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Mar 3, 2017#1

Frank

I just ordered a Wii-U copy from Amazon and it's arriving tomorrow.

Big fan of the Prime 20% discount on new games.

Mar 3, 2017#2

Hailey Knight

Yeah, I'm a big fan of getting to enjoy the same game without plunking down a ton for this new console.

Except I spent my spending money on Hearthstone cards and trade paperbacks because I figured I was going to be playing WoW this whole month and now that's turned out to be a disappointment, so I really wish I'd squirreled some away for new Zelda. I can probably convince my wife to let me cheat this month since she did with buying WoW: Legion, but I'm supposed to be our impulse control.

EDIT: If I do this, I'll probably just buy it digitally since places are likely sold out.

A little annoyed that there's a season pass for a Nintendo game, but they're getting with the times so I guess I can't blame them.

Mar 3, 2017#3

Hailey Knight

Bleh, I caved. It'll be finished downloading by the time I get home from work.

Mar 3, 2017#4

Dei

My order still days shipping soon. I preordered in January. So it's either just STUCK, or they could just tell me it's delayed so I can cancel my order and just download it. Pick one already Amazon!

Mar 3, 2017#5

Hailey Knight

Dei said:
My order still days shipping soon. I preordered in January. So it's either just STUCK, or they could just tell me it's delayed so I can cancel my order and just download it. Pick one already Amazon!

You could cancel it anyway.

Amazon says they're sold out on Wii U copies, so there's a possibility they ran out of stock but kept taking pre-orders because even they can't guess what Nintendo is going to do.

Mar 3, 2017#6

Frank

Dei said:
My order still days shipping soon. I preordered in January. So it's either just STUCK, or they could just tell me it's delayed so I can cancel my order and just download it. Pick one already Amazon!

US Amazon is having supply issues with the games. Isn't surprising, since Nintendo and Amazon have such a shaky relationship.

Canada Amazon has apparently, enough for all.

OOOOOOOOOOOH BOOO. I just checked the tracking, apparently Canada Post has changed the time for delivery from today to Monday. Damn you Canada Post.

Mar 3, 2017#7

Hailey Knight

Zelda in five hours.

Mar 3, 2017#8

Hailey Knight

Two hours.

This is assuming the Wii U will have downloaded 10 gigs since I left the apartment. It was crawling while the system was on, much slower than even my handhelds download things, but I'm hoping.

Mar 3, 2017#9

Terrik

I'm about 4 hours in to Zelda and the switch. Have to say, I'm pleased. I'm a huge Zelda fan, so I'm biased, but I feel like the game was worth the price of admission. Remember when I bought the Wii U, then a couple days later returned it and got a PS4? I feel the complete opposite of that this time around. Its a joy to play. Lets see if I feel the same 30 hours in.

Mar 3, 2017#10

Hailey Knight

The Wii U apparently decided to give up downloading shortly after I left for work.

It's now crawling along from 2% downloaded.

Zelda in 40 hours ...

Mar 3, 2017#11

Dei

Zero Esc said:
The Wii U apparently decided to give up downloading shortly after I left for work.

It's now crawling along from 2% downloaded.

Zelda in 40 hours ...

Mar 3, 2017#12

Hailey Knight

Dei said:
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Is there a new system update?

Mar 3, 2017#13

Dei

I had to update three times, I dunno what was for what anymore. Busy laughing at terrible names.

Mar 3, 2017#14

Hailey Knight

Dei said:
I had to update three times, I dunno what was for what anymore. Busy laughing at terrible names.

Ninteeendooooo woohoo

Mar 3, 2017#15

Hailey Knight

I predict this topic died because everyone else is playing Zelda.

Yup, there's Dei in my Friends list. Living that delicious life.

Mar 3, 2017#16

Terrik

Zero Esc said:
I predict this topic died because everyone else is playing Zelda.

Yup, there's Dei in my Friends list. Living that delicious life.

One day, you shall join us in paradise.

Mar 3, 2017#17

Hailey Knight

Terrik said:
One day, you shall join us in paradise.

It was downloading at a good clip. Figured it'd be done by now.

Wii U shut itself off again. >_< But it should be done very soon now. You know, in time to go to bed, I guess.

Mar 3, 2017#18

Eriol

Wish I knew what the recipe was for the food to get the tunic. I just got by via "2-ingredient" food with hot peppers to survive the cold. Googling lately for anything related is fruitless at the moment.

Mar 3, 2017#19

Dei

Eriol said:
Wish I knew what the recipe was for the food to get the tunic. I just got by via "2-ingredient" food with hot peppers to survive the cold. Googling lately for anything related is fruitless at the moment.

I know it, but finding another pig for meat is filling me with rage

It's Hylian Bass

Mar 3, 2017#20

Hailey Knight

I wish I could see the title screen.[DOUBLEPOST=1488597654,1488597416][/DOUBLEPOST]

Mar 3, 2017#21

Hailey Knight

Zelda is installed, but it's midnight and I have stuff to do in the morning, so I'll just have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to play.

Mar 4, 2017#22

Hailey Knight

I got home from work 22 hours ago, FYI. And yeah, it says only a few seconds. It's said that for a few minutes now

Mar 4, 2017#23

mikerc

At this rate I'm expectiong the whole download to be corrupt & for @Zero Esc to have to download the whole thing over again.

Mar 4, 2017#24

Dei

It's minutes not seconds, I don't think it even counts seconds.

Mar 4, 2017#25

Hailey Knight

Bokoblin knocked me down and stole my weapon and chased me up a hill. I beat him with a stick. Later I realized I could steal their weapons too, so I did, and stole and ate their food too. Climbed around a temple roof, fell down, burned myself to death trying to cook apples on an open fire. Later stumbled upon a wild boss by accident.

I'm lovin it. Can't believe how pretty the game is.

Mar 4, 2017#26

Dei

Zero Esc said:
Bokoblin knocked me down and stole my weapon and chased me up a hill. I beat him with a stick. Later I realized I could steal their weapons too, so I did, and stole and ate their food too. Climbed around a temple roof, fell down, burned myself to death trying to cook apples on an open fire. Later stumbled upon a wild boss by accident.

I'm lovin it. Can't believe how pretty the game is.

I had a Bokobin steal the meat from a wild boar I shot. Fuck those guys.

Mar 4, 2017#27

Dei

YAAAAAS, GOT EPONA OFF ONE OF MY AMIIBOS.

Mar 5, 2017#28

Hailey Knight

I'm going to have to hike my ass back to the old man's cooking pot because I'm freezing trying to ascend Mt. Hylia without warning food.

A lot of what I'm hearing about the Switch makes me apprehensive. This is Nintendo's first foray into certain modern gaming elements and they're going to screw up some things.

Mar 5, 2017#29

chris

You don't need warming food necessarily. I don't have the game myself but saw some Let's Plays and people found other ways to warm themselves.

Mar 5, 2017#30

Hailey Knight

chris said:
You don't need warming food necessarily. I don't have the game myself but saw some Let's Plays and people found other ways to warm themselves.

There are campfires dotting the way, but the Bokoblins are parked around each of them. Some of these idiots throw exploding barrels at you, even if you're near an open fire. I've seen one of these assholes kill his friends with one, trying to get at me. Their society knows neither loyalty nor compassion.

Mar 5, 2017#31

SpecialKO

There is a quest for a certain item of clothing you can get that (other folks have referenced it in this thread) that obviates the need for warming food (at least on Mt. Hylia). Look around for the old man's hut.

Mar 5, 2017#32

Dei

I blundered myself over to the Zora area. I wonder how much crying I'll have to do to get through the water dungeon this time.

Mar 5, 2017#33

Hailey Knight

SpecialKO said:
There is a quest for a certain item of clothing you can get that (other folks have referenced it in this thread) that obviates the need for warming food (at least on Mt. Hylia). Look around for the old man's hut.

I food-scummed my way up the mountain. Too late to do that one. I didn't realize it was a quest when I was poking around there.

Either way, I got it all done.

Mar 6, 2017#34

Dei

Water Temple was disappointingly easy. I got stuck on a puzzle for a little bit, but the boss battle was lame.

Mar 6, 2017#35

Hailey Knight

Dei said:
Water Temple was disappointingly easy. I got stuck on a puzzle for a little bit, but the boss battle was lame.

Yet another Zelda rule broken by Breath of the Wild!

Mar 6, 2017#36

Mathias

Zero Esc said:
I food-scummed my way up the mountain. Too late to do that one. I didn't realize it was a quest when I was poking around there.

Either way, I got it all done.

I think you can still do it right? I too food-scummed.

Mar 6, 2017#37

Dei

If you can't, you can buy it later.

Mar 6, 2017#38

figmentPez

Mathias said:
I too food-scummed.

Mar 6, 2017#39

Eriol

Dei said:
If you can't, you can buy it later.

If you miss it before the "reveal" of the old man's identity, there's a chest in that house that contains the tunic in question. It only appears after the reveal, as you couldn't complete the quest after that point as the guy is then gone.

Mar 6, 2017#40

Hailey Knight

Eriol said:
If you miss it before the "reveal" of the old man's identity, there's a chest in that house that contains the tunic in question. It only appears after the reveal, as you couldn't complete the quest after that point as the guy is then gone.

Thank you! I'll have to go back.

Mar 6, 2017#41

Frank

Just got my BotW in the mail.

Yay.

Now I have to delete shit off my Wii-U. Still can't believe even with the Switch Nintendo thinks 32 GB is acceptable.

Mar 6, 2017#42

Eriol

Frank said:
Just got my BotW in the mail.

Yay.

Now I have to delete shit off my Wii-U. Still can't believe even with the Switch Nintendo thinks 32 GB is acceptable.

Honestly, I'd rather they leave it as 32GB and include the expansion port (which they did) so I can buy another 64GB (or much much more) for a reasonable price, rather than adding hundreds of dollars to the price for the 64GB option as so many phones/tablets do.

Mar 6, 2017#43

Far

Save information apparently can only be stored on that system memory though. 32 is not enough if you aren't going to allow other options.

In regards to saving the actual game on the system instead of carrying around the cartridge, apparently there is a Dragon Quest game announced for Japan that already will not fit on the thing without external storage. I love Nintendo and it's stuff but that's just disappointing.

Mar 7, 2017#44

Frank

That's all well and good for the Switch, but that's fucking insane that they did it with the Wii-U.

32 gigs that was filled when I bought my model because it came preloaded with Smash Bros and Splatoon. I had 4 gigs left. Add in some save and updates and I literally had to delete Smash Bros in order to play Zelda.

Mar 7, 2017#45

Sparhawk

So I'm really starting to make some progress on Zelda, but my daughter went to start a game of her own and it had issues when she first set it up and she had to restart after about 30 minutes because it wasn't giving her any quests to complete.

I've been very pleased with the Switch so far.

Mar 7, 2017#46

Dei

I've been sharing Zelda time with my husband. But only when I get stuck on something, so that I don't get frustrated.

(Separate games, we aren't sharing one save, gross)

Mar 7, 2017#47

GasBandit

Dei said:
(Separate games, we aren't sharing one save, gross)

How can you say you love him if you can't even play his save?

Mar 7, 2017#48

Dei

As an aside, maybe instead of calling the thread Switch + Zelda, we should split them into their own threads.

I got 1, 2, Switch, Bomberman, and Snipperclips for the Switch, mostly for my kids. I can't wait for my son to wreck me at Bomberman.

Mar 7, 2017#49

Frank

Hey guys, this Zelda game is pretty good.

And here's my heretical confession. I have NEVER liked a 3D Zelda game before.

Though the weapon degredation thing is bananas.

Mar 7, 2017#50

Hailey Knight

Dei said:
As an aside, maybe instead of calling the thread Switch + Zelda, we should split them into their own threads.

I got 1, 2, Switch, Bomberman, and Snipperclips for the Switch, mostly for my kids. I can't wait for my son to wreck me at Bomberman.

'
I'd separate them if it were in my power, but all I can do as the thread starter is change the title.

Maybe our friendly neighborhood @GasBandit could help us.

Mar 7, 2017#51

GasBandit

Zero Esc said:
'
I'd separate them if it were in my power, but all I can do as the thread starter is change the title.

Maybe our friendly neighborhood @GasBandit could help us.

Grumble grumble, gimme a minute.

Mar 7, 2017#52

Frank

ZELDA GOOD!

I like when Zelda swings the swords at the goblin boys. I don't like it when Zelda's sword breaks after like 5 uses.

I almost killed that huge rock guy in the starting area when I first found him, then he sort of shrugged and I was instagibbed. Poor Zelda didn't stand a chance.

Mar 7, 2017#53

Hailey Knight

I was in Hyrule Field using the magnet to move giant metal blocks to cross the river when I was shot at by Bokoblins. So I swung the metal block over to their tree fort and started mashing them with it

my tree fort now, mother fuckers!

I also went toward the castle WAAAY too early just to get the area map. Dodging those laser spiders just to get there, and then ducking and dodging their lasers while climbing the tower is the most harried I've felt in a Zelda game since I was a kid and the nighttime skeletons in Ocarina were an actual threat.

Mar 7, 2017#54

Dei

Zero Esc said:
I was in Hyrule Field using the magnet to move giant metal blocks to cross the river when I was shot at by Bokoblins. So I swung the metal block over to their tree fort and started mashing them with it my tree fort now, mother fuckers!

I also went toward the castle WAAAY too early just to get the area map. Dodging those laser spiders just to get there, and then ducking and dodging their lasers while climbing the tower is the most harried I've felt in a Zelda game since I was a kid and the nighttime skeletons in Ocarina were an actual threat.

I stocked up on fairies and died my way to the top of that tower.

Mar 7, 2017#55

MindDetective

Frank said:
ZELDA GOOD!

I like when Zelda swings the swords at the goblin boys. I don't like it when Zelda's sword breaks after like 5 uses.

I almost killed that huge rock guy in the starting area when I first found him, then he sort of shrugged and I was instagibbed. Poor Zelda didn't stand a chance.

I am not with it re: the latest Nintendo whatsiwhozits, but is Zelda the protagonist this time or is it Link?

Mar 7, 2017#56

Hailey Knight

MindDetective said:
I am not with it re: the latest Nintendo whatsiwhozits, but is Zelda the protagonist this time or is it Link?

It's Link. Frank is on the hooch.

Mar 7, 2017#57

Frank

Mar 7, 2017#58

Sparhawk

Got a horse (of course named her Epona) upgrades to the iphone/android tablet, and now it's time for bed. I have to limit myself, I'd stay up all night playing this...

Mar 7, 2017#59

Frank

I hate my horse. He sucks ass.

I have to keep riding to make him suck less. I don't want to ride him.

Mar 7, 2017#60

PatrThom

Frank said:
I don't like it when Zelda's [sic] sword breaks after like 5 uses.

Don't ever play Ocarina of Time, then. Stupid giant sword.

Dei said:
I stocked up on fairies and died my way to the top of that tower.

--Patrick

Mar 8, 2017#61

Frank

I just lost my first significant amount of progress.

Eventide Island. It doesn't autosave there, so I lost an hour or so, about 20 new compendium entries and a tough battle. When the game has been so good about autosaves to suddenly stop for a tough area hurts.[DOUBLEPOST=1488955525,1488955401][/DOUBLEPOST]Also, the music is very sparse and kind of weak so far.

I miss Link to the Past's incredible score.

Mar 8, 2017#62

Hailey Knight

Late nights at work are keeping me from over-playing.

This game world is enormous. It's so much fun to run around in that I end up accomplishing very little in an evening.

Mar 8, 2017#63

Eriol

Zero Esc said:
I also went toward the castle WAAAY too early just to get the area map. Dodging those laser spiders just to get there, and then ducking and dodging their lasers while climbing the tower is the most harried I've felt in a Zelda game since I was a kid and the nighttime skeletons in Ocarina were an actual threat.

I did that. Died about 3 times going up, but was able to do it without faeries or anything (only 4 hearts!). Was thrilling though. I also liked the multi-part shrine to the SW of there. Nice set of challenges.

Zero Esc said:
Late nights at work are keeping me from over-playing.

This game world is enormous. It's so much fun to run around in that I end up accomplishing very little in an evening.

This. If only I didn't have to work OR help unpack a house after moving. Both are impacting my time in a very bad way.

Mar 8, 2017#64

Terrik

I keep getting lost in the world. I can't make it to kakariko village because I get so damned distracted shooting wild boars, destroying outposts and cutting down trees for the lulz.

Mar 8, 2017#65

Hailey Knight

Terrik said:
I keep getting lost in the world. I can't make it to kakariko village because I get so damned distracted shooting wild boars, destroying outposts and cutting down trees for the lulz.

I forced myself to go there last night, but even then I got distracted by magical stolen maracas, so I'm only saved at the shrine above the town. That whole sweeping wilderness to the east was calling to me though :/.

Mar 8, 2017#66

Eriol

Zero Esc said:
I forced myself to go there last night, but even then I got distracted by magical stolen maracas, so I'm only saved at the shrine above the town. That whole sweeping wilderness to the east was calling to me though :/.

FYI the next place to locate the maracas of awesomeness is the hyrule field stable, right by the river. Allowed 4-5 upgrades that next time, which is awesome.

Not sure where the guy is next, but I'm also out of seeds, so it's OK for now.

Mar 8, 2017#67

Dei

I'm on the way to my second Divine Beast. I wonder if it will be like the first one I did, where the trip there is harder than the actual dungeon.

I also found the location of the Master Sword, but I can't pull it yet.

Mar 8, 2017#68

Eriol

Dei said:
I also found the location of the Master Sword, but I can't pull it yet.

I read a spoiler that says you need 13 hearts to do so. Dunno if that's right, but there you are.

Mar 8, 2017#69

Dei

Eriol said:
I read a spoiler that says you need 13 hearts to do so. Dunno if that's right, but there you are.

Yep, my son read the same one and made sure to tell me that as soon as I found it.[DOUBLEPOST=1488996726,1488996691][/DOUBLEPOST]

Mar 8, 2017#70

Dei

Speaking of the trip to my second Divine Beast...

Fuck Escort Quests.

Mar 8, 2017#71

Eriol

Dei said:
Fuck Escort Quests.

In every game ever. Unless they're literally invincible, then it's SOMEWHAT tolerable. In all other cases, "Go sit in this armored box. I'll kill everything between where we are, and where we need to go, and then I'll be back for you." And even then it can get fucked up.

The most egregious example was the "escort" quest in Oblivion where you needed to "teach" the local gang (noble's son and his gang) how to close an Oblivion Gate. Because of their tendancy to hit monsters off of bridges into lava and then follow them into the lava I resorted to console commands to just kill everything that spawned as soon as it did, or else they'd continually kill themselves.

Mar 8, 2017#72

Dei

This one is less "keep him alive" and more "keep him from blundering into something that will kill you both."

Mar 8, 2017#73

GasBandit

I know Bioshock 2 was one never-ending escort quest, but I really liked being a big daddy, and being able to set traps and stuff for the splicers that were gonna come after my little sister.

Mar 8, 2017#74

Frank

I should do some main quests instead of dicking around so much. I hadn't even found the big fairy shrine until just recently. NOW, I'm like 2000% more survivable. No more losing like 5 hearts from every enemy that sneezes at me. Life is better.

Mar 8, 2017#75

Dei

I'm annoyed that I just spent 3500 rupees on Fire resist gear and the starting armor is 3. But it is what it is.

Also my husband is playing this like he plays Dishonored and it kills me. Every time I use stealth I get annoyed. It's a Zelda game, I just want to charge in and wreck face.

Mar 8, 2017#76

Hailey Knight

Dei said:
Also my husband is playing this like he plays Dishonored and it kills me. Every time I use stealth I get annoyed. It's a Zelda game, I just want to charge in and wreck face.

Slipping around those mechanical laser spiders gives a new meaning to Shadow Link.

Mar 8, 2017#77

Dei

Zero Esc said:
Slipping around those mechanical laser spiders gives a new meaning to Shadow Link.

I snuck my horse around one on Death Mountain, just to end up having to leave her behind anyways. :'(

Mar 8, 2017#78

Dei

This game is definitely pushing the Wii U a little too hard, I had a couple of instances on Death Mountain where the game just locked up for a few seconds because there was too much going on.

Mar 8, 2017#79

Frank

So far the worst of it for me is Kakariko village. Really chugs there.

Mar 9, 2017#80

Dei

I also randomly have problems with controller sensitivity going haywire. I thought it might have been the gamepad so I swapped to the pro controller and it's better, but it still randomly has the problem. I wish I had waited for the Switch version in a way. I *could* still get it, but I have way too many hours sunk into this game to be willing to start over. I'll probably just get the Switch version next time I feel like starting a new playthrough.

In other news, I have defeated my second Divine Beast, found my third great fairy, and am at 11 hearts. I'm currently shrine hunting to try to get those last two hearts I need to pull the Master Sword before I go for my 3rd Divine Beast. I could have it already, but I got three very needed stamina upgrades before I realized I needed hearts for the Master Sword.

Mar 9, 2017#81

Frank

Well, apparently the game doesn't run great on the Switch either unless you're in portable mode. Switch just can't handle 1080p properly.

Mar 9, 2017#82

Dei

If I had the Switch version, I'd be bringing it with me everywhere. I already have a battery pack as well as an outlet in my car.

Mar 9, 2017#83

Hailey Knight

Shit, I wish I'd thought of swapping to the pro controller. There's nothing for me on this damn screen.

I've had so little time to play this week.

Mar 9, 2017#84

Far

Count me for one using the pro controller over the pad.

Mar 9, 2017#85

Hailey Knight

Far said:
Count me for one using the pro controller over the pad.

Gonna do that instead when I play tonight. Thing's been collecting dust since we last played Mario Kart 8 ... probably over a year ago.

Mar 9, 2017#86

Far

Zero Esc said:
Gonna do that instead when I play tonight. Thing's been collecting dust since we last played Mario Kart 8 ... probably over a year ago.

I turned off aiming with the pad right away anyway and then remembered I had the controller sitting in our controller trunk. Figured I might as well try it out and am really liking it compared to the pad. Granted I've only played about an hour so far.

Mar 9, 2017#87

PatrThom

Now we REALLY know it's popular.

--Patrick

Mar 9, 2017#88

Frank

Oh man, the rain can be aggravating. I'm racing up this mountain to collect a nut, my time is running low, but I can do it. SUDDENLY, the rocks are slick and I can't scale it in time. SIIIIIIIIIGH.

But this game is good. Great. De best.

Mar 9, 2017#89

PatrThom

Frank said:
Oh man, the rain can be aggravating. I'm racing up this mountain to collect a nut, my time is running low, but I can do it. SUDDENLY, the rocks are slick and I can't scale it in time. SIIIIIIIIIGH.

"Replayability."

--Patrick

Mar 10, 2017#90

Dei

Whoever decided that motion control tilt tables were a good idea should be fired.

Mar 10, 2017#91

Hailey Knight

I prefer motion control aiming, but otherwise the button layout is better for this on the Pro.

Mar 10, 2017#92

Far

Zero Esc said:
I prefer motion control aiming, but otherwise the button layout is better for this on the Pro.

Were you using the game pad to view the video or playing on the TV? I found the disconnect of using the TV and trying to aim with the pad very jarring.

Mar 10, 2017#93

Hailey Knight

Far said:
We're you using the game pad to view the video or playing on the TV? I found the disconnect of using the TV and trying to aim with the pad very jarring.

I look at the TV and aim with the pad. Doesn't bother me, probably thanks to Splatoon requiring it be done that way.

Mar 10, 2017#94

Frank

Dei said:
Whoever decided that motion control tilt tables were a good idea should be fired.

The God damn minigolf tilt shrine can eat all the ass.

Mar 10, 2017#95

Ravenpoe

In a bout of optimism, I purchased breath of the wild. Someday I'll be able to buy a switch to play it on.

Mar 10, 2017#96

PatrThom

Ravenpoe said:
In a bout of optimism, I purchased breath of the wild. Someday I'll be able to buy a switch to play it on.

Well, while you're waiting, don't lick it.

--Patrick

Mar 11, 2017#97

Ravenpoe

PatrThom said:
Well, while you're waiting, don't lick it.

--Patrick

Too late. It's pretty nasty

Mar 11, 2017#98

Terrik

Mar 12, 2017#99

Dei

Checked my playtime for the last week. 61 hours. If my husband didn't have 25, my playtime would probably be 86.

Also, 3 Divine Beasts down. Still looking for two more picture memories, not sure I can even get one of them yet without dying.

Mar 12, 2017#100

Ravenpoe

So, yeah... This game is pretty good. And hard.

Mar 12, 2017#101

figmentPez

I just watched a speedrun that was under an hour. :confused:

Mar 12, 2017#102

Ravenpoe

figmentPez said:
I just watched a speedrun that was under an hour.

I'm pretty sure once you do the opening area and the four shrines that if you want to run straight to ganon and fight him with a stick, you can.

Mar 12, 2017#103

Hailey Knight

figmentPez said:
I just watched a speedrun that was under an hour.

That stuff weirds me out. It took me probably 60 hours to get through Dark Souls on my first playthrough, and then to hear the speedrun record is 45 minutes just sounds insane.[DOUBLEPOST=1489320963,1489320927][/DOUBLEPOST]

Ravenpoe said:
I'm pretty sure once you do the opening area and the four shrines that if you want to run straight to ganon and fight him with a stick, you can.

I remember them saying at E3 that you could head to the end anytime you want, but it would be unwise.

Mar 12, 2017#104

Ravenpoe

Zero Esc said:
That stuff weirds me out. It took me probably 60 hours to get through Dark Souls on my first playthrough, and then to hear the speedrun record is 45 minutes just sounds insane.[DOUBLEPOST=1489320963,1489320927][/DOUBLEPOST]

I remember them saying at E3 that you could head to the end anytime you want, but it would be unwise.

It really depends on how you want to qualify "beating" the game. In this scenario, the majority of the game is unplayed.

To put it into perspective, I had hundreds of hours of play time in Morrowind, a game which can be "beaten" in literally 15 minutes

Mar 12, 2017#105

Hailey Knight

Ravenpoe said:
It really depends on how you want to qualify "beating" the game. In this scenario, the majority of the game is unplayed.

To put it into perspective, I had hundreds of hours of play time in Morrowind, a game which can be "beaten" in literally 15 minutes

It's still beating it since you reach the end, but it's missing the point.

But the speedrun community has their own strange sub-culture and rules in gaming that seems focused on a lot of shit that's really not important, at least to me. Half-A press and that kind of nonsense.

Mar 12, 2017#106

figmentPez

Ravenpoe said:
I'm pretty sure once you do the opening area and the four shrines that if you want to run straight to ganon and fight him with a stick, you can.

Aside from the stick thing, yeah, that's pretty much what this run did. No clothing, and only three hearts, but he did pick up shields and weapons along the path to Ganon, most of which broke at some point during the fight.

Speaking of the final fight with Ganon:

I was getting some serious Dark Souls vibes from his final form.

Mar 12, 2017#107

PatrThom

Ravenpoe said:
Morrowind, a game which can be "beaten" in literally 15 minutes

Or less, if you're willing to literally push the boundaries.

--Patrick

Mar 12, 2017#108

Frank

Man, so, my habit of not taking the beaten path is causing me to miss so much stuff. I generally explore weird nooks and crannies, but I literally didn't find Hestu before I pulled the Master Sword and had like 56 Korok seeds.

Mar 12, 2017#109

Hailey Knight

Though I made the trek to Zora's Domain yesterday, I decided to head back from one stable in hope of finding Hatenko, which worked out mostly well. Did some stuff with that, but then I went to do a sidequest and got side-track. Ended up making and hopping ice pillars across a bay to reach a shrine on an island, where it was a trial of strength, robot version IV I think? Anyway, my equipment was absolute shit compared to his, but after figuring out the dodge stuff again and wearing down all my shields and most of my weapons, I was able to get him.

Now I'm in well-earned climbing gear and my only non-guardian weapon is a farmer's hoe, but it was all worth it.

I'm at 17.5 hours. I don't expect to have this game beat for a long while since I'm not playing it daily, and I'll sure to be taking a break when Dark Souls 3 DLC drops, and then late Christmas present from my aunts a week later, Persona 5.

Mar 13, 2017#110

Eriol

One divine beast "liberated" now. I have no idea which to go to next though, as when I got the Death Mountain tower earlier, jumping off almost-immediately got me the "hot area" problem, so I don't think I'll return there right now, as beyond potions/food (which can run out) I don't have any anti-hot clothing. Also there's a guardian on the road, and considering those guys are still near-instant death (when do they become "not" that btw?) I think I shouldn't go that way. I'll probably just do a bunch of sidequests in Zora's Domain and such, get more shrines, etc. Generally wander about.

Anybody know where to get "the other two" parts of the Zora Armour? I remember somebody (in-game) mentioned in passing the helmet was somewhere around Zora's domain (hell if I remember where), but pants/flippers would be nice too.

Mar 13, 2017#111

Terrik

I'm still wandering around aimlessly. One day, I'll do an objective.

Mar 13, 2017#112

Ravenpoe

Terrik said:
I'm still wandering around aimlessly. One day, I'll do an objective.

And you might even play some video games

Mar 13, 2017#113

GasBandit

Ravenpoe said:
And you might even play some video games

Mar 13, 2017#114

SpecialKO

Zero Esc said:
Anyway, my equipment was absolute shit compared to his, but after figuring out the dodge stuff again and wearing down all my shields and most of my weapons, I was able to get him.

I dunno if other people have had the same experience, but I found that if I load up on a 3x defense meal beforehand, even the "major" guardians in the trials and most mini-bosses in the overland do very little damage (haven't gotten shot by an overland guardian yet under that circumstance), so I can keep my meaner 2H weapons at the ready the whole time. Then if they finally chip away my health to the danger zone, I usually pop a full-hearts + extra hearts meal, and I'm good to go (plus, I make sure to always run with 4 fairies).

(and I don't do bosses while the Zora Champ skill is on CD)

Eriol said:
Anybody know where to get "the other two" parts of the Zora Armour? I remember somebody (in-game) mentioned in passing the helmet was somewhere around Zora's domain (hell if I remember where), but pants/flippers would be nice too.

If you turn left at the top of the area where you turn right to get to the Red Lynel (at the top of the three waterfalls), you get to a small lake with some ruins in it, the helm is in a chest under the water.

The legs come from the quest to take a picture of the Red Lynel and bring it back to one of the Zora that you run into on your way out of town. If you killed it already, I would just wait for a Blood Moon to respawn it.

Mar 13, 2017#115

Dei

I got all four beasts and all the memory spots, then went and killed Ganon last night. I still have lots of random stuff to do, but after ~70 hours I felt like making a run at the ending. I found it very short and unsatisfying, but at least I'm having fun with the rest of the game.

Re: Death Mountain.

You can sneak around the lone guardian on the road there. You will need to food/potion your way up, because flame resist gear (NOT heat resist) isn't available until you get to Goron City.

As for Overworld Guardians

Once you find the Ancient Akala Tech Lab run by Robbie you can start killing guardians fairly easily. Guardian Arrows in particular will let you one shot them if you hit them in the eye as they are aiming at you.

Mar 13, 2017#116

Eriol

I "withdrew" from the Akala region (at least I think that's where it is in the North-East) because I saw flying guardians around the tower, and was scared.

Thanks for all the advice though. I appreciate it.

Mar 13, 2017#117

Frank

Man, once you "get" how to fight stalker guardians, they definitely stop being the boogeymen they once were. They go from "run, run, run" to "C'mere AND GIMME YOUR COGS." in like one step.

Mar 13, 2017#118

PatrThom

GasBandit said:

Ouch, my epilepsy.

--Patrick

Mar 13, 2017#119

Mathias

Frank said:
The God damn minigolf tilt shrine can eat all the ass.

you can cheat. Turn the maze upside down.

Mar 13, 2017#120

Dei

Mathias said:
you can cheat. Turn the maze upside down.

I don't know if that's the one he's talking about. There's at least one I can think of that is blatantly mini golf, putter and all.

Mar 13, 2017#121

Hailey Knight

For the tilting pad maze, you can sit the end of it against where the ball comes out, then swing it to where it's supposed to go. Completely circumvent the maze.

For the one where you need to swing your hammer like a crochet mallet against the time-frozen ball to hit it across the water, into the hole there, that one just sucks. You have to hit it in a straight line, nothing less.

Mar 13, 2017#122

Dei

Zero Esc said:
For the tilting pad maze, you can sit the end of it against where the ball comes out, then swing it to where it's supposed to go. Completely circumvent the maze.

For the one where you need to swing your hammer like a crochet mallet against the time-frozen ball to hit it across the water, into the hole there, that one just sucks. You have to hit it in a straight line, nothing less.

That isn't even the worst tilt table puzzle. There's one that is FAAAAAAAAR more annoying. But it couldn't be called a mini golf puzzle, so I know that isn't the one being talked about.

For the putter one, I set the game pad on a flat surface, hit the button to start it, then just picked up one end and set it back down.

Mar 13, 2017#123

Terrik

I hated the...er....Hateno temple puzzle, but I did eventually get it. Still, it took me 40 minutes *grumble*.

Mar 13, 2017#124

Dei

Terrik said:
I hated the...er....Hateno temple puzzle, but I did eventually get it. Still, it took me 40 minutes *grumble*.

That's the one that you can just flip it upside down.

Mar 13, 2017#125

Terrik

Dei said:
That's the one that you can just flip it upside down.

Yeah well, its a little harder to do when on handheld mode >_<

Mar 13, 2017#126

Hailey Knight

Terrik said:
I hated the...er....Hateno temple puzzle, but I did eventually get it. Still, it took me 40 minutes *grumble*.

What Dei said. Just point the "end" of the maze upward where the ball comes out if you dropped it, and then you're practically done at the beginning.

But I guess that information is no longer useful to you

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Terrik said:
Yeah well, its a little harder to do when on handheld mode >_<

Then quit playing while driving!

Mar 13, 2017#127

Terrik

Well I did it the legit way.

Which makes me..uhm..more...legit? Is this how it works?

Mar 13, 2017#128

Dei

Please, they totally expect you to do it that way. I say this because there's a later tilt table puzzle that has spikes all over the bottom so that you CAN'T do that.

Mar 13, 2017#129

Terrik

Yes, but the way they expected was hard. I should have gotten two shadow orbs for my troubles.

Mar 14, 2017#130

Frank

3 slots, 3 balls, no roof to the platform.

Fuck that one. Hard.

At this point though, every time they let me know ahead of time that I'm gonna need to go and grab the gamepad instead of the pro controller I'm already mad

Mar 14, 2017#131

Hailey Knight

I'm just not as far in the game as you guys so I haven't seen the true trials and tribulations. I honestly don't expect to have this finished for a couple of months at the rate I play, plus with interruptions (Dark Souls 3 DLC, Persona 5, in-laws visiting :mad:

) coming down the pipe.

Mar 14, 2017#132

figmentPez

Frank said:
3 slots, 3 balls, no roof to the platform.

Fuck that one. Hard.

Nick's prom night?

Mar 15, 2017#133

Frank

Some folk have found all 900 Korok seeds. Hestu gives you a reward.

And it's the perfect depiction of achievement culture in games.

Mar 15, 2017#134

GasBandit

Mar 16, 2017#135

GasBandit

Hey! Excuuuuuuuuse me, Princess!

Mar 18, 2017#136

Far

Finished Horizon so now I'm all aboard this train.

And I've started a grassfire and cooked myself...

Mar 18, 2017#137

Hailey Knight

Far said:
Finished Horizon so now I'm all aboard this train.

And I've started a grassfire and cooked myself...

I did not take into account fire would have any environment impact until I was stuck in a field of dry grass while bokoblins chased me with blazing torches

Also, I said it before and I'll say it again THIS GAME SO GODDAMN BIG. I went up that mountain behind Zora's Domain, and was just like ... vast countryside sprawling to the coast, and then all the way to the volcano. And that's all just in the upper northeast section of the game. I have yet to set foot in the north, west, or south. It's just mind-boggling.

I'm finally in the water dungeon, but it was too late at night when I got there to really see what it was about. It feels weird getting to a dungeon after all the open world stuff. And here I was worried Nintendo wouldn't know how to do an enjoyable open world; never thought I'd be perfectly fine playing a Zelda game for over 20 hours before reaching a dungeon. The mini-dungeon shrines help though.

Mar 19, 2017#138

Hailey Knight

Knocked a bokoblin off a horse and took the horse. I intended this to just be a quick way to escape the monster horde ahead.

Turned out this horse is the most well-behaved I've encountered. I thought before that the horse controls were shit--nope, I just had shitty horses. Took this one to the stable, already at Max Bond, maybe for rescuing from the bokoblins.

Mar 19, 2017#139

Dei

Zero Esc said:
Knocked a bokoblin off a horse and took the horse. I intended this to just be a quick way to escape the monster horde ahead.

Turned out this horse is the most well-behaved I've encountered. I thought before that the horse controls were shit--nope, I just had shitty horses. Took this one to the stable, already at Max Bond, maybe for rescuing from the bokoblins.

Horse controls are fine, but if you're near the road they'll try to follow it by default, which can make controls feel janky.

Mar 19, 2017#140

Ravenpoe

Dei said:
Horse controls are fine, but if you're near the road they'll try to follow it by default, which can make controls feel janky.

There are also shitty horses. I have one. He might just be mad that I named him Horseface

Mar 19, 2017#141

Dei

Ravenpoe said:
There are also shitty horses. I have one. He might just be mad that I named him Horseface

I've had a lot of horses, all of them have been fine once their bond is maxed.

Mar 19, 2017#142

Sparhawk

No problems once the bond is set, before that, willful horse.

Mar 19, 2017#143

Hailey Knight

Okay, then I don't feel like earning the horse's love beyond rescuing it. Which was all it took this time, so this is now my main horse.

She kicked a Moblin in the gut. She's a good horse.

Mar 19, 2017#144

PatrThom

Ravenpoe said:
There are also shitty horses. I have one. He might just be mad that I named him Horseface

At least you didn't name him Sarah.

--Patrick

Mar 19, 2017#145

Sparhawk

Uhmmm, what if I named three different horses Sarah, Jessica, and Parker? Is that bad?

Mar 20, 2017#146

Eriol

Here's the key to controlling horses: DON'T HOLD FORWARD. Seriously, just don't. Only use left and right a bit, and "A" to accellerate. You need to hold back on the stick to get it to slow down, but that's it.

Serious steering problems before. Now fine!

Mar 20, 2017#147

PatrThom

Eriol said:
Here's the key to controlling horses: DON'T HOLD FORWARD. Seriously, just don't. Only use left and right a bit, and "A" to accellerate. You need to hold back on the stick to get it to slow down, but that's it.

Serious steering problems before. Now fine!

Really, if you've played Shadow of the Colossus, you learn this pretty quickly. If not, you get forcibly dismounted and die a lot.

--Patrick

Mar 21, 2017#148

Hailey Knight

PatrThom said:
Really, if you've played Shadow of the Colossus, you learn this pretty quickly. If not, you get forcibly dismounted and die a lot.

--Patrick

It does feel a lot like that, although in Shadow of the Colossus, while Aggro would fight you a lot, it was pretty clear this was Aggro being too big a horse for Wander. When push came to shove, Aggro would do what you needed her to do, like the few colossi that were best attacked on horseback. The horses in Breath of the Wild will give you shit until you earn their love, then be easy to coast. I hold forward on my new horse and it works out fine because we have MAX BOND.

Mar 22, 2017#149

Gruebeard

Sparhawk said:
Uhmmm, what if I named three different horses Sarah, Jessica, and Parker? Is that bad?

Hello, Mr Broderick.

Mar 22, 2017#150

Frank

I'm coming home soon to finish this biiiiiitch! God damn week long hospital stays ruining my Zeldaing.

Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk

Mar 23, 2017#151

grub

anyone else getting disk read errors on a perfect disk? I'm going to trade it in for a new copy tomorrow at ebgames.

Mar 23, 2017#152

Eriol

grub said:
anyone else getting disk read errors on a perfect disk? I'm going to trade it in for a new copy tomorrow at ebgames.

Disk? Since when did it come on a hard disk drive? Or do you mean a Digital Video Disc? The latter is (essentially) what WiiU games were I thought, or are they a blu-ray variant?

Yes I'm being pedantic. It's always annoyed me how people screw those two spellings up, though I'm willing to bet that there is no reason for a difference historically, that somebody misspelled one of them officially, and then ran with it forevermore. Or something more "just weird" and national as wikipedia reports.

Mar 23, 2017#153

grub

I replaced my surge protector and the issues seems to have disappeared. The console is also running cooler. I read that could be the cause but didn't believe it.

Mar 23, 2017#154

grub

Spoke too soon. Same issue still.

Mar 27, 2017#155

GasBandit

Mar 27, 2017#156

Frank

117 shrines found.

These last three are aggravating me.

Mar 27, 2017#157

Sparhawk

At my first Divine Beast, gotta go back up the mountain to get just a few more shock arrows... I don't wanna do it... that thing irritates me.

Mar 28, 2017#158

Far

That Lynel was what finally taught me how to backflip/flurry strike properly. The shrine where it teaches you before was useless. Also if you can peg him in the eyes with an arrow and stun him, jump on his back the same as with horses and you can just wail away at him until your stamina runs out.

That said fuck those things.

Mar 28, 2017#159

Hailey Knight

Far said:
That said fuck those things.

Yeah, that was the awful surprise while paragliding and realizing Lynel is not the only member of his species. They just wander Hyrule, being dickheads.

Mar 29, 2017#160

Far

Teba is bad ass as are the Rito as a whole. However

I'm kinda glad that pompous ass is dead...

Mar 30, 2017#161

figmentPez

Apr 17, 2017#162

Eriol

Ending fight and ending spoilers:

Next-to-requiring perfect guards to kill Ganon isn't fair to those who can't do them reliably. There should have been another method of getting his "shield" down like there was for the fire boss or the thunder boss. Perfect guarding the laser is not an easy thing by a long shot. Given that the ONLY other way to do it (that I've seen online, and did once myself) is Urbosa's Fury, that's just nuts. Perfect parry is something that @Dirona didn't even know EXISTED (she forgot that she did the training shrine in Kakariko because it was so long ago) and given the number of tough mobs with two-handers that it seems "iffy" to use it with (Lynels) it doesn't seem reasonable to me to require it against the end boss when Perfect Dodge was your "go-to" against mobs like that the whole rest of the game. They should have allowed a perfect dodge/flurry strike when dodging something else to have a brief "shields down" moment or SOMETHING else (like ancient arrow to the eye) to bring the shield down. Or maybe when he throws the spear at you, you can pick it up and throw it back to penetrate the shield! That would have been good. Bad boss design there IMO making it so non-obvious what to do.

Beast Ganon was fine, though non-challenging IMO. My biggest enemy in that sequence was the trees. I think they're there only to screw up your horse.

And for the ending yourself when you've won... WTH? After a massively expansive game, you get an ending that is just kinda... you're done? That's IT??? I know most of the game should be about the game not the ending, however, MORE!!! It's just you and Zelda on a cliff saying about how you have to rebuild now. And... nothing. They could EASILY have had the game continue after that point, rather than "warping" you back to the moment before killing Ganon, and leave Zelda in the game as a consultant, source of additional "rebuilding" quests, etc. But they didn't do that, and thus the ending feels kinda "OK... all that for not a lot?" Even a summary of what's happening (based on quest flags) to the various parts of Hyrule would be great. Celebrations in Tarry Town, Kakariko, or wherever, ala A Link to the Past, and/or OOT.

Taking the idea further of Zelda as a consultant, a great path to go down would have been "cleansing" the land. One tower region at a time, have quests to permanently disable the Blood Moon for that area. So once you've cleared the monsters, they're gone. And/or rebuilding quests (especially for the castle & surrounding areas) would have worked. Making it clear that a hero is still useful after Ganon is dead.

I still enjoyed (and am still enjoying) the game, but still, not nearly as strong an ending and/or postlude as the game deserves.

Still, extremely fun game. Don't let my previous comments put you off if you're not playing it yet. GET THIS GAME.

Apr 17, 2017#163

Dei

Eriol said:
Ending fight and ending spoilers:

Next-to-requiring perfect guards to kill Ganon isn't fair to those who can't do them reliably. There should have been another method of getting his "shield" down like there was for the fire boss or the thunder boss. Perfect guarding the laser is not an easy thing by a long shot. Given that the ONLY other way to do it (that I've seen online, and did once myself) is Urbosa's Fury, that's just nuts. Perfect parry is something that @Dirona didn't even know EXISTED (she forgot that she did the training shrine in Kakariko because it was so long ago) and given the number of tough mobs with two-handers that it seems "iffy" to use it with (Lynels) it doesn't seem reasonable to me to require it against the end boss when Perfect Dodge was your "go-to" against mobs like that the whole rest of the game. They should have allowed a perfect dodge/flurry strike when dodging something else to have a brief "shields down" moment or SOMETHING else (like ancient arrow to the eye) to bring the shield down. Or maybe when he throws the spear at you, you can pick it up and throw it back to penetrate the shield! That would have been good. Bad boss design there IMO making it so non-obvious what to do.

Beast Ganon was fine, though non-challenging IMO. My biggest enemy in that sequence was the trees. I think they're there only to screw up your horse.

And for the ending yourself when you've won... WTH? After a massively expansive game, you get an ending that is just kinda... you're done? That's IT??? I know most of the game should be about the game not the ending, however, MORE!!! It's just you and Zelda on a cliff saying about how you have to rebuild now. And... nothing. They could EASILY have had the game continue after that point, rather than "warping" you back to the moment before killing Ganon, and leave Zelda in the game as a consultant, source of additional "rebuilding" quests, etc. But they didn't do that, and thus the ending feels kinda "OK... all that for not a lot?" Even a summary of what's happening (based on quest flags) to the various parts of Hyrule would be great. Celebrations in Tarry Town, Kakariko, or wherever, ala A Link to the Past, and/or OOT.

Taking the idea further of Zelda as a consultant, a great path to go down would have been "cleansing" the land. One tower region at a time, have quests to permanently disable the Blood Moon for that area. So once you've cleared the monsters, they're gone. And/or rebuilding quests (especially for the castle & surrounding areas) would have worked. Making it clear that a hero is still useful after Ganon is dead.

I still enjoyed (and am still enjoying) the game, but still, not nearly as strong an ending and/or postlude as the game deserves.

Still, extremely fun game. Don't let my previous comments put you off if you're not playing it yet. GET THIS GAME.

There's a tiny little bit extra after the credits if you get all the memory spots, but I agree that the ending was lackluster

Apr 17, 2017#164

Sparhawk

August will see the first DLC pack for the game.

Apr 17, 2017#165

Eriol

Dei said:
There's a tiny little bit extra after the credits if you get all the memory spots, but I agree that the ending was lackluster

I did get all the memories. Can you please be more specific for what you mean? Keep it in spoilers though of course.

Also, I'm assuming there's no way to photograph the "blights" if you forgot to the first time you killed them?

Apr 17, 2017#166

Dei

Eriol said:
I did get all the memories. Can you please be more specific for what you mean? Keep it in spoilers though of course.

Also, I'm assuming there's no way to photograph the "blights" if you forgot to the first time you killed them?

Ahh, needed to reread that slower, BUT that part on the cliff? You only get that if you get all the memories. So even getting the extras is lackluster.

Apr 17, 2017#167

Hailey Knight

I'm still only a quarter through this due to reasons. I even played for three hours this weekend and all I had to show for it was four orbs and some arrows I pilfered from bokoblins.

Apr 17, 2017#168

Bubble181

I'd get the game if I had something to play it on silly exclusives...

Apr 30, 2017#169

GasBandit

Spoilers.

Jul 11, 2017#170

Reverent-one

So, most of the first set of DLC came out a week or two ago, and I just bought it and have tried it out a little. I've beaten the main game on normal and figured I could finish exploring on Master Mode if I decide to stick with it. It's definitely hard mode alright, all enemies have been upgraded to the next step (red to blue to black), with some of the mini-bosses added to new areas (like a Lynel in the middle of the Great Plateau, whew). And on top of that, all enemies will regen health over time if you stop damaging them. While the stronger attacks mean that every fight can turn badly really fast, the enemies all having more health means the early weapons you have start breaking really fast. On the plus side, there are extra treasure chests with some nice gear that help make up for that.

Jul 12, 2017#171

Hailey Knight

*still only 25% through the game* Damn you, Persona 5.

Jul 12, 2017#172

Mathias

Sparhawk said:
At my first Divine Beast, gotta go back up the mountain to get just a few more shock arrows... I don't wanna do it... that thing irritates me.

Easy-mode for this. Buy an ancient arrow. Shoot Senior Lynel, and watch him vanish -leaving you to pick up those sweet, sweet shock arrows.

Jul 12, 2017#173

Eriol

Mathias said:
Easy-mode for this. Buy an ancient arrow. Shoot Senior Lynel, and watch him vanish -leaving you to pick up those sweet, sweet shock arrows.

If you're at that early point in the game, even stationary Guardians are considered "yikes!" then. So even getting to the ancient tech lab is not necessarily the easiest thing.

Later on, obviously not, but you have to remember how damned DANGEROUS the game was early-on.

Jul 12, 2017#174

Reverent-one

On my first playthrough, I didn't even know ancient arrows were a thing at the time, since the Zora beast was the first one I did, what with it being the closest beast to Impa and all. Little did I know that was the hardest one.

Jul 12, 2017#175

Eriol

Reverent-one said:
On my first playthrough, I didn't even know ancient arrows were a thing at the time, since the Zora beast was the first one I did, what with it being the closest beast to Impa and all. Little did I know that was the hardest one.

I wouldn't agree with that. I'd say the Camel/Desert/Thunder one was harder. I didn't have any problems dealing with the ice from the zora one, but if you had problems targeting the crap it was sending, I can see it being rough.

Then again, the Death Mountain one I basically "zapped" most of the way through via master sword beam, and the air one I didn't have any massive problems. But the "use spikes to lightning the guy" mechanic on the thunder one sucked IMO.

Jul 12, 2017#176

Reverent-one

Eriol said:
I basically "zapped" most of the way through via master sword beam

...Wow, I just remembered that was a thing, I've played most of the game totally forgetting it could do that. Granted, I generally played it with the mindset of something like "Do I more hearts than I can count on one hand (and this isn't a boss)? Ok, I'm good", which doesn't work well with needing to be a full health to use that ability.

Nov 6, 2017#177

Hailey Knight

I made it to the desert, my second major area of the game.

Dec 8, 2017#178

PatrThom

Wait, you get Eponacycles now?

--Patrick

Dec 8, 2017#179

Eriol

PatrThom said:
Wait, you get Eponacycles now?

--Patrick

This one embeds:

And.. ya. Interesting.

Jan 21, 2018#180

Covar

I’m wondering when this game becomes fun.

So far I’m just being constantly reminded that I should never buy Dark Souls.

Jan 21, 2018#181

Ravenpoe

Covar said:
I’m wondering when this game becomes fun.

So far I’m just being constantly reminded that I should never buy Dark Souls.

It requires you to not assume combat is trivial, which can take some getting used to if you're used to just destroying everything in past zelda games. Once you get a handle on the combat it's not that hard, though.

Jan 21, 2018#182

Hailey Knight

At some point, some day, I will jump back in and finish this.

Jan 22, 2018#183

Frank

Wish I hadn't bought it on Wii-U and just waited and got it for Switch. My Wii-U is tucked away and I just can't be bothered to hook it back up. I'm also loathe to buy games more than once.

I too want to finish it since all I had left to do was Hyrule Castle and some shrine hunting. And the DLC, which I bought.

Jan 22, 2018#184

Eriol

Frank said:
Wish I hadn't bought it on Wii-U and just waited and got it for Switch. My Wii-U is tucked away and I just can't be bothered to hook it back up. I'm also loathe to buy games more than once.

I too want to finish it since all I had left to do was Hyrule Castle and some shrine hunting. And the DLC, which I bought.

When the final DLC came out, I picked it back up... and was promptly getting pwned by everything. I decided to start anew, which worked, and went through the whole thing. Was fun the 2nd time too.

"Pro" tip: Don't wait to go to Hyrule Castle until the end of the game. There's some really great loot in there (royal guard weapons) that's useful in the harder areas like Gerudo Highlands and Hebra. The main thing is you have to know how to either fight, or avoid stationary guardians. Once you can do that, you're good for exploring most of it, since you can do most of the interior without fighting those.

Also, one tip above all other: UPGRADE YOUR ARMOUR. Get to be those faeries' best friend. Each point of defense is literally one-quarter less damage you take from every hit from everything (except lynel explosions, which pierce armor.. either that or those explosions are nuts), minimum 1/4 heart damage. So an armor rating of 10 means each hit from a weapon of 10 or under does 1/4 heart only. A weapon which does 20 (5 full hearts) would only do 2.5 hearts damage per hit to you. By endgame your rating can be in the 80s, but it makes a HUGE difference to survivability.

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