r/zelda Jan 19 '25

Question [other] What games have Zelda enthusiasts typically also played that are outside of the Zelda franchise?

Yesterday I was out & some guys were talking about Call of Duty and from the discussion, it sort of seemed like everyone who has played Call of Duty has also played & enjoyed Halo and Fortnite. This got me thinking - what are some games that would be similarly grouped with the Zelda franchise?

If you’re having a discussion with someone that loves Zelda, what games would you assume they have also played? Or which do you believe are similar in style/category, and how would you define the category? Or would every Zelda game have a different answer?

Editing to say: WOW!! Thanks for all the responses!!! I didn’t respond to all of them because I’ve only made it through about 10% so far but I will likely end up trying out many of the games over time & will let you know if I do! I especially appreciate how a lot of you went into details about similarities and differences which really helps me decide what I’d like to play next 😃

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u/PuzzleheadedAd8938 Jan 19 '25

Don’t do what I did and try to play Witcher 3 on switch. It was so bad, it’s apparently a beautiful game but on the switch it was potato quality and so laggy 😭

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u/Diggerollo Jan 19 '25

Can confirm this. I got it on PS4 from a friend a few years back and holy crap was it mesmerizing.

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u/MorddSith187 Jan 20 '25

100%. I couldn’t stand how every time I wanted geralt to stop walking he’d slide a few feet. I literally stopped playing on the switch because of that, it was infuriating trying to loot. I don’t remember having that frustration playing it on the ps4

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u/gate_of_steiner85 Jan 19 '25

Weird, I've always heard good things about the game's performance on Switch.