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[-Zelda-]

I recently completed the game, but it was so frustrating many times. I like this game, but lots of enemies hit like a truck in this game taking off large amounts of health. Never had this much trouble in a Zelda game before now. Especially since I focused on getting two stamina wheels before working on hearts. Without stamina, you can't explore to increase inventory size via koroks and shrines for orbs, but without hearts and monster parts for upgrading armor, you can't survive the exploration.

 

[DEAD ORIGINAL]

Can't you become overpowered.

 

[-Zelda-]

Can't you become overpowered.

Eventually, yeah. Through cooking.

 

[Gaiff]

The only other Zelda games that were mildly challenging were AoL and MM.

 

[Rentahamster]

I don't recall the combat in any of the Zelda games I've played to be particularly challenging. If anything, it was too easy.

 

[Alexios]

It's only tough when a boss isn't as intuitive to figure out its weakness as previous games where you could see what you were supposed to do even if actually doing it was a bit tricky since it was generally a unique method for each. Otherwise it's a cakewalk like any other.

 

[DEAD ORIGINAL]

The only other Zelda games that were mildly challenging were AoL and MM.

Majora's mask was tough as a kid that ominous music

 

[Thabass]

The only other Zelda games that were mildly challenging were AoL and MM.

MM was challenging? I'd say Link to the Past was pretty challenging, but not by much. Zelda 2 will always be there too.

 

[Azelover]

I have to make a confession, I actually don't like BotW. I can see how amazing it is, and what a marvel it is technically, but I just don't have fun with it.

It surprised me too, because I am a huge fan of most Zeldas. I'm gonna try TotK, but I won't buy it upfront like I did with BotW.

 

[Kilau]

Eventually, yeah. Through cooking.

So just like real life.

 

[kunonabi]

Just abuse cooking, deflect, and flurry rush and combat in botw/TotK really isn't that bad. Well as long as you have weapons to blow through anyway. Plus you get arrows and elemental attacks for easy stuns too.

 

[Bonfires Down]

They were. The lack of combat difficulty and to some extent puzzle difficulty was a large part of why I zoned out on Wind Waker and Twilight Princess and didn’t bother with Skyward Sword

 

[Kataploom]

Actually, that's the same issues baby had with BOTW at first, the game is very punishing for those that want to go and just swing a sword like they did in older games... But yeah, I haven't been able to beat a Hynox or whatever it's called in English because it one hits me each time

Maybe you're right and enemies are buffed in tokt, but I wished they reduced their health, my problem with BOTW combat is actually enemies are too spongy

 

[E-Cat]

The only other Zelda games that were mildly challenging were AoL and MM.

MM not really.

 

[_Ex_]

Lot of kids in here never played these:

 

[Happosai]

I recently completed the game, but it was so frustrating many times. I like this game, but lots of enemies hit like a truck in this game taking off large amounts of health. Never had this much trouble in a Zelda game before now. Especially since I focused on getting two stamina wheels before working on hearts. Without stamina, you can't explore to increase inventory size via koroks and shrines for orbs, but without hearts and monster parts for upgrading armor, you can't survive the exploration.

It's not bad. Revisited OOT Master Quest last year and parts of that felt almost on par.

 

[Fbh]

Probably. And thank god they did because the lack of difficulty, annoying intro tutorials and constant reminders of even the most basic of concepts was one of the biggest issues with many of the older 3D Zeldas. It's like Nintendo always expected that 90% of the people playing a new 3D Zelda had never played another videogame in their life

 

[DevilMayFlyForAWhiteGuy]

Even though I still love Twilight Princess, I always disliked how it had so many cool moves you could learn, yet they were completely unnecessary to use against most enemies except for fighting the Darknuts near the end of the game.

The Darknuts were always the most fun to fight and I wondered why there couldn’t be more enemies like them or a game that centered around fights like that. Then I played Dark Souls later and that scratched that itch.

Granted Skyward Sword had more enemy encounters that took skill and were fun, the caveat being having to deal with the finicky motion controls that are fun when they work, but horrible when they don’t.

 

[ssringo]

Lot of kids in here never played these:

Still have the partially filled map that came with the first one with my childish scribbles trying to fill in the rest sitting in storage.

 

[Pejo]

Sounds like somebody hasn't been visiting their armor mommies.

Spoiler: blow job

I don't think I've died from combat more than 1-2 times in all the hours I've played. Boy do I wish the game had better targeting options for lock on in big groups though.

 

[near]

Zelda has never really catered to a casual audience.

 

[Woopah]

Lot of kids in here never played these:

I really want From Software to do a remake of Zelda 2.

 

[Gaiff]

Majora's mask was tough as a kid that ominous music

MM was challenging? I'd say Link to the Past was pretty challenging, but not by much. Zelda 2 will always be there too.

MM not really.

I said mildly. It's probably the second or third most-challenging Zelda which isn't saying much but it's a heck of a lot above OOT where enemies literally take turns attacking you like in some 70s Kung Fu movie. The time mechanic can also add to the difficulty because you gotta manage it properly (not that it's hard to do). And it's also a lot more cryptic than most Zelda games so finding making your way through the game requires a fair bit more thought.

I suppose TP also has some legitimately fun enemies that can actually hit you like the Darknuts and that flail-wielding lizard in that ice palace. The Cave of Ordeal is also pretty difficult if you don't come prepared but yeah, of all the Zelda's I've played (most of them), MM is in the upper ranks in terms of difficulty.

 

[-Zelda-]

Sounds like somebody hasn't been visiting their armor mommies.

Spoiler: blow job

I don't think I've died from combat more than 1-2 times in all the hours I've played. Boy do I wish the game had better targeting options for lock on in big groups though.

beat it and started a new game. Early game crushes you when you are just looking for shrines, towers, koroks. No money yet for donations. After leaving the plateau, I went for the wasteland to get those shrines because they are easy to find and get through. Will go to kakariko soon. Want to have as many koroks and Orbs as I can before so.

 

[-Zelda-]

I really want From Software to do a remake of Zelda 2.

Yeah no thanks. Fortunately, I don't have to worry about that ever happening by From.

 

[cartman414]

MM was challenging? I'd say Link to the Past was pretty challenging, but not by much. Zelda 2 will always be there too.

The only difficulty I had with LttP was accidentally going through the wrong path on occasion.

 

[BlackTron]

I have to make a confession, I actually don't like BotW. I can see how amazing it is, and what a marvel it is technically, but I just don't have fun with it.

It surprised me too, because I am a huge fan of most Zeldas. I'm gonna try TotK, but I won't buy it upfront like I did with BotW.

My exact thoughts on BOTW. TOTK is a masterpiece.

Personally I love how hard enemies hit in TOTK. Things feel dangerous. You can't just run around combat all willy nilly. It encourages you to think and use your tools/environment to make a plan. I feel like a pissant in a living, breathing dangerous world and I can't get too comfortable. For this and so many other reasons, at least for me right now, it feels like really being in a real time sim of Hyrule. The enemy variety is not what it once was, with the enviornment literally coming alive to stomp you or grab you from out of the ground. It's pure fantasy crossed with gaming in a way that is so awesome I can't even

 

[cartman414]

Yeah no thanks. Fortunately, I don't have to worry about that ever happening by From.

You wouldn't have to play it. (Though I'd rather see it from IntiCreates or Motion Twin (Dead Cells).

 

[L*][*N*K]

The only Zelda game that felt challenging was Skyward Sword and that just because of the horrible controls, god I hated those.

 

[GymWolf]

The game is far from hard.
But sure, it is harder tham stuff like wind waker or ocarina i guess, i don't really rememeber how hard they were tbh.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

My biggest problem with BotW was how easy it was. Zelda is never really all that hard, but BotW was way too easy.

 

[bender]

Lot of kids in here never played these: