Tom from GamersFTW writes: "Let me make one thing immediately clear: as a Legend of Zelda fan of many years, I have learned to trust Shigeru Miyamoto and, more recently, series producer Eiji Aonuma, to continually do the franchise justice, particularly when it comes to console entries. I do not seek to second guess Nintendo or jump to hasty conclusions, but a recent statement made by Aonuma has left me deeply concerned. It’s not just the continued delays and still vague release window. There is something else, far more worrying."
Screen Rant, "The return of one controversial character could have an incredible effect on The Legend of Zelda, prompting the introduction of new features."
Honestly I really changed my mind on Fi with the remaster because they didn't make her interrupt your gameplay every 5 seconds, that drastically changed my views on her
Technically she's in ToTK but obviously can't take any other form than the sword she was made into. Also the companion feature has been done plenty of times in Zelda, I don't think it'll add anything new. If anything should be brought back it should be the Minish.
Matt from We Game Daily writes "The Legend of Zelda series has gone in a different direction. One which, try as I have, I just can’t get on board with. Here is why I think Zelda should return to its 3D roots."
Amen! A good, tight, Zelda game with a focus on dungeons and puzzles. Let people have the new style Zelda if you gotta, but let us have the OoT style games too. That's not without precedent either, the handheld 2D Zelda's in the style of A Link to the Past etc have coexisted alongside the 3D Zelda's before
As much as I like BoTW, TotK, I need my traditional Zelda games as well, I could not endlessly play the open world Zelda games, plus it's harder to keep those fresher than the traditional games.
BotW was just as fresh to the franchise as OoT was. TokT was great but the next LoZ would have to move from that formula to be fresh again. There's only so much they can do with the hardware. I think they focused too much on making the world big instead impactful. I felt the world was sort of empty and repetitive in TotK, sure there was a lot to do but no more difference a Ubisoft game..
Wind Waker had a perfect balance of open world and a cool, well hand-crafted design. Maybe try to keep the open world but put in effort to make more memorable story driven quests and locations.
A fan of The Legend of Zelda has recreated the iconic Japanese monster Godzilla in Tears of the Kingdom using the game's Zonai devices.
I like it would also be cool if some created Dragon Caesar in the game I would love to watch the two going at it.
I must admit, I'm not a Zelda fan, but I do understand concerns about the series loosing it's identity. It's a similar concern I have with FF7 remake - if the game is too influenced by popular modern gaming ideals, is the character of the game, from a tonal point of view, spoilt?
Twilight Princess went in a far more western influenced direction, and wasn't received as well because of it.
I have high hopes for the next Zelda game. I'm hoping it's on the NX
I think the next Zelda game - being the first "true" (per-se) open world Zelda game - could be make or break for many fans of the series.
I'm not a major fan of Zelda - though don't get me wrong I understand and appreciate its legacy on gaming - but even the upcoming title has caught my eye and my intrigue. That can be deciphered as you will; a good thing that non-fans are intrigued by it, or oppositely, a bad thing as it's trying to appeal to a broader audience instead of satisfy the hardcore fan base.
The open world aspect is a double edge sword in my opinion. Im excited for it then again the original Nes legend of zelda was able to be that type of game because it was a whole new experience in it self. Now giving a game where there is no guidance and the vastness is even on a grander scale, being lost won't be fun. So I'm hoping if they change that formula and go open world its not empty and lost