Heavy's Sandvich
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To be honest, if I were to buy them again I would have bought a white Wii U and an external hard drive.
i'm having to buy a hard-drive now.
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Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD |OT| Tingling with HD excitement...only 398 Rupees
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To be honest, if I were to buy them again I would have bought a white Wii U and an external hard drive.
i'm having to buy a hard-drive now.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
This generation has made gamers soft. Time to jump back on.
It took me a bit longer to figure out how to beat it than it should have, but there's heart containers all over the place thankfully, which makes it easier.
Man, playing on Hero mode really reminds me of how Dark Souls combat-wise basically isn't really that different from Zelda, though it'd be nice if Hero Mode were a bit nicer balanced for it (being able to reliably buy hearts, something other Zelda titles didn't really have much of a need for, or just drastically reducing their drop rate while keeping the buffed enemy damage the same). Still, there's those tense moments where you know one bad surprise can get you killed, and now I really hope the next game lets me switch locked on enemies by flicking the right stick, of all the things to take from Dark Souls and Demon's Souls that's probably most important.
iShouldGoPro
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Did you say... Tingling?
Jaded Alyx
Member
I'm sure this is a thing in later Zelda's.
I think Hero Mode as it was in SS and WWHD works fine. No hearts and double damage means stuff like red potions and fairies will actually have an use.
Ein Bear
Member
I got this feeling from Ocarina of Time and Lylat Wars on the 3DS too. Nintendo seem really good at remaking games as you remember them, rather than how they actually were.
Argh I wish this game was out in Europe
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Deleted member 125677
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Buy a cheap basic and a cheap HDD or USB stick depending on your dd plan. You'll need more than 32gb at some point anyway. That's what I did. White Wii U is so beautiful.
Hot Coldman
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It's in Darksiders.
There's something so very comforting about this game. I had a rough day yesterday. Screwed up a history, cost the hospital a pretty penny, got chewed out, felt like a proper dumbass...
then i came home and played through dragon roost island. I haven't played this game in 10 years but everything still felt wonderfully familiar, like and old friend I haven't seen in a long time. Playing on Hero mode is wonderful. The game still isn't incredibly difficult, and the dungeon design doesn't come close to TP or SS, but man is it just so wonderfully soothing.
then i came home and played through dragon roost island. I haven't played this game in 10 years but everything still felt wonderfully familiar, like and old friend I haven't seen in a long time. Playing on Hero mode is wonderful. The game still isn't incredibly difficult, and the dungeon design doesn't come close to TP or SS, but man is it just so wonderfully soothing.
Kevin Shields
Member
I'm jealous of everyone with hero mode. Would make the game a lot better in my opinion and make exploring more rich. I'm placing the the three pearls right now and I'm getting a little restless but I like it so far. I keep finding big face stones on islands, can I do stuff with those now or do I have to wait for later?
Good review from TheBitBlock:
http://www.thebitblock.com/2013/09/20/review-the-legend-of-zelda-the-wind-waker-hd/
Tons of beautiful footage.
9.5/10
http://www.thebitblock.com/2013/09/20/review-the-legend-of-zelda-the-wind-waker-hd/
Tons of beautiful footage.
9.5/10
I got stuck in the fortress for a good 15 minutes because I didn't think to jump on a lantern to get to another platform. I felt really stupid.
I was recording footage and then I got stuck and was running in circles and thought, "I can't upload this. The internet will laugh at me."
Heavy's Sandvich
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ElectricKaibutsu
Member
Wow, what a pretty game. I can't wait. In two days it will be mine! Muahhahaha!
I have no clue why this is not a thing for all Wii U games. TW101 actually mutes the tv when you plug in headphones in the game pad whether you are playing on the tv or gamepad.
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
Nintendo might not know this is a feature people want. Somebody should email them or something.
Peterthumpa
Member
Is this game running @ native 1080p and with AA? Screenshots looks fabulous but I'm a little bit afraid of buying a Wii U only for this game just to get disappointed by the graphics later.
EDIT - and does it look as stunning as those screens when played via the GamePad?
EDIT - and does it look as stunning as those screens when played via the GamePad?
equippedwithtowel
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Jaded Alyx
Member
It looks great on TV and Gamepad. Better than the screens shown here.
Posted this in the screenshot thread, but I like it so much I'll post it here too:
time to spam miiverse!
My first time playing Wind Waker (cleared LA, LTTP, OOT, TP, and SS, but never touch WW).
I felt dumb. I struggled for a very long time in Forest Haven because I didn't know you can adjust the direction of the plant spitting you out with left stick. Then I wasted more than an hour trying to get a chest in Forbidden Woods, not knowing you can climb the rope I swing around.
Should have consulted Miiverse more.
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I felt dumb. I struggled for a very long time in Forest Haven because I didn't know you can adjust the direction of the plant spitting you out with left stick. Then I wasted more than an hour trying to get a chest in Forbidden Woods, not knowing you can climb the rope I swing around.
Should have consulted Miiverse more.
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Yeah they will listen to us up there.
Point, it's admittedly more of an early game problem. No one sells hearts (though this is remedied through saving and quitting admittedly), and you're not given a bottle until JUST BEFORE the first dungeon, and I can't even recall if I can go back to Windfall Island to get a potion. Though at that point it's probably better to just soldier through then backtrack for a potion.
Man, this game is so good. I'm really loving the old school difficulty of Hero mode - it really forces you to master your arsenal.
I'm in the tower of the gods right now, and constantly switching between the bombs, grappling hook, arrows, boomerange, and occasionally pulling out the deku leaf.
I always thought the distinction that Skyward Sword is the only game that utilises a large part of your arsenal constantly was a fairly dubious and arbitrarily assigned accolade - my (re)experience with WW so far just confirms that suspicion.
I'm in the tower of the gods right now, and constantly switching between the bombs, grappling hook, arrows, boomerange, and occasionally pulling out the deku leaf.
I always thought the distinction that Skyward Sword is the only game that utilises a large part of your arsenal constantly was a fairly dubious and arbitrarily assigned accolade - my (re)experience with WW so far just confirms that suspicion.
equippedwithtowel
Member
I'd love to play more of this game, but after it was declared not to be a system seller my bundle vanished into thin air.
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Also I just learnt you can use the empty bottles against phantom ganon like the butterfly net in ALTTP, this is my fifth time going through...
Barrow Roll
Member
You can get a potion in Dragon Roost Cavern by throwing bait in front of the rat hole.
Jaded Alyx
Member
I tried this twice and wasn't offered any potion either time.
Barrow Roll
Member
It's random, you'll either get offered Blue/Red potions or Bait/Pears, but you can definitely still get potions from the rats.
The swift sail makes me do sidequests I never had a desire to do in the original. An example of this would be last night where I actually bothered to do the trading sequence to fill up the merchant's shop in Windfall. I didn't know there were a few other cool items you could place down on those little pots or w.e besides the flowers until I did the full trading sequence last night.
Plus, I never got to see the fully expanded shop until last night. It looks pretty cool. The reward for doing it might not be the greatest but the visual payoff (the merchant's shop being expanded) is worth it imo.
(I did do some of the quest in the original to get the Magic Armor, obviously, but never pursued doing it in *full* because of the slow sailing for two of the goron merchants).
I'm tempted to do the Spring Water quest but I think I might just do that on my 100% playthrough instead lol.
Plus, I never got to see the fully expanded shop until last night. It looks pretty cool. The reward for doing it might not be the greatest but the visual payoff (the merchant's shop being expanded) is worth it imo.
(I did do some of the quest in the original to get the Magic Armor, obviously, but never pursued doing it in *full* because of the slow sailing for two of the goron merchants).
I'm tempted to do the Spring Water quest but I think I might just do that on my 100% playthrough instead lol.
Wait, didn't the Forest creatures tell you directly that you can change the direction when you wanna get launched/spitted? I remember they do.
In my case, when the original came out, i play like just until half of the game 'cause i had to return it to the friend who lend me it. The other night i was stuck on
with the final statue in the Tower of the Gods; i couldn't remember what i was supposed to to and remain there for like 45mins before i "got it". That made me feel waay dumber that i should!
May be I missed that, I figured it out myself, then I'm outraged that there's a forest dude giving that hint on the second platform after I launched myself there and figured it out.
Thought it was only more bait. Ah well, not a big loss at this point.
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Deleted member 125677
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When are you going to teach me how to get my spelunker money back, Ce-lin??
My laptop broke and my desktop doesn't have an SD card reader, so I haven't been able to upload videos, but I'll be getting an SD card reader tonight.
I didn't get the beginning of the game, so I'm going to be uploading stuff starting from getting the boat. I'll try to cap my entire playthrough and make a playlist of it.
I just got to the bird dude island. Can't wait to get to the first real dungeon!
I didn't get the beginning of the game, so I'm going to be uploading stuff starting from getting the boat. I'll try to cap my entire playthrough and make a playlist of it.
I just got to the bird dude island. Can't wait to get to the first real dungeon!
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
...on Wii U? Yeah, probably.
The Lamonster
Member
New Wii U owner here. Some thoughts:
-I really like all the improvements, specifically the touch-screen map and items, the faster text, the Miiverse functionality, and the graphics. holy wow the graphics.
-the Gamepad in general is amazing
-the next mainline Zelda game is going to be amazing
-I really like all the improvements, specifically the touch-screen map and items, the faster text, the Miiverse functionality, and the graphics. holy wow the graphics.
-the Gamepad in general is amazing
-the next mainline Zelda game is going to be amazing
The lighting (outdoor aside) is really, really good. It works well with the more solid look of the characters. When Link is opening a chest he looks like he's stepped straight out a Pixar movie.
Sucks us in EU don't get to download this early. Can't wait for the October 4th!
Sucks us in EU don't get to download this early. Can't wait for the October 4th!
Barrel Cannon
Member
So I was playing the game on monday and dam this game hasn't lost any of it's charm in 10 years. The artstyle and soundtrack have held up so well.
The opening section of the game really moved me. I'm talking about the part
10 years later and the game not only holds up well but I've matured in these past 10 years to view it from a different perspective as well.
The opening section of the game really moved me. I'm talking about the part
where you come back your grandma's to get the shield and it's missing to due her hiding it because she didn't want you to leave. She reluctantly gives it to you and link did his item find expression but even though the visuals are so simple and there is no voice acting, the combination of the music, and her expression was so sad. I don't remember the track because I probably rushed out the door not paying attention to the dialogue. And after that when link sails away with the pirates and he looks back and sees his grandma watching.... dam all those feels.
The Lamonster
Member
oh yeah, I'd like to point out that the re-done soundtrack sounds fucking excellent.
So nice to hear these beloved tunes in such higher quality.
So nice to hear these beloved tunes in such higher quality.
Played yesterday till the end of the first real dungeon in hero mode. It was hard without the heart drops and not knowing where to go for sure. For some reason I could hit ghoma with Z target and the rope after breaking the armor at first, so I thought maybe that was not the way. After many deaths trying to figure out how to kill it, tried z target again and it worked. Well that's one dungeon done and now I have 4 hearts.
Also I totally missed that fairy on the entrance to the boss chamber. Would had made it easier.
Also I totally missed that fairy on the entrance to the boss chamber. Would had made it easier.
I always cry in that part... I'm almost crying just reading you! =~
thechristoph
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I feel the same way, since I am trying to play with the Pro controller. I think I'm going to need to make the switch to Gamepad with gyro controls too...
I still can't believe they made the Pro controller without any motion options.