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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Preview Thread
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Okay this is amazing this is the MGS V of Zelda but finished and a very interesting world.
Oh my god.....the gameplay people.
Twilight Princess
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Do you know there's this thing called a spoiler tag? You know when you reply to a post, there are these icons right above the textbox, you click on the one that says spoiler, and put the spoiler inside the tag. Other people can click on it and read.
And like I said, everything outside of GP is under embargo so maybe be a little considerate?
SinCityAssassin
Member
If that's the case we'll have to wait for reviews.
Meh, don't stress about it dude. It's just a dog.
Can someone please make a gif when he tries to show off 'boarding (surfing) on his shield? I was in tears.
edit: It's at 9:45
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Bro!!!!!
I expected it, that horizon dawn vs Zelda thread alot of people was saying how zelda will be the game that will be talked about years from now and ya get laughed at or ridiculed. I mean they both aint out yet but these previews aint no joke.
SinCityAssassin
Member
But then we'll miss Mario and Splatoon.
Askherserenity
Member
Austin from Waypoint said the same thing pretty much.
By people who have played all the other open world games, some of which absolutely love them. Like, it's cool to try and characterize fans who think this as just being informed to open world games, but uh... many of these media members are not, and many of them are the same ones that played and reviewed Horizon. Yet, they say that BoTW is groundbreaking in many ways for open world games.
It's possible many of the ways it is groundbreaking simply can't be shown yet. These previews are highly restricted and they can ONLY discuss the opening hours.
Radical Edward
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Sounds great, can't wait to see for myself. Too bad all the grounbreaking stuff is being kept quiet but i guess they already have a ton of hype on their side
USC Trojan
Banned
The comparison for goty should really be between rdr and zelda. Both will get 90+ on metacritic.
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Deleted member 465307
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!!! Please let this be possible with boulders charged up with max energy. You can really fling those. But the fact that you can do this at all is awesome.
Cannot believe as a PC gamer that I am going to spend $300++ just to play this game. I have a feeling it's going to be a masterpiece.
I also just saw gif of 1 sword connecting with 2 mobs at the same time as well. Kept seeing just single target combat but there is massive AOE! My lord the combat in this game is so satisfying.
I also just saw gif of 1 sword connecting with 2 mobs at the same time as well. Kept seeing just single target combat but there is massive AOE! My lord the combat in this game is so satisfying.
Ultimately none of us have played it, so I can't argue your point. You may be right, this may just be a very refined evolution, not revolution, of the open world formula. But in this very thread, Kotaku's Jason Schreier mentioned that there are things that have been embargoed that help elevate this game and make it special
Edit: You've already seen that so you can ignore this
At one point, I read that if there's a metal sword or something lying around on the ground, you can use the magnesis rune to pick it up and just keep moving it through enemies
I hope it's narrative stuff. BotW looks great, but I tend to not get into games where all you do is fuck around.
Nioh will be better than both so naw. Metacritic isn't everything.
You've barely seen anything of the game. There's a ton of stuff reviewers are still not allowed to show or discuss. Also, being innovative or groundbreaking isn't always about creating new ideas or systems, but bringing together existing concepts in new and creative ways. I'm sure that's part of what the press is referring to when they describe the game in those kinds of terms.
Chezzymann
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are there GOATs in this game?
Aaronrules380
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I mean, the general embargo list seems to be pretty restrictive based on what we've heard.
Skittzo0413
Member
This is not strictly a Zelda question, but can you comfortably hold the Switch in handheld mode via the right attached joycon while the left is detached in your left hand? I want to play Zelda during night time wife cuddles so this is of the utmost importance.
This is also convenient when there's a lightning strike about to happen, you can use magnesis on metal objects or throw your metal weapons to strike groups of enemies since the lightning will hit them instead of you. Cool stuff.
Man, these gifs make me think video recording should have been included in the Switch from day one.
Emergent gameplay moments in this game will be incredible. It could have not just been a great promotion tool but something that could have sold the game/system even more by incredible gifs.
Emergent gameplay moments in this game will be incredible. It could have not just been a great promotion tool but something that could have sold the game/system even more by incredible gifs.
Aaronrules380
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Speed runs of this game are going to get so crazy
Kissenkopf
Banned
What makes this Zelda so special is his interactive open world. Something you barely see in other ones. I am still waiting for some guy who wanted to show me 6 different games who let the player do the same stuff as in Zelda. You can imagine he never posted even one game...
When you watch the videos and see how the world reacts to you and everything is working together like a clockwork it is rather impressive. A simple example: you wear a metal axe and a lightnimg is about to strike you. You throw away the weapon in the last second, in front of an enemy and the lightning hits the axe and kills the enemy. The lightning casts a fire and you can use it to jump in the wind and get high to shoot other enemies with your bow.
That is just fun. Sure it will get old when you did that 100 times but it is still impressive that Ou have so many little options in the gameplay. That sets it apart from any other open world game where your character can't even jump over a bush if the developer don't allow it.
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Deleted member 465307
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Oh...I didn't think of that. That's a good idea.
Skittzo0413
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Yeah I've been saying that for a while now. This is one of those games that could've had a bunch of gifs go viral with in-game video recording.
It's not enough that I succeed, others must etc
Radical Edward
Member
I was originally responding to someone who thought zelda was groundbreaking based on the physics system. I'm not saying nothing will be groundbreaking but rather that i hadn't seen anything yet.
Skittzo0413
Member
Ugh I love/hate that there are no i-frames. It makes for such incredible dodging gifs like these but it makes the game so much harder after playing Dark Souls for years.
FarFromAnyGame
Banned
NVM I figured it out!
This is so great.
I'm not looking forward to that thread when it is inevitably made.
On the other hand I'm already drawing up plans for Snake Pass vs Yooka-Laylee.
Stop it guys, it's too much.
inb4 it's an all-time classic
Eh, it's just a mechanism to respawn the enemy characters so you don't ultimately travel around an empty world. Cool way to tie it in with the world, but that's all it really is.
Yeah, I almost went there.
Radical Edward
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Sounds awesome but i'd argue that's on par with mgsv level of detail. Can't wait until i'm trying it all out for myself