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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
Take away the motion controls and lower the graphical qualities and what do you have?
A Nintendo 64 game !
During my most recent playthrough, it suddenly clicked in my head one of the main reasons I like this game more than most other people. It has a sort of nostalgia appeal that brings to mind Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, and Super Mario 64.
Allow me to explain.
The game is divided into essentially five separate regions. Faron, Eldin, Lanaryu, The Sky, and most importantly - The Hub.
Like in the old Nintendo 64 games, you had a goofy Hub area that made little to no sense and had a sort of childish level of creativity to it. I mean, take a look at Princess Peach's Castle in Mario 64. Realistically, you cannot jump into paintings to warp to wacky worlds of platforming fun. Donkey Kong 64 takes place on an island the shape of DK's head and has many strange types of locations within it. Banjo Kazooie has a massive inter-connected canyon-like Hub.
Furthermore, whenever you obtain new items in the game, the Hub world also expands further. You gain access to more items and locations and the Hub slowly evolves as the story progresses.
I honestly wish more games followed this sort of formula.
A central Hub that players will always return to between chapters and excursions into the regions that are tied to the hub itself in some manner.
The Lego Videogames
DK64
The Super Mario 3D titles
The Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (okay, that one is a bit of a stretch of the formula somewhat).
Central Hub videogames tend to be a bit more enticing because you return to the Hub after each level and know you are getting closer to a side-goal with every chapter.
It adds something enticing to each return and the anticipation of possibly now having a reward for just wandering around what amounts to your character's playground to find something new to unlock and obtain.
Anyone else agree with this?
Should we have more Zelda games with central hubs?
Or just more games with central hubs in general?
Take away the motion controls and lower the graphical qualities and what do you have?
A Nintendo 64 game !
During my most recent playthrough, it suddenly clicked in my head one of the main reasons I like this game more than most other people. It has a sort of nostalgia appeal that brings to mind Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, and Super Mario 64.
Allow me to explain.
The game is divided into essentially five separate regions. Faron, Eldin, Lanaryu, The Sky, and most importantly - The Hub.
Like in the old Nintendo 64 games, you had a goofy Hub area that made little to no sense and had a sort of childish level of creativity to it. I mean, take a look at Princess Peach's Castle in Mario 64. Realistically, you cannot jump into paintings to warp to wacky worlds of platforming fun. Donkey Kong 64 takes place on an island the shape of DK's head and has many strange types of locations within it. Banjo Kazooie has a massive inter-connected canyon-like Hub.
Furthermore, whenever you obtain new items in the game, the Hub world also expands further. You gain access to more items and locations and the Hub slowly evolves as the story progresses.
I honestly wish more games followed this sort of formula.
A central Hub that players will always return to between chapters and excursions into the regions that are tied to the hub itself in some manner.
The Lego Videogames
DK64
The Super Mario 3D titles
The Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (okay, that one is a bit of a stretch of the formula somewhat).
Central Hub videogames tend to be a bit more enticing because you return to the Hub after each level and know you are getting closer to a side-goal with every chapter.
It adds something enticing to each return and the anticipation of possibly now having a reward for just wandering around what amounts to your character's playground to find something new to unlock and obtain.
Anyone else agree with this?
Should we have more Zelda games with central hubs?
Or just more games with central hubs in general?