Incitemaybe
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I just recently found this quest and ì certainly have not had a blood moon yet and it's been several days.
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I just recently found this quest and ì certainly have not had a blood moon yet and it's been several days.
I camped over and over and over...
Majukun
Member
blood moon can only happen during full moon nights,so it's not possible
I found that Kass location literally the day after a blood moon :/
Is this actually true? Or do they just power up naturally as you get further into the game?
QuixoticNeutral
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So I "finished" the game on 120 shrines and 430 Koroks a fortnight ago, and since then I've mostly been dabbling in other, smaller games, occasionally poking my nose back into BotW to scan some Amiibo or try a few tricks like
But in the past few days I've fallen back into Hyrule headfirst.
I'm now playing with a rule of no fast travel: no point, anyway, when it's mainly Koroks I'm missing and I'm likely to bypass them if I warp everywhere (though I reserve the right to violate this rule if I'm chasing down a Star Fragment, as I need them for Amiibo gear upgrades). It's wonderful, and I strongly recommend it as a post-completion activity.
This game does not let up when you think you've completed everything. I was effectively done—short of a few side quests, yes, but with no intention of collecting every Korok or checking every spot on the map to get to 100%—and I still beheld new experiences like I was back in the mid-game again, only this time without any remaining shrines:
- Discovered an entire mini-game I didn't know existed (
);
- Found a significant post-Divine Beast quest chain and reward that I had somehow completely missed (
);
- Went back to inspect the massive crack in the ice high up in the
, one of the first areas I explored in my first 10-20 hours before I knew how to look for Koroks, only to see
;
- Attacked an enemy camp for the heck of it, just to try out new tactics, which serendipitously brought me to the stumbling block that precluded me from completing the
side quest before I hit the end credits (
)—and, adhering to my rule of no fast travel, rode all the way across the world back to Hateno Village to turn it in;
- Located fairly obvious Koroks pretty much every time I sat down with the game, sometimes within minutes, even though I was already well over the bar of 441 to obtain all inventory slots.
Let me assure you that if you are the kind of player who takes inherent pleasure in running around in the world, and particularly if you enjoy BotW enough that after completing the game you feel a certain craving to run around the world for no reason at all (because somehow, that is actually more appealing in the moment than playing any other game), it is absolutely worthwhile to just load up the game and fool around. The Korok system makes a lot of sense to me now. I'm in that zone of over 441 and far under 900 where in terms of utility, they are absolutely pointless. I still have no intention to get to 900. But it's unspeakably nice just to have them there: if you want to run around Hyrule, they give you a reason to pay attention to the landscape, keep your eyes peeled, dismount from your horse from time to time. The tantalizing promise of hundreds of Koroks still out there to be found leads your eye to no end of new locations that, on previous visits, you just narrowly missed.
And all the while, the landscape continues to take my breath away. I mean this in a literal sense: I ride around the hills and over the ridges and through the lightning storms and I am physically short of breath at the beauty and majesty of it all.
It's possible I love this game.
using Amiibo chests to shortcut my way through Korok challenges, moving heavy objects like boulders without Stasis.
I'm now playing with a rule of no fast travel: no point, anyway, when it's mainly Koroks I'm missing and I'm likely to bypass them if I warp everywhere (though I reserve the right to violate this rule if I'm chasing down a Star Fragment, as I need them for Amiibo gear upgrades). It's wonderful, and I strongly recommend it as a post-completion activity.
This game does not let up when you think you've completed everything. I was effectively done—short of a few side quests, yes, but with no intention of collecting every Korok or checking every spot on the map to get to 100%—and I still beheld new experiences like I was back in the mid-game again, only this time without any remaining shrines:
- Discovered an entire mini-game I didn't know existed (
the golf course under Tabantha Bridge
- Found a significant post-Divine Beast quest chain and reward that I had somehow completely missed (
the Thunder Helm chain in Gerudo Town, which also filled in what several of the NPCs were for
- Went back to inspect the massive crack in the ice high up in the
Gerudo Highlands
the dragon Farosh barrelling straight towards me and ejecting balls of electricity everywhere, suddenly explaining why the crack was there
- Attacked an enemy camp for the heck of it, just to try out new tactics, which serendipitously brought me to the stumbling block that precluded me from completing the
Weapon Connoisseur
a Frostspear dropped by a Bokoblin at a camp in Hebra
- Located fairly obvious Koroks pretty much every time I sat down with the game, sometimes within minutes, even though I was already well over the bar of 441 to obtain all inventory slots.
Let me assure you that if you are the kind of player who takes inherent pleasure in running around in the world, and particularly if you enjoy BotW enough that after completing the game you feel a certain craving to run around the world for no reason at all (because somehow, that is actually more appealing in the moment than playing any other game), it is absolutely worthwhile to just load up the game and fool around. The Korok system makes a lot of sense to me now. I'm in that zone of over 441 and far under 900 where in terms of utility, they are absolutely pointless. I still have no intention to get to 900. But it's unspeakably nice just to have them there: if you want to run around Hyrule, they give you a reason to pay attention to the landscape, keep your eyes peeled, dismount from your horse from time to time. The tantalizing promise of hundreds of Koroks still out there to be found leads your eye to no end of new locations that, on previous visits, you just narrowly missed.
And all the while, the landscape continues to take my breath away. I mean this in a literal sense: I ride around the hills and over the ridges and through the lightning storms and I am physically short of breath at the beauty and majesty of it all.
It's possible I love this game.
Prof. Bathtub
Member
I have similar post-game feelings. From a distance, I think about how it could have done so-and-so better, or what could be in a sequel, but if I enter the game for a few armor upgrades or Koroks, I find myself playing for an hour or more soaking it in. It really feels like that Mario 64 goal of a game that's simply fun to exist in.
I think it's okay at times, but, most of the time, it's way overdone. Now, her design, on the other hand, is beautiful. Design-wise, BotW Zelda and SS Zelda are the best in the series, IMO.
Lee Chaolan
Member
My Deluxe Edition guide just came in!
Holy shit this thing is fucking HUGE!
Holy shit this thing is fucking HUGE!
CharminUltra
Member
Time to build some muscle.
Prof. Bathtub
Member
They also occasionally spawn in the overworld instead of the smaller Yigas. Can't say for sure, but they seem more likely to show up in Akkala.
You have almost exactly my Shrine and seed stats (I know it's 104 shrines, I want to say it's 103 seeds too!), my seed + shrine count has been pretty close since around ~60-70, before that shrines were way ahead. I've missed SO MANY SEEDS. I just defeated Ganon last night.
I did it in ~80 hours though. Once I started dabbling in other games (Andromeda mostly) I lost some patience in exploring and started looking some quests up that were frustrating me.
The biggest thing that surprised me is how many sidequests I missed. I have 4 active, and I'm missing something like 30. I'm also missing 11 shrine quests.
No. They spawn in the overworld too. At least in central Hyrule.
I find it to be uneven. There are times when I think it's pretty good, but the delivery often feels a bit insecure, which I think doesn't fit the character all that well. It's not that they couldn't have Zelda be that kind of character, but it feels like the writing positions her as more confident and strong than the voice acting would have you believe.
QuixoticNeutral
Member
I think we're all familiar with treating a Zelda game as a dense, unforgettable experience where you hit 20 hearts, mop up the big side quests, and put the disc away for years. Then there are all the games that are built for dabbling: a race in Mario Kart, watering some flowers in Animal Crossing, things you do when you have an itch to press some buttons for half an hour but no attention span to cut through a backlog of bigger games that are sitting unplayed.
BotW is the rare kind of game that is both of these at once. You can play it to hit 120 shrines and hit the end credits before putting it away for months (which I think appeals to more objective-driven players who need designed, tangible goals and feel finished once those goals are met), or you can dive back in and dabble for an hour to stave off the feeling that you want to play something but don't know what to play.
I own BotW on a cartridge, and I'm beginning to think I might go digital over physical on more Switch games than I originally intended, specifically to keep BotW on hand at all times.
Lee Chaolan
Member
Haha, I know, we're gonna get ripped just picking this thing up and down.
Yeah I forgot to unequip a +damage korok bow, was a little disappointed.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
It's not as well explained as it could be, but heat resistance is different from flame resistance, which is what you need for Death Mountain. There's a woman at a stable at the foot of the mountain that'll sell you fireproof elixirs, and you can get fireproof armor when you get to Goron City.
freethoughtbubble
Member
She's not terrible, just not great either. Same could be said of the entire dub.
I'm so glad I can play this game in Spanish
The LatAm dub is really great!I'm really surprised at how much I'm enjoying this game after writing it off initially. Playing on the WiiU and have pumped so many hours into it. Only done one Divine Beast (the Zora one) and have three or four towers left to go. Trying to get all of those done before focusing on the rest of the world.
While I would love to play this on the Switch, I can't justify the cost. That being said, if I end up with a Switch in the future, I can't imagine I'll want to revisit this. When I dump this many hours into a game, it's usually only going to happen once.
While I would love to play this on the Switch, I can't justify the cost. That being said, if I end up with a Switch in the future, I can't imagine I'll want to revisit this. When I dump this many hours into a game, it's usually only going to happen once.
Kamina
Golden Boy
It's alright.
The EN dub is definitely better than the German dub. I am still salty that we cant just play this in JP with EN subs though
Or, if you know you're a goner, just throw some raw meat on your stomach and cook up your last meal before you die.
Eh, I tackled Death Mountain last, but figured that the Gorgan town must have sold clothing that prevented being set on fire. Of course I wasted half a page of food to just get to the town....
I started talking to a shopkeeper just as my heat potion wore off and he was extremely concerned.
CharminUltra
Member
I love that now that I have 29 hearts all I have to do is cook a durian and BOOM
SweetJohnnyCage
Member
Fuck that! I ran and glided all the way.
I assumed Goron City had to be nearby since it was Death Mountain. The look on the armor shop's shopkeeper when he saw me in regular armor was hilarious, though. He yelled at me to buy his armor so I didn't burn up. I think I had one or two hearts remaining with no food left by the time I made it there. And then that Goron child sells elixirs? Are you kidding me?
I later learned that someone in the nearby stable tells you how to make the elixirs haha.
I later learned that someone in the nearby stable tells you how to make the elixirs haha.
Eww, non-max stamina wheels.
I don't know about stronger enemies but there's a cooking book in the Gerudo city that hints that cooking under a Red Moon causes the dishes to have their maximun effect.
Holy shit. I've played this game for 140 hours and I only have 84 seeds 34 shrines and one divine beast completed.
Been dicking around most of the time. I guess I don't want my adventure to end<3
Still have like three or four continents to unlock too. Should probably start using the roads as well since I have only seen three villages so far.
Been dicking around most of the time. I guess I don't want my adventure to end<3
Still have like three or four continents to unlock too. Should probably start using the roads as well since I have only seen three villages so far.
Kamina
Golden Boy
Was that the one with theHow could link have forgotten memory 9? "Silent Princess"
YOU KNOW WHAT IM SAYING FELLAS?
sry....
frog
lol, yes
Kamina
Golden Boy
That one was great. I didnt expect this at all.
Kamina
Golden Boy
DragonGirl
Member
Nope, I'm with you and after watching all of the memories back to back I've come to the conclusion the voice acting complaints are nuts. Only ones I had a problem with were Mipha who just sort of speaks in a sing song voice, and the Deku Tree who speaks with a rather odd pacing, like a first pass reading straight from a script. I like Zelda quite a bit.
#&%@#$ Google keyboard autocorrect.
Edit: oh Mipha, yes Amelia Gotham is a cutie
That's what I ended up doing, but it would have been more polished to at least have a voice over, or text, saying something like "I can't get to the other side, you'll have to find another way to get the last one", it just seemed unpolished compared to the rest of the experience.
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