The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildwas a groundbreaking RPG in 2017. The game tookThe Legend of Zeldaseries in a bold new open-world direction with an infusing of survival elements and a more open design philosophy.Breath of the Wild’s success has fans clamoring for news on its sequel, although little has been shown of the game. From the few teasers that have been shown, however, the game seems as though it will be building off the foundation laid byBreath of the Wild, which is a great opportunity for Nintendo to iterate on the design of the original game.
Breath of the Wildalso influenced many of the RPGs that have released in the years since, with one of the most notable being Ubisoft’sImmortals: Fenyx Rising.Immortals: Fenyx RisingtookBreath of the Wild’s open-world design and applied it to a world inspired by Greek Mythology. The game features a great sense of humor, tons of puzzles and exploration, and many of the features that players love aboutBreath of the Wild. This makesImmortals: Fenyx Risingagreat game for fans ofBreath of the Wild, but the game also improved on some aspects thatBreath of the Wild 2should draw from in return.
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Breath of the Wild 2 Should Take Some Quality-of-Life Features
One of the biggest aspects thatImmortals: Fenyx Risingimproved fromBreath of the Wildwas the game’s quality-of-life features.Breath of the Wildsees players having to sift through menus to react to what is happening in the game world. This is not a bad aspect of the game, but it can get tiresome and often breaks up the flow of combat or puzzles.Immortals: Fenyx Risingfixes this issue by allowing players to use a recommended potion or item with a single button press when the situation calls for it. If the player is gliding and running out of stamina, the game will allow players to press left on the d-pad to use a stamina potion or a health potion when players are in a particularly difficult fight. This would be of great help when players are carrying around dozens ofcooked meals inBreath of the Wild 2.
Another great feature inImmortals: Fenyx Risingis its customization. The weapon degradation system inBreath of the Wildwas divisive among players, as it was disappointing for players to get a cool-looking weapon just to lose it for good a little while later.Breath of the Wild 2may not want to get rid of weapon degradation, as it was a massive part of the game’s identity, but it could benefit greatly fromImmortals: Fenyx Rising’s customization system. The system allows players to equip the appearance of any items they have found throughout their journey and apply it to other items with better stats. This lets players look exactly how they want throughout the game without having to sacrifice better gear. This could be great for players to continue using the appearances ofBreath of the Wild’s best weaponswithout having to keep obtaining them.
Breath of the Wild 2 Should Take From Immortals: Fenyx Rising’s DLC
Breath of the Wildreceived two DLC packs after its release, butBreath of the Wild 2’s DLC should take a step in the direction ofImmortals: Fenyx Rising.Breath of the Wild’s DLC mostly offered new items or features to the game that were helpful, but weren’t very significant. It did add the Master Mode difficulty, but the packs were overall lackluster offerings for any players who had already completed the base game and didn’t want to replay it.Immortals: Fenyx Rising, on the other hand, received three DLC packs that each were their own experiences. The game’s second DLC,Myths of the Eastern Realm, took the game to an entirely new Mythologywith a unique story, protagonist, and area to experience.
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Immortals: Fenyx Rising’s third DLC, The Lost Gods was even more transformative. It changedImmortals: Fenyx Rising’s camera to be top-down, giving it an entirely new feel and unique gameplay to the rest of the game.Breath of the Wild 2does not have to feature DLC that alters the game as drastically, but it would benefit from releasing larger DLC packs with meaningful gameplay additions. It would be great to see the sequel release DLC that adds entirely new areas to the map with their own mechanics or smaller stories to experience. This would help the DLC feel more impactful and worth the money for players, while also ensuring thatBreath of the Wild 2feels like the step forward for the series.
Breath of the Wild 2 Should Take From Immortals: Fenyx Rising’s Combat
Breath of the Wild 2should also take some lessons from the combat inImmortals: Fenyx Rising.Breath of the Wild’s combat is enjoyable on its own, but is arguably one of the weaker elements of the game. Combat inImmortals: Fenyx Risingis much smoother, and it allows players to quickly switch between multiple weapons and integrate powers into their combos and movements. This would be great inBreath of the Wild 2, and would help the game feel much more fun and rewarding to master. It would be especially beneficial if the rumors are true and players will be fighting returning characters like Demise andGhirahim inBreath of the Wild 2, as a new combat system would help make those fights more interesting.
Having a more complicated combat system would also allowBreath of the Wild 2to incorporate more unlockable powers and abilities similar toImmortals: Fenyx Rising. This would be great in helping the player feel more powerful as they play the game, as well as letting players better react to encounters or features like losing a powerful weapon to degradation. It would be particularly interesting to see what powers could be included in the game with howBreath of the Wild 2seems to be including time travelinto its main plot. Of course, there is no way of knowing what changes will be made inBreath of the Wild 2until the game releases, but hopefully players will receive news soon.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2is currently in development.
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