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Breath of the Wild is the official subtitle for Zelda U/NX, first gameplay trailer
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UnemployedVillain
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For fuck's sake. Do you guys also think dungeons and towns were cut because we haven't seen any?
AlphaDragoon
Member
Also greatly enjoyed the addition of voice acting, even if it's not for everyone. If that voice talking to Link is supposed to be Zelda then they absolutely nailed it with her VA. Sounds exactly how I would expect Zelda to sound.
There is no female link.
Incidentally, these are my least-favorite kind of open worlds. Reality is bereft of easily recognised landmarks and a carefully controlled flow, the sorts of things that make game exploration fun. There are way too many games that are content to throw you in a big sprawling environment that looks real but is also pretty tough to remember individual aspects of.
I think I'd just frustrate myself endlessly to bash heads with people that I think are being overly negative and quick to judge, because opinions are opinions, after all.
Personally, I think it looks like a fresh take on a series that didn't need to do the same thing every game to be special because of the talent behind it. The same rings true here: this team knows what makes Zelda Zelda, and they are really breaking the mold because this series needed an injection of new life into it.
I'm very excited, very optimistic, very curious, and very jealous of those in attendance at E3 who get to play it.
Personally, I think it looks like a fresh take on a series that didn't need to do the same thing every game to be special because of the talent behind it. The same rings true here: this team knows what makes Zelda Zelda, and they are really breaking the mold because this series needed an injection of new life into it.
I'm very excited, very optimistic, very curious, and very jealous of those in attendance at E3 who get to play it.
It seems like there is a connection to Wind Waker. Link even looks like the statue in the undersea Hyrule Castle, maybe this game shows the flood? The Ganon-ish thing we saw in the trailer looks like Ganon escaping from the WW intro.
Well the enemies don't look menacing at all.
At least no window pops up if you pick up an item for the second time, unlike a certain other Zelda title.
You are in a very tiny portion of a very long game. They are not going to throw everything at you all at once
Pretty impressed, but then again they have been working on this for an eternity. HOpefully the NX version is nicer looking with a more stable frame rate.
Only issues for me were the bareness of the land. I hope there are hundreds of caves, secrets etc spread out. Otherwise its a massive world with not much to do. Wind Waker pt 2.
Only issues for me were the bareness of the land. I hope there are hundreds of caves, secrets etc spread out. Otherwise its a massive world with not much to do. Wind Waker pt 2.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Lol pretty much. Theyre gonna design this like babby's first open world game so experienced players are gonna be pulling their hair out at forced tutorials and tips and shit.
timetokill
Banned
Here's how they'll do voice
1. Only the companion talks
2. At an early point the game some evil force steals her voice
3. At the end of the game she gets it back and says:
1. Only the companion talks
2. At an early point the game some evil force steals her voice
3. At the end of the game she gets it back and says:
Future PhaZe
Member
So is that the NX version on display in the trailer?
Orakio Rob
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Xenoblade X is beautiful.
Herbspiceguy
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The lush and organic feel of the environments together with the colors used create a very relaxed experience. I love it.
Hope the world is filled with awesome things to explore and (challenging) puzzles to solve.
Can't wait to see some dungeon footage.
Hope the world is filled with awesome things to explore and (challenging) puzzles to solve.
Can't wait to see some dungeon footage.
Yeah, textures weren't too hot and there was quite a bit of pop-in.
I didn't expect that it would feel so much like SotC. That's certainly interesting. So far the lack of people apart of one old man also feels very much like a next-gen version of Zelda 1. Will be interesting to see if we'll just find ruins of Hyrule in this game or if we'll also see vivid cities (thanks to time travel mechanics or something similar). Seeing Hyrule both in ruins and in its former glory would certainly be interesting, but this might be too much to ask for in an open world game.
Only thing I'm not convinced of yet is the amount of loot and equip you collect. I'm not a fan of this stuff and the weapon durability looks really low so far. Might be on purpose so that people try different weapons in the demo, though. Also, the image quality seems to be rather bad, here's hoping this will be improved in the NX version.
Looking forward to playing it myself (which will hopefully happen next week).
Only thing I'm not convinced of yet is the amount of loot and equip you collect. I'm not a fan of this stuff and the weapon durability looks really low so far. Might be on purpose so that people try different weapons in the demo, though. Also, the image quality seems to be rather bad, here's hoping this will be improved in the NX version.
Looking forward to playing it myself (which will hopefully happen next week).
What are you talking about lol ? The wild life are clearly missing. Said nothing about dungeons etc. I also said for the sake of the performance of this >>>DEMO<<<
Garrett Hawke
Member
So the femLink rumours were false? 
that's a shame.
Game looks gorgeous though and I am digging the visuals + sound. Looks like a world I want to explore!
that's a shame.Game looks gorgeous though and I am digging the visuals + sound. Looks like a world I want to explore!
ForsakenLotus
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I see a ton of potential here. Sure, the graphics were poor and the scenery kind of bland and basic, but I set my expectations for those appropriately. Music was also, unsurprisingly, awesome.
Bullshit. Xenoblade X was the first Wii U to not follow that formula.
Crimson_Justice
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That looked amazing. Looks like a beautiful, mystical world to experience mixed with fun, interactive gameplay. I'm so excited.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
So continuing with the translation of ancient in-game text we have:
DUNGEON
and
(S)HUTOUT
How are you guys translating this?
Neoleo2143
Member
Environmental interaction seems to be the goal here, with interconnecting systems ala Far Cry 2. Exciting stuff I must say.
The interconnecting systems is what I want out of an open world which many games have failed to deliver for me many times. I have a good feeling this time.
The interconnecting systems is what I want out of an open world which many games have failed to deliver for me many times. I have a good feeling this time.
dcx4610
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I do like Nintendo is trying something a little different but it looks...I dunno...boring?
I loved Shadow of the Colossus and Ico because they were intriguing and you didn't really know where the story was going. With this, you know it's going to be a Zelda game and the world just looks really lifeless and grindy.
Again, happy Nintendo tried to mix it up a bit but I don't know how fun it will be to actually play.
I loved Shadow of the Colossus and Ico because they were intriguing and you didn't really know where the story was going. With this, you know it's going to be a Zelda game and the world just looks really lifeless and grindy.
Again, happy Nintendo tried to mix it up a bit but I don't know how fun it will be to actually play.
xviper
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looks great and all but the fact that you get tools from exploring the world is worrying me
i'm used to get the tools by playing the dungeons or doing a quest, i haven't played Skyword Sword and i don't know if it was like this, and the climbing is really not a good idea in my opinion
i'm used to get the tools by playing the dungeons or doing a quest, i haven't played Skyword Sword and i don't know if it was like this, and the climbing is really not a good idea in my opinion
GurgleBot20
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My one comment is that this game looks to have a very similar opening to the new Doom.
Outside of the survival element I agree with you.
Bill Trinnen picked up the same pants he already had, except with 2 more defense points. JINGLE TIME!
While I agree it nice to see a change of pace from a traditional Zelda game.
Now all I wait for is Mario Galaxy/64/Sunshine type Mario.....and I will probably get an NX day one.
Hell, maybe bring back a Mario 2 type game. The adventure version. No collecting but getting from point A to B and fighting bosses here n there.
One of my fav things was exploring too. And this world looks huuuuge....
Spiritwalker
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looks like the best zelda ever, hopefully it delivers
BrokenFiction
Member
Damn, that map is BIG.
So is Zelda BotW - this wasnt my point. Seems like people want to be blown away graphically by an open world WiiU game ever after they have seen what is possible on much more powerful hardware. Just not realistic.
Same as expecting thousands of people to run around just to fill some part of the map during an early demo...for crowded areas and cities...sure...but i dont expect just 100 of dudes to run around in the wild for no reason.
thestopsign
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DAMN THAT MAP SCALE