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Zelda BotW vs TotK - which one should I buy? (feddit.uk)

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I can only afford the time to play one of them, which one should I play?

Many YouTubers seem to prefer BotW. But most reviews say TotK improves nearly everything.

I prefer easier combat and less complexity. Is there one that would be more enjoyable for me?

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social -2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

Totk is like an actual game, while BOTW is merely a tech demo.

I simply do not understand how anyone can prefer BOTW to TOTK.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Really? I think I sunk 100 hours into BOTW. I would also go with TOTK all things being equal, but I never felt like BOTW was a tech demo.

[–] Carnelian@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well over 300 hours in BotW here, loved it. It feels a lot more “grounded” in comparison to totk, which feels a lot more “sandboxy” at times. Both great games, just different vibes

I would also say, there were a TON of times in TotK where they riff on previous things from BotW. A lot of the enjoyment I got was the subversion of expectations. In the lead up to the game we all thought they just copy/pasted the map to save time but they actually did a TON of work to it, and it’s very interesting and nostalgic to retread over places that have changed so much.

I would guess your best bet is playing them in order, altho it’s probably fine either way

[–] WarmSoda@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

The caves alone are impressive. They didn't just add them, they carved out where all the water comes out of the landscape and made those caverns too.

I played a little of BotW after and i was curious if a waterfall had a cave in TotK. Turns out it has an entire system attached to it. And they did that across the entire map.

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