i really dont get why ppl give nintendo a pass over this, making a copy paste of a game. im kinda sad because i was especting this game on a new hardware, or to be exact a proper home console. gonna keep waiting another 6 yrs i guess.
I haven't played it yet, but people seem way focused on Tears of the Kingdom using the same 'map' as criticism
Gamers got used to Zelda games always changing drastically its artsyle,world design etc.every game in the SD era that a direct sequel is hard to accept.
but Tears of the Kingdom adds so much more to Breath of the Wild it couldn't have been made without it,instead of reinventing the wheel they completed the experience ,people wanted a proper story, bosses and dungeons in Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom adds them while also changing the way you explore the map
Breath of the Wild was unfinished because it was merely part 1 of the 'story', there was no point in starting from zero when they could build a complete set with the assets and characters they already had and worked on for years,the Zeld team likely planned this before finishing Breath of the Wild that it was going to have a direct sequel
Basically they just divided 'Breath of the Wild' into parts