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Thu, 09 Feb 2017 13:40:52

So what are everyone's expectations of this new Zelda?  Do you expect to be enamoured with this new found freedom, or will you yearn for the more formulaic linear storytelling?  

Personally, I'm expecting to be kind of let down.  Not because it won't be an awesome game, but because I don't like huge sandbox worlds.  I'll love all the bits that are directed by the devs (dungeons, story bits, cutscenes), but I'll probably rush past most of the optional stuff that requires you to roam Hyrule to find.

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Thu, 09 Feb 2017 13:43:27
SupremeAC said:

Hey now, no need to generalize things.  My level of contribution has skyrocket in the last 5 years.

That is true. But where is Iga, GG was less cynical Nyaa, I put lots more effort into things.

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Thu, 09 Feb 2017 13:58:30
Dvader said:

That is true. But where is Iga, GG was less cynical Nyaa, I put lots more effort into things.

Yes.  You are all definitely slacking off.

But hey, I'm enjoying the Skyward Sword hype thread right now.  Great way to get hyped without risking spoilers.  It even got me thinking about how I'd rank the console Zelda games:

1. A Link to the Past

2.  Ocarina of time

3. Wind Waker

4. Majora's Mask

4. Skyward Sword

5. Twilight Princess

I haven't played enough of the original to judge it, and haven't played any of tLoZ 2.  I guess I could add in the handheld zelda games as well, I've played them all up to the DS versions, which didn't hold much appeal to me;

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Thu, 09 Feb 2017 20:26:45
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WW over TP people drive me crazy! You are insane! Nyaa

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Thu, 09 Feb 2017 20:28:04

That 51 questions video with miyamoto and aunoma is so good! They are so cool and funny and down to earth, how can you not like them.  Link Link I said hilarious. Their answer for best way to stay happy in life's is so great.

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Thu, 09 Feb 2017 21:00:18
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So what are everyone's expectations of this new Zelda?  Do you expect to be enamoured with this new found freedom, or will you yearn for the more formulaic linear storytelling?  

Personally, I'm expecting to be kind of let down.  Not because it won't be an awesome game, but because I don't like huge sandbox worlds.  I'll love all the bits that are directed by the devs (dungeons, story bits, cutscenes), but I'll probably rush past most of the optional stuff that requires you to roam Hyrule to find.

I'm scared. I think the exploration will be amazing, I read the GI article and everything they did with exploring sounds amazing and fun. I will lose so many hours messing around. The dungeons scare the crap out of me, aunoma says they are smaller, no longer maze like, in fact the dungeon they played you can see the goal right away, you just need to figure out how to reach it. No dungeon item. No keys. I fear the dungeons will just be slightly more elaborate puzzle shines. Losing the magic of the themed dungeon with the new item to find.

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Thu, 09 Feb 2017 21:20:46
SupremeAC said:

So what are everyone's expectations of this new Zelda?  Do you expect to be enamoured with this new found freedom, or will you yearn for the more formulaic linear storytelling?  

Personally, I'm expecting to be kind of let down.  Not because it won't be an awesome game, but because I don't like huge sandbox worlds.  I'll love all the bits that are directed by the devs (dungeons, story bits, cutscenes), but I'll probably rush past most of the optional stuff that requires you to roam Hyrule to find.

I think I would like all the exploration. I like to go out of my way to explore every part of a game so I would probably be overwhelmed with all the exploration at first.

I get overwhelmed with sandbox games at first until I get used to the world map.

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Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:01:02
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I'm scared. I think the exploration will be amazing, I read the GI article and everything they did with exploring sounds amazing and fun. I will lose so many hours messing around. The dungeons scare the crap out of me, aunoma says they are smaller, no longer maze like, in fact the dungeon they played you can see the goal right away, you just need to figure out how to reach it. No dungeon item. No keys. I fear the dungeons will just be slightly more elaborate puzzle shines. Losing the magic of the themed dungeon with the new item to find.

That part is definitely scary.  Sounds kinda like a Skyrim cave.

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Fri, 10 Feb 2017 01:05:14

I really am getting hyped by this thread.  Apparently I liked Skyward Sword a lot more than I recall. Maybe I need to replay it soon.

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Fri, 10 Feb 2017 01:08:49

Yeah I'm kind of worried about how this open world will affect Zelda. Exploration will be amazing but I'm worried about the dungeons the change in the linear storytelling.

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Fri, 10 Feb 2017 14:01:03
SupremeAC said:

So what are everyone's expectations of this new Zelda?  Do you expect to be enamoured with this new found freedom, or will you yearn for the more formulaic linear storytelling?  

Personally, I'm expecting to be kind of let down.  Not because it won't be an awesome game, but because I don't like huge sandbox worlds.  I'll love all the bits that are directed by the devs (dungeons, story bits, cutscenes), but I'll probably rush past most of the optional stuff that requires you to roam Hyrule to find.

I'm worried I will be let down. I don't want Ass Creed 3 style hunting for meat and furs just to survive in Zelda. I'm also worried about the lack of focus. There's a lot of real estate sure, but will it just have small shrines scattered about?

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Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:42:25
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Wow, seems like everyone is having some serious reservations about BotW.  I thought I'd be the only one.  Ah well, at least it looks stunning.

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WW over TP people drive me crazy! You are insane! Nyaa

TP was the most formulaic 3D Zelda game, and thus I enjoyed it the least.  TP came to be because of all the people who moaned about the artstyle of the Wind Waker.  I enjoyed TP, or at least most of it, but I could never shake the feeling that it was Nintendo just going through the motions.  Right at the end of the game this troup of freedom fighters breaks into Ganon's castle or something, and I remember thinking 'finally, something new is going to happen, there's going to be some kind of squad based gameplay'.  But that never happened.  They made a cameo in one short cutscene as a distraction, and then you never saw them again.

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Sat, 11 Feb 2017 19:12:54
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I present this thread to help with the hype.  I love how we share our Zelda experiences.

Hey, look at that! I actually gave a fuck back then!
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Mon, 13 Feb 2017 14:40:02
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Hey, look at that! I actually gave a fuck back then!

We miss you! Come back!

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Mon, 13 Feb 2017 19:11:06

So I bought triforce heroes, the last zelda game I haven't played. Anyone have it? Do you want to play?

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Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:17:08
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So I bought triforce heroes, the last zelda game I haven't played. Anyone have it? Do you want to play?

I don't have it.

That is one of the 3 Zelda games I never played not counting Hyrule Warriors.

I need to still play Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons, and Tri-Force Heroes.

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Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:45:21

I am so pissed at these fucking morons playing triforce heroes. I assume they are fucking idiot kids that never played a complex game in their life. I Haven't been Thisbe angry at a game in a long time, these people can't operate a fucking simple water wheel with a water wand! This is level 2 you fucking shits, this Is the easy part. Logic, what the fuck is that, who need that anymore.

I can't play this game online, I'm going to kill someone.

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Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:52:15

I wish you could record it.

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Tue, 14 Feb 2017 04:08:07

Amazing new footage and info from GI. Check out this video!

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/02/13/new-gameplay-and-impressions-for-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild.aspx

Summary of info:

;">- attacking on horseback with items like a pitchford work very well
;">- knock people off their horse and then take the battle to on-foot
;">- lizalfos can be covered in snow and then pop out and come to life
;">- multiple enemies can attack at once
;">- lizalfos can take up to 6 hearts of damage at once
;">- make potions to soften your steps and be quieter
;">- fire arrows work well against Lizalfos
;">- firing a bomb arrow at a guardian can interrupt their lasers
;">- a laser shot can kill you in one hit even if you have 6 hearts
;">- you can wander into areas with enemies that will take you out easily
;">- cook a bunch of hot pepper meals to take into the snow areas to stop losing hearts from shivering
;">- Serene Stable is one of the stables you'll come across
;">- you can go down to the bottom of a ravine and explore
;">- Bosh Kala Shrine is one of the shrines you can find
;">- one shrine has a puzzle where you use your control wind vents with your magnet tool to roll a ball to a goal
;">- almost all shrines have an extra chest in them to grab

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