So I finally started it.

It’s a fine game.

I’m thoroughly enjoying it.

I’m old. I’m patient.

Please, please don’t mention spoilers if possible. I love to crack nuts the old fashioned way. 🙂

  • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 months ago

    TotK is wildly different for a game made with the same engine and sharing many core mechanics. Just my opinion, but the different powers really add a ton, to say nothing of the verticality of it.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      IDK, I’ve never really been interested in the powers in Zelda games, I’m more interested in the dungeons, puzzles, and bosses. I’m not really into sandbox games generally, I love puzzles and combat.

      I’ll probably play it eventually, just not super interested in it right now. My kids would probably love it though, they love sandbox games.

      • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org
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        2 months ago

        ToTK is way more about the puzzles than BoTW was. Figuring out how to put together a device to solve a given puzzle is a huge portion of the game. That’s what I mean when I say the different powers make it a wildly different game. Ultrahand alone is the source of hundreds of puzzles way more entertaining than the whole “pick up the out-of-place rock to find a korok” type filler that BoTW has.

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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          2 months ago

          Huh, maybe I’ll like it then. But “everyone” seems to love BotW, and “everyone” seems to say “if you like BotW, you’ll love TotK.” So I’m skeptical.

          I much preferred Skyward Sword and Link’s Awakening, so I’ll probably go back through the Zelda games I missed (Game Cube and Wii eras) before playing TotK. But I’ll recheck the reviews again the next time I get a hankering for a Zelda game. Thanks!

          • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org
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            2 months ago

            Oh man, if you haven’t played Wind Waker, make that one a priority.

            Having beaten both the original and the HD version, the HD version is better because the original version of collecting the triforce shards towards the end of the game is a slog and the HD version cuts down on that tedium quite a bit.