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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |OT2| It's 98 All Over Again
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Stereogatari
Banned
The game got better to me after the main quest.
I really wish I had played in Pro Mode HUD from the start and just freely explored as I do now.
I spent like 5 minutes going around one of the shrines in the Akkala region only to notice I wasLooking for the shrines without using the guide is like
Pssst, do anyone have GIF of Link remembering the past (Where he opened his eyes)?
walking above it all the time (the entrance was on one of the cliff faces)
It reflects the laser back at them to do damage?
Mysterious
Banned
Just get all of Impa's memories. I just got the full ending, only doing the Zora dungeon.
Thank you.
Yes. Use any shield, hold the left trigger and
the second their eye and "face" turns blue, parry
Makoto-Yuki
Banned
I keep getting distracted. There is so much to see and do. It's gonna take me forever to get to Impa.
What does that mean
Yeah I have been. I am sort of lukewarm on end game content. Basically, every discovery is essentially for a shrine or korok seed-there isn't really anything else that rewards you for exploring. So in that sense its sort of become stale, in a sense. I have found some cool new areas but again, all for a shrine reward. Hoping the DLC brings some new dynamics for that aspect because I seriously want to spend more time in this world.
Benzychenz
Member
Thought there might be a Korok Seed hidden on top of the Deku Tree,
did not expect a side quest.
Stereogatari
Banned
I was like that at first but something clicked at some point for me and now I am just loving exploring in and of itself. Still have plenty of Shrines to find so it doesn't feel like a chore, I just stumble upon them and Korok Seeds just come naturally.
There are so many parts of the map I still haven't explored. I'm even starting to enjoy beating up enemies for the sake of it, whereas when I was on the main quest I was avoiding enemies more.
What's the name of it?
What, add optional content to their game that you don't have any obligation to finish?
Awesome, thank you.
Stereogatari
Banned
You can make them again at their corresponding towns.
Combining different ingredients of the same type, gives you lvl 3. Lvl3 attack is pretty insane in combination with certain weapons
4 Mighty Bananas + Any Dragon Horn = 30 Minutes of Level 3 Attack.
No. By then you will have weapons that do twice as much or more damage.
OriginalPoe
Banned
I thought I was done with the game after beating the final boss twice and getting all shrines/sidequests. Then somebody here mentioned the presence of a minigame I didn't do and I realized I missed out on a handful.
Snowling, Boom Bam Golf, Foot Race, Horseback Archery (First try success!).
Each time I've come back to the game after thinking I was finished I've fallen in love with it again. This time I climbed to the very peak of Hyrule Castle after neglecting to the first two times I was there and it was really cool. Running out of stamina, desperately reaching for the top as I'm mere inches away and leaping for it was so epic. Particularly because I made it!
And damn there are even multiple entrances to the boss room above the main entrance. I fucking love that place.
Korok seeds are getting a lot of grief but I love them too. The fact that I can be 140 hours in the game and still find them scattered EVERYWHERE is great. It adds a constant feeling of reward, however small. And I'm sure there are entire types of korok seed puzzles I didn't discover.
There was a time about 35 hours in where I was just so annoyed by the game's framerate that it really took me out of things. It was the most disappointed I'd felt about a Zelda (my issues with the Switch itself made it worse even if they're not Zelda's fault). But man right now I'm just thinking about whether it's my fav Zelda of all time or not. It's definitely up there.
Benzychenz
Member
Riddles of Hyrule
OriginalPoe
Banned
Pun intended?
Finally found more than half the shrines today. Gonna try to hit 100 before doing the final beast. Then finish out the rest before heading to the castle.
Crazy, I never would have thought to do that in a million years. Thanks!
jimmytutron
Member
just finished
oh man definitely the best one, glad I saved it for last.
divine beast naboris
Benzychenz
Member
I don't mind the 900 Korok seeds, you just gotta realise they made it so you only need half of them for a reason, and not go full completionist with them.
I'm gonna do all shrines, side quests, max my equipment etc, but only half the seeds, I don't want to drive myself mad.
I'm gonna do all shrines, side quests, max my equipment etc, but only half the seeds, I don't want to drive myself mad.
I really liked Typhlo Ruins' gimmick - it was a little too short, but still a nice change of pace. My biggest complaint was the use of the regular battle theme - the Lomei Labyrinth music was already not the best fit for its tone, but the regular battle music absolutely skewers the atmosphere. They should have used the Divine Beast generic combat music - it's underused as it is, and would be much less jarring.
Quirky comedy relief side characters evidently have no place in Zelda, I guess?
Schnozberry
Member
You need about 150 of them really. After a while you're just passing your inventory.
Schnozberry
Member
Master sword powered up is 60 base damage. It's nothing to sneeze at for a one handed sword.
I found my last fairy
a while ago but just recently paid her off, so I'm finally starting to upgrade my gear more.
I'm somewhat disappointed by the set bonus for the
armor, I don't see myself benefiting much for that. Oh well, I think that armor is ugly anyways and would rather use something else, hah.
Gerudo Desert
Man, some of the final upgrades give huge defense boosts. I'm now three times tankier than I was before.
barbarian
I dont remeber but is that the case for the fight against gannon?
sleepnaught
Member
do the
flaming/electric dragons have a purpose besides dropping scales? I think I'm ready to fight Ganon and finish the game, but I havent discovered how to fight them or anything, besides the corrupted one. Want to take care of all the major side quests and mini bosses first.
No.
All minibosses, if you want a list to make sure you have them all:
Stone Talus
Igneo Talus
Frost Talus
Hinox
Stalnox
Molduga
Master Kohga
Igneo Talus
Frost Talus
Hinox
Stalnox
Molduga
Master Kohga
Gurgelhals
Member
Not really. The
corrupted water dragon quest is basically the tutorial for how "dragon farming" works and the other two don't have quests associated with them (well, except for a shrine quest - you'll need a scale of each of them to access their respective shrines in the same way as you did for the water dragon).
Beyond that,
the dragon materials are mainly used for certain higher level equipment upgrades. You can get scales, fangs, claws, and horns off them depending on where you hit them with the arrow.
Jzero
Member
and the massive constant drop in frames
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
I'm lazy, tired and the switch is down the hall. Just thought of something.
If I had the switch on the table and a joy con in each hand, how does the game deal with the motion controls stuff?
I've only ever played in handheld mode or using th ed grip.
If I had the switch on the table and a joy con in each hand, how does the game deal with the motion controls stuff?
I've only ever played in handheld mode or using th ed grip.
Pottypotsworth
Member
There is a guy just south of the entrance to Heteno Village (on the path near the woods, i think his name is Tamis or something similar - he wears all grey) that sells ancient parts. If you go to him whilst it is raining he will comment how vendors only put out their best parts when it is pouring down. He will sell you 1 measly ancient core during the rain.
For the rest, I found the best solution was to head to
Akkala region and then just south of the Spring of Power (i think) there are three flying Guardians
I had an absolute torrid time trying to get major test of strength and roaming guardians outside Hyrule Castle to drop Ancient Cores, to the point where i just gave up after save scumming 5 or 6 times in a row and never getting a drop.
Remember everything resets after
a blood moon
The motion control is in the right joycon only then.
Last night I made the most progress in a single play session so far. Spoilers, just in case.
The silver lining to being up all night with a poorly baby dozing on my chest. Sleepless nights are much easier with Zelda to play!
- Visited Hyrule Castle for the first time, just to explore. Found a whole bunch of good weapons.
- Visited and unlocked Gerudo region, though I only did the nearby shrine.
- Speaking of shrines, found and completated ten, including the much-discussed electric circuit and constellations ones.
- Made my way through the Lost Woods, found the master sword (though I need two more hearts to claim it), completed the ice rod and blupee side quests, began the trials, used my 90+ seeds to considerably expand my weapon, shield and bow slots.
- Discovered 17 Koroks.
- Completed the royal guard weapon, white horse and several other side quests.
- Located three memories.
Kamina
Golden Boy
A bit. The point is that during the fight is is empowered(glowing) with 60 instead of 30 damage and likely not breakable. So it's less of a drag than regular weapons.
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