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[ckaneo]

Is the control set up the same as previous 3-d Zeldas?

Not even a little

 

[HylianTom]

Is the control set up the same as previous 3-d Zeldas?

 

[Waji]

So only 2 of the 4 shoulder buttons are used...yet ?

 

[13ruce]

Can we customize the control set? I rather have B be the action button.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

I feel dumb now. I didn't know +/- were buttons. I thought they were just plastic bits to indicate which joycon was which (of course the stick to button position would let you know too)

 

[PadWarrior]

Thanks!

 

[FloweryMarston]

So only 2 of the 4 shoulder buttons are used...yet ?

L is for activating things with the sheikah slate, and R is for throwing your weapon

 

[phanphare]

I feel dumb now. I didn't know +/- were buttons. I thought they were just plastic bits to indicate which joycon was which (of course the stick to button position would let you know too)

yeah same haha

 

[SolVanderlyn]

What if Link is wearing blue/not the hero tunic because another Link shows up in the game with the tunic on?

 

[shamo42]

What if Link is wearing blue/not the hero tunic because another Link shows up in the game with the tunic on?

I had a similar thought. Then the other link dies and we can have his hero tunic.

 

[JaseMath]

X for jump? Yuck...tell me these controls are customizable.

 

[Nazgul_Hunter]

X for jump? Yuck...tell me these controls are customizable.

I wish Nintendo would switch A and B to match Sony and MS.

 

[KooopaKid]

L is for activating things with the sheikah slate, and R is for throwing your weapon

How do you use the shield?

 

[Cerium]

What if Link is wearing blue/not the hero tunic because another Link shows up in the game with the tunic on?

I don't know how I'd feel about that.

 

[Yonafunu]

X for jump? Yuck...tell me these controls are customizable.

There seem to be some button options, but I don't think we know the full extent to which they're customizable.

 

[correojon]

How do you use the shield?

Maybe it´s automatic when you Z target, some Zeldas did this.

I wish Nintendo would switch A and B to match Sony and MS.

I preffer they stick with the original and superior SNES layout

 

[darkazcura]

I wish Nintendo would switch A and B to match Sony and MS.

Sony doesn't do A and B.

It is a bit odd that Nintendo went back to the SNES scheme after A was the main action button on N64 and GCN. As someone who started gaming with N64, it's been pretty hard for me to adjust to the SNES scheme even after the 3DS, Wii, and Wii U.

 

[Skittzo0413]

What if Link is wearing blue/not the hero tunic because another Link shows up in the game with the tunic on?

I still think they went with blue originally because the green tunic would be hard to distinguish with all the grass in this game.

They say there's a story reason though, so we'll find out I suppose.

 

[FloweryMarston]

How do you use the shield?

I didn't play the demo, but i remember this from E3:

 

[Earendil]

Apparently.

And here I sit, still trying to imagine what the mid-game twist could be.

Zant is the real big bad.

 

[RetroMG]

What if Link is wearing blue/not the hero tunic because another Link shows up in the game with the tunic on?

I was actually thinking last night: Maybe Link will be wearing green in the supposed flashback scenes, but maybe the trailers have Link constantly in blue so as not to ruin the twist.

(What I'm saying is that Nintendo redid the flashback cutscenes with Link in blue just for the trailers.)

 

[Graphics Horse]

^That's an interesting possibility!

Maybe it´s automatic when you Z target, some Zeldas did this.

It is indeed.
And I think shield bash on A

 

[Tathanen]

I wish Nintendo would switch A and B to match Sony and MS.

??? ???

 

[iFirez]

I was actually thinking last night: Maybe Link will be wearing green in the supposed flashback scenes, but maybe the trailers have Link constantly in blue so as not to ruin the twist.

(What I'm saying is that Nintendo redid the flashback cutscenes with Link in blue just for the trailers.)

I've been toying with this idea for a while now, if the cutscenes are ingame (not prerendered and running in real time) they could easily trade out the tunic for the champions gear; for some reason I don't see it being the case though. I just can't see Nintendo doing that, unless they're trying to hide the tunic for some reason or it really isn't in the game at all.

 

[Vanguard771]

What if Link is wearing blue/not the hero tunic because another Link shows up in the game with the tunic on?

I'm honestly kind of hoping we come across "raggedy green clothes: You are not sure why but this clothing seems familiar. It's too bad their condition prevents them from being useful as clothing."

With maybe some side quest to gather proper materials to upgrade and repair them.

 

[Cerium]

I was actually thinking last night: Maybe Link will be wearing green in the supposed flashback scenes, but maybe the trailers have Link constantly in blue so as not to ruin the twist.

(What I'm saying is that Nintendo redid the flashback cutscenes with Link in blue just for the trailers.)

lol Aonuma is not Kojima. They wouldn't fuck with us like that.

 

[iFirez]

So I've decided my 'jumping off point' for spoilers and such is when we see leaks for the guide; which includes major characters, names and locations. I just hope that either doesn't happen or it happens late February so that we can al keep enjoying without spoilers. I'm sometimes not upset about spoilers and they make me more excited for some things; not for Breath of the Wild though, I don't want to be overly spoiled and the theories are enough for me.

 

[FloweryMarston]

So I've decided my 'jumping off point' for spoilers and such is when we see leaks for the guide; which includes major characters, names and locations. I just hope that either doesn't happen or it happens late February so that we can al keep enjoying without spoilers. I'm sometimes not upset about spoilers and they make me more excited for some things; not for Breath of the Wild though, I don't want to be overly spoiled and the theories are enough for me.

I think the "jumping off" point will be some two weeks from launch. That's when things will be spoiled. Since the guide releases the same day as the game, we shouldn't be too worried about spoilers on that front for now.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Gamexplain said you can customize controls

 

[Skittzo0413]

Gamexplain said you can customize controls

Fully? We've seen in the option menu there's a setting for changing the jump button, but beyond that I didn't think you could change controls.

 

[iFirez]

I think the "jumping off" point will be some two weeks from launch. That's when things will be spoiled. Since the guide releases the same day as the game, we shouldn't be too worried about spoilers on that front for now.

Publications are more likely to leak early than a game, if things that have happened before are anything to go by. I hope we get a spoiler free pre-release thread on here before the OT. I am worried that by mid-Feb we're going to see some big spoilers from an early copy of the Wii U version floating around.

 

[FloweryMarston]

Gamexplain said you can customize controls

In a previous post, i mentioned the options menu:

Just saw the adventure log menus, and the options menus. It seems there are options for:

- amiibo [USE | DON'T USE]
- invert horizontal camera [ON | OFF]
- invert vertical camera [ON | OFF]
- camera sensitivity [NORMAL (and other options not shown)]
- aim with motion controls [ON | OFF]
- change jump button [ ON | OFF ]
- fix minimap to the north [ ON | OFF]
- HUD MODE [NORMAL (and other options not shown)]
- Message Window transparency [NORMAL (and other options not shown)]

The adventure log tab shows four different tabs, one for main quests, side quests, dialogue?, and other that is spoilerish

 

[Frostman]

What are the chances we get more Wii-U gameplay before release?

I would love to see an updated comparison between both versions before release.

 

[hatchx]

Just saw the adventure log menus, and the options menus. It seems there are options for:

- amiibo [USE | DON'T USE]
- invert horizontal camera [ON | OFF]
- invert vertical camera [ON | OFF]
- camera sensitivity [NORMAL (and other options not shown)]
- aim with motion controls [ON | OFF]
- change jump button [ ON | OFF ]
- fix minimap to the north [ ON | OFF]
- HUD MODE [NORMAL (and other options not shown)]
- Message Window transparency [NORMAL (and other options not shown)]

The adventure log tab shows four different tabs, one for main quests, side quests, dialogue?, and other that is spoilerish

Interesting. Glad we change the HUD.

Wondering what 'change jump button' changes it to? I'm not sure what on/off means.

 

[TheCongressman1]

Just saw the adventure log menus, and the options menus. It seems there are options for:

- amiibo [USE | DON'T USE]
- invert horizontal camera [ON | OFF]
- invert vertical camera [ON | OFF]
- camera sensitivity [NORMAL (and other options not shown)]
- aim with motion controls [ON | OFF]
- change jump button [ ON | OFF ]
- fix minimap to the north [ ON | OFF]
- HUD MODE [NORMAL (and other options not shown)]
- Message Window transparency [NORMAL (and other options not shown)]

The adventure log tab shows four different tabs, one for main quests, side quests, dialogue?, and other that is spoilerish

Change jump: on/off? What does that even mean? Swap between two different options maybe?

 

[Skittzo0413]

What are the chances we get more Wii-U gameplay before release?

I would love to see an updated comparison between both versions before release.

For all intents and purposes the Wii U version is now dead, beyond it actually getting released. So I doubt we'll see any official footage.

Interesting. Glad we change the HUD.

Wondering what 'change jump button' changes it to? I'm not sure what on/off means.

It probably just swaps it with one other preset button. Like, instead of X, turning "change jump button" on switches it to A.

 

[iFirez]

What are the chances we get more Wii-U gameplay before release?

I would love to see an updated comparison between both versions before release.

From Nintendo... I'd say less likely at this point but I do think we'll get leaks specifically of the Wii U version before release due to places breaking street date...etc. So I imagine one of these copies will end up the hands of a YouTuber with a good capture card and we'll get some new Wii U footage that way

 

[Dmax3901]

Change jump button swaps sprint and jump, so X and B.

 

[Lord Ghirahim]

I think the "jumping off" point will be some two weeks from launch. That's when things will be spoiled. Since the guide releases the same day as the game, we shouldn't be too worried about spoilers on that front for now.

Yeah, Feb 15 is when I'll start blocking a selection of sites and pages. I'll start being careful on the 1st because you never know.

 

[FloweryMarston]

Change jump button swaps sprint and jump, so X and B.

Thanks for pointing that out!

Also, at the gameinformer gameplay video, the show two menus aside from the map of the sheikah slate: here at 2:30 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IweIZOQ7W9U

One shows 12 different slots, and the other 24 different slots. Did anyone see these menus after getting a rune?

 

[LegendofLex]

It is indeed.
And I think shield bash on A

I think for some reason I'd misremembered that it was mapped to one of the shoulder buttons in some thread or another (I apologize to anyone I misinformed), but this is correct.

Change jump button swaps sprint and jump, so X and B.

This sounds so much better. Wish I could have this, though:

B - jump
X - attack
Y - sprint

 

[TheCongressman1]

Change jump button swaps sprint and jump, so X and B.

Nice. Better than no customization at all.

This sounds so much better. Wish I could have this, though:

B - jump
X - attack
Y - sprint

Yeahhh... me too.

 

[hatchx]

Change jump button swaps sprint and jump, so X and B.

So,

Y - attack
X - sprint
A - roll/action
B - jump


Perfect.

 

[Caelus]

- amiibo [USE | DON'T USE]
- invert horizontal camera [ON | OFF]
- invert vertical camera [ON | OFF]
- camera sensitivity [NORMAL (and other options not shown)]
- aim with motion controls [ON | OFF]
- change jump button [ ON | OFF ]
- fix minimap to the north [ ON | OFF]
- HUD MODE [NORMAL (and other options not shown)]
- Message Window transparency [NORMAL (and other options not shown)]

This is cool stuff, looks like the most amount of options for a 3D Zelda ever provided. Hopefully I can turn the HUD completely off for full immersion, after all, I can still check hearts on the menu screen.

 

[GodfatherX]

- invert horizontal camera [You're a monster | OFF]
- invert vertical camera [You're a monster| OFF]

should be how the options read

 

[FloweryMarston]

Forgot to mention, but you can also load and save the game at any given time.

 

[purseowner]

Forgot to mention, but you can also load and save the game at any given time.

Game of the Year.

 

[DecoReturns]

Forgot to mention, but you can also load and save the game at any given time.

Cool.

But hasn't this been the case for most Zelda games lately? Save anywhere just spawn at specific location when loading the save?

 

[purseowner]

Have we been given any indication of approximately how long it'll take to beat the main quest?

 

[Skittzo0413]

Thanks for pointing that out!

Also, at the gameinformer gameplay video, the show two menus aside from the map of the sheikah slate: here at 2:30 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IweIZOQ7W9U

One shows 12 different slots, and the other 24 different slots. Did anyone see these menus after getting a rune?

Whoa that's new! I'm on mobile so I can't get any good screengrabs but there is Sheikah writing at the top of the map screen indicating what the menus to the side are. Can anyone translate?