Portugeezer
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The Elden Ring effect ®™©
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lordrand11
Member
Somehow I don't not believe you
Gamerfan81
Member
MiguelItUp
Member
I had no idea this happened until a friend of mine messaged me last night to tell me he played it for 5-7 hours until he decided to put it down. He loved Breath of the Wild quite a bit, but this just didn't click for him. He said it felt way too similar, and just felt super dated. I wonder how many other people will end up feeling the same way. I honestly figured if you loved BotW, then you'd love this. It just kinda of looked like more of the same with a few changes to me.
Gamerfan81
Member
Bernardougf
Gold Member
It as bad as Breath of the Wild or they got it right this time around?
mcjmetroid
Member
Are you not having the square shadow issue that like everyone on ryjinx seems to be having according to all the reddits I've seen? Apparently there's a large section with the textures on the floor missing.
Sorry but better resolution only goes so far with me.
mcjmetroid
Member
Are ye guys not getting the square pixelation issue? I'd get over everything else but that was a deal breaker to me.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Sounds like your friend in fact did not love BotW and only liked it at best.
MiguelItUp
Member
He actually adored it, played it multiple times. It's why I was genuinely shocked. Like most people it was the sole reason he bought a Switch. Just one of those different strokes situations I'm sure.
Pal of mine said that it really just felt like more of the same, with not enough new to keep him feeling engaged and interested. That it felt "antiquated" compared to other modern games. Which was easy to accept with BotW because it was a new and different Zelda game at the time, but that the feeling doesn't stick here.
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Schmendrick
Member
The fade out pixel effects for announcement windows look a bit "square-ish", as if the resolution was bugging out for that specific effect and that one time-shader-bug also left "square-ish" blocks, aside from that I don`t know what you could refer to.
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Bernardougf
Gold Member
Yeah.. was hoping for something different... my switch will remain eating dust unfortunately .. last nintendo system Ill ever buy thats for sure
TheGodfather07
Member
Just one question. Are there dungeons again?
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Not what you think
GymWolf
Member
You need to be more specific about the rewards.
It is a gadget that never break? A new skill like fuse or superhand? Or a skill with a long cooldown like the one you get by defeating the 4 beast in the prequel?
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BlackTron
Member
Man I'm really torn on how to play this game. I feel like it's better to commit to a save file with a game like this and I don't want too many technical problems.
Even though it's tempting to jump in now, seems obvious emulating it isn't there yet for a seamless experience. So you are better off waiting.
Leaning towards just waiting for my preorder and playing it direct on Switch on the 47" TV and just dealing with the framerate. Less bad than running into a serious issue 40 hours into your main save file....I want all the PC side issues to get found and sorted before committing and I don't want to wait anymore either lol
Even though it's tempting to jump in now, seems obvious emulating it isn't there yet for a seamless experience. So you are better off waiting.
Leaning towards just waiting for my preorder and playing it direct on Switch on the 47" TV and just dealing with the framerate. Less bad than running into a serious issue 40 hours into your main save file....I want all the PC side issues to get found and sorted before committing and I don't want to wait anymore either lol
KyoZz
Tag, you're it.
There is a mod to make it work on Yuzu. Performance, feeling and look are all far better than Ryujinx.
Playing 3x resolution and constant 60FPS, shader compilation is almost unnoticeable.
Here is the link: [Click me]
Edit: clouds are bugged
Playing 3x resolution and constant 60FPS, shader compilation is almost unnoticeable.
Here is the link: [Click me]
Edit: clouds are bugged
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HofT
Member
I don't understand why people call it BOTW 1.5? Tears of the Kingdom is a full sequel to BOTW. It's BOTW 2.0.
The problem is the name. Calling it "Tears of the Kingdom" kinda give the impression that this is an entirely new Zelda experience, which it's not. It's a new Breath of the Wild experience. The sequel.
The problem is the name. Calling it "Tears of the Kingdom" kinda give the impression that this is an entirely new Zelda experience, which it's not. It's a new Breath of the Wild experience. The sequel.
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Holammer
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MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Nah. People that hate Zelda and a portion of the divisive Zelda fanbase always do this and claim the previous entry was hot sauce and the new game is a cold shower in comparison. It's part of the cycle.
Gordon Freeman
Member
Fans got a mod/fix going for Yuzu now.
Steam Deck is running it so much better now.
Steam Deck is running it so much better now.
Gamerfan81
Member
When you collect all the Korok seeds this time, Hestu gives you......
a bucket of piss
BlackTron
Member
Given how much this game is taxing the Switch, I wondered if it would make any difference using a newer model. I found this old article that found the newer Mariko model to fare generally better in BOTW Korok forest than the launch model. https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2019-new-nintendo-switch-hac-001-01-review
They minimize the difference, but their graph paints a different story...given how people are comparing this game to Korok Forest I wonder if a newer Switch would help in a non-insignificant way. I don't think I'm motivated enough to buy a whole new Switch but I kind of feel like a peasant now...
Edit: I also just learned that around the time Metroid Dread came out, Nintendo started requiring journalists to use new Mariko/OLED models to review games. It's intriguing to me that they would bother doing this if there was "no difference".
They minimize the difference, but their graph paints a different story...given how people are comparing this game to Korok Forest I wonder if a newer Switch would help in a non-insignificant way. I don't think I'm motivated enough to buy a whole new Switch but I kind of feel like a peasant now...
Edit: I also just learned that around the time Metroid Dread came out, Nintendo started requiring journalists to use new Mariko/OLED models to review games. It's intriguing to me that they would bother doing this if there was "no difference".
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Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Pretty sure ToTK was built from the ground up for the Switch and not a PC and runs into issues during emulation. Comparisons when it actually releases would be interesting. Curious to know what plays better the original or PC emulation.
Kenpachii
Member
Was to be expected got mine pre-ordered and will play on the switch, playing atm botw on the switch and i can tell you this, its a massive downgrade can't even hit 30 fps at a ton of times stable from emulating, oled looks janky as fuck in motion when framerates diving constantly. If this is worse uff.
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GymWolf
Member
Nintendo literally taking the piss out of people who hated the korok seeds collecathlon...When you collect all the Korok seeds this time, Hestu gives you......
a bucket of piss
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Some people prefer to play games on the platform they were designed for. Much like how some people prefer natural bodybuilding over taking steroids.
Nothing wrong with Emulation IMO. There is a stigma against it though. Some of it valid other aspects not so much.
On the other hand to run good emulation on this game as well as others you need a high end PC. Or you can just play the game on Switch and not worry about spending a bunch of money on a great rig. No need to upgrade.
It's all preference.
rhodesianshepard
Member
Not looking to read spoilers, but what is the overall vibe from people who have played the game early?
Schmendrick
Member
If you liked BOTW at all you will love this one.
Especially because some important classic Zelda stuff that was missing in BOTW is back.
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kraspkibble
Permabanned.
Reading the leaks has got me more excited for the game but I am still not convinced about crafting. I don't want to have to craft silly looking boats/gliders or weapons.
I'm sure I will love TOTK but right now I keep thinking that if I don't then I can always go back to BOTW.
I'm sure I will love TOTK but right now I keep thinking that if I don't then I can always go back to BOTW.
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Resident Cheap Arse
Agreed, although I find it more disappointing to see GAF Admins/Mods supporting piracy and turning a complete blind eye to people openly admitting and discussing pirating a game, what they're using to do it, how it runs and encouraging others do do likewise despite this being in direct violation of the ToS of the site.
As for the people pirating... they're the same ones who will bitch and bemoan the implementation of DRM and anti-piracy measures as "anti-consumer" and will try to take a "moral" stance against the evil corporations when they crack down on software pirates and ROM sites. They'll also be the ones bitching about the state of the industry and the need for better games while stealing from and undermining the very workers who they rely upon to "make better games". And yet, you just know that if they had worked several years on something and then saw people stealing it, they'd be screaming bloody murder and calling for tougher laws and protections. But they don't make anything and they spend their lives with their hands out expecting others to do right by them even when they don't do right by others. Parasites.
MasterDerico
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Scotty W
Member
I agree.
I visited Nintendo HQ in Kyoto a few years ago, and I was lucky enough to see Aonuma leaving work. He had the walk of a cheerful man, with a bounce in his step. How sad it is to see these vultures swoop in on a near decades worth of work and peck it apart.
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We are in no way condoning piracy - and have deleted several comments from this thread already, as well as handed out warnings. Just because you don't see our actions, doesn't mean we're not here.
That being said, we're not the thought police. The game has leaked online, and people are streaming it for others. Content is being put up on Youtube faster than the Nintendo Ninjas can take it down. There are technical discussions about emulation happening, which are allowed here as long as you don't link to the pirated content itself. When people are discussing the game, it's gameplay, or it's mechanics, we have no way of knowing if that's because they've personally pirated the game and are playing it or if they've been watching streams of the games and Youtube letsplays and reviews for the past week.
As always, if you see a comment that you think is out of line then please report it and it'll be investigated.
Bragr
Banned
Wow, that right there was one of my wishes for the game. Pitch-black caverns, deep underground. I heard people say the game got huge underground sections, it's just something radically different than the Overworld or BOTW and is gonna create interesting gameplay variations from the sky sections. So cool.
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Resident Cheap Arse
You are condoning piracy in turning a blind eye to a thread and posts that by the site's own ToS are out of line and not permissable
There is no question that people are discussing their own use of a pirated ROM of the game. People are openly talking about how long they have played, the performance they're getting on various emulators, and of playing it on both PC and modded Switch systems. Hell, just 10 posts above yours there's someone gloating about playing the game and going off to boot it up. You can't get away with claiming you have no way of knowing when they're openly stating that they are playing it and there is no legal way for them to be doing that right now. Feigning ignorance and turning a blind eye like you're doing there is fully condoning piracy and enabling it.
The "might be legit" excuse doesn't hold up on a game that hasn't yet been released and for which there is no legal way to play. But this thread has such open Piracy talk that people are freely saying that they're playing it and you're trying to use the "might be legit" excuse to defend the site taking a very clear stance of turning a blind eye to piracy and supporting it through enabling this kind of discussion. C'mon, really?
Given how effective the mod team are in shutting down other prohibited topics such as political talk (which is fair enough and just cited as an example of proactive moderation in this instance), it only makes it all the more clear that when another supposedly prohibited subject like this gets a hand wave from the mods then it's because the site supports and condones that subject.. even if the ToS may state the contrary.
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PaddyOCanager
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BlackTron
Member
I will buy any Amiibo necessary!!!
Personally I would love to play as Linkle without the need for mods.