They don't run into trees when you don't do anything and let them do the steering.
If you control them and steer them into a tree, they will run into a tree, though.
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They don't run into trees when you don't do anything and let them do the steering.
If you control them and steer them into a tree, they will run into a tree, though.
Only if they're going max speed then they run into them.
Durability has mixed opinions, I don't really think there's an issue with the stamina system though? One can always upgrade it and I've never felt like I've had too little.
The quick select still pauses the game.
I'm amazed that Jim was that predictable. In the Preview (and review?) thread, there were lots of people saying that he would put a bad review up just to get clicks.
Jim Sterling review said:
1. Just register the shrine and complete it whenever you want.
2. The game doesn't require anything close to completing 120 shrines to succeed in the game
Jim Sterling review said:
Why does some people think that enemies even is the "challenge" or "difficulty" in BotW? The enemies are just a minor facet in the game. It's possible to play BotW pretty much in pacifist mode - and if so, that becomes the challenge.
Weapon durability only becomes a problem if:
1. All you want to do in the game is to do melee combat with enemies
2. You're using the wrong weapon for the wrong purpose
3. If you have too few weapon slots
Jim Sterling review said:
Really? I think it's quite possible to get through all parts of the game (including all towers) without any stamina upgrades at all - it just require some planning?
Jim Sterling review said:
Which Ubisoft game has radio towers where each tower is a separate puzzle?
TheGoreMagala
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Personally the flaws are so minuscule that it barely detracts from anything. If not 10/10, then 9.5/10. And as for stamina and durability, they are pretty minor, I actually feel like pausing a fight after a break and having to choose the next angle of attack enhances combat, and stamina makes exploration all the more rewarding
That menu also pauses combat, if briefly.
Using the quick select also pauses the combat though?
Can'r say I agree with all of Jims opinions on this game. Of course he's entitled to it, but it's one I'm not in agreement with. I also really don't get this comment:
Other than the starting area, you're not forced in to any mundane task or sidetracked out of your experience. You can basically do as you wish. The main story quests exist to give some form of direction, and of course they're going to force you in a specific direction, but you could play the game for 50+ hours without ever going to Kakriko village if you want.
Other than the starting area, you're not forced in to any mundane task or sidetracked out of your experience. You can basically do as you wish. The main story quests exist to give some form of direction, and of course they're going to force you in a specific direction, but you could play the game for 50+ hours without ever going to Kakriko village if you want.
OrbitalBeard
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Yeah, you don't need a single stamina upgrade to succeed in this game. They're certainly helpful, but I went 15 hours before even considering one. And the only reason I've upgraded them a bunch since is because I LOVE gliding ridiculously long distances.
I didn't have much of a problem with the score itself, these excerpts from the review have me questioning his perspective though.
Question about weapons (sort of post-Divine Beast spoiler?)
Is the weapon/shield you get from the Gerudos for beating the Divine Beast repairable? I don't plan on employing them often, I want to put them on display once I buy the house - but on the off chance that I do use them I want to make sure I don't risk breaking them before I hook them up.
Yeah I agree. I went through a good half of the game without getting a single stamina upgrade and I still managed to get to everywhere I wanted to. The only thing that really stopped me was rain (but I mentioned in a post previously how I'd fix the rain issue without removing it - i like the idea of it).
That said, I can maybe see why someone wouldn't like it. I feel like sprinting does maybe use a bit too much stamina up in comparison to all other activities that use it. It never bothered me though.
Quick end game question. I'm not even close, but I'm just curious, so yes or no will suffice.
Is there an
? And am I locked out of getting it on that same playthrough if I don't do it the first time?
Can you keep playing after finishing the main story to grab stuff you missed?
Is there an
alternate ending
None that I've seen. He goes over the overall goal of the game and outlines the ways in which you go about achieving it. Nothing story-related, if that's what you're wondering.
Kissenkopf
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For a nano second. Tbh if it wouldnt stop the game in the quick menu he would have said that it should. The game couldnt get a good score from Jim because his eyes are covered by hate...a little bit. But still enough to make an unproffesional review.
Not because he has his own opinion but because he shits on the smallest parts of the game which are a little bit controversial and sometimes he just says wrong things in his review.
No way he woulf habe give Zelda a 7/10 if the relationship between him snd Nintendo would be perfect. And if he says his reviews aren't effect by that he is just lying. People cant ignore things like that and then score a product of a company they hate.
But still...no way to loose your heads folks. Just a mixed review of 80. His opinion might be effected by other things and doenst focus just on the game itself but it is still his opinion.
All of the divine beast weapons can gotten again after you break them. You need to give someone the materials to craft them.
1.
The game doesn't save your progress other than your having completed it. So it's like you didn't do the final bit at all.
2.
There is an additional cutscene. You're not locked out of it.
victreeb3l
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Figuring out how to get places or do things with limited hearts, stamina and weapons are part of what makes BoTW awesome. Theres a lot of satisfaction in paving your own way to the goal.
You just finished the motion control tilt thing and now you want to go straight to
horse jumping
Awesome, thank you.
OrbitalBeard
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Outside of the Great Plateau, yeah.
RichiRamjag
Member
I was giving him the benefit of the doubt, but I kind of agree.
love the shrine music,remix from Zelda I
I honestly didn't notice that. I thought the music for the shrine mini-dungeons was a soft-remix of the Tower of Gods from The Wind Waker?
Don't you have to do Great Plateau.
TheGoreMagala
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Is it possible to climb down the walls of the great plateau long enough to the point where running out of stamina and falling won't kill you?
Aounuma said that there's a way off the Great Plateau without getting the glider.
Dunno if anyone has figured it out yet.
Of course, it serves as a tutorial for the whole game.
I do agree with the idea that more tools would be a good thing, but it kind of runs counter to the idea of makeshift weapons, although that idea loses a lot of relevance as the game goes on and you get better weapon sets.
Like a wood axe, a sledgehammer, a torch, a shovel, a rod would have been nice, but how do you integrate that with the sandbox, open-ended gameplay and the durability and combat systems?
There is also too much menu time. Healing should be on a button, but the system is a bit bloated/controls already too full for that. Cooking accessible like sleeping at a campfire would be a good change wrt menus. I get unifying it with the baiting, Fire starting, etc. system but that change would be a good qol change.
Should also be able to sort menus manually. Got too much armor and some of my core sets are near the back of a sorted list. That'd be another good qol change.
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Also at this point I could use a fortune teller to tell me where shrines 118 and 119 are (120 too if that stone in Kakariki isn't 120)...
Like a wood axe, a sledgehammer, a torch, a shovel, a rod would have been nice, but how do you integrate that with the sandbox, open-ended gameplay and the durability and combat systems?
There is also too much menu time. Healing should be on a button, but the system is a bit bloated/controls already too full for that. Cooking accessible like sleeping at a campfire would be a good change wrt menus. I get unifying it with the baiting, Fire starting, etc. system but that change would be a good qol change.
Should also be able to sort menus manually. Got too much armor and some of my core sets are near the back of a sorted list. That'd be another good qol change.
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Also at this point I could use a fortune teller to tell me where shrines 118 and 119 are (120 too if that stone in Kakariki isn't 120)...
My only real problem with degradation is the cost to repair the "special" weapons is a bit too high. I've been playing 30 hours or so and havent seen one diamond besides the one i got from my ganondorf amiibo.
Not sure how anyone could dislike the stamina system though. I think it's near perfect besides swimming - that's a pain in the ass but it's only been an issue a few times.
Not sure how anyone could dislike the stamina system though. I think it's near perfect besides swimming - that's a pain in the ass but it's only been an issue a few times.
I did this one last night as my final "dungeon" and it's definitely the weakest of the four. It's the one part of the game so far that feels somewhat unfinished, particularly when juxtaposed with the other three.
zelhawks37
Member
This
is flipping amazing. Loving the main dungeons in this game so far.
Camel Dungeon
There's a Zora in Zora's Domain that will give you a diamond for every 10 luminous stone you give him. He's near the entrance of the city.
The first time you give him 10 stones he gives you 2 diamonds, then 1 diamond per 10 every time after that.
Plus you can cook food that gives your whole wheel back plus more!
Wow. This didn't occur to me. I always dropped new weapons if I already picked them up to take a picture. This will save me 5 seconds now anytime o do this.
OrbitalBeard
Member
There's a sidequest in Zora's Domain that allows you to fetch diamonds pretty easily.
(If you're interested in knowing how to obtain diamonds)
And that concludes the game for me. Yay.
(Final Boss)
And my final completion rate is... 17.6%. That... was lower than I expected. Do the Koroks count for that much?
(Final Boss)
I was not prepared for Calamity Ganon. Even with the Divine Beasts blasting off half his HP, I had a very difficult time hitting him after he got the orange shield up. I took way, way too long to figure out that the only way to harm him was with a counter attack. Enough time that Daruk's Protection managed to cycle and then I noticed he became vulnerable after hitting that. I really need to learn the timing in parrying a laser, it'd be so much easier if I could do that intentionally. I imagine almost all his attacks can be countered somehow.
Dark Beast Ganon was easier, plus he made it personal. He hurt my horse. Nobody hurts my horse. Then his attack started a fire which meant an updraft. You'd better believe he got killed in slow-mo with a Light Arrow to the eye.
Dark Beast Ganon was easier, plus he made it personal. He hurt my horse. Nobody hurts my horse. Then his attack started a fire which meant an updraft. You'd better believe he got killed in slow-mo with a Light Arrow to the eye.
And my final completion rate is... 17.6%. That... was lower than I expected. Do the Koroks count for that much?
victreeb3l
Member
Get up close to it, then perfect dodge and flurry the fuck out of it.
May take a couple tries to get the timing down but once you do they're cake.
TheGoreMagala
Member
That's the weakest version of it out of four variants.
Astral Dog
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I disagree,at least two upgrades of stamina is good to have.will make for a much less frustrating experience. First upgrade i did was the green bar.
I don't care about his review. I care that he's deliberately trying to incite people. But anyway, giving him more attention is the last thing I want to do so I'll stop talking about the matter.
Crimsonlink
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Well I've done it. Satisfied with my file at this point.
I have all the dungeons completed, the Master Sword and Hylian Shield, 52 shrines worth of Hearts and Stamina including the 4 hearts from the boss drops. Unlocked all 18 memories and memory #17 was the best one of them all imo.
I bought my house and filled it completely with good weapons for when DLC hits. Epona and the White Stallion in my Stables. I think I'll stop here and wait for the DLCs to hit before continuing. Hunting for Shrines and Korok seeds is not appealing to me especially with how shitty the sensor is for finding Shrines on mountains and just wayyyyy too many Korok seeds.
I already saw the secret ending which requires the all the stuff above, so I'm excited for the next adventure with Zelda back. I do feel that there is something missing from the very final boss fight with you killing Ganon in beast form. Can't help but feel its too easy and that the battlefield was too big to not have all the Guardians there helping. Something is missing and I'm trying to figure out what it is lol. But for now my Zelda journey is over.
Its been fun BOTW. Best Zelda game in a while with SS missing the mark for me completely. I'm hesitant to put it over TP because its a completely new style of Zelda beyond what any previous game has done. I'll need to wait for the next LOZ thats done like BOTW to see how it fares.
I bought my house and filled it completely with good weapons for when DLC hits. Epona and the White Stallion in my Stables. I think I'll stop here and wait for the DLCs to hit before continuing. Hunting for Shrines and Korok seeds is not appealing to me especially with how shitty the sensor is for finding Shrines on mountains and just wayyyyy too many Korok seeds.
I already saw the secret ending which requires the all the stuff above, so I'm excited for the next adventure with Zelda back. I do feel that there is something missing from the very final boss fight with you killing Ganon in beast form. Can't help but feel its too easy and that the battlefield was too big to not have all the Guardians there helping. Something is missing and I'm trying to figure out what it is lol. But for now my Zelda journey is over.
Its been fun BOTW. Best Zelda game in a while with SS missing the mark for me completely. I'm hesitant to put it over TP because its a completely new style of Zelda beyond what any previous game has done. I'll need to wait for the next LOZ thats done like BOTW to see how it fares.
OrbitalBeard
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Where did I say they weren't good to have? I said they weren't essential to succeed. There are other ways to increase stamina as well, if you just need a temporary boost.
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