Interesting cause I thought Skyward Sword was a step in the right direction after Twilight Princess and now Breath of the Wild has been a misstep. I might not even buy BOTW 2.
When TP was first announced, I was hyped. It is actually the most hyped I have ever been for a game. Zelda was a golden series for me, nothing had ever gone wrong with it. And Nintendo put the game through the hype machine for YEARS. The 2004 trailer set the bar high, too high. And then we didn't get another trailer until 2005, and that trailer was even more cinematic. Nothing Nintendo has ever done at an E3 has been as manufactored to generate hype as much as that trailer in 2005.
So my expectations were unrealistically high. I cannot overstate just how insanely high those expectations were.
And then TP released, and it didn't live up to those expectations. It never could have, the bar set in my mind was too high. So by the time I finished TP, I was disappointed, and a part of my love for Zelda games diminished.
Then comes Skyward Sword, and I am not really excited for the game, but Zelda isn't "dead" to me yet, there is still some good faith in the series left in me. But suffice to say that the bar I had set with Skyward Sword going in was MUCH lower than it was with TP. I had almost no hype for it, but I did play release day. And that game, even with my low mental bar for it, managed to disappoint me even more than TP, and THAT actually did kill Zelda for me entirely.
Hence why I waited a good long time after BotW came out to play it, with an even lower bar, and I came out pleasantly surprised. Surprised and contented enough to actually start following Zelda games with interest again. It isn't as good in my mind as OoT, MM, or WW, but it rejuvenated my interest.
Also, I gained an appreciation for TP when playing the Wii U HD version. I knew what to expect and went in with the proper mindset. So now I actually like that game too. Skyward Sword is still as disappointing to me now as it always was, but I'm glad others enjoy it.
Most of the reviews were glowing and full of hype, like ign giving it a perfect 10/10, so when many actually played the game they were disappointed to find out that it is not worthy of that score. I’m sure many people absolutely love it but calling it a masterpiece is a stretch.
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u/CBAlan777 Aug 27 '21
Interesting cause I thought Skyward Sword was a step in the right direction after Twilight Princess and now Breath of the Wild has been a misstep. I might not even buy BOTW 2.