What was the most satisfying thing you ever found/saw while playing through the game?
Great question. The most satisfying thing was when I got the Light Arrows for the first time, not knowing what they were. To be able to vanquish just about any enemy with one hit was very satisfying as a kid.
What is your opinion on the HD remake? Did they do good?
I can't think of anything that would have made it a better remake. 10/10
How would you rank this among all the other Zelda games?
Wind Waker is my favorite
Zelda game.
Did this game feel "open world" to you?
It absolutely did. I would still call it an open-world game. Only two things cause me to challenge that idea:
- I pretty much know where everything is at this point.
- Games like Breath of the Wild have upped the bar for what it takes to be an open world game.
What do you think could have been better in this game?
I think the game would have been best at about 1.5x its difficulty. That's not to say it wouldn't still be too easy, but not everyone's a
Zelda master like me. Other than that, the only thing Nintendo could have done better was add more islands and more dungeons. There were supposed to be additional dungeons, but they were cut in order to meet development deadlines.
Do you think a new Breath of the Wild-style game could benefit from interesting sea travel a la Wind Waker?
Traveling the sea is one of the best mechanics ever introduced in a
Zelda game. I think a game that combined the open-world mechanics of
Breath of the Wild and the sea mechanics of
Wind Waker would be a great idea. In other words, one would travel the sea like in
Wind Waker, but the islands would be substantially bigger, and there would be many more of them to explore.
However, I don't see how such a game could fit into the
Zelda timeline. A prequel to
Wind Waker wouldn't work if we're talking about a game with sailing, since Ganondorf would be sealed in the sunken Hyrule, and a sequel to
Wind Waker probably wouldn't work, since Hyrule is apparently sealed away forever.
Hypothetically, if we pretend for a second that Hyrule isn't actually lost forever at the end of
Wind Waker, then
Breath of the Wild could possibly be a sequel to
Wind Waker, and a game could potentially take place between
Wind Waker and
Breath of the Wild. This hypothetical game could take place during a time after much of the water has slowly receded, but not all of it, so the islands are substantially bigger. The game could also address the origins of Calamity Ganon.
Disclaimer: I do not believe
Breath of the Wild is a sequel to
Wind Waker. I'm speaking hypothetically.
How old were you when you first played this game?
I was 13 years old when I played
Wind Waker for the first time, and I was 23 when I played
Wind Waker HD for the first time. Now I feel old.
I know Zelda games aren't exactly known for their riveting stories, but what is your opinion on the story in this game?
One of the main reasons I play
Zelda games is for the riveting story and lore, so I disagree with your premise that
Zelda games aren't exactly known for their stories. While past games often aren't referenced in
Zelda games, they're always connected. In addition,
Wind Waker is one of the few games that presents itself as an overt sequel to a
Zelda game (
Ocarina of Time), and it contains numerous direct references to the characters and story from that game.
Sidenote: The lack of a story and the lack of connections to other
Zelda games is why
Breath of the Wild ranks relatively low on my list of good
Zelda games.
Tingle appears to be male.