RenegadeXV8
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Combat largely being the same as TP/WW dampens my hype a bit. 3D Zelda combat has always been a bit too simple for the kind of game that it is.
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Zelda Wii U - Recap of 5 hours gameplay stream
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VGChampion
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This looks amazing. I hope this is one of those games where I truly can get lost playing it. It hasn't been since WoW or Banjo-Kazooie where I've had an experience like that. As said in the OP, all these recent (past decade) open world games haven't really done it for me.
balladofwindfishes
Member
At some point you probably get the Master Sword and the Hylian Shield and don't have to worry about durability anymore, like in Skyward Sword.
fuck him he ruined paper mario
Stilton Disco
Member
Glad to hear the no NPCs/Towns thing was inaccurate!
Have we heard about whether you can use a pro controller to play it at all? Or if we're stuck with the tea tray of doom?
Have we heard about whether you can use a pro controller to play it at all? Or if we're stuck with the tea tray of doom?
MiamiWesker
Member
I'm glad my posts can help. 
Pro Controller support is confirmed by Aonuma himself.
brandonh83
Banned
I'm glad my posts can help.
They're not doing much for my sanity at the time being.
Astral Dog
Member
also,
confirmed
Ganon
Kevin Atomic
Neo Member
I really can not wait to get lost in this game. At this point I don't even care if it fails to deliver on any points I am just excited for this new way to experience Legend of Zelda.
The combat actually seems a bit evolved. The different weapons had very obviously different movesets and tradeoffs.
morthbound
Member
Specifically the arm in which you can use it to slap enemies. It also wriggles while you're holding it.
thefragrance
Member
Basicly we saw this
This is great! And thanks for the thread, OP. EDIT: and of course MiamiWesker for the post.
I caught that too. The guy translating for Miyamoto said it.
agreed
Which games will Breath of the Wild be drawing influence from, Nintendo?
Or, ya know, early Zelda.
IAmtheFMan
Member
To be fair, he was asked how involved he was in the game on the stream. He basically said he was extremely hands off; he was there for making sure the nature felt... well natural, and a few other bits.
That being said though, the small little bits that people seem to be freaking out about (the wind spreading the fire etc.) do seem like touches that would have his fingerprints all over them.
Didn't notice it wriggling, nice touch. Game has so much and attention.
I'm glad my posts can help.
Thank you very much, sir.
I wasn't able to let them sink in those big threads.
You written them well with an unbiased point of view, I'm happy you made them.
(*^▽^*)
Stilton Disco
Member
Fuck yes! The gamepad kills my fingers after about an hour, which would make any progress in a game this big difficult.
Can't wait then, roll on next year!
People and towns were taken out to prevent spoilers. It was said during the stream.
The guy shoots a bomb arrow on a bokoblin in a horse while he himself is horseback riding, the bokoblin is thrown off the horse, the bomb explosion sets the grass on fire, it spreads, then he jumps from the horse onto the hot air generated by that fire, propels himself higher with the sailcloth, then shoots an arrow in slow-mo in the guardian...
holy fucking shit
holy fucking shit
Admiral Woofington
Member
you mean skyward sword where you could only get the hylian shield after boss rush mode? Well at least in that one you could get the second best shield in the game by regular means.
Gameplay options are even above what i expected, and my expectations were very, VERY high. Graphics look unbelievable for Wii U level of hardware, especially considering how much this game relies on physics. You can basically interact with EVERYTHING, and this shit is taxing per se, but on top of that, they still managed to use that grass rendering, shading, hair tech for Link (and the horses), particles and global illumination with dynamic lights and shadows based on tod in a giant open world game, which is also pretty far from its release. How can they even do that. How the fuck is the NX version going to look. Jeez...
Watching that gameplay almost made me forget that we saw only a tiny fraction of the map and taht many things that will be in the final game (npc, subquests, towns, story etc) were missing from this demo. Insane, absolutely insane.
Watching that gameplay almost made me forget that we saw only a tiny fraction of the map and taht many things that will be in the final game (npc, subquests, towns, story etc) were missing from this demo. Insane, absolutely insane.
This is still a demo of a game that is coming out in like a year. Nintendo adds a lot of polish and graphics details in the last few months of development, like many many other devs do. Maybe some parts were simply less polished due to this, or maybe some larger areas with less grass will show textures that don't look as good as that grass and partially ruin the impact. Still, all things considered, there's nothing on Wii U level of hardware that even comes close to the tech being used in this game. It's astounding.
Yup. You probably get the hero's tunic too, which must have better stats than the others. Wonder if goron and zora's tunic will still be in, with similar stats and protection from heat/cold.
Ultra Numb
Member
I also saw a couple of posts in one of the threads about how it was stated that much of the towns, dungeons, voice acting and other story elements were locked off for E3
Wouldn't be surprised if the released version of the Plateu is a lot more lively in terms of NPCs and stuff [even though I don't think what we saw was "barren"]
Wouldn't be surprised if the released version of the Plateu is a lot more lively in terms of NPCs and stuff [even though I don't think what we saw was "barren"]
But.. But he gave us Tony Hawk's The Elder Dogma Shadow of Metal Souls Downhill Jam of The Cooking Xenomama Chronicles Solid 2 Turbo HD Remix & Knuckles!
surely he's forgiven at this point no?
To be fair he's blamed for ruining Paper Mario because he proposed a mere suggestion. He wasn't in anyway involved in that one. At the very least with breath of the wild you can clearly see his influence. If anything he should be thanked for giving the team so much freedom in what they create but he was still on top to ensure the Nintendo polish.
That, to me, is damn fine leadership and he should be commended for it.
EatinOlives
Member
The only thing that worries me is if most of the mechanics are meaningless/you only use once/extremely situational.
Sometimes the issues with games that promise multiple ways of doing things end up being pointless when the most straightforward path is still the most effective. For instance, why stealthily sneak into a goblin camp if it's faster and easier to run up to them and stab them in the face? Or maybe the fire spreading through wind thing is only useful in a very small amount of scenarios. Another one are the "alternative ways to stay warm", some being eating hot food or having a torch. If I already have a warm tunic, why would I do the other ways?
Sometimes the issues with games that promise multiple ways of doing things end up being pointless when the most straightforward path is still the most effective. For instance, why stealthily sneak into a goblin camp if it's faster and easier to run up to them and stab them in the face? Or maybe the fire spreading through wind thing is only useful in a very small amount of scenarios. Another one are the "alternative ways to stay warm", some being eating hot food or having a torch. If I already have a warm tunic, why would I do the other ways?
Darth_Caedus
No longer canonical
That box art forgot to include Etrian Odyssey since you mark the map yourself.
Myamoto did said they had to ask one of their best player/dev to make that footage because it's not easy at all, lol
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
early Zelda with half life 2 puzzles, and crafting mechanics?
Aaronrules380
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Convenience? Better armor? Not having the warm tunic yet?
I'm playing the game Day 1. ''Twas Amazing!
Neoleo2143
Member
Or perhaps even the warm tunic won't save you from certain areas too. Lots of ways to force the player to engage with other systems.
Aaronrules380
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Arrows seem super plentiful. Hell, you can even pick up arrows enemies tried to shoot at you
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