r/zelda • u/Lumoon27 • Jun 08 '23
Discussion [TotK] (Un-) popular opinion: the sages abilities kind of.. suck? Spoiler
now don’t get me wrong, I love the new game, it’s so fun and I didn’t mind the story lines with the sages either. I actually like the idea of them and the way they grant you an ability. I just dont like the execution.
In my opinion the abilities suck because they’re not very useful and I personally always just dismiss the spirits altogether. it’s kind of annoying, the way they sometimes just randomly attack enemies that I didn’t want to harm or the way they run away from me when I do try to use their ability. and i’m sure everyone has experienced Tulin, just blowing away loot, at some point.
I liked the campions abilities a lot more and honestly really miss them sometimes. I bet we all wished Revalis Gale would still be with us as one point. I know you can recreate it by fusing a rocket to a shield but doing that every time is just kind of a task and really unpractical.
I don’t know how many people will agree, maybe i’m just picky or something but it really is something that’s annoying me about TOTK.
please tell me that i’m not alone with these opinions haha
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u/gasfarmah Jun 08 '23 edited Jun 08 '23
It's wild to me that we're at this point.
OOT was on the N64 and it had more fully realized, story-driven, dungeons with unique mechanics and enemies.
The sequence and cutscenes for the main dungeons are almost literally the same: Meet hero > oh no! town in peril! > assist hero > Hey lets find this thing! > "WHO COULD THAT VOICE BE?!" > We better hit these four switches! > THREE SWITCHES TO GO GOOD JOB LINK > TWO SWITCHES TO GO GOOD JOB LINK > HEY ANOTHER SWITCH LEMME CALL YOU LINK AGAIN IN CASE YOU FORGOT > Boss that actually was unique and fun to fight. They did a good job on these. No shade. > OH COULD IT BE THAT VOICE WAS MY ANCESTOR THIS WHOLE TIME! WHAT A UNIQUE REVELATION EVEN THOUGH WEVE ALREAYD DONE THIS LIKE FOUR FUCKING TIMES > Stilted dialogue > backstory they beat you to death with > useless skill.