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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Preview Thread
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Primethius
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Couldn't even finish SS tbh. Game was such a snooze. One of the only Zelda games I haven't beaten and probably never will.
Luckily, BOTW looks to be drastically different than SS game design wise.
Hot Coldman
Banned
I'd be more invested in Fi if she didn't spend so much of the game butting in and telling me my batteries are low. It's like if Alyx Vance randomly stopped and told Gordon he could improve the speed of his computer by deleting unused files or some shit.
Only saw the quotes in the OT and gameplay clips from previews but it's good hearing that people are enjoying the game 
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Pulling off an open world in a franchise not known for this (well, since the original Zelda anyway) is difficult to do right. Zelda accomplishing that alone is an impressive achievement and I'm hoping the story will match the best games in the series (to me personally aka Twilight Princes & Majora's Mask).
Will keep an eye for reviews on Zelda when they come out; hope the game is a fun experience.
. Pulling off an open world in a franchise not known for this (well, since the original Zelda anyway) is difficult to do right. Zelda accomplishing that alone is an impressive achievement and I'm hoping the story will match the best games in the series (to me personally aka Twilight Princes & Majora's Mask).
Will keep an eye for reviews on Zelda when they come out; hope the game is a fun experience.
The only feel I got was seeing how badass Demies's true form looked.
I couldn't care less about some frame rate drops.
People complain all the time about Bloodborne's frame rates and frame pacing, and yet it's one of the best games I ever played. And there are many more games that fall into that category.
I can understand that but man, you should watch the story bits on youtube
Fi was annoying but I kind of liked her being someone who is way too logical for my own good. I found a lot of her dialogue pretty humorous.
Yeah it starts a little slow, but it contains some of the best music and gameplay in the series.
JimJamJones
Member
I'm watching Chuggaaconroy's LP of Skyward Sword at the moment and it's rather mind blowing how the series goes from that game to where we are now with BotW. I see so many glaring flaws with Skyward Sword but yet several great things about it too. Easily the most conflicting game in the franchise to me.
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Deleted member 125677
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Man, these previews. Almost making me nervous
Okami Haundo
Member
Yeah... I really don't understand the Gaf hate for SS. It's my third favorite 3D Zelda right behind Wind Waker and Majora's Mask. It's a bit hand-holdy, but the controls are great and the story they told was wonderful.
VistraNorrez
Member
I can't imagine SS doesn't get one. It doesn't use IR outside of initial calibration. And they will no doubt fix some easy issues with the game such as the pop up explanations for items and lessening Fi. They also need to speed up text scroll. It should look gorgeous in HD with texture work.
Plus I imagined they'd add in a no-motion mode.
And it would be a great excuse to release SS Amiibos.
IlGialloMondadori
Member
This shit is so dumb.
TheUntamedLegend
Member
Traditional generation cycles may be dead.
Consider PS4pro/Scorpio/Switch to be gen 8.5.
The perfect Dark
Banned
No, it's not.
Man these previews sound so amazing. "Only" seven days left....only...I really can't wait.
Omnistalgic
Member
What do you mean? Sounds like an amazing game is coming? What's there to be nervous about? You didn't preorder Switch or something?
I liked the game a lot myself. The most hurtful thing I can say about it is that I'd never replay it as it is now due to its controls (Whereas I'm always open to replay the other 3D entries), but otherwise I enjoyed the game and story despite its repetition and what not.
spookyfish
Member
But they REALLY mean it, this time!
EDIT: I'm not one to speak. I actually enjoy all of the Zelda games, even Skyward Sword, so ... I'm a bit biased.
It's the way of the internet. Something seen as a slight flaw at the time can snowball and build over the course of years to be the defining mark of the game.
DecoReturns
Member
Frozenprince
Banned
Man I think my favorite outfit so far has been the bandana.
Shit looks slick.
Shit looks slick.
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Deleted member 125677
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lol
She is ashamed of her words and deeds
I wonder if all of the characters react when you stop down.
What defines a generation then?
Peterthumpa
Member
So the game can't be good then, just because it's a Zelda game? I'd give you credit it this was more of the same old formulaic Zelda experience, but this is basically a brand new game using the Zelda universe to drive the story.
Primethius
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fluffydelusions
Member
I never knew this song existed lol. The only musical type info I know of the area is Kurt Cobain wrote a bunch of his songs when he lived here.
The hyperbole goes higher this time, between people saying it's one of the best games of these last years, or that's it's better than OoT. I can definitely see it being the best Zelda game of all time, value production appears to be unbelievable.
Neff
Member
It was a touching moment.
I know a lot of people hate Fi, but I liked her, even if she was the epitome of hand-holding gone too far.
Best 3D Zelda imo (so far).
Lights and Waves
Member
I'm so excited to play this game. It's taking everything in my power to not click that spoiler thread. I gotta make sure I stay strong so every surprise in this game is worth it!
SpiceMelange
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"a bit"
xochipiltontli
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Why is it that Zelda getting positive preview impressions is discounted as being part of some general cycle that assumes that Zelda games are objectively overrated?
Astral Dog
Member
Exactly. At one point we should accept Nintendo is going at their own pace,and they just went through the 360 generation in a way.
Not that they can't get critizised rightfully. But many people are still confused when they aren't trying to be Microsoft or Sony. Xbox or Play Station.
Im happy they are advancing technollogically in the handheld space. Having a tiny thing you can take everywhere be 2x 360 with 6x the memory is amazing in a way.
Switch is going to get some pretty and amazing games
Well they are making me nervous.
Nervous that a) media is crazy or hype bubble is strong and b) that they aren't but I'm on the left-behind side this time.
I meant it doesn't have clean IQ and as lush detail. But it also seems like every surface area of the game is interactive and there's no graphical non-interactive window dressing like with Horizon and many other open world games.
Bullshit.
There's no reasonably consistent way to dismiss SS as a "black sheep" of its franchise and not the other games that got controversy (TP, WW, MM, etc).
It's a Zelda game with good dungeons and interesting story, and possibly the most interesting puzzles and combat to date (until 3/3)
RareFantasy64
Member
I love this proposal
Lights and Waves
Member
I think the emotional highlights of SS would be when Zelda
seals herself into the stone, especially with that beautiful rendition of Zelda's lullaby
And the ending scene where
Impa is revealed to be the old woman, having waited all this time for Zelda and Link
sunshine and gasoline
Banned
Lmao
I've already been burned by it