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[LordKano]

Oooh, high praise considering how much this feller's been pretty grumpy about Nintendo over the last few years.

Yep, you can be sure it's a pretty damn good game then.
EDIT : Lmao everyone thought the same.

 

[ThanksVision]

u guys think botw will win gaf's goty

 

[Nickle]

HZD got 9 perfect scores from the critics, as of this morning.

1 50, and 3 in the 70s. I don't consider 4 50-70 scores as extreme. It also got a fair share of 80s.

Dozens and dozens, believe me.

 

[Audioboxer]

Has it been confirmed if you can change the jump button?

Yes you can. From X to B.

 

[cackhyena]

u guys think botw will win gaf's goty

I do.

 

[LotusHD]

Famitsu gave it a perfect score. 10/10/10/10

We're done here.

 

[marc^o^]

It's a good thing the next Nintendo title on Switch is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Makes the transition to non phenomenal games easier.

 

[Timeaisis]

Games don't score as high as they used to because there are so much more reviewers. That being said, I'm guessing 91-93 MC. I think many will love it, but a few will dislike the huge shift. I haven't played it, though.

 

[casey_contra]

Just in case you guys are not following the gdc thread

If someone sent me an email like that I would be furious.

 

[Green Yoshi]

This map is huge:
https://abload.de/img/2mot6pu39syh.jpg

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

If someone sent me an email like that I would be furious.

How about the followup?

 

[Firemind]

If someone sent me an email like that I would be furious.

It's not in Japanese so probably not what he actually wrote.

 

[casey_contra]

It's not in Japanese so probably not what he actually wrote.

Hahaha, yeah after that alleged "followup" I think that was just for comedic effect. But still funny.

 

[phanphare]

This map is huge:
https://abload.de/img/2mot6pu39syh.jpg

that map is stressing me out a bit lol

it's fucking ginormous

 

[Kinsei]

This map is huge:
https://abload.de/img/2mot6pu39syh.jpg

Oooh. I'm totally heading southeast first.

Spoiler

That island is calling to me.

 

[DNAbro]

A youtuber I really like named JohneAwesome posted a pseudo review after beating the game https://youtu.be/YxQ0MMhKkIE

He liked it.

 

[CharminUltra]

This map is huge:
https://abload.de/img/2mot6pu39syh.jpg

Just like my p

Spoiler

assion for the series.

 

[HackTheSlash]

This map is huge:
https://abload.de/img/2mot6pu39syh.jpg

Its almost overwhelming/intimidating.

Guess ill just close my eyes and spin the camera around a few seconds and wherever i stop, is the direction ill go.

 

[Monumma]

Just FYI while the lobby had a great discussion on Zelda today they accidentally spoiled the name of a village.

 

[Aaronrules380]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrFqFQobdN8&feature=youtu.be

cool video of the 2d prototype for the game

 

[VanWinkle]

This map is huge:
https://abload.de/img/2mot6pu39syh.jpg

WOW. Crazy!

 

[phanphare]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrFqFQobdN8&feature=youtu.be

cool video of the 2d prototype for the game

this is so cool

 

[RPGCrazied]

This map is huge:
https://abload.de/img/2mot6pu39syh.jpg

This game is going to eat my life. 100+ hours confirmed.

 

[Sane_Man]

This map is huge:
https://abload.de/img/2mot6pu39syh.jpg

 

[CharminUltra]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrFqFQobdN8&feature=youtu.be

cool video of the 2d prototype for the game

Where is that youcandoanything.jpg image when you need it.

 

[Sable~Knight]

This map is huge:
https://abload.de/img/2mot6pu39syh.jpg

I wonder how it compares to Xenoblade X in sheer size or area of land.

 

[LordKano]

I wonder how it compares to Xenoblade X in sheer size or area of land.

Xenoblade X is probably bigger, but the world was far from being as interactive as in Zelda.

 

[Dremorak]

Xenoblade X is probably bigger, but the world was far from being as interactive as in Zelda.

Also xenoblade had a flying mech, so it should be bigger

 

[Kindekuma]

I wonder how it compares to Xenoblade X in sheer size or area of land.

I took a look at super imposing the map of BotW and XCX, using the great plateu as a rough estimate size of New Los Angeles. BotW's map has way more surface area than all regions of XCX combined, but XCX reaches out much further with large bodies of water separating the islands.

 

[Rodin]

I took a look at super imposing the map of BotW and XCX, using the great plateu as a rough estimate size of New Los Angeles. BotW's map has way more surface area than all regions of XCX combined, but XCX reaches out much further with large bodies of water separating the islands.

I may be wrong but i think the Plateau is much bigger than NLA tbh

PS: amazing avatar lol

 

[Neoweee]

I may be wrong but i think the Plateau is much bigger than NLA tbh

PS: amazing avatar lol

You are correct. NLA isn't really that big. Large for an RPG city, but it isn't even close to the Plateau. It barely fills the lake on the plateau.

 

[i HeaR MusiC]

This map is huge:
https://abload.de/img/2mot6pu39syh.jpg

So intimidating...

 

[marc^o^]

This map is huge:
https://abload.de/img/2mot6pu39syh.jpg

Unbelievable to see people play the plateau for hours, when it's a tiny point on the map 0_o

 

[Nickle]

Skyward Sword fans seem dismayed with the size of the map. Hype rising.

 

[ubiblu]

I did some maths yesterday based on the final map in grid format, and assuming the world borders are what I believe them to be, the Great Plateau is around 1.4% of the total playable space. Crazy.

 

[jariw]

This map is huge:
https://abload.de/img/2mot6pu39syh.jpg

That map really awakes the sense of adventure! I want to explore it all!

 

[Dystify]

Also xenoblade had a flying mech, so it should be bigger

We saw a huge flying thing in the trailers before. I wouldn't be surprised if we can actually fly in some fashion in the game. Would be awesome. (If anybody knows the answer to this because of spoilers please keep it to yourself.)

 

[The Lamp]

A youtuber I really like named JohneAwesome posted a pseudo review after beating the game https://youtu.be/YxQ0MMhKkIE

He liked it.

I'm a little disappointed at his comment about 2-4 items letting you do everything. So there's nothing like "oh, how do I get to the bottom of that lake? I need to go find the iron boots somewhere to get that treasure." It's all kind of able and available at the beginning?

 

[OrbitalBeard]

I'm a little disappointed at his comment about 2-4 items letting you do everything. So there's nothing like "oh, how do I get to the bottom of that lake? I need to go find the iron boots somewhere to get that treasure." It's all kind of able and available at the beginning?

The items you get at the start of the game are more versatile than any other items in the series.

 

[Kinsei]

I'm a little disappointed at his comment about 2-4 items letting you do everything. So there's nothing like "oh, how do I get to the bottom of that lake? I need to go find the iron boots somewhere to get that treasure." It's all kind of able and available at the beginning?

That is a big disappointment. One of the things I really disliked about Link Between Worlds was them giving you almost every item at the start of the game.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

I'm a little disappointed at his comment about 2-4 items letting you do everything. So there's nothing like "oh, how do I get to the bottom of that lake? I need to go find the iron boots somewhere to get that treasure." It's all kind of able and available at the beginning?

I think it's more like a "item requirement doesn't truly gate you off from areas" and more that if you have enough ingenuity, you can get by with the runes that you got.

 

[The Lamp]

The items you get at the start of the game are more versatile than any other items in the series.

Yeah but I already know what they are so I feel like a lot of the novelty of finding items and of puzzle solving with items seems spoiled for me.

 

[LotusHD]

I'm a little disappointed at his comment about 2-4 items letting you do everything. So there's nothing like "oh, how do I get to the bottom of that lake? I need to go find the iron boots somewhere to get that treasure." It's all kind of able and available at the beginning?

I don't know why people are so disappointed by that. In past games yea you'd get stuff like the iron boots, but then you'd barely use them outside of the dungeon. Having a select few items that can be utilized virtually everywhere sounds far more exciting.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

I don't know why people are so disappointed by that. In past games yea you'd get stuff like the iron boots, but then you'd barely use them outside of the dungeon. Having a select few items that can be utilized virtually everywhere sounds far more exciting.

Exactly.

 

[The Lamp]

I don't know why people are so disappointed by that. In past games yea you'd get stuff like the iron boots, but then you'd barely use them outside of the dungeon. Having a select few items that can be utilized virtually everywhere sounds far more exciting.

I would rather they use the mechanic more (e.g. The iron boots) than give you all rewarding mechanics at the beginning of the game

 

[jariw]

That is a big disappointment. One of the things I really disliked about Link Between Worlds was them giving you almost every item at the start of the game.

Haven't we known since E3 that the Runes can be used for all kind of crazy stuff? It's not that the runes auto-solves the game?

 

[SirShandy]

Yeah but I already know what they are so I feel like a lot of the novelty of finding items and of puzzle solving with items seems spoiled for me.

Going by Edge's review, you will still gain new abilities throughout the game.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

I would rather they use the mechanic more (e.g. The iron boots) than give you all rewarding mechanics at the beginning of the game

I'm far happier that the best developers on earth decided to try something new, instead of relying on the same Zelda tropes we've been experiencing for 30 years.

 

[Kinsei]

Haven't we known since E3 that the Runes can be used for all kind of crazy stuff? It's not that the runes auto-solves the game?

There's just something really exciting about getting a new item and figuring out everything you can do with it. Knowing that feeling will be front loaded is kinda disappointing.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

There's just something really exciting about getting a new item and figuring out everything you can do with it. Knowing that feeling will be front loaded is kinda disappointing.

I mean, there's more than Bomb, Stasis, Freeze, and Magnetism, you know.