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HypnoCoosh posted...

WTF is wrong with BOTW?

Solid game.

So far it just feels like a lot of dull exploration with no regards to pacing or structure, supplemented by open world busywork as a main gameplay component (collecting weapons, food, etc).

I figure that is what Nintendo was going for, but to me that doesn't make the game interesting at all, and it's entirely contingent on how much mileage you get out of just wandering around to collect things.

The wandering around isn't even that fun at the moment because it feels gated artificially by a lot of things. The stamina bar so far makes climbing very unpleasant (because if you want to climb anything remotely larger than a pebble you need to find creative ways to make your guy stand on some tiny ledge to recover stamina or else you won't make it to the top), having to cook items to withstand the cold is just added labor, etc.

This all would be fine if the main focus was on compelling dungeons or missions or narrative or whatever but so far I have seen nearly none of it. I hope I will change my tune when I see a divine beast or my first temple but right now it's one of the dullest games I've played in a while.
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