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We already have threads on what we do and don't want to see in BotW2, but lets take it a bit further.
Most of the things we want or don't want come from our experiences from previous titles, so even if BotW had those things it most likely still wouldn't beat them. What would BotW have to do to beat out those games for you?
In order for BotW2 to become my favorite Zelda title it would have to beat out both WW and MM, which is no small order. The best way it can achieve this is to play on the strengths of both BotW and more traditional Zeldas. BotW had the basis of a good thing going on in it, its just that it was bogged down by mechanics that were either not fleshed out enough or were just bad in general. BotW 2 needs to keep its openness, but completely ditch the things that made it suck such as the weapon system and stamina. Replace those with a more classical approach to the item and dungeon system, flesh out some of the other things in the game, and you have one of the best titles ever. Like I said it'd be difficult to beat out my current favorites, but if they play their cards right its more than possible.
On the other hand, if Nintendo did absolutely nothing to fix the numerous issues with BotW. If they sold us the exact same game with a different story and maybe a new mechanic. that would probably be my new least favorite. like it or not, BotW was a massively flawed game. Aounuma could change nothing because people bought the last game so they must like it. This would admittedly most likely be a pretty good game, but if they didnt even attempt to change things for the better I would dislike the game on on principle.
The thing that really scares me is that both of these situations are equally likely.
Most of the things we want or don't want come from our experiences from previous titles, so even if BotW had those things it most likely still wouldn't beat them. What would BotW have to do to beat out those games for you?
In order for BotW2 to become my favorite Zelda title it would have to beat out both WW and MM, which is no small order. The best way it can achieve this is to play on the strengths of both BotW and more traditional Zeldas. BotW had the basis of a good thing going on in it, its just that it was bogged down by mechanics that were either not fleshed out enough or were just bad in general. BotW 2 needs to keep its openness, but completely ditch the things that made it suck such as the weapon system and stamina. Replace those with a more classical approach to the item and dungeon system, flesh out some of the other things in the game, and you have one of the best titles ever. Like I said it'd be difficult to beat out my current favorites, but if they play their cards right its more than possible.
On the other hand, if Nintendo did absolutely nothing to fix the numerous issues with BotW. If they sold us the exact same game with a different story and maybe a new mechanic. that would probably be my new least favorite. like it or not, BotW was a massively flawed game. Aounuma could change nothing because people bought the last game so they must like it. This would admittedly most likely be a pretty good game, but if they didnt even attempt to change things for the better I would dislike the game on on principle.
The thing that really scares me is that both of these situations are equally likely.