There was a Gamepad touchpad message in one of shrine segments and Chiko used the Gamepad gyro.
Not being able to use the Gamepad for things like cooking stuff doesn't seem like a good idea to me.
Breath of the Wild is the official subtitle for Zelda U/NX, first gameplay trailer
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There was a Gamepad touchpad message in one of shrine segments and Chiko used the Gamepad gyro.
Not being able to use the Gamepad for things like cooking stuff doesn't seem like a good idea to me.
kotaku
http://kotaku.com/hands-on-with-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-1781969632
The map-on-gamepad was obvious a big feature they highlighted previously, and the ingame slate obviously should've been the gamepad. It's easy to assume they took out the gamepad specific features they had planned to make it 100% the same experience on NX.
I was thinking about how huge the game is and how many things you can do, and don't shoot me but... I'd love if Nintendo had an achievement system just for this game. Or at least an online component with statistics, allowing you to compare with friends. I'd like to have some sort of incentive to find everything and complete this game 100%, with all mini-dungeons and the like. I'd love it if there was a stat screen showing the % of players that found certain areas, completed everything, etc.
Wow. So basically their saying after years with the second screen they decided it was valueless.
No, it's a little lie because saying "we had a lot of cool stuff planned for the gamepad but took it out when we decided to release this on NX also" wouldn't sound so well.
Vampirolol
Member
This is the first very bad news about the game.
Wow. We Bayonetta now.
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
Same here - just made the connection this morning.I only just realised that he used an updraft created by the fire in order to gain the extra height for the shot. That's so cool. And now whenever I see fire in this game I notice the air rising from it. A handy way to get to higher ground you can't climb?
It's not bad news persé, games often have features during their development that gets removed for various reasons.
A good thing might be that switching this to NX gave them an extra year for polish and other neat features.
Oni Link 666
Member
So GameXplain is going to do like a 3 hour video on just Zelda, right?
Spirit Icana
Member
Looks very promising. Some things I really like include:
- Beautiful world. I want to get lost in it and make awesome discoveries.
- RPG elements: Crafting, loot, a variety of weapons and tools.
- Choices: A variety of ways to tackle challenges, obstacles, and traversals.
- Voices. How much there is remains to be seen, but it's there. Feels more immersive.
- Art style. I'm convinced the style actually helps the game from looking outdated. With games like Horizon Zero Dawn coming out a month before, Zelda just wouldn't be able to compete with that in the realistic realm. The style helps give the game some personality and life while compromising visual complexities that would come with a realistic style in a open world with Wii U tech. But anime is not mainstream around the world, and it's not going to start with this game, but I do like it and think it was a good decision for this last Wii U adventure.
But not everything is gravy. My concerns:
- Too easy. Push 'b' to win. Combat encounters don't look very interesting at all. Enemies don't appear threatening. I expect some context to the enemies being where they are will be given through the course of the story, but man are they pushovers. Obviously the challenge will increase as the game continues on, but by how much is still in question. Being too easy makes for a boring game and goes against the spirit of Zelda 1 which was a tense game that begged you to explore the world and gather money to make surviving that dangerous world achievable.
- Peaceful world/lack of danger. Zelda 1 had a dangerous world with a number of encounters that are best avoided. Not many squares were rest spots. BotW's world is very big and relaxing, which is not a bad quality, but it's not what I'm looking for in an epic Zelda. I'd like to see dangerous hostile encounters that you can win, but will mostly likely fail until you can acquire stronger gear. Make escape a convincing option worth taking.
- Link's design. No wonder there is a silly fan movement going on. Guy looks like a wimp. I bet if Aloy and Link got in a fist fight, Aloy would beat Link's head in.
- Music is hit and miss. Love the trailer song. That battle theme however is terrible. I don't like it. I guess it's fitting for the pushovers that are the games enemies though.
- Combat. Skyward Swords sword combat system will be missed. This game has a lot of potential though with the various items and exploits I've seen on the streams, but I remain concerned since options mean nothing if there is no value to them. Harder options in combat should yield greater rewards with higher risks while easier options are low risk and less rewarding. Right now, the reward of say, trying to exploit the physics by bowling a bomb down hill and destroying enemies is simply the fun of exploiting the game's engine. It'll get old fast. Give me a real reason not to barge in on enemies camps, guns-a-blazing.
Overall, I'm very pleased they're looking at Zelda 1 once again and watching how others have been evolving the open-world concept since. They've also trimmed a lot of the fat that's been destroying the pacing of other 3D Zelda's. Items no longer annoy with slow text and constant reminders of what they are and what they do. Game respects that the player has some semblance of intelligence to figure out how to survive in this world and doesn't bombard with tutorials. No annoying Fi, Midna, or Navi. Its about time!
Still a lot more to see and learn though. I'm curious what the story is. I haven't seen the dungeons yet, which is a series staple. I heard Audrey say the traditional dungeons are still in, and it's not just that trial crap. I hope those will be done in the style of Zelda 1 as well in that you can tackle them out of order, but some will be much harder than others ("this is hard, let's look for another dungeon and try that instead!"). I like to see my combat/difficulty issues addressed in them as well.
Again, I see lot's of potential and I'm eager to play. Not my favorite game of the show, but I liked a lot of what I saw. I look forward to learning more.
- Beautiful world. I want to get lost in it and make awesome discoveries.
- RPG elements: Crafting, loot, a variety of weapons and tools.
- Choices: A variety of ways to tackle challenges, obstacles, and traversals.
- Voices. How much there is remains to be seen, but it's there. Feels more immersive.
- Art style. I'm convinced the style actually helps the game from looking outdated. With games like Horizon Zero Dawn coming out a month before, Zelda just wouldn't be able to compete with that in the realistic realm. The style helps give the game some personality and life while compromising visual complexities that would come with a realistic style in a open world with Wii U tech. But anime is not mainstream around the world, and it's not going to start with this game, but I do like it and think it was a good decision for this last Wii U adventure.
But not everything is gravy. My concerns:
- Too easy. Push 'b' to win. Combat encounters don't look very interesting at all. Enemies don't appear threatening. I expect some context to the enemies being where they are will be given through the course of the story, but man are they pushovers. Obviously the challenge will increase as the game continues on, but by how much is still in question. Being too easy makes for a boring game and goes against the spirit of Zelda 1 which was a tense game that begged you to explore the world and gather money to make surviving that dangerous world achievable.
- Peaceful world/lack of danger. Zelda 1 had a dangerous world with a number of encounters that are best avoided. Not many squares were rest spots. BotW's world is very big and relaxing, which is not a bad quality, but it's not what I'm looking for in an epic Zelda. I'd like to see dangerous hostile encounters that you can win, but will mostly likely fail until you can acquire stronger gear. Make escape a convincing option worth taking.
- Link's design. No wonder there is a silly fan movement going on. Guy looks like a wimp. I bet if Aloy and Link got in a fist fight, Aloy would beat Link's head in.
- Music is hit and miss. Love the trailer song. That battle theme however is terrible. I don't like it. I guess it's fitting for the pushovers that are the games enemies though.
- Combat. Skyward Swords sword combat system will be missed. This game has a lot of potential though with the various items and exploits I've seen on the streams, but I remain concerned since options mean nothing if there is no value to them. Harder options in combat should yield greater rewards with higher risks while easier options are low risk and less rewarding. Right now, the reward of say, trying to exploit the physics by bowling a bomb down hill and destroying enemies is simply the fun of exploiting the game's engine. It'll get old fast. Give me a real reason not to barge in on enemies camps, guns-a-blazing.
Overall, I'm very pleased they're looking at Zelda 1 once again and watching how others have been evolving the open-world concept since. They've also trimmed a lot of the fat that's been destroying the pacing of other 3D Zelda's. Items no longer annoy with slow text and constant reminders of what they are and what they do. Game respects that the player has some semblance of intelligence to figure out how to survive in this world and doesn't bombard with tutorials. No annoying Fi, Midna, or Navi. Its about time!
Still a lot more to see and learn though. I'm curious what the story is. I haven't seen the dungeons yet, which is a series staple. I heard Audrey say the traditional dungeons are still in, and it's not just that trial crap. I hope those will be done in the style of Zelda 1 as well in that you can tackle them out of order, but some will be much harder than others ("this is hard, let's look for another dungeon and try that instead!"). I like to see my combat/difficulty issues addressed in them as well.
Again, I see lot's of potential and I'm eager to play. Not my favorite game of the show, but I liked a lot of what I saw. I look forward to learning more.
esmith08734
Member
The graphics are incredible for a Wii U title. I wonder how this will look on NX.
For what it's worth, there were enemies (the stone giant thing?) that could kill the player in one hit (multiple hearts gone)
It's best to assume the same but with 1080p, maybe better AA and fixed 30/60 fps.
Dorsal Axe
Member
Don't know if anyone has brought this up, but the Korok isn't just any old Korok...it appears specifically to be Elma, from The Wind Waker.
The Guardians and Steppe Talus looked pretty formidable to me. Six+ hearts of damage per hit, and you can stumble upon them randomly in the wild. It's the starting area of the game, so obviously it's not going to be too laden with difficult enemies...but they are definitely in the game.
It's really exciting to see Zelda go down this road, but I do wonder how Nintendo will balance the final game. I see a lot of gifs that look great, but how much of the deaths seen here will translate to the final game? This will either be a challenging game or if they'll go out of their way to provide all the assisting features they usually like to add, which would be a monumental borefest in an open world like this.
Refreshment.01
Member
They have nothing to fear of a less than 15 million user base console.
The NintendoLife impressions seems to contradict that:
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...ust_in_the_legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild
Jonneh3003
Banned
Fascinating, thank you for this.Don't know if anyone has brought this up, but the Korok isn't just any old Korok...it appears specifically to be Elma, from The Wind Waker.
The Guardians and Steppe Talus looked pretty formidable to me. Six+ hearts of damage per hit, and you can stumble upon them randomly in the wild. It's the starting area of the game, so obviously it's not going to be too laden with difficult enemies...but they are definitely in the game.
yeah its safe to say the NX-controller wont have a screen and is probably a standard but stil unique controller.
It's possible that there are different demos, maybe there's a behind closed doors one with gamepad implementation.
Francokid1
Member
I have been a big Zelda fan ever since Majora's Mask and I have loved every installment.
It's so exciting that we've only seen a small part of BotW. We still know nothing about the story, characters, dungeons, or the world.
I am very curious about the world and the backstory. It seems like we are in the underwater world of Wind Waker. We know "Calamity" Ganon is somewhere in the world and Link has been asleep for a while.
It's interesting the the Sheikah monks mention the goddess Hylia, since she was only mentioned in Skyward Sword. And the tech in the world might be another connection to SS.
There was a skeleton giant walking around in the trailer, which reminds me of Skull Keeta in MM.
I can't wait until next spring. I want to see more.
It's so exciting that we've only seen a small part of BotW. We still know nothing about the story, characters, dungeons, or the world.
I am very curious about the world and the backstory. It seems like we are in the underwater world of Wind Waker. We know "Calamity" Ganon is somewhere in the world and Link has been asleep for a while.
It's interesting the the Sheikah monks mention the goddess Hylia, since she was only mentioned in Skyward Sword. And the tech in the world might be another connection to SS.
There was a skeleton giant walking around in the trailer, which reminds me of Skull Keeta in MM.
I can't wait until next spring. I want to see more.
FloweryMarston
Member
the game delivered on my expectations. Big time
Refreshment.01
Member
There's no touchscreen inventory management tought, there's a way to set markers in first person view and there's an on screen mini map present at all times.
The above features combined make whatever implementations of the Gamepad of little use. Why are they regressing from stuff that they did better in a 6 month of development time Remaster?
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Just managed to watch the trailer and saw the art.
Some thoughts:
- The world basically looks like Zelda meets Xenoblade Chronicles X. That's not a bad thing.
- Breath of the Wild is a little clunky, but I can get used to it
- The Japanese logo seems deliberately evocative of the artwork from the original Legend of Zelda. There's a specific picture I'm thinking of where there are mountains in the background and Link is looking off at them.
- I haven't seen the Treehouse video, but timeline wise, I'm guessing this game takes place post Wind Water / Phantom Hourglass / Spirit Tracks? Possibly even post Freshly Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland? I think I saw a Korok.
Some thoughts:
- The world basically looks like Zelda meets Xenoblade Chronicles X. That's not a bad thing.
- Breath of the Wild is a little clunky, but I can get used to it
- The Japanese logo seems deliberately evocative of the artwork from the original Legend of Zelda. There's a specific picture I'm thinking of where there are mountains in the background and Link is looking off at them.
- I haven't seen the Treehouse video, but timeline wise, I'm guessing this game takes place post Wind Water / Phantom Hourglass / Spirit Tracks? Possibly even post Freshly Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland? I think I saw a Korok.
Spiral Insanity
Banned
Can't buy a WiiU for this, but will wait for the NX version.
EdwardTivrusky
Member
Watch the streams there's 5 hours of it and they cover a lot of info regarding mechanics etc but no story, plot or character details so if it that's what you want then it's all speculation so far unfortunately.
Rabbi_Vole
Banned
I'm a wee bit concerned about the reports of a choppy framerate
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Five hours? I haven't got that kind of time right now.
Valjean Lafitte
Banned
Who said that time manipulation plays a role?
If they have as iconic characters and as elaborate cutscenes as they had in Skyward Sword between link and Ghirahim & Co., they better not take the easy way out and let the NPCs only grunt. I want to hear them talk! 
I'm fine with Link remaining silent, just as I have always been with that design in previous Zeldas or Half Life games, but their cutscenes have evolved to a point where I feel grunting doesn't cut it anymore. At the very least for the main characters. Unfortunately I'm not really sure we'll get that, seeing as the "old man" character seemingly entirely relied on text bubbles so far...
Has there been any info converning voice overs that I missed?
I'm fine with Link remaining silent, just as I have always been with that design in previous Zeldas or Half Life games, but their cutscenes have evolved to a point where I feel grunting doesn't cut it anymore. At the very least for the main characters. Unfortunately I'm not really sure we'll get that, seeing as the "old man" character seemingly entirely relied on text bubbles so far...
Has there been any info converning voice overs that I missed?
Where? Regardless, the game is still 8 months away.
It doesn't strike me as XBX because so far I haven't seen Link been jumped on and immediately killed yet by a powerful enemy out of no where.
The on-hands report I've read so far at least had said that it runs without issues. Who reported that? Or was it just the usual comments about the live stream?
How about that stone monster?
If they have as iconic characters and as elaborate cutscenes as they had in Skyward Sword between link and Ghirahim & Co., they better not take the easy way out and let the NPCs only grunt. I want to hear them talk!
I'm fine with Link remaining silent, just as I have always been with that design in previous Zeldas or Half Life games, but their cutscenes have evolved to a point where I feel grunting doesn't cut it anymore. At the very least for the main characters. Unfortunately I'm not really sure we'll get that, seeing as the "old man" character seemingly entirely relied on text bubbles so far...
Has there been any info converning voice overs that I missed?
All major characters will be voiced, so we can assume Zelda, Ganon at the very least. Link is still silent though, just as it should be in my eyes.
I think that it's good that there's the option not to use the gamepad for those things, but as for the rest? Hell if I know, but there's still a long way to go.
In one of the shrines the Nintendo rep stopped time then gave a boulder like 8 hits to give it maximum momentum then restarted time and all the hits impoacted at once.
The only choppy framerate you may have seen is Nintendo's youtube stream stuttering like crazy. Game is fine.
Akhe
Member
Refreshment.01
Member
SO the slow downs and jumps during the stream happened to everyone? i thought it might be something from my side. Also the image quality was poor. Right?
Btw, i didn't think those were because of performance issues of the game, just to be clear.
The YouTube stream was incredibly bad. I watched a few Treehouse episodes on e3.nintendo.com. The embedded twitch stream had great quality.
SpeedyDesiato
Neo Member
Either then, or this could be the tale of how Hyrule fell, aka The Great Flood.