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emb · Mar 10, 2017

Re: intended order -

I feel like both Zora and Rito were on the simpler side, both in terms of getting there and in terms of the dungeons. Zora is closer to Impa and does a good job of funneling you into the dungeon quest, while the Rito ability makes more sense to get first.

Goron seems a little tougher as a result of dealing with the weather: unlike the cold, this is something you aren't exposed to on the plateau. Gerudo seems like the toughest of the bunch. It's in a remote location, has you dealing with multiple weather conditions in the desert, a difficult divine beast action segment, and you need the special outfit to get started.

Spine_Ripper · Mar 10, 2017

shiyrley said:
Is anyone getting random crashes when putting the console to sleep while in the dock playing Zelda? I have gotten two so far. I lock the console and when I come back I find out the console crashed because the console's screen is on, while in the dock. And I am greeted by this:

Mind you, I have played an absurd amount of hours of Zelda while in the dock and I never turn the console off since I got it. And it has only happened two times. But has anyone else gotten this? It's only while entering sleep mode while in the dock.

No, but I have noticed that if I put the Switch in sleep mode while Zelda is running, when I turn it back on while undocked, the fans kick up and are (relatively) loud. It kicks up then slows down after 10-15 seconds. I can play for hours afterwards and it never happens again. Something is up with leaving a game running in the background while putting the Switch in sleep.

Kinsei · Mar 10, 2017

Edzi said:
The Gerudo boss was bullshit btw. Dodging those attacks was hard as hell and he hit like a truck, plus he takes so many hits that my Master Sword actually ran out of energy.

It seemed pretty clear to me that you were meant to parry that bosses attacks instead of dodging them.

Edzi · Mar 10, 2017

Kinsei said:
It seemed pretty clear to me that you were meant to parry that bosses attacks instead of dodging them.

Urbosa literally tells you to start dodging during the fight. But who knows, maybe parries would have been easier. I haven't really parried at all in this game so I wasn't gonna start there.

KHlover · Mar 10, 2017

emb said:
Re: intended order -

I feel like both Zora and Rito were on the simpler side, both in terms of getting there and in terms of the dungeons. Zora is closer to Impa and does a good job of funneling you into the dungeon quest, while the Rito ability makes more sense to get first.

Goron seems a little tougher as a result of dealing with the weather: unlike the cold, this is something you aren't exposed to on the plateau. Gerudo seems like the toughest of the bunch. It's in a remote location, has you dealing with multiple weather conditions in the desert, a difficult divine beast action segment, and you need the special outfit to get started.

But then you steamroll early game with

Urbosa's Fury

. I happened to visit the

Gerudo Desert

first and that ability has saved my ass so often since then.

JohnTinker · Mar 10, 2017

So getting into Gerudo Town, do I have to

talk to the guy outside the shrine

first or can I just

go straight to Kara Kara

to get in?

Kinsei · Mar 10, 2017

Edzi said:
Urbosa literally tells you to start dodging during the fight. But who knows, maybe parries would have been easier. I haven't really parried at all in this game so I wasn't gonna start there.

Urbosa is wrong. Parrying the boss

as it comes out of it's teleports

is super satisfying. I really loved that fight.

The_Sweetroll_thief · Mar 10, 2017

This game people... This Fucking game.

https://www.facebook.com/kotaku/videos/10155209442424040/

One of the best reviews out there, is a must watch!

victreeb3l · Mar 10, 2017

Master Sword quest:

Can I eat food that gives extra hearts to get to 13 and pull out the sword, or do I need 13 actual hearts?

gcncontroller · Mar 10, 2017

OT2 already and I'm only about halfway through (or so I think...), crazy. I'm glad this thread title was chosen it's so good lol

AdanVC · Mar 10, 2017

Dalek said:
This game makes me hungry for meat skewers.

Same, even if the food doesn't look as tasty as the food in FFXV, I still get hungry when Link is cooking and mixing food, lol.

Tambini · Mar 10, 2017

Feels like it's been raining a week straight in my game :\

Kinsei · Mar 10, 2017

effingvic said:
Master Sword quest:

Can I eat food that gives extra hearts to get to 13 and pull out the sword, or do I need 13 actual hearts?

Nope.

They need to be actual hearts.

Tambini said:
Feels like it's been raining a week straight in my game :\

And somehow it never rains when you want it to. I just want an electric darner game.

Stalwart · Mar 10, 2017

effingvic said:
Master Sword quest:

Can I eat food that gives extra hearts to get to 13 and pull out the sword, or do I need 13 actual hearts?

You need real hearts.

Vecks · Mar 10, 2017

effingvic said:
Master Sword quest:

Can I eat food that gives extra hearts to get to 13 and pull out the sword, or do I need 13 actual hearts?

I'm pretty sure you need actual hearts. I tried mipha's grace and it didn't include them.

emb · Mar 10, 2017

KHlover said:
But then you steamroll early game with

Urbosa's Fury

. I happened to visit the

Gerudo Desert

first and that ability has saved my ass so often since then.

I loved how useful

the abilities you get

are. They found a way to provide you with genuinely awesome

rewards without locking any areas of the game behind them.

Durden77 · Mar 10, 2017

Don't have the game yet. Can't find a Switch. Has there been a rip of the version of the theme song in the trailer yet? I need something to listen to while I wallow in misery.

Pinky · Mar 10, 2017

effingvic said:
Master Sword quest:

Can I eat food that gives extra hearts to get to 13 and pull out the sword, or do I need 13 actual hearts?

I don't have the Master Sword yet, but I've read

you need 13 actual hearts. Extra/temporary hearts won't cut it.

victreeb3l · Mar 10, 2017

Thanks guys. Guess it would have been too easy otherwise

12 more shrines to go...

Exodust · Mar 10, 2017

Orb in Impa's house:

You have to finish three different side quests to get a quest for it to spawn. The Cucco one, the locating the great fairy one, and then the Lasli firefly one. After all 3, go to Impa's house at night to find Paya distraught in front of where the Orb is supposed to be.

A lot of people ask about this one, so decided to give an answer.

Kinsei · Mar 10, 2017

Exodust said:
Orb in Impa's house:

You have to finish three different side quests to get a quest for it to spawn. The Cucco one, the locating the great fairy one, and then the Lasli firefly one. After all 3, go to Impa's house at night to find Paya distraught in front of where the Orb is supposed to be.

A lot of people ask about this one, so decided to give an answer.

How do you start the Lasli firefly quest?

Wet Bloodfart · Mar 10, 2017

Kinsei said:
How do you start the Lasli firefly quest?

Go to her house after 10 PM.

Ryde3 · Mar 10, 2017

does the memory quest have to be active to find the memories?

Hazzuh · Mar 10, 2017

Ryde3 said:
does the memory quest have to be active to find the memories?

I think so,

your sheikah slate is changed to add a picture mode which is necessary for it iirc.

Stalwart · Mar 10, 2017

Ryde3 said:
does the memory quest have to be active to find the memories?

No

akidnamededdy · Mar 10, 2017

Edzi said:
Urbosa literally tells you to start dodging during the fight. But who knows, maybe parries would have been easier. I haven't really parried at all in this game so I wasn't gonna start there.

You're taking advdice from someone who was

literally murdered by that boss a hundred years prior

, you know. Heheh.

victreeb3l · Mar 10, 2017

Durden77 said:
Don't have the game yet. Can't find a Switch. Has there been a rip of the version of the theme song in the trailer yet? I need something to listen to while I wallow in misery.

Theres a really good cover of the trailer music on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZsbtOZWG4o

I was disappointed it wasn't included in the soundtrack that came with the SE.

Slaythe · Mar 10, 2017

Hi.

Where/how do I find dye ?

emb · Mar 10, 2017

akidnamededdy said:
You're taking advdice from someone who was

literally murdered by that boss a hundred years prior

, you know. Heheh.

Well, at least

she had some time to think about her mistakes.

Ryde3 · Mar 10, 2017

Stalwart said:
No

Thanks!

Kinsei · Mar 10, 2017

Wet Bloodfart said:
Go to her house after 10 PM.

Thanks!

Stalwart · Mar 10, 2017

Slaythe said:
Hi.

Where/how do I find dye ?

Hateno Village

ryechu · Mar 10, 2017

Edzi said:
Urbosa literally tells you to start dodging during the fight. But who knows, maybe parries would have been easier. I haven't really parried at all in this game so I wasn't gonna start there.

wooden shields. you dont even need to parry. just block.

balladofwindfishes · Mar 10, 2017

Slaythe said:
Hi.

Where/how do I find dye ?

Just need five things of the color you want

Like five apples make a red dye

In Hateno village

Slaythe · Mar 10, 2017

Stalwart said:
Hateno Village

I've been there but I don't have any ingredients necessary.

JeTmAn81 · Mar 10, 2017

effingvic said:
Master Sword quest:

Can I eat food that gives extra hearts to get to 13 and pull out the sword, or do I need 13 actual hearts?

I tried it and found out it didn't work :/. Now I'm wondering, after you actually have it, can you trade some of your hearts away to that statue for stamina and still be able to use the sword?

Inferno313 · Mar 10, 2017

JeTmAn81 said:
I tried it and found out it didn't work :/. Now I'm wondering, after you actually have it, can you trade some of your hearts away to that statue for stamina and still be able to use the sword?

Yeah, you can. I haven't tested it, but some dude in here beat the game with the sword and only 7 hearts.

Durden77 · Mar 10, 2017

effingvic said:
Theres a really good cover of the trailer music on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZsbtOZWG4o

I was disappointed it wasn't included in the soundtrack that came with the SE.

Huh. So it's not used in the game itself at all? Strange, it's so good.

Thanks though.

Stalwart · Mar 10, 2017

JeTmAn81 said:
I tried it and found out it didn't work :/. Now I'm wondering, after you actually have it, can you trade some of your hearts away to that statue for stamina and still be able to use the sword?

Yes, I did it.

balladofwindfishes · Mar 10, 2017

Zora spoilers

Since getting Ruta's blessing or whatever it's called like 10 hours ago, I can't really remember the last time I actually saw the Game Over screen

Based on the other power I have (Rito), these powers are really, really good

The M.O.B · Mar 10, 2017

SinCityAssassin said:
But shield surfing was from E3.

Yeah but I just forgot about it.

Kinsei · Mar 10, 2017

balladofwindfishes said:
Zora spoilers

Since getting Ruta's blessing or whatever it's called like 10 hours ago, I can't really remember the last time I actually saw the Game Over screen

Based on the other power I have (Rito), these powers are really, really good

Go fight some white maned lynels and you'll see a game over screen.

Stalwart · Mar 10, 2017

balladofwindfishes said:
Zora spoilers

Since getting Ruta's blessing or whatever it's called like 10 hours ago, I can't really remember the last time I actually saw the Game Over screen

Based on the other power I have (Rito), these powers are really, really good

Mipha's Grace

And yeah all 4 of the powers are great, but especially Zora's for early game.

OverturePT · Mar 10, 2017

So, quick question before I go kick Ganon's ass (possibly, depends on the answer to my question). Can I continue the game after I beat it? Like, am I placed in the world again, or is it a "The End" screen and back to the main menu?

RedSwirl · Mar 10, 2017

I keep thinking "what if MGS3 had been like this?" Imagine it with BOTW's open world, ambient life, and survival systems but MGSV's stealth/action gameplay and bases.

I guess we should just hope future open-world games pay attention to BOTW. I think mainly what they need to pay attention to is the austerity to which it approaches all its components. Compared to Far Cry and Skyrim this game is a lesson in design by subtraction. Not only did Nintendo cut out the fat when borrowing from Ubisoft and Bethesda, but it further developed the best parts of the open-world formula.

--The cooking system feels lifted from Skyrim, but now it's the only way to recover health so players immediately engage in it, and the systems for hunting and foraging feel deeper than what was in Skyrim or Far Cry.

--Waypoint icons for all the activities and extra things are gone, but the things themselves are designed so they're highly visible within the world itself.

--BOTW only has two major collect-a-thons from what I can see now, but each one feels much more involving since you actually have to do something to get each orb or seed instead of just running over to a waypoint.

Firemind · Mar 10, 2017

Kinsei said:
Go fight some white maned lynels and you'll see a game over screen.

Challenge accepted!

wiibomb · Mar 10, 2017

effingvic said:
Theres a really good cover of the trailer music on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZsbtOZWG4o

I was disappointed it wasn't included in the soundtrack that came with the SE.

wait wait wait... the music in the trailer isn't in the game?

Kinsei · Mar 10, 2017

Pixel Warrior said:
So, quick question before I go kick Ganon's ass (possibly, depends on the answer to my question). Can I continue the game after I beat it? Like, am I placed in the world again, or is it a "The End" screen and back to the main menu?

You have to reload a save file but the game remembers that you beat it and a few things (like a game percentage tracker) unlock.

Thud · Mar 10, 2017

Kinsei said:
Go fight some white maned lynels and you'll see a game over screen.

You'll see it more than the actual fight.

I beat one, but there was another one close by and it's wrecking my ass.

Wallach · Mar 10, 2017

I don't see how parrying would be any more effective against that boss. I didn't think Flurry Rush was harder than normal to trigger there.

Those four bosses are probably the low point of the game for me. They all seemed pretty trivial, high rank enemies in the overworld are a bigger threat.

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