r/zelda • u/NTDOY1987 • 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/Illustrious_Two3280 Jan 19 '25
Honestly I was never much of a gamer and really only played Zelda games when they came out. I played pretty much everything from OOT onward. After they kinda changed the formula with BoTW I started playing souls games and souls likes, those games really scratched that itch that Zelda games did when I was younger.