The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |OT| A Link from the Past

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What is the schedule of the B
lood
M
oon
? I've got a shrine quest related to it, but I'm not certain I can reach the location in time if I don't give myself a head start.
 
TerryLee81 said:
I wish this game had achievements.

I really like achievements in open world games, somehow helps with the feeling of progression.
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There are two things the game lacks that are major reasons why I love it so much.

The first is achievements. It would totally cheapen the whole experience if, upon getting to the top of Death Mountain, some little bubble popped up 'Wow, it's hot in here!" Achievement Unlocked. Not only that, but at a certain stage getting the achievements would start to dictate how you play and what you do. I hate that.

The other thing the game lacks is a levelling system, which basically means that the gameplay is always balanced, but weapon progression allows certain areas to be harder than others, while breaking a weapon can send your 'power level' back to nearly scratch.

I hate levelling systems, and playing an open world game without one has been a real thrill.
 
I was actually out to buy the guide book but before I was taking it to the cashier I decided to not do this. I have a feeling this will ruin a lot of surprises for me. I know myself too well.
 
I know Dark Souls comparisons are tired nowadays, but I think there are major comparisons to be made in how both games expect a lot out of the player, which makes them immensely satisfying.

In BotW, you don't get a million quest markers or GPS-esque lines to follow to get to places. Even the UbiTowers in the game don't do anything but fill in the base map and give you a fast travel location. If you see something, you've gotta figure out how to get there using your own wits. Ultimately, you're just dropped in this world, given a few possibilities on where to go, then you're free to do whatever you want.

All this from the previous king of handholding, Zelda. Huh.

I hope more games take note of this and town down the sheer accessibility efforts that are prevalent nowadays.
 
Hey all. I've been trying to avoid any story spoilers but I had a quick question...

I'm still using my garb from the Resurrection Shrine and I've left the great plateau, is there anywhere on the way or near the village I can upgrade my clothing? I'm ready to rock some traditional wear instead of looking like a homeless man who stole a soldiers bow.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
 
Griss said:
I had the same experience, and it's because I was travelling from peak to peak and paragliding.

What you actually want to do is use your horse and follow the roads - I wish the game had been clearer about how important this can be - and talk to the NPCs you find either on the roads or in stables. They will give you quests that will often lead to shrines, or give you hints. For example one NPC told me his horse fell into a canyon with a ruined temple. When I investigated I found a hive of guardians underground and a shrine - no quest at all - but I would never have found it without that NPC.

The game is clearly designed such that they expect you to use roads, or expect you to understand that people will be using roads.

I beat the game finding only three stables after 35 hours. That was a big problem as those are the side quest / shrine quest hubs. Follow the roads and that problem disappears.

Also a surprising amount of shrines are placed under overhangs etc specifically so you can't just spot them from above. You need to get down on the ground.

If your horse is shit (most are) go to the stable in the west part of central hyrule and take the quest about a white horse there. That horse will see you through the rest of the game and frankly it's the first thing I'd do if I was starting the game again.

Playing the whole game without a decent horse, without any climbing gear, and without realising that stamina items can work mid-climb certainly complicated things for me. I basically never used food in this game.
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I alternate between roads and wilderness which seems to be the way to go. Otherwise as you said, you miss a lot of NPCs.
 
I am in serious need of some rupees, is it just a case of selling stuff or is there more efficient ways to make some cash? Also, is there a list of what is safe to sell somewhere?
 
Spehornoob said:
In BotW, you don't get a million quest markers or GPS-esque lines to follow to get to places. Even the UbiTowers in the game don't do anything but fill in the base map and give you a fast travel location. If you see something, you've gotta figure out how to get there using your own wits. Ultimately, you're just dropped in this world, given a few possibilities on where to go, then you're free to do whatever you want.
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I think this is the key that makes me actually interested in exploring compared to other open world games.

That and the world is impeccably designed and full of charm.
 
TheFuzz said:
Hey all. I've been trying to avoid any story spoilers but I had a quick question...

I'm still using my garb from the Resurrection Shrine and I've left the great plateau, is there anywhere on the way or near the village I can upgrade my clothing? I'm ready to rock some traditional wear instead of looking like a homeless man who stole a soldiers bow.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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just play on. :)
 
Welp, I'm about to do a really, really stupid thing today.

Heading over to Toys R Us today to pick up an Ocarina of Time Link amiibo. I can't believe I'm about to pay $12 bucks for a skin, lol.

Wish they weren't amiibo exclusive. Hell, I'd even pay $2-$5 just to download that costume via DLC.
 
Griss said:
I had the same experience, and it's because I was travelling from peak to peak and paragliding.

What you actually want to do is use your horse and follow the roads - I wish the game had been clearer about how important this can be - and talk to the NPCs you find either on the roads or in stables. They will give you quests that will often lead to shrines, or give you hints. For example one NPC told me his horse fell into a canyon with a ruined temple. When I investigated I found a hive of guardians underground and a shrine - no quest at all - but I would never have found it without that NPC.

The game is clearly designed such that they expect you to use roads, or expect you to understand that people will be using roads.

I beat the game finding only three stables after 35 hours. That was a big problem as those are the side quest / shrine quest hubs. Follow the roads and that problem disappears.

Also a surprising amount of shrines are placed under overhangs etc specifically so you can't just spot them from above. You need to get down on the ground.

If your horse is shit (most are) go to the stable in the west part of central hyrule and take the quest about a white horse there. That horse will see you through the rest of the game and frankly it's the first thing I'd do if I was starting the game again.

Playing the whole game without a decent horse, without any climbing gear, and without realising that stamina items can work mid-climb certainly complicated things for me. I basically never used food in this game.
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Thanks for the help! Yep, that's exactly what I had been doing. Gliding from peak to peak is fun and all but I definitely feel like I've missed a lot; even from towers you can only ever spot two or three shrines. I guess if you stick to roads you can easily climb any surrounding mountains and hills, then just glide/shield-surf down back to your horse.

I'll see about getting that white horse when I get back to the game later, the horse I've got now is decent (all-black one with 2/3 4 star ratings) but it can be better.

EDIT: You mention climbing gear, are there any other ones other than the Bandana and
Zora Armour
?
 
I really hope that other open world games learn from this one and stop showing me everything in the world on a minimap.
Let me explore and find my own way.
 
DarkChronic said:
Welp, I'm about to do a really, really stupid thing today.

Heading over to Toys R Us today to pick up an Ocarina of Time Link amiibo. I can't believe I'm about to pay $12 bucks for a skin, lol.

Wish they weren't amiibo exclusive. Hell, I'd even pay $2-$5 just to download that costume via DLC.
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Thinking of doing the same lol
 
mxgt said:
The shrines that are locked behind riddles are really fun.

Did one earlier in an area with constant thunder and lightning, and you
have to get the lightning to hit the shrine and open it
. Problem is, the lightning one hit kills you.

So I tried upping my lightning resist, nope. Then I was like "hold on.. " and I
dropped a metal sword on top of the shrine and the lightning attracted to it and destroyed the protection around the shrine
. Pretty basic, but really cool.
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I just took it in the face like a champ with a fairy to revive me, best plan ever.
 
Griss said:
I had the same experience, and it's because I was travelling from peak to peak and paragliding.

What you actually want to do is use your horse and follow the roads - I wish the game had been clearer about how important this can be - and talk to the NPCs you find either on the roads or in stables. They will give you quests that will often lead to shrines, or give you hints. For example one NPC told me his horse fell into a canyon with a ruined temple. When I investigated I found a hive of guardians underground and a shrine - no quest at all - but I would never have found it without that NPC.

The game is clearly designed such that they expect you to use roads, or expect you to understand that people will be using roads.

I beat the game finding only three stables after 35 hours. That was a big problem as those are the side quest / shrine quest hubs. Follow the roads and that problem disappears.

Also a surprising amount of shrines are placed under overhangs etc specifically so you can't just spot them from above. You need to get down on the ground.

If your horse is shit (most are) go to the stable in the west part of central hyrule and take the quest about a white horse there. That horse will see you through the rest of the game and frankly it's the first thing I'd do if I was starting the game again.

Playing the whole game without a decent horse, without any climbing gear, and without realising that stamina items can work mid-climb certainly complicated things for me. I basically never used food in this game.
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How more clear can a road be? :P They are the main travel paths for everyone in the world so it naturally makes sense.
 
So I'm not sure if actually like this new format. Are we really supposed to try and find these obscure locations with such little guidance to go on? Guardians are making it a bit hard to push on the way I was going to look as well. As a result I feel like I've been wandering a field for over an hour with no aim. I don't even have an idea of half the mechanics yet and it's honestly starting to lose me due to being a little too open at this point.
 
No korok seed but the view was nice
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Holy crap at the entire Mt. Lanayru thing.
Fighting and killing the lynel, rushing up the freezing mountain while fighting off Lizalfos, and purifying the dragon... I don't think I've ever experienced a setpiece like that before.
 
Branduil said:
Holy crap at the entire Mt. Lanayru thing.
Fighting and killing the lynel, rushing up the freezing mountain while fighting off Lizalfos, and purifying the dragon... I don't think I've ever experienced a setpiece like that before.
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Dragons are one of the biggest things I have been looking forward to doing. I was minding my own buisness trying to get a deku seed when BOOM gusts of wind start blowing things upwards and Dinaal flies overhead. I will get you someday!
nubbe said:
Hardest part of the game is to keep arrows in stock
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Smash wood crates they are filled with em. I buy them too. I have over 100 arrows now after being starved on them for hours.
 
Spehornoob said:
I know Dark Souls comparisons are tired nowadays, but I think there are major comparisons to be made in how both games expect a lot out of the player, which makes them immensely satisfying.

In BotW, you don't get a million quest markers or GPS-esque lines to follow to get to places. Even the UbiTowers in the game don't do anything but fill in the base map and give you a fast travel location. If you see something, you've gotta figure out how to get there using your own wits. Ultimately, you're just dropped in this world, given a few possibilities on where to go, then you're free to do whatever you want.

All this from the previous king of handholding, Zelda. Huh.

I hope more games take note of this and town down the sheer accessibility efforts that are prevalent nowadays.
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I totally agree with the Souls feeling of this game. You go to a specific location to level up like the bonfire, drops you into the world to venture almost immediately, the sense of discovery, and other things.

LTWheels said:
One thing I miss is rolling - more specifically rolling into trees.
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Yeah, it was really odd at first for me because I was used to having Link roll to avoid attacks but after adjusting to it I am good.

DarkChronic said:
Welp, I'm about to do a really, really stupid thing today.

Heading over to Toys R Us today to pick up an Ocarina of Time Link amiibo. I can't believe I'm about to pay $12 bucks for a skin, lol.

Wish they weren't amiibo exclusive. Hell, I'd even pay $2-$5 just to download that costume via DLC.
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"And another one" - Nintendo
 
UpDownLeftRight said:
So I'm not sure if actually like this new format. Are we really supposed to try and find these obscure locations with such little guidance to go on? Guardians are making it a bit hard to push on the way I was going to look as well. As a result I feel like I've been wandering a field for over an hour with no aim. I don't even have an idea of half the mechanics yet and it's honestly starting to lose me due to being a little too open at this point.
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Uhhhh where are you at in the quest line? Have you set out to find the divine beasts?
 
DarkChronic said:
Welp, I'm about to do a really, really stupid thing today.

Heading over to Toys R Us today to pick up an Ocarina of Time Link amiibo. I can't believe I'm about to pay $12 bucks for a skin, lol.

Wish they weren't amiibo exclusive. Hell, I'd even pay $2-$5 just to download that costume via DLC.
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Any pics of the skin? Cant seem to find one
 
Is it practically impossible to attain the Smash Link Amiibo at a reasonable price? I see Toon Link runs about 50 bucks but is OOS.

I want a 100% complete wardrobe in this game, but it's looking less and less likely.
 
KevinG said:
Almost 12 hours in and I've not even scratched the surface.
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Are we talking about the Switch's screen? ;) I kid.

I'm around 30 hours and the map is NO where near done and game keeps surprising me over and over again. I can't believe how immersive this game is. Truly one of a kind.
 
ekim said:
How more clear can a road be? :P They are the main travel paths for everyone in the world so it naturally makes sense.
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The game mechanics (awesome climbing and paragliding, shitty horse) made me naturally believe they wanted me up in the mountains the whole time and that's how I played for literally the first 40-45 hours of the game. I barely met any NPCs out of the towns the story brings you to.

And the single thing that caused me most grief in my entire playthrough was not being able to survive death mountain. I kept trying to paraglide in and stack heat resistance gear / elixers / food. Of course that didn't work as I didn't realise that flame res is different from heat res. So I decided to use the path to Death Mountain, and travelled it twice, assuming I had to jump from hot spring to hot spring. And both times the reality was I'd picked a point to start from that was litterally 100m after where the NPC who gives you the elixers you need is. That was majorly frustrating.
 
Labombadog said:
Are we talking about the Switch's screen? ;) I kid.

I'm around 30 hours and the map is NO where near done and game keeps surprising me over and over again. I can't believe how immersive this game is. Truly one of a kind.
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Bahahaha.

Nah. My screen is safe.

I play mostly in docked mode.
 
I keep seeing these screenshots and getting confused that there's an actual HUD. I forgot about it after I switched the HUD setting to "Pro".

Totally recommend that, by the way!
 
Griss said:
The game mechanics (awesome climbing and paragliding, shitty horse) made me naturally believe they wanted me up in the mountains the whole time and that's how I played for literally the first 40-45 hours of the game. I barely met any NPCs out of the towns the story brings you to.
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I was half joking. I just noticed this myself yesterday when I was out to find a new stables. After climbing all kind of mountains I figured I should stay to the roads which turned out to be a good idea.
 
Just finished another 8 hour session. So now I'm well over 30 hours in and have still only finished one dungeon.

This is probably going to top Bloodborne as my favorite game of the generation. What an unbelievable experience. Easily among Nintendo's best games ever. Probably in the top 3.
 
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