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Although I might be in the minority, I hope that they try to make a story-centered game like Twilight Princess. I loved how deep the characters felt and the atmosphere so much. I think they could mix in more story telling and maybe even some kind of friendship/affinity system with NPCs. I don't think it would interfere with the core mechanics too much.
There was definitely lacking in the story department in totk. In botw at least you got to find the villages, get to understand the different cultures etc. In totk being the same, that discovery factor was gone and the story elements were severely lacking. The missions are also very basic and somehow don't have the satisfaction of completing them.
I haven't finished TOTK yet and I feel the same. It's a good sandbox game of zonai tech, but IMO it's not a good "Zelda" game. I know people might argue that traditional approach of dungeon puzzle or boss design makes it too "linear" or not exploring the creativity of player. Basically, designer designed how a puzzle or boss should be dealt with. BUT, at least it was done in a meaningful way that you learn along the way of different mechanism and how older Zelda shine.
I will probably try finished all the shrines and story and put it away. Since the side quests I run into so far are mostly copy paste side quests. (photo quests I will probably do them all if I can find them. I like photo quests)
To be honest, other than theming, the old Zelda dungeons are overrated. Every dungeon from LttP and on -- you're going to get an item, and that item is critical to unlocking the 2nd half of the dungeon. It's exceedingly linear. I don't consider boomerang lock-on for 5 targets or using fire arrows to light torches amazing gameplay.
I do love totks crazy spinning fan torch puzzles.
I'm convinced lately the fan praise of Twilight Princess is due to youth having this as their first game. It doesn't hold a candle to what OoT or Majora's Mask was. Even then, OoT is LttP in 3d (for the first time, and it was phenomenal).
This is how I felt. I’ve played, and loved, so many past Zelda games. BoTW and ToTk just don’t interest me like their story driven counterparts. I want a more curated Zelda experience.
Twilight Princess was probably my third favourite. Really need to replay that.
Agreed. Twilight Princess is probably my favourite Zelda game, and I’d love to see something similar at some point. I don’t know if we will though, given how successful BotW and TotK have been. I’m not sure if strong storytelling would fit with the open world paradigm.