TheLegend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildwas a game that redefined whatZeldagames are. Its open-world style brought a new way to play the game. Did you ever think that maybe it wasn’t that good? Like the breath all but disappeared from your lungs while you played it?
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That’s because some of the choices Nintendo made have frustrated players and ruined the linear style theZeldafranchise has followed. If Nintendo doesn’t make these changes toBreath of the Wild2before its release date next year, it may fall victim to the same mistakes as its predecessor.
7Go Back To Classic Dungeons
Nintendo made a bold move when they decided to replace the dungeons of previous installments with the Sacred Beasts. These proclaimed “dungeons” resulted in a small puzzle that led to the top of the beast. In the older days ofZelda, players would traverseexpansive dungeonswith multiple types of puzzles.
These puzzles required the use of multiple tools that Link picked up through his adventure across Hyrule. They also had hidden secrets that players could uncover. Going back to the classic dungeon style will helpBreath of the Wild 2. It looks like Nintendo may be heading in that direction since the trailer shows Link and Zelda in catacombs. This could potentially be a hint that these types of dungeons could be returning.
6Get Rid Of Shrines
Shrines were an interesting mechanic, but not right forBreath of the Wild.They were like miniature dungeons that offered playerspuzzles to completewhere the sacred beasts failed. Most of them were easy to complete, with few of them requiring effort to get through.
ForBreath of the Wild2to succeed, Nintendo should remove the shrines, or at the very least cut back on them. With 120 of them in the game, they started to feel more like a chore than a good mechanic.
5Destroy The Master Sword
The Master Sword is as iconic as Link or Zelda.Breath of the Wildwas the first game in the series to finally add limitations to the sword. It would break and need to go into a recharging state before you could use it again.Breath of the Wild2needs to go one step farther and break it.
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Anyone who has playedSkyward Swordknows that the Master Sword holds the power ofFi and Demise.The sword was used to trap Demise and that is what began the cycle of evil. In a great theory byMaskedNintendoBandit,he theorizes that breaking the Master Sword will end the cycle of evil being brought into the world.
4Increase Weapon Durability
Speaking of things breaking, that’s what every weapon does. No matter what weapon you grab, or how powerful it is, it will fall apart in Link’s hands after taking down a few enemies. This isn’t a bad mechanic. In fact, it has been in tons of RPGs at this point and is almost expected.
Breath of the Wild 2needs higher weapon durabilities. Fans ofBreath of the Wildhave concluded that the weapon durability system needs to beenhanced or destroyed. What is the point of grabbing all of those sweet weapons if they will fall apart after killing ten enemies?
3Further The Story
Breath of the Wildin no means lacked a story. What it lacked was a linear story that players could play through without needing to go the extra mile. Sure, you get part of the story if you play through the main part of the game and defeat Ganon, but if you want the rest of the story you need to hunt down memory locations.
On top of this, the quality of the story isn’t as good as previous titles in the series. The gamemainly focuses on Zelda, who deals with her responsibilities and gets captured by Ganon. We learn about the importance of the Sacred Beasts, but that is almost it.Breath of the Wild2needs more character development for Zelda so that perhaps she doesn’t need to rely on Link to save her in the end.
2Eliminate Korok Seeds
If you are a completionist, you probably went the extra mile to collect all 900 Korok seeds that are present inBreath of the Wild.Sure,the puzzlesto get the seeds aren’t hard. They take a few minutes at most to figure out and you are on to the next one.
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All of this hard work gets you a gift from Hestu that is shaped like poop. That’s right, poop. The item description even reads that it smells bad. We can only hope that Nintendo doesn’t play into the pointless gathering game inBreath of the Wild 2. If so, fans will surely be disappointed again.
1Add Endgame Content
Breath of the Wildhad an opportunity that Nintendo failed with. Nintendo had the chance to add endgame content that could have allowed players to help with the reconstruction of Hyrule. This could have been done through a new main story mission that could’ve taught players more about the world.
They could have at least added in a couple ofside missions,but they didn’t. Instead, you get sent back to your last save just before defeating Ganon, only this time the file has an asterisk to show you beat the game. IfBreath of the Wild 2is as open-world as its predecessor, players should be greeted with an endgame that shows how the world changes with the evil threat gone.
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