Zelda producer considers Breath of the Wild to be a “new sort of format for the collection to proceed from”

The Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma believes that Breath of the Wild is a “new sort of format for the collection to proceed from”, which has continued with Tears of the Kingdom.

Ocarina of Time kicked off the 3D strategy to the collection which primarily stayed the identical by way of Skyward Sword when it comes to strategy and the way gamers expertise the journey. Then with Breath of the Wild, Nintendo went in a distinct path by providing a a lot increased diploma of freedom. Aonuma now says that kind of expertise “has created a brand new sort of format for the collection to proceed from.”

Aonuma instructed Sport Informer in a current interview:

“With Ocarina of Time, I feel it’s right to say that it did sort of create a format for plenty of titles within the franchise that got here after it. However in some methods, that was a little bit bit limiting for us. Whereas we at all times goal to present the participant freedoms of sure varieties, there have been sure issues that format didn’t actually afford in giving folks freedom. After all, the collection continued to evolve after Ocarina of Time, however I feel it’s additionally honest to say now that we’ve arrived at Breath of the Wild and the brand new kind of extra open play and freedom that it affords. Yeah, I feel it’s right to say that it has created a brand new sort of format for the collection to proceed from.”