Gamefreaks221
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I want my 300th post to be in a Zelda thread. I think its time I finally sit down and finish link to the past so I can play this game. I have been waiting to long to play what will potentially be my GoTY.
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Zelda: A Link Between Worlds |OT| All in all you're just another Link in the wall
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Snkfanatic
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Grab a pair of nice headphones and dive in! Bask in it!
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah... I don't like any of those qualities, lol. I've never been a fan of used car salesmen type characters. The twist with his character at the end of the game would have felt more satisfying if 1.) I liked his character beforehand, and 2.) it didn't feel random and pointless. But oh well, plot in Zelda games doesn't matter to me all that much.
blame space
Banned
OK I've died 3 times on the 50th floor of the challenge tower. Is the reward worth it?
The first time you finish it, you get the
Super Lamp (just a normal lamp, except that its attack is eight times stronger)
After you beat the tower the second time, you get a Super Net.
So basically the reward isn't anything very useful; you can safely skip doing that unless you want to 100% the game.
I never thought of that either :/
Not really, only if you are going for 100%.
A real easy way to finish it is with the upgraded spin attack, that is if you can collect
all 100 Maiamais
One of the things that I love most about this game is that it brought the verticality and interconnected of dungeon rooms back. Going across the mostly flat, self contained rooms in SS, ST, PH, and MC felt really dull and lifeless. I much prefer solving an entire dungeon vs. solving each of a collection of rooms.
Super Spin + Tornado Rod =
I actually used Super Spin + Fire Rod and wrecked the Treacherous tower pretty good. But I can see Tornado rod working well, too.
thechristoph
Sir!
I wish Ravio had a
real name, something as symbolic as Link. Zelda and Hilda sort of rhyme, it'd be nice if there was something that rhymed or had a similar symbolic tone as Link.
But... you enter your own name, so making a play on the word 'Link' wouldnt make sense if your name was 'Butts' or something. Ravio is fine.
How did I play through the whole game without thinking of this? I always let the meteorites smash them :/
The lamp is actually pretty useful..... in the Treacherous Tower.
Doesn't work on those fuckingSuper Spin + Tornado Rod =
super lions
bagandscalpel
Member
Which is why I always bring a bottle of yellow potion JUST for floor 49 to tank those beasts.
Deputy Moonman
Member
I finished the game today. It was fun and enjoyable, but I don't feel it deserves a 10. I guess games are rated differently on a handheld, so that might be part of it. It's probably the best handheld zelda game to date, and a fun one, but that alone I didn't think was a reason to slap a 10 on it. I'd probably give it a low 9, but there were several things that I didn't exactly like.
The rental system was a new and interesting twist, which was okay early on. It was fun having an arsenal of tools to start off the game, but having to go back and re-rent stuff if you died was tedious. Instead, I would make sure to save as often as possible and not continue if I died. Which is basically cheating the system. Also, I really did miss the joy of finding new weapons in dungeons and knowing there'd be a heavy emphasis on using them. Instead, dungeons held your hand by telling you what item you'd need before entering. Or certain rooms would have the item icon right in front of the door to the room.
Something else - I was a little peeved at the way the game progressed, too. There was not a lot of direction on what to do or where to go. Certain things like the item rental system I only stumbled upon out of luck. I'm sure the idea is that if you die, you'll eventually end up
There really isn't a whole lot of direction as far as the story is concerned, either. Here's a big map and a bunch of dungeons. Now start wandering. I suppose there is the fortune teller to help you along, assuming you've found him. But, that just feels like cheating. I'd rather have a story that keeps me somewhat on track on where I'm going.
Half the items outside of the rental system require exploration, which is cool, but a lot of items could easily be missed, leaving a person to blindly wander around a pretty good sized map in frustration. A simple mechanic like throwing bombs I didn't even pick up on until I had finished almost every dungeon. I didn't get the
until close to the end of the game. In fact, I could have beaten the game much sooner, but I went back and spent several hours finding all of the
on the map. I didn't discover the
until i was almost at the end of the game. Stuff like that was grating.
. After beating the game I went back and realized that there are
, which I never got. Figures lol. I was able to find most everything on my own, without the use of online walkthroughs (including all
) but I gave up and went onto IGN's little guide to figure out what I needed to do to get
. Didn't discover the
until after the game was finished 
So, all in all, Link Between Worlds is a good, new installment to the Zelda series. Cool throwback to the SNES Link to the Past. I had fun playing through LBW, but several little things I felt detracted from making it top notch. Still waiting for something akin to the OoT 3ds remake.
One question, that is annoying me more than anything right now:
Sorry for all the spoiler tags. Better safe than sorry.
The rental system was a new and interesting twist, which was okay early on. It was fun having an arsenal of tools to start off the game, but having to go back and re-rent stuff if you died was tedious. Instead, I would make sure to save as often as possible and not continue if I died. Which is basically cheating the system. Also, I really did miss the joy of finding new weapons in dungeons and knowing there'd be a heavy emphasis on using them. Instead, dungeons held your hand by telling you what item you'd need before entering. Or certain rooms would have the item icon right in front of the door to the room.
Something else - I was a little peeved at the way the game progressed, too. There was not a lot of direction on what to do or where to go. Certain things like the item rental system I only stumbled upon out of luck. I'm sure the idea is that if you die, you'll eventually end up
back at your house (enters Ravio), but at the beginning of the game there isn't a lot of risk of dying.
Half the items outside of the rental system require exploration, which is cool, but a lot of items could easily be missed, leaving a person to blindly wander around a pretty good sized map in frustration. A simple mechanic like throwing bombs I didn't even pick up on until I had finished almost every dungeon. I didn't get the
pegasus boots
Maiamais
mother maiamai
I thought the final boss was a bit tough
two tunics to help reduce damage taken
4 bottles
the pegasus boots
existence of the tunics
So, all in all, Link Between Worlds is a good, new installment to the Zelda series. Cool throwback to the SNES Link to the Past. I had fun playing through LBW, but several little things I felt detracted from making it top notch. Still waiting for something akin to the OoT 3ds remake.
One question, that is annoying me more than anything right now:
what the heck was in Ravio's bag? The one where he'd snap at you if you went close to it and he'd say, "it's more important than anything bla bla bla?" I kept waiting for a reveal during the final scene, but maybe I missed it.
bagandscalpel
Member
I thought the drawing of a green rupee on the front should be hint enough?
Also, guessing you never played Legend of Zelda 1? But, even in LttP, there were plenty of missables/optional gear, like the cane of byrna, magic cloak, the medallions, the bottles, etc.
I finished the game today. It was fun and enjoyable, but I don't feel it deserves a 10. I guess games are rated differently on a handheld, so that might be part of it. It's probably the best handheld zelda game to date, and a fun one, but that alone I didn't think was a reason to slap a 10 on it. I'd probably give it a low 9, but there were several things that I didn't exactly like.
The rental system was a new and interesting twist, which was okay early on. It was fun having an arsenal of tools to start off the game, but having to go back and re-rent stuff if you died was tedious. Instead, I would make sure to save as often as possible and not continue if I died. Which is basically cheating the system. Also, I really did miss the joy of finding new weapons in dungeons and knowing there'd be a heavy emphasis on using them. Instead, dungeons held your hand by telling you what item you'd need before entering. Or certain rooms would have the item icon right in front of the door to the room.
Something else - I was a little peeved at the way the game progressed, too. There was not a lot of direction on what to do or where to go. Certain things like the item rental system I only stumbled upon out of luck. I'm sure the idea is that if you die, you'll eventually end upThere really isn't a whole lot of direction as far as the story is concerned, either. Here's a big map and a bunch of dungeons. Now start wandering. I suppose there is the fortune teller to help you along, assuming you've found him. But, that just feels like cheating. I'd rather have a story that keeps me somewhat on track on where I'm going.back at your house (enters Ravio), but at the beginning of the game there isn't a lot of risk of dying.
Half the items outside of the rental system require exploration, which is cool, but a lot of items could easily be missed, leaving a person to blindly wander around a pretty good sized map in frustration. A simple mechanic like throwing bombs I didn't even pick up on until I had finished almost every dungeon. I didn't get theuntil close to the end of the game. In fact, I could have beaten the game much sooner, but I went back and spent several hours finding all of thepegasus bootson the map. I didn't discover theMaiamaisuntil i was almost at the end of the game. Stuff like that was grating.mother maiamai
. After beating the game I went back and realized that there areI thought the final boss was a bit tough, which I never got. Figures lol. I was able to find most everything on my own, without the use of online walkthroughs (including alltwo tunics to help reduce damage taken) but I gave up and went onto IGN's little guide to figure out what I needed to do to get4 bottles. Didn't discover thethe pegasus bootsuntil after the game was finishedexistence of the tunics
So, all in all, Link Between Worlds is a good, new installment to the Zelda series. Cool throwback to the SNES Link to the Past. I had fun playing through LBW, but several little things I felt detracted from making it top notch. Still waiting for something akin to the OoT 3ds remake.
One question, that is annoying me more than anything right now:Sorry for all the spoiler tags. Better safe than sorry.what the heck was in Ravio's bag? The one where he'd snap at you if you went close to it and he'd say, "it's more important than anything bla bla bla?" I kept waiting for a reveal during the final scene, but maybe I missed it.
About one of your spoilers:
There are five bottles
WTF?
Solid SOAP
Member
So I've been playing on hero mode recently and I gotta say, I'm enjoying it much more. I love the challenge and tensity of knowing how easy it is to die. Getting to know your environment, knowing where all the Great Fairies are, desperately searching for fairies and feeling the absolute NEED to have potions and items on you is something I feel like Zelda hasn't had since Zelda 1, I love it. Beating a boss and getting through a dungeon truly feels satisfying, finding secrets which boost health, defense, and offense finally feel like true rewards.
Outright Villainy
Member
You should play Recettear.
theprodigy
Member
already? lol
I just finished up this game, and I must say, it is superb.
Smooth, tight, well designed.
That said, I think it is too easy. The dungeons are too short and not intense enough. Yeah, there is hero mode, but that should have been available at the onset for those wanting something more intense.
Smooth, tight, well designed.
That said, I think it is too easy. The dungeons are too short and not intense enough. Yeah, there is hero mode, but that should have been available at the onset for those wanting something more intense.
codemonkey
Member
This is my biggest issue with the game, and the rental system is partly at fault. Throughout the game, I was missing the sense of direction. From pretty much the beginning, I had all the items rented, except for the
fire, ice and obviously the sand staff
Which meant that right from the beginning (as in, as soon as you were able to rent stuff), I was left wandering the world map without any real hurdles. The sense of freedom was nice at first, but pretty soon you've seen most there is to see, and all that's left then is working through one dungeon after the other. As soon as you finished one, you were right up to the next one.
Now, don't get me wrong, I enjoyed most of the dungeons, most of them were unique and interesting enough but overall I can't help but bemoan a certain lack of direction and urgency in the game.
Also, as far as Zeldas go, I actually found this installment to be one of the more "difficult" ones. Certain enemies could really take out quite a chunk of health with one hit if you weren't careful, so I don't quite understand all the voices complaining about the lack of difficulty. Maybe it had to do with the fact that my first dungeon was the
ice one
A disclaimer though, I haven't played many "old school" 2D Zeldas, maybe those were more challenging.
Solid SOAP
Member
Definitely agree with this. I am loving hero mode right now but I probably would have enjoyed this game much more had it been available at the start.
Finally got all 50 StreetPass challenges.
Spoiler for finishing all 50:
Spoiler for finishing all 50:
the Grandpa who stands near the signs in Kakariko village will challenge you to a fight (any time you want, as many times as you want) when you go back and see him. He fights with a random set of the best gear+items and 20 hearts in the game with a reward of five rupees for beating him. Kind of cool!
Ahh should've known that was the prize considering what the rumors guy said!
Speaking of him, I love how his rumors have small bits of relevance in one-off lines by random characters. For example,
Also, Irene's name should have been Syrup like in OoX and LttP GBA.
Speaking of him, I love how his rumors have small bits of relevance in one-off lines by random characters. For example,
Irene says how she loves going to the fortune teller, but Maple doesn't, likely because she was heartbroken by him!
Also, Irene's name should have been Syrup like in OoX and LttP GBA.
So I just beat the game (sans two hearts, even). It was:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acK0KH2uJGc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acK0KH2uJGc
Beat the game today and only managed to miss a single piece of heart along with dying twice. I was a little disappointed that (final boss spoilers)
but all in all I had fun with it and plan on taking on hard mode some time soon. I managed to go through all the dungeons with master ore first by luck and will probably go for the blue mail on hero mode first.
the second phase of the fight was essentially a glorified version of deadman's volley
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Woo, just got my 50th today too! Time to get 50 on Normal mode now!
Bucket Mouse
Member
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I can't remember what it was now, but there were a few things that made me think ALBW might be a prequel to ALLTP. I wish I could remember what they were... Anyways, other signs point to it being a sequel, and that seems more likely.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Yes, actually! That was one of them.
But Irene is Irene and not Syrup.
You mean aside from Aonuma saying since day one that this game takes place many years after ALTTP?
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
yeah, Link x Irene 4 lyfe
PotionBleue
Member
This game's community is an apocalypse on Miiverse hahaha.
Do The Mario
Unconfirmed Member
Finished the game on the weekend.
I really enjoyed it. I spent so many hours playing ALTTP when it came out that ALBW was a very nostalgic experience. Nonetheless,
The Good:
Freedom to explore;
Interesting incentives to explore and densely packed over world;
Fast paced gameplay (i.e dungeons do not drag out);
Game looks great in motion;
Amazing music - some nice subtle and not so subtle twists on iconic zelda music;
The game does not unnecessarily hold the players hand.
The Bad
I had only one problem with the game, in short, ALBW is too easy. Accordingly, a hero or hard mode should really be an option from the start for modern zelda games I did not die in my play through (although I did use fairies and potions).
I really enjoyed it. I spent so many hours playing ALTTP when it came out that ALBW was a very nostalgic experience. Nonetheless,
The Good:
Freedom to explore;
Interesting incentives to explore and densely packed over world;
Fast paced gameplay (i.e dungeons do not drag out);
Game looks great in motion;
Amazing music - some nice subtle and not so subtle twists on iconic zelda music;
The game does not unnecessarily hold the players hand.
The Bad
I had only one problem with the game, in short, ALBW is too easy. Accordingly, a hero or hard mode should really be an option from the start for modern zelda games I did not die in my play through (although I did use fairies and potions).
Lord Ghirahim
Member
GAME posters finally got here.
If you used a fairy -> you died.
Moff
Member
Not according to the games death counter
Of course not. But it's disingenuous to say "it's too easy because I didn't die" and then add that you made use of fairies. It's like saying you never once died in BioShock because you used Vita Chambers.