Which would be far too long for a direct sequel that reuses a lot of assets.
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We are now in 2021; Is this the year that Breath of the Wild 2 releases?
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What if it there are as many new assets as there are old ones
what if ... we get an entire great sea, an expansive underground world, and a whole sky region, each as involved and fully-fleshed out as the first game's overworld, and then some?!
I guess by now we have to assume that the game will feature an expansive new world in some form. There's no way this game would have taken 4+ years to develop otherwise.
It would still be ready to go this year. 4 years is plenty enough building off of BotW. People forget Nintendo had to do the physics and they said it took them a year to port it to Switch. BotW would've released earlier than 2017.
We'll see. I'd love for it to be this year, but I won't be shocked if it's next year.
Tbf Covid probably delayed development for months, but I also think it would release in 2020 and was internally delayed cause covid.
if the pro console is real, I think they would release at most a month apart. Maybe even the same day.
holiday 2021 is doable. Q1 2022 at the latest. I think releasing with the next switch model is what's going to happen.
Yeah, because it's literally the 1st day lol
Then it definitely shouldn't take as long because it's only being developed for a single system and all the tools/systems they created would be reusable or modifiable as opposed to having to be built from scratch
If switch pro comes out in march (alongside Monster Hunter) then it'll be Nintendo's December release title
For the record I want it out on 2021 too, it lines up with rumors /reports from Bloomberg and other outlets of a Switch hardware revision (the fabled Pro)
Just keep in mind 'fall or late 2021' was never a promised date anywhere by Nintendo or Aonuma for BOTW2. This is just people's head canon on the most likely release date after it was clear 2020 wasn't happening and after they announced Hyrule Warriors AOC and mentioned the game needing more time.
I fully expect if this game misses 2021 there were be disappointment threads where the OP and commenters imply this was the promised date. Bookmark this.
Just keep in mind 'fall or late 2021' was never a promised date anywhere by Nintendo or Aonuma for BOTW2. This is just people's head canon on the most likely release date after it was clear 2020 wasn't happening and after they announced Hyrule Warriors AOC and mentioned the game needing more time.
I fully expect if this game misses 2021 there were be disappointment threads where the OP and commenters imply this was the promised date. Bookmark this.
Physics systems aren't what took the development time. Asset creation is by far the most time consuming aspect of modern game development. People are nuts if they expect the sequel to just use the same assets as the original.
Whatever. I'm just gonna ignore the pessimism in this topic now.
Aonuma specifically cited the Phsysics engine as a major delaying factor to the game's initial projected release, along with the eventual dual release on Switch. It's not that it was the bulk of the effort, but it was the blocker that delayed the project.
Asset creation is the biggest effort, but the whole point is that for a direct sequel they not only have thousands of ready made assets to recycle, but they also have all their tools and asset pipeline fully setup and well known at this point. Even if they were to create an entire new map equal, or even greater, in size of BotW it shouldn't take the same amount of time since they'll be more efficient and familiar with their tools and processes and because part of BotW's extended dev cycle was due to other factors unrelated to asset creation, things that either have been long since been solved for BotW or are not a factor to this release.
Plenty of huge games are started from scratch and completed in 4 years, so it's not crazy to think a direct sequel with all its advantages shouldn't take even longer.
Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if it gets pushed to 2022, but I think it's out November 2021. Either way, I think we're due for some more footage. Hopefully a teaser sometime in the first half of the year and then a larger showing around E3 time with a confirmation of either this year or next year.
but what what if there are fully destructible/deformable environments and terrain and there are sequences 10.000 years into the past involving the divine beasts tearing shit up and the giant's mask where you can grow huge in real time and use the 8th heroine statue's giant sword to fight some giant enemy and it's incredible
If i was Nintendo, I would launch it with a next gen Switch but cross plat like Horizon's sequel. It already worked for BotW lol.
It feels to me like 2022 is the year of the next Switch and BOTW2.
This year, i think Switch remasters or releases of Twilight Princess, WindWaker, and Skyward Sword, will happen.
This year, i think Switch remasters or releases of Twilight Princess, WindWaker, and Skyward Sword, will happen.
Why do you assume asset creation is what makes game development take time
Smartass 😄. I meant just as far as we know going into 2021. Curious if we'll get any actual Nintendo Directs this year.
You mean a remake of one of the best games ever? You have great taste
Sure, anything is possible, but at the same time MM was created in like less than 18 months. Just because TP and BotW took a ton of time doesn't mean every future Zelda needs to or will. Plus this is supposed to be a direct sequel, not a brand new entry, that it's taken this long is already kind of crazy. Covid explains the last year but for it to somehow not make it out this year would be pretty unbelievable. Zelda or not.
Original quote/article didn't specify.
"We really felt like we would be able to get it done last year (2015), but there was a lot of struggle using the physics engine, so that's why it took a long time." - IGN
So sounds like a general issue not a system specific one. Which makes sense. BotW is already famous for its physics exploits and tricks, making it so shit didn't wildly break and go crazy was probably a nightmare. You've got this completely freeform world where all these objects must react with one another and realistically and reliably react to forces is not easy. And small correction on my part, it was also Miyamoto not Aonuma who said that.
Considering we have no idea of the scope of this game, I think it's wild that people are making any definitive statements about its release tbh.