Recently, during a debate about Breath of the Wild 2 I took part in, I noticed people saying it's been confirmed that the entire game will be "darker than Majora's Mask". While I think there is a possibility a lot of the game will maintain a darker vibe, it's a misconception that the developers confirmed the whole game would maintain it. Back when IGN interviewed series producer Eiji Aonuma after the reveal trailer, what he said was took out of context a bit:
Obviously this isn't any indication of what the vibe of the entire game will be; Aonuma outright says that only what was shown was coincidentally a darker section of the game, and ultimately the game is still under development so the direction could end up shifting.
I do hope we get a darker Zelda game throughout, one on par or even darker than Majora's Mask, but that hasn't been confirmed at all, therefore it shouldn't be expected with the certainty that people have. There is a lot of potential for this game to be darker, and perhaps not delivering on a overall darker theme after a trailer that relied heavily on it will be misleading, especially considering how many people bought into the headlines spinning the game that way.
So, do you think Breath of the Wild 2 will be an overall darker game? Tell me in the comments below!
Source: IGN
"IGN: This morning, you surprised everybody with a big, big trailer in the Direct, and we're all excited about that. I just played Link's Awakening, and I want to talk to you a lot about that, but I have to ask about the trailer. Everybody's buzzing with excitement: It seemed like this was a dark twist on Breath of the Wild, that reminded me of Majora's Mask, was that on purpose?
Mr. Aonuma: The new Breath of the Wild, or the sequel to it, it's not necessarily going to be related to Majora's Mask or inspired by it. It's just that it happened to be what we showed you currently is a little bit darker, and we're honestly still in production, so we can't really say exactly how it's going to be turning out."
Obviously this isn't any indication of what the vibe of the entire game will be; Aonuma outright says that only what was shown was coincidentally a darker section of the game, and ultimately the game is still under development so the direction could end up shifting.
I do hope we get a darker Zelda game throughout, one on par or even darker than Majora's Mask, but that hasn't been confirmed at all, therefore it shouldn't be expected with the certainty that people have. There is a lot of potential for this game to be darker, and perhaps not delivering on a overall darker theme after a trailer that relied heavily on it will be misleading, especially considering how many people bought into the headlines spinning the game that way.
So, do you think Breath of the Wild 2 will be an overall darker game? Tell me in the comments below!
Source: IGN
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