re: A graph has been made comparing the size of BotW's world to Skyrim/other Zeldas

This is great news because we all learned from "No Man's Sky" that the larger a game world is, the better it is.

To be fair, no one has the reputation Nintendo has, for good or bad. Just because it's Zelda doesn't mean it can't fall into the modern trap of "bigger game world = better game experience." I'm sick of open world games with little reason to be open world outside of open worlds are all the rage.

I have the game pre-ordered (on Wii U). I'm just saying that seeing a huge map like that doesn't stir up excitement but concern.

quote:

---

itcher 3 wasn't "empty" . Haven't played much else to compare.

---

It was still too big. The hub world format is the way to do it, i.e. Deus Ex, Witcher 1 & 2, etc. It allows for more density, better world building, and proper pacing. You shouldn't have to populate your map with Points of Interest that are essentially the same 5 things. Zelda was fine as it was.

It's sad that "linear" is essentially a slur now

quote:

---

It was still too big. The hub world format is the way to do it, i.e. Deus Ex, Witcher 1 & 2, etc. It allows for more density, better world building, and proper pacing. You shouldn't have to populate your map with Points of Interest that are essentially the same 5 things. Zelda was fine as it was.

---

Like I said, I might be one of the few in this thread who played it, but if Xenoblade devs were involved that's a good thing.

The world in XCX was awesome. It was a lot of travel, but they handled the size and scope well. A lot of the draw came from creating very distinct places and enemies.

quote:

---

It's sad that "linear" is essentially a slur now

---

This is true.

I will say, Open world games are a problem from AAA devs, many feeling both empty and samesy. There's the occassional Tomb Raider or Sunset Overdrive that can change it up, but Watchdogs, Division, etc.

My word. What did I get myself in to

quote:

---

Zelda basically invented Open World rpgs with OoT and then revolutionized rpg worlds with majoras mask.

---

The first Zelda was an open world game. Hell Ultima I in 1981 was an open world game.

quote:

---

Probably 1/10th of it will actually be accessible.

It would be semi believable if this was a GTA map or something, but this is Nintendo.

---

Nintendo has already said that all of it will be accessible.

3 dimensions.

Crafting a "world", not a 2d picture

quote:

---

Zelda was fine as it was.

---

Are you advocating for more of the same?

You mean witcher 3 reminds you of Zelda. Which was one of my first thoughts seeing the gameplay.