You're right, and wrong Daltone. In general you're correct for any random game. Problem is they're fucking greviously lately with one of their 2 lead co-mascot titles to the company that by a sliver takes a back seat to Mario only since the plumber is a bit older and more all ages interesting. Zelda has had a pretty solid course in 2D short of open world link to the past part 2 on 3DS and the 3D titles have been hit and miss but still were fairly concise all things considered until the 21st century (wind waker aside as it's brief compared.) They're taking what is trendy, cool, hipster or hardcore gamer cool no less and reconstructing Zelda into something that is just Zelda by the coat of paint over the top and another beast otherwise.

They're taking parts of the Morrowind worlds from Bethesda in scope and size, throwing in some mechanics you'd almost expect in a MMO-ish type say like Guild Wars 2, tossing in some mechanics hard cores of Monster Hunter love, and sprinkling in some unknowns with some Nintendo magic.


Personally and I said it, I don't like open world games. I like variety, I can't focus on one game as my 'job' as far as games goes for a year or three and it's not just the time, but all the multiple levels of minutae and process that goes into such an intricate world. Then you have the (for many) annoyance of breakable items from use, and having to scout around and scrape up goods and parts(combat, etc) in the wild to make or improve/fix gear, it's annoying. It's one thing slashing bushes for hearts, potions, and money, it's swing and go and now they're getting very into crafting which they started to introduce on that 3DS game a bit. It would almost be better suited Nintendo making a NEW franchise in that style of look and put all these good ideas in there as something for the skyrim/monster hunter types because Nintendo lacks this without paying up a big bribe to get capcom to put a game on their system or someone else.

As celery said, not quoting him as you already read it, but that's really where Zelda sadly is going as the 3DS sequel there set the ground work and this one expanding it largely to where Zelda of the future is heading (short of this style selling like crap and getting backlash over it in large amounts which I really doubt.)