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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |OT3| Your Free Time is Badly Damaged
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SCULLIBUNDO
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I have 6 shrines to go and nfi where they are. My general rule of thumb for hunting them now is to look at areas of my world map that haven't been populated by shrines for a good amount of distance.
Are those torches with blue flame? I've been wondering this, too. Torches also appear in Hateno and Akkala laboratory, but doesn't seem to trigger anything?
Btw, I just found the
4th Great Fairy
Oh, you haven't found the star fragment that is inside a chest on the over world? Pretty sure it respawn after a blood moon, might be the fasted way to get them. It is in a well hidden enemy camp I suppose
now go spend another 50 hours looking for the camp hah!Exactly, it was the only thing that seemed like a bug to me. There was no reason for him to not reach the other side after you cleared the wave of of ice attacks muçtiple times and it didn't occur to me trying to fly over because I had very little stamina and the act os slo-mo shooting depletes it.
A lot of the times the cutscene is unskippable, which must be a bug.
I've never had it unskipable, just make sure you press x then + and only +.
I was going for Ganon tomorrow but I just found a shrine mission or two just before closing for today. Well I'll go with 107 shrines done I suppose, unless I find more while solving these two.
Lots of side missions to complete though but I'll probably do it after finishing the story.
Also 1 memory left so I'll bail out to talk to that quest giver before pushing to the end.
150 hours says my Wii U system, and I can easily see another 30-50 spent on side missions and rest of shrines and fucking around.
This game is SO GOOD.
I was going for Ganon tomorrow but I just found a shrine mission or two just before closing for today. Well I'll go with 107 shrines done I suppose, unless I find more while solving these two.
Lots of side missions to complete though but I'll probably do it after finishing the story.
Also 1 memory left so I'll bail out to talk to that quest giver before pushing to the end.
150 hours says my Wii U system, and I can easily see another 30-50 spent on side missions and rest of shrines and fucking around.
This game is SO GOOD.
Oh, you haven't found the star fragment that is inside a chest on the over world? Pretty sure it respawn after a blood moon, might be the fasted way to get them. It is in a well hidden enemy camp I suppose
I think I got 6 from sidequests/chests and 2 fell from the sky (that I saw dropping and actually found later). I was under the impression that chests are not affected by blood moon, is that one different because it's connected to killing those enemies?
I honestly couldn't tell if I found that one... but there really is no point in upgrading the headgears anyway... I'll see ... who knows ... I guess there are still some sidequests I haven't done...
The accent changes; not the dialect.
And arguably there is no accent like Zelda's. I don't think she's too bad but it's certainly not good.
The game doesn't seem faux anything. The great vowel shift isn't relevant here. I can't think of any media which feature pre-GVS English.
Sorry, RP is nowhere near becoming predominant. If anything it's being rapidly dispreferred.
Geordie Zelda would be great though
"why aye Link"
I never saw a metal door. It must do something, but I didn't notice any change.
Kass song at the death mountain stable is the worst. The worst!
Calamity came, and the people were sad
The green chap Link was the best they had
To fight evil Ganon, who was very bad.
Link beat the baddie, and the people were glad.
They were no longer sad cause Ganon was bad.
You can throw weapons, which takes care of part of that problem.
DragonGirl
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I don't feel like she's trying to sound British. She simply sounds posh and scholarly, like this is what the dialect of the educated royalty of Hyrule sounds like.
Degenerate
Member
I'm approaching my last Devine Beast.........I DON'T WANT IT TO END!!!!!
Just finished the game. Did all the shrines and got all the memories before completing.
The Legend of Zelda, the series, is my favourite anything. It's the one thing I obsess over, and all my friends and family know this. This was a pretty special game for me. Breath of the Wild, for the most part, surpassed any expectation I had of the game. It is one of the best video games I have ever played.
... That being said I don't think it is without its flaws. I don't mean durability, because I actually didn't mind that much... No my main issue lays with the four main dungeons being rather uninspired. They were neat ideas that lack the appeal of the previous games. I don't wish to go into a spiel about that though.
Zelda herself is one of my favourite incarnations of the character due to her being a scholarly type, and her design. She equals Skyward Sword's for me I suppose.
Of course now I go into the post-Zelda blues knowing it'll be years before another Zelda game of this scale is released.
Whenever I eventually replay it, I don't see myself doing all the Shrines again, but still... I will replay it.
The Legend of Zelda, the series, is my favourite anything. It's the one thing I obsess over, and all my friends and family know this. This was a pretty special game for me. Breath of the Wild, for the most part, surpassed any expectation I had of the game. It is one of the best video games I have ever played.
... That being said I don't think it is without its flaws. I don't mean durability, because I actually didn't mind that much... No my main issue lays with the four main dungeons being rather uninspired. They were neat ideas that lack the appeal of the previous games. I don't wish to go into a spiel about that though.
Zelda herself is one of my favourite incarnations of the character due to her being a scholarly type, and her design. She equals Skyward Sword's for me I suppose.
Of course now I go into the post-Zelda blues knowing it'll be years before another Zelda game of this scale is released.
Whenever I eventually replay it, I don't see myself doing all the Shrines again, but still... I will replay it.
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
Alright, what's the best way to deal with the immobile guardian turret laser shooty things?
They are cramping my style, and everything I do just scratches them.
They are cramping my style, and everything I do just scratches them.
Lighting arrow to the eye, or if you have ancient arrows, they are a one-hit kill.
Degenerate
Member
Arrow to the eye and then master sword it up
hosannainexcelsis
Member
You can use them at the other research lab.
panthapanda
Member
Everything breaks.
Ok. Thank you very much!
Shield parry
If you wanna know:
It "loses energy" which is the same as breaking. It recharges though. It takes 10 minutes. You never actually lose the master sword.
Temporarily
The
Hylian Shield
I've loved all 3 of the main dungeons I've done. I don't think they're flawed design-wise nor approach-wise and entering each has been a unique thrill.
That said, the dungeons don't feel noticeably epic in comparison to shrines. I think this is why they're getting flack. When you have 4 main beasts vs. 120 shrines, it's a fair assumption to expect those four dungeons to be on an entirely different level. They're clever, well-designed, but they're not giant and they're not as stark as prior dungeons.
Still, the game isn't really flawed that way but it could be better. I say that while at the same time feeling like this is going to surpass OOT to be my GOAT.
That said, the dungeons don't feel noticeably epic in comparison to shrines. I think this is why they're getting flack. When you have 4 main beasts vs. 120 shrines, it's a fair assumption to expect those four dungeons to be on an entirely different level. They're clever, well-designed, but they're not giant and they're not as stark as prior dungeons.
Still, the game isn't really flawed that way but it could be better. I say that while at the same time feeling like this is going to surpass OOT to be my GOAT.
Speaking of which, where can you get houses?
Alex Stroud
Banned
Saved Eventide Island for my last shrine. At that point I was so ready to be done with them that I cheesed the quest by dropping all my armor on the shore, activating the quest, and then picking the stuff back up. Beating the game and completing the shrines only took...150 hours.
Now to upgrade all the classic Link outfits. Some of these requirements are insane. 30 Ambers?! And these star fragments, Christ.
Now to upgrade all the classic Link outfits. Some of these requirements are insane. 30 Ambers?! And these star fragments, Christ.
MrPhiliasfrog
Member
Good luck. I finally found the last shrines yesterday, I have been stuck at 118 for two weeks.
I did the same strategy as you, but it doesn't work that great.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
...30 ambers is nothing.
Vigilant Gambit
Member
Put 81+ hours into the game in March. Haven't touched it in April.
At 50 hours, it got too easy. I was able to kill lynels without a shield and barely any weapons. I'd play until I had to stop because all of my weapons broke.
At this point, if I try to go for 100% or something, I'd just get super bored, and I don't want to play the game out before the Hard mode DLC drops. I do have a lot of side quests to finish, though...
At 50 hours, it got too easy. I was able to kill lynels without a shield and barely any weapons. I'd play until I had to stop because all of my weapons broke.
At this point, if I try to go for 100% or something, I'd just get super bored, and I don't want to play the game out before the Hard mode DLC drops. I do have a lot of side quests to finish, though...
CharminUltra
Member
Where could you be hiding, last shrine? Reveal thyself!
Hateno Village.
Someday someone is going to write or record an amazing retrospective looking at how Skyward Sword brought us to BOTW. From big design philosophy to the minute details of UI and gameplay loops, the two are so different. Yet it came from the same developers and even the same director.
Woah. Playing with the mine cart has opened up a lot of possibilities.
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No, I meant RP is the other 'stereotypical' English accent you see in American media, even if it is actually very uncommon and becoming more so over time; not that it was becoming predominant like BBC English.
Well I'm British and I don't mind Zelda's voice, but my opinion may be affected because I heard a lot of negativity about it before going in so I was expecting much worse.
Though I should note, while I said I didn't mind Zelda's voice, it doesn't mean I'm a fan of some of the others.
What I find funny about the VA is how token it is. Almost like Nintendo said, "here's your damned VA" for one line and then they go back to text in a box. Prince Sidon is a classic example of this. Literally just says hello and that's it.
Not that I'm complaining. I'm a fan of the silly soundbites method.
Though I should note, while I said I didn't mind Zelda's voice, it doesn't mean I'm a fan of some of the others.
What I find funny about the VA is how token it is. Almost like Nintendo said, "here's your damned VA" for one line and then they go back to text in a box. Prince Sidon is a classic example of this. Literally just says hello and that's it.
Not that I'm complaining. I'm a fan of the silly soundbites method.
Nice one, that makes sense.
Actually while the general idea is vastly different when you get down to smaller details you can notice similarities.
Streamlining items (fewer items, used more consistently over the entire game), expandable limited inventory, stamina gauge for running/climbing, collecting materials to upgrade gear/prepare potions, these were all introduced in Skyward Sword and built upon in Breath of the Wild. I'd say some ideas like overly advanced ancient technology, which was sometimes hinted upon but never quite taken to the level seen with Lanayru timeshift stones and ancient mines, had been continuously used with Sheikah technology.
I'd say instrumentation in Breath of the Wild is the extension of what was done in Skyward Sword (as the first Zelda game to use orchestrated music) - particularly in Gerudo and Eldin regions.
Art style is debatable, on one hand it's the continued use of art styles that are inspired by 2D animations with adult link, on the other BotW is more reminiscent of TWW.
I think in the finer details you can see how BotW is the next entry in the series after SS.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
I bet that was tough! Great job!
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