ClanOfNone
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lmao, I'm already stuck getting to the third shrine. Been wandering the snow eating peppers for half an hour.
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom |OT|
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They just delivered. I saw a Fedex truck drive past my house and then back up in front of my driveway.
DownLikeBCPowder
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CE still available for the moment - launch day quantities maybe? BB Amazon etc. Just picked one up myself.
John Marston
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I'm surprised my Switch doesn't just explode in my face with everything that's going on 
BadBurger
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Fantastic opening. The fusing stuff is pretty novel, only scratching the surface. The world feels damn near endless. Combat feels a little tighter, more accurate if that makes sense.
Performance is more even than in BotW, but it still looks aged. This is the only criticism of the game I have - the Switch is showing its age badly here.
Performance is more even than in BotW, but it still looks aged. This is the only criticism of the game I have - the Switch is showing its age badly here.
SCB3
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Yea just affording one atm as I’m saving for a house, I may grab one at the end of the month
hemo memo
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I found cold resistant pants in the area
kraspkibble
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my copy arrived! not sure if I'll be playing it tonight.
hemo memo
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Do it.my copy arrived! not sure if I'll be playing it tonight.
EverydayBeast
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I have zero expectations for tears of the kingdom, my hopes are I will love the dungeons and characters, especially the side quests. The world so far feels very intriguing, people are screaming about links abilities and building crafts but my hope is swordplay, treasure etc. still has an impact.
Sleepwalker
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There's an area with a waterfall, behind the waterfall theres a patch of rock thats not covered in ice that you can climb and make your way to the shrine.
With that said, I'm stuck trying to get back to the temple after the third shrine (not the ice one, the other one)
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Shake Your Rump
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Maybe I am just old, but I don’t understand why the special edition console does not include the actual game.
hemo memo
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I pretty much hate every game with “building” stuff and it was my biggest fear of this. From Fortnite to Minecraft to Fallout 4. Here so far it is really simple and intuitive that i’m actually enjoying it.I have zero expectations for tears of the kingdom, my hopes are I will love the dungeons and characters, especially the side quests. The world so far feels very intriguing, people are screaming about links abilities and building crafts but my hope is swordplay, treasure etc. still has an impact.
kraspkibble
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Chiggs
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I'm only 8 hours in, but Tears of the Kingdom is so good it makes me wince at some of my lamebrain "BOTW DLC" comments. If you loved Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom might very well make you fall out of love with it.
Right now, this game is edging out Elden Ring, which has been my favorite game of the last 10 years.
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GymWolf
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Sleepwalker
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Greed has taken over most of these companies, just like how they refuse to include a disc in collectors editions or bundled consoles for PS5.
TrebleShot
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Is it good then? Should I just skip BOTW and play this?
kraspkibble
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I can't be mad that a sequel is better. Hopefully I'll still be able to appreciate BOTW for what it is and what it accomplished which I am sure I will.
Can't say I'm a big fan of Elden Ring. I mean I enjoyed it, I'll play the expansion, and I hope we get a sequel but compared to previous From Software games I think it's a disappointment. I could make a list of things they could improve with Elden Ring 2 or even the upcoming expansion. I wouldn't rate it as one of my favourite games of all time. Maybe in the last 5 years but might not get in the top 10.
Sounds like it's better than BOTW.
You can skip BOTW but if what I've been told is true then it'll be difficult to play BOTW after TOTK. If you have the time to sink 100+ hours into BOTW and are in no rush to play TOTK then definitely go play BOTW first. If you've only got time for one then play TOTK.
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SmokedMeat
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kraspkibble
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WTF. I'm not going to even bother taking my copy out of its seal. It's going right back to Amazon for a full refund. just kidding. dogs suck.
ClanOfNone
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Dunno how I missed that. I ended up climbing the tree roots right outside the bottomless cave, it puts you like 2 seconds from the shrine.
hemo memo
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It is easier to go BotW>TotK than the other way around. But yes you can skip BotW and play TotK.
Keep in mind, the abilities allow you to build stuff not just for travel.
sloppyjoe_gamer
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Im ready to dive in tonight!!
Trilobit
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This was one of the biggest pet peeves I had with BotW. How in the world did they not enable it in TotK?! I know that you shouldn't the cat, but dogs? Come on!
German Hops
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It's no coincidence that Monolith helped develop the game.
I give them most of the credit.
saintjules
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Do I really have to start Breath of the Wild? Still sealed. Jeez:
Danjin44
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So far the building feels pretty gimmicky, but it is much prefered over the awfulness of the shrines in BOTW that felt utterly disconnected from the world around them (that one shrine that's basically just the labyrinth kids toy had me rolling my eyes to the back of my head). The shrines here so far haven't been that way, but they have been very obvious and still have that "Rube Goldberg" feel to them. Same with some of the environmental puzzling that is going on so far ("Here's some lamp hooks that are cowinkydinkly next to this railing! I wonder what you could do with them!").
. . .at least the storytelling seems a lot better in this one than the previous, though that isn't much of a bar to clear.
. . .at least the storytelling seems a lot better in this one than the previous, though that isn't much of a bar to clear.
semiconscious
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whoa! deja vu! this's exactly what happened to me in breath of the wild. you sure you got the right game?...
Mister Wolf
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It's would look like 60fps when you turn on Game Motion Plus. With minimal input lag added.
Agent_Nobody
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This is the only time since GTAV where I’ve seen lines of people outside a store for a game release in the middle of the day.
Yeah this game is fantastic. Such an improvement on what was already a standard setting title.
The new toolkit you have is bananas. I can’t believe this stuff all just works so well and has so many applications. The fact that this game isn’t full of bugs should put other devs to shame.
The new toolkit you have is bananas. I can’t believe this stuff all just works so well and has so many applications. The fact that this game isn’t full of bugs should put other devs to shame.
Pasta la Vista
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Got through the tutorial area last night, messing around with the new abilities and getting used to them.
Make it down to Hyrule and I head to the closest shrine I can see... aptly named "Building with logs".... lol.
Good to see Nintendo has a sense of humor. Can't wait for the "Make a boat" shrine.
Make it down to Hyrule and I head to the closest shrine I can see... aptly named "Building with logs".... lol.
Good to see Nintendo has a sense of humor. Can't wait for the "Make a boat" shrine.
Pasta la Vista
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What's the quickest way to get the glider back? Mainline the story missions?
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DenchDeckard
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Yeah, this games a bit special.
Yeah, in a way this game is a bit more linear.
delete12345
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I would highly recommend you to buy the game. It really is a Masterpiece.
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Finishing up the main questline now and I feel like the past 5 hours have been one constant parade of characters giving me long speeches to hint at objectives I did 30 hours ago, only for Link to shrug and the character to say "What?!? You already did that?!?" Then the quest name appears, and immediately after it disappears it reappears again and says "Complete". That's been the last 5 main quests in a row. Pretty funny. Speaks to how open the game is.
I genuinely have no idea what critical path the devs intended or even expected players to follow in this game, lol. ESPECIALLY regarding when and how you're meant to get the Master Sword, of which I'll say no more.
The weakest parts of the game are all the reused content. That's not an issue for you. If it's just a straight choice as a new player between this or BotW, it's this easy.
I genuinely have no idea what critical path the devs intended or even expected players to follow in this game, lol. ESPECIALLY regarding when and how you're meant to get the Master Sword, of which I'll say no more.
If you haven't played BotW, then you're in a very fortunate situation. Every part of this masterpiece will feel brand new to you. It's a must play.
The weakest parts of the game are all the reused content. That's not an issue for you. If it's just a straight choice as a new player between this or BotW, it's this easy.
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SCB3
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To be fair it was obtuse as fuck in BotW to get the master sword and shield to the point where people didn’t even think they were in the game
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