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Shikamo on 30 January 2017

It was expected but it is good to see that it is 100% confirmed :)

Gamekult: What motivated the choice of such an open, systemic world?

Eiji Aonuma: The wish to create an open world game came shortly after Skyward Sword was finished. We realized that the way you flew from one area to another, with no opportunity to walk instead, had frustrated a lot of people who wanted to know what was hidden between the regions. One of the greatest thrills of the Zelda series lies in exploring and looking for hidden things, so after a few preliminary tests, we reckoned that the Wii U had the power we needed to create a satisfying open world – one that would allow players to visit the entire world with no loading times. Everything stemmed from that intention.

Source: http://nintendoeverything.com/aonuma-on-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-full-gamekult-interview-translation/



     


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Ljink96 on 30 January 2017

So I expect that going into houses won't require loading times either, that's great. I kind of hoped it would be like that after seeing the woodcutter's house in the demo. I know Nintendo's hiding so much from us, can't wait to see what this game has to offer!



Nogamez on 30 January 2017

Not long now :) feels like I been waiting for ever though



pokoko on 30 January 2017

I would have been surprised if it did.



Peh on 30 January 2017

I hate Nintendo when they say that they coudn't do certain stuff because of limited hardware power. Nintendo, why are you limiting yourself then?



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Mike321 on 30 January 2017

Not surprising but good to hear.



                                                                                     

drbunnig on 30 January 2017

Good news. Can't wait to immerse myself in this game.



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GuyDuke on 30 January 2017
Peh said:
I hate Nintendo when they say that they coudn't do certain stuff because of limited hardware power. Nintendo, why are you limiting yourself then?

To make the best out of a system's capabilities and make room for improvement over the next installment



irstupid on 30 January 2017
Peh said:
I hate Nintendo when they say that they coudn't do certain stuff because of limited hardware power. Nintendo, why are you limiting yourself then?

Did you know that they basically came up with the Wind Wakers flooded storyline due to hardware limitations? They wanted a huge open world game like "Breath of the Wild" but the gamecube coudl not handle that. So in order to have a big map (big at the time) they filled it with a huge empty ocean. Then they made the sailing only so fast in order for the system to be able to load up islands as you approached them. The HD remake on the Wii U was able to use the faster sail cause it coudl load islands faster.

So even when they had top of the line hardware, they were prevented from their aspirations.



KLAMarine on 30 January 2017

Meh... Would not have minded loading screens. I like gamey shit like that.