I have played a little in handheld mode with the expectation that the frame rate would be better. And it is, but the Switch screen is noticeably inferior to my own television. I'd much rather have some frame rate issues here and there while getting the benefits of my TV's color reproduction and upscaling. I've become a black level nerd and the Switch screen just doesn't do it for me. So unless I'm playing in bed, I'm playing docked.
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I have played a little in handheld mode with the expectation that the frame rate would be better. And it is, but the Switch screen is noticeably inferior to my own television. I'd much rather have some frame rate issues here and there while getting the benefits of my TV's color reproduction and upscaling. I've become a black level nerd and the Switch screen just doesn't do it for me. So unless I'm playing in bed, I'm playing docked.
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What makes this game better than other open world current gen games?
ive gave up on non-nintendo systems after the Ps3. I didnt like the games, the style, so i decided to be nintendo only with the WiiU and 3ds. And it worked so fine i even ignore the existence of games on other systems
And now im playing zelda and to me its (unless my memory betray me) the best game ive ever played in my life. Im 50 hours in already. Since friday
But is Zelda BOTW different from other open world games from PS4 and Xbox1? How? Because i know there´s a lot of those in these systems...
What makes this game better than other open world current gen games?
ive gave up on non-nintendo systems after the Ps3. I didnt like the games, the style, so i decided to be nintendo only with the WiiU and 3ds. And it worked so fine i even ignore the existence of games on other systems
And now im playing zelda and to me its (unless my memory betray me) the best game ive ever played in my life. Im 50 hours in already. Since friday
But is Zelda BOTW different from other open world games from PS4 and Xbox1? How? Because i know there´s a lot of those in these systems...
I really love some of the quests, like the one in Lakeside about lightning never disappearing.
If there's one thing I'm a bit disappointed by it's that some shrines don't have puzzles, because the developers seem to think that getting to the shrine was the puzzle, which I agree to a certain extent, but I'd like to have a cool shrine puzzle as a reward instead.
If there's one thing I'm a bit disappointed by it's that some shrines don't have puzzles, because the developers seem to think that getting to the shrine was the puzzle, which I agree to a certain extent, but I'd like to have a cool shrine puzzle as a reward instead.
Hmm? I'm not seeing any option to fast travel to a stable, i can travel to the shrine near it but Neo Epona doesn't come with me
Inferno313
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Yes, haha. They tell you to sneak past him repeatedly.
I still fought him though, for the fuck of it.
I still fought him though, for the fuck of it.
Last zelda I played was The Legend of Zelda for the NES. About to be finished with Horizon Zero Dawn and am intrigued by this new title.
Seen some of the previews and they mostly showed what it seems an empty world and a "dragon quest builders" combat mode. With that in mind and avoiding nostalgia have the best judgement I find it hard to justify the purchase.
Now that my perception of the game is said, any grounded review that will surely enlighten me regarding this new title that you can recommend?
Seen some of the previews and they mostly showed what it seems an empty world and a "dragon quest builders" combat mode. With that in mind and avoiding nostalgia have the best judgement I find it hard to justify the purchase.
Now that my perception of the game is said, any grounded review that will surely enlighten me regarding this new title that you can recommend?
Bro I didn't blow 3000 rupies to walk 100 feet everytime I go home.
Quick question.
I picked up a rusted sword and used it quite a bit, but it stays shining in the inventory, like it's new. There's also a Sword icon next to the weapon while I have no such icons on my other weapons. I don't remember where I picked it up so I'm a bit confused. What is this all about? I'm still quite early after the Plateau.
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I picked up a rusted sword and used it quite a bit, but it stays shining in the inventory, like it's new. There's also a Sword icon next to the weapon while I have no such icons on my other weapons. I don't remember where I picked it up so I'm a bit confused. What is this all about? I'm still quite early after the Plateau.
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Parry laser with the shield. Just parry when the red laser sight disappears and you see the blue-white flash. It may take a couple attempts (save before attempting. If you fail you will loose your shield).
Worth learning since it 1 shots them.
You could probably do it on the mobile versions, but it would probably be more difficult/different timing (have not fought any of the mobile ones that wonder about)
toastyToast
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There's one in the desert where
someone is draped over the terminal and you can't get in so you have to get her off somehow which involves carrying ice through the desert and then telling her the bar is now offering her favourite drink
How the Ancient Sheikah expected for any of that to happen I don't know but hey I'll take my free Spirit Orb.
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
Yeah this is a bit of dumb design IMO. Climb off horse to climb a mountain? Well goodbye horse. Fast travel anywhere? Good luck working out where you left it. I have two horses now and I only ever saw either of them for the first 5 minutes I had them. And yeah I registered them.
Hispanic! At the Disco
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Thank you for this. I basically searched for it the moment I reached zora's domain and even came back 2 seperate times after. Ive spent probably 5 hours looking for that lol
I will go there as soon as im home
You can have the stable fetch your horse for you even if the horse is already Taken Out and a hundred miles away.
Taking Out a different horse from the stable also makes them fetch and store the horse you previously had out, if any.
Spehornoob
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But you can talk to the guy who runs the stable to get them back, can't you?
Can't you take any horse you've registered from any stable any time? I've never been limited by this.
If they're registered you can just ask to have them brought to you at any stable
I don't know but I think it's annoying you can't dye it.
balladofwindfishes
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I just wanted to make mine green :/
I wish we could move the enchantment to some other item. Kind of boring using the box art armor.
casey_contra
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Can;t you just go to the stable and "take it out" again? Even though it's technically already out?
That's what 've been doing.
Cool horse spoiler:
The giant (clearly gannondorf's) horse is so much fun. I was actually amazed I could register it. Plus it's outfitted so nicely.
Garrett Hawke
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What's the best way to earn money?
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
You can? Huh I never saw any option like that, but both times I've arrived at a stable I arrived with a new horse so maybe that's why. On the topic actually, when you're done registering a new horse, is there any difference between the two choices at the end of the process? It seems like it's a choice of take the horse or take the horse worded differently.
Hispanic! At the Disco
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Finale Fireworker
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How does horse health work? Is the damage they take permanent? Do I have to heal them with food? Does it regenerate on its own?
I've been afraid to fight with horses at all because I don't know when they can die.
I've been afraid to fight with horses at all because I don't know when they can die.
The Lamonster
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Any shield? I thought that only worked with the guardian shield.
Spehornoob
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The bolded is great because this game is clearly heavily inspired by that take on Zelda!
Reviews for this are pretty glowing all around, so it may be difficult to point you toward reviews that seem grounded. I would suggest the Easy Allies review on Youtube, since it doesn't shy away from some of the issues with the game.
Jim Sterling doesn't seem overly enamored with it, so his review will probably be pretty grounded when it comes out.
Personally, this may be my favorite open world game that I've played. The world definitely has a ton of space, but it's also packed with puzzles and shrines and I honestly really enjoy the combat too. If you decide to pick it up, I hope you enjoy it!
I've been selling cooked food. I usually end up with so much of it and the stuff that isn't any good is still worth decent cash.
PancakeBurglar
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There are multiple
lynels
Robin64
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Any shield works. It's amazing.
You only have the register the horse at one stable to have it brought to you at any stable? And you don't have to return it to the stable for that to work? I didn't know this.
But the fact I didn't know this has led me to do more horseback exploration for fear of abandoning my horse in the middle of nowhere.
Confused Cheeseburger
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The dialogue is secretly one of the most endearing things about this game.
New article of my exploration and journey through Zora's domain : http://www.letswitch.eu/en/2017/03/08/botw-journal-6/
I really like the Zora dungeon with the
I really like the Zora dungeon with the
attack at the beginning on Sidon's back, this was a great sequence, the donjon was small but i'm okay with that. I just hope there is more zora / side quest than the 3-4 I made
toastyToast
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Is that the exact timing? I've done it a few times after seeing the blue circle but results have been mixed
It works on the walking guardians except it takes 3 parries to kill them whereas stationary guardians will die in one
ZL + Jump + A
Effigenius
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balladofwindfishes
Member
I was pretty surprised by all the sexual innuendo.
It's all over the place!
Fuck me, I had no idea. That's one less weapon I have to lug around.
DarkChronic
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I'm with you - I'm finding it excellent, so far.
SomedayTheFire
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mini game "spoiler" I guess
snow bowling is easily the best way. 20 rupees in with 300 back for a strike. once you find a position for consistent strikes you're golden
This just solved so many of my problems. I had no idea the direction mattered. It just made killing a Lynel repeatably easy since I was trying to side-hop his swings, where back flips work every damn time.
Inferno313
Banned
Over 70 professional critics who do this shit for a living have formed a strong consensus, and you all are out here looking for "grounded" reviews as if the entire landscape of gaming critics can't possibly be trusted. Sometimes things are universally loved, it's ok to accept that.
Did the Labyrinth last night.
That was...surprisingly stressful. Didn't take too long though, which really, thank god.
Dialogue yes, VO hell no.
This is some of the most wooden acting I've heard this generation. And this is coming off of Horizon, which in places feels like they got people off the street to do their VO.
The cutscene for Zora had all of the gravity taken out of it by how bad the VO was.
It flies fucking everywhere though. Was mining yesterday in the Mouth Death area and had half my score go flying off the side of the mountain.
That was...surprisingly stressful. Didn't take too long though, which really, thank god.
Dialogue yes, VO hell no.
This is some of the most wooden acting I've heard this generation. And this is coming off of Horizon, which in places feels like they got people off the street to do their VO.
The cutscene for Zora had all of the gravity taken out of it by how bad the VO was.
It flies fucking everywhere though. Was mining yesterday in the Mouth Death area and had half my score go flying off the side of the mountain.
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First off, the game has like 45 perfect scores. With those numbers it's hard to go wrong.
Second, you're overestimating the nostalgia factor. People don't like this game because they like Zelda games and it has Zelda game things; people like this game because it brings back the sense of infinite exploration from games like the original Legend of Zelda. You can come into this game without being a fan and fall in love with it because of what it is, not because of the licensing or callbacks to previous games. That type of nostalgia is merely the icing on an already amazing cake.
Third, the world is far from empty. It may look empty, but it's not. In fact, you will encounter rather large things just when you think you're alone, which is part of the fun. You also have dynamic weather which is a beast in its own right.
Just get it.
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