The lineup for the first few months isn't bad. If you ever plan on getting Switch and Zelda, why wait? To save a few bucks? Might as well have the ultimate version of Zelda and playable portably.
Just do it.
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Extensive new details on Zelda Breath of the Wild from Game Informer (Maybe spoilers)
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The lineup for the first few months isn't bad. If you ever plan on getting Switch and Zelda, why wait? To save a few bucks? Might as well have the ultimate version of Zelda and playable portably.
Just do it.
LightOfTruth
Member
100% OK with this, thanks!
I don't think I could be any more excited for this game.
Haremquest
Neo Member
Why are people complaining about this new game not being exactly like all the other Zelda games? Like people are really getting mad that dungeons, sounds, weapons etc, are all different? There are decades of Zelda games to play that have exactly what you want, please just enjoy a truly original Zelda game that is trying to be different because people, probably you, have complained about the games being too samey.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
I just want to know what I can buy with rupees.
Inferno313
Banned
They used to sell issues in Gamestop. Not sure if they still do.
That sounds like bad advice. The lineup on the Switch is most attractive to a person who never had a WiiU. For anyone who does, if they really want to play Zelda, getting it on the WiiU is the most sensible choice. There are a ton of unknowns regarding the Switch. It's not even about saving a few bucks. If the Switch takes off successfully, it'll get cheaper later on with a larger library. If it fails to take off, then it might be better to see what happens first.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
I have a Wii U, but I'm still going to wait for the Switch version, but it's not like I have the money for even the Wii U game.
Astral Dog
Member
You already bought an expensive Nintendo console to play Zelda,why buy two?
Even Nintendo understands it
Astral Dog
Member
King of Red Lions > Midna, at least he didn't stole the spotlight
Depends on tastes I guess. There's already 10 upcoming switch games I'm going to buy that I can't get on WiiU, and that's not including games we know are coming from Retro, NLG, game freak, smash team, platinum games, etc.
I dunno about other people, but screw my Wii U, I've moved on lol
Yup. Never sold any of my Nintendo consoles before, but selling my WiiU off to buy a Switch was a no-brainer. That's not to say I didn't like it, but I was through with all of my SP games anyways and can just buy the Deluxe Switch version of the MP stuff (or the sequel in case of Splatoon).
I won't sell it, because hey, maybe I wanna finally see what this whole Bayonetta love is all about, among other games I never got around to trying out, but yea, I pretty much reasoned that the whole concept of wanting one last swan song for the Wii U now feels dumb to me. Rather just get it for the shiny new (portable) console. So instead of a swan song, let's go for a christening lol
NipplesAndToes23
Member
Not me. I only got to play one game. Still a lot I need to experience.
I just meant in terms of BoTW. As I just inferred, gotta keep your old consoles around, because ya never know...
Every new console has a ton of unknowns to it in the beginning. And electronics just gets cheaper over time after launch anyway. So it's just a matter of convincing yourself if it's worth getting it with the features Nintendo have showed at launch together with Zelda, maybe later when the dust settles, or just never.
Rodney McKay
Member
I'm officially going on a media blackout on this game!
I skimmed through the list of stuff in the OP and was loving what I was seeing, but I want to experience as much of it as I can firsthand.
I skimmed through the list of stuff in the OP and was loving what I was seeing, but I want to experience as much of it as I can firsthand.
Then don't skip dungeons?
Some people genuinely want to be forced to do so, to not have the option to skip it all. Like having it being optional to go through all the story bits actually makes the game less fun for them.
Neoleo2143
Member
That the entire game is a sidequest (seriously, what company has the balls to make the vast majority of the content theoretically optional in a AAA release these days?)? That you have actual freedom in approaching and beating the game?
Lynd7
Member
I doubt many will be able to beat him anyway. Plus you'd get zero story so prob still wouldn't have a clue what's going on.
What does it imply?
Jawbreaker
Member
I welcome an altered approach to dungeons. The series needs a bit of a shakeup, and I love that they're going back to its NES roots.
It's great for replays, anyway. You can play the game "correctly," then challenge yourself during a second run.
It's great for replays, anyway. You can play the game "correctly," then challenge yourself during a second run.
That's not it!
What I mean is that if you can beat the game by completely skipping any dungeons and going directly to Ganon, that means that they would have to modify Ganon's castle in such a way that you wouldn't need a steady progression of items, or build up of hearts or any of the other growth enabled abilities that you would normally expect from every Zelda game up until now.
This was actually one of the major concerns I had with the idea of a truly open world Zelda where you could do anything out of any order.
Bruh this has me frothing at the mouth. The only way this could be better
is if they pull a chrono trigger and gave you different endings based around when you beat the final boss.
Neoleo2143
Member
And that would be a problem if Link didn't start with all of his significant tools.
Sparrowhawk
Member
I agree. I still have my GameStop preorder, but I'm so tempted to just cancel and wait for a bundle.
Needs to be posted here too because holy fucking shit
Props to distify for the gif
Rookie mistake, Link. Last time I took a girl to the horse ruins, I didn't get a second date.
CharminUltra
Member
The REAL rookie mistake: two horses.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
I bet there's some incentive for doing the dungeons.
Yeah. And I am a person with a Wii U getting a Zelda and Switch at launch. And no, I do usually wait until there is some critical mass of titles before I buy, just worse about it with Nintendo
.Mostly, I am just ready to move on from my Wii U and Zelda will start my Switch collection, rather than end my Wii U collection. I hope it marks the beginning of a better day for the Nintendo adventure game fan. And I hope it gets 3DS support+, in the long run. But even if neither of these things pan out, I'll still want the device come November or so for Mario anyway.
IDK. Just sort of want to experience a Day 1. Think it will be the first time I ever have. I've got a wealth of DS/3DS games I recently bought to get through, just got a Slim, etc. So even if Switch is super slow for me, like it looks to be, I'll be covered for gaming.
But yes, a console for one game that you could play on a console you already own is not a great reason to buy a system. Tbh, I'm amused with myself writing this. Amused but also happy and hyped
.Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Yeah its gonna require some actual skill to get around or defeat enemies. Youre probably not good enough to playlike that so relax.
AlexFlame116
Member
You all are unintentionally convincing me to preorder the Wii U version of the game as well to keep it as a collectible. Argh...
They said you can fight him, not that you could beat him.
Don't forget the many possible Guardians that might be lurking around the castle. Or the many strong enemies.
Game looks hard. You can die easily if not careful. Ganon's Tower, Hyrule Castle, is likely filled to the brim with strong enemies where a single hit or two could kill.
Neoleo2143
Member
It's especially worth noting that they really seem to understand why earlier Zelda games were difficult and that's the Crowd Control aspect of combat that was lost in later entries.
So not only are you going to be dealing with enemies that can one to two shot you, you're dealing with up to ten enemies or more at a time that can do that.
Yup. Plus no egregiously annoying voice samples every time he opened his mouth.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
Member
Don't care about the portability. Don't care about motion controls, so I would never purchase the gimmick games.
I just want to sit down and play Zelda and mario, with a regular game pad, no gimmicks. I don't want to pay for gimmicks I'm not going to use.
Just give me a small set top box the size of an Apple TV and a pro controller for $250 and I would buy it right now.
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
Oh man, every time I see new facts about Zelda BotW it more and more gives the impression of being utterly laborous, filled to the brim with busywork and tedium. I really hope the dungeon areas and shrines can make up for this torture with amazing puzzle design.