The perfect Dark
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So does the game completely reset when the three days are over or do you keep your items like in the Souls-games?
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Majora's Mask 3D |OT| Remakes are a Nice Thing to Have Heh, heh
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It's not a baaad thing per se, but I think it'd just be nicer to have 1 version of the game with all the good things. Most of my complaints with this version would have been addressed with 2 simple changes
- Add a hard mode with the original save system and unlock a way to Zora swim without needing magic
If those changes were made, I could easily overlook the weaker (IMO) boss battle with Georgey and happily call it definitive. As it stands I don't think I can just throw out my N64 cart because of this version.
Key items are kept along with masks, heartpieces and upgrades. You lose other items like bombs, rupees and arrows though, for example.
When you play the Song of Time, you're shown the inventory screen on the bottom screen, anything highlighted you lose. This is basically anything stackable (bottle contents, magic beans, arrows, bombs, rupees, etc.) and temporary quest items (deeds, letters, etc.)
The perfect Dark
Banned
thanks,sounds good!
royox
Member
Wait wait wait what are you refering to "when the 3 days are over"?
There are 2 ways the cycle can end:
-Moon crashes when 3 days are over, you get a "Game Over" screen and return to day 1 losing any progress or items you found in the last cycle (masks, weapons, bottles....everything)
-You play the song of time returning to day 1. You lose all progress but you keep your new items, songs and masks you adquired on the last cycle. You lose any kind of ammo, rupees or things inside bottles.
WrenchNinja
Member
This mask always gets me
The perfect Dark
Banned
Ahhhh, I meant when the moon crashes. So you'll lose everything? It's pretty much a deleted save after that? I've never played MM before, so is there any item I should get immediately to prevent frustration?
YianGaruga
Banned
Just start playing, it's really not as bad and complicated as it seems. Most of the important things to keep in mind are explained to you in the first few hours of the game. After that time is completely under your control.
The perfect Dark
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StarPlatinumTheWorld
Member
Been planning on picking this game up as I never played it on the n64, sounds confusing as hell though after reading the OP... Kinda daunting.
YianGaruga
Banned
Thanks! I'm really excited...it's the only old Zelda game I've never played before
It's the same for me, and it's fantastic so far (I'm almost done). Don't be scared of the time mechanic or losing stuff. Everything in the game is designed around it and it won't be a problem. At worst you'll have to replay parts of a dungeon at some point if you plan your time badly, but even that sounds worse than it actually is.
The Sarcastic Dude
Banned
Man, the bombchu game at the gallery is hard as shit. Can't get the fucking bombchus to hit the damn targets.
Nvm, just beat it. Hit them all except one on the first round. Don't know why I was having so much trouble before.
Nvm, just beat it. Hit them all except one on the first round. Don't know why I was having so much trouble before.
It's really not. It's still a Zelda game from Nintendo.
I just spammed it for the most part. Sometimes you'll get lucky and hit ones on the opposite side.
DeuceGamer
Member
Why am I having trouble entering the Post Office? It says out on mail run :9AM to 3PM. I've tried at a bunch of times and it won't let me enter. I don't remember having a problem on the N64 version.
You need to visit after 3PM. ;D
TheMoon
Member
Tried 4PM? Tried following him around until he goes back?
DeuceGamer
Member
I'm showing 7:30 right now and can't enter...
SweetDonuts
Member
I wouldn't say on par with water temple but it did confuse me for a while, figured it out and it was pretty simple.
Just stand in one place and time the release of them (send out like 3 at a time).
It took me probably 20 times to beat it, mostly because I would get so frustrated. All the other mini-games I have found to be not too hard.
YianGaruga
Banned
I think this is a huge problem with MM. Everybody makes it sound way more complicated than it is and it puts some people off. Yes it's different from your normal Zelda, but it just works. It's designed 100% with the time mechanic in mind.
All the Q&A and hints and whatever else is in the OP is unnecessarily confusing for beginners. Just go and play it. It's great.
How often can you say THAT about a videogame experience? Take the plunge!
It really isn't, it just seems daunting, but very fun once you understand the time mechanic.
Don't worry about what people are saying. Ever since this game was announced, some fans have been over complicating it in an attempt to get more people to try it. Just jump in and you'll figure it out naturally. It's a simple game.
Pretty much this.
DeuceGamer
Member
Just tried 4 PM, day 2 and it's a no go. I had saved at 3:10 so can't follow him in. Guess I will start another cycle and give it another shot.
TheMoon
Member
To all of those saying you're not told about the inverted song of time ...
That's the first Bomber kid I'm talking to after the introduction cycle. The HMS tells you they got the scoop on stuff so if you don't talk to them for hints it's your own fault if you never learn about the inverted song of time^^
And Scarecrow still mentions it, too the first time to talk to him in the shop.
Quoting myself. Just talked to another two Bombers. They remind you EVERY TIME that the scarecrow has a song to teach you. I assume they will only stop after you learned it finally.
I remember Anth0ny going on and on about this in the review thread how they needed to make this clear. I think they did their part without doing what everyone always wants them not to do (
holding your hand and explicitly telling you
YianGaruga
Banned
People should not focus on the time limit (there is no time limit) or "resetting" time so much when talking about MM. MM has a time mechanic. It has time travel. It's comparable to the movie groundhog day. You start the three days over and over again with the goal to save the world (and help with people's problems), while keeping the knowledge of what happens and you can use that to your advantage. That's more important than the stuff you lose each time.
You lose your arrows and bombs and rupees, but from previous cycles you know where you can get rupees and bombs and arrows in a few minutes and then you're starting off even better than last time. You know where the next dungeon is and how to get there. Not to mention you actually keep important equipment and open shortcuts.
You lose your arrows and bombs and rupees, but from previous cycles you know where you can get rupees and bombs and arrows in a few minutes and then you're starting off even better than last time. You know where the next dungeon is and how to get there. Not to mention you actually keep important equipment and open shortcuts.
Charlie0108
Member
Fuck Snowhead. Just rage quit after the fourth time I fell all the way to the bottom of the dungeon while trying to do that bit where you have to roll around the wall. Surely I'm doing something wrong?
DeuceGamer
Member
I followed him and was able to get in at 12 and 3.
Mini-game was unavailable at 12 and it kicked me out after he finished a nap, lol. Was able to access the mini game at 3.
JeTmAn81
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If you just nudge the circle pad up a bit instead of all the way, it should advance at a slower rate that's easier to control.
Charlie0108
Member
Thanks for the advice, I'll give that a shot later.
Will the four of them together be strong enough to stop the moon?
I remember a few people getting pissy because I suggested not to spoil things like the two songs that change time.
James Scott
Banned
The change to the swimming is weird/awful...but it's alright once you invert the Y-axis swimming controls in the options menu
Burning Justice
the superior princess
Not in the 3DS version. You can complete it whenever you want now.
TheMoon
Member
Yea it's a little weird. Usually the world is ending (no pun ...) because your helper character chimes in one time too many but when something isn't thrown in everyone's face for once then it's a crime and the devs failing for some reason.
You have to be careless to miss the hints and nudges towards the songs. If you're new to the game you'll be talking to a lot of people you'd otherwise be skipping if you're on autopilot.
I was in the same boat as you. To be honest, it was pretty daunting the first couple of days. I was on here whining about how it was so daunting, in fact. Now I'm in the zone, churning out siequests and planning my future days like clockwork. It's really something else. Go for it.
I really wish this game had an option for mapping inputs or something.
It drives me crazy reaching over to press fake touch screen buttons while select, ZR, and ZL are duplicate functionality, and the entire dpad goes unused almost all of the time.
On the positive side, I love that I was able to mess around until I played the inverted song of time and song of double time by accident. I don't think I ever got the advice from the scarecrow about it.
It drives me crazy reaching over to press fake touch screen buttons while select, ZR, and ZL are duplicate functionality, and the entire dpad goes unused almost all of the time.
On the positive side, I love that I was able to mess around until I played the inverted song of time and song of double time by accident. I don't think I ever got the advice from the scarecrow about it.
The Sarcastic Dude
Banned
The dog racing mini-game is such bullshit. My dog always gets shitting placing. Is there some kind of trick to pick the fastest dog?
Edit: Just figured out what I need to do.
Edit: Just figured out what I need to do.
Wear the Mask of Truth when picking up the dog to see how it feels.
I managed to win it on my 2nd match.
If you wear the Mask of Truth and pick up the dogs you will be able to read their thoughts. I'm playing the JP version, so I am not exactly sure what the dogs say in the NA version, but you want to choose a dog that says something like "today is my day! I'm feeling good! or "I will win for my family!" etc.
I figured it out and was still annoyed by how many times it took me. It's not very good imo.
I got lucky on my 2nd try. I also looked like an idiot on my train ride home when I accidentally cheered out loud when my dog pulled off the comeback win.
Man, just finally starting to play now. Amazon had a lot of troubles with my copy and was supposed to get here on Monday, but alas, it barely arrived today.
However, maybe i'm remembering wrong but at the beginning:
However, maybe i'm remembering wrong but at the beginning:
the part of the hall that it's twisted before reaching inside the clock tower; didn't you walk that part by yourself in the N64? Why it's here a cutscene? Also, it wasn't 5 fairies the one that you've to look inside the town? Did they really cut down that quest to one single fairy?
Burning Justice
the superior princess
You're misremembering on both counts. It was a cutscene on the N64, and there was only one fairy on the N64 as well.
Banjotanooki
Member
It was always a cutscene and it was always just one fairy.
Man, then i need memory pills lol i stand corrected. I think i confused the fairy with the bomber quest
esmith08734
Member
Some random thoughts:
Having you deposit your money into the bank before you restart the cycle is a clever way in emphasizing to kids the importance of saving your money. Dunno. Thought of that instantly.
Skull Kid is one of my favorite characters in the series already. His development has been great already and I LOVE the moment when he says he got rid of Epona only to let us find her being well-taken care of in a farm. So good.