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I can only afford the time to play one of them, which one should I play?

Many YouTubers seem to prefer BotW. But most reviews say TotK improves nearly everything.

I prefer easier combat and less complexity. Is there one that would be more enjoyable for me?

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[-] [email protected] -2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Totk is like an actual game, while BOTW is merely a tech demo.

I simply do not understand how anyone can prefer BOTW to TOTK.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 15 hours ago

Really? I think I sunk 100 hours into BOTW. I would also go with TOTK all things being equal, but I never felt like BOTW was a tech demo.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 15 hours ago

Well over 300 hours in BotW here, loved it. It feels a lot more “grounded” in comparison to totk, which feels a lot more “sandboxy” at times. Both great games, just different vibes

I would also say, there were a TON of times in TotK where they riff on previous things from BotW. A lot of the enjoyment I got was the subversion of expectations. In the lead up to the game we all thought they just copy/pasted the map to save time but they actually did a TON of work to it, and it’s very interesting and nostalgic to retread over places that have changed so much.

I would guess your best bet is playing them in order, altho it’s probably fine either way

[-] [email protected] 5 points 15 hours ago

The caves alone are impressive. They didn't just add them, they carved out where all the water comes out of the landscape and made those caverns too.

I played a little of BotW after and i was curious if a waterfall had a cave in TotK. Turns out it has an entire system attached to it. And they did that across the entire map.

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