There’s been a lot of talk among fans of the “Legend of Zelda” franchise about the newest upcoming installment in it, “Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild”. Some worrying rumors set a bit of a negative tone in the discussions, but thankfully that got cleared up quite fast and most fans are now happy and excited for the upcoming release.
And in a major surprise to everyone, Nintendo just revealed three brand new trailers for the game, showcasing various impressive features from its design. Most notably, we got a good look at the weather system and all the special effects it can create, and the game as a whole looks spectacular.
It’s clear that a lot of effort has gone into crafting the world of the game and all its intricate details, and the deep weather system should make the experience even more immersive too. But of course, what most fans are truly interested in is the variety of what the world will offer, and the secrets they’ll get to explore all over it.
It looks like there is no reason to worry about that though, as everything we’ve seen about the game seems to point towards a large, open world full of things to discover. The developers have truly taken this important element from the previous games to another level, and if the final release is as good as the trailers make it look, this will be a game that players can lose themselves in for a very long time.
We’ve also seen some interesting changes in the game’s interface, and it looks like the overall user experience will be improved significantly. Which is definitely good to see, because this has been a common complaint about the “Legend of Zelda” franchise pretty much since it appeared.
Some of the more controversial changes that fans are still discussing actively include the addition of a semi-crafting system focused on food and survival. Collecting resources is an important part of the game now, and players can actually cook different meals as they progress.
It will be interesting to see if this has any real impact on the quality of gameplay, or if it turns out to be more of a one-sided gimmick. This is exactly the reason why fans have been so split about this addition to the game, but we’ll never know for sure how well it works until “Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” has actually been released.
On that note, the scheduled release date for the game still hasn’t changed, and fans can expect to see it in March next year, if everything goes according to plan. Nintendo tend to be pretty serious about their release dates, especially for a franchise as important as “Legend of Zelda”, so if they’ve committed to this date, we don’t expect them to move the date at this point. It would actually be quite the bad move in many fans’ eyes if that happened.
Fans are also curious to see how the addition of full-blown voice acting is going to affect the experience. This is not something that the “Zelda” games traditionally had, and of course it immediately raised some eyebrows when it was announced. But many fans trust that Nintendo know what they’re doing, and that they’ve calculated the outcome of something like this carefully enough. And for what it’s worth, it looks like the voice acting will actually be top notch.