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Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Launch trailer, JP boxart, March 3, 2017
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I remember when Aonuma said that TP was going to have a lot involvement and interactions with animals (the second trailer showed a bit of that) but then they completely dropped it for some reason.
No one has confirmed any specific amount of dungeons yet. Just that there are less than normal and more than none.
Skittzo0413
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The first part of your quote is the interviewer, not Aonuma. You should make that clear. Aonuma never acknowledges that there are fewer dungeons, though he does imply it I guess by not correcting the interviewer.
Neoleo2143
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So your point is that in a version that is semi-complete they're going to outright drop a feature?
PancakeBurglar
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Outside of Twilight Princess what other Zelda's have Hyrule Castle as the final dungeon? I'm struggling to think any others.
RPGCrazied
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Does the Wii U version look like that, or is it the one with link shooting his bow? Really like the Switches box art.
You go into the giant Guardians. That's 4 dungeons. And Hyrule castle for 5.
I wanna say a link to the past. And maybe even it's sequel.
I wanna say a link to the past. And maybe even it's sequel.
I'm wondering if Something Big happens after the 4 obvious dungeons are completed, revealing a part of the story where other dungeons are unveiled.
Nope. It's a dungeon halfway through the game in both.
Skittzo0413
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The latest trailer showed quite a few other indoor type of locations that look nothing like the "mech" areas also shown in the trailer. I wouldn't be surprised if there are other dungeons, maybe necessary to reach/restore the Master Sword? So far the only reasoning we can see for 4 dungeons is the 4 pillars and 4 beasts, yet nothing has been confirmed there.
Ocarina and Wind Waker both have Castle Like final dungeons and you revisit the location of Hyrule Castle to get to these.
A Link Between Worlds final dungeon is Lorule Castle so it's the dark version of Hyrule Castle. Minish Cap ends with Dark Hyrule Castle too.
Minish Cap.
DisconnectD
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I don't think we'll have to worry about dungeons and places to explore being an issue in this game. There look to be tons of places to discover inside and out with the Goddess statues, inside death mountain,(obviously) etc. Aonuma said it himself in the same interview that thus us the ultimate and most complete Zelda to date so with that will come all of the lovely staples. Just without most of the conventions we're used to.
gregor7777
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That evil mountain will be the final dungeon.
I think there will be a distinction between formal, labyrinthine dungeons and more natural, environmental dungeons - just like the distinction Ocarina of Time made.
The inside of Death Mountain, the bottom of Lake Hylia, even the Zonai Ruins in the Game Awards gameplay - these are all places ripe for plenty of exploration and combat.
The inside of Death Mountain, the bottom of Lake Hylia, even the Zonai Ruins in the Game Awards gameplay - these are all places ripe for plenty of exploration and combat.
The specific shade of blue that they picked for Wii U box art also being a shade of blue that gets completely ruined and blown out when websites convert the image to a different format is one of the many baffling mistakes of the Wii U branding.
I don't really get hung up on numbers too much. Majora's Mask has the least amount at 4 but it also had the most engaging Zelda gameplay outside of them, and BotW looks to be similar. Other games like Twilight Princess have a ton of great dungeons but they're by far the standout of that whole game when you look at the other parts. If anything I can see the other games as a bit too rigid in that regard while the shrines and general exploration can mesh all the elements together more.
Plus less bigger dungeons can mean a lot of things. You can't just dismiss a number, they may have made those theoretical 4 much more complex due to the whole structure of the game. Much as I love Zelda dungeons you basically know what to expect, progress to a miniboss, get item, use item to get through the rest and kill the boss. BotW seems to give a lot of items through other means.
Plus less bigger dungeons can mean a lot of things. You can't just dismiss a number, they may have made those theoretical 4 much more complex due to the whole structure of the game. Much as I love Zelda dungeons you basically know what to expect, progress to a miniboss, get item, use item to get through the rest and kill the boss. BotW seems to give a lot of items through other means.
RPGCrazied
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Good news. At least we get a good cover out of the deal.
Onikaan
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I agree.
I feel that even if there are only 4 Dungeons, The world is so large this time around that you won't running into them very often (Unless they you perhaps do nothing but a main quest playthrough) and I'm more than ok with that.
I can't wait to see what they look like.
Okay...
So...about this dark, Aonuma? e___e
Did Ganondorf not had red blood in the n64 version? It was changed to green right in rereleases of the game i think.
Edit: yup gold cartridge and the first version of the grey cartridge had it.
Has he given his thoughts on BotW? I'd very much like to hear them having watched his videos.
Deckard Chapel
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Well, that one is new to me and I really enjoyed it. I was sharing it so others who haven't seen it can enjoy it also.
If they have some kind of world changing dynamic, like the "Light World/Dark World/Time Travel" tropes - this will be the greatest Zelda game of all time, hands down. Just imagine that there are 4 dungeons in the regular world - and 4 completely new dungeons in the other "world" - that would give us 8 dungeons plus a final and that's perfectly okay by me, not to mention the 100+ Shrines!!
One can hope, right?
Same here
to my knowledge, no. So far he's said nothing about Breath Of The Wild and he should, since he nearly 100% nailed what a perfect Zelda game should be and that's pretty much Breath Of The wild from what we've been seeing!FloweryMarston
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Okay...
So...about this dark, Aonuma? e___e
I hope so, i think they will strike a nice balance.
GodfatherX
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so i really like Zelda's voice at the beginning of the game, but her voice in the new trailer is just ok. Still like it better then the hyper over dramatic japanesse one though
Deckard Chapel
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Is there any word whether this game will have dual audio on the Switch, because I'm really digging the Japanese voices! Since I don't understand most of the Japanese language, it would kind of fit-in with the Zelda world, since characters speak in languages that I also don't understand and just hearing it while reading the text was a nice balance. At least this time if it was Japanese voices, it would make it more realistic and involving.
I really hope there's dual audio!
I really hope there's dual audio!
Skittzo0413
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I'm assuming that it's old Zelda in the beginning and young Zelda in the cutscenes.
Bruno_Arrais85
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Glad to see Aonuma endorsing that the game has a specific timeline placement and asking the fans to play and discover everything by themselves
Yeah, I agree. I thought SS had great dungeons, solid boss fights, fun combat, but meh everything else. I kind of liked Skyloft though.
Bruno_Arrais85
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The story of Skyward Sword was A+
So I was watching some of the footage that gamespot posted from the beyond the plateau demo and noticed that in one of the videos while the raining is falling that the bomb arrows fuse doesn't get lit and the arrow instead acts like a normal arrow. when link goes under the cover of trees and fires again, this time the fuse is lit and it acts just like a bomb arrow.
FloweryMarston
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So i was Reading about the amiibos, and i have two questions,
What the link Archer, Rider, New Zelda etc do in this game, was this revealed?
And another one, the Wolf link that is created, his life is based on the life of your TP HD save, otherwise It Will have 3 hearts, so all Wolf Links on the switch Will have 3 hearts then?
What the link Archer, Rider, New Zelda etc do in this game, was this revealed?
And another one, the Wolf link that is created, his life is based on the life of your TP HD save, otherwise It Will have 3 hearts, so all Wolf Links on the switch Will have 3 hearts then?
amiibos have data saved to the actual statue. So I'm assuming that information will be accessible to either system.
FloweryMarston
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The amiibos, apart from the wolf link, all have a very minimal functionality, which is providing fish, meat, etc one time a day if you scan the amiibo. I don't know what the guardian or bokoblin amiibo do. But all of them are minimal things that serve no big purpose to the game.
I don't think the data of your amiibo is system bound, so you'll most likely be able to play with a 20 heart wolf link on the switch version
Thanks! Its very interesting how the weather will play a role in how you play.
Wha? I was only referring to what they did with TP...
Skittzo0413
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TheSpaceBetween
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And it's probably going to suck, again
There hasn't been a great final dungeon in a console Zelda since A Link to the Past
.Graphics Horse
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I'd argue that Lorule Castle counts too.
Wii U boxes are so egregious, glad they are going minimalist with the Switch
I wonder if there is some way to keep it tipped over for a longer period of time.
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