My wife has extremely different taste to video games than I do. And it's objective that she has played more games that I have. But, regardless of that, she has never bonded with Zelda. She doesn't get far in any Zelda game. (1/3)
The farthest she has gotten is Skyward Sword on the Switch, with her biggest critism being that she can't get used to the controls. She's intrinsically interested in ToTK, and she's willing to struggle with playing it for me. With me sitting next to her, I can pick apart why she struggles (2/3)
She loves Elden Ring and Horizon Zero Dawn. So why she can't connect with Zelda is above my understanding. With me watching her, I can try to figure out if it's a UX issue, some characterization issue, or maybe a skill issue. It'll help me understand more gamers as a whole. (3/3)
So. I was super into the first Zelda on NES. And admittedly, I have not gotten into every Zelda title out there. I never played BOTW so by the time TOTK came out I thought I was behind. I did love ToTK but I did not finish it yet lol. I can sorta get not loving them all.
Zelda 1 is possibly the greatest Zelda game ever. It has aged as well as Tetris and better than SMB1. Its foundation is so solid that countless spinoffs of it will never feel old. There have been many Zelda games since, but even when I have my wife try them all, she stops playing within the hour. 🤷
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