Also how can you have the freaking banjo kazooie IP and do absolutely nothing with it, I don't get

They need exclusives period. They have almost all Rare IPS apart from Donkey Kong centered characters. You'd think they would do something with it right? *sigh*

@mems_1224: It's like they rely on bait and switch with game announcement. Show playable builds at E3 and gamescom and cancel it anyway

I guess MS is putting all of their faith in Scorpio now, glad that I didn't fall for Phil Spencer greatest Xbox line up bullshit they kept pushing this generation. Yeah greatest line up, but cancel them anyway

I swear Microsoft message has been so shitty this gen. From false marketing stand points, to showing/ hyping off upcoming games with playable builds to cancelling them altogether in the End. They did it with three different Games now (Phantom Dust, Fable Legends, and recently with Scalebound)seriously MS stop misleading the customers already and get your shit together. They should try to be humble and actually showcase what games they really have in check. The most interesting game in their First Party lineup has been cancelled now, I guess Crackdown 3 is next. Sorry but I call bullshit, when the best xbox line up consist of mostly Halo Variation, Forza, and Gears.

Stop being harsh to devs and allow more risks already. Its stupid to expect every game to have Halo level success, this is what I believe is stopping MS from having a diverse First Party lineup. Best Xbox line up my ass, original xbox and early xbox 360 had a more diverse lineup with different genres other than shooters or racers.

@charizard1605: like how you get dropped in the most random area, you find a specific item and wonder how to claim the top of that particular Hill or castle etc. Kinda like what the Dark Souls series does with its open world. Exploration being part of the vague puzzles. I can't wait, if anyone can do open world justice, it's definitely Nintendo

My deepest condolences. I lost my father to a stroke 3 years ago, stay strong

@charizard1605:

"On the other hand, Zelda appears to be built with the open world inextricably integrated with the game's various gameplay systems"

couldn't have said it better. Most open world games tend to lengthen the playtime with unnecessary fetch quests, but the way zelda open world works seems like a huge puzzle in itself. Kinda like ALTTP aand zelda 1, just in its first 3D re-imagining

I wanted to post the usual troubled development shenanigans, but read that it's still the Same engine afterall

YES. I expect great things from Aonuma. I'd be hugely disappointed, if it wasn't the case in the end