Not surprising, devs play games and take inspiration by them, taking inspiration by one of the biggest ones in recent history makes complete sense.
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Aonuma says that many of the younger staff on BOTW2 are playing and inspired by RDR2
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The only thing worth being inspired by in that game are the wonderful vistas and how the overworld feels alive.
For everything else please stick to previous Zelda games
For everything else please stick to previous Zelda games
I like RDR2, but I definitely feel that it was at it's weakest during actual gameplay, mission structure and it's clunkly implementation of pseudo-sim mechanics. That being said, the story was great, and the world design rich with attentions to detail that are second-to-none. So hopefully they take more of an influence from those aspects.
Considering BOTW's influences and the final product, I have hope that they'll take the best aspects of RDR2 and make the core experience from BOTW even greater.
Considering BOTW's influences and the final product, I have hope that they'll take the best aspects of RDR2 and make the core experience from BOTW even greater.
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RDR2 is a great game and i hope they take a look at how Rockstar implemented random characters you could meet in the world. The stories they told through them were small but most of them felt unique and i didn't had the impression they were just unimportant filler material like in other open world games. When it comes to mission design though i hope they don't take any cues from them. I also hope they restrict fast traveling until late in the game like RDR2. I loved that i had to ride for long stretches. In BotW i didn't really use my horse that much.
Agreed, if Rockstar returns the favor then they'll ruin Rdr3.
What it hope from all this is how easy to pick up and play BOTW is. I don't want them to chase down a sluggish goal as their aim. Simply make more toys in the playground to use.
I don't hope the overly long animations or insane input lag inspired them. I want them to be inspired by the world feeling alive in RDR 2.
Just as long as they don't get inspired by their working conditions and overly long animation, controls and combat then that's cool.
Would prefer a more constrained open world. Here's hoping we can play as Zelda in this one.
Would prefer a more constrained open world. Here's hoping we can play as Zelda in this one.
Exactly. It means nothing.
It'll be a Zelda game first and foremost like BotW was.
Some people here acting like the sequel is going to just be an exact replica of RDR2, rather than just taking inspiration from certain parts of the game
So we're gonna have horrific controls, input delay, crap missions, uninspired gameplay and no fast travel?
Because Breath of the Wild didn't have dungeons at the same level of previous games or decent bosses.
BOTW is my second favourite game ever and RDR2 is my second favourite experience (The Witcher 3 takes top spot for both) so if it means some of the latter leaking into the former I'm all in. This is the Zelda team, they're not going to take inspiration in terms of the actual gameplay.
I HOPE THEY DON'T PUT [insert negative aspect of RDR2] INTO ZELDA PRESS POST REPLY.
I hope they don't put Rockstar's logo at the start of the game.
I hope they don't put Rockstar's logo at the start of the game.
Funny enough Nintendo does the former of you state poorly, but does the latter pretty well sometimes
Depends on the inspiration.
Exactly, I think playing RDR2 should be mandatory for anyone even thinking about trying to make an open world game.
There is just so much to learn about how not to go about it. Just imagine being a young developer, thinking about having access to the same amount of resources and knowing you couldn't possibly create something as slow, tedious and boring.
Well unless you worked for Bethesda of course.
You'd be extremely inspired to do better.
Exactly, I think playing RDR2 should be mandatory for anyone even thinking about trying to make an open world game.
There is just so much to learn about how not to go about it. Just imagine being a young developer, thinking about having access to the same amount of resources and knowing you couldn't possibly create something as slow, tedious and boring.
Well unless you worked for Bethesda of course.
You'd be extremely inspired to do better.
RDR2 is the best, most dynamic open world game ever created. If Botw2 can get anywhere close to that I'm gonna be happy.
Hear, hear.
Legend of Zelda developers are pioneers, not copiers. If they are inspired by something I believe it's for a damn good reason they're inspired and we will love it. After BotW and basically every Zelda game I have 0 doubt they're going to make another masterpiece.
The fact that's it's a sequel in the same engine is already the best first step they could take.
The fact that's it's a sequel in the same engine is already the best first step they could take.
I was worried that it would be similar experience to the original game,but hearing this makes me sleep very good at night.
They can't, its a popular game and one of the best ever made, they have to shit on it or else they feel something missing.
That looks more like a PR statement that anything else.
Nintendo are gameplay oriented first, no wat they would get inspiration from Rockstar.
Maybe from a Story prospective ? Nintendo can learn from that I reckon.
Nintendo are gameplay oriented first, no wat they would get inspiration from Rockstar.
Maybe from a Story prospective ? Nintendo can learn from that I reckon.
People who worry about Nintendo taking note of industry leading games don't get it IMO.
Nintendo will always create a unique product simply because their philosophy in making games and how they operate is so radically different.
Splatoon is basically their take on online shooters ... there's nothing quite like it. Zelda BOTW they looked at Skyrim.
Quite frankly both of these have been such huge successes while still feeling not only very fresh put quite positively very energized. You get the sense Nintendo really got a jolt developing those games, whereas something like Skyward Sword felt tired.
Nintendo should actually look at doing this more often -- looking a popular game genres and putting their own spin on concepts like that. By the time the game gets out of the prototyping stages, Nintendo's already infused it with their own personality that it's never going to be a knock off.
You could force Nintendo to make their version of GTAV ... what you would get in the end after a 3 year development cycle would be very different from anything on the market.
Nintendo will always create a unique product simply because their philosophy in making games and how they operate is so radically different.
Splatoon is basically their take on online shooters ... there's nothing quite like it. Zelda BOTW they looked at Skyrim.
Quite frankly both of these have been such huge successes while still feeling not only very fresh put quite positively very energized. You get the sense Nintendo really got a jolt developing those games, whereas something like Skyward Sword felt tired.
Nintendo should actually look at doing this more often -- looking a popular game genres and putting their own spin on concepts like that. By the time the game gets out of the prototyping stages, Nintendo's already infused it with their own personality that it's never going to be a knock off.
You could force Nintendo to make their version of GTAV ... what you would get in the end after a 3 year development cycle would be very different from anything on the market.
I haven't played BoTW but I finished RDR 2 yesterday.......the best parts of the game were the often breath taking graphics and the narrative revolving around the character interplay.
Given the Switch doesn't do breath taking graphics and Link can't speak I wonder what they will draw from it for BoTW 2.........hopefully not the pointless crafting systems,painful animations or questionable gunplay that requires an auto-aim to get any enjoyment out of.
RDR 2 is the best game ever when you're not actually playing it,lol.
Given the Switch doesn't do breath taking graphics and Link can't speak I wonder what they will draw from it for BoTW 2.........hopefully not the pointless crafting systems,painful animations or questionable gunplay that requires an auto-aim to get any enjoyment out of.
RDR 2 is the best game ever when you're not actually playing it,lol.
I mean, if for BOTW they were inspired by Skyrim and Far Cry, then them being inspired by RDR2 isn't that surprising.
It's the last big open world game.
RDR 2 has a wonderful sense of scale and scenery. Just like BOTW.
BOTW 2 will keep the same vibe as the first one, no need to freak out.
Fucking resetera sometimes.
It's the last big open world game.
RDR 2 has a wonderful sense of scale and scenery. Just like BOTW.
BOTW 2 will keep the same vibe as the first one, no need to freak out.
Fucking resetera sometimes.
Nintendo should draw inspiration from other games in the industry.
Splatoon and Breath of the Wild are massive successes for them, and both are driven by younger developers at Nintendo who aren't designing games with their hand stuck in the sand blocking out the rest of the industry.
Splatoon and Breath of the Wild are massive successes for them, and both are driven by younger developers at Nintendo who aren't designing games with their hand stuck in the sand blocking out the rest of the industry.
I liked the story and the main characters, especially Zelda, though i know i'm in the minority.
For me it was less than barebones with only a couple of acceptable npc.
Zelda was kinda of obnoxious...