Nah man, the climbing minigame is where it's at. 800 rupees in 2 minutes and you'll only need climbing gear upgraded twice as well as 2 stamina bars to be set.
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Nah man, the climbing minigame is where it's at. 800 rupees in 2 minutes and you'll only need climbing gear upgraded twice as well as 2 stamina bars to be set.
The game has as much direction as you want it to have. You could just follow the main quest, or you could just wander around and bump into stuff. Personally, I like to set short term goals like "I want to figure out how to get to the Volcano" or "I want to go to the desert."
QuixoticNeutral
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117 / 396 and all memories here, entirely without hints, though two of the three remaining shrine locations are completely unknown to me and I'm definitely tempted to consult the "number of shrines per zone" map that was posted earlier in this thread to mop things up. I'd like to get to 120 before Ganon, but I know that the longer I drag things out, the likelier I'll get spoiled on things I haven't done, and there's an argument to be made for wrapping things up today so I can shut off the software (for the first time) before the Splatoon Testfire this weekend.
Instead of making any progress on anything whatsoever today, on a whim I mounted a
and rode it for an hour or two across half the span of the map, snapping dozens of screenshots with the Capture button along the way. We saw a Blood Moon together, then a sunrise on the shore. The adventure contributed to no objectives in any way, breaking no new territory on the map, and it was so much fun. Not once did it seem wasteful. I can't think of many games at all where it is so intrinsically rewarding just to go for a drive.
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Things I know I'm missing, apart from Koroks and compendium entries:
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(Don't answer these, please; just dropping them here for the record in case anyone gets a kick out of reading it.)
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Memories:
The last memory:
Instead of making any progress on anything whatsoever today, on a whim I mounted a
mountain buck
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Things I know I'm missing, apart from Koroks and compendium entries:
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Two shrines I haven't located, plus the one by the Kakariko fountain, which I assume requires Impa's orb as the key, presumably locked behind a quest after completing the other 119 (or meeting some other condition, though having done everything else obvious, I can't think of what it might be). Interesting way to tease the shrine all the way from the beginning if you follow the suggested route through the game (Plateau to Kakariko first), if so.
Haven't succeeded in getting anything done with the Lord of the Mountain, though I had suspected since very early in the game (this was one of the first areas I explored) that it might be linked to a shrine.
I assume there are leggings to complete the Zora set, but I haven't seen them all game. And wasn't there a hint in the desert about sand boots?
No sign of the dragon horns for getting the Barbarian set to four stars and no success getting them from the dragons myself, though I did obtain the dragon fangs from Hyrule Castle (and have no idea what they are for, though I haven't upgraded the Champion's Tunic and may be missing some other endgame gear).
One Giant Ancient Core short of buying up all of the ancient weapons from the Akkala Tech Lab. I can recall one or two shrines where I didn't manage to access all chests, however, so I have some idea of where to check for more, and I could always slap some Guardians around until I get a drop.
I never did locate the Ceremonial Trident for the Veiled Falls shrine, resorting to the bona fide Lightscale Trident instead after completing Vah Ruta.
(Don't answer these, please; just dropping them here for the record in case anyone gets a kick out of reading it.)
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Memories:
Since I picked up the camera so late in the game, after clearing all but a few shrines and all the Divine Beasts and exploring the map quite thoroughly, I was able to spot ten of the twelve locations on sight and mop them up right away. As for the other two, it took me more than one visit to place the one in Hyrule Castle despite having previously visited the right spot, since it evidently represented a view of landmarks that had been destroyed; I momentarily considered that it might have been a picture of some other fort. I couldn't crack the one in the bottom right until I found the painter for the hint, although it's not quite as impossible as its vagueness may suggest, as for all the woods in the game, the vegetation is distinct enough that you can narrow things down from the trees. What threw me off was that it seemed to be a picture of a location on a main road, which wasn't the case.
The last memory:
I recognized the painting in Impa's room as Fort Hateno right away, but took a snapshot of it on my camera anyway as a reference for where it faced. And I was taken by surprise, though I shouldn't have been, when I recovered the last memory and Link, pulling out the Sheikah Slate, used the exact photograph I took as a visual reference. (I could tell it was mine from the way it was framed.) Has anyone recovered the last memory without taking a photograph of Impa's painting? Does Link pull out the slate at all, or is that part of the memory animation skipped? This stands out to me as a strong example of the game responding to the player doing something that he or she was never told to do, but is nevertheless highly likely to do, just because it makes sense.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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Guys in Hebra Trailhead Lodge the guest book says:
"I saw some kid north of Coldsnap Hollow! He looked like he was pretty great at shield surfing!"
Where is he? I've scoured the area and can't find anybody...
Also do you get to meet Selmie at some point? The cabin is always empty
"I saw some kid north of Coldsnap Hollow! He looked like he was pretty great at shield surfing!"
Where is he? I've scoured the area and can't find anybody...
Also do you get to meet Selmie at some point? The cabin is always empty
Guys in Hebra Trailhead Lodge the guest book says:
"I saw some kid north of Coldsnap Hollow! He looked like he was pretty great at shield surfing!"
Where is he? I've scoured the area and can't find anybody...
Also do you get to meet Selmie at some point? The cabin is always empty
Keep looking!
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
I ran into Selmie and she had the best line ever:
She's the coolest character in the game because it's been 100 years of destruction and desolation so she decides to hang out on one of the deadliest mountains just shield surfing.
"Welcome to the middle of nowhere. Population: You and me."
I'm preeeeeetty sure she was hitting on me since we were in a cozy cabin.
I'm preeeeeetty sure she was hitting on me since we were in a cozy cabin.
She's the coolest character in the game because it's been 100 years of destruction and desolation so she decides to hang out on one of the deadliest mountains just shield surfing.
Jonneh3003
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Spent the whole day hanging on 119 shrines checking every nook and cranny for that last one. Turns out I already found it and just didn't complete the puzzle ._. Finally done it though! Now to hunt Koroks for the rest of my life.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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Ahhhhhhhh a second cabin!!! 
QuixoticNeutral
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She reacts to various shields you wear when talking to her, too, remarking on how coveted they are or how cool they'll look on the slopes. (Strangely enough, there seems to be no such interaction with the
Hylian shield.
Congratulations! And I suppose that decisively answers one matter for me: that one of the three shrines I'm missing and can't figure out how to activate does not require completing everything else first, or any condition like that. (I do know one character that has promised me a reward for hitting 120, though.)
Haha, which one?
Jonneh3003
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The one that acts as a fast travel point to the Korok Forest. I remember saying to myself "I'll come back to this one later" too.
Flying Toaster
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Wow... Good job.
every time. thats what they get for making me collect their damn poop
Hmm... could anyone give me some kind of cryptic and vague hint about where to go and/or what to do in order to gain access to the Eldin region? I've tried getting heat-resistant headgear and equipping my double-handed ice sword, but that apparenty isn't enough to avoid burning to death as soon as I set foot in the region.
On unrelated news, I finally managed to get the
sword, yay!
On unrelated news, I finally managed to get the
master
Someone at a stable has what you're looking for.
Maybe check around the base of the mountain for a stable, there's advice given there.
CharminUltra
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Go to the stables near it and talk to everyone. Also, follow their suggestions (I wish I had, would've made it easier.)
If it helps, you're not the first one.
You want to be fire proof, not heat resistant.
I feel so stupid when realizing the solution.
White Wolf
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please tell me the
shield has infinite durability but with rechargeable periods like the
it looks so fucking good that i don't want to use it if it's breakable, lol
hylian
master sword
it looks so fucking good that i don't want to use it if it's breakable, lol
it breaks, but it has ridiculously high durability. Almost every other shield in the game breaks in a single guardian laser, the hylian shield can take 20+ or something.
It has insane durability but it can break. You can get another copy of the shield when it breaks.
QuixoticNeutral
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If you really want, it is possible to death-run your way in if you have an ample supply of food and a decent buffer of hearts (and you've given me enough information to know the second of these is true). I made it very far this way myself.
Majukun
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involuntarily cheated on a shrine quest..it's the one
,for the game you did your job.
where you have to blow up some rocks and use the wind to get to a platform without touching the ground..it's in a bay.
last time i had blow up the rocks but din't manage to do the challenge..this time i decided to try again and i arrived from the mountain that in directly on the side of the zone of the challenge and decided to glide down.
just for pure vanity,i decided to land directly on the platform...and the game counted it like if i di the whole challenge..apparently it only register if the rock are still in place and if you don't touch the ground around the platform, so if you come gliding from somewhere else
last time i had blow up the rocks but din't manage to do the challenge..this time i decided to try again and i arrived from the mountain that in directly on the side of the zone of the challenge and decided to glide down.
just for pure vanity,i decided to land directly on the platform...and the game counted it like if i di the whole challenge..apparently it only register if the rock are still in place and if you don't touch the ground around the platform, so if you come gliding from somewhere else
White Wolf
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awesome! any idea where to find copies? or can they only be found found in the place where i found it? which was in
hyrule castle
cyclops
Moff
Member
that's a pretty good guess, it's about 20 times stronger than the other shields
it has a durability of 800 while the usual shields have between 20 to 60
the hyilan shield can also be rebought from an NPC in tarrey town for 3000 rupees
it has a durability of 800 while the usual shields have between 20 to 60
the hyilan shield can also be rebought from an NPC in tarrey town for 3000 rupees
Askherserenity
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Man, I did not expect to have any trouble with any of the Divine Beast dungeons but I just don't get the Naboris dungeon. I only have 2 terminals left but I still don't know what I'm doing...
Did anyone else have trouble with this one in particular?
Did anyone else have trouble with this one in particular?
LightOfTruth
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After about 60-70 hours, I just got to Rito Village. You all recognize the theme right? It got to me, I had this huge smile on my face and almost cried. Being serious.
Majukun
Member
none of the beasts were particularly difficult,but naboris is definitely the most complex since it has more moveable parts
There is a long chain of quests that ends with that.. if you want to know
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Buy the house at hateno, upgrade it to the max
Finish Tarrey town quest, its a chain of quest
A man will appear in the town, he sells rare clothes, he will sell you the shield after you break it.
I still don't understand why that beast can do that.
The other divine beasts make sense.
Majukun
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I wish there was a way to turn the headgear off in this game. Like, not display it. The hood is awesome, but it gets old seeing it on Link's head for 100 hours.
just buy jewelry,they can do the same job as helms but they cover less
I wish there was a way to turn the headgear off in this game. Like, not display it. The hood is awesome, but it gets old seeing it on Link's head for 100 hours.
I never used the hoodie in the entire game. Probably I'm the only one. I just don't like covering Link's beautiful face lol.
Yea I had a huge smile too.
Majukun
Member
never used it,actually never used anything from the hylian set except for the pants
Actually me too. Having obtained the mountain climbing set except the pants before going to Kakariko made them my go to gear for the most of the early game.
Common Knowledge
Member
Is there supposed to be a minigame being run at the
after you beat that respective dungeon? There's a bunch of targets hanging around which seems like there'd be a minigame there but no one to talk to to initiate something. Kind of a waste if there isn't, honestly.
Rito Archery Range
Talk to Teba in Rito Village first.
QuixoticNeutral
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I haven't used it either, though it was one of the last articles of clothing I picked up. I had almost every other set purchased and upgraded before I bothered to grab the hood just for the collection.
Some of the headwear in this game is neat, though (like
the various Kilton monster masks
I keep expecting to get that fatigue that can happen in big SP games that you spend dozens of hours playing, but every time I boot the game up, next thing I know five hours have passed and I realize that I still find reasons to love it even more each time.
Once it felt familiar, it felt familiar in a way that drew me in rather than in a way that made me yawn. The absolute freedom, reward for taking advantage of it, and the way the small details manage to matter make the experience so singularly engaging that the sum total of the elements involved have become more like a living game world than any other I have ever known, even with the teleporting NPCs and other game-isms.
I just can't stop playing. Halp.
I have only beaten two dungeons and have found under half the shrines. My armor is, like, only semi-upgraded and I still die to Lynels more than I'd like (though I just got
so I am hunting them now.) I just fuck around too often to progress quickly, but this is the kind of game that rewards that, imo.
I almost feel bad for the reviewers who felt responsible for powering through and hitting all the right beats in order to provide a timely and informed review. This game is SO good taken slowly... stopping to smell (and pick) the flowers, so to speak. I am in no hurry to finish it since the journey is so goddamn satisfying.
Once it felt familiar, it felt familiar in a way that drew me in rather than in a way that made me yawn. The absolute freedom, reward for taking advantage of it, and the way the small details manage to matter make the experience so singularly engaging that the sum total of the elements involved have become more like a living game world than any other I have ever known, even with the teleporting NPCs and other game-isms.
I just can't stop playing. Halp.
I have only beaten two dungeons and have found under half the shrines. My armor is, like, only semi-upgraded and I still die to Lynels more than I'd like (though I just got
Stasis+
I almost feel bad for the reviewers who felt responsible for powering through and hitting all the right beats in order to provide a timely and informed review. This game is SO good taken slowly... stopping to smell (and pick) the flowers, so to speak. I am in no hurry to finish it since the journey is so goddamn satisfying.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Nah, breh. It's all about snowbowling.
I never bothered tho cuz I always had more than enough from selling extra gems.
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