SoraanTribal
Member
I didn't even think the first part was all that linear. I mean, yeah the first 40 minutes are, but after beating the first dungeon, you can choose which of the next two dungeons you want to go next.
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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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Maybe you should finish the first dungeon before making that complain.
Man I'm so messy when I'm completing the dungeons. I always feel like I'm leaving a crapton of treasure and chests inside.
Also with the boss battles, I'm so happy they've done away with the "exploit weakness 3 times to win" thing.
I'm still on my first playthrough, nearing the end I think. I really want to finish this game so I can read up on how other people played the game. Certainly my favorite game of the year so far.
Also with the boss battles, I'm so happy they've done away with the "exploit weakness 3 times to win" thing.
I'm still on my first playthrough, nearing the end I think. I really want to finish this game so I can read up on how other people played the game. Certainly my favorite game of the year so far.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
I had to play with the sound off yesterday and deliberately stopped when I reached Lorule. Need that glory.
I just unlocked renting and I don't like how everything is unlocked from the start. It makes me feel like I should buy everything incase I need one at some point and now I have a bunch of items with no idea what should be used where. I don't think it's overwhelming but I do feel like I used a cheat code to bypass the game's item progression.
Explore.
Explore. Check out the dungeons, see what you need, use fast travel to go back to the shop, get what you need, go back and advance.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
Is renting the only way to get items? Can they also be found in the dungeons?
Sooooo
I finished normal mode with three deaths. So far, I've only got as far as the Tower of Hera in hero mode and I've died about twenty times.
oh my god
Yep - ravio has all the weapons. You can buy the weapons from ravio after you have the master sword. Later dungeons do have upgrades and gear to discover though.
I finished normal mode with three deaths. So far, I've only got as far as the Tower of Hera in hero mode and I've died about twenty times.
oh my god
Yep - ravio has all the weapons. You can buy the weapons from ravio after you have the master sword. Later dungeons do have upgrades and gear to discover though.
Basileus777
Member
There really isn't much of a reason not to rent everything.
To be honest, that's a waste of time on normal.
Sir Garbageman
Member
Depends on your preferred obviously genres but I would definitely recommend:
Fire Emblem Awakening
Super Mario 3D World
Mario Kart 7
Resident Evil Revelations
Pokemon X/Y
Luigi's Mansion
Etrian Odyssey 4
IGN actually put out a decent list a while ago:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/10/the-top-25-nintendo-3ds-games
DrForester
Kills Photobucket
Oh screw you Ruppee fairy...
By the time I found her in normal mode, I had enough rupees to get the bottle in one go
Took an age to actually give them to her in 200 rupee segments though fucking hell
I'm happy to be in the top 4.
I've already got one mate to buy it by describing it as Zelda meets Dark Souls, and I've got another person interested.
I mean, considering Hero Mode, my description isn't too far off. I'm finding myself having to use the shield to defend and attack whilst able to just like I did in Dark Souls. Same for the threat of imminent death around every corner, and the reliance on potions (alá estus flasks!)
Another good way of describing it is the return of this:
I mean, considering Hero Mode, my description isn't too far off. I'm finding myself having to use the shield to defend and attack whilst able to just like I did in Dark Souls. Same for the threat of imminent death around every corner, and the reliance on potions (alá estus flasks!)
Another good way of describing it is the return of this:
Just beat the second dungeon. What do you guys think about renting items? I'm not sure yet, myself, but it's weird being able to rent all the items at once. I don't know if that makes it less fun or not, so I have to play more/think on it. But it's certainly an interesting concept. When I think of the alternative of only being able to rent 1 or 2 items at a time, the only thing that would add is backtracking so I guess this is the better way. But maybe they shouldn't be priced equally?
Seriously, if Wii U Zelda takes inspiration from LBW then I think we just may have one of the greatest games ever made
my wii u purchase is justified
IMO it makes the game even more exciting and fast paced than before. It also opens up the dungeons to even more mind-bending puzzles than the normal Zelda dungeons have (due to the fact you have the entire arsenal from the start)
I'm being serious when I say that this game has the best dungeons of the entire series. They rival Stone Tower Temple - they're that good.
I do have to say I'm disappointed the equivalent of Ganon's Tower didn't appear in this game. That was brutal in LTTP.
my wii u purchase is justified
IMO it makes the game even more exciting and fast paced than before. It also opens up the dungeons to even more mind-bending puzzles than the normal Zelda dungeons have (due to the fact you have the entire arsenal from the start)
I'm being serious when I say that this game has the best dungeons of the entire series. They rival Stone Tower Temple - they're that good.
I do have to say I'm disappointed the equivalent of Ganon's Tower didn't appear in this game. That was brutal in LTTP.
Data Elemental
Member
Exactly the same here.
When I saw him running away, I just wrote him off as another thing to take care of, once I get the boots.
I must also note that I like the updated looks of the guy from my avatar. He seems to have gotten a bit lazy though, no longer spinning around all the time.
It's pretty damn great overall, actually.
Moff
Member
goddamn I love this game, my concerns in the beginning were washed away, I'm 18 hours in and have 2 sages left, damn this game feels good. thats the biggest difference to the crappy DS games, simply walking and slashing feels so goddamn good. dungeon design is good, too, I actually had to start using my brain in the water and turtle dungeon, nice.
and I dont think exploring has ever been that much fun in a zelda game, thanks to 60 fps, the great gameplay and the nicely hidden heart pieces and miamias, its really motivating to look for them.
oh, and I just managed to score over 100 points in octobaseball, It actually started to be fun as soon as I realized its simply about not hitting the same spot twice. I might actually use this to make rupees in my hero game.
and I dont think exploring has ever been that much fun in a zelda game, thanks to 60 fps, the great gameplay and the nicely hidden heart pieces and miamias, its really motivating to look for them.
oh, and I just managed to score over 100 points in octobaseball, It actually started to be fun as soon as I realized its simply about not hitting the same spot twice. I might actually use this to make rupees in my hero game.
My personal must-haves:
Link Between Worlds (obvs.)
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Pokemon X/Y
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Super Mario 3D Land
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Style Savvy: Trendsetters
That last one is not sarcastic; that game is actually pretty fucking awesome.
Yeah, I got that for the first few weeks when I first got a 3DS at launch. Fucking trippy.
Your mind will adjust to it. Never happens to me anymore.
I got that at launch in 2011. I guess it's pretty normal.
Data Elemental
Member
I think that happens to most. I know it did to me, when I first got my 3DS. After a while, you get used to the 3D and the effect disappears. I kind of miss it.
Therealbeatris
Member
This game is my new favorite of the Zelda series, I am loving the servers and the dungeons it just never stops being excellent. Love that some iitemsare only attainible by the painting feature!
Xenoblade is better.
DashReindeer
Lead Community Manager, Outpost Games
and I thought the game was fun and open-ended when I was just in Hyrule. By the time you reach Lorule, the game opens up so much, it's crazy. This may have supplanted Link to the Past as the best Zelda overworld. Time will tell, but damn if they didn't nail the world(s) in this game.
Mr. Wonderful
Member
Just finished the first dungeon last night, and the game is pretty great.
My only concern so far, and this might change as I progress further into the game, is how boring and devoid of things to do Kakariko village is compared to games like The Minish Cap and Majora's Mask. I loved how in The Minish Cap, the town itself was a puzzle to navigate and explore, but this game seems to have given that sort of thing up, just to be more true to A Link to the Past.
I'm not sure how I feel about the game taking place in the same general world as A Link to the Past yet, rather than something new, but even where I have my doubts, the incredible gameplay makes up for any problems I have.
My only concern so far, and this might change as I progress further into the game, is how boring and devoid of things to do Kakariko village is compared to games like The Minish Cap and Majora's Mask. I loved how in The Minish Cap, the town itself was a puzzle to navigate and explore, but this game seems to have given that sort of thing up, just to be more true to A Link to the Past.
I'm not sure how I feel about the game taking place in the same general world as A Link to the Past yet, rather than something new, but even where I have my doubts, the incredible gameplay makes up for any problems I have.
CambriaRising
Member
This game is a strategic strike in the nostalgia center in my brain.
My only complaint is the dungeons are too short. They are well made, but short. The Ice Palace was the only one I felt wasn't short. Well there is the visuals in the overworld outside of the dungeons that don't look great.
I wonder if those mini-dungeons with treasure are some of the mini-dungeon concepts that they had made to show the potential.
I wonder if those mini-dungeons with treasure are some of the mini-dungeon concepts that they had made to show the potential.
I played it. I did not like it. I know, I have an unpopular opinion. Surprise!
Back on topic, man I love the Sand Temple music.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
Member
Can you write on your map in this game like in PH and ST? My copy still hasn't arrived from Amazon yet.
DrForester
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No, but you can put down marker pins.
After the third dungeon.
I think not, but it's unnecessary anyway
You can use up to 20 pins and mark certain spots if you want to though, I think that's good enough
HeisenbergLannister
Member
This
Super Mario 3D Land
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (I enjoyed it more than the Wii version)
Kid Icarus Uprising
Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon
Fire Emblem Awakening