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[–] wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

the lesson here is developers need more twink protagonists

[–] invo_rt@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

the underwear... pingu-horny

[–] edge@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

The only good part of Breath of the Wild.

[–] Mindfury@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

tfw everyone copies the least-zelda zelda game of all time

[–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think that depends on what you think of as a Zelda game. I think it’s not very similar to a link to the past; however I think it expands on much of what made ocarina of time a successful game, while still innovating.

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

IMO it's most similar to TLoZ

[–] booty@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I'd really love to hear in what way you think BotW is remotely similar to OOT, because I cannot think of a way you could make a game more dissimilar to Ocarina of Time while still trying to justify it being a Legend of Zelda game.

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[–] Gorb@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago

Time and time again the industry will saturate itself with the exact same game 500 times and not learn its lesson. The people who call the shots have no concept of fun

[–] Aquilae@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Just add a deflection/parry system and make enemy attacks well telegraphed and you're set

Metroidvania? Add a deflect system

RPG? Add a deflect system

Paradox-style strategy game? Add a deflect system

[–] Hestia@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Paradox-style strategy game? Add a deflect system

blames the minorities

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hoi4: Totally ignores the Holocaust

[–] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly thank god for that. I don’t need a death camp manager minigame in the decisions tab or a bengal famine event as the raj

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It should have been a malus that you're just saddled with if you're playing as the Nazis. Your trains disappearing from your stockpile just as winter hits because Himmler commandeered them for his camps. Manpower shrinking in unpreventable increments. Persistent maluses to partisans because you're ideologically determined to murder people in the occupied territories.

Deny the Nazi players their apolitical Wehrmacht fantasy.

[–] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Ok well that would be based, but was never going to happen. Historically accurate hoi4 would turn off too many of those Nazi players

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[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I was happy when Pokemon did it, but the bar was pretty low to clear with that series.

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pokemon did nothing with it. It's the same game but with a world map you barely interact with. IMO routes were better. At least routes involved navigation, gimmickry, and some sort of intentional journey.

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[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Pokemon is the only one that kind of makes sense at least

[–] Teekeeus@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I liked Miraidon, it was cute

[–] Teekeeus@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

I love them both, my favorite legendaries tbh. The only other legendary you get to bond with is nebby from alola

[–] Moss@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

Open world Pokemon should be a slam dunk but Paldea was such a boring world. There was nothing to actually discover except the Pokemon themselves, no unique structures or hidden stories or anything

[–] Gay_Tomato@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They took the "these are just Oot trees lmao" meme as a source of insperation.

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[–] edge@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I hate Breath of the Wild. It’s not a good game. I tried so many times to like it but it’s just a slog.

Sad we might never get a good Zelda again.

[–] idkmybffjoeysteel@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was so disappointed after everyone hyped it up as the best game ever. I would rather play Ocarina of Time again. Not to say it's bad, but I couldn't finish it and it's sitting there gathering dust for now. What I will say though is the temple puzzles are the worst thing ever. Not good puzzles, and repetitive as hell.

[–] booty@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I mean, it was a perfectly acceptable video game to play once. A little dull and unfocused. But fine. But the series has several seriously legendary entries. I'd sooner play Ocarina of Time ten more times than BotW once more.

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, I don't hate it. It's a good game, but it doesn't look or feel like a Zelda game. I feel like I'm playing Xenoblade: Zelda Edition

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Hyruleblade Chronicles: Breath of the Wild

[–] macabrett@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

I'm of the unpopular opinion that 3D zelda ruined zelda until Breath of the Wild, the first good 3D zelda game.

[–] GeorgeZBush@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

Okay but what if it had... survival crafting? Maybe some epic pirates and vikings? Perhaps some soulslike elements as well?

[–] tombruzzo@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

OK, what about a Breath of the Wild game, but with completely original design and mechanics?

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

completely original design and mechanics?

Looks inside

Anime characters and climbing.

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

Ubisoft ruined games fr, everything wants to be an open world

[–] bigboopballs@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

No, the capitalists and business majors know the best way to design art. The actual developers can stand aside. porky-happy

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

We're gonna need another 500 copies before it's played out like the Ubisoft formula was.

[–] CarbonScored@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This has always been a problem with the game industry (or any companies doing 'art'), one game is popular and profit-seekers will be much more quick to approve the funds for a "proven concept" than original ideas.

In fairness, indie game devs often copy recent popular games too, but they do at least often try interesting twists on it.

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, to be fair when I was a kid, sidescrolling platformers and fighting games were overdone in the 16-bit era, then RPGs and 3D platformers in the PS1/N64 era, then we had your "your choices matter and FPS era, and then the Soulslike era.

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago (8 children)

What are these breath of the wild imitators? The only ones I know are Genshin and maybe that one ubisoft greek myth kids game (Phoenix Rising or something?).

[–] peppersky@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah no idea what OP is going on about, guess haters gotta hate irrationally. Not like open world games started with BOTW.

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[–] tombruzzo@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

Elden Ring is Dark Souls x Breath of the Wild. And there was that game Runic or something that was first to market with Breath of the Wild mechanics without being a switch exclusic

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Pokemon Legends was quite heavily BOTW inspired

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[–] ashinadash@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago
[–] MayoPete@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Reject modernity. Embrace Peggle

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[–] Hestia@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

I would prefer less breath of the wilds. Let's say... 0?

[–] Goblinmancer@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

No, Todd Howard, get out of here

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