Zelda Megathread

[KaiserMk7]

it's alright. it's more suited to a master mode run than a normal playthrough. they devs were aware of a problem with the system and they specifically programmed one enemy for each of the enemy types to always be a basic first rank one so that people wouldn't miss out on completing the encyclopedia in botw.
probably should have been a clue to do some tweaking on the system if that's something that you have to do, but i don't think they cared at that point.

They didn't lock one of each weapon variant of each enemy of each rank though. It's very easy to miss out on the basic Lynel Crusher for your entire playthrough.

 

[MasterEn]

They didn't lock one of each weapon variant of each enemy of each rank though. It's very easy to miss out on the basic Lynel Crusher for your entire playthrough.

yeah, that's another problem of the system. i have no real idea on what the intended progression of the game is. so much stuff can be missed out on. you can bypass this with buying pictures of the stuff at the lab but you still need to beat the game to unlock all of that, and not everyone is going to do that.

 

[KaiserMk7]

yeah, that's another problem of the system. i have no real idea on what the intended progression of the game is. so much stuff can be missed out on. you can bypass this with buying pictures of the stuff at the lab but you still need to beat the game to unlock all of that, and not everyone is going to do that.

And obsessing over internal flags like acquired every weapon type once or killed up to 10 of each instance of each enemy can be fairly nightmarish, even worse than getting all 10 free soft humanities from each area in Dark Souls.

 

[MasterEn]

And obsessing over internal flags like acquired every weapon type once or killed up to 10 of each instance of each enemy can be fairly nightmarish, even worse than getting all 10 free soft humanities from each area in Dark Souls.

oh yeah, i still remember the monster capturing quest in final fantasy 10. i still hate that stupid bird enemy that only appears on 3 pixels on that cliffside road. seeing it once is a pain, and you need to catch 10 of them along with all of the other monsters. at least they had the decency to show up somewhat regularly.

 

[χKai]

What do you name your horses?

 

[KittenLikeYou007]

I loved Wind Waker and Ocarina of Time.

For me, Zelda has been dead and buried since 2017. People can call it a “revolution” all they want, but honestly , that’s a joke. Long before that, games like Skyrim already offered a far richer open world. And Nintendo didn’t even try to hide it: they clearly took inspiration from elsewhere. My issue isn’t that it’s an open world, but that it no longer feels like Zelda. The identity got diluted , the atmosphere, the dungeons, the music… all of it feels weaker. When I compare it to gems like Wind Waker or A Link to the Past, whether it’s the art direction, the memorable bosses, or the iconic soundtrack, it’s not even close. If they had given us a true equivalent of Ocarina of Time or Twilight Princess in an open world, with a fresh story and all the DNA that defines the saga, I would have given it a 10/10 without hesitation. But as it stands, calling this a “revolution” is just lying to ourselves.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Should Nintendo Remake A Link to the Past? Fans Are Divided

I personally think that as good ALTTP was I think I'd like to see an entirely original entry like Minish Cap was as a top down title.

Since then we got DS titles with the stylus (and no free open world navigation), ALBW and Link's Awakening were basically remakes and Echoes of Wisdom was another experimental game.

I wish we could see a Hyrule that isn't a recycling from ALTTP.

 

[MasterEn]

 

[χKai]

Tulin is one of those characters that you don't mind is a hell of a lot better than you, as the player. I liked his character, and all that shit but. It's the fact he's so damn good, I mean hell, the first time I saw him attacking something I was astounded by how good he was doing.

It was one of those moments where you're trying to fuckin'  walk, and Link decides nah fuck that; Imma climb this wall instead. I find that in this game, the lack of much control is either as bad or worse than the first game; it definitely happens more often for sure, and I think a lot of that is the layout of the game's places.

That said, every time I have been lax or letting my guard down, the bird just has it covered. I don't think I've ever enjoyed having a supportive side character this much, despite the fact he sometimes comes up while I'm looting things and decides to blast everything away with wind. Fact is, he's the  real main character, and I'm just the goofy, bumbling sidekick along for the ride.

 

[MasterEn]

our boy link said his first words:

 

[Turbo Kid]

Anyone remember these:

I still have a bunch of issues in my closet somewhere

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

our boy link said his first words:

I like the video but I really, really REALLY, wish people would stop overusing the meme about Link only speaking in "hyaah". He actually talks, just not directly.

Anyone remember these:

I still have a bunch of issues in my closet somewhere

Echoes of Wisdom the comic.

 

[MasterEn]

I like the video but I really, really REALLY, wish people would stop overusing the meme about Link only speaking in "hyaah". He actually talks, just not directly.

yeah, he is a silent protagonist, like crono and red. they talk, we just don't get to know what they said exactly.

 

[Turbo Kid]

Echoes of Wisdom the comic.

The Hot Nintendo Action cracks me up. Certainly makes you wonder about what you're seeing on the cover.

I used to love reading those when I was younger. There was one issue where Link used the Triforce of Power and nearly became as dark and corrupted as Ganon.

 

[χKai]

The Hot Nintendo Action cracks me up. Certainly makes you wonder about what you're seeing on the cover.

Literally what I was thinking

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Riju is my future wife. She's everything I want in a woman, and I like absolutely everything about her. She is the literal embodiment of perfection of what I, personally, look for in a woman in the romantic sense. And I'm not particularly looking for a woman or a man, but if I was trying to be with a woman, she would be my #1 choice with the traits she has.

Also I'm learning about real life through video games again. To make the bottle balance, I put it in a square, empty ashtray so it could stand. I grabbed it just now, and the ashtray was still 'fused' to the bottom, and I put it back and started shaking it, solely out of instinct, until it came loose, just like with Ultrahand.

 

[Deleted member 560402]

Tonight i attempt Wii U emulation on my new PC. I want to try some BOTW mods. Wish me luck.

 

[MasterEn]

Tonight i attempt Wii U emulation on my new PC. I want to try some BOTW mods. Wish me luck.

 

[Deleted member 560402]

Ok so i made it to Hyrule Kingdom and activated the tower across the bridge. So far the game is at least playable but with a ton out lag save for inside the shrines. In the shrines the gameplay is smooth and the framerate is perfect. Must be because it's a smaller area to load at once. cutscenes lag in the animation department, but the subtitles and voice overs are always on cue. Sometimes cutscenes play and there's no sound at all, sometimes it's the chimes or sound effects and that's it. The overworld itself loads the way it's supposed to, but it blacks out for a split second right before it rains. Walking is slow. Everything is slow. If you run, the framerate gets choppy. It's like a next gen computer game running on last a last gen pc. BUT it still plays. I was only able to use one mod so far for the XBOX One controller. Having the updated graphics wouldn't allow it to load at all. But i was able to get farther than my last attempt on an older computer. This one i'm using is refurbished from 2020.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Tonight i attempt Wii U emulation on my new PC. I want to try some BOTW mods. Wish me luck.

I am emulating the Wii U ever since I wanted to play Smash 4 but I really wanted to try the remaster of Wind Waker and perhaps modifying the lighting to make it more like the original.

 

[Tonberry]

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

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Dark Souls!

Jokes aside I really like that artwork, is this from the instruction booklet? It feels so much like BotW.

 

[Tonberry]

is this from the instruction booklet?

Yeah I think so, it's so nice.

 

[MasterEn]

Ok so i made it to Hyrule Kingdom and activated the tower across the bridge. So far the game is at least playable but with a ton out lag save for inside the shrines. In the shrines the gameplay is smooth and the framerate is perfect. Must be because it's a smaller area to load at once. cutscenes lag in the animation department, but the subtitles and voice overs are always on cue. Sometimes cutscenes play and there's no sound at all, sometimes it's the chimes or sound effects and that's it. The overworld itself loads the way it's supposed to, but it blacks out for a split second right before it rains. Walking is slow. Everything is slow. If you run, the framerate gets choppy. It's like a next gen computer game running on last a last gen pc. BUT it still plays. I was only able to use one mod so far for the XBOX One controller. Having the updated graphics wouldn't allow it to load at all. But i was able to get farther than my last attempt on an older computer. This one i'm using is refurbished from 2020.

try lowering the graphics resolution. that should be an option. i remember doing this on my old laptop a few months ago. the game should run better.

 

[Tonberry]

This is the best vidya commercial of all time:

Literally ZERO gameplay. Just lesbian Link and gang defeating Ganon in a dance-off

 

[χKai]

Tonight i attempt Wii U emulation on my new PC. I want to try some BOTW mods. Wish me luck.

Gonna play Zelda's Ballad?