Terrific review here. You did a great job of answering the questions I had about how Beyond Oasis might play, making it sound appealing in some ways without hyping up an experience I would most likely find as mediocre as your score suggests. The bit about sluggish movement seems especially damning, as the game sounds like a bit of a chore to play compared to the stellar Zelda games it largely seems to mimic. I might get around to playing it yet (I'm pretty sure I have multiple digital copies in my possession), but now I know to temper expectations. Thanks!
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"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world