Salrite posted...
This is what I reference when I say Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom were very much needed in changing the LoZ formula. A lot of people complain it doesn't "feel" like a Zelda game because of lack of linearity and Dungeon puzzles, but I say that the old Zelda formula was starting to get real stale. I had a similar experience, barely getting anywhere in Twilight Princess and skipping Skyward Sword, nor did I play whatever it was that came out on 3DS.
BotW really was a breath of fresh air that gave new life to a increasingly stale franchise.
Perhaps no other Zelda game has reminded me of the original LoZ like BotW did, what with the completely open world and sense of exploration.
The dungeons are kinda lacking, though. The Shrines are a neat concept but those got stale pretty quick and there's way too many of them. Oh well.