Five Hopes for Breath of the Wild 2
I am currently replaying Breath of the Wild in preparation for the much awaited sequel, coming to Nintendo Switch in 2023. Although Breath of the Wild is a masterpiece in its own way, I can’t help thinking about things that I hope will be improved and/or changed in Breath of the Wild 2, so here is my list of five hopes that I have for Breath of the Wild 2.
5 - Easier 100% completion
I always enjoy playing Zelda games to 100% completion with my partner - who is a completionist through-and-through. We always ensure that we 100% complete every game we play if possible.
So, with this in mind - I’d really love for Breath of the Wild 2 to have a much easier way to 100% complete the game. Don’t get me wrong, the Korok seeds were a nice addition to Breath of the Wild, but having to find 900 of them to 100% complete the game was just overkill.
4 - More story focused
It’s clear that Nintendo was chasing the open world exploration dream with Breath of the Wild, and honestly, it was refreshing to play a different kind of Zelda game.
Although I believe that due to the huge emphasis on exploration in Breath of the Wild, that the story greatly suffered to accommodate this.
I won’t spoil the ending here in case readers have not yet completed the game - but I was left underwhelmed by the end of Breath of the Wild and I hope that the storytelling aspect and the ending of Breath of the Wild 2 are improved.
3 - More traditional-style dungeons
In my opinion, one of the main things people love about Zelda games are the dungeons; they are an iconic part of the Zelda franchise. Breath of the Wild mixed it up a little, with the Divine Beasts being a replacement for traditional-style dungeons. They were an awesome addition, and I especially enjoyed being able to manipulate the way the beasts moved in order to solve puzzles and make progress throughout the dungeons.
My main gripe with the Divine Beasts was that there weren't enough of them. Breath of the Wild is such a huge game, set in the vastly enormous Hyrule - it seemed like there should have been more than four Divine Beasts. In my opinion, it should have been six Divine Beasts minimum. My hope for the sequel is that Nintendo incorporates more main dungeons.
2 - Climbing gear that allows you to climb during rain
Another pet peeve - it seems Breath of the Wild has brought the worst out of me! Climbing mechanics - great! Link can climb anything that isn’t a shrine/dungeon wall - awesome… Except for when it rains.
Rainy weather turned out to be the biggest buzzkill of Breath of the Wild for me, the weather forecast was foreboding every time I saw the little rain symbol slowly approaching. This is because, every time it rained, I was unable to climb - it was infuriating. I honestly believe that the climbing gear set acquired in the game should have given Link the ability to climb while it is raining. Perhaps it could only activate when Link is wearing all three items in the set, as other outfits give a bonus when wearing the full set. Nevertheless, this is definitely something which I hope is addressed in the sequel.
1 - Increased weapon durability
This is one of the biggest pet peeves I have about the original game. I agree that weapon durability is an interesting mechanic added to the Zelda series, however I believe that the threshold for weapon durability should be increased in the sequel.
This rings true even mores so for higher level weapons. Nothing made me more angry than using the majority of my weapons inventory killing lynels.
So there you have it, my top 5 list of hopes I have for Breath of the Wild 2. What are your hopes for the eagerly awaited sequel? Let me know in the comments!