I wouldn't sell it. I regret selling mine as I'll never complete that set now again on this play through. There's no way that I know of to get it back again.
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |OT2| It's 98 All Over Again
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I wouldn't sell it. I regret selling mine as I'll never complete that set now again on this play through. There's no way that I know of to get it back again.
victreeb3l
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Played 27 hours since friday evening. I have no idea how. I'm done for the weekend lol Eyes hurting and shit @_@
Lots of game left but I want to start pacing myself as well. Its hard to put down. I told myself I'd stop when I got to
tower. Then it was when I got to the first shrine in the region. Then finally I decided to stop after I got to the village. THENNNNNNN I was like fuck it let me
. I had to pry myself away.
I also need to carve some time to just fuck around in the world. I wish I had more of an imagination to do goofy things in the game instead of going after every quest. I just cant help it.
Same. I havent even been to the river.
Lots of game left but I want to start pacing myself as well. Its hard to put down. I told myself I'd stop when I got to
Tabantha
talk to the elder
I also need to carve some time to just fuck around in the world. I wish I had more of an imagination to do goofy things in the game instead of going after every quest. I just cant help it.
Same. I havent even been to the river.
Jim Sterling's review has a lots of questionable points.
whyamihere
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Oh wow that's so cool
Dice
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They seem to want it to be 100% open, like a Dark Souls? Hardly any games are that open, though, and the plateau isn't that long, and teaches you essential things, so I don't see how it's in itself some big negative. Doing 4 of what you'll do 116 more times isn't asking much to set you free.
Not in my opinion. My experience reflects his.
Is there an easier way to kill these guys? (Expensive) ancient arrows do only around 25% damage per eyeball strike and let me tell you they are annoying as hell to hit!
petethepanda
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Man, the music in the area around the Dow Na'eh Shrine (
) is so good. Just stood there for a while.
behind the waterfall at the Lanayru Prominade
Ryan242004
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I love that all the amiibos give you bonuses, not just the Zelda ones. It's a pretty nice perk!
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
So is potions the only way to protect yourself from heat? Is there no clothing you can get that does this? I thought juat holding an ice weapon would do the trick but apparently not.
victreeb3l
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Yeah what was up with that? It was really neat.
Gerudo Town
He says you have to remember shrines by eye when that is objectively false. That's just one I saw on here because I'd rather not give his website the click.
There are a couple armor sets that grant Heat resistance. They're sold in the same region you would want to use them.
victreeb3l
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Either he sucks at video games or he played BoTW with his eyes closed. There might have been a few good points but overall very eye roll inducing review.
I just spent over two hours save abusing and system clock manipulating my switch to get the Sheik mask, Hero of Time, Hero of Twilight, Hero of Wind outfits, Epona, traveler's bridle and saddle, Sword, Sea-Breeze boomerang, and other gear.
What an ordeal. Friends with amiibo are required for full nostalgia.
What an ordeal. Friends with amiibo are required for full nostalgia.
Aldric
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Nah, "enemies hit too hard artificial difficulty!!" is particularly ridiculous.
I wish GAF would stop give Jim Sterling free clicks. Never liked that guy. While his review is fair enough (Zelda just didn't resonate with him I guess), all his videos are just GAFs reaction blown up in motion form with the same hyperbolic comments delivered in an audible presentation, and you do not want to hear a fully grown up person spout rubbish like that.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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How do I get back to the starting area if I am lost?
I don't think they make a return, but you can buy photos from the assistant guy at the first Ancient lab where you upgrade your runes. There is an "Elite Enemy" section. If you take photos of all the other enemies in that category then you can reduce the pool down to just those guys left.
Just teleport to any of the 4 shrines there or, if you somehow didn't complete those, the Shrine of Resurrection.
BassForever
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Jim just shot himself in the foot.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about internet review culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in magazine reviews where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw a games metacritic, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the internet review public, after hearing about this, are not going to want to support Jim's pateron, nor will they purchase any of Jim's merchandise. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Jim has alienated an entire market with this move.
Jim, publicly apologize and change your Zelda BotW review for Switch or you can kiss your business goodbye.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about internet review culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in magazine reviews where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw a games metacritic, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the internet review public, after hearing about this, are not going to want to support Jim's pateron, nor will they purchase any of Jim's merchandise. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Jim has alienated an entire market with this move.
Jim, publicly apologize and change your Zelda BotW review for Switch or you can kiss your business goodbye.
SinCityAssassin
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I can see a lot of Jim's points despite not agreeing with the score.
Now Slate on the other hand.
Now Slate on the other hand.
95 lol
victreeb3l
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I think you just gotta hit A and then let your horse go. Just point him to a general direction and leave the left stick alone. Hes very good about avoiding obstacles and sticking to the path this way. If you need to change directions, nudge it and then let it go again.
I've been spending more time with my horses lately and I've gotten used to it. Horseback combat in an open field is so damn dramatic. Make sure you use lock on!
BassForever
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Its in, but a horse needs to have a high level of bond with Link before they can do that.
It seems like it's one of the only ones that isn't being sold anymore. Which is BS since they put Epona into it.
2Smashed4U
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This is my take too, even though I suspect it'll not be popular here.
Finale Fireworker
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I'm afraid to fight on horseback because I don't want my horse to die.
I will fling my horse to safety and run back to the tussle on foot.
The only part I don't really care for with Jim's review is the hording onto good weapons part.
I feel that's more on you than the game. There is never any reason to hold onto anything other than more utility based weapons (korok leaf, torch) which are in plentiful supply anyway. Just like, well, everything. There's no super cool weapon (which could be a complaint of its self really) that you're going to miss having. You just have to let go and learn to love smashing your thunderbroadsword or whatever into the face of some foe, because around the corner is probably another good weapon.
also took forever to get that quote, yer sites dying jim.
I feel that's more on you than the game. There is never any reason to hold onto anything other than more utility based weapons (korok leaf, torch) which are in plentiful supply anyway. Just like, well, everything. There's no super cool weapon (which could be a complaint of its self really) that you're going to miss having. You just have to let go and learn to love smashing your thunderbroadsword or whatever into the face of some foe, because around the corner is probably another good weapon.
also took forever to get that quote, yer sites dying jim.
BassForever
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Jim doesn't make money off of clicks only off patreon and his non jimquisition youtube videos.
It means that I can respect a 7/10 score for BotW if you're really consistent about scoring games like that. But if you score Fallout 4 a 9.5/10, Skyrim a 10/10, GTA IV an 8/10.. and then give BotW a 7, then your opinion turns into a joke to me. That's like giving Troy a 10/10 and Fellowship of the Ring a 7/10. It's an opinion that a person can have, but it makes that person completely lose all credibility in terms of being able to judge the quality of an entry into the medium.
SinCityAssassin
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It's an autopilot feature when you are not actively controlling where the horse veers. And higher bonding through the horse allows it to control better (soothing it when it does your command right or tries to veer off course, training it by not soothing it when it does something you didn't want it to, etc)
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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Im way out in Karon.
Well, that's a shame. In regards to the end game
Calamity Ganon requires it.
The Dream is dead Zelda is no more.
The comments that have sprung up because of this review are amazing.
victreeb3l
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I dont think bokoblins will do much damage to your horse, but I'd stay away from Lynels and Guardians unless you're very confident in your horseriding.
DrForester
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Are there other quests that give heart pieces? Almost done with all shrines, and I notice I'm not going to fill that second row. Already cleared the 4 Divine Beasts.
You can teleport from anywhere in the world. It's just like fast travel in other games.
Piston Hyundai
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Hey, that's no way to talk, kiddo. It's not the end of the world because Breath of the Wild isn't a 98 game, and that other games, such as the incredible Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 are objectively better. What matters is what you thought of the game. Sure, the breathtaking feeling of exploring a vast mysterious land pales in comparison to doing a 50-50 grind down Joey's Sculpture, but who cares as long as you feel the opposite? You need to rise above the opinions of others, like Rune Glifberg rises above a grounded helicopter after exploding off of a ramp and pulling off a fucking wicked Christ Air, landing perfectly and netting a double point bonus. What you need to realize is that people who clown on Zelda for being factually inferior to the magnificent THPS2 because a review aggregate website says so are as backwards as Rodney Mullen when he pulls off an incredible flatland combo from a fakie stance.
Seriously, though, it doesn't matter in the slightest. If you find yourself feeling down because of a single point difference, you could always play some BotW and remember just how good you feel about the game. Hell, you could play Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, also. I hear that game's even better.
You really need to give more context before spoiling end-game content.
victreeb3l
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More context on that spoiler dude :/
You can fill both rows in full and have 4 stamina circles (if you rest at Gerudo or Goron village and pay extra)
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