Dodgy_Geezer
Prominent Member
Howdy,
I'm wondering whether or not to buy Zelda BOTW given that it's being raved over like a 1990's warehouse in Madchester.
Now the thing is, I've never really been "into" previous Zelda games. I'm not saying they're no good, it's just that whenever I've played one, I've never really seen the appeal or thought it was all that. This stretches back to A Link To The Past on the SNES, Ocarina of Time on the N64 and through to Twilight Princess on the Wii. I totally get why gamers like them but I'm not a huge fan of RPG or adventure type games. The last one, actually the only one, that I really enjoyed was Legend of the Mystical Ninja on the SNES which was a bit more arcadey.
BOTW seems to be hugely different though. None of this "find item x to progress" and very non-linear which is good but also bad in that it seems to have a lot of emphasis on just wandering around doing "stuff". I'm not a fan of open world games and prefer it when there is actually an objective with missions or quests that have defined start and end points. Honestly, I just don't have the time to sit and roam around a gaming world figuring stuff out or getting to grips with complex control systems. Gaming sessions rarely last longer than 30 mins which I can snatch every other day so all titles are competing for pick up and play titles likes Mario Kart, Kirby, Rayman, Sreet Fighter, etc. You get the idea.
So, my question is, even though previous Zelda games I've played have been "allright", is BOTW the One that'll change all that for a non-RPG, non-adventurer, I-hate-Minecraft geezer like me?
The obvious answer is "why don't you just try it" but you know what? I've tried several previous Zelda's and none of 'em have floated my boat so why should this one be any different? Plus, there are loads of other games which look more fun.
Genuinely interested to hear views and opinions, especially from those who thought they wouldn't enjoy Zelda and did, or who have never played Zelda before BOTW.
I'm wondering whether or not to buy Zelda BOTW given that it's being raved over like a 1990's warehouse in Madchester.
Now the thing is, I've never really been "into" previous Zelda games. I'm not saying they're no good, it's just that whenever I've played one, I've never really seen the appeal or thought it was all that. This stretches back to A Link To The Past on the SNES, Ocarina of Time on the N64 and through to Twilight Princess on the Wii. I totally get why gamers like them but I'm not a huge fan of RPG or adventure type games. The last one, actually the only one, that I really enjoyed was Legend of the Mystical Ninja on the SNES which was a bit more arcadey.
BOTW seems to be hugely different though. None of this "find item x to progress" and very non-linear which is good but also bad in that it seems to have a lot of emphasis on just wandering around doing "stuff". I'm not a fan of open world games and prefer it when there is actually an objective with missions or quests that have defined start and end points. Honestly, I just don't have the time to sit and roam around a gaming world figuring stuff out or getting to grips with complex control systems. Gaming sessions rarely last longer than 30 mins which I can snatch every other day so all titles are competing for pick up and play titles likes Mario Kart, Kirby, Rayman, Sreet Fighter, etc. You get the idea.
So, my question is, even though previous Zelda games I've played have been "allright", is BOTW the One that'll change all that for a non-RPG, non-adventurer, I-hate-Minecraft geezer like me?
The obvious answer is "why don't you just try it" but you know what? I've tried several previous Zelda's and none of 'em have floated my boat so why should this one be any different? Plus, there are loads of other games which look more fun.
Genuinely interested to hear views and opinions, especially from those who thought they wouldn't enjoy Zelda and did, or who have never played Zelda before BOTW.