Zelda: Breath of the Wild - no towns or traditional partner character

"The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is making big changes to the classic Zelda formula. During today’s Treehouse stream, it was explained how this new game is mixing things up in two areas. First, Breath of the Wild will not have any towns."

[Overload]

That's pretty lame.

[Number-Nine]

Very lame

[nX]

The game also looks kind of bland, for lack of a better word. Even though I like some of the new gameplay mechanics I'm not sure that this is what I was hoping for during the last 3 years.

[LOL_WUT]

I don't know how anyone can try to defend this. Not only did they delay it but it seems like it'll be pretty barebones. It seems like most of Nintendo's games have gotten less ambitious as of late ;)

[pcz]

yeh.. there is no point in making a massive game world if it is devoid of anything interesting.

many people complained that twilight princesses world was far too empty, which was only exasperated by its size.. and this breath of wild is supposed to be 15 times the size. so thats 15 times more barren.

open world games dont need to be empty. GTA proves that.

It seems nintendo are going with the story that hyrule has mysteriously become a wasteland, merely because that is convenient for the technical limitations they would face to create a thriving hyrule at the same scale. so just tell consumers its barren on purpose.

i would also say the game looks stunning in the cutscenes, but almost 'normal' during regular gameplay.

the game isnt even coming out until 2017, right? it will have aged even more by then. i really dont know what nintendo are playing at.

i know people were saying i was being unreasonably negative and pessimistic in the run up to nintendo's e3, but truth be told, i was excited to come home and actually see what nintendo had to show... i thought, it cant really just be zelda. there has to be at least one surprise. ... but no, just bitter disappointment.

one really has to wonder what the hell nintendo fans are suppose to do for the next 6+ months.

there is always the PS4. or XBOX 1.

nintendo are making it too easy for sony and microsoft

[ShadowKnight]

WTH. I know right

[miyamoto]

I know it when I see it.
I can tell a game on a shoestring budget miles away.
I know how the traditional Nintendo rolls.
Underpowered Overpriced.

[MurDocINC]

https://youtu.be/rtZwAGNVjc...
WTF were they watching?

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

there are towns according to an article on IGN they just won't say anything though

[remixx116]

I hate when people right articles with objective titles based off of unconfirmed news.

[browngamer41]

I swear the hate for Nintendo on this site is unbelievable, Multiple people(myself included) have posted on this very thread proof that this article is a complete lie- yet people choose not to read-or they just don't give a flying f--k cause they want to jump the gun on Nintendo hate. I'm also getting sick of hearing certain people say how "empty" this world is- dafuq? Are we even watching the same stream? Even though we've only seen 1 percent of gameplay the density seems astounding, in fact there seems to be almost too much stuff to see and do, but I'm sure the disagrees will follow and people will say I'm crazy...

[Moonman]

These trolls..lol They JUST SAID (Live Treehouse) you will meet new people in TOWNS.....but keep trolling while you don't try and be a gamer and enjoy being a hater.

[_-EDMIX-_]

They better have towns! THANK GOD!

[Vegamyster]

They just said in the live stream that there is towns & they're connected to the story.

Edit: For the people disagreeing this is the direct quote from the Stream which was posted at the same time i made my comment:

"Eiji Aonuma has confirmed to IGN that the game will feature various villages scattered throughout the vast land you’re able to explore."

“I can’t share too much about villages because to tell you how the villages work, they’re interconnected to the story and overall world.”

https://mynintendonews.com/...

[jcnba28]

The article is wrong, see my comment below.

[KaladinStormblessed]

It would be lame if it were true, but it isn't. They said the towns aren't in the demo so they don't spoil the story

[jessionpc]

Like 6 years of development for 1 friggen game, and they don't even deliver towns?

LOL, no WONDER why there is voice acting! There's like, 8 npcs in the game!

HurrAAAAHH!...

You had such a good run Nintendo, but you hit your stride a decade ago, and now it's time the world lets you go. Enjoy being a 3rd party developer, that's where you belong.

[gamerb6]

Where do you dumb people come from? There are towns unfortunately for haters like you

[Erik7357]

POtentially misleading towns, apparently they are in ruins or something but there are npcs in them...

[_-EDMIX-_]

and just like that, Nintendo..."Nintendo' d" a game.

They could have just made a open world Zelda game, towns, dungeons, partners...but then again....this is Nintendo so they must find a way to mess it up.

[crazyboom]

They have said many times that there are towns they just aren't showing them today.

[garrettbobbyferguson]

So which is it, are there towns or not?

https://mynintendonews.com/...

[gamerb6]

It's a lie. This is just an e3 demo. It's been confirmed that there are towns etc..

[-Foxtrot]

Whaaaaaaaaa

Someone told me when I mentioned how lifeless the world looked in the background that...

"Nintendo have removed the towns and other things so they don't spoil anything"

Hopefully this is actually the case

Like I said what is the point of a huge map if you are not going to fill it full of stuff. I could roam for a minute straight on in a game like Skyrim and I'd either find a dungeon, house, ruined house, enemies, a cave, a castle, a village, a city, a random NPC, a small event or a bloody dragon.

[-Foxtrot]

Someone needs their bean flicked

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

This article is a lie, on the part of the towns.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

At 5:30, they directly state that they just aren't showing the towns on the E3 demo version of the game, that there are towns in the game, and that there will be plenty of NPC's tied into the story.

[Casepbx]

This is a lie. There will be towns/villages they just don't want to talk about them yet.

[browngamer41]

Yeah I was pretty sure I heard someone mention that they will be talked about at a later date, not sure where this information is coming from..

[browngamer41]

In fact here's what Aonuma said in an IGN interview: “I can't share too much about villages because to tell you how the villages work, they're interconnected to the story and overall world.” sounds like towns exist to me..

[Moonman]

best comment...thanks!!! CONFIRMED TRUE. They just confirmed towns and NEW PEOPLE to meet...lol

[ShadowKnight]

I hope so.

[That-Guy]

Seriously, why have only 3 other people reported this article? It's a clickbait lie.

[Lighter9]

He definitely said that Link doesn't have any helpers this time. Of course, Wolf Link was optional once a day using the amiibo.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

No, I'm pretty sure they said there would be towns, but they wouldn't be shown on the stream to avoid spoilers.

Also, Rupees return in this game, and where would you spend them if not in a town?

So yeah, towns are there.

[LOL_WUT]

Maybe there is towns who knows. My question is why does it look so lifeless? Also where are all the new games? ;)

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

Mario Party on 3DS there a new game

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

The plateau is the beginning area, and is one of the wilder parts of the map, apparently.
There will be towns and stuff, but wilderness is the big theme of this game.

Also, they'll be showing other games in a different stream. Day 1 is Zelda all day, IIRC.

[Moonman]

You sound so foolish....lifeless? REALLY?

[rjason12]

Because you only watched 2 seconds of the trailer.

[Germany7]

LOL_WUT opinions are always: " ;) "

[LOL_WUT]

@Monkey and Moon

I saw the trailer, and I saw the gameplay, yet it doesn't look any different than their previous showing. The enemies looked so far and in between. Yes I noticed the plateau he was on when they showed off the map. Other than that it looked pretty solid. The ability to climb stuff is cool the more exploration the better ;)

[EddieNX]

Do you expect? Chaos on a screen where the entire world is just full of moving things? lol!

[Moonman]

What PS4 or Xbox One game has you so hyped? Because it seems like you are in EVERY Zelda article trolling....

[BrandanT]

They said the enemies don't spawn randomly on the map. They live in colonies.

[Germany7]

;)

[Moonman]

I read the article..."no towns in the traditional sense"..........well I guess in the untraditional sense....lol. Where is Zelda's castle then? I think we better get a better confirmation....

EDIT....rest easy Zelda fans...we have towns with people to meet confirmed....

[TheGamez100]

Hopefully not, id want to meet new people and do sidequests involving villagers. Dont want a lonely adventure

[TheHaydenator]

Don't worry there ARE towns it's just they're removed for story purposes for the E3 demo.

[jcnba28]

Exactly.

[mamotte]

Actually, it'll have towns. I'm -somehow- still seeing the transmission, and they said that the game will have towns; the E3 version have no towns or characters since they don't want to spoil the story at this point.

Just my two cents, you can watch later the video if you dont believe me.

[jcnba28]

This article is 100% wrong. Aonuma said in the live stream they removed the towns, characters etc. just for the E3 demo as they didn't want to give away the story yet.

Well done "journalist" you got your clicks.

[phoenixwing]

Clickbait article title. there are towns. I'm not the biggest nintendo fan but people are just looking to hate on this game when all signs are pointing to a good one.

[jjb1981]

No town is better than Kakariko village

[benji101]

Turns out this was false.

[Movefasta1993]

WHATT?Watch people damage control this shit.HOW..WHAT???? If this is true then ... pretty pathetic.

[Kalebninja]

its completely untrue they said the opposite in the live stream. there just wont be any in the e3 demo

[Movefasta1993]

my bad , that's good then.

[GameBoyColor]

I agree with Kaleb here, this article needs to be taken down as Aonuma himself said that they are not in the trailers to avoid spoilers.

[deafdani]

So, saying the truth is damage controlling, now? It's been confirmed that the game has towns, and that this article is just plain wrong.

So... wut?

[KaladinStormblessed]

How did this article get through? It's completely wrong. Anouma himself stated there are towns, they simply aren't in the E3 trailer to avoid spoiling story elements

[Huguinho]

This is n4g, that's why.

[Kalebninja]

liar, they specifically said there will be towns just not in the e3 demo

[Big_Game_Hunters]

People complaining about the empty world clearly didn't watch the entire treehouse.

[KentBenMei]

No towns? Might be a deal breaker, sounds like a terrible move. However, the very first Zelda didn't have any towns, IIRC, so it is possible to do it right without them. We'll see how it goes...

[KaladinStormblessed]

There are towns, Anouma himself said so. They just are connected to the story which he doesn't want to spoil so they aren't featured in the E3 demo

[KentBenMei]

If that is true then that alleviates one of my concerns!

[Chexs1990]

Sold my WiiU a couple of weeks ago. Nintendo definitely burned me on this one and they will have to do some crazy s*** to get me hyped up for the NX.

On topic though: doesn't really feel like the delay was put to any use, if it's just gonna be a wasteland. Besides, if there is no town, there is no Castle... so where the hell does the Princess live? :O

Furthermore, that was a weak conference(treehouse). They basically just spend 20 minutes playing pokemon, and 20 mins playing Zelda -_-
Would have liked to see some solid New ip's at least

[KaladinStormblessed]

Did you listen to anything the devs were saying? Not to mention the official trailer in which we see for a second or two Hyrule Castle. They said the Demo is one small area of the game, 1% of the entire map actually. And no, it's not a wasteland, there's plenty to do. Anouma himself stated that there are towns and many NPC, they are being withheld form the demo to avoid spoilers for the main story.

[ORyanDeee]

from the 10 to 15 minutes of gameplay they streamed the part of the map they were exploring seemed kind of barren with not much going on, im sure they hid a lot of stuff from people to avoid spoilers though, i hope.

[KaladinStormblessed]

Why is everyone being so ignorant and reviewing the game already? It's a demo for heavens sake, of course there's a lot missing. They've stated already that elements are being withheld to avoid spoilers. The explorable part in the demo is 1% of the entire map. In the trailer we actually see a glimpse of Hyrue Castle. And finally the game doesn't release for 8 months at least, and everyone knows Nintendo is great at polishing and improving their games up until launch. Wait until you actually play it to judge it. Read any of the hands on impressions from the people who demoed it, they all love it.

[benji101]

https://youtu.be/tcPVrhLCdI...

[FreeSpeech69]

Nintendo is now a complete joke, NX better deliver or 3rd Party soon.

[persona4chie]

Not surprised there was no update article stating that Aonuma said there are INDEED towns as well as NPCs. They are just heavily connected to the story that's why they didn't show them.

[Smokingunz]

Everybody calm down, the game isn't finished yet im pretty sure when it comes out they'll be a lot more going on and the game will be fantastic, it's too early to write it off while at the same time I can see where you all are coming from, so far I see less going on the world, with less enemies and buildings but I think in the finished game they'll be more in store. So far though I like the art direction,graphics and the whole technology thing. The new game me Hani as a whole is nice too. I'm excited really.

[Dunban67]

how has this article not been corrected or removed yet?
I guess you just mis report something that u know will get attention (clicks) and not worry about accuracy

[feraldrgn]

I was interested to see if the reveal trailer was accurate. It was not.
Weapons break? No thanks.
The article needs updating with the correct info though.
Granted I'm still interested in what the NX has to offer.

[madhouse02]

So since this article is 100% wrong, can we please remove it now?

[SgtPepper1806]

This is straight up wrong. Nintendo confirmed in their stream that there ARE towns and NPCs but they were removed from the E3 demo to avoid spoilers. This should be removed.