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Edge #304 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild special
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You should listen to Waypoint's latest podcast. Austin Walker refers to there being
less dungeons
I never thought I'd see someone mentioning positive hyperbole from an EDGE review...
Dark Cloud
Member
No it's never been.
So we should ban amazing games because you don't ike it when games get extremely good reviews. ALL GAMES MUST HAVE SOME TOTAL SHIT RIGHT?
Erm, it's a review? Of course there will be opinions.
Lol
If the Switch doesn't have dynamic lighting in some places, the Wii U won't either.
I was originally worried about this, but then I realized that between the shrines, encountering mini-bosses, and just the sheer excitement of actually exploring the world compared to previous entries, I'll be more than fine concerning whatever number they give us.
I see...
We should start putting "imo" at the end of each sentence, just to be sure.
Lol stop.
Dark Cloud
Member
Y'all know I was just joking and playing around? Lol
You genuinely never know these days, I need to see that
/s
Kissenkopf
Banned
Zelda is a fad. Horizon has dethroned it easily.
It's not hyperbole though, Zelda is gamings greatest, most beloved series...
I absolutely agree with him. Link is a beloved character, but as a series it has spent a decade or more trying to return to the highs of OoT and failed each time. Well, until now apparently.
Or so says one reviewer.
That's simply not true. How could gaming's most beloved series continue to sell so poorly and be so downright regressive with each entry?
Again, until now, of course.
Dark Cloud
Member
Lol yeah it's hard to tell. All you see it just text.
Ok I lied Zelda is a fad and it was never believed.
/s
For those wondering what about BotW amounts to a noticeable (paradigm?) shift away from openworld norms should listen to the WayPoint podcast. At around the 20min mark, Austin seems to slowly come to the conclusion that, just because a game world is open, that doesn't mean moving around through that environment is exploring or adventuring (or at least not in a strong sense). Open worlds have the Ubisoft style, the GTA style, the Wither 3 style, ect. And Austin puts BotW is a all its own.
Btw, the anyone else say "Bawtwaw" when saying BotW out loud?
Btw, the anyone else say "Bawtwaw" when saying BotW out loud?
Lol what?
Even Shinobi would spit on that one.
It's not -the- most beloved Nin franchise in Japan, but you can't say a franchise that sells routinely 10m+ on its mainline opuses isn't beloved, sorry.
Edit: "was joking" claim. Right.
Is this what you actually think or is it some kind of bit?
Edit: nvm, you answered that already. T'was but a delightful ruse.
yeah this podcast was a really interesting listen
Why would you sound out initials out loud
ASilentProtagonist
Member
The bigger reviewers are also supposedly playing Persona 5 on top of all of this. Mass Effect, and Nier soon. Next couple of weeks will be jam packed..
Personally glad i'm only covering two of them.
Personally glad i'm only covering two of them.
There are a few things going on here.
The claim that the poster objected to was is THE greatest, most beloved gaming series
so the defense of that claim can't be ONE OF the greatest, most beloved gaming series.
In addition to the ones just saying things to make a joke out of not believing this alleged obvious truth.
I certainly think it's a much easier case to say greatest gaming series is Grand Theft Auto over Zelda, than vice versa.
The claim that the poster objected to was is THE greatest, most beloved gaming series
so the defense of that claim can't be ONE OF the greatest, most beloved gaming series.
In addition to the ones just saying things to make a joke out of not believing this alleged obvious truth.
I certainly think it's a much easier case to say greatest gaming series is Grand Theft Auto over Zelda, than vice versa.
UnemployedVillain
Member
It's always entertaining seeing how mad some people get at Nintendo doing well at anything. It's both hilarious and embarrassing
Listened to the whole thing last night. I like his take on how maybe "open world fatigue" is this thing we say in order to mask the fact that perhaps that game is just actually bad in terms of how it built its world. That we need to zoom in and take a closer look as to how to truly tie it all together.
yep, yep
Wandering Robot
Member
Seeing EDGE give BotW a 10/10 is...encouraging, to say the least.
HYPE
agreed. I really enjoyed that podcast. lots of interesting and thoughtful discussion.
I respect your opinion but, whew, I couldn't disagree more
It's not about my opinion. Grand Theft Auto is not my greatest most beloved franchise.
But it sells a shit ton more than Zelda and has had incredible critical acclaim for many years and since we've had metrics that track playerbases it has been consistently one of the most played games every single month.
CharminUltra
Member
10/10 sounds like a decent store
GOTF
CreatureX3
Member
What an amazing cover!
sales isn't the end all be all of the equation and let's not act like pretty much every Zelda game wasn't critically acclaimed since its inception as a series with many more games under its belt than the gta series
for me this comparison begins and ends when you consider how much longer Zelda has been doing it. the grand theft auto series started in 1997 and didn't really reach critical mass until grand theft auto 3 in 2001
the legend of zelda began in 1986 and has been setting standards ever since
OverturePT
Member
Are we going to do this downplay crap every time a website/magazine that gave Skyward Sword a 10 (spoiler, there were a ton) also gives BotW a 10? How the fuck does this bother so many people, goddamn, what a way to live your lives.
What is the criteria then? I named 3 which I think are reasonable.
read the rest of my post
Audioboxer
Member
Sounds like the Wii U version will still be great, so consider me happy.
So basically there is no way to quantify it at all. Zelda did some things that may have influenced other games and is also old so therefor it's THE most beloved and greatest franchise of all time.
Okay, I don't think that's a good case. Certainly it isn't such an incredibly strong case that merely doubting its accuracy deserves derision.
I certainly don't think longevity, consistency, critical acclaim, and influence across the entire medium can just be shrugged off but hey, opinions
I think people getting touchy at a Nintendo game getting unanimous praise is my new favourite thing on here.
They're going to loose their minds at the review thread from the sounds of things.
Neither do I think so, but you haven't exactly made a case. You've just been wishy washy about this obvious truthiness of Zelda being THE most beloved and greatest gaming franchise ever.
It's frankly embarrassing how seriously some people take review scores and how they accept them as fact. People are already calling this a masterpiece and game of the generation. I thought people learned their lesson with Skyward Sword. Most mainstream reviewers simply aren't good at playing or evaluating games (and neither are most gamers). The game might be amazing, but I certainly won't be taking EDGE's word for it, or any other mainstream reviewer.
I guess I assumed everyone else grew out of getting "hyped" at age 14, maybe it was just me. It's stupid to get caught up in the advertising spectacle, you'll only damage your ability to accurately assess the game and to play it without bias.
I guess I assumed everyone else grew out of getting "hyped" at age 14, maybe it was just me. It's stupid to get caught up in the advertising spectacle, you'll only damage your ability to accurately assess the game and to play it without bias.
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