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[DecoyOctopus]

You died.

 

[Effect]

Nice. The wall actually protected Link from the blast.

 

[JimJamJones]

My hype has skyrocketed with this game.

Just gimme some official Persona 5 stuff and It'll be perfect.

 

[Kingpin Rogers]

The physics in this game are so cool.

 

[skypunch]

Yeah, it all flows so well. Its like a harmony.

While games like Witcher feel stiff.

Stiff? I never found the game stiff.

 

[Reversed]

Here comes dat boar

 

[HawthorneKitty]

The hit effects are so satisfying to see.

 

[Not]

Lol just breaking your fucking weapons off in enemies faces

 

[Creamium]

Those moblins went after the boar and took the meat. omg this game

 

[Brinbe]

Nice, doing another shrine next.

 

[morthbound]

Zelda is showing just how shallow a lot of other open-world games are.

Keep slaying Nintendo.

 

[BitStyle]

You died.

lol.
I was waiting for that to be gif'd

 

[AGoodODST]

Nintendo, release this as a demo on eShop and NintendoGAF promises to buy 10 NX each.

 

[MiamiWesker]

Another shrine?! What's next, link can control water and make leviathans he can ride.

 

[eyeball_kid]

Looks like the AI needs a little work... that creature just standing at the wall instead of going around

 

[Revven]

No I saw them but they were not hidden.

Well, they did say they were early shrines. I don't think early shrines would be hidden. Do you?

 

[bachikarn]

Does anyone have the schedule for the rest of the day? I think someone said they are going till 5 PST?

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Here comes dat boar

Oh SHIT WADDUP!!?

 

[Crayolan]

The only nitpick I have its Healthbars for enemies.

You can probably walk into late-game areas really early on if you want to, so health bars give you a good idea of when you're treading into territory you shouldn't be.

 

[SweetDonuts]

No, but I thought the same thing when Bill mentioned that. The comment about towns being held back from the demo because they're plot related makes me think they may be tied to a time travel or alternate reality mechanic. Like, you find the ruins of towns and visit them in the past through some technology.

Time travel or Lens of Truth will probably show how Hyrule used to be.

 

[jariw]

Are heartpieces and containers not a thing anymore?

I think they said that creating/cooking potions and drinking them would do the same as the old heart containers.

 

[Schnozberry]

Stiff? I never found the game stiff.

Perhaps he's referring to Geralt controlling like a wheelbarrow with a flat tire. I loved Witcher 3 but the traversal was not it's best feature.

 

[Frostburn]

BotW has me hyped even more now, I want to play it!!! I'd love for a chance to play the "Demo" they are showing off at E3 at home shortly after. Any chance we'll get a release time frame for the game? I guess it will be tied to the Nintendo NX huh?

 

[hamauzu kaito]

All I see is aimless wandering around
Where are the worthwhile secrets?

This seems to be literally the smallest area of the game. Wait until we see the other areas.

 

[DecoReturns]

Looks like the AI needs a little work... that creature just standing at the wall instead of going around

I think they are suppose to be stupid, seems implied by the treehouse people.


I'm waiting to see other enemies tho

 

[Vampirolol]

Nintendo, release this as a demo on eShop and NintendoGAF promises to buy 10 NX each.

Where do I sign?

 

[skypunch]

Zelda is showing just how shallow a lot of other open-world games are.

Keep slaying Nintendo.

Such an absolute bullshit post. Embarrassing.

 

[antonz]

Each segment has a specific theme. The last segment was all about hunting and cooking.

Since Story and Characters are specifically being avoided for E3 most of what you will see is exploration of the one region they are demoing.

 

[Akhe]

You died.

New "banned* gif

 

[Revven]

Time travel or Lens of Truth will probably show how Hyrule used to be.

Or, maybe Time Stones from Skyward Sword make a return?

 

[Instro]

No, but I thought the same thing when Bill mentioned that. The comment about towns being held back from the demo because they're plot related makes me think they may be tied to a time travel or alternate reality mechanic. Like, you find the ruins of towns and visit them in the past through some technology.

Actually I wonder if they are going to pull something like Soul Blazer/Terrangima, a world resurrection theme.

 

[Altazor]

You died.

LOL, thanks for that. Saved the gif.

YOU DIED

 

[Cosmozone]

Next item will swap your gender. Trust me.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

No I saw them but they were not hidden.

Yeah, what the hell Nintendo? Why aren't the first 3 out of 100 of these shrines, in the starter area, and tailored for the E3 demo not impossible to find? I want to have absolutely nothing to show after waiting in line for 2+ hours and only having 90 minutes to play!

C'mon dude

 

[Shadax the wizard]

I swear I'll drop a square bomb if I'll have to wait long for the next gameplay.

 

[TI82]

I'd put this Zelda in the top 5 of e3.

1. SpidermanPS4
2. Fractured But Whole
3. Days Gone
4. All the microsoft games coming to PC
5. Zelda

 

[thecouncil]

Nintendo, release this as a demo on eShop and NintendoGAF promises to buy 10 NX each.

Nintendo, this person speaks for themselves. I can not afford to buy that many. Sorry, but I just have to be honest here. If the demo is held back because of it, then so be it.

 

[OricWindstar]

Time travel or Lens of Truth will probably show how Hyrule used to be.

Would be really cool. And would make the overworked more dense if you have a shadow version of it to explore as well. Which, since it's Zelda, would fit the dual-world theme then tend to have.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

I think they still are but if you're resourceful you have a buffer of extra hearts.

That's good to hear. With a game this large finding heart pieces could either be a lot of fun or very frustrating.

 

[kankki]

Or, maybe Time Stones from Skyward Sword make a return?

My crazy theory is that the guardians will allow you to use them as a timeshift stone after you defeat them (note that the one in the demo was around what seemed to be ruins)

 

[Matbtz]

I think they said that creating/cooking potions and drinking them would do the same as the old heart containers.

I think there will be old hearth containers. That potion thing is just temporary so I guess we can have proper hearth

 

[Eradicate]

Nintendo didn't just bring one game to E3.

Nintendo brought the game to E3.

Absolutely! I don't want to really watch anymore footage...but then I'm following this thread and I keep seeing things like shieldboarding and magnetic powers that it's getting really hard to not tune in some more! Maybe I'll skip around the finished streams later since there aren't really spoilers or anything! I'm just so impressed how much interaction there is with every single thing! Lots of games tend to just automate it all, but here it really looks like you're in a lot more control, it's simplified for maximum enjoyment, and it even adapts based on conditions like the weather (such as climbing rocks in the rain making you slip). So crazy...it all actually just looks like a blast to control and play with!

Is there a Linkle amiibo? If the Wolf Link one gets you a wolf companion...? (I have no skin in the gender thing and have seen the thread, but hey, maybe all the Zelda-related amiibos do great things!)

Have they mentioned or spelled out what exactly the gamepad's "purpose" is to the game? It really all seems like it could be done on any controller, but I was watching at work without sound and didn't know if they mentioned that the pad was how you cooked food, climbed trees, etc. or if it just shows a map or what. Just curious!

Spoiler

Thinking about NX!

 

[Kindekuma]

So far the game really is blowing me away. I'm very excited for it.

BUT. I have one complaint about it, the menus look clunky! The player on stream is constantly equipping and unequipping wrong items. I'm not sure what use the gamepad has here but it feels like the action doesn't need to be paused at any moment.

I'm also already getting annoyed at the item pick up chime lol

 

[HowZatOZ]

Such an absolute bullshit post. Embarrassing.

There is truth to it in recent times. A few open world title are being pushed into this open world sense just by scale of the mal with nothing actually filling the map. At least with Zelda it looks like the world is actually interesting at every turn, and there's a lot of interaction with the environment and enemies.

 

[KooopaKid]

Well, they did say they were early shrines. I don't think early shrines would be hidden. Do you?

Well the way the entrances are designed, the need to log on and so on, if they all follow the same design, I don't see them being below a rock or by burning bushes. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[Cuburt]

The only nitpick I have its Healthbars for enemies.

It's kind of necessary do you can judge whether an enemy way stronger than you is a fight you want or want to run from.

 

[AjNimajwalHansel]

This world seems so bland like TP. Where are the travelers and secrets?

I've seen 10x as much stuff to do in this supposedly 1% of the area of the game than all of TP put together....

 

[MisterGrey3000]

I love the idea of huge boss battles on the field but everything about that rock monster was really, REALLY bland; from his character design, to his attacks everything about him screamed generic.
Which is a shame considering how unique and lively most of LoZ's takes on the more trite fantasy monsters has been.

 

[Oblivion]

I really dislike the idea of fire arrows being treated like green rupees.

 

[PhoenixDawn]

Absolutely! I don't want to really watch anymore footage...but then I'm following this thread and I keep seeing things like shieldboarding and magnetic powers that it's getting really hard to not tune in some more! Maybe I'll skip around the finished streams later since there aren't really spoilers or anything! I'm just so impressed how much interaction there is with every single thing! Lots of games tend to just automate it all, but here it really looks like you're in a lot more control, it's simplified for maximum enjoyment, and it even adapts based on conditions like the weather (such as climbing rocks in the rain making you slip). So crazy...it all actually just looks like a blast to control and play with!

Is there a Linkle amiibo? If the Wolf Link one gets you a wolf companion...? (I have no skin in the gender thing and have seen the thread, but hey, maybe all the Zelda-related amiibos do great things!)

Have they mentioned or spelled out what exactly the gamepad's "purpose" is to the game? It really all seems like it could be done on any controller, but I was watching at work without sound and didn't know if they mentioned that the pad was how you cooked food, climbed trees, etc. or if it just shows a map or what. Just curious!

Spoiler

Thinking about NX!

I don't think it uses the gamepad really at all, or at least not that they've said. You can play the entire game using a pro controller, so there certainly can't be any gamepad dependent features. That suggests to me that the NX probably doesn't heavily feature a 2nd screen like the Wii U does.