Huge indeed, especially with the whole underground and the sky.
I actually made the mistake of going to Zora’s domain first. Don’t know how to put it in words but it was such a difficulty jump I felt like “omg I’m lost I miss the more linear Zelda” after dying yet again from one blow..
But now I circled back to Rito village .. and well that was easy 😏 I mean I’m still at the temple but the difference is huge. This feels more like “normal” curve wise.
Thing is I cannot play long sessions and I tend to forget things. And we do get sooooo much info now it’s easy to get sidetracked. But the NPC’s really steer you that way first don’t they? Guess I was just “screw that 🐸 suit I don’t want to do that now” and I went to Zora’s. Lol. Fun fact I still don’t have the frog suit.. I just flew … from very far😏
I really wish Nintendo didn’t patch the glitch. Sure it’s kinda cheating but for me it does kinda iliminate those things I really dislike in the game. Basically the grinding for rupees to afford cold resistant gear and arrows. And off course ingredients to top up hearts.
Haha it’s basically something I do to counteract the stupid glitches my brain does. Like pushing the wrong button, forgetting to jump or something else like yesterday I stupidly walked off a platform.🤭
I do find it much more relaxing knowing that those things my brain does not always kill me and I have to redo the same thing over and over again. Less stress = better. Now I can play to relax again. Until the patch goes through but by then I will have enough gear I think. 😉
As a Zelda fan I have played them all, except maybe those before the original Link To The Past on gameboy. But not all until the end. It depends on how the gameplay was and especially the saving. My brain you know?
I think portability for me has always been key and the fact that those systems always had “sleep mode” the DS that is and onwards.
Wind waker on Wii was awesome but torture: you had to remember those tunes .. ugh a nightmare for me. It was better on the Wii U, if I remember correctly they added some kind of log to that one. Skyward sword: not a fan either, saving was awkward (on Wii)
My favorites were mostly those on the game boys or DS/3ds. Like “the minish cap” “phantom hour glass” or “link between worlds” … 🤔 and now off course TOTK. I like it more than BOTW. I really really love the crafting element.
:-)