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Zelda Wii U - Recap of 5 hours gameplay stream
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Aaronrules380
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No. They did show off shrines, which are essentially mini dungeons though
If this is the first area in the game, im guessing they start them simple. Later in the game in other areas I'd assume they'd have more difficult ones.
SuperAngelo64
Banned
So who is doing this soundtrack?
It honestly doesn't sound like anything from previous Zelda titles, ir doesn't sound like any Nintendo composer.
The closest thing I can think of is it sounds like Ryo Kunihiko's work in AION which was meant to blend the sound of Western RPGs ambiance with Eastern RPGs melodic tracks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HTA9hbn6WA#t=0m40s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7rlBSqJoOg
Is there any concrete information on who the composer is?
It honestly doesn't sound like anything from previous Zelda titles, ir doesn't sound like any Nintendo composer.
The closest thing I can think of is it sounds like Ryo Kunihiko's work in AION which was meant to blend the sound of Western RPGs ambiance with Eastern RPGs melodic tracks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HTA9hbn6WA#t=0m40s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7rlBSqJoOg
Is there any concrete information on who the composer is?
Or it just shows how nobody wants to buy a Wii U. This game looks impressive but theres no way I'm picking up a Wii U just for this when an NX version could be even better (depending on what the heck the NX is).
DistortionOfReality
Member
Game of the show without a doubt. Horizon Zero Dawn really impressed me, but this just blew me away. Subtitle is growing on me too.
this game seems so RICH and VARIED.
This gif is great in showing also like the combat systems has been overhauled completely
Man, this gif. All of the gifs in this thread.
That's it. Gaming has finally peaked. After this game I'm done with videogames.
The Hermit
Member
I made a mistake on this one:
It actually says
NOW LOADING
DO NOT TURN OFF
ALL YOUR BASE ARE
I assume BELONG TO US follows.
holy shit
this is insane
hahahaha
Amazing job finding those easter eggs almost an year before the game launches
BladeoftheImmortal
Member
Most hyped I've been for a Zelda in a long time. Can't fucking wait. Guess I'll need an NX for this.
KratosEnergyDrink
Member
Next year probably around NX launch that is planned for March.
tkscz
Member
Reviving a grandfather meme is illegal in these parts.
A few things.
First of all, this game sounds massive, and I love it. Although I hope it solves the “huge world, but empty one”, that has plagued previous Zeldas. It does sound like there is a lot to do, but I want more to do than just cooking and crafting to keep me busy. I want to find treasures and secrets everywhere. And I don’t mean treasures like “You’ve found 25 Rupees!”
Not sure how I feel about unlimited bombs. I kind of like that you run out and ‘need’ to find more in previous installments. But I don’t think should be any big issue.
I am hoping the quick degradation is early on in the game, where you haven’t found the more powerful (magical?) weapons and equipment yet. And once you get the nicer weapons (like maybe finding the first iteration of the Master Sword) you don’t need to worry about your weapons breaking. Does armor degrade, as well? I hope not, as that would just become too annoying.
As for healing, I love it. Actually finding food to heal, and cooking it gives you more. But I hope when they say “there will be no hearts”, that they mean there will be no ‘healing’ hearts. I would assume you still need to find heart pieces? I would hope so, as it just isn’t Zelda otherwise.
The shrines sound interesting, and love there are a lot of them. But even still, I want a good amount of my full-sized dungeons, as well. No only four of them, which was rumored in another thread. But the world is big enough, so I don’t see why they can’t give us a good amount of these, as well.
I really love how you can interact with the world. Spreading a fire, cutting down trees to make a bridge, rolling rocks down a hill to crush enemies. Look forward to doing ‘all’ of that.
All told, I have some reservations on the things I listed above, until they are answered. However, from what I am hearing about the game overall, it sounds phenomenal.
First of all, this game sounds massive, and I love it. Although I hope it solves the “huge world, but empty one”, that has plagued previous Zeldas. It does sound like there is a lot to do, but I want more to do than just cooking and crafting to keep me busy. I want to find treasures and secrets everywhere. And I don’t mean treasures like “You’ve found 25 Rupees!”
Not sure how I feel about unlimited bombs. I kind of like that you run out and ‘need’ to find more in previous installments. But I don’t think should be any big issue.
I am hoping the quick degradation is early on in the game, where you haven’t found the more powerful (magical?) weapons and equipment yet. And once you get the nicer weapons (like maybe finding the first iteration of the Master Sword) you don’t need to worry about your weapons breaking. Does armor degrade, as well? I hope not, as that would just become too annoying.
As for healing, I love it. Actually finding food to heal, and cooking it gives you more. But I hope when they say “there will be no hearts”, that they mean there will be no ‘healing’ hearts. I would assume you still need to find heart pieces? I would hope so, as it just isn’t Zelda otherwise.
The shrines sound interesting, and love there are a lot of them. But even still, I want a good amount of my full-sized dungeons, as well. No only four of them, which was rumored in another thread. But the world is big enough, so I don’t see why they can’t give us a good amount of these, as well.
I really love how you can interact with the world. Spreading a fire, cutting down trees to make a bridge, rolling rocks down a hill to crush enemies. Look forward to doing ‘all’ of that.
All told, I have some reservations on the things I listed above, until they are answered. However, from what I am hearing about the game overall, it sounds phenomenal.
yeah they mentioned that on the stream. audrey seemed to imply that they get quite difficult because she said to enjoy the easy ones while they last.
Making my way through the first day when:
dat brutal ragdoll.
I really really REALLY like the ragdolling in this game. Somehow it retains the cheese-factor from Souls while at the same time feeling much heavier and slightly more realistic.
Also, I'm loving all the little runewords people are finding. Great detail and funny too. "Rotate", "Loading please wait", great stuff.
jackissocool
Member
Funny how many similarities it seems to share with Horizon! Looks fantastic, I've never been so interested in a Zelda game. I may buy my first Nintendo console for this.
First of all the game looks awe-inspiring. All the comparisons to Ghibli movies, especially Princess Mononoke are really apt. This feels like the perfect complement to Majora's Mask in being truly unique and inspired 3d games, not just good Zelda games.
As to those worried about the (possible lack of ) story, and the comment on being able to go straight to the final boss from the start, remember Chrono Trigger? You could (attempt to) fight Lavos very early in that game, but that doesn't stop it from still being praised as one of the best stories in gaming.
Finally, has anyone mentioned that the monks at the end of the shrines are holding their hands in the shapes of the individual parts of the Triforce (inverted triangle included), including holding them in the correct positions? I found that to be a really interesting detail.
As to those worried about the (possible lack of ) story, and the comment on being able to go straight to the final boss from the start, remember Chrono Trigger? You could (attempt to) fight Lavos very early in that game, but that doesn't stop it from still being praised as one of the best stories in gaming.
Finally, has anyone mentioned that the monks at the end of the shrines are holding their hands in the shapes of the individual parts of the Triforce (inverted triangle included), including holding them in the correct positions? I found that to be a really interesting detail.
Orbis Tabula
Member
Man, this looks incredible. I can't wait to get my hands on it.
tkscz
Member
Yes, along with support for the pro controller
Dwight Schrute
Member
What is the programme for day 2 ?
Aaronrules380
Member
Other games. Zelda won't be showing up today
Fourth Storm
Member
Thank you all for the medias, I updated most of them, please check the OP again.
#rekt
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=207151048&postcount=701
#rekt
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=207151048&postcount=701
spookyfish
Member
I enjoyed watching it, but I have to say, it kind of left me cold.
The fact that this is at least a year away kind of pisses me off. I can't help but believe they're delaying it for Wii U because of NX, and I DON'T believe NX will be out by March 2017.
Yep. I'm an entitled gamer.
The fact that this is at least a year away kind of pisses me off. I can't help but believe they're delaying it for Wii U because of NX, and I DON'T believe NX will be out by March 2017.
Yep. I'm an entitled gamer.
Damn, the overworld looks amazing an all but I need to see some dungeons!
CriscoDisco
Member
Watched the entirety of this video at high speed and noticed something falling from the sky at 16:25. Neat.
So in the years since they first announced this game, I've always come back to a rumor reported in 2012 about the dungeons. It sounded way too good to be true and typical game PR hyperbole. But honestly, seeing BotW in action makes me believe it's actually possible. The origin of the rumor is Wii U Daily which is banned, so I'll post another site sourcing them but quote Wii U Daily. Here's the rumor:
Also interesting tidbit given how everyone keeps talking about the ragdolling being similar to DS:
https://www.vg247.com/2012/09/05/zelda-wii-u-release-in-2014-gameplay-details-leaked-report/
Ever since I first heard this, I was dreaming this would be what it actually was like, but I never thought it would happen. But man, I could honestly see it being the case. The forest temple just being a massive forest? Sounds amazing.
Eh - dismissive shit like this drives me nuts. If you're going to hand wave, at least offer something a bit more substantive.
Haven't played Xenoblade, but if it offers as rich an experience as The Witcher 3 (and there's no reason to think it won't) then it will be in very good company indeed.
Graphics Horse
Member
Here's a GIF I made from a Treehouse video showing how large the map can get to the North. I think there's probably a little bit even further north, but I reckon it's not much.
Not bad, has anyone compared to the map from 2014? The squiggly line north of the plateau lines up with one of the rivers.
Here's a GIF I made from a Treehouse video showing how large the map can get to the North. I think there's probably a little bit even further north, but I reckon it's not much.
So the colored area is the only area explored so far? It reveals as you explore?
I THINK I NEED THIS GAME
I wonder if the auto-save system in the E3 demo will exist in the final game, it seems very generous currently. Given the
Although going by what happens in the E3 show floor demo
That's awesome, nice find!
towers are called "Resurrection Towers", perhaps you'll spawn at the nearest one each time you die (unless in a dungeon)
Although going by what happens in the E3 show floor demo
it's more like the towers are resurrecting Ganon...
That's awesome, nice find!
Here's a GIF I made from a Treehouse video showing how large the map can get to the North. I think there's probably a little bit even further north, but I reckon it's not much.
Nice, added to orld map section
I did a super rough thing last night circling the area of the plateau we saw yesterday on the 2014 map. If you look to the region directly to the right the southern border perfectly matches the shape of the norther coast of Lake Hylia. But even then the new map looks to be even bigger. The playable area on the 2014 map is position further south than the new one and even the northern and eastern areas seem to be expanded.
Yes, the colored area is the only area explored so far... the entire Treehouse stream (like, 5 hours) was spent on that tiny colored section of the map. And, of course, that map isn't even taking into account the 100+ shrines present nor, of course, the unknown amount of larger dungeons the game will have. So yeah.
Darryl M R
Member
This will sell NX consoles for sure. Is there any mention of a release date?
Am I the only one a little disappointed at the lack of gamepad usage? The Sheikah Slate is basically a gamepad and it is pretty obvious it was supposed to be used on the second screen (especially when scanning enemies and stuff). I also think the item selection and menus were supposed to be handled on the gamepad to not break the flow of the game. Looks to me like they purposely made the Wii U version worse, just so that it wouldn't have advantages over the NX version.
The Cool One
Member
All this just sounds amazing
Nice find, seems like a meteorite we could mine for rare ores
DAREALGUMMY
Member
It doesn't do anything. There was a choice to play it off screen though.
I really enjoyed the time I got to play with it. The world just feels MASSIVE. I wanted to run around and see everything I could but that would have been impossible with the time you get. I love that already the game feels so deep with a lot of different mechanics but it doesn't feel overly complicated. I didn't get to hear much of the details but there seemed to be a noise meter that will obviously come in to play later.
This is the Zelda I've been waiting for. Can't wait.
Also, here's my mini video of my day waiting in line (3 hours) to play it. https://youtu.be/x0_BhWfScJY
I assumed the tree bridges were static when I saw them in the trailer. This is super cool.
I normally think of Zelda puzzles as being on a grid, so having all of these free-form physics puzzles is blowing my mind!
Thanks for compiling all this info, OP. I couldn't watch every second of the stream so reading through this was the next best thing.
This game sounds astounding! The level of freedom is really unprecedented for a Zelda game and that really appeals to me. I can't be fucked with the recent Zelda games and their long introductions and tutorials, so having you drop into the game and the game basically saying "Go nuts" sounds really appealing. That and multiple weapons for mixing up combat, because I get tired of killing every enemy with a regular sword.
This game sounds astounding! The level of freedom is really unprecedented for a Zelda game and that really appeals to me. I can't be fucked with the recent Zelda games and their long introductions and tutorials, so having you drop into the game and the game basically saying "Go nuts" sounds really appealing. That and multiple weapons for mixing up combat, because I get tired of killing every enemy with a regular sword.
Wow, this sounds fucking phenomenal. My hype just went up.