Submitted by Prince_Targaryen t3_126m50w in gaming
The Legend Of Zelda community is the only gaming community I've seen to defend so harshly a sequel using the same map as it's predecessor. And that's kind of crazy to me.
Don't get me wrong, I'm buying TOTK on day one. And I'm hyped AF. But I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed in the (what seems to be) the lack of changes to the map.
I've never, in all my years of gaming, seen a community defend such lazy development decisions in a triple-A game like this.
Historically, far more often then not, when a developer uses the same map again, they call it a DLC or an expansion. And they sell it for a portion of the price of the original.
Look at Far Cry: New Dawn.
It's a decent length game. And it changes the map up a lot from Far Cry 5. But even Ubisoft knew to call it a spin-off/expansion.
The same came be said with Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
It uses the same map as it's predecessor, but changes things a bit. And Sony still calls it a spin-off/large expansion and sells it for 40$ instead of 60$.
Nintendo is doing the exact same thing, but they are selling it for MORE than the original.
And again, I'm buying it. And I don't judge anyone else who buys it. But you shouldn't act ignorant to the fact that Nintendo are being lazy and greedy simultaneously.
I saw a comment on a post on their sub, that promoted me to make this post.
The comment said something along the lines of -
"Exploration was such a huge focus of Breath Of The Wild. I fear TOTK won't have the same affect, since we've already explored the map."
That's a genuine critique. And it had around 200 downvotes. That's just insane.
Why does that fanbase refuse to admit that Nintendo took the lazy route when it comes to map design in TOTK?
untenable681 t1_je9om0w wrote
It's really hard to take your complaint seriously when you're buying the game anyway. With your purchase, you're saying, "Eh, it's fine," and adding your voice to the chorus of fans who defend the lack of map design update with their money. All a corporation cares about are their profit margins, and if those look good, their choice in game design gets a pass as far as they're concerned. If it's a problem, don't support it.