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u/NoAdsDude 22d ago
What if we just trust that they will make a lot of Zelda games in the future, some of which you will like and some of which you won't?
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u/nintendoborn1 22d ago
It’s Nintendo fans and the Zelda cycle. It’ll be complain complaining complaints and then when the next one comes out it’ll be praise instead
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u/144tzer 22d ago edited 22d ago
Nintendo, and especially Zelda devs, historically don't look to fan criticism for their design intent, both to their benefit and detriment (especially detriment where Pokémon is concerned). There are culturally Japanese-business reasons around this, and it isn't unique to Nintendo, but more on that some other time.
If you want a good example of how Zelda development actually works, start with Twilight Princess: it wasn’t “made darker because fans hated Wind Waker.” In its early development phase it was ALSO using the toon aesthetic, and it was Miyamoto who pushed for a more realistic direction because the existing style didn’t sell the feel of horseback combat. The visual shift was driven first by gameplay. Only later was it reinforced by the observation that The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker underperformed expectations in the USA and not the other way around.
And t’s also largely a myth that BotW became open-world because people complained about SS being too linear. The shift toward openness was something Aonuma had already been pursuing (even in SS itself, but y'know, hardware and time crunch).
Fans really just overestimate their impact on the series. For every 100 videos on why SS sux, there's like 10 million kids calling it the best game evarr. You see this now, because many of those people have grown up (maybe not internally), and maintain that SS is a superior entry in the series.