass is all jagged and the apparent "better" draw distance makes distant landmarks look uglier. The clutter doesn't help either.

The cherry on the top is the fact you can just cheese almost every shrine by using bombs or rocket shields. What's the point of making a puzzle if the player can just run past it?

It's annoying when people say BotW is "better because it was more impactful." No, it's better because it's a BETTER GAME in most aspects that really matter.

The PS1 games were the best. X was decent. Then the series heart decided to leave its body and go pump life to other games. The series changed from essential to mediocre.

Xenoblade is the new Final Fantasy.

@TruthisRare
I think it was a good enough sequel, but not on par with BotW. TotK is just too much of a mess too often.

The "realistic" ghosts were the whole draw of the first game. I heard they ditched them for the sequel. Boos and slimes are just boring, not creepy.

It should at least have a photograph mode

@OldGamer999
Yeah, the story of totK was easily more intense and epic than BG3's story. Execution over complexity: it doesn't matter how long or complex the story is if it doesn't make you feel anything. Larian studios are not good storytellers.

@ancientlii
Nuts and Bolts, the game that plays nothing like TotK.

@RupeeClock
They're not gonna include sheikah slate abilities to TotK, because it would break the story and render stuff such as bomb flowers meaningless.

@Joriss
It's possible to dish more than enough damage without using chain attacks. I use them only very rarely.

This is the best rpg I've ever played and shares the GOAT with BotW for me.

That being said, I'm not really interested about the whole amiibo business.

@calbeau
Isn't Jared Leto like 50 years old? Link should be about 17. Also, Tom Hardy is not big enough to be Ganondorf.

I'm not interested about these obscure glitches. Normal players would never encounter them anyway.

I started BotW's Master Mode for the first time ever and damn, there are more changes than I expected. I still think BotW is the superior game since it's more grounded. Instead of flying around on some ugly contraption I find myself riding a horse to places.

I didn't like this game back in the day.

It's great how many ways you can support the signs. At first I simply used zonai stakes/ wood logs, until I ran out of stakes and started using stuff such as the floating platforms and stabilizers.

Not interested. I've played it through several times. I'd rather get Origami King since it's still sitting on my wishlist.

The worst example of useless rupees was Twilight Princess. Every chest contained either rupees or heart piece. And you almost never needed to use the rupees for anything. The game was also so pathetically easy you really didn't need the heart pieces either outside of those you get from bosses.

In BotW you constantly needed rupees for arrows and opening the great fairies, and in TotK you'd better have some cash everytime you need to upgrade armorsets. Hearts are needed so you don't get killed instantly by stronger enemies, because unlike the earlier game they can actually hit 10 + hearts away from you if you haven't upgraded armor. In the older games enemies were much weaker.

I also like the fact there's more than rupees and heartpieces in chests.

As for weapon breaking it's a great game mechanic, imo, because it guarantees you're not using the same boring sword all the time.

That being said, TotK did it even better because you can repair the weapons if you want.

It doesn't really matter. The next Zelda for Switch 2 will look like it's at least a generation ahead of the console's tech. TotK shouldn't have been able to run on the normal Switch either.

@rotekps_aniger
RDR was a ps3 game originally. It's no wonder it runs without problems on the Switch. As for "GTA 6 can run on N64... I don't know what to say Even if it was somehow possible, it's not gonna be even remotely the same game at that point.

The screen to screen movement of the original is probably the most important puzzle in the game. Great work ruining it.

I don't think I can ever get tired of the open world formula, since the next game has a whole new world and tricks etc.

The old, linear formula, though. No more of that, thank you. It got so predictable and tiring.

As for the dungeons the old ones had more simple puzzles we've seen in a million game and they weren't really longer than the new ones, so I really don't get them why some people miss them so much.

And how would the gameplay work? Zelda is not supposed to be a fighter in the main series. I'm fine with Link handling the monsters as long as they keep on doing the good job with the series.

It's obvious the next Zelda will have completely new mechanics, artstyle and musical direction.

The only thing common with BotW and TotK will be the fact it's open world. And possibly Link's climbing ability.

Besides, TotK's story had a definitive ending. Ganondorf who was also the Source of earlier Calamities was destroyed. There's no more story for this version of Zelda.

Prince of persia looks pretty good. I feel it might be a good contender for the best 2D game for Switch, possibly with Metroid Dread.

@Friendly
I'm sure Prime 4 will be a big thing. I hope it would be a swansong for the OG Switch. As for the launch title for the next Nintendo console, I believe it will be Mario's next 3D game.

TotK should win this easily. It's the most revolutionary game of the bunch despite the fact 1/3 of it happens in the same environment as BotW.

That being said, I could swear BG3 wins.

In my opinion the only great 3D Zeldas are OOT, MM, BotW and TotK. The rest are just mediocre.

As for the 2D ones, the original, aLttP and LA are all good.

By the way I loved Sticker Star. Despite getting permanently stuck.

Even though Super Paper Mario is my favorite, I don't think any of these games should get less than a 7,5/ 10 rating.

It's the second best in the series, but nothing can beat TotK's intro Ganondorf.

Ugh, TTYD in the first place again. The game has too much needless backtracking. It gets boring combined with the turn- based battle. Some stages such as the jungle are really dull.

My vote goes to Super Paper Mario for the story and gameplay. Smrpg is also great.

OOT's tutorial is definitely up there with BotW's Great Plateau. Or maybe I should say "was, back in its day". If we left the tutorial out and spoke only about intro cutscenes, then I'd vote for TotK all the way.

Song of Time and Prelude of Light

If the "fans" were able to create a Zelda game it would have nothing but water temple- styled dungeons and no overworld at all.

Waiting for the dumb "Nintendo hire this guy"- comments. I mean, what would his role be? Copying artstyles from others and implementing the stuff to Unreal Engine?

OOT and MM have their own artstyles. If they were to make a remake and use the ghibli- style for graphics, to me that would feel like a cheap move. And then everyone would just call it a Ghibli- Zelda. Like yeah, Nintendo would really want the name of another company associated with its highest rated game ever.

@Mgalens
Ehh... you mean more games that look like BotW/ TotK? Here's a prediction: the next Zelda game will have a completely new artstyle.

Hyrule Field was my favorite locale, because at the time it was a huge open space with a realistic and beautiful day and night cycle.

It's also the reason I love BotW: the whole game is like Hyrule Field except this time you can climb over those barriers.

The game already had one remake for 3ds, and I still prefer the original. Of course they could completely reimagine the game like FFVII Remake, but why should they do that? The game is perfect as it is.

Besides, the FFVII Remake is actually worse than the original.

@LadyCharlie
Corporations are made of people. Video game corporations are made of artists, coders and innovators. You really think all these people work with the mindset of hating the people they make games for? When I made games, I did it because I wanted people to play and enjoy the ending product. Getting money for it was secondary.

Of course big companies often go money first, but to get money they need to use the talents of their passionate developers. And those developers almost always make games because they enjoy it and they want others to enjoy their products too. A little free time from the cruel world.

As for this article, the person working for Nintendo told they were good people. You think he was lying about that for no reason? Sometimes you cynics really baffle me.

A corporation can be your friend. Unless it's empty from people, but that would mean it's not even functional. That being said, I'm sure there really are developers who make games thinking nothing but money. It's usually easy to recognize their products. They look either super generic or include soft adult content.

It's an old game at its core so not a big deal.

@FancyGamer
I actually hope we don't see human Ganondorf in the movie. Ganon, or Ganondorf should be this Sauron- level threat, not some funny guy in armor. Ganon is not supposed to be a comical villain like Bowser.

I think they nailed Ganon/ Ganondorf in BOTW and TOTK especially, but this is not animation. They have to make it work in live action.

I think the game might have a new story with several essential elements from the gaming series included such as the Triforce, Sages and Ganon. Simply replicating the story of OOT or aLttP is not really something I would expect from Nintendo.

I don'rt agree with the list. To me, MGS 3 Subsistence is the best closely followed by MGS 2.