The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

[bork]

Amazon still hasn't shipped my copy. 

Guess I'll swing by Gamestop tomorrow.

Are you a Prime member?  They often ship out pretty late for delivery on release day...

Yeah I am.

It's almost 6 PM and still nothing. 

I have Bomberman (lol) pre-ordered from them.  Same here, still says arriving tomorrow.  I am sure it will, too.  I've seen them ship stuff out as late as 2am before and it gets there the same day.

[demi]

It's tempting to be able to go to the last boss at the start of the game. It saves you from all the useless padding.

Apparently if you dont kill the main dungeon bosses, and you try to skip to the end, you have to fight them anyway in a boss rush fashion, and they pretty much one shot you at your low level.

A completed speedrun was posted on /r/speedrun clocked at around 3.5 hours, but obviously this can go faster (theorycraft is at around 1.5hr)

[Akala]

I kind of want this but don't want to buy a switch at moment 

[Joe Molotov]

I kind of want this but don't want to buy a switch at moment 

Get the Wii U version fam

[Raist]

Also the guys at Giant Bomb got a sword that clears endggame content in their first shrine by spawn. Looks like it's RNG. I normally careless about speedruns, but this game could make it interesting.

1.5h speedrun. YOu can literally just go to the end of the game. So Any% speedruns aren't going to be a thing.
Spoilers, obviously.

[Akala]

I kind of want this but don't want to buy a switch at moment 

Get the Wii U version fam

Then I'd have to buy a wiiu 

[demi]

1.5h speedrun. YOu can literally just go to the end of the game. So Any% speedruns aren't going to be a thing.
Spoilers, obviously.

That is the very definition of Any%. Skyward Sword Any% is ~4 hours.

[tiesto]

Picking up my Switch and Zeruda during my lunch break

[bork]

Amazon still hasn't shipped my copy. 

Guess I'll swing by Gamestop tomorrow.

Are you a Prime member?  They often ship out pretty late for delivery on release day...

Yeah I am.

It's almost 6 PM and still nothing. 

I have Bomberman (lol) pre-ordered from them.  Same here, still says arriving tomorrow.  I am sure it will, too.  I've seen them ship stuff out as late as 2am before and it gets there the same day.

Guess that's not the case for Switch stuff.  I see a lot of people all saying that Amazon still hasn't shipped out their games, mine included.  Still says scheduled for delivery today and it is still possible that can happen, depending on your location and carrier, however.

[archie4208]

My copy is out for delivery.  I ought to get it this afternoon.

Amazon

[nachobro]

Switch is out for delivery and Zelda+Amiibo are waiting at Gamestop for me!

[Raist]

1.5h speedrun. YOu can literally just go to the end of the game. So Any% speedruns aren't going to be a thing.
Spoilers, obviously.

That is the very definition of Any%. Skyward Sword Any% is ~4 hours.

What I mean is that the game wasn't even out and someone posted a 1.5h route, and since by definition you can go anywhere anytime it's not going to be as big as, say, OoT speedruns where people had to figure out a shitload of strats or glitches. So basically the game is out now and it's already going to be down to shaving a couple of minutes off.

[demi]

The 1.5hr route is theorycrafted, and nobody has completed the run. The only official completed run (afaik) was the one posted on /r/speedrun at about 3.5 hours. Even SethBling's "12 minute" run he says he got slaughtered at the final bosses.

But if RNG is involved with item drops, they will probably try to see if the RNG can be manipulated (see Deku Nut in OOT Any%)

[archie4208]

The graphics are ugly as a motherfucker
The frame rate is terrible
The voice acting is horrendous
The stamina meter is obnoxious

Everything else is fucking great though.

[TakingBackSunday]

I think it looks great on the portable screen

[El Babua]

Yo, this game is really good.

Also runs smoothly in portable form.

[chronovore]

http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/3/14802390/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-framerate-docked-vs-portable

[Positive Touch]

will wait for dolphin version

[Rahxephon91]

Let's make a huge open world game and then give you the dumbest stamina limitation system out there. This is the best game ever?

[Raist]

http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/3/14802390/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-framerate-docked-vs-portable

Blimey

[Purrp Skirrp]

will wait for dolphin version

Srly tho, the inevitable CEMU version ensures I don't have to go full Nintard and buy a Switch.

I say that w/o judgment of ya'll

[TakingBackSunday]

Let's make a huge open world game and then give you the dumbest stamina limitation system out there. This is the best game ever?

Skyrim does the same thing?

[Bebpo]

No 10 hour tutorial shit!
No tons of cutscenes with shitty fucking characters!
No Navi shit!
No handholding!
You can actually die!

Wow, this game is pushing all of the right buttons for me from the start.  I loved Zelda growing up as a kid, but the series has been mediocre since Twilight Princess and even that was just an 8/10 game that only did the dungeons right.  This, otoh is fantastic.  The amount of environment interaction is A+++ and the physics + that to given open ended solutions and puzzle solving, exploring and combat...yes!  The first 2 hours of this have been better than almost every other 3d Zelda game already.  Pretty impressed.

I mean normally in a 3d zelda, everything outside of dungeons is a chore/tedious shit and you just deal with it for the dungeons.  But now the outside is actually really fun so it changes up everything.  But yeah, I hope this is a new direction for Nintendo, getting rid of heavy handed tutorials that go on forever so the games feel aimed at 3 year old babies.  If every Nintendo game was like this I'd play them more.

Let's make a huge open world game and then give you the dumbest stamina limitation system out there. This is the best game ever?

Skyrim does the same thing?

Only thing I don't like about the stamina bar is dying while just plain swimming -_-  Should be reserved for diving underwater.

[Human Snorenado]

[SantaC]

Game sure as hell isnt 98 on metacritic. The ugly graphics and fps drops alone should lower it

[Bebpo]

I agree that Zelda games are incredibly overrated, but why can't a 98 metacritic game have so-so graphics/framerate?  Like why do graphics matter?  A 10/10 PC game is still a 10/10 game to me even if it's on the lowest settings.  Graphics are nice, that's for sure but I don't think they should factor into a game's rating.

[archie4208]

I think I've died more in 5 hours of BotW than all the prior 3D Zelda games combined.  I spent like 15 minutes trying to scale a tower and getting one shotted by a Guardian laser every time. 

[Sho Nuff]

This game has butthole graphics but it's quite good

[SantaC]

I agree that Zelda games are incredibly overrated, but why can't a 98 metacritic game have so-so graphics/framerate?  Like why do graphics matter?  A 10/10 PC game is still a 10/10 game to me even if it's on the lowest settings.  Graphics are nice, that's for sure but I don't think they should factor into a game's rating.

Pretty sure most reviewers dock games for bad performance.  No idea why zelda is an exception.

[demi]

you can FEEL the rage from the keyboard

stay mad, weeb. zelda > berseria

[SantaC]

you can FEEL the rage from the keyboard

stay mad, weeb. zelda > berseria

Zelda as i know it is dead. That said it is still better then Berseria.

[tiesto]

Weapon/Equipment durability is an awful idea no matter what the game. I'm enjoying it so far other than that.

[TakingBackSunday]

This game is incredible

[Cerveza mas fina]

So is this game legit hard or hard for Nintendostans?

Let's make a huge open world game and then give you the dumbest stamina limitation system out there. This is the best game ever?

Skyrim does the same thing?

Skyrim is shit

[Rahxephon91]

you can FEEL the rage from the keyboard

stay mad, weeb. zelda > berseria

Zelda as i know it is dead. That said it is still better then Berseria.

Don't throw Berseria under the bus. It's the best Tales game in a long while.

[Cerveza mas fina]

No 10 hour tutorial shit!
No tons of cutscenes with shitty fucking characters!
No Navi shit!
No handholding!
You can actually die!

Ok this actually sounds like I'll have to play this, woulf be a first since I quit TP cause it was dank.

[SantaC]

you can FEEL the rage from the keyboard

stay mad, weeb. zelda > berseria

Zelda as i know it is dead. That said it is still better then Berseria.

Don't throw Berseria under the bus. It's the. Eat Tales game in a long while.

Not throwing berseria under the bus. It is a good game.

And yeah not surprised people hate weapon durability

[I'm a Puppy!]

So far the game is incredible. Absolutely incredible. Dun care about frame rates and all that namby boy shit.
Game is incredible.

[demi]

No 10 hour tutorial shit!
No tons of cutscenes with shitty fucking characters!
No Navi shit!
No handholding!
You can actually die!

Ok this actually sounds like I'll have to play this, woulf be a first since I quit TP cause it was dank.

breath of the wild is a very dank game

[nachobro]

 

Zelda fucking delivers! This game is beyond amazing

[TakingBackSunday]

I'd say this is the hardest Zelda game beyond Zelda 2.

[archie4208]

So is this game legit hard or hard for Nintendostans?

Let's make a huge open world game and then give you the dumbest stamina limitation system out there. This is the best game ever?

Skyrim does the same thing?

Skyrim is shit

It's hard if you make it hard.  Going to places with strong enemies wearing your starter outfit guarantees you'll get one shot often.

[fistfulofmetal]

The allure got the better of me. I'm going in with the WiiU version.

edit: Hearing some other impressions that dont sound so good. Shouldn't have bought it on the eshop :\

[TakingBackSunday]

This is the game Fable should have been.

[CatsCatsCats]

Damn this sounds good. No way I'm getting a switch just for it tho

[demi]

good thing you dont have to

[archie4208]

Go to the volcano area
My wooden club gets set on fire
I die

[Bebpo]

My Zelda story is scaring off two boars with an arrow that didn't kill them in forest of the spirits this morning and then some goblins killed and cooked them.  Then I spent 45 mins wandering the forest, sleeping at campfires, quitting and reloading and trying to do something to make the boars respawn.  Eventually after about an hour they respawned, I shot them again in the face with an arrow and it didn't kill the one, but I found it a few mins later at a pond and killed it with a second arrow.

...then I accidentally used the meat in the wrong recipe.

Now I've got to wait for them to respawn again so I can get more meat -_-


Despite this I still like the game a lot.  This was just very unfortunate and I was surprised that the respawning and main quest material needing animals can be really slow (I googled and sites said it can take 45 mins to an hour, so best to quit and reload a save if you fuck up).  Also, like I said in the Horizon thread, I don't really like hunting/survival/crafting games.  Just not my genre.  So everything outside of that in Zelda I love, and I'll just put up with and deal with the hunting/survival/crafting I guess.

[Rahxephon91]

Why is this game good?

It's ugly.

It runs poorly. I thought Nintendo would have amazing polish for its big AAA game but Christ.

The combat is bad.

The stamina bar for everything is annoying. It's like if Assassins Creed limited your climbing.

Breakable weapons are the worst idea ever.

The game is extremely aimless.

I don't get why people like Zelda.

[eleuin]

I would ask if you've played the game but it seems you're mind is set so what's the point

[Let's Cyber]

Is there a Zora outfit for swimming/underwater stuff?

Feel free to spoiler tag, I'm just interested.

[chronovore]

I would ask if you've played the game but it seems you're mind is set so what's the point

PLOT TWIST: Rahx is playing a mislabeled copy of Garshasp!

[fistfulofmetal]

Did the first four shrines and got the story dump. WiiU version ain't so bad. It's funny cuz the game also runs better in tablet mode like the Switch.

So far I like that it takes a lot of the Zelda concepts and puts them in a much more interesting context. It's not overly holding my hand which is great.

[FreeNudeLyleLanley]

Why is this game good?

It's ugly.

It runs poorly. I thought Nintendo would have amazing polish for its big AAA game but Christ.

The combat is bad.

The stamina bar for everything is annoying. It's like if Assassins Creed limited your climbing.

Breakable weapons are the worst idea ever.

The game is extremely aimless.

I don't get why people like Zelda.

It's fun.

[TakingBackSunday]

Why is this game good?

It's ugly.

It runs poorly. I thought Nintendo would have amazing polish for its big AAA game but Christ.

The combat is bad.

The stamina bar for everything is annoying. It's like if Assassins Creed limited your climbing.

Breakable weapons are the worst idea ever.

The game is extremely aimless.

I don't get why people like Zelda.

God you are the worst

[Bebpo]

Got to the first village in the 2nd area.  Game is huge, and tons of fun to explore.  There was some thread on gaf saying the open world just is filler and slows down the gameplay, but here the open world going from one place to another is the actual sense of exploration gameplay.  It's great.  Also a very pretty game from an art perspective.  Time of day/weather adds a lot.

Couple of questions:

1) How do you make a fire?  I have all this wood and even flint but I don't understand how to use flint on my steel weapons to start the fire?
2) At some point will I either get something to restore durability to a weapon or will I get a sword that actually lasts?  Because so far every weapon I use breaks in like 1-2 enemies.

[TakingBackSunday]

Haven't gotten to it yet but there's a way to craft certain items along with weapons to increase durability

[TakingBackSunday]

Guys please talk with me about this game.  I need to continue to gush.

[archie4208]

What do you want to gush about?    I did a set of shrines I thought was really clever

spoiler (click to show/hide)

There are two shrines in a snowy area that are in close vicinity to one another.  The shrines have balls in holes that show the pattern to place them for their counterpart.  The a-ha moment was great

[close]

[demi]

Guys please talk with me about this game.  I need to continue to gush.

nobody actually wants to admit to like this game. sorry. maybe there's a place on meetup.com or something you can go to