Majority of GAF barely reads the OP, and even fewer reads the article itself.
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Kotaku: My Son Has Ruined Zelda: Breath Of The Wild (Don't Have Kids)
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Majority of GAF barely reads the OP, and even fewer reads the article itself.
Except he's not writing about a problem. He's not saying this is the game's fault or anything, just a anecdote about a situation he has with his son, which he's even alright with.
Also, it's not the fault of the author that people can't read the article before posting their takes on it. The article is written to elicit a chuckle or an "Aww"; the fact that people failed to grasp that, it's sad.
Marty Chinn
Member
One has to actually try to attempt to read before they can fail at it. People here haven't even hit that level yet.
theangrypirate
Member
I'm just responding to a silly article I'm not writing a referendum on parenting
Son Of Sparda
Member
Hahaha, that was a fun read.
And to people saying that couldn't he have made a different account for his kid, couldn't you have read the article?
And to people saying that couldn't he have made a different account for his kid, couldn't you have read the article?
Franchuzas87
Member
I don't know how it's managed on Switch, I played BOTW on Wii U. But having several files is usually more confortable than several accounts. You can copy saves, start a new game without delete your 100%-ish advances (Xenoblade X comes to mind), and know exactly the hours you play a certain game even if you use several files (again, talking about Wii U).
If you have both options (different files and different accounts) it's a win-win. But some recent Nintendo games suffer because the lack of the first option (Pikmin 3 is also a bad contender, you are forced to delete your progress to revisit past days).
The father could still help his son out on the kids own account when he gets stuck.
That way his kid learns how to play, they bond, and the dad's adventure isn't messed with
What i'm saying is... I think we should be looking into contacting child services, that's just my opinion of course and some may disagree.
That doesn't matter. Kids want all the cool stuff and they want it now!
franklyshankly
Member
At a certain age a kid is just too young to ever "get" some games. There is just too much to understand and execute.
That age varies by game and by kid of course, but (based on my dealings with my own 2 year old daughter, and my nieces and nephews who are between 3 and 8 years old) I could very easily see a 4 year old not being able to meaningfully progress in BotW regardless of dad's help.
keltickennedy
Member
Now that's a thoughtful dad. Though, I'm sure his kid would of had just as much fun running around as naked Link, fighting with a stick.
I remember the first time I played Mario 64. I was completely okay with just running around the castle grounds jumping and flipping around doing handstands on trees.
And that's when I was 11. Haha. I actually never ended up beating the game.
Jeez, joke or not... the dad sounds like a complete asshole. Yes the save file situation is a bit strange, but it's just a video game. He makes his son sound like a complete monster for wanting to play the same game he sees his dad playing. :/ Sometimes I get really scared at the things people choose to get mad at. I feel bad for the son @ having such a bad parent
Marty Chinn
Member
Nah, there's very little point in helping at this point. It's in a period where they can interact and kind of get things, and like to see stuff that happens, but they don't have the patience nor care to do things correctly, let alone sit and understand you as you try and show them. They may pick up on some things here or there, but it's just better to let them fool around and explore.
JeTmAn81
Member
My kid deleted my near end game 3D World save. Now I'm going to have to hack my Wii U to load someone else's save on there. Thanks for the opportunity to do something new with my Wii U, kidlet!
Edit: Also I'd tried to avoid this by having my same save in all three slots. She deleted them all.
Edit: Also I'd tried to avoid this by having my same save in all three slots. She deleted them all.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
Why even bother letting him play it then? I'm sure he could have more fun exploring wasting time and killing in Minecraft on any other device in the house, hell, even the Switch.
Raylan Targaryen
Member
Maybe your dumbass shouldn't have kids since your Zelda save file is more important than your son having fun
What a shithead
What a shithead
Alternately, let him mess around with the cool weapons and items his dad got in his save file for now since he's only 4 years old and that sounds like what he's having fun doing. When he's a bit older, give him a new save file to play the game through when he can really appreciate it.
Huge Succeeded
Banned
:-|
This thread should be re-titled "Douchebag Hall of Shame 2017"
I can't even decide who I'd choose to win the Douchebag Crown, there's too many genuine contenders this year.
We need to hold a vote.
franklyshankly
Member
Because kids want to play what Dad wants to play. It's really that simple.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
What kids want doesn't matter. They have plenty of other outlets to have fun.
Hot take of the year nominee
psynergylover
Member
I don't own a switch but is Zelda a one save slot like Pokémon? If not why not make 2?
NoctisVsStar
Member
My takeaway is.. why not make two saves of the same one with the all power ups? It's common sense.
Or zelda only allows one save slot ?
Or zelda only allows one save slot ?
Playing BotW with my kids (2 & 5) is awesome. My 2 year old son just wants to go into shrines and fight guardians. He also appreciates some solid goblin action. My 5 year old daughter wants to complete quests, fight Lynels and the dragons to get materials. Both will setlle for exploration of new areas or fighting
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If I want to do anything else I need to come up with a creative idea to sell it to them. I also have to make sure it stays exciting.
ganon
If I want to do anything else I need to come up with a creative idea to sell it to them. I also have to make sure it stays exciting.
This thread really was a mistake, Jesus Christ.
I love my sweet little 7 year old brother and let him play on my file all the time since I completed all the shrines and it's hard for him to do so. I don't have time to play through his file with him. I can probably write a similar article with a tongue-in-cheek, sardonic "ugh, brothers are the worst" and talk about how he uses up all my ingredients making crepes.
It's an article for entertainment about a fairytale game loved by grown people and little kids alike. Apparently this gets GAF's knickers into a twist. Awful.
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Deleted member 17706
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He's in a home with toddlers. He shouldn't expect to lead the same life as if he were a bachelor. He's either an idiot or is just trying to write try-hard funny articles for the clicks. Given that he works at Kotaku, I'm going to go with the latter.
Marty Chinn
Member
Because the kid wants to play Zelda and not Minecraft? The kid can still have fun playing Zelda? Why is this weird or hard to understand?
freeofgreed
Member
Damn some godawful responses in this thread. Half of y'all are making dumb snarky responses without even reading the article and the other half are taking the article waaaay too seriously when it was obviously meant to be playful.
I feel bad for your reading comprehension.
He isn't mad. He isn't angry. He is only sharing a story about his kid. Some things will annoy of course, yet he willfully let's his son play the way he wants.
He is not a bad parent. Jesys.
franklyshankly
Member
Sorry, but what my kids want absolutely does matter to me. Do they get everything they want? Of course not. But something as WHOLLY UNIMPORTANT to life as my save game in a video game, my kids' fun is more important.
This thread is really blowing my damn mind.
I tell my kid no all the time about things that actually matter. A save game in a game I've already put 140 hours into wouldn't be one of those things...
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
I understand it. I just don't understand why a parent can't tell their kid no.
Marty Chinn
Member
Wait so everybody is either making snarky responses without reading or taking the article too seriously? Everyone?
Who said he can't tell his kid no? Maybe he wants the kid to enjoy Zelda?
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
We're talking about something as trivial as video games......jesus christ.
keltickennedy
Member
Fast-forward 30 years and he will still be living at home. Should of let him figure it out on his own....
^Completely joking over-course.
I can't wait to play some Zelda with my daughter in a few years.
OriginalPoe
Banned
Because it's just a videogame and not actually something meaningful or important.
For one its really not that serious. Its just a game.
I would hope some folks here realize that. Making my kid happy by playing on my save, profile outweighs how many hours I put in the game.
That said....I had to setup separate profiles on all my consoles when I could....just saying...lol.
CrunchyFrog
Member
He can just make a permanent manual save every time he finishes playing that he can always go back to, those don't get overwritten by autosaves IIRC. That's how I've been doing it and I don't even have a kid to worry about.