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chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I mean…Zelda ToTK was basically “BotW, but better and with Garry’s Mod”.

Almost every Pokemon game has been the same formula, but with a few new things sprinkled in. Legends Arceus was one of the biggest departures in recent memory, but it was still a lot of the same, but 3D open world.

Mario Kart is 80% the same with maybe double carts, flying mechanics, etc. added in. This time they added a kinda sorta open world.

They change the formula a bit, but their innovation is usually leaving the base that works alone and adding a flavor packet.

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cheat700000007@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Nintendo don’t develop Pokemon.

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- chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Kind of. Game Freak isn’t a subsidiary of Nintendo, but they work VERY closely together to the point that Nintendo has a lot of say.
  
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Zoomboingding@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
TotK swapped out all the main abilities and made Gary’s Mod the main focus with the battery power being a new primary stat meter, so it does feel quite different. Also you have a full party fighting with you and two new maps to explore.

Mario Kart 8 introduced tracks that go upside down and underwater, and gave full kart customization. Mario Kart World made every track part of an open world map and made open world challenges. Sure the main gameplay is very similar, but it’s definitely not just Mario Kart 64 again and again.

Compare with something like Star Fox, F-Zero, Punch-Out, or Pikmin where the series just languishes until they feel they have a new enough spin to give it. Those games could have much bigger franchises if they changed their philosophy a bit.

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