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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I’m not a fan of BOTW because it doesn’t feel like a Zelda game, but a Zelda-themed open world adventure game. TOTK is a better sandbox game, and everything except the abilities and puzzles feel strictly better (though I’ve only done 15 or so), and the puzzles kinda sucked in BOTW anyway.

I don’t recommend either to Zelda fans, but I would recommend TOTK over BOTW for someone considering getting one. If you’ll eventually play both, play BOTW first.

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L0wded_@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
What makes a zelda game a zelda game then?

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- sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  For me:
  
  several large dungeons
  
  collect equipment as a form of progression
  
  metroidvania-style exploration using equipment/abilities
  
  BOTW and TOTK miss all of that with the Divine Beasts/Temples being a poor substitute for dungeons.
  
  My favorite Zelda games on Switch are Skyward Sword and Link’s Awakening, which follow that formula, and my favorite overall is A Link to the Past, and each of those demonstrate what I’m talking about.
  
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