There's one more possible hint pertaining to the one NPC they did show that might suggest when it is
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Breath of the Wild is the official subtitle for Zelda U/NX, first gameplay trailer
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Even if he's meant to be thin i realized he has a super big head and small body, but not enough to be chibi or anything, so that's really weird.
Seenipple fix to!
Welcome to the world of cartoons and anime. They generally have larger head/body ratio than real humans.
I like the HUD. That's been a running problem with 3D Zelda games, with Twilight Princess Wii probably being the height of its ridiculousness. But it seems they've simplified it:
- Health and currently selected items in the top left.
- Mini-map, sound meter, and something else on the bottom right.
And that's it. No constant huge buttons on the screen. Context sensitive prompts only appear when they're relevant.
- Health and currently selected items in the top left.
- Mini-map, sound meter, and something else on the bottom right.
And that's it. No constant huge buttons on the screen. Context sensitive prompts only appear when they're relevant.
Joeshabadoo
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the physicsy gameplay gif above speaks to it, but coming away from my Nintendo NY time with it today the thing that stood out most to me (most other stuff lived up to my lofty expectations I tried to avoid having) was that the combat is so far from trivialized. So much to say, but suffice it to say I'm extremely impressed.
lol at the above comment about the bland world
lol at the above comment about the bland world
Aaronrules380
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You got to play it in NY today? Lucky asshole D:<
hemo memo
Gold Member
I want to ask about that actually. What is it? Map and sound meter but what is that circle above it for?
It is really nice. It's so great having a super unobtrusive UI. I think having an HD title for once helps with that. You get a crisper and cleaner image so it's OK to have smaller elements. And I'd be surprised if they didn't let you change the seize of those elements as well.
Temperature.
OrbitalBeard
Member
I basically forgot about every other game I saw at E3 after today.
That's the temperature gauge. Tells you how cold or how warm Link is feeling
Oh, that a shame. Well, we got 5hours of pure gameplay today, can't complain.
Neoleo2143
Member
Environment Temperature. Too low or Too high and you're not prepared and link's stamina and health will suffer.
Aaronrules380
Member
I think that's a temperature gauge. If it points into the blue or red zone, you've surpassed your cold/heat resistance respectively and start taking damage
Aldric
Member
They specifically mention at some point during the exploration gameplay video that it only tells you what it is once and never reappears afterwards.
Orakio Rob
Member
Man, that's precisely how I feel
Of course I'm happy to see that you guys loved the game, but that makes me feel really weird. I'm a long-time Zelda fan and was very excited about this game, but now that I've seen it... well, OpinionatedCyborg described it perfectly, specially about the combat.
EDIT: I'm not saying it's bad or should be different, I just think Zelda might not be for me anymore.
Aaronrules380
Member
I mean, that master sword in stone in forest is in general one of the most iconic scenes in the entire franchise
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Still incredibly disappointed about this. I swear Nintendo, two steps forward and one step back. It's not good enough in this day and age.
Fucking pathetic.
Same. Zelda's puzzles has always been rigid and specific, I never thought we finally have physics-based world.
Joeshabadoo
Member
final game will probably also not have the onscreen slider for scrolling through weapons/runes/items (temporarily cluttering the HUD and pausing action). the gamepad screen was dedicated to displaying the basic controls for the demo, but the final game will most certainly allow you to have quick tap weapon/item swapping/usage rather than pausing whenever you want to eat some damn food or use that more powerful bow
have to disagree strongly with how you think the combat hasnt moved forward. despite how it may look, it feels weighty and meaningful. Mashing will only work against the gruntiest of grunts. Tons of ways to approach dudes and groups. Example Round em up in a corner by tossing a branch while staying Stealth's and crouched, then toss a bomb rune in and fuck em up. There are so many different weapons with wide ranging animations, hit boxes, attack speeds, damage ratings, combo moves, then anything can be thrown for crit hits that rapidly degrade the weapon...disarming foes mid combat, shielding very necessary against ranged, but then runes to allow for perfect dodges, back stabs and head shots for x2. Certain enemies might have subtle visual differences.to indicate 'leadership' which is better AI and more HP. Focusing down and killing a leader can cause the followers to flee... and I saw a bit of rare/magical weapon drops with stat boosts. also armor effects movement/stamina stats. I can already see 'underwear %' speedrun.
Man, that's precisely how I feel
Of course I'm happy to see that you guys loved the game, but that makes me feel really weird. I'm a long-time Zelda fan and was very excited about this game, but now that I've seen it... well, OpinionatedCyborg described it perfectly, specially about the combat.
EDIT: I'm not saying it's bad or should be different, I just think Zelda might not be for me anymore.
have to disagree strongly with how you think the combat hasnt moved forward. despite how it may look, it feels weighty and meaningful. Mashing will only work against the gruntiest of grunts. Tons of ways to approach dudes and groups. Example Round em up in a corner by tossing a branch while staying Stealth's and crouched, then toss a bomb rune in and fuck em up. There are so many different weapons with wide ranging animations, hit boxes, attack speeds, damage ratings, combo moves, then anything can be thrown for crit hits that rapidly degrade the weapon...disarming foes mid combat, shielding very necessary against ranged, but then runes to allow for perfect dodges, back stabs and head shots for x2. Certain enemies might have subtle visual differences.to indicate 'leadership' which is better AI and more HP. Focusing down and killing a leader can cause the followers to flee... and I saw a bit of rare/magical weapon drops with stat boosts. also armor effects movement/stamina stats. I can already see 'underwear %' speedrun.
Voicing some characters but not all NPCs is a step back from not having any voice actors?
There's one more possible hint pertaining to the one NPC they did show that might suggest when it is
Pre-Wind Waker doesn't make too much sense since technology didn't become a thing until Spirit Tracks but even then its nowhere near the levels of the Sheika Tablet. My guess it takes far at the end of the Toon Link timeline long after Spirit Tracks.
ALTHOUGH. This game being in the Childhood timeline works as well because of the Bridge of Eldin.
The only one that doesn't work whatsoever is the Hero of Time failing to beat Ganon. :/
CharminUltra
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Someone told me that a few other games were shown/announced yesterday, but I think it's crazy talk.
There's only Zelda at E3 this year.
Chezzymann
Member
The main thing I'm worried about is the difficutly. All this crafting and upgrading won't mean much if the difficulty resembles previous Zelda games. Even if they want to make it more accessible, they could at least have a difficultly option from the start instead of making it unlockable at the end.
And yeah I saw the rock boss but he only had 3 hearts and there were some enemies in other Zelda games that took out that many.
And yeah I saw the rock boss but he only had 3 hearts and there were some enemies in other Zelda games that took out that many.
Part of me really wished this game had no subtitle and was just a reboot of the entire series.
There's gonna be more voice acting in the game, Aonuma confirmed it in an interview. Link won't be voiced.
OrbitalBeard
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There was another enemy in one of the demos that took out six hearts.
Neoleo2143
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It's not just the Rock boss, hazards like spike balls deal 1 and a half hearts, Guardians can deal up to 6 whole hearts, Blue enemies can deal much more damage too.
In general, the damage output from enemies and the environment is much higher then previous games.
The Guardians do 5 hearts of damage in one hit with their laser and you can encounter them right at the beginning of the game where you have 3.
I think difficulty will be fine.
SinCityAssassin
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One NPC and over 100 old men who give you orbs don't have voiced dialogue in a demo that was clearly stated to be holding back for an E3 conference. Cry me a river.
yeah you're right, i hope for a kind of hero mode at the start.
Everything else of the game is for me. I like a LOT to explore, and not many games give that to me.
Well the boss is located in the first region and all we saw accounts for 1% of the whole game, who knows how the difficulty ramps up.
Chezzymann
Member
Oh thats cool. Well I guess it's fine then. I could see some people doing nude runs lol
timetokill
Banned
I'd agree, except for the enemy at the beginning (bokoblin I think, can't remember) that did a quarter heart damage.
Quarter heart damage should be banned from Zelda.
British accents work because they are older. We always associate the american accent with modernity, and while this game isn't exactly medieval, it's still a lot closer to that than an industrialized world. But I agree the voice acting was on point.
Omega Kirby
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The Pegasus Boots better make it into this game, seems like a perfect world to run around like flash
Bokoblins have always been trash mob fodder. It's in the job description.
If you have the Wolf Link Amiibo, you can scan him into the game at get a temporary Wolf Link companion to fight alongside you.
Aaronrules380
Member
Wolf link amiibo gives you wolf link companion once a day until it dies. Hp of wolf link depends on TP progress
yanipheonu
Member
Skyward Sword has (precursor?) technology that actually seems to resemble the tech in the Guardians and the Shrines.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
EVERYONE should be voiced minus Link. Anything other than that is not good enough. It looked awful. It's not 1998 anymore FFS.
You think those NPC's didn't have voice acting just for the demo? LOL.
As I posted before, some locations seemed familiar, so I decided to list them in this post:
Temple of Time
Bridge of Eldin
Master Sword Resting Place
We also have...
...a Korok from The Wind Waker. Also adding what user Nairmune posted, which caught my attention too:
All these possible connections keep me paranoid: A sequel to Skyward Sword?! a sequel to Spirit Tracks?!. Is this some sort of timeline mash-up, just like in Dark Souls 3? I'm excited to know!
Temple of Time
Ocarina of Time
Breath of the Wild
NOTE: Even the game marks that same location as the "Temple of Time", so I'm pretty sure it is OoT's one after all.
Bridge of Eldin
Twilight Princess
Breath of the Wild
Master Sword Resting Place
Skyward Sword
Breath of the Wild
Thought I know it appears to be from LTTP rather than SS, I though that SS's background fitted more the place where the Master Sword currently resides in Breath of the Wild
We also have...
...a Korok from The Wind Waker. Also adding what user Nairmune posted, which caught my attention too:
All these possible connections keep me paranoid: A sequel to Skyward Sword?! a sequel to Spirit Tracks?!. Is this some sort of timeline mash-up, just like in Dark Souls 3? I'm excited to know!