Zelda: Breath of the wild

[Savio]

New Trailer

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[Destor]

:heart:

[Cool King]

Looking good.

[Shadow]

Damn.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Oh yeah, I'm making the Switch day 1 baby.

They played some of the Wii U version. That had some slowdown and issues that hopefully the Switch version gets around too.

[Destor]

Oh yeah, I'm making the Switch day 1 baby.

They played some of the Wii U version. That had some slowdown and issues that hopefully the Switch version gets around too.
This wont be at launch though will it?

[Emperor Smeat]

Recent rumors hinted at around June 2017 for a release date with Switch version arriving first and the Wii U version a week or two later.

[Destor]

Recent rumors hinted at around June 2017 for a release date with Switch version arriving first and the Wii U version a week or two later.

It makes no matter to me really, i didnt buy a WiiU because there was no zelda (only nintendo I don't own) but with zelda 100% dropping on Switch it's a day 1 buy

[Emperor Smeat]

Nintendo some amiibo goodies for the game.

8-bit Link will reward you with a random number of barrels. You might find rupees inside too!
Ocarina of Time Link will reward you with a random amount of meat.
Toon Link will reward you with a random amount of fish.
Wind Waker Zelda will reward you with a random selection of plants.


So, not quite as impactful as the Wolf Link amiibo, then. Scanning that figure brings in Wolf Link as your battlefield buddy, and from my hands-on experience, he's both helpful and adorable. There's also going to be support for the three Breath of the Wild amiibo, but it's unclear to what end.

https://68.media.tumblr.com/ca4aba9eb8d6d2470ecb6014bf06ee78/tumblr_ohkt7rMqRx1ufr0jio1_500.gif

https://www.destructoid.com/the-new-zelda-amiibo-grant-rupees-meat-fish-and-plants-in-breath-of-the-wild-402521.phtml

[Big Vic]

Im not sure whether I should get his on Wii U or buy a Switch...

Wish Switch played Wii U games so I could sell my Wii U.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Im not sure wethe rI should get his on Wii U or buy a Switch...

Wish Switch played Wii U games so I could sell my Wii U.

Personally, getting the Switch day 1. A better version of the game and it's portable.

Januarys event should hopefully make the decision easier when they fully confirm what's hitting the Switch year 1 so you can see if the whole system is worth it or not.

[Big Vic]

Amazon says I will get this Friday.... and I have Friday off :D

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Amazon says I will get this Friday.... and I have Friday off :D

I'm getting it tomorrow... But the Switch won't be until Friday. So I can just stare at the box.

[road doggy dogg]

Let's FUCKING DO THISSSSSS

[Big Vic]

I'm getting it tomorrow... But the Switch won't be until Friday. So I can just stare at the box.

Ugh how are you so lucky? I'm getting it on Wii U if I got it tomorrow... :drool:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Ugh how are you so lucky? I'm getting it on Wii U if I got it tomorrow... :drool:

They're always sent early in the UK. We usually get Tuesday releases on a Saturday.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C528JJ-U0AEdFsn.jpg

Rejected ideas for the new Zelda.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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[Savio]

^lol


Un mas dia.............

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Reviews have begun

EDGE 10
Famitsu 40/40
Gamepro 94/100
Gamespot 10
Jeuxvideo 10

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[Maluco]

I could tell from some of the Switch review vids, just their reactions. They couldn't review Zelda, but you could tell how blown away they were, dying to talk about it.

Which was strange, because a lot of the views for the Switch itself were lukewarm.

Seems weird to be lukewarm when the system seems to have provided one of the best games of all time on day one.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

IGN 10/10
Easy Allies 4.5/5
Metro 10/10 (Usually harsh and has this quote: "In Short: The best Zelda there’s ever been, and very possibly the best video game ever made.")
USGamer 5/5
Giant Bomb 5/5
Destructoid 10/10

Has a 98/100 on Open Critic. "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is ranked in the top 0.0% of games scored on OpenCritic
Based on 22 scored reviews, 27 reviews total."

Nintendo did it. They fucking did it.

http://68.media.tumblr.com/26ef35203d7860c19fd5bef8d39ceb57/tumblr_nz654yqImS1uxtjooo1_500.gif

[drave]

And then the Switch died, 6 months later :(

[#BROKEN Hasney]

One of the reviewers was posting on another forum.

Previous all-time favorites (abridged):
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy VI
Super Metroid
Super Mario World
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Metroid Prime

BotW might be better than all of these games.

Good god.

[Maluco]

And then the Switch died, 6 months later :(

If Zelda becomes and absolute must play videogame, that should be more than 6 month lifespan already. That takes you into new Mario Kart, Platoon and eventually Mario, which could also be a mega title.

This was absolutely crucial for them, they gambled it all on Zelda, and it looks like they hit it out of the park.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Mario Kart is April, ARMS is around there too, Splatoon 2 in summer as well as E3 then we're into the fall for Fire Emblem, Mario and allegedly Xenoblade 2.

Combined with the indies announcement, I think it'll be my most played console this year.

[Maluco]

Def picking up Skyrim too, possibly my favourite game of all time, to have it portable is just :D

[Big Vic]

If Zelda becomes and absolute must play videogame, that should be more than 6 month lifespan already. That takes you into new Mario Kart, Platoon and eventually Mario, which could also be a mega title.

This was absolutely crucial for them, they gambled it all on Zelda, and it looks like they hit it out of the park.

I would have gotten a switch if this was Switch exclusive (and it allowed me to play my Wii U games). I wonder what the sales of the Wii U version will be like.

[Maluco]

I am wondering that too. I went the other way and traded in my Wii U. Got £160 for it, 3 games and a Yoshi Wiimote. Only £110 to add tomorrow for the Switch!

I think a lot of people who own the Wii U (not many) will have done one of those two things. Either "I only want Zelda" and keep the money, or "I better trade this in before the value drops"

[Maluco]

I really liked my Wii U for what it's worth, so I doubt I will be disappointed with this.

[Big Vic]

Didn't pre order the switch? are you worried about a shortage?

Arriving tomorrow by 8pm
Preparing for Shipment
Ugh, BS.

[Maluco]

I was when I watched a few videos, but there doesn't seem to be a shortage where I live. In fact, you can still preorder online as of right now

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah, Nintendo has never been a big deal over here. Looks like they're selling a lot as Zelda has sold out on the Switch in a lot of places, but other than the Wii, Nintendo was always at least second best.

The Master System and Mega Drive outsold the NES and SNES.

[Maluco]

I did pre-order too, just have the trade in cash in my game account

[Maluco]

I think the fact it is a March release means there is less demand too. They should be well stocked by Christmas, but I imagine that it will almost be a like a new release again at Christmas with Mario.

[Shadow]

I heard the game tastes horrible.

[road doggy dogg]

my hype level is reaching goddamn critical mass

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Just watched some dude go straight for Ganon with only a single heart container as his only upgrade. Enemies just one shotted him, but if you're good enough, it actually looks possible.

[Big Vic]

Sounds like a good game for speed runners then.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Sounds like a good game for speed runners then.

On the other end of the spectrum for completionists, no-one knows yet. Been ranges of 50-100 hours to complete the main game with some side stuff, but that's not doing 100% of the stuff.

[road doggy dogg]

Sounds like a good game for speed runners then.

I honestly can't stand speed runners. Watched some guy do the world record for "beating" SMB3 in like 8 seconds because he typed in some glitch at the beginning of the game that transported him to the final scene with the Princess. Like how is that even an accomplishment at all


#TangentPost

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I honestly can't stand speed runners. Watched some guy do the world record for "beating" SMB3 in like 8 seconds because he typed in some glitch at the beginning of the game that transported him to the final scene with the Princess. Like how is that even an accomplishment at all


#TangentPost

There's different categories like no glitch, no warp pipe or even tool-assisted.

[road doggy dogg]

warp pipes and stuff are cool, the glitches are stupid and totally not even in the spirit of the game

but you hear the speed runner "community" get real uppity and snobby about the issue and it makes me kind of hate the whole lot of 'em

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Oh yeah, they're a bunch of cunts

[Big Vic]

I used to watch Super Mario 64 or OoT speed runs to help me get to sleep. Caused me not to really think about anything and drift off.

[Big Vic]

I hope there no stupid trick that allows you to beat Ganon easily with a fishing pole.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C57pNiJXMAEjHQa.jpg

The wait for the courier to show up tomorrow will be hell.

[Big Vic]

No instruction booklet? I miss instruction booklets :(

[road doggy dogg]

so nice

[ClockShot]

All that plastic casing just for a little SD cartridge thing?

They should just pack these games like they do their 3DS games. Little square box, little square game.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Eh, its for display in store.more than anything now. Annoyingly, the Japanese cases have extra space for microSD cards.

[Savio]

Family Video near me has it available for rent, wonder if I should spend the 4 bucks to pick it up.... or wait until night time for amazon......What else will I do all day?

[Emperor Smeat]

Some details from Destructoid's review about how big the game's scope is in terms of stuff to do. Reviewer beat the game in around 40 hours but still had a ton of side quest stuff left to do. Giantbomb hinted at their play time being around 90 hours with also some stuff left.

But there's over 100 shrines to find, several superbosses to fight, hidden gear to locate, and optional mini-questlines, so I'm going to be busy for a while longer. Speaking of extras -- in case you're wondering, the amiibo support is mostly harmless. You get some extra items you can otherwise find in the game, or some Easter egg type stuff that isn't overpowered (you can find armor in the first few hours that is better than most of the figure boosts). The Wolf Link companion does feel like a massive thing in the form of a bite-sized paid piece of DLC, but I don't feel like it was necessarily "cut." A massive 100 hour or more adventure makes this choice easier to digest.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The game really tells you nothing, I've died like 6 times in the opening 2 hours. But you learn. Nothing has felt like this since the original Zelda really.

[Savio]

Just stuck it in.... updating now.

[Savio]

First Shrine
Almost died when I dropped a whole bunch of Metal on myself

[Shadow]

The game really tells you nothing, I've died like 6 times in the opening 2 hours. But you learn. Nothing has felt like this since the original Zelda really.

Wow. It really did go in a Dark Souls direction. Or rather back to the basics of Zelda. Awesome.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

First Shrine
Almost died when I dropped a whole bunch of Metal on myself

I did...

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Got to this beach, went to clear it out and got fucked up. I need some stronger gear.

[The Rogerer]

Amazon says it's not dispatching until Monday. Thanks Nintendo.

[Savio]

Hunting Boar
I'm hunting boar to help this man remember his recipe. Thought a fire arrow would kill a boar in one hit. It didn't.... Apparently using bomb arrows works too well... smh

[#BROKEN Hasney]

9 and a half hours in and I'm at my first "dungeon" that isn't a shrine. If it's as exciting as just opening the fucking thing, this will be amazing..

[Destor]

Spent the day with this. Really great

[Savio]

Amazon package will arrive monday, glad I got the rental.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Good fucking god this boss. Just one shots me. There's seemingly no watch the pattern and hit him 3 times. It's just a fucking battle.

[Savio]

Yeah this shit is tough. I'm not even at a boss and the Stone Talus is..... damn

[Savio]

Really not sure what I should be doing with this amber I keep finding.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

DIED 22 TIMES BUT I GOT THE FUCK

Switched weapons for the first phase so I had a shield. Second phase was then worse, but I'll spoil shit by explaining why.

[Savio]

Yiga clan ain't no joke

[Savio]

Sucks when you need to climb a wall and ITS ALWAYS FUCKING RAING

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Had my first lightining storm. Had a metal weapon out that attracted the lightning and FUCK YOU DEAD IN ONE HIT. After I switched it for a club, it was still causing fires around.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yiga clan ain't no joke

LAY DOWN YOUR LIFE!!

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Guardians can lick my hairy ballsack.

[Savio]

Accidently starting doing this out of order....links about to get some fish pussy.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

PROTIP: If your horse dies, it dies

[road doggy dogg]

Even Epona? Can you re-swipe the amiibo if it does?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I heard the game tastes horrible.

Just be glad you're you!

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Even Epona? Can you re-swipe the amiibo if it does?

Think you can use Amiibo once a day if they dje. Not got the Epona one, but with Wolf Link, I can scan it all the time but if he dies, I have to wait until tomorrow.

Registered horses just die and can't be recalled.

[road doggy dogg]

I better think twice about re-enacting that Revenant scene then

[KIRA]

WHAT IS THIS LIGHTNING BULLSHIT!?(Its gorgeous and awesome) BUT WHAT THE FUCK?

[Savio]

I like that you can solve some shrines not in the way they were intended to be solved.

[Emperor Smeat]

Been goofing around with the Wii U version for a bit before doing any important stuff and they weren't joking about how easy it is to die in the game early on.

[Savio]

Veryyy easyyy

[#BROKEN Hasney]

WHAT IS THIS LIGHTNING BULLSHIT!?(Its gorgeous and awesome) BUT WHAT THE FUCK?

Remove any metal weapons or shields and it won't hurt you.

[Savio]

I like that you can play with dogs in this <3

[Savio]

Would have been pretty pissed at Amazon if I wasnt able to rent this... Oh well have to return it now and wait till tomorrow.

[KIRA]

Remove any metal weapons or shields and it won't hurt you.

Alright cool.

[Kalyx triaD]

Grand Theft Horses: Hyrule Stories

[Big Vic]

Watched a spoiler free review and learned I can store my horse at a stable, cool.

Would it be gay of me if I wanted to trade recipes with you guys? I want to exchange some cool recipes but don't want to be called a "fruitcup" or a "Sissy-bone fat cake".

[Poit]

What's the recipe for a sissy-bone fat cake?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

So I've done all the photos and beasts, there still isn't a quest for the master sword. Characters have been hinting where it is, so I might they and find it myself.

Still not gone up the tower in 3 regions though, so going to unlock those first.

[Poit]

I found the Master Sword, but


I'm not yet strong enough to get it.


I hadn't seen any hints about where to find it. I was looking for something else and was surprised to also find the Master Sword there.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I was thinking of getting the last tower, then the master sword and going for Ganon. Then, up in the snowy mountains, an enemy hit me once and took off 12 3/4 hearts. Think I'm going to have to go find the last fairy first and upgrade my gear to max.

[McLegend]

How is the main story in the game?

[Savio]

Seems decent for not being linear at all.

I made it to the shrine on death mountain with no heat tunic.... cost me 3 hearty meals.... now I just have to find out where I can get this tunic from....

[Savio]

I always get a heart, can never bring myself to get a stamina vessel.

[Poit]

Watched a spoiler free review and learned I can store my horse at a stable, cool.

Would it be gay of me if I wanted to trade recipes with you guys? I want to exchange some cool recipes but don't want to be called a "fruitcup" or a "Sissy-bone fat cake".

I started recording my recipes tonight: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RrLQFGR1sXYuyGDqNlititrwjbPlUmn_34lMBGOdrkM

Obviously there are tons of variations in most (every?) recipe. These are just the ones I either cooked tonight or already had in my inventory.

Anyone else have recipes to share?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Found the last fairy last night. 10,000 rupees.

Fuck you.

[Big Vic]

I started recording my recipes tonight: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RrLQFGR1sXYuyGDqNlititrwjbPlUmn_34lMBGOdrkM

Obviously there are tons of variations in most (every?) recipe. These are just the ones I either cooked tonight or already had in my inventory.

Anyone else have recipes to share?

I'll send mine over tonight.

[Big Vic]

GoronShould have never went to Goron city and talked to Gorons before finding whatever cloak protects me from heat. Now my way-point is stuck at Goron mines and I am not sure where to go. Oh well I will find my way, more adventure.

[Poit]

By waypoint, do you mean quest marker? You can change your active quest to something else.

If you're still looking for heat protection,
go to the clothing shop in Goron City. There are a couple places to buy elixirs that give a Flame Guard buff, but that's where you get the armor.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Uhhh, who's been to the island on the far south east of the map?

There's a bunch of shrines and it takes all your inventory away and forces you to scavenge on that island only. It's fucking brutal.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Holy shit, on that island I just cheesed a Hinox with just bombs.

Didn't drop any guts though and I fucking need it to upgrade my gear.

[Big Vic]

I need some damn acient cores. and they NEVERRRR get dropped

By waypoint, do you mean quest marker? You can change your active quest to something else.

If you're still looking for heat protection,
go to the clothing shop in Goron City. There are a couple places to buy elixirs that give a Flame Guard buff, but that's where you get the armor.


I know I kind of want to do that one though. I will show true courage and explore Hyrule for the garb.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Was going to go for Canon tonight, but got side tracked with the aforementioned island and then other shit. 53 shrines done now.

Feel like I want to upgrade my main gear at least once more, but that involves farming cyclopses and lizardmen. Doubt I'll get close to 10,000 rupees to get the 4th upgrade.

[Savio]

I guess that's what all the amber/other stones is for, just to sell (and in some instances make clothes)

[Emperor Smeat]

According to Nintendo, Breath of the Wild broke the record for highest selling launch game in company history. Previous record was Super Mario 64 for non-bundle console launch games.

Nick Wingfield of the New York Times spoke to NOA president Reggie Fils-Aime, and got the lowdown. According to Nintendo the sales of the Switch in all of the Americas and Canada outsold the Wii over a two day period. Zelda: Breath of the Wild also took the crown for "most sold launch game" for Nintendo.

https://www.destructoid.com/according-to-nintendo-the-switch-outsold-the-wii-s-launch-in-two-days-423360.phtml
http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/report-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-becomes-nintendos-best-selling-standalone-launch-title-39653

[Savio]

The unique meals I have are:

Energizing Glazed Mushrooms (Apple, Hylian Shroom, Honey)
6 hearts and fills nearly half of your stamina

Tough Steamed Fruit (Apple, Acorn, Pumpkin)
3 Hearts Defense up for 2 minutes

Hearty Meat Rice Balls (Rice, Truffle, Raw Meat)
Full Recovery Plus 1 heart (Had a better version of this which had +5 extra hearts but ate it before getting the recipe :( )

Tough Meat Stuffed Pumpkin (Pumpkin, Meat)
3 Hearts Defense up 1:20

Hasty Meat and Mushroom Skewer (Rushroom, Apple, Bird-drumstick)
4 Hearts, speed up for 2 mins

[Savio]

One of those assassins tried to fight me in a lightening storm just now and got himself electrocuted. Didn't even have to hit him.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

If you throw a rusty sword at an Oktorok while they're sucking in, they'll spit out a sword with the rust gone. how the fuck did they think of all this shit?

[Big Vic]

Went through 2 sagas so far, the Goron one was definitely the easier one of the 2.

[Big Vic]

I have mixed feeling about the "Flurry Rush" or whatever it is called when you get a perfect dodge.

Also I wish enemies followed you further off of their camp. After you get to a certain point they just turn around leading to an easy kill for you. At least stand guard at the line or something.

[Droford]

I saw a video where you throw a chicken at the enemy and when it attacks the chicken the flock starts attacking the enemy which I found hilarious

[Emperor Smeat]

According to players, its possible for blood moons to occur during the final boss fight and during cutscenes. Already discovered if it happens during a very specific cutscene, you won't get the item given and your save file gets messed up a bit.

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[road doggy dogg]

I've been playing the shit out of this all week and I've only now just done the first dungeon.

I love this game.

[Savio]

EndingGanon's castle seemed cool but I didn't like how you could skip more than half of it and go nearly striaght to Ganon

[#BROKEN Hasney]

EndingGanon's castle seemed cool but I didn't like how you could skip more than half of it and go nearly striaght to Ganon

Its designed that way so it will be interesting to do again with a different path. There's a few side quests and legendary loot in there.

[Big Vic]

Yeah I got some of the loot there. The one mini-boss I raninto there was that snow Minotaur looking thing. died twice on it and just left to go face Ganon.

[Savio]

You don't need to control the winged beast at all to beat that dungeon.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Wat

[Emperor Smeat]

So its possible to dress Link as a wrestler in this game.

Really want to know how much this set costs and where its located for anyone that's seen or gotten it yet.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GwxkaPxYSws/maxresdefault.jpg

[Savio]

Wat

When your in that bird dungeon you don't have to control the angles of the bird to beat the dungeon.

[road doggy dogg]

@Smeat

That set can be bought in Gerudo Town once you get the password to the Gerudo Secret Club (password is GSC◆). Cost is 800 rupees + 3 Luminous Stones apiece (if I remember correctly). I haven't upgraded them 2x each yet so I don't know what the set bonus is. Glows in the dark though and looks sick af

[Big Vic]

"I really enjoyed playing this game but I have to give it 0 out of 10 due to it being transphobic"

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Bonuses and quirks with the radiant set

The pieces causes more Stal-type enemies to spawn, though if you have the full set with the bonus, it also acts as a disguise (like Kilton's monster masks) for Stal monsters, allowing you to walk among them without them going aggro. The set bonus also causes you to deal more damage with any weapon that is made of bones. Also fuck Savior

[Big Vic]

Hasney is a plagerist:

https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/189707-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild/75100087

[road doggy dogg]

heaven forbid he passes along helpful information

[Big Vic]

He should put it in his own words :mad: or atleast cite his sources

Hasney EXPOSED

[road doggy dogg]

HEAVEN. FORBID.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I have put it in my own words now.

[Big Vic]

Thank you.

[Savio]

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[Emperor Smeat]

Someone managed to recently find all the Korok seeds in the game and the game gives you this as a reward:

Hetsu's Gift which is a special item that literally looks like a golden piece of shit. Even implied to be one with the "its smells pretty bad" description for it.

http://kotaku.com/someone-has-found-all-900-korok-seeds-in-zelda-1793276463

The gag gets even funnier when considering what those little Korok guys have been giving as gifts the whole time for finding them.

[Savio]

^Lol

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FF to end for screenshot of recipes

[Ruien]

Closing on my house on the 28th. Buying this and a Switch on the 29th. Fuck ya.

[road doggy dogg]

Love seeing comments from people hating on the game for having not enough dungeons

Meanwhile, the water temple in OoT is pretty much universally loathed. People want more of that? Eat a burlap sack full of dicks

[McLegend]

Speaking of the water temple. I just replayed it, and actually not that bad. I mean I'm 31 now and not 12 so it should be easier. I was only confused one time for about half hour.

Good times though.

[Locke]

Speaking of the water temple. I just replayed it, and actually not that bad. I mean I'm 31 now and not 12 so it should be easier. I was only confused one time for about half hour.

Good times though.

was it when U had to play the song on top of the block so you fall down the hole it makes

Dungeons are my favorite part of Zelda games because I feel proud after beating them and I like the satisfaction it brings, but if they're not in this game I won't be mad. The series needed a change and already from what I've played there's an insane amount to do

[road doggy dogg]

Even though the game is lacking dungeons, I really like what they've done with the shrines that have little "bite-sized" puzzles in each one to solve. So you still have that puzzle element without needing to devote a 1-2 hour block to puzzle solving... not the same experience but I like the way it's done

[Dodger881]

Meh

[road doggy dogg]

Valuable insight

[The Rogerer]

I give this game
5 stars

[Big Vic]

I always count how many days I will play a game consecutively when it comes out and yesterday was the first day I did not play it.

[road doggy dogg]

The new Overwatch patch tried to pull me away, but part of the beauty of the Switch is that I can still get a few moments of Zelda in between match queues.

Just beat my fourth dungeon last night. Think I'm gonna head to smack Ganon down and then go on a collection spree

[Maluco]

I am only 5-6 hours in but have not even tried cooking yet, it seems overwhelming and complicated...

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Ingredients say what they do. you can only have one effect and healing. Just shove some food in a pot and baby, you got a stew going.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

100 small things in Zelda

http://m.uk.ign.com/articles/2017/03/21/100-little-things-in-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-that-will-blow-your-mind


29) Looking for a shrine? Look up — shrines usually have a group of birds circling above them.

Motherfucker

[Locke]

"Look up" is the most important rule to follow in every zelda game

[Maluco]

Got my first real proper run at it tonight. Couldn't put it down, everything from the puzzles to the exploration, to the variation in combat. Love it.

Only criticism would be similar to Skyrim, no real relationships or depth to characters...but it's immense. Can't understand any review that would give this less than a 9/10

[Maluco]

Where to i find the mechanic stuff to upgrade bombs and the like? Not confident to take on the guardians yet!

[Emperor Smeat]

100 small things in Zelda

http://m.uk.ign.com/articles/2017/03/21/100-little-things-in-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-that-will-blow-your-mind


29) Looking for a shrine? Look up — shrines usually have a group of birds circling above them.

Motherfucker

40) You can shoot an electric arrow into a body of water to kill all the fish swimming in the area. They’ll float to the surface.

Someone in Nintendo must be a fan of Homer Simpson.
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[Big Vic]

I've been using bombs, does the arrow work better?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I've been using bombs, does the arrow work better?

I think the arrows do cover more of an area, but I'd rather use bombs since they're infinite.

[Locke]

Do the remote bombs do diminishing amounts of damage, I feel like I'll bomb a whole camp of enemies and it will take away 1/4 of their health, but each subsequent bomb does hardly any damages

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I don't think so. Admittedly, I don't use bombs, but at one point I had to destroy a Hinox with nothing but them and it seemed consistent.

[Big Vic]

I used urbosa's fury to do that.

[Locke]

Anyone do that god damn labyrinth shrine quest

Waited 30 minutes for it to stop raining so I could climb up the stupid pillars, then after being up there for a little and getting chased by those sentinels things I realized there was nothing really to do up there then just ran in circles down in the bottom but got a lot of cool stuff

[#BROKEN Hasney]

There's 3 labyrinth shrine quests. Think that ones the top right one? They all give parts of my favourite gear in the game though.

[Maluco]

Only 6 stars and went to try modern test of strength shrine. Got destroyed. Too early?

Not sure about memory locations...How do i go about finding them?

[Emperor Smeat]

Only 6 stars and went to try modern test of strength shrine. Got destroyed. Too early?

Not sure about memory locations...How do i go about finding them?

The first one story-wise can be found by talking to the painter in Kakariko Village. Need to do the Great Fairy quest tied to him before he reveals the area for the first memory.

[Sepholio]

Thats it. Im getting this today.

[Maluco]

Just a question for the guys that have played through...

I am on 7 hearts and the obvious shrines around the first two/three villages are all gone. I have picked up 2 of the memories, but am a bit lost now. Not really prepared to go into some areas with those floating enemies and the like, but apart from capturing these memories, what is the main story i should be following?

I know there is no fixed rule, but i have been just exploring, practising my guardian killing and looking around "safer" areas for a while now, but will never get all these memories just doing that.

What "quest" should i be following to push the game on and find more shrines and gradually build myself up?

[Sepholio]

Thats it. Im getting this today.

Confirmed.

[Sepholio]

Cant get that second update to download on my wii u for some reason. the one thats like 150mb.

Also the frame rate on Wii U seems awful. Maybe because Im trying to d/l that patch in the background. Dunno. But it's really distracting running around just the beginning field area so I;m kinda scared.

[Maluco]

Up to 8 stars and a bit of stamina. Took the long trek across to the other tech lab to try for better gear....Only to see that you needed 9 cores for the whole set.

Any tips on how to move things forward? Seems to be going very slowly with no real solid progress

What story should i be following?

[Savio]

What "quest" should i be following to push the game on and find more shrines and gradually build myself up?

Have you went to the "Technology center in Hateno village? Or checked out Zora's Domain?

[Locke]

Really glad that I don't care about framerate issues at all, seems annoying to care about framerates

Did the desert labyrinth thing, found the end with only two pieces of quipment so I gotta go back thru it I guess cos there prolly are more... "meh" at desert

[Sepholio]

Really glad that I don't care about framerate issues at all, seems annoying to care about framerates

Did the desert labyrinth thing, found the end with only two pieces of quipment so I gotta go back thru it I guess cos there prolly are more... "meh" at desert

Normally I don't but it was distracting and constant. Turns out it was indeed due to background d/ls running. When they finished and I rebooted it was much much better and I'm enjoying the hell out of it now.

[Maluco]

Have you went to the "Technology center in Hateno village? Or checked out Zora's Domain?

Think Zora's domain is where i need to go, but noone has mentioned it yet!

[Locke]

I don't think there's anywhere you "need" to go, the main quest has a bunch of different storylines and you can do them all whenever, nothing in the game is really "off limits," you'll just have to make potions and stuff to get through some of it

[The Rogerer]

I rate this this game 4 stars

[Emperor Smeat]

An Easter egg was recently discovered in regards to the trial shrines and it involves the triforce being a hidden image from the monks hand signs when put together.

https://i.redd.it/zk57575gg6ny.png
https://www.destructoid.com/it-s-the-little-touches-in-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-427223.phtml

[drave]

That's considered an "easter egg" ??

intentional inside joke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-joke), a hidden message (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_message), or a secret feature of an interactive work

[road doggy dogg]

Discovered Eventide Island last night... that was fun. I pushed a boulder off the high cliff area onto the Hinox and when seeing how little damage it actually did to him (while waking his ass up) I started freaking out... super hectic fight. Ended up doing most of the damage using Magnesis with the metal crates around. Feels kinda cheesy, the blocks do so much damage even when they're moving kinda slowly but hey I'll take it

[Maluco]

Discovered Eventide Island last night... that was fun. I pushed a boulder off the high cliff area onto the Hinox and when seeing how little damage it actually did to him (while waking his ass up) I started freaking out... super hectic fight. Ended up doing most of the damage using Magnesis with the metal crates around. Feels kinda cheesy, the blocks do so much damage even when they're moving kinda slowly but hey I'll take it

Hinox fights are intense! I tend to creep up with a high powered weapon and get in 4 hits, then wait til he goes for the big sit and run, back in for another 4 hits then just run round in round in circles while throwing bombs back at him

[Sepholio]

I just shot his necklace with an arrow to make it fall off so I could just pick up the orb and run away without bothering with him.

[Locke]

Hardest one of them minibosses are the Lynel minotaur guys, fuck them. I beat one, but dunno how. Some are so hard

[Poit]

Fighting lynels is pretty much the only time I remember to use stasis on enemies.

[Locke]

Oo

I only remember to use it on the test of strength shrines

[Locke]

Damn @ the Hynox in the dark... so scary... seemed easier though

[Sepholio]

Just beat the Stalinox in Hyrule Castle Lockup. Was kind of a let down battle. With a few bomb arrows and stasis he never got a chance to even attack me.

[Locke]

Think you can use Amiibo once a day if they dje. Not got the Epona one, but with Wolf Link, I can scan it all the time but if he dies, I have to wait until tomorrow.

Registered horses just die and can't be recalled.

They can, you have to go to the horse god

Also the best recipe is just 1 durian, or 1 radish, or 1 "hearty truffle"

they all give you full health plus extra hearts

dunno

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah, I know now. I kind of stumbled on him looking for main fairies.

[road doggy dogg]

only recipes I really use are:

5x Mighty Banana - 3x attack
5x Ironshroom - 3x defence
1x Hearty 'anything' - full heal + a yellow heart (when you have 25+ red hearts, going for 10 or 20 yellow hearts is wasted)
1x Staminoka Bass - refill stamina (I forget specifically how much)
5x Gourmet Meat - sell for $$$
5x Prime Meat - sell for $$$


everything else is kinda meh

[Locke]

1x Endura Carrott is a full stamina refill plus extra I think, and prolly easier to find than staminoka bass

[road doggy dogg]

Hmmm yeah that's a good one too. I put all my orb upgrades to stamina so I haven't used a ton of stamina food tbh so I haven't put much thought into it. I usually try and keep a couple things cooked on-hand just to be safe

[Emperor Smeat]

Nintendo revealed 1st DLC pack will include:


4 sets of armor based on past Zelda games (Majora's Mask, Wind Waker, Spirit Tracks, and Twilight Princess)
Korok Mask to make finding seeds a bit easier
Travel medallion allowing fast traveling to any spot in the game
Horde-like mode called "Trial of the Sword" with an always max Master Sword as the gift for finishing.
Hero's Path Mode meant to help keep track of which areas of the map haven't been touched yet
Hard Mode that is just a stat boost for enemies making them tougher. Only bright side is more chests as rewards.


https://www.destructoid.com//ul/433962-nintendo-details-the-first-breath-of-the-wild-dlc-pack/05_tinglesoutfit-noscale.jpg

Pack itself arrives at some point this Summer.
https://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-details-the-first-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-dlc-pack-433962.phtml

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Hard mode isn't just a stat boost. It also has enemies regen health and there's some high up tree forts with the chests and enemies up there.

[road doggy dogg]

Me likey. I'm glad I traded in some shitty WiiU game for the pass

[Shadow]

Glad I'm waiting now.

[Destor]

Disclaimer: love the game

Knowing there arent items to found is such a massive negative. Knowing that any area i enter can be solved from the onset save for story development is disappointing. There's this brilliant map marker system that is basically useless because you can do everything the first time you get there.

what is basically the cornerstone of the franchises gameplay for literally 30 years suddenly absent. What makes a zelda game? Having link in it or is it the dungeon field dungeon paradigm?

I recal when this entered development they mentioned wanting to diverge from the zelda formula...and the game works so i cant hate...but damn...batman arkham asylum is more of a zelda game than breath of the wild... :'(

Zelda:Breath of the Wild is a great open world sandbox game...but i hope the next installment returns some of the staples of the franchise.

[Locke]

Video game fans are impossible to please. People complained after Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword that Zelda games were just "more of the same," so what did you expect Nintendo to do? They had to strip away those critical elements to change the formula. Now we're complaining that it's not the Zelda we grew up loving.

[Destor]

Video game fans are impossible to please. People complained after Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword that Zelda games were just "more of the same," so what did you expect Nintendo to do? They had to strip away those critical elements to change the formula. Now we're complaining that it's not the Zelda we grew up loving.

I never made those complaints.

[road doggy dogg]

My biggest gripe with OoT and onward was how much goddamn hand-holding they did with the fairies and explaining basically everything. BotW was a huge breath of fresh air for me. They basically drop you in this world and let you figure it out.

Since I've beaten the game and moved onto other titles my playtime has waned, but I still fire it up occasionally, and I have already put 120+ hours into it. Easily my favourite game of the series.

[Destor]

It might crack my top 5. Maybe. Feel like the combat difficulty was increased (I've only died once but in previous titles i wouldnt even take damage) but everything else was really dumbed down. Keep waiting for them to match MM or even the origional in terms of puzzles/side quests and they just keep going the other way. Combat is the best of the series. By far. But theres only 10 types of puzzles and all can be solved after 2 hours into the game.

Game is an absolute 10/10

But might be my 6th favorite zelda.

No reason you could make this same game with its scope and sandbox but still retain that you might have to return with new items to progress later.

The map is seriously the best map ever put in a game but its not needed. Why place a chest marker when you get to the chest 100% of the time ?

[road doggy dogg]

I don't know what to tell you. Have fun playing 20 year old games again I guess

[Destor]

I don't know what to tell you. Have fun playing 20 year old games again I guess

Such a cop out reply. I can enjoy both current and old games with ease. Including this one.

[Destor]

And I can also love this game while still seeing some serious room for improvement. I don't have to pick between the two.

Its like at some point criticism became hate speech or something

[Maluco]

This is my favourite game in quite some time, but i do think it helped me, in that, i am not a massive Zelda fan overall. I enjoy the games, but don't know much about the lore and haven't played them often enough to know staples or have certain expectations.

You could have put any sprites in this game and it would be 10/10, it didn't need to be Zelda, in fact, it could well have been a completely new series if they had wished.

I enjoyed it so much, but can definitely see why not being a Mega fan of the series or having expectations helped the playing experience be "free"

In fact i think that freedom and the feeling of being alone and navagating this big world is what makes the game so special.

[Destor]

This is my favourite game in quite some time, but i do think it helped me, in that, i am not a massive Zelda fan overall. I enjoy the games, but don't know much about the lore and haven't played them often enough to know staples or have certain expectations.

You could have put any sprites in this game and it would be 10/10, it didn't need to be Zelda, in fact, it could well have been a completely new series if they had wished.

I enjoyed it so much, but can definitely see why not being a Mega fan of the series or having expectations helped the playing experience be "free"

In fact i think that freedom and the feeling of being alone and navagating this big world is what makes the game so special.

I agree with this fully. If i had never played the series/ if it were a new IP, or more over if it wasnt my FAVORITEST THING IN THE UNIVERSE these wouldn't be issues for me. But there are aspect that i really look foraard to and love.

For me this will be game of the year, and thats awesome. Im having a great time with it. I was hoping for GOAT. Its a high bench mark.

I think making a sandbox the way they did is awesome and i hope they can do this again (even though non-hyrule zeldas have never sold well.) I just dont know why we need to choose between sandbox and zelda style progression. I think they would marry well...

Also the lack of score is probably a good thing due to it being a sandbox but...RIP Zelda scores

[Sepholio]

I'm kinda with you here destor. Love this game and it is one of my 2 goty candidates rn, the other being horizon. But I feel these game could have used a bit more story development, with more meaningful sidequests. I like the themes they had for the dungeons....but they needed to be bigger and there needed to be at least twice as many. The great fairies should have had more to do with things as well and needed to be harder to find instead of just a gold sink. The dragons are the most epic thing in the world.....and are basically useless other than a few mins of cheesy farming tricks to max some gear out....

Keep the open world and the freedom....but make the story a bit more focused, a bit more linear. Flesh out the side characters and fairies more. Add some mystery and more involved sidequests. This game is great....but it was so very close to being THE ONE.

[Locke]

Disclaimer: love the game

Knowing there arent items to found is such a massive negative. Knowing that any area i enter can be solved from the onset save for story development is disappointing. There's this brilliant map marker system that is basically useless because you can do everything the first time you get there.

what is basically the cornerstone of the franchises gameplay for literally 30 years suddenly absent. What makes a zelda game? Having link in it or is it the dungeon field dungeon paradigm?

I recal when this entered development they mentioned wanting to diverge from the zelda formula...and the game works so i cant hate...but damn...batman arkham asylum is more of a zelda game than breath of the wild... :'(

Zelda:Breath of the Wild is a great open world sandbox game...but i hope the next installment returns some of the staples of the franchise.

One of the few areas I noticed I couldn't solve before I had completed a certain part of the game was Akkala Tower, I couldn't figure out how to get up it until I got that Revali's Gale thing that shoots you up into the air.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I'm kinda with you here destor. Love this game and it is one of my 2 goty candidates rn, the other being horizon. But I feel these game could have used a bit more story development, with more meaningful sidequests. I like the themes they had for the dungeons....but they needed to be bigger and there needed to be at least twice as many. The great fairies should have had more to do with things as well and needed to be harder to find instead of just a gold sink. The dragons are the most epic thing in the world.....and are basically useless other than a few mins of cheesy farming tricks to max some gear out....

Keep the open world and the freedom....but make the story a bit more focused, a bit more linear. Flesh out the side characters and fairies more. Add some mystery and more involved sidequests. This game is great....but it was so very close to being THE ONE.

I think I really would have enjoyed it much less with those changes. I think when you make a compelling world to go out and explore, that's what I want to do in my open world games. With GTA, I usually end up getting bored with the story dumps, especially when it's in direct contrast to how I've been playing. Every thing bar the first few shrines being totally optional is my favourite thing in a game in a long time and giving it more direction might have hurt that for me.

All I need to know is that the princess is in trouble. Everything else is my story about how I did it and not some cutscenes.

I'm not against linear games. Yakuza 0, Nier and Persona 5 I've adored this year. But if you make an open world that's compelling and a joy to explore, it's going to be my favourite and I don't want anything taking me away from being out in it.

[Ruien]

Okay ,this game is amazing BUT fuck them for taking out the forward head rolls. After 8 hours of gameplay I am still attempting to roll into trees.

[Destor]

Okay ,this game is amazing BUT fuck them for taking out the forward head rolls. After 8 hours of gameplay I am still attempting to roll into trees.

Thats how i felt during skyward sword

While im here: dungeons are the worst of the franchise.

[Destor]

With ease

[Ruien]

I have not hit a dungeon yet unless those are the shrines? If the shrines are then lol.

[Emperor Smeat]

Think its just Hyrule Castle and the Divine Beasts as the real dungeons for the game.

[Ruien]

Ah okay. Hopefully I get to one tonight.

I assume the Master Sword is unbreakable but is there a bow and shield that are unbreakable too? Hate having to switch weapons so often. I am afraid to use the good weapons I have found due to everything else breaking aft4t 4 or 5 enemies.

[Destor]

Ah okay. Hopefully I get to one tonight.

I assume the Master Sword is unbreakable but is there a bow and shield that are unbreakable too? Hate having to switch weapons so often. I am afraid to use the good weapons I have found due to everything else breaking aft4t 4 or 5 enemies.

There ia a shield that has 400/hp (average is like 20ish)

[Emperor Smeat]

Ah okay. Hopefully I get to one tonight.

I assume the Master Sword is unbreakable but is there a bow and shield that are unbreakable too? Hate having to switch weapons so often. I am afraid to use the good weapons I have found due to everything else breaking aft4t 4 or 5 enemies.

If you have diamonds, Champions tier weapons and shields can be repaired or replaced. Haven't broken them yet so not sure which actually happens since I rather keep the diamonds for more important things.

[Ruien]

Just finished my first dungeon. I went to the Zora people (just choose a route at random). Feeling a little underwhelmed since there are only 5 total. Felt it would have been bigger. Would have felt fine if it was the beginning dungeon but I don't think there is technically a first. I dunno.

The shock arrow mini boss dude was hard as hell though. Fuck him. That fight was epic.

[Destor]

I only have about 20 shrines left...only just now realized luminous stones can be converted to diamonds... :nono:

[Destor]

Just finished my first dungeon. I went to the Zora people (just choose a route at random). Feeling a little underwhelmed since there are only 5 total. Felt it would have been bigger. Would have felt fine if it was the beginning dungeon but I don't think there is technically a first. I dunno.

The shock arrow mini boss dude was hard as hell though. Fuck him. That fight was epic.

Ive done 3/4 of the mechs. They are all about as long and similar difficulty. Each is about 6 rooms and a boss.

[Ruien]

I only have about 20 shrines left...only just now realized luminous stones can be converted to diamonds... :nono:

How do you know the amount of shrines left?

[Destor]

How do you know the amount of shrines left?

There are 120, i know this because i googled it lol

[Destor]

On the load screen it tells you how many youve done

[Locke]

Not seeing much the value of diamonds other than selling them, I used a few to upgrade some circlet thing that protects against Ancient, but then I got the ancient helmet after getting a million ancient gears so now I not need the circlet. So what do you do with the diamonds eh eh

[Locke]

Finding it weird that I have done 90 shrines but only have found 86 Korok seeds, how many Korok seeds have yall found

[Destor]

Not seeing much the value of diamonds other than selling them, I used a few to upgrade some circlet thing that protects against Ancient, but then I got the ancient helmet after getting a million ancient gears so now I not need the circlet. So what do you do with the diamonds eh ehtop armor upgrades and reforging of high end weapons. Also sale value is high. Top tier mat basically.

Finding it weird that I have done 90 shrines but only have found 86 Korok seeds, how many Korok seeds have yall found
160+

[Ruien]

21 shrines and 11 seeds. I am doing something wrong huh lol.

[road doggy dogg]

Kinda wish they'd cut the number of Korok seeds by like half. I am somewhat of a completionist and do love the exploration aspect of the game obvs, but I'm sitting at ~90 shrines and like 150 seeds. Travelling the world looking for another 700-odd seeds just doesn't feel like a very fun time.

[Destor]

It is highly unlikely, as a hardcore completionisist, that i round up all 900..but maybe.

Currently farming dragon shards to max my Tunic of the wild set and then off to stop Gannon.

...but im totally going to do it in green.

[Locke]

When you get all the Korok seeds they give you a seed that looks like a golden turd. I think it's a subtle message about how stupid it is to be a hardcore completionist

[Ruien]

What so seeds do besides give more inventory spots? Maybe if I find an actually use for them but right now they are whatever.

[Destor]

What so seeds do besides give more inventory spots? Maybe if I find an actually use for them but right now they are whatever.

Thats all they do...which is pretty major

[Destor]

Like how is increasing your inventory not one of the biggest boons in the game?

Also: i maxed my hearts. Natural 30 hearts.

[Destor]

Beat it. Many praises and many complaints. Great game. Game of the year to be sure.

[Ruien]

Nice, congrats. Just finished my second dungeon and randomly found the forest with the Master Sword. Need more hearts though to grab it. Gordon dungeon seemed a lot easier than the Zoro dungeon. It didn't have a mini boss like the shock arrow mini boss guy. Who is still the hardest fight so far for me.

[Destor]

Shock arrow mini boss guy?

[Locke]

Prolly the lynel from whom you must collect shock arrows

[Destor]

Thats what i was thinking but its oitside of the divine beast so i dunno.

Lynels are the apex predators in the game. Once you get your perfect counter timing down though theyre a snap.

You can get a perfect counter via side step kn their bull charge or via backflip on their melee attacks. And it has a pretty big window too for both.

Stasis upgrade will let you control their archery and nukes too,

Post every blood moon i go farming them for gear. Drops are used for most of the combat armor upgrades too.

[Locke]

I haven't mastered the technique for fighting lynels but I find them easy/repetitive, and even moreso for Hinox/Talus

There's this one boss in the gerudo desert that swims in the sound around this rock, wish there was more stuff like that in the world

And what's with the dragons? The first one I saw was up on some mountain and I was able to kill it somehow, it was a really cool moment where it was early in the game and I had a time limit because I was using some potion to help me stave off the cold, and I had to chase the thing over mountains and shoot it from the air in a few different locations to kill it. It dropped a scale I think which I offered at a shrine and got some thing

But all the other dragons I've found I just shoot once and they drop a shard or something, then fly away

[Ruien]

Shock arrow mini boss guy?

Prolly the lynel from whom you must collect shock arrows

Ya him. I have not ran into any others like him yet..he is the only encounter so far that has been challenging. He wasn't in the divine beast but you had to go through him right before entering.

[Emperor Smeat]

Got lucky with that mission involving the shock arrows since I already had more than 20 by that point. Skipped it and went right to the water divine beast instead.

[Destor]

Right. They are placed all about Hyrule. Easily the top end enemy in the game. Little experience and theyre easy though. At first they were a nightmare.

[Ruien]

True. It was the first place I went so I obviously didn't have any but most people probably skip it.

[Sepholio]

The one in Zoras domain was a menace early in the game. Good thing I had most the arrows already from a prior shrine that handed them out copiously. That wasn't my first one though. When I first dropped off the plateau I had already been eyeballing that big coliseum like structure to the west. I went over there and ran directly into a fairly high level Lynel on the bottom floor. Had no context to what the place was or what this monster was. It could have been a pushover for all I knew. After over an hour of flinging myself at it with my feeble gear I moved on. Tried to go up the coliseum but eventually got to a point with black moblins that killed me at that stage. It was then that I realized this was a diff kind of Zelda and I was in for a wild ride.

[Ruien]

Finished off the third dungeon and have the Master Sword now. Dungeons seem laughable now but hoping the 5th one will be epic.

Getting a little tired of shrines. No idea how you did over 100 Destor. I am at 45 currently.

[Destor]

Finished off the third dungeon and have the Master Sword now. Dungeons seem laughable now but hoping the 5th one will be epic.

Getting a little tired of shrines. No idea how you did over 100 Destor. I am at 45 currently.

The final shouldnt even be called a dungeon tbh. No puzzles. Great score though.

I liked the shrines for the most part. I wish theyd have been more challenging though.

[Ruien]

Ya. I only found one somewhat challenging so far. Well, 2 since the first major test of strength I did took a few tries.

[Destor]

Ya. I only found one somewhat challenging so far. Well, 2 since the first major test of strength I did took a few tries.

Youll reach a point where combat is super simple though.

I habe a feeling that in the future zelda might be puzzless...

[Ruien]

Ya, combat is simple now. The first 20 or so hours I loved getting into combat with random enemies but now i just skip as many as possible.

Also, was I ever suppose to get that horse Epona or whatever the horse name Is? I have just been running everywhere.

[Destor]

Epona is a specific horse younget through an Amiibo...

But you can tame any horse you encounter.

Also killing enemies is important for the drops. Late game armor upgrades are costly!

[Ruien]

Fucked Gannon up. Rode a horse for like 30 seconds when I started the game and they put me on one at the end. Took me forever to get the controls down


Wonderful game. Wish they would have combined the shrines to have less but longer/more difficult ones. Usually find myself puzzled a lot with Zelda games but nothing really stood out as here. Was a blast though. Love open world games. Zora Domain was awesome. Felt like I was going to war also when I went into the castle which was great.

[Savio]

Has anyone else fought the giant "Hinox" skeleton yet? I fought the sand worm. Are there any other "One off" minibosses?

[Destor]

Has anyone else fought the giant "Hinox" skeleton yet? I fought the sand worm. Are there any other "One off" minibosses?

Theres more than one stalfose hinox.

[Destor]

And there are 4 locations that spawn the sand worm.

[road doggy dogg]

Link should be able to scatter shot with his bow like Hanzo.

Also, if/when a new Smash game comes out, they need to change Link's final smash to ryu ga waga teki wo kurau

[Emperor Smeat]

According to reports, upcoming DLC pack will support the ability to have a second save file for the game although only for the new Master Mode.

This was how it was explained in the comments:
For anyone wondering, Master Mode is really just a mode - it can be turned on and off on the same save file, Treehouse's Audrey confirmed this in a stream during E3. It's odd that they're allowing us a different save for that (even if it's the logical choice), but suppose most people would like to keep their Master and regular adventures separate, or at least that's what I'll be doing.

Whenever the mode is turned on, it writes to its own save file and when turned off, the regular save file gets used again.

https://www.destructoid.com/you-ll-have-a-separate-save-for-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-s-master-mode--443629.phtml