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Giant Bomb @ E3 2016 | WEED3
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ElectronicOldMen
Banned
Top themes of E3 2016:
- Alcoholic dads
- Grappling hooks
- Crabs
- Naked men
- Alcoholic dads
- Grappling hooks
- Crabs
- Naked men
Glitchesarecool
Member
Whenever Nintendo shows a game, I feel like people's gaming expectations regress 10 years.
yeah it's not like people can be excited for new mechanics in a series that has been marred by repetition for years
slightconfuse
Banned
Not a fan of weapon durability other than that looks great
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Wind Waker already had that stuff, though. I don't recall if they broke or not, but you constantly switched weapons. This really feels like Wind Waker with the water replaced with more interesting environments.
Yeah there was totally durability. Weapons broke or burned. Of course you always had your invincible sword though.
Smokey_Run
Member
What was Jeff saying about Shadow of Mordor 2? Just surprised it wasn't there based on the resume leak or was there more to him talking about it? I walked back into the room at the very end.
GustyGardens
Banned
Whenever Nintendo shows a game, I feel like people's gaming expectations regress 10 years.
"there's loot!?"
"Oh you can climb?"
"you can turn an apple into a baked apple?!?"
"Crafting??? Fuuuuck"
One hell of a handicap
Personally, it's less about lowering expectations for Nintendo and more about Nintendo's willingness to change a franchise in such a big way after 30 years of more or less the same. These aren't the kind of changes that Nintendo is often open to make, especially in one of their biggest franchises.
Crafting, looting and all of that stuff is all old hat. In my eyes, it always seemed like the Zelda games were never going to change. They were never going to adopt this sort of western RPG style of play. That's where my excitement comes from.
ratcliffja
Member
Yeah there was totally durability. Weapons broke or burned. Of course you always had your invincible sword though.
Yeah I'm sure the Master Sword will be unbreakable or at the very least very durable and repairable.
Is it just me who finds it really odd that Jeff knew nothing about anything in Sony's conference?
He's one of the biggest games in games journalism, alongside Jason Schreier who leaks things, and yet we get loads of these "insiders" on here who leak stuff.
I suppose I'm not surprised by the fact that Jeff isn't told things, but more that GB find out about stuff through insiders on here like us too.
I thought it would have been the other way round, with Jeff knowing the majority of stuff.
He's one of the biggest games in games journalism, alongside Jason Schreier who leaks things, and yet we get loads of these "insiders" on here who leak stuff.
I suppose I'm not surprised by the fact that Jeff isn't told things, but more that GB find out about stuff through insiders on here like us too.
I thought it would have been the other way round, with Jeff knowing the majority of stuff.
Zero-Crescent
Member
Too much of this game feels like Wind Waker to not be heavily related to it.
Enemies are nearly the same design wise, enemy deaths are even the exact same.
Yeah, I could see this being a sequel in the Wind Waker timeline.
Wind Waker (Hyrule flooded) -> Phantom Hourglass (Link and Tetra adventure around) -> Spirit Tracks (Link and Tetra found a new Hyrule) -> Breath of the Wild (Hundreds of years later, New Hyrule has long since declined due to such and such)
BobTheFork
Member
Lots of this stuff is impressive in the context of a Zelda game but I guess I just don't have the attachment to the series any longer. These mechanics have existed now for some time and I'm not feeling the excitement because it's happening in a Zelda game.
nckillthegrimace
Member
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Wind Waker already had that stuff, though. I don't recall if they broke or not, but you constantly switched weapons. This really feels like Wind Waker with the water replaced with more interesting environments.
are you sure you're not thinking of skyward sword? I don't remember wind waker having a durability based system, except for enemy weapons/world items you picked up that you couldn't keep in your inventory..
Zombie James
Banned
Exploding barrels. That's, uhh, OK. Weird thing to show.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Top themes of E3 2016:
- Alcoholic dads
- Grappling hooks
- Crabs
The Age of Crabs has started.
LucidMomentum
Member
Just Cause: Hyrule
This game looks great. If the story, music, and locales are as good as previous ones, it'll be a treat.
This game looks great. If the story, music, and locales are as good as previous ones, it'll be a treat.
Brad just said in 90 minutes.
So approximately noon, got it. Thanks fellas.
Is it just me who finds it really odd that Jeff knew nothing about anything in Sony's conference?
He's one of the biggest games in games journalism, alongside Jason Schreier who leaks things, and yet we get loads of these "insiders" on here who leak stuff.
I suppose I'm not surprised by the fact that Jeff isn't told things, but more that GB find out about stuff through insiders on here like us too.
I thought it would have been the other way round, with Jeff knowing the majority of stuff.
He doesn't chase that stuff at all like Jason Schreier does, that's not his job. If he was a reporter he probably would've had the sources for it, but he probably spends no time doing that.
brainzelda
Member
I'm not offended by durability. Where it crosses the line is when I have to repair the item(s). It always frustrates me when I have multiple items at different degrees at degradation so I get flustered about whether I should let some items wear out further or repair them asap.
I hope this Zelda just has replacement items. And from the duplicate pickups and quick item select, it seems that way. So I'm ok with it.
I hope this Zelda just has replacement items. And from the duplicate pickups and quick item select, it seems that way. So I'm ok with it.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Is it just me who finds it really odd that Jeff knew nothing about anything in Sony's conference?
He's one of the biggest games in games journalism, alongside Jason Schreier who leaks things, and yet we get loads of these "insiders" on here who leak stuff.
I suppose I'm not surprised by the fact that Jeff isn't told things, but more that GB find out about stuff through insiders on here like us too.
I thought it would have been the other way round, with Jeff knowing the majority of stuff.
Not alot of people knew anything about the Sony conference. Everyone guessed God of War showing up, but it seemed that Sony held it tight.
RomanticHeroX
Member
Top themes of E3 2016:
- Alcoholic dads
- Grappling hooks
- Crabs
- Naked men
-Weed
Is it just me who finds it really odd that Jeff knew nothing about anything in Sony's conference?
He's one of the biggest games in games journalism, alongside Jason Schreier who leaks things, and yet we get loads of these "insiders" on here who leak stuff.
I suppose I'm not surprised by the fact that Jeff isn't told things, but more that GB find out about stuff through insiders on here like us too.
I thought it would have been the other way round, with Jeff knowing the majority of stuff.
Sony had their surprises on lockdown this year. Who at Sony would benefit from telling Jeff about them?
He doesn't chase that stuff at all like Jason Schreier does, that's not his job. If he was a reporter he probably would've had the sources for it, but he probably spends no time doing that.
Also considering how up front he is with his friendship with SEVERAL people at Sony, it would cause them problems if he was leaking insider information.
He doesn't chase that stuff at all like Jason Schreier does, that's not his job. If he was a reporter he probably would've had the sources for it, but he probably spends no time doing that.
I just thought that with the amount of friends he has within the industry, he may have heard a few things or had it come up in conversation.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Ah, maybe! Even if that isn't literally the case, it's clear this game is tied to Wind Waker in some meaningful way.
VeryGooster
Banned
Looked away for a minute. There's Witch Time in this?
Also considering how up front he is with his friendship with SEVERAL people at Sony, it would cause them problems if he was leaking insider information.
That too.
broncobuster
Banned
I'd like to see dungeons or familiar Zelda staples. Open world stuff is interesting and cool compared to other Zelda games, but I mean, it's an open world. Modern Zelda games shine in the dungeons.
Art style is wonderful. Ideally, NX is 1080p and cleans up the image. I'm abandoning the hope for 60fps.
Art style is wonderful. Ideally, NX is 1080p and cleans up the image. I'm abandoning the hope for 60fps.
Is it just me who finds it really odd that Jeff knew nothing about anything in Sony's conference?
He's one of the biggest games in games journalism, alongside Jason Schreier who leaks things, and yet we get loads of these "insiders" on here who leak stuff.
I suppose I'm not surprised by the fact that Jeff isn't told things, but more that GB find out about stuff through insiders on here like us too.
I thought it would have been the other way round, with Jeff knowing the majority of stuff.
To be fair, whenever it's come up I think they make the distinction that they're not 'journalists' or at least claim to be, except for maybe Austin. The distinction between enthusiast press and journalism is lost on some people when comparing outlets, I feel
BlastProcessing
Member
Top themes of E3 2016:
- Alcoholic dads
- Grappling hooks
- Crabs
- Naked men
-Logos that look like skulls
GitarooMan
Member
This is out of left field but someone in the chat said Alex tried to book Peter Stormare but it fell through? That would have been incredible.
theSlacker
Member
I'd like to see dungeons or familiar Zelda staples. Open world stuff is interesting and cool compared to other Zelda games, but I mean, it's an open world. Modern Zelda games shine in the dungeons.
Yeah, I'm really excited about the game from what was shown, but I want to see a bit of good dungeon design as well.
skLaFarebear
Member
That was great. As a Wind Waker fan, I liked everything that I saw.
Oh snap!
Oh snap!
He's better as a boat though
VeryGooster
Banned
This is out of left field but someone in the chat said Alex tried to book Peter Stormare but it fell through? That would have been incredible.
Austin tweeted as much. Man I would've loved to have seen that.
This is out of left field but someone in the chat said Alex tried to book Peter Stormare but it fell through? That would have been incredible.
Yep. They talked about that on their drive to E3. Would have been amazing.
Yeah, he mentioned it on #TheDriveThis is out of left field but someone in the chat said Alex tried to book Peter Stormare but it fell through? That would have been incredible.
That was great. As a Wind Waker fan, I liked everything that I saw.
Agreed.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Couldn't watch the stream past the pokes bit. How did Breath of the Wild look?
Looked fantastic. There's weapon durability stuff which put many people off, but I'm into it.
EmCeeGramr
Member
I was a bit concerned about durability at first, but other than that and the obvious limits of Wii U hardware doing an open world, it looks great.
LucidMomentum
Member
Couldn't watch the stream past the pokes bit. How did Breath of the Wild look?
A little bit of Dragon's Dogma, a little bit of Dark Souls, a little bit of Wind Waker, a little bit of Skyward Sword.
No major story bits, but a lot of physics shown off and the open world environment looks gooood.
VeryGooster
Banned
need some Zelda wallpapers now