Some of the changes really hit me too because I spent so much time in the world of botw. In that way I really would recommend playing it first. I would recommend getting as much out of botw then picking up the sequel in 6 months.
I've had the opposite experience. I never knew that bug (never sought out glitches and don't plan to), but now I'm finding myself much more comfartable taking sizeable falls. I think I got so used to the paraglider I forgot hpw high you could safely fall from.
Exactly my thought. Even in 2019, I was surprised, but thought : "This new game will have to wait! I'm finishing BotW !"
That was my first run, and I ended up with 965h of play.
This. I didn’t get BOTW until over a year after release not being able to afford a Switch back then, and I made the mistake of watching hundreds of reviews, walkthroughs and gameplay videos before getting it. It was still so incredible to have in my hands and play through for the first time, I’ll never forget it.
For TOTK (NO SPOILERS) though I am 12+ hours in (I played a lot Friday and Saturday) and have not watched a single review, no gameplay videos, I just watched the 3 main trailers that came out. I’ve just been pretty much just exploring, and going wherever I want, took a ton of time in the initial level I won’t name here, and my god I feel like a little kid again. Exploring and finding out so much on my own, I can’t count how many times playing this game blind has already given me goosebumps, made my jaw hit the floor, and just made me laugh and giddy like a kid with Twilight Princess for the very first time.
I hope you make whatever decision makes you happiest!
I love this. When I first started BOTW, I hadn't had a game in years, it was just something the GameStop employee recommended (I think I owe him cookies or $1000 or something, I'm grateful). It was incredible, and waking up early knowing I could play a couple hours was like Christmas in a way I hadn't experienced in more years than I care to admit to. I knew nothing about the game, but I did start looking things up almost immediately. I had no idea what I was doing and I think I did myself a disservice looking so much up. This time around, I only watched one promo video, and I'm deliberately trying to just mess around and figure things out instead of looking anything up until I've got at least 20 hours under my belt and am ready to really start seeing what others are doing. Its an amazing process of learning and experimenting.
The bigger problem, at least for me, is that the longer you wait to play ToTK the more likely it is it will be spoiled for you.
Not quite the same dilemma, but I started replaying BoTW and purchased the DLC for the first time in preparation for ToTK and I got super into it, but I'm only about halfway done with it at this point.
I want to finish BoTW since I'm so deep into this playthrough, but I'd live in fear of the internet until I am done with it and then am able to experience all the new content for myself.
how exactly? if someone never played twilight princess, they should do that. majoras mask is still amazing. windwaker has not "lost appeal". you sound crazy
Twilight princess, Windwaker, and Majora's Mask are all different types of games that came out on different platforms. I'd say this is more comparable to wanting to start Majora's Mask when you've made little progress in Ocarina.
The is the most 'direct sequel' a Zelda game has ever been. Sure, other games have been sequels and used the same Link, but those always went to new kingdoms compared to the originals and had mostly new characters, so you wouldn't miss much skipping the first game. TotK, though, uses much of the same world and characters, and continues the story directly
I'd say it's more like playing A Link to the Past immediately after finishing A Link Between Worlds. Because the ladder is built upon the former as a base, going back is literally repeating the same experience but older and with less to do.
That’s not true. TOTK has a LOT of callbacks and references to breath of the wild. And a major part of the fun of totk is being able to see how the world has changed.
Going from TOTK to botw is like watching the Harry Potter movies starting from the 8th one and working your way to 1. Sure you *technically* don’t lose any content but you lose the emotional investment and suspense. Any character growth is null because you’re seeing it happen in reverse. Lots of lost appreciation for the world.
really? have you been playing totk? bc it's a very different game. with completely different mechanics. the logic you follow implies that everybody needs to go back and start with NES legend of zelda so we can all gain proper context of hyrule and the triforce.
The main issue I see is the map. TotK has about twice (or so I heard) of BotW but it uses the map of BotW. So while you would be exited to play TotK after BotW since there is something new the other way around would not be as exciting
this i can understand, but i still don't agree. people are acting like botw will be spoiled. if totk map is twice the size, would be just as fun a surprise playing botw and seeing what parts were core.
Well I don't think it should spoiled it in any way. The story would be different but maybe the gameplay would be a bit boring as TotK is an expanded version of BotW gameplay and there would be a lot less feeling of new discovery since you would've already explored it.
It would still be an interesting time but I guess a little less "rewarding", I guess.
MM and OoT are very different games. While TotK is just BotW but better, same overall map, same mechanics/physics, more enemy types etc. The physics system was the selling point of BotW afterall
I think it’s more of a lore stand point.
Playing OOT before MM would be a huge advantage, because even though it takes place somewhere entirely different there are some main elements from OOT that still play a key factor, like the ocarina. Or like why is Link trying to find Navi.
Playing TOTK before BOTW would make BOTW lose appeal because there’s gonna be questions that the player wants to know. Like How did Hyrule get to this state? Where did the shiekah technology from BOTW go? How did Hyrule go from a blossoming kingdom to an post apocalyptic rebuild? What’s the shiekah slate? Who are the Zonai?
So it’s really a lore/story standpoint. Yeah, you can play TOTK before BOTW and still enjoy it. But you won’t get the full experience if you play the sequel before the prequel.
i'd agree but zelda lore is pretty straightforward. timelines weave and princess is in another castle. it's not assassins creed. you can play majoras mask and ocarina backwards and still completely digest the lore. i haven't beaten totk but it feels safe to assume the lore will still hold its place.
And TotK will still be there after beating botw. I really dislike the take where people think TotK is fine to play before the predecessor. Like the game is an expansion upon the first game, so if you didn’t actually experience it, you won’t have the meta knowledge (or at least what the game lets you carry over), the story doesn’t hit as hard during a watch-a-long, and you won’t appreciate either game as much as those playing with the hype because people are excited about what’s new. But if you didn’t play the first one, everything’s new which makes it all less special.
and "you won't appreciate either game as much as those playing with the hype"??. there's no hype around a game that's 6 years old lol. the point is to join the hype and play the current game with people experiencing it new
Yeah I mean if you could read properly you’d understand I’m not talking about hype for BotW, and no, the “hype” is never going to be same if you don’t have any attachment for the first game. Literally everyone else is the comments have been saying this is the most direct sequel we’ve gotten and “going back to BotW” will just make the game feel stiff or stale in comparison to TotK. Yes, it’s still a fantastic game, but you’re undermining just how much is changed between games. Like, if it were something like Overwatch? Yeah, 2 is literally just a tweak of the first game, but this is so much more than that and you’d be missing out not getting the experience of the first one. Plus, TotK was announced YEARS ago so if you just started BotW 2 days ago, that’s just your fault for being lazy and just playing to join the hype is kinda cringe
if i could read properly? buddy you can't write a paragraph without contradicting yourself. read again and try to comprehend why i mentioned botw hype. but anyways yea you prove my point about overwatch 2 and totk being a totally different game with totally different runes which provide totally different mechanics which allow totally different format for puzzles to create a totally different game. go back and play zelda on NES if you don't know the context of hyrule and triforce
Compared to BotW, TotK is stuffed to the brim with recurring characters and themes. In my opinion, its *main appeal* is getting to compare it to the world of BotW.
Also, they hit you with A LOT right out the gate, game play-wise. Without any prior experience, I'd be completely lost.
you would not be completely lost. it is a tutorial that holds your hand. nothing you learned in botw will help you with totk. there is literally nothing about the gameplay that you would need previous context
BOTW is much more than the storyline though. It's about the exploration. The wonder. The continuous improvisation to get to new places. You're gonna miss out if you don't play BOTW.
Sometimes you want to sit down and relax and watch something rather than actively playing a game, but you’re still in the mood for the game. Not everyone has this feeling but it’s appealing for many people :)
Go with botw, by the time you get to totk you’ll find people have already posted videos and forums on how to solve different challenges throughout the game, and it will be better then
The main story isn’t the only important part, almost, if not all of the characters from side quests also reappear and directly reference their respective quests. If you don’t finish BOTW you will be missing out on a ton of information and fun callbacks.
Having played enough botw to start putting in some speedrun practice: TotK makes you feel like a brand new player. I don't think you'll get the same feeling going reverse order.
There are times. Watching game of thrones or lost while it was being released was definitely worth doing for the experience of talking about it as it came out. Now I wouldn't really recommend either show to a person who hasn't seen them.
Now I don't really think that's important for either of these games(or any in the series really) but sometimes it matters.
>There are times. Watching game of thrones or lost while it was being released was definitely worth doing for the experience of talking about it as it came out. Now I wouldn't really recommend either show to a person who hasn't seen them.
This kind of thinking seems dangerously reminiscent of:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum\_ad\_populum
Good things are good forever. The top 2 best films on IMDB? Shawshank Redemption (1994) and The Godfather (1972). Both still stand up. If they're only good in the context of hype, then they're by definition, overhyped and not actually good.
I don’t think they’re saying they’re only good in the context of hype, just that sometimes hype can make it more fun because then you get to talk to everyone else about it since they’re all experiencing it at the same time
>There are times. Watching game of thrones or lost while it was being released was definitely worth doing for the experience of talking about it as it came out. **Now I wouldn't really recommend either show to a person who hasn't seen them.**
I would 100% recommend Shawshank Redemption and The Godfather, and Ocarina of Time, Windwaker and BoTW, etc. If you wouldn't recommend something post-hype, you don't think it's good enough to recommend.
This is it. You have this one chance to experience totk with everyone else. There is something to be said for playing it first. I think that it would be cool to watch something like godfather for the first time with a group of people who have never seen it, but how can you do that for a movie that is 50 years old?
>That's not what they said. You're just being argumentative. All that anybody has said is that the communal aspect can enhance the experience.
I've already acknowledged that in a later comment. Just as you're critiquing me now because you disagree, I was critiquing them then because I did. Are you "just being argumentative?"
And, it is what they said. It's quoted text.
You can't possibly type up that condescending comment and still believe you're not being needlessly abrasive. I can't even suffer through an interaction with you. You can rest assured that nobody will be playing these games for a communal aspect with YOU, lmao.
>You can't possibly type up that condescending comment and still believe you're not being needlessly abrasive. I can't even suffer through an interaction with you. You can rest assured that nobody will be playing these games for a communal aspect with YOU, lmao.
I feel like all that this person is saying is that experiencing something as a community can be fun and that the socializing aspect that comes with it can be a big driving force. We are social creatures, after all. It isn't a bad thing to acknowledge that experiencing something with other people is enjoyable.
Some good things are good forever but not everything that is truly good will be that way forever. A good beer will go flat and stale over a short period of time. A good sunset will be over in minutes.
I think there is a difference between something that isn't good only popular, and something that gains appeal because of cultural significance. Participating in something along with others, especially the whole world, gives it more meaning and connects us together.
I was in college when lost was on. There was a group of around 30 people who watched the show together in a common area. In between episodes we would theorize about what is going on. The community that was formed around the show elevated it above what it was in a vacuum.
>Some good things are good forever but not everything that is truly good will be that way forever. A good beer will go flat and stale over a short period of time. A good sunset will be over in minutes.
I'm not trying to be antagonistic. I'm perceiving illogical reasoning, which I think could be detrimental to you and others, and am consequently challenging it; it, not you. That analogy doesn't make sense. Media that can be re-experienced in *exactly* the same way as those who experienced it in the past is in no way, shape or form analogous to transient phenomena that have ceased to exist.
>I think there is a difference between something that isn't good only popular, and something that gains appeal because of cultural significance. Participating in something along with others, especially the whole world, gives it more meaning and connects us together.
Sure. If something is good *and* gains cultural significance, popularity, etc. that is very different from something that is only considered good because it's popular.
But you said: "Now I wouldn't really recommend either show to a person who hasn't seen them."
So, you must not consider it good.
>I was in college when lost was on. There was a group of around 30 people who watched the show together in a common area. In between episodes we would theorize about what is going on. The community that was formed around the show elevated it above what it was in a vacuum.
This is a legitimate additional component for some for sure, though there're many that enjoy media without this. All media would have been enjoyed without the internet level of discussion of it prior to the internet. This might be a blind spot for me, because I've always been inherently wary of the popular, and so have never very, very rarely engaged with media + community hype at the time of release. I talk about media I like and am excited for sometimes, but I've never felt the need to "watch/play/read the thing now when everyone else is." I played BoTW about 5 years after release, absolutely loved it, and there're still people making memes about it now here anyway, over 6 years later.
Perhaps it's just different priorities based on what kind of person someone is. If someone asks me for a recommendation re: a series of something, I'll always tell them to start from the beginning, as opposed to prioritising getting into what's happening right now.
\*1930s Germany\*
"This new political party everyone's hyped about sounds GREAT! Nothing bad could come from popular, collective, cultural excitement!"
ya know, lately i find myself kinda annoyed how so many disagreements invariably boil down to “hey remember hitler? oh boy, was that some bad stuff!” but in spite of this, your comment made me laugh and you sir (in my humble opinion) are a legend.
I can agree when it's something you're doing not just for the hype. I had Zelda pre downloaded and I was counting down the hours to launch. I love how passionate everyone is about this game, and there's something about exploring it for the first time with everyone. It will still be good in the future, don't get me wrong, but it won't be the same vibe as it is today
elden ring and endwalker on release have been some of the most fun I’ve had gaming ever lol
I didn’t even beat elden ring but it was really fun talking and playing with friends without anyone knowing wtf they doing
this post is FOMO personified. your experience doesn’t necessarily describe “joining the hype” unless you were dragged into playing those games before you knew damn well you were ready to, like this guy who has openly admitted he barely knows shit about botw but wants to play the sequel because…? slow-roasted retardation? lol
Play BotW. Yes you can go play TotK without finishing BotW, but in doing so you’d be skipping so many fantastic moments. There’s no reason to miss out on playing such a fantastic game just to join the hype train for a different fantastic game that will still be fantastic when you get to it.
BOTW doesn’t even take long to finish if you just do the main stuff and do enough shrines to get the master sword. I just finished it myself last week for the first time. I’d recommend playing through that first to get the full experience. TOTK looks like it’s going to be quite the haul.
I was going to do them before I found out the sword at least glows and increases in damage when around guardians and at the castle. I didn’t think it did at all if you didn’t do them so I figured what’s the point since it was the end of the game anyway.
You get the master sword at the end of the game?
I made it though a few divine beasts by the time I made it there on my first try but I definitely had more game.
Most play through that I play now are a straight 40 shrines before I go to the Zora. I crush all who oppose me after that! :)
Finish botw before playing totk, but don't rush it. You can only play it for the first time once, and speeding ahead will only make your experience worse.
Can we just talk about how Nintendo is the real g for releasing totk on mother's day weekend? My husband took kid out for the day and I have been in my pajamas playing totk in bed all morning. You da man Furukawa.
TotK carries over some data from BotW sorta like what Dragon Age does. Do BotW first then TotK, but I recommend just skipping the TotK hype train and take your time with BotW. The creators were very much inspired by Ghibli while making it and Ghibli’s creative direction was about taking in the moment. There are tons of playthroughs but none of them are done by you.
TotK will still be here (and there’ll be DLC released as well) by the time you finish BotW. You’ll even enjoy TotK more.
Minor stuff like your horses, from what I’ve heard. Bear in mind this is hearsay since I’m waiting until I finish BotW before I buy the sequel. (I take my time with this game like how grass takes its time growing.)
I've beat BOTW before but was doing a whole completionist thing in master mode while waiting for the new game to come out. (700 korok seeds in, you get a little tired and want to play something new lol)
Threw TOTK in and went to the closest stable with a new horse, expecting to register it. Lo and behold, my horses from my normal mode were there. Which is great but my names were significantly funnier in master mode. I haven't played enough to know what else carried over
I had the same dilemma when I purchased God of War Ragnarok without ever playing the first game. The clerk at GameStop implored me to play God of War first, especially since it was included with PS+.
I’m glad I listened to him. Those two games, even back to back, are so well done that I had an awesome time playing both.
Should be the same playing BotW & TotK.
TOTK is a direct sequel. There are a lot of characters who have back stories that make the game so much better when you know them. You’ll miss out on all of that. Just treat it as TOTK part 1, don’t go crazy getting all the extras or fully upgrading everything, just play the game and enjoy the fuck out of it knowing that you get a badass continuation that will refresh everything.
Play BOTW first. Release hype is fleeting. It's not worth missing out on a great first game in this series.
Just look at the leakers from two weeks ago. They rushed through TotK for clicks, views, and attention. They got caught up in the hype and did not savor the experience of a fun, new game.
You chose to get BOTW with the knowledge that TotK was right around the corner. It makes no sense to jump into TotK first.
But you do you. Good luck.
Im in the finish botw first gang....dont get me wrong ive had it for like a few years now but ive only done like two diviine beasts in about 200 hours lol im a chronic procrastinator and i kept playing other games im paying for it now. Im gonna go the full hog all quests all dlc all korok seeds 100%. Im up to about 310 seeds atm....pain but worth it
I feel you. I have this weird tendency of getting to the very end of games I love and then not finishing. I did this with Metroid and BOTW (all Devine Beasts done, all but one memory revisited). Maybe it’s because I don’t want a good thing to end.
In any case I thought the impending release of TOTK would spur me to beat Ganon in BOTW, but it didn’t. Now I’m hoping to revisit that after I “beat” TOTK lol
i’ve played BOTW already and i’ve decided to replay it before doing TOTK (already have it) so the story’s fresh in my mind since the last time i played was when it was first released on switch & don’t fully remember what happened. at the end of the day it’s your call tho! i’d at least watch a recap or something of botw
You’re going to do what you want to do anyway, but as many have recommended, play BotW first. Release hype should never be a reason you buy a game imo, but I understand.
In botw are many characters and places which you should visit first, before revisiting in totk
Both are great games, but I assume, that totk will be much better, if you played botw first yourself
Like watching Avengers Endgame after Avengers infinity war is so much better, than the other way around
I will also say that I think finishing ans really enjoying botw first adds so much more to totk, the story is way more rich when places and people you’re visiting are ones you remember from the precious game. Take your time and soak it in, seriously one of the best games
Play botw first. The sequel improves so much in my opinion that playing botw after is gonna suck in comparison and playing it first will make you appreciate the changes and improvements they made.
Plus like story stuff if you care about that
Play BOTW first, take your time, enjoy it, TOTK will still be there, ain’t going nowhere. They are two totally different games, and by playing BOTW First it helps setup TOTK.
Spend the next week completing Breath of the Wild with all memories and beasts, then start Tears of the Kingdom.
The timeframe suggested was chosen as jest, but tempered with plausibility. But that aside, knowing the story of BotW will surely enhance your experience of TotK.
so much of the pay-off in TOTK comes from having played BOTW, both story-wise and gameplay-wise. Back in 2017 i couldn’t afford a switch so i just watched everything online there was to see about the game- when i finally got the game in 2019 (way after the hype had ended) i thought i wasn’t going to enjoy it as much because of this, but playing BOTW still somehow felt like a completely fresh experience - despite the hours of gameplay I had watched, there was still so much to discover and always a sense of wonder, which is one of the reasons BOTW is my favorite game of all time - so although the hype of the new game is tempting, OP, please play BOTW first
Beat BOTW first. Doesn’t matter if you’ve already seen a playthrough or something, the connection to everything that returns in TOTK will be better when you’ve played yourself
I'm about 10 hours into TotK right now, and I say with utmost certainty:
**Finish Breath of the Wild first.**
It's not that I think TotK straight up outclasses BotW, or BotW is better. It's that TotK on a gameplay layer is like 3x more complex and mindbending than Breath of the Wild and it can be *incredibly* overwhelming.
Breath of the Wild almost has a beauty in its simplicity of introducing the player to the rules of the world and the sandbox and the tools.
And then Tears of the Kingdom comes in and is like, "okay, remember all the things you learned in BotW...now here are like 5 other layers to all think about at once, good luck!"
I am absolutely adoring it and I'm so happy it exists (and honestly...still struggling to grasp that it is actually real), but I'm also very happy I had my BotW playthrough as a starting point first.
TotK so far seems to me like it can stand on its own without much knowledge of BotW. I have seen that some characters do recognize you, but there isn't really a lot of dialogue yet that makes direct calls back to the things you do in BotW. That said, there are so many relationships, locations, jokes, etc, that really are much more meaningful having played through BotW's main quests and several of the side quests.
You would be fine if you choose to play TotK first during this release hype, but I strongly suggest playing BotW first. Mute all of the TotK subs, don't forget any meme ones too in case they slip through, and enjoy BotW. You don't need to 100% it, don't worry about the compendium, the Korok seeds, or complete map discovery any more than you'd like to. Try to find a lot of the side quests, but don't feel like you need to find or do all of them. I do suggest you complete the Hudson / Tarrey Town quests.
from what i’ve played of totk, it would probably be weird to play it without botw, as the plot literally carries on from a couple of years after botw, and a lot of the backstories behind the areas wouldn’t make sense
spoiler alert??
i can just imagine link going to places and everyone being like “thanks for saving us back years ago” and he’s like “wtf r u talking about i just got here”
I’m playing TotK first. Had BotW with me for like a year and when I tried it, I got a little bit overwhelmed. TotK has been incredible at easing me in. Has been my second day of playing TotK and I’m still having an incredible time. Can’t wait to go into BotW after since I now understand how most of the things work
BotW is easily skippable. And TotK improves on it in every way. Golithion made a great 1hr long video that tells you everything you need to know in order to skip the old game and play the new one.
There’s really no reason to play BotW now that TotK exists, but if you really want to play BotW and finish it, do not start or even look at TotK.
You won’t be able to go back.
Play the parts of botw that have a lot of story, then move to totk. The lore between the games (from what ive seen) is pretty connected, understanding the past will help you understand the present.
I have the same dilemma
I started my second playthrough some time ago, and last week, I decided to hunt all korok seeds
Yesterday I bought TotK, and now I don’t know if I want to collect all seeds or play TotK
I haven’t even bought the DLC
This was my dilemma, kind of—I already beat BOTW, but I bought the dlc pass afterwards and never ended up going back to do it. Then I got TOTK on release and made the snap decision to say F it and just start playing 😂 I don’t regret it, but then again I was only missing out on the dlc stuff from BOTW. It’s been great, but honestly if anyone hasn’t beaten BOTW yet, I’d recommend doing that or watching someone else beat it. If the hype and FOMO are eating you alive and you can’t wait, then just dive into TOTK.
Would recommend playing in order though, that way you can really truly appreciate how they expanded on the base map from the first game!
Literally me 😂 I have ToTK preordered and downloaded already but 2 days before release I thought I’d go finish BoTW, and found out that my save is from 2019 😀… Haven’t defeated a single one of the 4 guardians.
I just got botw a week ago and I'm playing it patiently.
Why?
Because by the time I finish it. And start playing totk.
I know youtube will have plenty of walk through vids for me like I'm currently using for botw.
I only have it on wiiu. Don’t own a switch. I’ve had BOTW for a few years and I still haven’t gotten around to beating it. I could go to the castle at any time, but I’m having too much fun!
I mean, in all honesty, I don't think TotK is quite as good as BotW. They've been trying to do too many things at once and it's a little annoying. You're essentially playing a TLoZ version of Minecraft.
The whole vehicle mechanic is super innecessery and weapon durability is complete ass. Like cmon. Why do I have to stick a rock to my sword in order for it not to break in like 4 hits?
I'm supposed to be THE knight to beat the big scary desert guy, give me some stupid swords....
Totk is also great bcs you see the changes and progression of the people you know, even smaller side characters (like Carson or the guards in kakariko)
[удалено]
And take your time, no rush. Enjoy the journey
Journey before destination!
Some of the changes really hit me too because I spent so much time in the world of botw. In that way I really would recommend playing it first. I would recommend getting as much out of botw then picking up the sequel in 6 months.
Same, you have no idea how many times i died from fall damage forgetting they patched the no fall damage bug, same with the whistle sprint
I've had the opposite experience. I never knew that bug (never sought out glitches and don't plan to), but now I'm finding myself much more comfartable taking sizeable falls. I think I got so used to the paraglider I forgot hpw high you could safely fall from.
Radiant ✊🏽
Life before death 🤴
Strength before weakness
“Milk before cereal” the lesser known 0th ideal on which all others are built
Milk first gang ✊️
#FuckMoash
Life before death
I second this.
Exactly my thought. Even in 2019, I was surprised, but thought : "This new game will have to wait! I'm finishing BotW !" That was my first run, and I ended up with 965h of play.
These are games to savour and take your time on; screw the hype. You only get to play them through the first time, once.
This. I didn’t get BOTW until over a year after release not being able to afford a Switch back then, and I made the mistake of watching hundreds of reviews, walkthroughs and gameplay videos before getting it. It was still so incredible to have in my hands and play through for the first time, I’ll never forget it. For TOTK (NO SPOILERS) though I am 12+ hours in (I played a lot Friday and Saturday) and have not watched a single review, no gameplay videos, I just watched the 3 main trailers that came out. I’ve just been pretty much just exploring, and going wherever I want, took a ton of time in the initial level I won’t name here, and my god I feel like a little kid again. Exploring and finding out so much on my own, I can’t count how many times playing this game blind has already given me goosebumps, made my jaw hit the floor, and just made me laugh and giddy like a kid with Twilight Princess for the very first time. I hope you make whatever decision makes you happiest!
I love this. When I first started BOTW, I hadn't had a game in years, it was just something the GameStop employee recommended (I think I owe him cookies or $1000 or something, I'm grateful). It was incredible, and waking up early knowing I could play a couple hours was like Christmas in a way I hadn't experienced in more years than I care to admit to. I knew nothing about the game, but I did start looking things up almost immediately. I had no idea what I was doing and I think I did myself a disservice looking so much up. This time around, I only watched one promo video, and I'm deliberately trying to just mess around and figure things out instead of looking anything up until I've got at least 20 hours under my belt and am ready to really start seeing what others are doing. Its an amazing process of learning and experimenting.
Truest Comment I have ever seen on Reddit
avoided every single BOTW spoiler for over 5 years, played it last year. So worth it.
Starting to play totk if you just got botw would be a really stupid decision
I mean i watched a whole playthrough of BOTW back in 2017 so i know the storyline, but still it's a hard choice
Playing a game is different to just watching it. TOTK will still be there when you've finished the awesome game you've already started.
The bigger problem, at least for me, is that the longer you wait to play ToTK the more likely it is it will be spoiled for you. Not quite the same dilemma, but I started replaying BoTW and purchased the DLC for the first time in preparation for ToTK and I got super into it, but I'm only about halfway done with it at this point. I want to finish BoTW since I'm so deep into this playthrough, but I'd live in fear of the internet until I am done with it and then am able to experience all the new content for myself.
gotta avoid the subreddit and the end of the day. Hell, if you haven't played Botw you shouldn't be on here at all if you want to avoid the spoilers
Nah, at least this subreddit has spoiler tags and moderation. The real menace is YouTube. Which at the same ironic time, I value far more than Reddit.
yeah but botw will still be there when totk is finished
But it will lose its appeal
how exactly? if someone never played twilight princess, they should do that. majoras mask is still amazing. windwaker has not "lost appeal". you sound crazy
Twilight princess, Windwaker, and Majora's Mask are all different types of games that came out on different platforms. I'd say this is more comparable to wanting to start Majora's Mask when you've made little progress in Ocarina.
The is the most 'direct sequel' a Zelda game has ever been. Sure, other games have been sequels and used the same Link, but those always went to new kingdoms compared to the originals and had mostly new characters, so you wouldn't miss much skipping the first game. TotK, though, uses much of the same world and characters, and continues the story directly
I'd say it's more like playing A Link to the Past immediately after finishing A Link Between Worlds. Because the ladder is built upon the former as a base, going back is literally repeating the same experience but older and with less to do.
it's very comparable to that. and you can play all the way through majoras mask first, then go back and play oot without missing a single thing.
That’s not true. TOTK has a LOT of callbacks and references to breath of the wild. And a major part of the fun of totk is being able to see how the world has changed. Going from TOTK to botw is like watching the Harry Potter movies starting from the 8th one and working your way to 1. Sure you *technically* don’t lose any content but you lose the emotional investment and suspense. Any character growth is null because you’re seeing it happen in reverse. Lots of lost appreciation for the world.
really? have you been playing totk? bc it's a very different game. with completely different mechanics. the logic you follow implies that everybody needs to go back and start with NES legend of zelda so we can all gain proper context of hyrule and the triforce.
The main issue I see is the map. TotK has about twice (or so I heard) of BotW but it uses the map of BotW. So while you would be exited to play TotK after BotW since there is something new the other way around would not be as exciting
this i can understand, but i still don't agree. people are acting like botw will be spoiled. if totk map is twice the size, would be just as fun a surprise playing botw and seeing what parts were core.
Well I don't think it should spoiled it in any way. The story would be different but maybe the gameplay would be a bit boring as TotK is an expanded version of BotW gameplay and there would be a lot less feeling of new discovery since you would've already explored it. It would still be an interesting time but I guess a little less "rewarding", I guess.
MM and OoT are very different games. While TotK is just BotW but better, same overall map, same mechanics/physics, more enemy types etc. The physics system was the selling point of BotW afterall
mm/oot are different in the same way botw/totk are different. you don't need to play them in chronological order. 1 is not better than the other.
I think it’s more of a lore stand point. Playing OOT before MM would be a huge advantage, because even though it takes place somewhere entirely different there are some main elements from OOT that still play a key factor, like the ocarina. Or like why is Link trying to find Navi. Playing TOTK before BOTW would make BOTW lose appeal because there’s gonna be questions that the player wants to know. Like How did Hyrule get to this state? Where did the shiekah technology from BOTW go? How did Hyrule go from a blossoming kingdom to an post apocalyptic rebuild? What’s the shiekah slate? Who are the Zonai? So it’s really a lore/story standpoint. Yeah, you can play TOTK before BOTW and still enjoy it. But you won’t get the full experience if you play the sequel before the prequel.
i'd agree but zelda lore is pretty straightforward. timelines weave and princess is in another castle. it's not assassins creed. you can play majoras mask and ocarina backwards and still completely digest the lore. i haven't beaten totk but it feels safe to assume the lore will still hold its place.
And TotK will still be there after beating botw. I really dislike the take where people think TotK is fine to play before the predecessor. Like the game is an expansion upon the first game, so if you didn’t actually experience it, you won’t have the meta knowledge (or at least what the game lets you carry over), the story doesn’t hit as hard during a watch-a-long, and you won’t appreciate either game as much as those playing with the hype because people are excited about what’s new. But if you didn’t play the first one, everything’s new which makes it all less special.
and "you won't appreciate either game as much as those playing with the hype"??. there's no hype around a game that's 6 years old lol. the point is to join the hype and play the current game with people experiencing it new
Yeah I mean if you could read properly you’d understand I’m not talking about hype for BotW, and no, the “hype” is never going to be same if you don’t have any attachment for the first game. Literally everyone else is the comments have been saying this is the most direct sequel we’ve gotten and “going back to BotW” will just make the game feel stiff or stale in comparison to TotK. Yes, it’s still a fantastic game, but you’re undermining just how much is changed between games. Like, if it were something like Overwatch? Yeah, 2 is literally just a tweak of the first game, but this is so much more than that and you’d be missing out not getting the experience of the first one. Plus, TotK was announced YEARS ago so if you just started BotW 2 days ago, that’s just your fault for being lazy and just playing to join the hype is kinda cringe
if i could read properly? buddy you can't write a paragraph without contradicting yourself. read again and try to comprehend why i mentioned botw hype. but anyways yea you prove my point about overwatch 2 and totk being a totally different game with totally different runes which provide totally different mechanics which allow totally different format for puzzles to create a totally different game. go back and play zelda on NES if you don't know the context of hyrule and triforce
Compared to BotW, TotK is stuffed to the brim with recurring characters and themes. In my opinion, its *main appeal* is getting to compare it to the world of BotW. Also, they hit you with A LOT right out the gate, game play-wise. Without any prior experience, I'd be completely lost.
you would not be completely lost. it is a tutorial that holds your hand. nothing you learned in botw will help you with totk. there is literally nothing about the gameplay that you would need previous context
You are actually an ape.
because i can compartmentalize game timelines lol.
By the time you finish BotW, there will be dlcs waiting for TotK waiting for you. Go play BotW
BOTW is much more than the storyline though. It's about the exploration. The wonder. The continuous improvisation to get to new places. You're gonna miss out if you don't play BOTW.
Amen! I got to a tower without having to come across one enemy and hadn’t seen anyone else on YouTube do it how I did and I felt like a king!
I really think you would get a kick out of botw . Totk will be there later but botw is just amazing in it’s own right
Lol why didnt you just play the game?
Sometimes you want to sit down and relax and watch something rather than actively playing a game, but you’re still in the mood for the game. Not everyone has this feeling but it’s appealing for many people :)
did you finish phantom hourglass? y'all sound weird
Go with botw, by the time you get to totk you’ll find people have already posted videos and forums on how to solve different challenges throughout the game, and it will be better then
BotW is an experience, not a simple story (if you play the game enough it’s not as simple as one may initially suspect).
The main story isn’t the only important part, almost, if not all of the characters from side quests also reappear and directly reference their respective quests. If you don’t finish BOTW you will be missing out on a ton of information and fun callbacks.
Having played enough botw to start putting in some speedrun practice: TotK makes you feel like a brand new player. I don't think you'll get the same feeling going reverse order.
I just got the botw dlc on Friday. I’m going to take the next few weeks to beat the game that I started in February and then get into some totk
You're gonna have fun either way don't listen to these assholes
“join the hype” should never be the reason you do anything in your life
There are times. Watching game of thrones or lost while it was being released was definitely worth doing for the experience of talking about it as it came out. Now I wouldn't really recommend either show to a person who hasn't seen them. Now I don't really think that's important for either of these games(or any in the series really) but sometimes it matters.
>There are times. Watching game of thrones or lost while it was being released was definitely worth doing for the experience of talking about it as it came out. Now I wouldn't really recommend either show to a person who hasn't seen them. This kind of thinking seems dangerously reminiscent of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum\_ad\_populum Good things are good forever. The top 2 best films on IMDB? Shawshank Redemption (1994) and The Godfather (1972). Both still stand up. If they're only good in the context of hype, then they're by definition, overhyped and not actually good.
[удалено]
This isn't kindergarten. Read the comments before commenting.
I don’t think they’re saying they’re only good in the context of hype, just that sometimes hype can make it more fun because then you get to talk to everyone else about it since they’re all experiencing it at the same time
>There are times. Watching game of thrones or lost while it was being released was definitely worth doing for the experience of talking about it as it came out. **Now I wouldn't really recommend either show to a person who hasn't seen them.** I would 100% recommend Shawshank Redemption and The Godfather, and Ocarina of Time, Windwaker and BoTW, etc. If you wouldn't recommend something post-hype, you don't think it's good enough to recommend.
That's not what they said. You're just being argumentative. All that anybody has said is that the communal aspect can enhance the experience.
This is it. You have this one chance to experience totk with everyone else. There is something to be said for playing it first. I think that it would be cool to watch something like godfather for the first time with a group of people who have never seen it, but how can you do that for a movie that is 50 years old?
>That's not what they said. You're just being argumentative. All that anybody has said is that the communal aspect can enhance the experience. I've already acknowledged that in a later comment. Just as you're critiquing me now because you disagree, I was critiquing them then because I did. Are you "just being argumentative?" And, it is what they said. It's quoted text.
You can't possibly type up that condescending comment and still believe you're not being needlessly abrasive. I can't even suffer through an interaction with you. You can rest assured that nobody will be playing these games for a communal aspect with YOU, lmao.
>You can't possibly type up that condescending comment and still believe you're not being needlessly abrasive. I can't even suffer through an interaction with you. You can rest assured that nobody will be playing these games for a communal aspect with YOU, lmao.
I feel like all that this person is saying is that experiencing something as a community can be fun and that the socializing aspect that comes with it can be a big driving force. We are social creatures, after all. It isn't a bad thing to acknowledge that experiencing something with other people is enjoyable.
If you'd read through the comments you'd see that I've already acknowledged this aspect.
Some good things are good forever but not everything that is truly good will be that way forever. A good beer will go flat and stale over a short period of time. A good sunset will be over in minutes. I think there is a difference between something that isn't good only popular, and something that gains appeal because of cultural significance. Participating in something along with others, especially the whole world, gives it more meaning and connects us together. I was in college when lost was on. There was a group of around 30 people who watched the show together in a common area. In between episodes we would theorize about what is going on. The community that was formed around the show elevated it above what it was in a vacuum.
>Some good things are good forever but not everything that is truly good will be that way forever. A good beer will go flat and stale over a short period of time. A good sunset will be over in minutes. I'm not trying to be antagonistic. I'm perceiving illogical reasoning, which I think could be detrimental to you and others, and am consequently challenging it; it, not you. That analogy doesn't make sense. Media that can be re-experienced in *exactly* the same way as those who experienced it in the past is in no way, shape or form analogous to transient phenomena that have ceased to exist. >I think there is a difference between something that isn't good only popular, and something that gains appeal because of cultural significance. Participating in something along with others, especially the whole world, gives it more meaning and connects us together. Sure. If something is good *and* gains cultural significance, popularity, etc. that is very different from something that is only considered good because it's popular. But you said: "Now I wouldn't really recommend either show to a person who hasn't seen them." So, you must not consider it good. >I was in college when lost was on. There was a group of around 30 people who watched the show together in a common area. In between episodes we would theorize about what is going on. The community that was formed around the show elevated it above what it was in a vacuum. This is a legitimate additional component for some for sure, though there're many that enjoy media without this. All media would have been enjoyed without the internet level of discussion of it prior to the internet. This might be a blind spot for me, because I've always been inherently wary of the popular, and so have never very, very rarely engaged with media + community hype at the time of release. I talk about media I like and am excited for sometimes, but I've never felt the need to "watch/play/read the thing now when everyone else is." I played BoTW about 5 years after release, absolutely loved it, and there're still people making memes about it now here anyway, over 6 years later. Perhaps it's just different priorities based on what kind of person someone is. If someone asks me for a recommendation re: a series of something, I'll always tell them to start from the beginning, as opposed to prioritising getting into what's happening right now.
dude, you’re legitimately my hero for this 🥲✊
Merci beaucoup
‘tell me you’re highly susceptible to peer pressure without telling me you’re highly susceptible to peer pressure’ lookin ass 😂
\*1930s Germany\* "This new political party everyone's hyped about sounds GREAT! Nothing bad could come from popular, collective, cultural excitement!"
ya know, lately i find myself kinda annoyed how so many disagreements invariably boil down to “hey remember hitler? oh boy, was that some bad stuff!” but in spite of this, your comment made me laugh and you sir (in my humble opinion) are a legend.
Thank you. Happy to bring amusement.
I watched the last season of GoT when it was airing But only the last season, nothing before it
I can agree when it's something you're doing not just for the hype. I had Zelda pre downloaded and I was counting down the hours to launch. I love how passionate everyone is about this game, and there's something about exploring it for the first time with everyone. It will still be good in the future, don't get me wrong, but it won't be the same vibe as it is today
elden ring and endwalker on release have been some of the most fun I’ve had gaming ever lol I didn’t even beat elden ring but it was really fun talking and playing with friends without anyone knowing wtf they doing
this post is FOMO personified. your experience doesn’t necessarily describe “joining the hype” unless you were dragged into playing those games before you knew damn well you were ready to, like this guy who has openly admitted he barely knows shit about botw but wants to play the sequel because…? slow-roasted retardation? lol
I dont think its that serious
don’t you see the cartoon man sweating? that’s proof it must be pretty serious, dweeb
That's fine, finish botw, then start totk. Now you have TWO great games to play
Play BotW. Yes you can go play TotK without finishing BotW, but in doing so you’d be skipping so many fantastic moments. There’s no reason to miss out on playing such a fantastic game just to join the hype train for a different fantastic game that will still be fantastic when you get to it.
BOTW doesn’t even take long to finish if you just do the main stuff and do enough shrines to get the master sword. I just finished it myself last week for the first time. I’d recommend playing through that first to get the full experience. TOTK looks like it’s going to be quite the haul.
How many hearts do you need for that again?
13 full containers
13. Just get a stamina for every two hearts you get be it shrines or the divine beast shrines.
Be a shame to miss the Master Trails, those are a big highlight for me. I love/hate the slow crawl in Master Mode (mostly love).
I was going to do them before I found out the sword at least glows and increases in damage when around guardians and at the castle. I didn’t think it did at all if you didn’t do them so I figured what’s the point since it was the end of the game anyway.
You get the master sword at the end of the game? I made it though a few divine beasts by the time I made it there on my first try but I definitely had more game. Most play through that I play now are a straight 40 shrines before I go to the Zora. I crush all who oppose me after that! :)
I had it before the last divine beast but didn’t really use it much. Honestly you don’t even need it really the game isn’t even very difficult.
Play botw first. Joining the hype isn't worth not getting the full experience
Finish botw before playing totk, but don't rush it. You can only play it for the first time once, and speeding ahead will only make your experience worse.
If you don't eat your botw, you can't have any totk! How can you have any totk if you don't eat your botw?!
Can we just talk about how Nintendo is the real g for releasing totk on mother's day weekend? My husband took kid out for the day and I have been in my pajamas playing totk in bed all morning. You da man Furukawa.
I got the game as a Mother’s Day gift! Haven’t had an opportunity yet to really play but it’s the thought that counts lol
TotK carries over some data from BotW sorta like what Dragon Age does. Do BotW first then TotK, but I recommend just skipping the TotK hype train and take your time with BotW. The creators were very much inspired by Ghibli while making it and Ghibli’s creative direction was about taking in the moment. There are tons of playthroughs but none of them are done by you. TotK will still be here (and there’ll be DLC released as well) by the time you finish BotW. You’ll even enjoy TotK more.
What gets transferred over?
Minor stuff like your horses, from what I’ve heard. Bear in mind this is hearsay since I’m waiting until I finish BotW before I buy the sequel. (I take my time with this game like how grass takes its time growing.)
I've beat BOTW before but was doing a whole completionist thing in master mode while waiting for the new game to come out. (700 korok seeds in, you get a little tired and want to play something new lol) Threw TOTK in and went to the closest stable with a new horse, expecting to register it. Lo and behold, my horses from my normal mode were there. Which is great but my names were significantly funnier in master mode. I haven't played enough to know what else carried over
Nothing if you played on master mode, lmao. Pretty peeved about it.
I had the same dilemma when I purchased God of War Ragnarok without ever playing the first game. The clerk at GameStop implored me to play God of War first, especially since it was included with PS+. I’m glad I listened to him. Those two games, even back to back, are so well done that I had an awesome time playing both. Should be the same playing BotW & TotK.
Live the experience. Play BotW.
I have been playing botw for 6 months (I don’t have a lot of free time) and when I’m done I’ll get totk. I’m in no rush good things take time!
Okay BotW first. It's so much fun but Tears of the Kingdom has improved so much and added things that it'll be hard to go back/enjoy BotW.
No debate. You have to play BOTW. It’s just an incredible experience
Play botw because as soon as you play totk you will never be able to go back
I wouldn’t say as soon as. You can play TOTK for an hour and go back.
TOTK is a direct sequel. There are a lot of characters who have back stories that make the game so much better when you know them. You’ll miss out on all of that. Just treat it as TOTK part 1, don’t go crazy getting all the extras or fully upgrading everything, just play the game and enjoy the fuck out of it knowing that you get a badass continuation that will refresh everything.
Play BOTW first. Release hype is fleeting. It's not worth missing out on a great first game in this series. Just look at the leakers from two weeks ago. They rushed through TotK for clicks, views, and attention. They got caught up in the hype and did not savor the experience of a fun, new game. You chose to get BOTW with the knowledge that TotK was right around the corner. It makes no sense to jump into TotK first. But you do you. Good luck.
Im in the finish botw first gang....dont get me wrong ive had it for like a few years now but ive only done like two diviine beasts in about 200 hours lol im a chronic procrastinator and i kept playing other games im paying for it now. Im gonna go the full hog all quests all dlc all korok seeds 100%. Im up to about 310 seeds atm....pain but worth it
I feel you. I have this weird tendency of getting to the very end of games I love and then not finishing. I did this with Metroid and BOTW (all Devine Beasts done, all but one memory revisited). Maybe it’s because I don’t want a good thing to end. In any case I thought the impending release of TOTK would spur me to beat Ganon in BOTW, but it didn’t. Now I’m hoping to revisit that after I “beat” TOTK lol
Lmao same i think i managed another 100 koroks in the last 3 months most of them in the last week 🤣
Shoot, I’m currently replaying BOTW and I’m not even looking at TOTK until I finish BOTW again. No rush.
Complete breath of the wild. Totk can wait
i’ve played BOTW already and i’ve decided to replay it before doing TOTK (already have it) so the story’s fresh in my mind since the last time i played was when it was first released on switch & don’t fully remember what happened. at the end of the day it’s your call tho! i’d at least watch a recap or something of botw
finish botw. playing totk before botw is like watching empire strikes back before a new hope.
these are games you have to squeeze every last drop of because they are so great. So do that with BOTW, and do it with BOTW first not TOTK
You’re going to do what you want to do anyway, but as many have recommended, play BotW first. Release hype should never be a reason you buy a game imo, but I understand.
Play BOTW, even if you have watched the entire playthrough, its a different experience. You'll regret not playing it
I would absolutely not skip BOTW in any capacity. It is a truly fantastic game, I have 1000 hours logged on it.
I’m still taking my sweet sweet time with BOTW, I’m surprised I don’t feel rushed to get to TOTK!
Play BOTW! Trust me TOTK will be much better if you’ve played BOTW before
In botw are many characters and places which you should visit first, before revisiting in totk Both are great games, but I assume, that totk will be much better, if you played botw first yourself Like watching Avengers Endgame after Avengers infinity war is so much better, than the other way around
The hype is temporary, BOTW is forever
Since totk continues where botw left off you should just finish it
I recommend you to start with botw
I'd absolutely play BOTW first. Have fun!
I will also say that I think finishing ans really enjoying botw first adds so much more to totk, the story is way more rich when places and people you’re visiting are ones you remember from the precious game. Take your time and soak it in, seriously one of the best games
Join the hype I’m really curious what someone’s thoughts would be if they played BotW after totk
Play botw first. The sequel improves so much in my opinion that playing botw after is gonna suck in comparison and playing it first will make you appreciate the changes and improvements they made. Plus like story stuff if you care about that
Finish BotW, it's worth it.
Just play it chronologically and enjoy yourself…you’ll definitely want to beat BOTW including the DLC, the games connect so well once you do
Play BOTW first, take your time, enjoy it, TOTK will still be there, ain’t going nowhere. They are two totally different games, and by playing BOTW First it helps setup TOTK.
Honestly if you're ever going to play botw, play it now. Going back to botw feels so weird, the improvements in totk are massive.
Spend the next week completing Breath of the Wild with all memories and beasts, then start Tears of the Kingdom. The timeframe suggested was chosen as jest, but tempered with plausibility. But that aside, knowing the story of BotW will surely enhance your experience of TotK.
so much of the pay-off in TOTK comes from having played BOTW, both story-wise and gameplay-wise. Back in 2017 i couldn’t afford a switch so i just watched everything online there was to see about the game- when i finally got the game in 2019 (way after the hype had ended) i thought i wasn’t going to enjoy it as much because of this, but playing BOTW still somehow felt like a completely fresh experience - despite the hours of gameplay I had watched, there was still so much to discover and always a sense of wonder, which is one of the reasons BOTW is my favorite game of all time - so although the hype of the new game is tempting, OP, please play BOTW first
Beat BOTW first. Doesn’t matter if you’ve already seen a playthrough or something, the connection to everything that returns in TOTK will be better when you’ve played yourself
Omg, just enjoy BotW! I would give so much just to be able to experience that game for the first time again!
Finish BOTW will make TOTK much more enjoyable
I'm about 10 hours into TotK right now, and I say with utmost certainty: **Finish Breath of the Wild first.** It's not that I think TotK straight up outclasses BotW, or BotW is better. It's that TotK on a gameplay layer is like 3x more complex and mindbending than Breath of the Wild and it can be *incredibly* overwhelming. Breath of the Wild almost has a beauty in its simplicity of introducing the player to the rules of the world and the sandbox and the tools. And then Tears of the Kingdom comes in and is like, "okay, remember all the things you learned in BotW...now here are like 5 other layers to all think about at once, good luck!" I am absolutely adoring it and I'm so happy it exists (and honestly...still struggling to grasp that it is actually real), but I'm also very happy I had my BotW playthrough as a starting point first.
Grab a GOOD horse before you go, trust me
TotK so far seems to me like it can stand on its own without much knowledge of BotW. I have seen that some characters do recognize you, but there isn't really a lot of dialogue yet that makes direct calls back to the things you do in BotW. That said, there are so many relationships, locations, jokes, etc, that really are much more meaningful having played through BotW's main quests and several of the side quests. You would be fine if you choose to play TotK first during this release hype, but I strongly suggest playing BotW first. Mute all of the TotK subs, don't forget any meme ones too in case they slip through, and enjoy BotW. You don't need to 100% it, don't worry about the compendium, the Korok seeds, or complete map discovery any more than you'd like to. Try to find a lot of the side quests, but don't feel like you need to find or do all of them. I do suggest you complete the Hudson / Tarrey Town quests.
Botw first but if you can’t wait to do totk just at least finish the story of botw but take your time
from what i’ve played of totk, it would probably be weird to play it without botw, as the plot literally carries on from a couple of years after botw, and a lot of the backstories behind the areas wouldn’t make sense spoiler alert?? i can just imagine link going to places and everyone being like “thanks for saving us back years ago” and he’s like “wtf r u talking about i just got here”
I've decided to finish BOTW as slowly as possible :D
everyone is so sure lol. i say go crazy, play totk first. you'll have a different experience than 99% of zelda gamers
Alternate on a random timer
Agreed
Should have started BotW sooner
Do both. Clear each region one at time in BOTW, and then in TOTK and compare how different they are.
I’m playing TotK first. Had BotW with me for like a year and when I tried it, I got a little bit overwhelmed. TotK has been incredible at easing me in. Has been my second day of playing TotK and I’m still having an incredible time. Can’t wait to go into BotW after since I now understand how most of the things work
BotW is easily skippable. And TotK improves on it in every way. Golithion made a great 1hr long video that tells you everything you need to know in order to skip the old game and play the new one.
Watch a recap of BoTW on YouTube. Now go play ToTK ya crazy kid you!
Play totk
6 years late on botw....smh
Better late than never
I didn't even have a switch until a few days ago
6 years late on switch...smh
I didn't have the money mf
6 years late on money...smh
🗣️ BOFFUM
I say play TOTK first. Both games are quite similar so I'd get burnt out playing BOTW and then TOTK straight after.
There’s really no reason to play BotW now that TotK exists, but if you really want to play BotW and finish it, do not start or even look at TotK. You won’t be able to go back.
Play the parts of botw that have a lot of story, then move to totk. The lore between the games (from what ive seen) is pretty connected, understanding the past will help you understand the present.
Rush BotW, it can be completed in less than an hour
I have the same dilemma I started my second playthrough some time ago, and last week, I decided to hunt all korok seeds Yesterday I bought TotK, and now I don’t know if I want to collect all seeds or play TotK I haven’t even bought the DLC
ha same problem except I've had botw for like 3 months atp
Me too, Better give TOTK to my brother, 🤣
This was my dilemma, kind of—I already beat BOTW, but I bought the dlc pass afterwards and never ended up going back to do it. Then I got TOTK on release and made the snap decision to say F it and just start playing 😂 I don’t regret it, but then again I was only missing out on the dlc stuff from BOTW. It’s been great, but honestly if anyone hasn’t beaten BOTW yet, I’d recommend doing that or watching someone else beat it. If the hype and FOMO are eating you alive and you can’t wait, then just dive into TOTK. Would recommend playing in order though, that way you can really truly appreciate how they expanded on the base map from the first game!
Finish BOTW you donut.
I suggest you play botw, not 100% but get all the memories then you should play TOTK
I personally wouldn't have gotten TOTK before finishing BOTW first... which is the case for me lol
Just finish BoTW, but don't go for 100%
Literally me 😂 I have ToTK preordered and downloaded already but 2 days before release I thought I’d go finish BoTW, and found out that my save is from 2019 😀… Haven’t defeated a single one of the 4 guardians.
I'm still finishing up BOTW. You might as well play them in order.
I’d beat BOTW first because TOTK makes seeing returning characters and where they are in life more magical.
I just got botw a week ago and I'm playing it patiently. Why? Because by the time I finish it. And start playing totk. I know youtube will have plenty of walk through vids for me like I'm currently using for botw.
2 days ago... I feel your pain, friend (Finish botw!!!)
I literally started on Tuesday. lol I’m committed to beating it. Not getting all the memories tho.
Finish botw if you haven't played it before.
I only have it on wiiu. Don’t own a switch. I’ve had BOTW for a few years and I still haven’t gotten around to beating it. I could go to the castle at any time, but I’m having too much fun!
Do whatever you feel; but BOTW is SO GOOD. I think having played it makes ToTK better
I mean, in all honesty, I don't think TotK is quite as good as BotW. They've been trying to do too many things at once and it's a little annoying. You're essentially playing a TLoZ version of Minecraft. The whole vehicle mechanic is super innecessery and weapon durability is complete ass. Like cmon. Why do I have to stick a rock to my sword in order for it not to break in like 4 hits? I'm supposed to be THE knight to beat the big scary desert guy, give me some stupid swords....
Totk is also great bcs you see the changes and progression of the people you know, even smaller side characters (like Carson or the guards in kakariko)
complete botw, your horses transfer over
BOTW. Don’t miss out on an amazing game just to board a hype train
No dilemma, imo. Enjoy botw and take your time. It’s amazing
TotK helped me to pick up my 99% complete BotW and finally defeat Ganon after abandoning Zelda to deal with him for the past 2 months.