HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Sweet, just learned that I can operate the Wii U without the gamepad if the pad's battery is drained.
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Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD |OT| Tingling with HD excitement...only 398 Rupees
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It doesn't.
But you check off the usual suspects: 20 heart pieces, all treasure charts collected and salvaged, etc...
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
All Slide puzzles completed (except last)?
Chet Rippo
Member
Yeah, to get them you need to go through the Goron trading quest, which also gets you a heart piece.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Somehow I doubt it since you can turn Hero mode off and on any time and anyone could simply just keep it off until the final battle, which is pretty easy. It'd be too easy to exploit. If they'd made it so Hero mode was a special game type that is always on then maybe.
Still dumb there's no indicator that you at least managed to finish all 16 before it resets back to #1.
What else can we add...
All Islands mapped out + Merman info (Islands like Windfall are mapped out already but no info >_>)
Complete Nintendo Gallery + Knuckle
Magic Armor
Hero's Charm
Pimped out Cabana and Windfall Island with Fountain Idols or Shop Guru Statues
All bag upgrades for bombs, arrows, wallet
999 hits on an old man
Hurricane Spin
Gold Membership at Beedle's
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Tack on having that Gold Statue in every single place it can be.
brandonh83
Banned
After finishing this, I still maintain that it's a middle of the road Zelda, as in it's a great game but has very disappointing dungeons and bosses. Story's good, atmosphere is great, gameplay is fine, music is mostly decent, but the mediocre dungeons and bosses really hurt it for me despite the final boss being totally amazing.
Regardless, playing through this version in HD with Miiverse functionality and the swift sail was really great and I had an absolutely splendid time with it. I love how "connected" I felt with other people playing the game at the same time. Iron Man 3 reference.
Regardless, playing through this version in HD with Miiverse functionality and the swift sail was really great and I had an absolutely splendid time with it. I love how "connected" I felt with other people playing the game at the same time. Iron Man 3 reference.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
dat Swift Sail
Christopher
Member
Negative things yours saying about TP!? Was only yesterday I was arguing with you how stallllle that game was.
Whiskeymatt
Member
Just reached the
, one of my absolute favorite dungeons in the entire series. The atmosphere is just right, and I love how it kinda
I definitely wouldn't object to an entire Zelda game exploring those themes.
Tower of the Gods
blurs the lines between magic and technology throughout.
twilight princess is a pretty great game. i'm just saying that however slow the intro was, it felt like there was purpose behind it. tww's slow start is just simplistic game design. like i said, i felt tp was building towards something, while tww was acting like the adventure was quickly underway while nintendo was still easing you into certain game mechanics slowly. it's a disconnect that hurts the start of tww, and one that isn't there in tp.
anyway, got through tower of the gods tonight.
it's still a gorgoue game. in many ways, tww was the perfect choice to make an hd remake. i'm reminded of oot being the perfect zelda for a 3ds treatment due to the simple design of that game, and how many puzzles were about you pushing things towards the camera or having the camera zoom into something (via arrows or hookshot). tww was very pretty, so a prettier game makes sense.
dragoon roost cavern was simpler than i remembered. and due to other 3d zeldas, i incorrectly remembered it as the second dungeon instead of the first. it's okay, because there are things nintendo's doing that were interesting teaching moments- like the enemy breaking through the wooden slats using his sword, showing you that you need to use his sword to do the same. there are strong ties to ocarina in terms of the level design- picking up a thing and running around with it is definitely one way they tried evolving the series.
forbidden woods was a nice dungeon. it's not great, and the boss fight is barely memorable, but the boomerang is a great upgrade over the others that had appeared in the series at that point, and it's so satisfying to use the leaf and boomerang to take things down. i really like how fast link is in this game, whether it's running, rolling, or gliding through the air.
tower of the gods is still my favorite so far. i actually always mistaken a good chunk of this level with the earth temple. i'm still remembering very clearly a lot of the level design once i enter a certain room, but there have been moments where certain parts felt new due to a decade between playthroughs.
and so far, it's a really urgent sort of game. like, you're kinda forced to do one thing and then the other. i'm fine with that- ocarina of time did that, and it's the thing oot does better than any other 3d zelda to this day. however, i forgot about the trip to greatfish isle, and how absolutely unnecessary it was. yeah, have the player sail to nothing, then go to another area. kinda sloppy, especially since there's nothing at all gameplay-related to be learned here.
going to get the red sail and call it a night. i'll probably complete the game this saturday, but i'm looking forward to the red sail, because i never truly explored in this game before. even finding the stain glass images of the sages was a nice treat i had overlooked or completely forgotten before.
Always-honest
Banned
Finally bought the game and started playing yesterday. My six year old son and my gf are playing and watching it with me and that makes me understand even more why this game is so great. I'm translating all the text for him and that really helps me not just clicking through the text like a madman.
The graphics upgrade is nice. Colours are muuuuuch better now but i agree the light on the faces is a bit too much in daytime. Something you get over in ten minutes, but it's apparent. Graphics are clean and crispy and show the potential for games that are made for WiiU from the ground up. I think they could have put more effort in this upgrade (better textures, better character faces, higher polycount, less clipping) but it's allready nice as it is.
It's weird cause you think it looks and feels basicly the same as on Gamecube. But in reality it looks waaay better.
Just finished the Forsaken Fortress (my son was really tense in the stealth sections
) and i'm now on Windfall Island.
Glorious music.
The graphics upgrade is nice. Colours are muuuuuch better now but i agree the light on the faces is a bit too much in daytime. Something you get over in ten minutes, but it's apparent. Graphics are clean and crispy and show the potential for games that are made for WiiU from the ground up. I think they could have put more effort in this upgrade (better textures, better character faces, higher polycount, less clipping) but it's allready nice as it is.
It's weird cause you think it looks and feels basicly the same as on Gamecube. But in reality it looks waaay better.
Just finished the Forsaken Fortress (my son was really tense in the stealth sections
) and i'm now on Windfall Island.Glorious music.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Yum, just got the 3 pearls.
Getting Triforce charts already is great.
Getting Triforce charts already is great.
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
I almost completely agree with you besides the light on the faces and the textures. The textures look great to me, like they're painted.Finally bought the game and started playing yesterday. My six year old son and my gf are playing and watching it with me and that makes me understand even more why this game is so great. I'm translating all the text for him and that really helps me not just clicking through the text like a madman.
The graphics upgrade is nice. Colours are muuuuuch better now but i agree the light on the faces is a bit too much in daytime. Something you get over in ten minutes, but it's apparent. Graphics are clean and crispy and show the potential for games that are made for WiiU from the ground up. I think they could have put more effort in this upgrade (better textures, better character faces, higher polycount, less clipping) but it's allready nice as it is.
It's weird cause you think it looks and feels basicly the same as on Gamecube. But in reality it looks waaay better.
Just finished the Forsaken Fortress (my son was really tense in the stealth sections
Glorious music.
I gave up on the slide puzzle after the first one. There just wasn't enough incentive for me to do them all. Why does the first one have to be
that snot nosed kid
For the islands the game automatically fills in on your map, you can still go back and feed the fishman bait and he will give you a hint.
Even though I skipped most of the slide puzzle and didn't get all the Beetle Cards, I still feel like I 100% the game. For me, getting all the charts/salvaged treasure, upgrades, heart pieces and filling up my map equals full completion.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
I know this is where most people say "missing dungeon," but I actually really like it as a plot concept. We're so used to going to three dungeons to get three things at the start of these games, but this time you go to one of the places and it's just destroyed. There's no real gameplay point to it, but I think it gives a neat image of the power of the guy you're meant to be facing. He can just lay waste to a dungeon utterly, nope, sorry, you don't get to play this one. Scared the macguffin clean out of it.
I do too. But when I replayed the dungeon I found that all my light boucnin thinking and figuring out had a simple solution. Go to the mirror and move it as far as it can go. That's pretty much it. A cool puzzle becomes routine once you figure out the trick. And so my over all opinion of the dungeon fell off.
Also agree on Dragon Roost. As far as first dungeons go, it was my favorite until I played SS.
TourianTourist
Neo Member
The slide puzzles don't count, since they reset. You can just ignore those.
If you complete all but one, they are not completed. But if you complete them, they reset and there's no proof that you've ever beaten them all. So, you might as well ignore them.
You can either
warp in
float in with the deku leaf (but you have to catch a gust)
warping in on accident, and then I'm like "hey, here's where I get the fire arrows again!
Thanks!!!
About to enter
and I've got the same feeling that I had when I played this game the first time back in 2002.
I want a Zelda game using this graphic style that has a traditional overworld (Skyward Sword was close).
It would be so awesome to play a game like that.
Ganon's Tower
I want a Zelda game using this graphic style that has a traditional overworld (Skyward Sword was close).
It would be so awesome to play a game like that.
freezamite
Banned
Well, now that I'm on the earth temple I can say that despite still being a great game, it's without any doubt the worst 3D zelda.
The pacing between dungeons is too fast, and the fact that the game was put on sale before it was finished becames pretty clear when you consider how simple the first 3 dungeons are.
Then, after doing 3 dungeons the fourth is a "remake" of the introductory part on devil's island.
The earth temple was my favourite without any doubt, and it's still my favourite, but after playing TP and SS it feels much simpler than how it felt back then. It's as linear as the temple of those zeldas, but it doesn't have the ingenious puzzles those games had.
All that being said, the graphics are really good, and the game is still excellent. I mean, nowadays games like Uncharted are considered good, so by today's standards it's still a piece of art BUT by Zelda standard's it's average to bad.
The pacing between dungeons is too fast, and the fact that the game was put on sale before it was finished becames pretty clear when you consider how simple the first 3 dungeons are.
Then, after doing 3 dungeons the fourth is a "remake" of the introductory part on devil's island.
The earth temple was my favourite without any doubt, and it's still my favourite, but after playing TP and SS it feels much simpler than how it felt back then. It's as linear as the temple of those zeldas, but it doesn't have the ingenious puzzles those games had.
All that being said, the graphics are really good, and the game is still excellent. I mean, nowadays games like Uncharted are considered good, so by today's standards it's still a piece of art BUT by Zelda standard's it's average to bad.
Lumpy Onion
Member
Does this version have any way to examine your enemies during combat to read a detail or hint about them? I always enjoyed that part of OOT and SS.
No, it doesn't.
Lumpy Onion
Member
Oh well. For some reason I vaguely recall the Tingle features on GBA having something like that. Guess the closest I will get is from building my Nintendo gallery up.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
You can always get a figurine made, there are descriptions in there.
balladofwindfishes
Member
D:
I just beat it, and assumed it would save and load me right outside of Ganondorf, but it ends up sending my back to me last save
three hours, one triforce shard, countless new figures and map tiles and about 3,000 ruppees back. All gone.
Why!?
Had I known, I'd have saved right before.
I just beat it, and assumed it would save and load me right outside of Ganondorf, but it ends up sending my back to me last save
three hours, one triforce shard, countless new figures and map tiles and about 3,000 ruppees back. All gone.
Why!?
Had I known, I'd have saved right before.
Whiskeymatt
Member
Isn't the square you're supposed to sail to marked in flashing blue on the map?
You need to search for Lord Jabun. The map should have a pointer right? I recall the boat telling me that.
The blue flash is your next target. Go there. The boat put that marker on your map for you
AlphaStriker
Member
I just love how this game looks; everything is so vibrant and smooth.
I know they are totally different games, but playing a few hours of GTA 5 and then playing wind waker is like night and day. Wind Waker's visuals are so crisp and colorful, it's very pleasing to the eyes.
I know they are totally different games, but playing a few hours of GTA 5 and then playing wind waker is like night and day. Wind Waker's visuals are so crisp and colorful, it's very pleasing to the eyes.
D:
I just beat it, and assumed it would save and load me right outside of Ganondorf, but it ends up sending my back to me last save
three hours, one triforce shard, countless new figures and map tiles and about 3,000 ruppees back. All gone.
Why!?
Had I known, I'd have saved right before.
You always gotta save every 15 minutes or so.
equippedwithtowel
Member
Just started pyjama run. Pics will be incoming
OK, so what the hell? There's no way to invert the third-person camera? Just the first-person? I just played from the start up through Dragon Roost Island and it's awkward as hell controlling the camera this way.
Sometimes I hate how incompetent Nintendo is when it comes to the most utterly basic of options. Only Sakurai seems to know how to do customization right. I'm not even asking for anything crazy here. Just the ability to invert the Y-axis, the most utterly basic of all options.
Sometimes I hate how incompetent Nintendo is when it comes to the most utterly basic of options. Only Sakurai seems to know how to do customization right. I'm not even asking for anything crazy here. Just the ability to invert the Y-axis, the most utterly basic of all options.