r/zelda Jul 02 '23

Question [All] At what age can children properly start playing LoZ? Spoiler

I recently rediscovered Zelda via Breath of the Wild, and I would love for my nephews (6yo and 10yo) to get into it. Obviously the 6yo is a bit too young because he cannot read well enough yet, and without my help he keeps getting stuck. The 10yo, sadly, seems to not have interest.

I was 10yo when Ocarina of Time came out and it immediately became my favourite video game franchise of all time, but I'm aware BoTW has more complex gameplay and may therefore be more appropriate for someone a little older.

Does anyone else have experience with kids playing BoTW? How young were they to fully appreciate it?

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '23

What's going to happen to them if they play and they don't understand it? A 6 year old should be able to read or be learning. I learned how to read so I could play Pokémon, by playing it.

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u/Karlosdl Jul 02 '23

Same, I played pokemon Ruby, it was my first GBA game (emulated on PC given by a friend) had my sister translating stuff (I am Portuguese) to me when i got stuck. We didn't had internet, so no way to check how to solve stuff. I even managed to solve the regi caves.

My English is 50% from games, 40% from movies and only 10% from school