Call me Ashitaka cause I'm riding a mother fucking deer!You can ride the Deer!
The similarities to Horizon Zero Dawn, another recent open-world game, are noticeable.
UsGamer / MHWilliams said:Like many open-world games, Ubisoft towers are here, revealing the true shape of the land you're traveling on.
You can't really approach any encounter head-on. You need to use stealth, and powers granted to you as you progress, to have a chance of succeeding. You'll occasionally come across an enemy that you simply don't have the right equipment to defeat, and need to find a path around them.
Here's my written preview of the game and the supplemental gameplay footage to go alongside it.
Framerate issues in dock mode are confirmed. :'(
Do the visuals look a little washed out to anyone else in GameXplain's vid? Wonder how they capture footage.
This seems right up my alley.
The previews seem to be overwhelmingly positive so far.
Rather than wade through prolonged tutorials like you did at the start of Wii's Skyward Sword, you pick up new tricks and take to heart new lessons by way of action and exploration.
Can someone tell me if there's hammers in the game? I need me some hammer movesets.
"The similarities to Horizon Zero Dawn, another recent open-world game, are noticeable."
So it begins
Initial thoughts on 'Zelda: Breath of the Wild'. I died 14 times already.
Let them fight.So it begins
Yep.Damn, I've taken so much shit on here for calling them Ubi-towers. Glad to see I was right. They were obviously Ubi-towers from the very first reveal.
I hate degrading weapons but hopefully it's not too bad.
Framerate issues in dock mode are confirmed. :'(
Occasionally, not always, it feels like there's a white haze over the entire game. I don't know if it's a lighting thing or not.
Nice impressions. It unsurprisingly seems to be a great game.
Let them fight.
Yep.
It isn't even a problem either. It is what it is. I don't know why it has to be defended so strongly.
I like this quote from Engadget.
In before thread 🔐
A poor man's Horizon
You can ride the Deer!
It isn't even a problem either. It is what it is. I don't know why it has to be defended so strongly.
On Gamexplain's discussion the Nintendo Force guy says he got to Hyrule castle in the first 5 hours
You can ride the Deer!
Gamespot said:Breath of the Wild embodies the freedom and danger that made the first Zelda game so enthralling, and captures the feeling of awe that came when Ocarina of Time hit the scene, in this case by layering unspoken variables into seemingly every facet of the game. Based on our early impressions, it's safe to say that Breath of the Wild will forever change what people expect from the series.
The Verge said:Its more open nature not only creates a sense that youre really on a grand adventure, but also makes the world feel more dangerous and unpredictable. You arent told how the world works; you discover it. Theres a sense of dynamism that I havent experienced in a Zelda game before. While wandering the forest Ive found myself rescuing travelers from monster attacks, and accidentally stumbling upon a crew of moblins hunting boar. Ive accidentally sent a massive boulder rolling down a mountain, bashing against trees and critters on its way down. Though small, these moments provide a nice balance to a series that has for some time felt intensely scripted. The world feels alive, like it would continue with or without me.
Mashable said:It's too early to make a judgment, but five hours is enough to convince me that I'm going to spend ten times that and possibly more uncovering every inch of this magical world.
Wired said:While the game was originally in development as a Wii U exclusive, it looks notably improved on the Nintendo Switch. The highly stylised look is gorgeous, and the game world offers a phenomenal depth of detail. Areas of attraction glitter in the distance, and there's rarely anything you can't get to once it's caught your eye.
It may be a very different Zelda, but it's shaping up to be one of the best ever.
Engaget said:Five hours in, it feels like a contender for the strongest game Nintendo has launched a console with since Super Mario 64. If you weren't thinking about playing it before now, I implore you to reconsider that thought.