

Most importantly, no one has made me feel like a rapscallion for coming into their home and smashing up their stuff, like they used to.

Although you can still destroy crockery in BOTW, the rewards for doing so are so minimal (there are no hearts, and there are rarely Rupees, inside) that it simply isn’t as fun. I now have similar issues with my all-time favourite Zelda activity: smashing poor innocent villagers’ pots. But why can’t I spin-attack some greenery to find some Ruppees within the blades? This cooking element in turn allows the game’s monsters to be much tougher – and therefore more fun – than ever before. If the game’s new cooking element is to work, it makes sense that hearts can no longer be found in the grass. I understand the reason for some of these changes. Though BOTW is loyal to this Zelda trope, it abandons many others. Events and Offers Sign up to receive information regarding NS events, subscription offers & product updates. Ideas and Letters A newsletter showcasing the finest writing from the ideas section and the NS archive, covering political ideas, philosophy, criticism and intellectual history - sent every Wednesday. Weekly Highlights A weekly round-up of some of the best articles featured in the most recent issue of the New Statesman, sent each Saturday. The Culture Edit Our weekly culture newsletter – from books and art to pop culture and memes – sent every Friday. Green Times The New Statesman’s weekly environment email on the politics, business and culture of the climate and nature crises - in your inbox every Thursday. The New Statesman Daily The best of the New Statesman, delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. World Review The New Statesman’s global affairs newsletter, every Monday and Friday. Morning Call Quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics from the New Statesman's politics team. The Crash A weekly newsletter helping you fit together the pieces of the global economic slowdown. Sign up for The New Statesman’s newsletters Tick the boxes of the newsletters you would like to receive.
