I haven't played
Tunic yet -- though I was recently reminded the Switch physical version released, so I really will have to get to it eventually -- but everything I've heard has sounded really promising. It sounds as though (and it looks like this is already covered in this thread for you) it isn't going to line up entirely if you're looking for 2D-
Zelda, and that's to be expected.
Really, when something is like something else or influenced by something, it might be most interesting in how they differ. And differ they shall. The trick is to not expect these things to match up evenly in all areas. There will be different focuses, various areas that are handled better or worse, new ideas added and some dropped.
That's one of the great things about the different titles being mentioned in here (
Tunic and
Death's Door relating to 2D, for instance, and
Okami and
Darksiders for 3D). None of them are actually going to capture the essence of the
Zelda titles in question, but they will each invoke certain elements, with their own twists and changes to the whole package, and together they form a neat group.
And
Zelda itself isn't the same in every iteration and could very well be seen one day in a guise closer in form to one of these other titles, or veering another direction all its own, a sort of microcosm of this whole phenomenon.
It sounds like it could be worth returning to. I wish you fortune in your adventures.
One element of which I've heard much is the element of language and the need to decipher it. I do rather like this concept, and it occurs to me now that it could work particularly well in a different Nintendo franchise altogether, as it seems it could fit the vibe of a
Metroid. But that's beside the point.
I should play Death’s Door. I own it and everything!
Haha, same.
If you're looking for something that is spiritually inline with 2D Zelda you might wanna also check out Cereza and the Lost Demon from earlier this year. It's a pretty direct descendant of Okami, but with the perspective more zoomed out and overhead.
Another one I own and need to get to.
I'm working on getting to these, okay?
How much does it fall in line with the expected
Zelda experience, though?
In any case, it definitely makes me think of the possibilities for a 2D
Zelda in which the one plays as both Link and Zelda simultaneously, the characters each mapped to a Joy-Con so the single player game can be turned multiplayer just by handing off a controller. But that's another discussion.