WyndonCalling
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I am very skeptical that a grid-based, simplified-style remake of older titles would perform anywhere near as well as what looks to be a, well, modern Switch game. I distinctly remember the hype surrounding SwSh's early trailers, and if Legends doesn't perform as well as BDSP I would happily attribute it to the once-bitten-twice-shy disappointment of the Wild Area.
Open world mechanics feels more like a base-level expectation of a wide segment of players for any full-priced console game, not a gameplay quirk desired by grognards - to call it a gimmick for a tie-in title seems to heavily undervalue the ambition on display. If anything, it's the retro grid-based adventure that seems to be trying to appeal to nostalgia, especially given how little of it has apparently changed.
Open world mechanics feels more like a base-level expectation of a wide segment of players for any full-priced console game, not a gameplay quirk desired by grognards - to call it a gimmick for a tie-in title seems to heavily undervalue the ambition on display. If anything, it's the retro grid-based adventure that seems to be trying to appeal to nostalgia, especially given how little of it has apparently changed.