Bitanator
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CharminUltra
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Ubi should reinvent Belda next.
Andodalf
Banned
soo much better than the other one i saw going around.
Aldric
Member
It isn't though. You still have your overworld, your towns and your dungeons. The balance between their importance and the way you interact with them is different than what OoT did but that's the entire point.
SinCityAssassin
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It's just a Jojo reference for the stasis rune.
afternoon delight
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Are you fucking with me or is this a legitimate observation because yes, I've been wanting that for years?
forknknife
Banned
Kotaku put this image up by accident earlier in a FFXV article. Doesn't sound too bad.
HOOOOOOOOLY SHIEEEEEET!
You havent seen the twitter posts and impressions saying you will die a lot?
There are enemies that can one shot you even with health boosts, esp if you wander into areas you are not yet prepared for
Primethius
Banned
I love the way the map looks. Man, it's going to be amazing exploring all of that with how hard I've been on a blackout.
Ah. Thought the Jojo reference meant there might be some hidden time-stopping power later in the game.
afternoon delight
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No I've been living in the 'no impression' zone, focusing on the shipment of my Wii U copy.You havent seen the twitter posts and impressions saying you will die a lot?
If true...... HNNNNNNGGGGH DREAM GAME APPROACHES
SinCityAssassin
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It could also mean the flurry attack.
Askherserenity
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Kotaku put this image up by accident earlier in a FFXV article. Doesn't sound too bad.
I agree with this picture.
Yeah that was another thought I had. Though I don't watch Jojo so all I know about Dio is that he can stop time.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
So basically... They didn't have any faults lolKotaku put this image up by accident earlier in a FFXV article. Doesn't sound too bad.
You can swap B and Y buttons but that's pretty pointless. They should have made it so that A could be jump, so you can hold B to run and tap A easily to jump - instead of Y. Otherwise...oh just maybe a sensitivity option for gamepad motion controls. But other than that, I think I'll be good. Hopefully muscle memory will kick in after a few hours and it won't be an issue.
But it's not. It's more difficult than traditional 3D Zelda games where it's a struggle to find any challenging overworld content. As long as you scout, prepare, and don't rush in guns a blazin', it should be fine. Plus tons of upgrades to make tougher spots easy.
SinCityAssassin
Member
He can stop time and build up damage by hitting you during that phase, or placing knives everywhere.
Stasis them, hit them with any lance as often as you can, walk away as stasis stops.
Aldric
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As always the Dark Souls comparisons aren't justified. You can pause the game and heal yourself, you've got way more options to approach enemies (including aerial bombardment) and death is far less punishing as you don't lose anything and checkpoints are generous.
lt's just far more difficult than every previous 3D Zelda.
lt's just far more difficult than every previous 3D Zelda.
Kotaku put this image up by accident earlier in a FFXV article. Doesn't sound too bad.
Lol at open-world perfection, that'll certainly scratch my itch
Dont forget that there are enemies than can
blend in you might not be able to see all threats
you might not be able to see all threatsBotW is designed around how the original Zelda game worked, not the games that came after it.
I honestly never played much of the first one because the graphics are too old for me to put up with now. Did they give you most of the puzzle-solving abilities up-front? Or were there significant puzzle-solving items found exclusively in the map?
LegendofLex
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Are there combat scenarios that feel like they're out of Dark Souls? Seems to be, based on the footage from The Game Awards showing a Lizalfos gank squad jumping the player as he approached some ruins.
Does the weapon variety seem similar to Dark Souls? While the weapons are obviously designed to be disposable and scavenge-able rather than a basis for a character build, the kinds of weapons and the way they influence combat seem like they'd be right at home in a Dark Souls game.
Especially based on my experience taking down Steppe Talus with a bunch of sticks.
Does character growth resemble Dark Souls? I'd say absolutely yes, based on what little I know about how you upgrade your character in this game.
Breath of the Wild has definitely learned a lot from Dark Souls about modern action RPG mechanics, just like Dark Souls learned a lot from classic Zelda. It certainly didn't forget what makes Zelda special in the process, though.
afternoon delight
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Thanks for the impressions good people, see you on the other side in a month or two if those hours are to be believed!
Equipment is quite rare also. Been putting more than 20 hours in the game and I've yet to find anything to replace my initial shirt from the Chamber of Resurrection. Found out REALLY cool headgear and pants tho, their special buffs are quite useful. I look like a pirate, hehe.
The game isn't that difficult actually, you just have to find good DPS weapons. You also gotta think about how you use your weapons since the durability is affected on what you hit. You can't simply hit whatever with anything, enemies and destructible environments have some kind of "material type" (organic, steel, rock, etc.). Like you better hit a guardian with your sledgehammer even if it has lower DPS than your sword. Not only you will do more damage (or the same, depending on the sword's DPS), but your sword would break after few hits.
So far, I'd say if this game had Horizon's technical graphical level, it would have been an open-world/sandbox revolution. The game is simply amazing and even if I watched over 20 hours of videos and played 20 hours, I always find something new and exciting every 20 minutes or so.
The game isn't that difficult actually, you just have to find good DPS weapons. You also gotta think about how you use your weapons since the durability is affected on what you hit. You can't simply hit whatever with anything, enemies and destructible environments have some kind of "material type" (organic, steel, rock, etc.). Like you better hit a guardian with your sledgehammer even if it has lower DPS than your sword. Not only you will do more damage (or the same, depending on the sword's DPS), but your sword would break after few hits.
So far, I'd say if this game had Horizon's technical graphical level, it would have been an open-world/sandbox revolution. The game is simply amazing and even if I watched over 20 hours of videos and played 20 hours, I always find something new and exciting every 20 minutes or so.
SinCityAssassin
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You had to buy most of them actually, from underground merchants
Aldric
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The kind of weapons that'd be at home in a Souls game, you mean like the dreaded mop and brand new weapons to the Zelda series like the fire rod, boomerang and hammer?
l'm unsure how upgrading health and stamina as a reward for completing mini dungeons is relevant to a discussion about combat difficulty.
l think like always you're straining to establish comparisons between the two series but hey if you really want to stick to the "what could Zelda learn from Dark Souls" narrative more power to you.
LegendofLex
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There are only two items that you're required to buy from merchants: the arrow and the bait.
You could get bombs, arrows, and the candle (used for 90% of the secrets) from the beginning of the game, though.
I mean the spears, axes, clubs, maces, lightning-element weapons, and other stuff that's never been in Zelda before.
Is there a review scores prediction thread?
Cos I just wanted to say this really, even though I will never play this as this is the only game I want on WiiU/Switch. I reckon this game is locked for game of the year I have not been this hyped for a game since MGSV hopefully this one will actually be finished.
Everything looks on point for this from mechanics to environment only minor gripe is the world occasionally looks empty. I think this is on track for a 92+ Metacritic score maybe even 95, genuinely looks to be amazing.
See you all in 12ish hours
Cos I just wanted to say this really, even though I will never play this as this is the only game I want on WiiU/Switch. I reckon this game is locked for game of the year I have not been this hyped for a game since MGSV hopefully this one will actually be finished.
Everything looks on point for this from mechanics to environment only minor gripe is the world occasionally looks empty. I think this is on track for a 92+ Metacritic score maybe even 95, genuinely looks to be amazing.
See you all in 12ish hours
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
You started with literally nothing.
Everything you just said also applies to dark souls
Pause the game to heal makes it easier
But you don't get the equivalent of 5 estus flasks
Also your weapons in BOTW are FAR less durable than the weapons in Dark Souls. Shit breaks in like one or two encounters. If you break your most powerful weapon and don't have a backup...
Kotaku put this image up by accident earlier in a FFXV article. Doesn't sound too bad.
Ah, damn. I like open world, but never was a fan of perfection. Gotta pass on this one.
Aldric
Member
So you've actually never played the game your avatar is from, l see.
I feel like one flaw I can forsee involves weapon degradation and exploring older areas.
Let's say 20 hours in you want to go back to the Great Plateau because you feel you missed something. By that point, you will have gathered newer, better weapons from newer areas. So you'll want to avoid combat in the Great Plateau like the plague, because you'll be weakening your stronger weapons with little to no benefit to you (any weapons you would pick up would be weaker, so there's no point).
The thing that saves this is that you could have a designated "shitty weapon" slot to deal with that, but it kinda defeats one of the best parts of many RPGs: going back to an older area and steamrolling it with your more capable character.
Let's say 20 hours in you want to go back to the Great Plateau because you feel you missed something. By that point, you will have gathered newer, better weapons from newer areas. So you'll want to avoid combat in the Great Plateau like the plague, because you'll be weakening your stronger weapons with little to no benefit to you (any weapons you would pick up would be weaker, so there's no point).
The thing that saves this is that you could have a designated "shitty weapon" slot to deal with that, but it kinda defeats one of the best parts of many RPGs: going back to an older area and steamrolling it with your more capable character.
I didn't find anything about that yet, but I have visited one of the many beaches and there are some hints that you can go below the water like some kind of stairs and I've seen a ladder which seem to go all the way to the bottom from a little boat which has absolutely no purpose since you can get on it without the ladder. It's difficult to explain and it might only be decoration.
I'll be honest with you tho, I'm sure you can at some point. This game has so many surprises, I'm mind-blown every hour.
I'll be honest with you tho, I'm sure you can at some point. This game has so many surprises, I'm mind-blown every hour.
The Great Plateau is nothing.
Yes. I'd say there is nothing relevant there once you get the paraglider (well, hidden Koroks).
LegendofLex
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I don't really think that being able to pick up an item an enemy dropped and use it exclusively in the room where you picked it up is really or even at all comparable to actually having a fully fleshed assortment of gear that you can equip.
Especially when every single one of those temporary weapons behaves and controls more or less exactly the same way, while the fleshed out gear creates tons of different movesets.
Self_Destructive
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The Legend of Perfection
