So I picked up my Switch and Zelda yesterday. In getting around to playing in a few minutes.
2 questions
Any advice starting off?
And
I bought the season pass on eshop, I know I'm supposed to get some chest in great plateau but didn't see a option to download. Does it pop up automatically?
1. Save everything you find, even if it doesn't appear to have a use. Even if it feels like you are hoarding menial things, like monster parts, keep them until you know for sure what they do. This might be a long wait, but you will be happy to have not sold off something you wish you had found.
2. Don't let your stamina deplete. Let it ALMOST deplete and then let up. It will begin recharging and you'll be able to use more in short bursts. This is especially useful when running because, if you deplete your stamina, you have to wait for it to completely refill to use it again.
3. Don't try to save your weapons. Just use whatever is available to you at all times. Everything breaks and everything is disposable. Do not try to hold on to that "good sword" until you absolutely need it. A little later in the game you might decide to hold on to certain weapon types for certain enemies, but generally, just have at it.
4. When a weapon is almost broken, throw it at an enemy.
5. Be prepared to die. The auto-save is forgiving, but you will find yourself being killed very easily. You will learn quickly that most combat encounters are optional and it may be advantageous to run away. This has always been the case in the Zelda overworld, but it is particularly salient in BotW.
6. If you see a high peak or platform, climb to it. You will find so many things that way. Always seek the highest point.
7. You don't have to complete shrines to make them a fast-travel point, just activate them. That said, you might as well complete them. They are short and productive.
8. Don't dump five ingredients into a cooking pot and make super-powerful healing food when you only have three or four hearts. It is much better to combine two ingredients, or roast single ingredients on a fire, because they heal more efficiently relative to the actual health you have.
These are just some things that popped into my head.
With the chests, three of them spawn on the plateau, but you have to locate them like any others.