rayman1900
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Cmon sometimes it's just plain fun taking out a camp like that!
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Cmon sometimes it's just plain fun taking out a camp like that!
Vital Tundra
Member
Sometimes you gotta let a game be a game and enjoy the fireworks.
WeirdoStalkerJr
Member
Haha, I am laughing way to hard at this
Oh Fire Chuchu, you so dumb.
Omega Kirby
Member
And so cute at the same time you just wanna pat one on the head
I see it more as the enemy hoarding the gunpowder barrel for their camps. And they do attack you with it, so...
Yeah and do you remember how some people scored Tropical Freeze because of that?
I'm hoping since reviewers went in with New Super Mario Bros as their point of reference they were harder on Tropical Freeze. I imagine more reviewers will be likely to compare Zelda with Elder Scrolls, The Witcher, and Souls games where Zelda still seems easy in comparison.
brandonh83
Banned
Whenever I look at the barrels, for me it becomes "what's the most fun/funny thing I can do with this setup" and just see how... whatever I do plays out. For instance I doubt the person knew the arrow was going to draw the enemies over there. Or maybe they did. It would've been a cool little moment of experimentation.
As someone said on Twitter earlier, one of the best things about the game is the level of experimentation the game design allows for, and that it's a true holy shit moment when something you think to do actually works, and that it actually works most of the time. The barrels are just a tool at your disposal. If you don't want to cheese through camps, march your ass down there.
NoMoreTrolls
Banned
Looks pretty damn good. I just hope it's actually good, not "good" like Skyward Sword or Twilight Princess. I want it to be Windwaker good. Or even better!
Yeah and do you remember how some people scored Tropical Freeze because of that?
scores? who cares about scores when you've got a platformer as glorious as Tropical Freeze to play!
brandonh83
Banned
That's just gonna vary depending on the person. I like both of those a lot more than Wind Waker for example. You'll just have to see for yourself! Zelda is incredibly divisive a lot of the time.
People say Skyward Sword was universally praised before release, which is why it got the 93 MC score, but that's not even true. I saw a lot of negative comments about the game before release. I'm not seeing them this time. Some framerate dips and the weapons breaking are about as much as I noticed so far. (I like the weapon breaking system personally.)
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Yeah.Posted?
For sure! But bad scores can still turn people off that are on the fence and it's worse when the cause of them was so silly.
Get BY2K's unverified ass out of there! 😛Posted?
Neoleo2143
Member
On the contrary I think it's great level design because enemies use them. Lizalfos in particular can throw objects really fast at Link. In addition, fire arrows are limited so you may want to conserve them if you can. Thus a scenario is saying don't rushing blindly and think creatively. Not to mention this scenario rewards understanding the sound mechanics and enemy mechanics. Also there's still some enemies around so you still have to kill them for the reward in the end.
Also RE4 loves Explosive barrels for good reason. A well placed Barrel is very satisfying to use.
DragonKnight
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righthandmouse
Banned
so glad I finished nioh. I think I am ready for the zelda.
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I like how someone tells Chris that it's not that big a deal since it's only been 2 months, and then he quickly includes "And last year" too lol
I don't think I'll die too often.
I think someone maps out a proper speedrun route on Day 1 using the Guardian amiibo, just going off the gifs and the information we have about the amiibo.
flintstryker
Banned
Windwaker is fantastic but SS and TP was already better
brandonh83
Banned
Everything gets negative comments, I'm sure this game will eventually end up with its own. I think it'll be received better by the masses, but Skyward Sword was a critic darling (and I happen to also agree with them) like this game will end up being if the previews are any indication.
forknknife
Banned
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Lol the BY2K "quote" is hilarious to me with that spy avatar
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
People gave Wind Waker soooo much shit when it came out.
oreomunsta
Banned
Yeah and do you remember how some people scored Tropical Freeze because of that?
Lol that reminds me of the Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon review release, where some reviewer gave it a 6 because she couldn't figure out a puzzle
Jerm411
Member
Man, I read some of the previews (
). I am so incredibly hyped. Unless there is something drastically different about the game +50 hours in vs +20 hours in, this is poised to be a classic. No wonder Nintendo is so tight lipped about the rest of the game outside of the Great Plateau!!
I used an extension to hide images lol
I'm sure most of it is just going the wrong way like someone playing Dark Souls and going to New Londo Ruins first. Even that has me excited though because it means the "intended" route isn't clear.
Can't wait for the controversial review.
TheCowboyPoet
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yeah the Tropical Freeze reviews were silly. people were still knee deep in the "it's a good game, but is it a good Wii U game???" nonsense. plus 2D platformers were looked at with a certain stigma which is also nonsense.
Twilight Princess
Member
What I like the most is that most reviewers say it's a "hard" zelda game. I cant remember the last time I played one of those.
I think some people see Zelda as some kind of threat to their console of choice. I would remind them that nether Mario 64 nor Ocarina of Time managed to kill Playstation, and neither will Breath of the Wild. They can sleep at night again now and instead appreciate the wonder of Zelda.
when the band starts playing right when the molly kick in
DragonKnight
Member
Haha...been avoiding nioh for a while lol. Marathon DS2, BB and DS3 so Im good on getting my ass handed to me for a while.
Prolly will pick it back up after zelda. Got to the beach level and stopped playing.
But yeah. This time next week we will be knee deep in zelda. Cant wait. Took the day off too.
El-Pistolero
Member
Hmm...I predict a 97% MC score.
Velocity:Design:Comfort
Banned
And just think, there are two whole content packs coming not very long from now. This is a BIG game and it's only gonna improve
DragonKnight
Member
This is what happenes when you have a team of genius, passionate devs who arent beholden to a bottom line.
Just imagine how much better gaming would be in general if all devs were like this.
Christberg
Member
The best part of that throwing gif for me is the stalfos flailing his arms and legs around wildly. Will never stop being funny.
Chezzymann
Member
didnt people say skyward sword was hard
Equanimity
Member
So I have seen a ton of footage so far and my main concern right now is that some areas look rather empty.
This is brilliant.
This is brilliant.
Yes, 6 year olds were able to play on the Wii.
Vanguard771
Member
Other than a couple spoilers and a little trolling this thread has been an absolute joy to read. I'm so excited to be playing Zelda this time next week.
I took an embarrassingly long time to beat Ghirahim the first time due to getting the hang of the controls, but meh, wouldn't exactly classify it as being hard.
We're talking about a game, SM64, that changed the entire industry, a game whose core design is still copied to this day.
However, the physics and world interaction on display in Zelda BotW were, as many of us said during E3, next-level stuff. It's not inconceivable it could be the new high watermark for open world game design.