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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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timetokill
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So I read there are puzzles in this game?
I never played Zelda and thought now is the right time to buy my first Nintendo console in 15 years
Would go for the 2DS, not ashamed, I just want to catch up on some games I've missed through the years.
Zelda-type puzzles, yes.
If you haven't played Nintendo games for 15 years then my god, you will have a TON of incredible games to play. Between DS and 3DS games that you can play on the 2DS, you could play a new incredible game every week of 2014 and not be left wanting.
edit: I will say that the 3D in this game is incredible. It actually helps with some gameplay as well. I've tried turning off the slider and it makes an impact. If you're at all interested in 3D, get a 3DS XL or something. It's worth it.
Oh my God this game is so amazing. I won't say it's as good as LTTP, but it's definitely the best game in the series since Wind Waker.
The puzzles and wall walking are definitely the best parts, since they allow a brand new scope on the world. I just now manipulated a Wallmaster to hit buttons above me while I maneuvered around a lava maze with a hookshot.
The puzzles and wall walking are definitely the best parts, since they allow a brand new scope on the world. I just now manipulated a Wallmaster to hit buttons above me while I maneuvered around a lava maze with a hookshot.
timetokill
Banned
Well they're not Professor Layton styled puzzles, sure, but rooms in Zelda games often boil down to being puzzles with some enemies thrown in.
I don't think you could describe the Treasure Hunter rooms as anything BUT puzzles, for instance.
I'm a Zelda veteran and I'd say it's very good. I actually died when I got to an area and faced some enemies that were WAY stronger than I was anticipating. Got two-shotted. And they're pretty much right next to a dungeon you have to go to at that point in the game so, yeah. You can't just run around hacking aimlessly. Even the standard guards are a bit more fearsome than the ones in LTTP since they block your strikes more.
It honestly feels extremely well balanced. I've made use of fairies a couple times as well, as well as a potion. It's not a game that's going to crush you, but Zelda has never been about that (well, except for 2, but y'know).
Astral/H3X
Member
So I read there are puzzles in this game?
I never played Zelda and thought now is the right time to buy my first Nintendo console in 15 years
Would go for the 2DS, not ashamed, I just want to catch up on some games I've missed through the years.
Playing this game on a 2DS would be like taking your Ferrari for a spin in a traffic jam. I primarily play on a 2DS (more comfortable Dpad for the relevant games I play), but there was no way in hell I was playing this game on that. XL or bust yo.
Mango The Magician
Banned
So I just finished the story
Overall, it's ok but it introduces too much without ever explaining anythng. I would have loved an explanation to what Lorule is or why there is another Triforce, but it never delivered. I love the whole Ravio = Link thing though.
The baseball game is infuriating. I am watching the plate to try and time my swings, and it seems there really is no pattern. It's absolutely frustrating, I can see the treasure game being all luck based, but in reality, all the games are luck based, just some hide it more than others..../endrant
Hate this minigame.
Hate this minigame.
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Deleted member 30609
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If someone had told me, in 2009, that the next handheld Zelda would fix every problem I had with Spirit Tracks, I wouldn't have believed them. But... here we are.
SoraanTribal
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Oh my god. I just stepped into the Desert Palace for the first time.... that fucking music.
eXistor
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The more I play, the more it crawls up to "god-tier" Zelda. It won't reach the lofty heights of the very best Zelda's, but it's definitely giving it a fair go. Good shit, good shit.
It's hard, but there really is a knack to it. As much as I know this answer doesn't help, you have to "feel" the timing. I got the heart piece within minutes. Just focus on getting 3 pots and then the crow, ignore the shining pots.
It's hard, but there really is a knack to it. As much as I know this answer doesn't help, you have to "feel" the timing. I got the heart piece within minutes. Just focus on getting 3 pots and then the crow, ignore the shining pots.
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Deleted member 30609
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tiny problem:
even though rupees are much more valuable in this game, it still feels a little bit odd to finish a hidden puzzle-room and only get 100 rupees.
even though rupees are much more valuable in this game, it still feels a little bit odd to finish a hidden puzzle-room and only get 100 rupees.
freernnur5
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ShroudOfFate
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Man I'm loving this game. I'd really fallen out of love with the series, but this brought me back completely. 
Also, here's an avatar if anyone wants it.
I'll probably do some more of all the sages and Yuga later on.
Also, here's an avatar if anyone wants it.
I'll probably do some more of all the sages and Yuga later on.
And done!
To summarize: Amazing experience. Some of the best puzzles in the entire series, and it's just plain fun to explore the two worlds.
For my sole complaint,
To summarize: Amazing experience. Some of the best puzzles in the entire series, and it's just plain fun to explore the two worlds.
For my sole complaint,
Yuga taking Ganon's form, Hilda being the mastermind, and Lorule's broken Triforce were all ideas that kind of just popped up at the end with no real weight. The former really should have been worked throughout the game, because the idea of Ganon not being the main villain, not showing up to take over or some crap and instead acting as the vessel for somebody else, is just so awesome that it needed more fleshing out. Yuga himself was great during his screentime, but could have used more development, and dropping him from the entire Lorule segment of the game was ridiculous. Not to mention Hilda was just plain wasted as a character. Ravio was alright, but I would have like to know more about him.
Ha, are you suggesting that's the only improvement ALBW makes over Spirit Tracks? Because there are certainly much more meaningful changes than that, starting with the fact it uses an analog stick and buttons rather than the polarizing stylus scheme.
Man I'm loving this game. I'd really fallen out of love with the series, but this brought me back completely.
Also, here's an avatar if anyone wants it.
I'll probably do some more of all the sages and Yuga later on.
I'll take it
I always loved that artstyle since WW.GasProblem
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Man I'm loving this game. I'd really fallen out of love with the series, but this brought me back completely.
Also, here's an avatar if anyone wants it.
I'll probably do some more of all the sages and Yuga later on.
Ohhh, yeah, I'd love a Link Between Worlds avatar.
I saw the Hilda thing coming from the first time she talked to the Zelda painting fairly early on in Lorule. You could just tell she was jealous by the wording they used. Subtle, but effective IMO.
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Deleted member 30609
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if by "train overworld" you mean "everything in ST that doesn't directly relate to the dungeon-design" then, yeah, sure.
It's mind-boggling that in North America, at least, Nintendo released two of its best games ever on the same day. Also neat is the way it echoes the Super Famicon launch in Japan, with a direct sequel to ALttP, and a spiritual sequel to Super Mario World (although I suppose the latter is more in name than design; I'd say 3D World is more SMB3 than SMW).
The stylus controls weren't as good as standard controls, but they were good and allowed for things that could not be done otherwise, like drawing on the map, drawing a path for the boomerang, and the sand wand.
I appreciate the stylus controls, and they were certainly well-done for what they were. I just love the standard controls in ALBW, though, and the way their responsiveness is wed to incredibly snappy animations and 60 fps.
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Deleted member 30609
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I didn't actually consider the stylus-controlled movement and items a problem, honestly. Going back to the old boomerang felt a shame.
Gormless Noodle
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I see a lot of posts already saying what I'm about to say, but goddamn, this game is just AWESOME. I've been down on Zelda for quite some time, Spirit Tracks and Skyward Sword being the absolute lowpoints of the series for me (yes I know it's loved by others), I just had the feeling it wasn't for me any longer, so I hesitated on getting this one. But goddamn, this game delivered and then some.
From the no BS beginning where you just hit the ground running, to the snappy combat, the way the items were handled, the music and especially the puzzles which at no point ever felt like a chore and made me chuckle at how inventive and clever they were. This game's a worthy successor to one of my most beloved games of all time and that's an achievement I really didn't Nintendo was capable of these days.
I'm actually having my faith restored in Nintendo with how insanely good their output has been lately. But either way, A+, 5 stars, Tenouttaten.
From the no BS beginning where you just hit the ground running, to the snappy combat, the way the items were handled, the music and especially the puzzles which at no point ever felt like a chore and made me chuckle at how inventive and clever they were. This game's a worthy successor to one of my most beloved games of all time and that's an achievement I really didn't Nintendo was capable of these days.
I'm actually having my faith restored in Nintendo with how insanely good their output has been lately. But either way, A+, 5 stars, Tenouttaten.
ShroudOfFate
Member
Here are some of Zelda and Hilda:
Nostalgic Nightmare
Member
It really is an amazing game, so happy with the way it turned out. Like others have said you really must see it in motion to appreciate and the music is just perfection.
Man the 3DS is just an amazing console to have right now.
Man the 3DS is just an amazing console to have right now.
And Bomb-chu drawing, duel wielding characters, aiming with the bow. Heck general interfacing with people and objects is easier when you only have to tap on them. Tap to aim makes throwing bombs where you want to much more easy. Really can't think of any item that has fared better in the traditional 2d Zelda controls when compared to the DS games.
FreedomFighter
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It's probably my favorite track in the game.
the cave south east of link's house in hyrule, you need to bomb the entrance, there's a sign warning of a weird creature in front of it
In other news, the racing mini game made me rage at my circle pad, but I finally nailed it!
Talk to Mother Maiamai, she's in a cave next to Lake Hylia. For every 10 baby maiamai you bring back to her, she upgrades an item
freernnur5
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First you have to buy the items so you own them. Then
there is a cave just southeast of Link's home (north of the lake) that has a rock covering it. Blow up the rock and inside is Mother Maiamai. For every 10 of her lost children you collect and return to her she will upgrade an item of yours. Return all 100 and she will also teach you an upgraded spin move.
FunInfusedGames
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Spirit Tracks is downright unplayable if you're using a 3DS and not the original DS. Spots where you have to blow into the microphone simply don't work. I gave up.
LTTP isn't a great looking game in the first place dude.
How so convenient of you being in a Zelda thread
I remember a quote about some potential new game:
I've kind of cancelled/postponed that project though... it wasn't going very well. And honestly I'm pretty glad I'm not working on it while I'm playing aLbW. It's not an easy standard to live up to.
Lord Ghirahim
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I don't know if that was intentional, but
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the first two syllables of Hilda's name in katakana (ヒルダ are the Japanese word for leech
are the Japanese word for leech