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[V2Tommy]

Bumping this. For the love of god someone help me. I just started playing, its basically my first Zelda ever. I am dying alot. The game doesnt do a good job of telling me anything about armor. Some creatures are killing me in 1 hit. Is buying armor the only way? How do I craft elixirs, because I assume i can craft one to help my stamina because i drown alot. Any tips are appreciated.

It's a shockingly difficult game, so you're not alone. Even if you do everything right, it's hard and doesn't respect your time since preparing/buying/procuring/cooking takes so damn much effort just to be able to survive.

 

[dorkimoe]

It's a shockingly difficult game, so you're not alone. Even if you do everything right, it's hard and doesn't respect your time since preparing/buying/procuring/cooking takes so damn much effort just to be able to survive.

Ok I don't feel as bad now. I'm having fun still. Controls are a little meh. But it's a beautiful game. Just wish I knew more. Like my iron axe broke now I can't break rocks

 

[GoldenEye98]

Bumping this. For the love of god someone help me. I just started playing, its basically my first Zelda ever. I am dying alot. The game doesnt do a good job of telling me anything about armor. Some creatures are killing me in 1 hit. Is buying armor the only way? How do I craft elixirs, because I assume i can craft one to help my stamina because i drown alot. Any tips are appreciated.

Crafting elixirs is important but from what I remember playing that game it wasn't until I became better at combat that things got a bit easier....and that took awhile.

 

[DeleteriousObnoxious]

I sadly thought it would be more enjoyable. I guess i just dont buy the whole crafting trend going on these days.
I am clearly not able to enjoy survivor elements in games, i wonder if this is because of my inability to play horror games? if thats the case then the problem is a mental inability to adapt to that mindset, Im fine with that.

 

[zenspider]

And I think that's the main problem I see with this game; there's a problem between the story and the way the game plays, because, by story, we are in a hurry to do the main quest, but the game rewards your exploration, your endurance to play and discover the game in bits.

Every open-world game that's not called Xenoblade Chronicles X has this dissonance between the false thrust of urgency in the critical path, and rewarding the player for ignoring it.

I thought BotW handled it really well though. "Destroy Ganon" is a beautifully direct, yet open-ended objective. You're asked to save Zelda, sure, but "...it would be reckless to head directly to the castle at this point." The mandate is preperation, not urgency.
You can choose to recruit the Divine Weapons or not, you can seek the power in the shrines or not, you can recover your memories or not.

Horizon, because it's an easy counter-example, has this main thread of stopping the machines, but doing so solves none of the myriad problems with the world the critical path embroils you in. I didn't want to save the world because I wanted to solve the problems for the people I cared about. BotW, as far as I recall, never puts you in that bind. The world in BotW -quite quaintly - is there to fix you, not for you to fix it.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

Bumping this. For the love of god someone help me. I just started playing, its basically my first Zelda ever. I am dying alot. The game doesnt do a good job of telling me anything about armor. Some creatures are killing me in 1 hit. Is buying armor the only way? How do I craft elixirs, because I assume i can craft one to help my stamina because i drown a lot. Any tips are appreciated.

I remember just avoiding a lot of fights, especially early on as it wasnt worth my time.

i found crafting stamina and extra health recipes were the most useful.

i think every 4 or 8? ( i forget) temples you beat, you can turn them in for health or stamina upgrades. I always went stamina until it was maxed, because i found sprinting and climbing to give me the most freedom when exploring and fighting. you can heal midfight too, so long as youve got plenty of cooked foods you're more or less fine. plus iirc you get health upgrades after each divine beast (and you get power ups too from them that help). I think there are great fairies that you can upgrade equipment at, but i never bothered really since it requires grinding and farming, and i truly didnt love the game, so just wanted to get through it fast.

 

[dorkimoe]

I remember just avoiding a lot of fights, especially early on as it wasnt worth my time.

i found crafting stamina and extra health recipes were the most useful.

i think every 4 or 8? ( i forget) temples you beat, you can turn them in for health or stamina upgrades. I always went stamina until it was maxed, because i found sprinting and climbing to give me the most freedom when exploring and fighting. you can heal midfight too, so long as youve got plenty of cooked foods you're more or less fine. plus iirc you get health upgrades after each divine beast (and you get power ups too from them that help). I think there are great fairies that you can upgrade equipment at, but i never bothered really since it requires grinding and farming, and i truly didnt love the game, so just wanted to get through it fast.

Thanks. I took health my first time but I'm going stamina for sure. Where do I go to turn in for the upgrades? I've completed a few and want to get this stamina upgraded

 

[brian0057]

And I think that's the main problem I see with this game; there's a problem between the story and the way the game plays, because, by story, we are in a hurry to do the main quest, but the game rewards your exploration, your endurance to play and discover the game in bits.

But the game already tells you what your main objective is as soon as you get off the Great Plateau: Defeat Ganon. You can go to Hyrule Castle from that very moment and try to beat the game. Everything you do that isn't the main objective is considered preparations for said engagement.

You're in a hurry as much as you want to be.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

Thanks. I took health my first time but I'm going stamina for sure. Where do I go to turn in for the upgrades? I've completed a few and want to get this stamina upgraded

you use the spriit orbs at the goddess statues in most towns,pretty easy to come across. theres one in the temple of time too. theres also a statue you can use to respec ( that costs 20 rupees each time) in hateno village. cant recall if you need to complete a side quest or two to access it.

 

[dorkimoe]

you use the spriit orbs at the goddess statues in most towns,pretty easy to come across. theres one in the temple of time too. theres also a statue you can use to respec ( that costs 20 rupees each time) in hateno village. cant recall if you need to complete a side quest or two to access it.

Ok temple of time is where I did my first one. Wasn't sure If there was others. Thanks.

 

[dorkimoe]

I thought this game would be easy and hold my hand. I hate this game lol. Its so hard. I just spent like 20 minutes going to one of the main quest locations only to find out I cant go in, then I had to look up the walkthrough to see what I need to be doing. I have to talk to some random NPC outside who sends me a few towns over to buy something for 600 rupees...but I have like 100 rupees so Now i have to somehow farm more.

The game teaches you nothing and doesn't guide you through quests at all. Somehow I have to find these 12 memories too. The horse handling is awful, its almost easier to walk.

God.. lol.

 

[Zimmy68]

I just fired this up last night after not playing it for months.
Not since the MGS games have I gone from master to novice so quick. I seemed to have forgotten everything.
I was working my way through the 2nd DLC, the last challenge tomb where they limit you to 1/2 heart.
Before, I had all armor sets upgraded fully, the best weapons, multiple hyland sheilds, etc.
Now I barely know how to glide anymore.
That will give me incentive to finish the DLC.