Although it's a game-changing console, the Nintendo Switch has to improve in order to win gamers' hearts.
Believe it not, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is almost ten years old. It was a massive game for many reasons – it launched alongside Nintendo Switch, was a new take for the series by going fully open-world, and introduced various aspects like voice acting in a mainline game for the characters.
Nintendo has released a new version 1.9.0 update for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and here are the patch notes.
ScribbleCat said: As a big fan of Breath of the Wild, my anticipation for Tears of the Kingdom was off the charts. I don’t think I ever was that hyped about a game since Cyberpunk 2077, which should have taught me a thing or two. Nevertheless, I bought the game digitally on release and played a fair bit. And while the beginning was good, I soon felt overwhelmed and bored at the same time. I was actively yearning for the calmness of Breath of the Wild. But why?
I initially thought TotK was an objective improvement but in hindsight they're both good for different reasons, both with relative pros and cons. Overall I'd probaly agree BotW is the better more focused experience, though i've clocked more hours in TotK
Sad to say, I have not played Tears of the Kingdom as yet, but I did love Breath of the Wild. Before Breath of the Wild, I was getting tired of Zelda games following the same formula from start to finish. They even had you unlocking the same weapons every game.
Breath of the Wild was like a breath of fresh air, no pun intended, and changed up the formula drastically, much like what Ocarina of Time did for the series back in the day.
I did not read the entire article out of fear of spoilers, but I do not expect Tears of the Kingdom to be much different from Breath of the Wild. I intentionally left a huge gap between playing the two games so Tears of the Kingdom will feel more fresh when I eventually get around to it.
For a console to be marketed as a jack of all trades, the switch itself does not appeal to me. Doesn't make it a bad system by any means. However, the stuff that its supposed to offer as a next gen system, and yes it is next gen, seems to not sit well with its target audience. Do we think the switch was rushed out the door? Seems that way.
one of my biggest concern is
~Nintendo has confirmed in the Nintendo Switch FAQ on its website that game save data cannot be transferred between systems. Period. Full stop. “On Nintendo Switch, game save data is stored on the console’s System Memory,” the website says. “This will not change whether downloadable software or software from a game card is being played.”
The FAQ continues, “Game save data cannot be saved or copied to a microSD card.” And as a nice little added jab, the site notes that if your internal store fills up and you no longer have any space to save game data, your only option will be to free up space using this procedure — you won’t be able to store any save data on a microSD card.