I think they're gonna shoot for it, but miss. Odyssey 2 will go up against next gen, and BotW 2 will release in the first half of 2021.
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RUMOR: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 Internally Scheduled For 2020 Release
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Don't have a clue who Sabi is (I'm new to this whole forum thing and haven't followed video game leaks since probably the release of Smash Bros. Brawl), but I've always seen November 2020 as Nintendo's target date, for a host of reasons:
-- Direct sequel to an existing Zelda game on the same machine.
-- No change in art style or (presumably) controls (Nintendo spends most of its development time fiddling with controls and gimmicks and then coming up with an artstyle to match that. All that work's already been done).
-- Presumably, no (or very little) change to the physics engine, either (remember, the physics engine was why the first game missed its initial 2015 date).
-- Aonuma himself said this game basically grew out of ideas leftover from the BotW DLC, meaning it was never envisioned as a completely new, from-the-ground-up, reinvent-the-wheel sort of sequel.
-- This is speculative, but it's very likely that the core gameplay concepts (like Link's arm powers) were already experimented on somewhat during the development of the first game, meaning they have a head start on that part of the game, which, again, is usually where Nintendo spends most of its time.
-- Development likely started sometime in 2017, giving the game 3 full years of development by next year.
-- Aonuma himself once said they wanted to get the development time for these games down to 3 years. He hasn't hit that goal yet. Maybe he still wants to?
-- It will likely take place in a modified version of the first game's Hyrule, meaning they won't be designing a completely new map, either.
-- And of course, the game will probably heavily re-use the first game's assets, drastically cutting down the workload.
-- Unless things go really, really bad (or unless the Switch 2 is much closer than anyone realizes), there should be practically no temptation for Nintendo to hold this game over to its next system, which has happened in 2 out of the last 3 console Zelda releases. This alone will have a drastic impact on the release date.
-- Nintendo will likely use this game to go head-to-head with its competitors' new hardware releases next year. They have a history of doing this: Majora's Mask released on the same day as the PS2 in North America.
We haven't seen all these factors converge like this for a new console Zelda game since MM, which was also the last console Zelda game to be both 1) properly finished and 2) not delayed. It's been decades--literally, decades, plural--since a new console Zelda game got announced and released on time and came out without a hitch. There are probably people on this forum who weren't even alive the last time that happened, or at least were too young to remember it. Will it finally happen again?
(By the way, what's the current thread to discuss the game here? I've got tons to say about what Nintendo might do/what I'd like to see them do. Where should I go to discuss it?)
In all likelihood, the castle is getting raised because it's going to spend the game floating in the air, and Link's goal will be to get back to it.
-- Direct sequel to an existing Zelda game on the same machine.
-- No change in art style or (presumably) controls (Nintendo spends most of its development time fiddling with controls and gimmicks and then coming up with an artstyle to match that. All that work's already been done).
-- Presumably, no (or very little) change to the physics engine, either (remember, the physics engine was why the first game missed its initial 2015 date).
-- Aonuma himself said this game basically grew out of ideas leftover from the BotW DLC, meaning it was never envisioned as a completely new, from-the-ground-up, reinvent-the-wheel sort of sequel.
-- This is speculative, but it's very likely that the core gameplay concepts (like Link's arm powers) were already experimented on somewhat during the development of the first game, meaning they have a head start on that part of the game, which, again, is usually where Nintendo spends most of its time.
-- Development likely started sometime in 2017, giving the game 3 full years of development by next year.
-- Aonuma himself once said they wanted to get the development time for these games down to 3 years. He hasn't hit that goal yet. Maybe he still wants to?
-- It will likely take place in a modified version of the first game's Hyrule, meaning they won't be designing a completely new map, either.
-- And of course, the game will probably heavily re-use the first game's assets, drastically cutting down the workload.
-- Unless things go really, really bad (or unless the Switch 2 is much closer than anyone realizes), there should be practically no temptation for Nintendo to hold this game over to its next system, which has happened in 2 out of the last 3 console Zelda releases. This alone will have a drastic impact on the release date.
-- Nintendo will likely use this game to go head-to-head with its competitors' new hardware releases next year. They have a history of doing this: Majora's Mask released on the same day as the PS2 in North America.
We haven't seen all these factors converge like this for a new console Zelda game since MM, which was also the last console Zelda game to be both 1) properly finished and 2) not delayed. It's been decades--literally, decades, plural--since a new console Zelda game got announced and released on time and came out without a hitch. There are probably people on this forum who weren't even alive the last time that happened, or at least were too young to remember it. Will it finally happen again?
(By the way, what's the current thread to discuss the game here? I've got tons to say about what Nintendo might do/what I'd like to see them do. Where should I go to discuss it?)
In all likelihood, the castle is getting raised because it's going to spend the game floating in the air, and Link's goal will be to get back to it.
When Zell says "internally scheduled for 2020" everyone is like "OH WOW"
When Sabi says "internally scheduled for 2020" everyone is like "LMAO"
When Sabi says "internally scheduled for 2020" everyone is like "LMAO"
Info on digital only games come from retailer databases too I guess, ok then
They can easily wait until e3 2020 to show anything more than we already know and still release it in 2020
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It wouldn't be the first time Nintendo reused a successful Zelda games map.
I think fans would be very let down if we didn't get a lot more map. I think there is a chance they do include the original games map and vastly expand on it. It would be fun to check in on some of the POIs of the first game to see how they're doing, maybe find some new things. But the meat would be exploring all the newly expanded areas. I'm hoping the BotW Hyrule becomes the upper left quadrant and we get 3-4 times more map much of which is ocean sailing. The quest would feel more epic and important too.
It wouldn't be the first time Nintendo reused a successful Zelda games map.
Nope. They will show it at Game Awards if it's 2020. Common business 101
And Twilight Princess too. I also would be surprised if we do not get a Skyward Sword HD on Switch.
You sir are a liar.
Yes. It's not like we did not have new 2D Zelda games since the first 3D Zelda.
2023 would not be longer than usual anyway.
It's most likely going to keep the same skeleton as BOTW. Big world, shrines, openness. But each Zelda game has a unique hook, this one might have to do with some dark world or underworld you have access too. Maybe Zelda coop sections. I absolutely believe they have to include real dungeons, less mini shrines. We will learn what the hook is at e3 most likely and it will be part of the title as usual.
I just think it's dangerous to expect too much completely new terrain. Aonuma did say that this game was going to take place in the same world, and that BotW 2 grew out of ideas leftover from the DLC of BotW 1. To me, that sounds more like we should be expecting new experiences within the BotW 1 world, rather than the BotW experience recreated in another world.[
I think fans would be very let down if we didn't get a lot more map. I think there is a chance they do include the original games map and vastly expand on it. It would be fun to check in on some of the POIs of the first game to see how they're doing, maybe find some new things. But the meat would be exploring all the newly expanded areas. I'm hoping the BotW Hyrule becomes the upper left quadrant and we get 3-4 times more map much of which is ocean sailing. The quest would feel more epic and important too.
It wouldn't be the first time Nintendo reused a successful Zelda games map.
Besides, there's plenty they could do to make BotW 1's map feel fresh. Simply having all the ruins of the villages rebuilt will make a big difference, for starters. And I think there's a strong possibility the game will feature a vast underground section (basically a recreation of the first game's underground labryinths). Who knows what other landscape features will be different. Mountainous terrain could be leveled; new lakes and springs could have been dug up; some of the races of creatures might have moved.
I don't think we should be expecting another game with the same focus on survivalist exploration as the first BotW. BotW 2 will be providing a different kind of experience. I think it'll be kinda like the change from standard OoT to Master Quest OoT--a lot that's very recognizable, but different in enough places to throw experienced players off. (I mean, it's a new game, not a remixed version of an old one, so it'll be more different than that, but I really don't think we should be expecting to get the BotW experience again, just in a different land. That's not how Nintendo is approaching this, I feel.)
I would actually really enjoy a BOTW1 world that showed changes over time. It's a huge map with a large part of the terrain underutilized. There could be new settlements and new signs of life in a post-war kingdom. That's what interests me about a direct BOTW sequel. Making a new map for the sake of it feels like Termina to me. Memorable character experiences but that overworld was really boring. Clock Town was obviously amazing and Majora's Mask still had good tows and villages but the connective tissue was really weak.
I'm not talking about those games so it doesn't matter. This discussion is BotW 2 and precedence is there.