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.
People speculate that the underground setting of the teaser implies the map is getting expanded underground and that the game is darker. I don't think either are true. It's just the story setup. The key gameplay premise image for BotW2 is actually this:
Hyrule castle is raising up.
OK lets think this through; This is the sequel to BotW, a game praised for it's freedom including the ability to charge the end from very early if you want. So if Hyrule Castle was the final goal yet again, they wouldn't raise it and make it inaccessible to the player. The reason Hyrule castle is getting raised is because its getting moved. Moved somewhere on the existing BotW map? That would hardly be interesting. We all know how to get around on the BotW map. My guess is, it's getting moved far off the BotW map and will provide a key motivation for the new adventure. The most likely expansion is to the south east, across the ocean. Ship sailing would be a great key feature that BotW lacked. Complex sailing with reefs and islands combined with underwater exploration and you have a great feature set for a sequel. Expand the map by 3-4 times. I'm hoping for Zelda being playable or AI coop companion too. This would be an awesome sequel. Caves, while appreciated, were actually present in BotW and not strongly missing. Underwater swimming and sailing (and flying via machine) were sorely missing.
Info on digital only games come from retailer databases too I guess, ok thenA leaker who get's their information from people who hack retailer databases, wouldn't have that information stored in it.
Not to mention it could be 2020 but can always be delayed bullshit to come back to and say, yes, I was right either way.
They can easily wait until e3 2020 to show anything more than we already know and still release it in 2020If we see an advanced trailer at the Game Awards maybe, otherwise no.
Absolutely not, Breath of the Wild is the future of the series, and we should welcome it.
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.I said it before and I'll say it again: I'd be right in if Hyrule rising out of the ground is suggesting the game is taking place on mega islands floating in the sky, Laputa-style. I suppose it'd be similar to Skyward Sword but as a completely open world with a vast emphasis on exploration like BOTW, flying and floating across the skies to islands above and below. Could even make sense if it were "the same overworld" but just broken into giant, near-unrecognizable chunks of floating lands. I just can't see it being the same map especially considering BOTW was so praised for its exploration and discovery.
Would honestly be the coolest open world ever almost immediately and I lament that we don't get more open worlds that aren't just flat landmasses of wilderness.
Nope. They will show it at Game Awards if it's 2020. Common business 101They can easily wait until e3 2020 to show anything more than we already know and still release it in 2020
You sir are a liar."narrative focused Zelda" has never really been a thing though...
Yes. It's not like we did not have new 2D Zelda games since the first 3D Zelda.Why not both?
2d Zelda requires a much smaller team, and they made an engine for links awakening.
2023 would not be longer than usual anyway.Nah they've repeatedly said the expect the Switch to last longer than usual. I'd guess Switch 2 will come out around 2023. Maybe a pro in 2021 but not positioned as a successor, and without any exclusive games.
You sir are a liar.
Yeah that's what they did with Odyssey, Ultimate and LuigiNope. They will show it at Game Awards if it's 2020. Common business 101
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.
I'm not talking about those games so it doesn't matter. This discussion is BotW 2 and precedence is there.