I think they should’ve waited some time before announcing a sequel to Breath of the Wild. I liked the game fine, but I’m antsy for something new now that I’ve seen the potential for what they can do. Instead they’re just following up on the same story.
Because of that antsiness, I’m going to use this topic to list off all the things I want the next not-sequel game to have.
1.) The option to play as Linkle, whether via a separate story for her or just a single narrative in which Link’s gender isn’t significant. (No romance plots, basically.)
2.) An overworld that’s not predominantly in ruins.
3.) Dungeons.
4.) Carryovers from the old formula where sidequests, rather than just shrines, give you useful items like Pieces of Heart.
5.) A musical instrument that does stuff.
6.) Regular items.
7.) Less effort put toward making Zelda progressive and relatable, if she needs to be in the game at all.
8.) No voice acting, or the option to turn voice acting off.
9.) I can stomach them retaining the durability system if they make things more durable and/or give you the option to repair them. And set some weapons apart by making them unbreakable, at least.
11.) The ability to call your horse from anywhere in the overworld; even if you need a special item to do so, have it be an actual usable item, not a bridle or saddle that makes the horse look silly.
12.) It’s not a necessity, but some type of traveling companion would be nice.
13.) No Sheikah technology whatsoever.
Those are the ones I can think of right now. I’m sure I’ll come up with more eventually.