kuroneko0509
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urghh really tempted to just take out my wii u from my shipping box & grab digital copy first before waiting for my switch to arrive next week D:
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |OT| A Link from the Past
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brandonh83
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Yeah it's pretty fucking rousing.
Wii U performance is pretty solid for the most part. Dropped pretty badly the first time getting out into the open but otherwise it feels pretty smooth except for large explosions.
IQ can be terrible at times, seems to drop resolution quite often, but other times it can look really pretty - pretty inconsistent so far.
This game is the real deal though, Nintendo fucking nailed the gameplay and open world formula. The new skills are super fun to use, I wasn't expecting to see anything like them in the game, so it was a really nice surprise.
I got home and played almost 6 hours straight, only reason I have to stop because I need to sleep. I don't want to stop, I wanna play this game all night.
First impressions - I love the game and if it keeps up in quality or gets better it will probably be my favourite Zelda ever.
IQ can be terrible at times, seems to drop resolution quite often, but other times it can look really pretty - pretty inconsistent so far.
This game is the real deal though, Nintendo fucking nailed the gameplay and open world formula. The new skills are super fun to use, I wasn't expecting to see anything like them in the game, so it was a really nice surprise.
I got home and played almost 6 hours straight, only reason I have to stop because I need to sleep. I don't want to stop, I wanna play this game all night.
First impressions - I love the game and if it keeps up in quality or gets better it will probably be my favourite Zelda ever.
It shows as coming soon. So no preload yet....
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
I know that feeling dude!! I'm about to take my nap right now lol. Getting old sucks!! Been up since 5:00am and I'm tired as fuck. Hopefully I can get a 4 hour nap in and then be ready to get down on some BOTW
Punished_Snake
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On Wii u? US account? If yes, where is the link?
kunonabi
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My copy should arrive from Play-Asia tomorrow but my amiibo's did arrive today.
Bokoblin, Archer Link,and the Guardian came out really nice.
Zelda and Rider Link are ok. Zelda could have used some sort of color on her lips and the Sheikah Slate ended up looking like a really fancy clipboard. Rider Link not being made to scale makes him look really awkward next to the rest of them. I would have been much happier paying a premium like the Guardian to get him to scale.
Bokoblin, Archer Link,and the Guardian came out really nice.
Zelda and Rider Link are ok. Zelda could have used some sort of color on her lips and the Sheikah Slate ended up looking like a really fancy clipboard. Rider Link not being made to scale makes him look really awkward next to the rest of them. I would have been much happier paying a premium like the Guardian to get him to scale.
brandonh83
Banned
I'm actually fine with getting it tomorrow in the mail as I woke up for no reason at 2:30am this morning and have been up ever since. I've been so sleepy but I knew that if I went to sleep too early that I'd just wake up like... well, right about now, be up all night again and then when the Switch and Zelda comes be super drowsy again. So I've toughed it out all day. The reviews helped.
My fave.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Damn... I'm going to playing this in like 6 hours... of course I can only play for about an hour before I have to go to bed for work but I'm excited!
Benzychenz
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GAME OVER
TheMan
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My guess is that he is not American. Does Nintendo frown upon creating accounts for different regions?
Punished_Snake
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I'm not American, but my account is. In Japan it is up to download on Wii U.
brandonh83
Banned
Oh, that doesn't look bad at all.
It's not going anywhere soon!
Well not unless new amazing art pops up that's even better and I mean at this rate it might happen in I dunno the next few minutes
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Thank you! GameStop wouldn't let me preorder the Pro Controller last week, but because of your post I called and they had a few. Ran over and squared everything away. I'll be fourth in line to!
zelhawks37
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Nice OT! Tomorrow is going to be an agonizing wait until Amazon delivers my game.
TheMan
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So the account itself doesn't matter when it comes to downloading from a particular region? Are you lving in Japan?
civilstrife
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My hype is at unsafe levels
Wii u, EU (because Postnord is taking too much time with my Switch and I have no inhibitions)
went live at midnight for me, still downloading but not much left
wow the Switch version looks and plays so much better than the Wii U version. and i'm not trying to be down on the Wii U, it's just the bad framerate was a real detriment in the 2-3 hrs i played. my friend just got the switch version and it's like night and day. the IQ overall is much better, but most importantly the framerate is so much more solid. like, a lot more. it can still dip of course but on the Wii U it felt like it was stuttering 50% of the time.
kunonabi
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Yeah, I absolutely adore SS's OST. It took a couple listens for it to click but it really is amazing. Probably the last time we're going to hear the Zelda theme at full force in a mainline Zelda game too.
Punished_Snake
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It matter. if you have a US account for example, you will download the game when it's available in the US store. No, I'm not living in Japan.
brandonh83
Banned
Yeah that was good but I still wish we could have the main theme playing during exploration. I get why they don't just keep using it and it works better with the style of compacted 2D overworld screens and the pacing they provide, but still. Majora's Mask featured it in its overworld and as fate would have it that's not really one I care for too much lol
I just wish it would play at least in one area or something, like maybe the Great Plateau. It is what it is though, and again it's good that they don't just spam it in every game. And the reserved soundtrack works a lot better for this game.
I finished downloading the game, but now it says it'll take 30 more minutes fo install (and the update hasn't started downloading yet). Is it the same for you? Games usually install pretty fast...
kunonabi
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It being stuck in the credits is one of my few gripes with SS. I just love hearing the theme while I'm blasting enemies with beam from my sword while I travel. It's one of the reasons ALBW felt so good to play through. Riding a horse and blasting an enemy while it plays would have been beautiful.
My problem with it MM is it kept cutting out every time you got near an enemy. The stopping and starting just ruined it.
Askherserenity
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Everyone should listen to the new bonus episode of the Waypoint Podcast Austin Walker put up today. You can also just read the write up here
https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/breath-of-the-wild-is-the-zelda-adventure-ive-always-wanted
Great read/listen. He effortlessly conveys EXACTLY what I've been feeling since I started playing Breath of the Wild.
https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/breath-of-the-wild-is-the-zelda-adventure-ive-always-wanted
Great read/listen. He effortlessly conveys EXACTLY what I've been feeling since I started playing Breath of the Wild.
brandonh83
Banned
Yeah, I really don't like battle music for disposable enemies. Sometimes it's just nice to explore and fight with just the background music. It doesn't help that the battle music in the 3D Zeldas (for just the field enemies) isn't that great.
At least with this game, background music during exploration is very minimalist so there's not going to be much in the way of combat music interrupting something.
Yes.
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
Just came in to thank you for that amazing OT Übermatik.
Hispanic! At the Disco
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Ocarina_117
Banned
Cross posting from review thread
Before we embark on the journey that is Breath of the wild, let us all appreciate....
....What a great fucking game Skyward Sword is.
Ancient cistern
The dessert area
Time switch stones
Girahim
Demise
ANCIENT CISTERN
Pheeeeew
DAT ending, tear jerker.
DAT soundtrack, amazing.
Let the Zelda cycle come into effect. Let us join hands and love skyward sword.
Before we embark on the journey that is Breath of the wild, let us all appreciate....
....What a great fucking game Skyward Sword is.
Ancient cistern
The dessert area
Time switch stones
Girahim
Demise
ANCIENT CISTERN
Pheeeeew
DAT ending, tear jerker.
DAT soundtrack, amazing.
Let the Zelda cycle come into effect. Let us join hands and love skyward sword.
Yay! Got it! I didn't get the Zelda Amiibo yet, weird, it was ordered with the link rider one. :/ Oh well, I get to find my own shields I guess. Had to get a pro controller too, since the gamepad is useless in this game. Will order more games on Best Buy's website more often now. I got this faster then I do with Prime on Amazon.
Congrats wiiu bro, I hope it's a competent version, have fun!
brandonh83
Banned
MY BROTHER
People hate on Skyward Sword so much and I just basically sit around scratching my head because it feels like I played a completely different game.
FunkyMunkey
Banned
im sure this has been asked but when is this supposed to be available to buy and DL on the wii u shop? i read the OP but on mobile so may have missed it
Benzychenz
Member
I keep dying in the plateau.
This hasn't happened in a Zelda game for a long time.
This hasn't happened in a Zelda game for a long time.
Kadin
Member
The struggle is real. It's very easy to get to a Game Over screen in the game.
So is this worth picking up on Wii U ? Or should I wait to get it on Switch whenever I can afford it ?
I.e: how's the framerate
I'm wondering the same thing. I've been checking out impressions and Twitch streams, and there's complaints, but nobodies saying it's unplayable and there's still plenty of praise. I won't be buying for awhile, but I'm still getting caught up in the day one hype
All great if they hadn't been broken up by about 8 hours of dowsing, backtracking, and Imprisoned fights. I even liked the controls, but the pacing of the game is just fucked right up.
Put me in the "how is the Wii U version?" camp. Not sure if I should download this today or wait for Taiwan to get the Switch (probably next week).
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