First, you cannot monopolise 'Zelda enthusiasts' or what constitutes '3D Zelda', but I applaud the fact that you stress that this is your personal opinion, something which many of the comments seem to forget. I am a Zelda enthusiast, and to me personally, BoTW is THE Zelda game - it contains all which I, personally, consider to be inherently Zelda. For comparisons sake, Skyward Sword, despite its fantastic story, had few of the elements which I believe make a great Zelda game, and thus I hold it to be one of the series low points. But that is my opinion, and I certainly don't talk about my opinion of it as being the most correct and one that all 'zelda enthusiasts' must share. Nor do I compare it to an official checklist of what a 3D Zelda game must have in order to be allowed that specific title - I compare it to what I think a Zelda game should be like, and even if it doesn't add up it remains a Zelda title and I wouldn't argue against it. For it all boils down to the fact that there is no set checklist of what a Zelda game has to include in order to be a true zelda game, or 3D zelda. There are elements, true, that have been used and reused over and over again to an extent that people expect it to appear in the next instalment as well. But the game has changed a lot, and I'd argue that BotW is the Zelda game that resembles the original the most while SS is the game furtherest away from the original - but they are both Zelda games, and some people like one over the over. And that is okay!
To me, this is a Zelda game. I haven't had this feeling about a Zelda game since OoT, and while I recognise that the game isn't perfect, and that there are things I'd very much like to see in it, it is one of the greatest games I have ever played and it is certainly my favourite Zelda game to date - because it is so jam packed with what I consider to inherently Zelda.
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Re: Soapbox: Breath Of The Wild Is Amazing, But Is It The 3D Zelda That Enthusiasts Expected?
First, you cannot monopolise 'Zelda enthusiasts' or what constitutes '3D Zelda', but I applaud the fact that you stress that this is your personal opinion, something which many of the comments seem to forget.
I am a Zelda enthusiast, and to me personally, BoTW is THE Zelda game - it contains all which I, personally, consider to be inherently Zelda. For comparisons sake, Skyward Sword, despite its fantastic story, had few of the elements which I believe make a great Zelda game, and thus I hold it to be one of the series low points. But that is my opinion, and I certainly don't talk about my opinion of it as being the most correct and one that all 'zelda enthusiasts' must share. Nor do I compare it to an official checklist of what a 3D Zelda game must have in order to be allowed that specific title - I compare it to what I think a Zelda game should be like, and even if it doesn't add up it remains a Zelda title and I wouldn't argue against it. For it all boils down to the fact that there is no set checklist of what a Zelda game has to include in order to be a true zelda game, or 3D zelda. There are elements, true, that have been used and reused over and over again to an extent that people expect it to appear in the next instalment as well. But the game has changed a lot, and I'd argue that BotW is the Zelda game that resembles the original the most while SS is the game furtherest away from the original - but they are both Zelda games, and some people like one over the over. And that is okay!
To me, this is a Zelda game. I haven't had this feeling about a Zelda game since OoT, and while I recognise that the game isn't perfect, and that there are things I'd very much like to see in it, it is one of the greatest games I have ever played and it is certainly my favourite Zelda game to date - because it is so jam packed with what I consider to inherently Zelda.