the legend of zelda: breath of the wild

[Distortedreasoning]

i know this place is a bit slow but this game should have a thread.

 

 

[Distortedreasoning]

as everyone knows by now, this game has been getting really high reviews all around but is this game worthy of such praise?

what are your thoughts about that?

[scope]

Bet no one is talking about it partially because the Switch sold out so fast, I haven't played it yet but based on the gameplay I've seen it looks like there's a vast amount of shit you can do in it.

[Distortedreasoning]

it's on the wii u as well and both versions are pretty much identical.

probably no one here has a wii u either except for me  >

[1pooh4u]

Why does the switch vary so much in price?  I seen it as low as 299 and as high as 599.  ::spin::

[Distortedreasoning]

scalpers.

the system is the hot new item and its sold out at retail prices.

stupid people that want the console now, not being patient enough to wait for more to become available paying these dumb prices.

 

[Greeny]

Might buy a refurbed Wii U for it, then sell both to get most of my money back.

[1pooh4u]

scalpers.

the system is the hot new item and its sold out at retail prices.

stupid people that want the console now, not being patient enough to wait for more to become available paying these dumb prices.

lol, wow, people are just silly >

[Raptorpat]

When I played the first few hours on the Great Plateau "tutorial" area, my two main thoughts were "wow this is really expansive, it'd take me weeks to explore this whole thing" and "I am starting to notice a distinct lack of characters, I have a bad feeling I'm in an expansive world with no characters to ground it to again."

 

And then I obtained the paraglider and the real game started - I realized the Great Plateau was the tiniest sector on the map and there were no NPCs because it was abandoned, as the first thing I ran into on the ground were treasure hunters.

[DBZ4ever]

Technically it does, but yeah the place is too slow so you don't see it.

 

http://unevenedge.imfapp.in/videogames/anyone-started-playing-breath-of-the-wild-yet/

[Ric]

I'm thinking it's more of a 9 than a 10 so far but that could change, I still have a lot to see in the game.

[Distortedreasoning]

Might buy a refurbed Wii U for it, then sell both to get most of my money back.

 

i think thats very possible, the system wont lose that much value over time.

the system had many good games and didnt sell all that well.

[Distortedreasoning]

lol, wow, people are just silly >

 

its dumb. i hate both sellers and buyers who do this crap.

but it happens so often.

[Distortedreasoning]

When I played the first few hours on the Great Plateau "tutorial" area, my two main thoughts were "wow this is really expansive, it'd take me weeks to explore this whole thing" and "I am starting to notice a distinct lack of characters, I have a bad feeling I'm in an expansive world with no characters to ground it to again."

 

And then I obtained the paraglider and the real game started - I realized the Great Plateau was the tiniest sector on the map and there were no NPCs because it was abandoned, as the first thing I ran into on the ground were treasure hunters.

 

i like how it felt like a good tutorial.

the old man was conveniently placed there so you wont miss him. you can talk to him and he gives you your first quests which gives you something to do if youre loss. from this quest you get the shiekah sleight and learn most of it's functions and learn several of the different mechanics of the game by completing the first part of the game. and they dont hold your hand through any of that. after you get the glider, the game really opens up.

 

 

 

 

 

[Distortedreasoning]

Technically it does, but yeah the place is too slow so you don't see it.

 

http://unevenedge.imfapp.in/videogames/anyone-started-playing-breath-of-the-wild-yet/

 

sorry bro, obviously missed that .

[Distortedreasoning]

I'm thinking it's more of a 9 than a 10 so far but that could change, I still have a lot to see in the game.

 

i hate giving out number scores for games but i do feel this game is living up to its monster hype.

[Raptorpat]

i like how it felt like a good tutorial.

the old man was conveniently placed there so you wont miss him. you can talk to him and he gives you your first quests which gives you something to do if youre loss. from this quest you get the shiekah sleight and learn most of it's functions and learn several of the different mechanics of the game by completing the first part of the game. and they dont hold your hand through any of that. after you get the glider, the game really opens up.

The thing about it though was that, for whatever reason, it didn't even dawn to me that I was playing a tutorial until I got the glider, saw the cutscenes, and realized the Great Plateau, and what little was on it, was just a tiny, empty fraction of the world.

 

It was like something straight out of Plato's allegory of the cave.

[DBZ4ever]

Finally got the game and enjoying it so far. I was a bit worried about the music but it does have some call backs to older games for sure. When I heard that slow sad version of the Hyrule castle theme i was super happy. I like that theme and sometimes wonder if they forget about it.

 

Also the shrine theme I knew I had heard it before, well a portion of it again slight nods.

 

I think I might have found it....it does sound like the tower of the gods in Windwaker a bit too but compare these two videos.

 

 

 

Anyone else hear it?

 

Also one of the links goes to the video and it looks like the other is embedded, not sure why that is but whatever.

[Distortedreasoning]

The thing about it though was that, for whatever reason, it didn't even dawn to me that I was playing a tutorial until I got the glider, saw the cutscenes, and realized the Great Plateau, and what little was on it, was just a tiny, empty fraction of the world.

 

It was like something straight out of Plato's allegory of the cave.

 

its a really great tutorial. you dont even have to do it but if you do, you will have learned most of the games basic mechanics and what to expect of the game world. and all while driving forward the games story line.

 

Finally got the game and enjoying it so far. I was a bit worried about the music but it does have some call backs to older games for sure. When I heard that slow sad version of the Hyrule castle theme i was super happy. I like that theme and sometimes wonder if they forget about it.

 

Also the shrine theme I knew I had heard it before, well a portion of it again slight nods.

 

I think I might have found it....it does sound like the tower of the gods in Windwaker a bit too but compare these two videos.

 

 

 

Anyone else hear it?

 

Also one of the links goes to the video and it looks like the other is embedded, not sure why that is but whatever.

 

i couldn't make any of the conections to the shrine song itself but now that you mention it, i can see it.

that shrine song is so catchy too.

[mochi]

I haven't played this, but I've been watching Vinesauce play it

 

 

and my first impression is that

 

it is not a Zelda game

 

it is Xenoblade Chronicles with Zelda characters

 

not that that's a bad thing

[Distortedreasoning]

explain mochi, cuz this is very much a zelda game.

 

never played the xenoblade chronicles series so help me understand what thats like.

[mochi]

explain mochi, cuz this is very much a zelda game.

 

never played the xenoblade chronicles series so help me understand what thats like.

I've never played either, just watched lets plays

 

and the best I can suggest is to watch Chuggaconroy's LP of Xenoblade

the full voice acting the bleak setting the british accents the literal openworld environment the robots

[scope]

I don't see how it's like a Xenoblade game other than being an open world game with impressive graphics, I can bet it doesn't have the RPG combat system or hours of grinding.

[Distortedreasoning]

yeah i dont see the connection either other than large game world and effeminate protagonist.

 

one is a jrpg the other is a staight up action/adventure game.

 

 

[ThoughtfulZombie]

it's on the wii u as well and both versions are pretty much identical.

probably no one here has a wii u either except for me  >

 

About 2 or 3 days before release the title key was brute forced.

So you could just play it on a wii u or wii emu. Not sure which...it was.

:I

 

Not sure if anyone else posted about this.

[Distortedreasoning]

About 2 or 3 days before release the title key was brute forced.

So you could just play it on a wii u or wii emu. Not sure which...it was.

:I

 

Not sure if anyone else posted about this.

 

that pertains more to wii u hacks so not the right place in this thread for that.

[Lacks_Sympathy]

I've been playing it for a couple of weeks now. It's highly addictive and one of the best open world games I've played in quite some time. So far I've beaten 3 divine beasts but I've only done about 1/3 of the shrines in the game. Not that I was planning to do them all but I feel like I should have done/do more. Though I have enough hearts at this point to get the master sword....which I'll probably get over the next day or two. I don't know I just get distracted easily I guess. Like the other day I got Ganon's horse and just spent like half an hour running over random enemies, wildlife, etc. It's a very polished game, so you do get side-tracked quite a bit (if you're trying to collect or explore as much as you can). I also ran into Kilton yesterday....so I've just been buying monster costumes and taking amusing selfies with various monsters....like I said, it's easy to get side-tracked.

 

I've definitely enjoyed the game but I'm ready for some new stuff too. I'm still debating whether to get MK8 Deluxe or not. I mean I already have the Wii U version and pretty much did everything there is to do in that game....so I'm not sure if I'm in the mood to shell out a bunch of money for essentially the same game with some added content. We'll see....