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[Efren is G.O.A.T.]

Votes are much closer than I thought. I expected BotW2 to win by a very considerable margin as Legend of Zelda's legacy is much bigger.

 

[MagnesD3]

Botw2 only because the last time the main nintendo crew made a mainline series sequel it turned out to be arguably the best game in their library to this day Ala super mario galaxy 2.

 

[Lady Jane]

BotW felt more like a video game

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Votes are much closer than I thought. I expected BotW2 to win by a very considerable margin as Legend of Zelda's legacy is much bigger.

Never underestimate best girl Kratos

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Ragnarok since I don't own a Switch.

I also cant get a Platinum trophy on BotW2 can I?!

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

I expected Zelda to be winning by a huge marking...not almost a tie, damn

 

[Aion002]

I like GoW.

I dislike Zelda.

 

[lostinblue]

Really different games... Everyone will pick the genre they enjoy the most.

I prefer Zelda and BoTW was really good (but the classic Zelda Dungeon parts left to be desired)

If BotW2 drops the annoying weapon durability system from the first game

I hope it doesn't. I don't understand the criticism so I hope they ignore it.

There was nothing wrong with the weapons breaking, other than they broke and you had plenty of things to replace them with.

I specially don't get it when no one points such criticisms at other games that did the same like gaf darling Witcher 3 and Kingdom Come Deliverance.

Because Nintendo has never made an unambitious Zelda game in their history. Good luck if you think that's going to start with BotW2.

Skyward Sword was unambitious.

 

[rodrigolfp]

GOW is just your average game, man the industry would be great if that had an onus of truth lol

Too bad we're stuck with weapon breaking simulator and similar dungeon explorer

Laughs with unbreakable weapons mod....

 

[Rival]

I vote Zelda but I don’t even know if I’ll ever have the kind of time needed to complete a game like that again as I put almost 80 hours into the first one and life has changed a lot in the years since.

 

[Chronicle]

Well now we know half of Neogaf users are under 10 years old.




I kid.

 

[Onironauta]

Votes are much closer than I thought. I expected BotW2 to win by a very considerable margin as Legend of Zelda's legacy is much bigger.

The average gaffer is a graphics whore, it's not surprising at all

 

[Rippa]

GoW without a doubt.

If Zelda has weapon degradation again then there’s 0% chance I’m buying it.

 

[MarkMe2525]

Damn. Currently tied at 158 each. I went with BOTW2. I really enjoyed GoW but BOTW was transformative for me.

 

[The artful mincer]

Holy shit literally neck and neck!!

 

[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

I'm definitely on the GOW side. I loved Breath of the Wild, but I'm sucker for a good story and characters and need my good dose of GOW.

Tell us more about this game you've obviously played thoroughly!

Mario Kart 8? Smash Bros? No DLC but Nintendo DLC and that changes it all! You give money to Nintendo, see not to that dirty Sony that betrayed God Nintendo in the 90's. Take that Sony!

Zelda because it will be a game while GoW: R will just be a one and done movie.

80's and early 90's gaming should have been so hard for some, with all those big stories, big movies and big RPG combined in one game. The 7th Quest and Myth are movies now, they have few buttons to press, lots of stories, movies just like Super Mario, Street Fighter and Witcher! Colonie Wars has a story, it's not a game, you have no stories in game, games are Nintendo, and Nintendo games has no story, stories should be banned from gaming, and dirty Sony that betrayed Master Nintendo and took from Nintendo FF7 will die in the second. Take that Sony!

 

[Represent.]

God of WAR.

Imagine picking some kiddy generic cel shaded but not quite art style with zero story, some bland generic open world where physics are the main attraction, crap ass combat and 2002 graphics over god of testosterone

 

[RoboFu]

The new GOW is just a gameplay clone of Zelda OOT style Zelda games. BOTW is actually pushing new gameplay ideas.

 

[Oof85]

Botw2.

I'll never forgive SSM for that funeral at the start of 2018.

Every single thing I hate about cinematic games was present there, and I can trust Nintendo to not be so obtuse.

Some people have no issue with developer leashes but I cannot do it.

 

[Oof85]

The new GOW is just a gameplay clone of Zelda OOT style Zelda games. BOTW is actually pushing new gameplay ideas.

You're not wrong but they're not gonna like seeing this.
Watch the denials come in hot and fast like a cheap pizza.

 

[Zok310]

That was easy. Its gowr any day of the week

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

God of WAR.

Imagine picking some kiddy generic cel shaded but not quite art style with zero story, some bland generic open world where physics are the main attraction, crap ass combat and 2002 graphics over god of testosterone

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

If I had Elon Musk's disposable cash, I would bribe the GoW devs a few billion dollars to make all the weapons break after a few uses. Just to spite the haters who can't grasp that gameplay mechanic.

 

[killatopak]

GoW.

I am biased though. I love norse myth and we’ll be having Valkyrie Profile soon as well.

 

[odhiex]

I have never played Zelda BOTW cause I don't own a Nintendo Switch. I only had a little hands-on time with it on my buddy's Switch. So I cannot form an opinion about that game.

I love GOW (2018), I finished it twice on the original PS4 and PS5 (60 fps patch) and they are fantastic.

 

[iHaunter]

BOTW2 will be exactly as BOTW. Ragnarok will at least have a different story.

 

[Ezquimacore]

BOTW2 will be exactly as BOTW. Ragnarok will at least have a different story.

We literally have 2 teasers and 1 minute of gameplay. That minute already shows like 4 new mechanics.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

The new GOW is just a gameplay clone of Zelda OOT style Zelda games. BOTW is actually pushing new gameplay ideas.

Such bait. As expected from this thread

 

[gundalf]

BoTW 2 since it will likely bring me joy to play for several years while GoW will be a bombastic experience for a couple of weeks and then be forgotten.

 

[MagnesD3]

If I had Elon Musk's disposable cash, I would bribe the GoW devs a few billion dollars to make all the weapons break after a few uses. Just to spite the haters who can't grasp that gameplay mechanic.

The mechanic is objectively terrible, I understand it's reasoning and it's still incredibly unfun and misplaced in the game. It actively hurts the reward systems in the game..

It's very rare that a weapon breaking system adds actual value to a game.

 

[Kokoloko85]

Im more excited for GOWR story/conclusion wise.

But if no weapon break in BOTW2 than its pretty close

 

[Bernd Lauert]

God of WAR.

Imagine picking some kiddy generic cel shaded but not quite art style with zero story, some bland generic open world where physics are the main attraction, crap ass combat and 2002 graphics over god of testosterone

This meme will never stop being relevant.

 

[Slicker than your average]

Completely illogical. Why?

Because Nintendo has never made an unambitious Zelda game in their history. Good luck if you think that's going to start with BotW2.

And there's a reason why the "God of War Ragnarok DLC" label stuck, while the accusation isn't used on most other AAA games.

It's cool if you like God of War, but you can't really deny that it looks essentially identical to the 2018 version.

The only person calling it dlc is you, haven't seen that label used for it before. And we know why you're doing it, it's low effort console warring, I'm sure you can do better.

 

[hemo memo]

I’ve never finished a Zelda game so easy choice for me

 

[lh032]

GOWR

Played GOW and BOTW before, BOTW is overrated.

 

[SeraphJan]

This meme will never stop being relevant.

For Pokemon, This makes sense, you need to be certain age to have nostalgic factor at all.

As for COD, some statistic would be nice, Just because some random kid screaming in the lobby doesn't represent the masses, from what I know COD franchise hit its targeted audience pretty accurately.

The one game that is really attractive to kids is actually Minecraft

And most parent that grow up with Zelda and Mario do recommend their kids too, I mean its kind of inappropriate to recommend them gory and violent games such as GoW wouldn't it, ESRB existed for a reason

 

[TheTony316]

I don't like BOTW. I find it slow, boring and repetitive (shrines) So, God of War for me.

 

[Mr Branding]

Brb, let me jump in my time machine.

 

[TheGodfather07]

I would pick botw 2 if it has proper dungeons like the old zelda games. Otherwise it would be god of war.

 

[SeraphJan]

I would pick botw 2 if it has proper dungeons like the old zelda games. Otherwise it would be god of war.

In my opinion the game lost its identity for going sandbox, I still wish they could make more Zelda games like Twilight Princess

 

[TheGodfather07]

In my opinion the game lost its identity for going sandbox, I still wish they could make more Zelda games like Twilight Princess

Couldn't agree with you more. I recently played twilight princess again and I enjoyed it way more than botw. It just doesnt feel like zelda in comparison to twilight princess.

 

[SeraphJan]

Couldn't agree with you more. I recently played twilight princess again and I enjoyed it way more than botw. It just doesnt feel like zelda in comparison to twilight princess.

Exactly, and I don't know who's dumb idea was it thinking copy paste Dead Rising's disposable weapon mechanic was a smart move in a Zelda game. In Classic Zelda every unique weapon you acquire felt like an accomplishment.

 

[TheTony316]

BOTW2. Without a doubt. Hands down. No question.

Actually it's almost insulting to even compare God of War to BOTW. Zelda is on a whole other level. God of War is just your average game. Might win a GOTY somewhere but really it's nothing special.

BOTW is overrated.

Huge empty open world
enemy outposts
copy and paste enemies with a different skin
tower climbing to unlock parts of the map
tons of repetitive shrines

The physics gameplay is pretty cool but other than that, it's just your typical open world game.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

More excited for GoW, but expected BotW2 to win this poll. Interesting results.

 

[Warnen]

 

[Jormatar]

GoW Ragnarök since GoW is pretty much my favorite game.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

God of War Ragnarok

I hated Breath of the Wild

 

[Wohc]

Votes are much closer than I thought. I expected BotW2 to win by a very considerable margin as Legend of Zelda's legacy is much bigger.

On a more mixed board i would have expected 70:30 for Zelda, but on NeoGAF that's not a big surprise since the vast majority here are PlayStation fans.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

On a more mixed board i would have expected 70:30 for Zelda, but on NeoGAF that's not a big surprise since the vast majority here are PlayStation fans.

Looks pretty mixed to me

 

[tommib]

Looks pretty mixed to me

#notenough