The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
27-Dec-22 7:17pm
#1 nonamesleft
Currently has a May 12 2023 release date. That's just over 4 months away. That's not so far, but there isn't that much known about it.
Here's a video that has the reveal trailer and other info that has so far been released.
https://youtu.be/30D...
Is it unusual for such an anticipated title that's only several months away to not have much known about it?
I don't usually follow games along their pre-release stages, so perhaps a lack of info is standard.
Personally, I'd rather a lack of info when it comes to games that I plan on playing. I don't care for spoilers, or to watch every trailer that comes out.
I'd have thought there'd be more out about it though. But again, I don't usually follow along with the progress of game development.
Definitely a game I'm looking forward to though.
#1 nonamesleft
Currently has a May 12 2023 release date. That's just over 4 months away. That's not so far, but there isn't that much known about it.
Here's a video that has the reveal trailer and other info that has so far been released.
https://youtu.be/30D...
Is it unusual for such an anticipated title that's only several months away to not have much known about it?
I don't usually follow games along their pre-release stages, so perhaps a lack of info is standard.
Personally, I'd rather a lack of info when it comes to games that I plan on playing. I don't care for spoilers, or to watch every trailer that comes out.
I'd have thought there'd be more out about it though. But again, I don't usually follow along with the progress of game development.
Definitely a game I'm looking forward to though.
24-Jan-23 2:45pm
#41 nonamesleft
bogo wrote:
the skipping of the cutscenes are
complicated though, as i'm sure some are hiding loading screens. if that's the case, adding variety would be a good startThis reminds me of the elevator/train cutscenes in Metroid Dread. Those scenes were on the screen for a very long time, but that's probably because it's rendering the map/content in the background.
I agree that some variety would be nice. Maybe some combat scenes or something. Not just the same screen.
#41 nonamesleft
bogo wrote:
the skipping of the cutscenes are
complicated though, as i'm sure some are hiding loading screens. if that's the case, adding variety would be a good startThis reminds me of the elevator/train cutscenes in Metroid Dread. Those scenes were on the screen for a very long time, but that's probably because it's rendering the map/content in the background.
I agree that some variety would be nice. Maybe some combat scenes or something. Not just the same screen.
24-Jan-23 3:13pm
#42 razeak
The weapons are the biggest point of contention in BOTW. Just increase durability a lot and that probably eliminates it. Like 400%. Let the Master Sword last a lot longer too, or have enemies that can nullify its damage or something.
#42 razeak
The weapons are the biggest point of contention in BOTW. Just increase durability a lot and that probably eliminates it. Like 400%. Let the Master Sword last a lot longer too, or have enemies that can nullify its damage or something.
24-Jan-23 3:35pm
#43 bill
@nonamesleft yes
I could complain about cooking too. It could be streamlined quite a bit.
#43 bill
@nonamesleft yes
I could complain about cooking too. It could be streamlined quite a bit.
24-Jan-23 3:54pm
#44 lordly_llama
Breath Of The Wild is a terrible Legend Of Zelda game. More worse than Phantom Hourglass.
#44 lordly_llama
Breath Of The Wild is a terrible Legend Of Zelda game. More worse than Phantom Hourglass.
24-Jan-23 4:02pm
#46 KCPenguins
Weapon durability is nothing once you get the master sword. You chuck weapons left and right. Leave them in the shrines. I don't know a better solution... Fallout 3 where it slows you down to a crawl? Witcher 3 where you sell 100's of things for peanuts in a town? Not a fan of infinite storage as it creates huge imbalences. Wind Waker where the weapons disappear as soon as you leave an area. Old school Zelda where you only get a dozen weapons or tools? I see Fallout 3 and BotW equivalent. I'd rather not spend hours in shops selling crap. Either one of the former, doesn't bother me.
Also could go RE4 style where you get so many "blocks" of storage, and items take up different amounts of space. This would be terrible.
#46 KCPenguins
Weapon durability is nothing once you get the master sword. You chuck weapons left and right. Leave them in the shrines. I don't know a better solution... Fallout 3 where it slows you down to a crawl? Witcher 3 where you sell 100's of things for peanuts in a town? Not a fan of infinite storage as it creates huge imbalences. Wind Waker where the weapons disappear as soon as you leave an area. Old school Zelda where you only get a dozen weapons or tools? I see Fallout 3 and BotW equivalent. I'd rather not spend hours in shops selling crap. Either one of the former, doesn't bother me.
Also could go RE4 style where you get so many "blocks" of storage, and items take up different amounts of space. This would be terrible.
24-Jan-23 4:12pm
#47 nonamesleft
lordly_llama wrote:
Breath Of The Wild is a terrible Legend Of Zelda game. More worse than Phantom Hourglass.Ouch. I don't hear that too often about BOTW, but you're allowed to have your opinion. What didn't you like about it?
Have you played many games in the series? Which Legend of Zelda game did you like the most?
#47 nonamesleft
lordly_llama wrote:
Breath Of The Wild is a terrible Legend Of Zelda game. More worse than Phantom Hourglass.Ouch. I don't hear that too often about BOTW, but you're allowed to have your opinion. What didn't you like about it?
Have you played many games in the series? Which Legend of Zelda game did you like the most?
24-Jan-23 4:21pm
#48 nonamesleft
bill wrote:
Bring back the hookshot!:) Brings me back to Oracle of Ages. Hookshot was great.
#48 nonamesleft
bill wrote:
Bring back the hookshot!:) Brings me back to Oracle of Ages. Hookshot was great.
24-Jan-23 4:25pm
#49 KCPenguins
nonamesleft wrote:
lordly_llama wrote:> Breath Of The Wild is a terrible Legend Of Zelda game. More worse than Phantom Hourglass. Ouch. I don't hear that too often about BOTW, but you're allowed to have your opinion. What didn't you like about it? Have you played many games in the series? Which Legend of Zelda game did you like the most?
It's actually a very common response on boards and forums.
#49 KCPenguins
nonamesleft wrote:
lordly_llama wrote:> Breath Of The Wild is a terrible Legend Of Zelda game. More worse than Phantom Hourglass. Ouch. I don't hear that too often about BOTW, but you're allowed to have your opinion. What didn't you like about it? Have you played many games in the series? Which Legend of Zelda game did you like the most?
It's actually a very common response on boards and forums.
24-Jan-23 4:26pm
#50 bogo
thats one of my biggest grips with BotW...you get all of the fancy new things on the Great plateau and then thats it (minus the Champion abilities). if there were old school tools like the hookshot that helped you to get to new areas in the overworld, that would make things a bit more enjoyable.
although, half of the fun with BotW was that you could go anywhere and everywhere right from the get go if you were crafty enough
#50 bogo
thats one of my biggest grips with BotW...you get all of the fancy new things on the Great plateau and then thats it (minus the Champion abilities). if there were old school tools like the hookshot that helped you to get to new areas in the overworld, that would make things a bit more enjoyable.
although, half of the fun with BotW was that you could go anywhere and everywhere right from the get go if you were crafty enough
24-Jan-23 5:07pm
#51 nonamesleft
KCPenguins wrote:
nonamesleft wrote:> lordly_llama wrote: |>> Breath Of The Wild is a terrible Legend Of Zelda game. More worse than Phantom> Hourglass.> Ouch. I don't hear that too often about BOTW, but you're allowed to have your opinion.> What didn't you like about it?> > Have you played many games in the series? Which Legend of Zelda game did you like> the most? It's actually a very common response on boards and forums.Interesting. Is there a commonly disliked element to the game?
#51 nonamesleft
KCPenguins wrote:
nonamesleft wrote:> lordly_llama wrote: |>> Breath Of The Wild is a terrible Legend Of Zelda game. More worse than Phantom> Hourglass.> Ouch. I don't hear that too often about BOTW, but you're allowed to have your opinion.> What didn't you like about it?> > Have you played many games in the series? Which Legend of Zelda game did you like> the most? It's actually a very common response on boards and forums.Interesting. Is there a commonly disliked element to the game?
24-Jan-23 5:51pm
#52 bill
Yeah, I'm curious what @lordly_llama doesn't like about BotW.
I can imagine since BotW was different in many ways.
Phantom Hourglass is the worst for me, I didn't even finish it.
#52 bill
Yeah, I'm curious what @lordly_llama doesn't like about BotW.
I can imagine since BotW was different in many ways.
Phantom Hourglass is the worst for me, I didn't even finish it.
24-Jan-23 5:55pm
#53 nonamesleft
bill wrote:
Yeah, I'm curious what @lordly_llama doesn't like about BotW. I can imagine since BotW was different in many ways. Phantom Hourglass is the worst for me, I didn't even finish it.What about Spirit Tracks?
#53 nonamesleft
bill wrote:
Yeah, I'm curious what @lordly_llama doesn't like about BotW. I can imagine since BotW was different in many ways. Phantom Hourglass is the worst for me, I didn't even finish it.What about Spirit Tracks?
24-Jan-23 6:31pm
#55 nonamesleft
bill wrote:
Never heard of it! bad?I don't know. It was the 2nd one released for DS, after Phantom Hourglass. I heard good things about it, but haven't played it.
#55 nonamesleft
bill wrote:
Never heard of it! bad?I don't know. It was the 2nd one released for DS, after Phantom Hourglass. I heard good things about it, but haven't played it.
24-Jan-23 6:36pm
#56 BloodPuppetX
Here is Spirit Tracks, bill:
https://m.youtube.co...
It uses touch controls just like PH. If you didn't like that one you probably wouldn't like ST either. It also has the worst rhythm sections of any Zelda game ever.
#56 BloodPuppetX
Here is Spirit Tracks, bill:
https://m.youtube.co...
It uses touch controls just like PH. If you didn't like that one you probably wouldn't like ST either. It also has the worst rhythm sections of any Zelda game ever.
25-Jan-23 8:35am
#59 Scott
bogo wrote:
thats one of my biggest grips with BotW...you get all of the fancy new things on the Great plateau and then thats it (minus the Champion abilities). if there were old school tools like the hookshot that helped you to get to new areas in the overworld, that would make things a bit more enjoyable. although, half of the fun with BotW was that you could go anywhere and everywhere right from the get go if you were crafty enough
Therein lies the problem. Open world doesn't really mesh with the Zelda formula. I'd much rather have a traditional Zelda game that takes place in a huge world with tons of room for exploration, but you slowly gain access to all of it as you acquire new items and abilities. I don't need to be able to go literally everywhere right from the very start. People's obsession with that is what forced this to be a "bad Zelda game". It's still a great game though.
#59 Scott
bogo wrote:
thats one of my biggest grips with BotW...you get all of the fancy new things on the Great plateau and then thats it (minus the Champion abilities). if there were old school tools like the hookshot that helped you to get to new areas in the overworld, that would make things a bit more enjoyable. although, half of the fun with BotW was that you could go anywhere and everywhere right from the get go if you were crafty enough
Therein lies the problem. Open world doesn't really mesh with the Zelda formula. I'd much rather have a traditional Zelda game that takes place in a huge world with tons of room for exploration, but you slowly gain access to all of it as you acquire new items and abilities. I don't need to be able to go literally everywhere right from the very start. People's obsession with that is what forced this to be a "bad Zelda game". It's still a great game though.
25-Jan-23 8:39am
#60 MrBean
It's been awhile, and I binged/rushed through BotW; however ... at first I hated the durability, but because of it, it created more diversity in being forced to have to change weapons. Again at first, hated it, but later ... I kinda grew fond of it. How many games out there do they give you tons of options, but ultimately you use 10% of them? While annoying, it does create/force you to check out more options and adds some diversity into the gameplay.
With Nintendo constantly relying on their old IP, and re-releasing stuff, I'm still amazed we haven't seen re-releases of the handhelds. Oracle games, Minish Cap, Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks, etc. EASY cash cow that they're not milking nearly enough.
#60 MrBean
It's been awhile, and I binged/rushed through BotW; however ... at first I hated the durability, but because of it, it created more diversity in being forced to have to change weapons. Again at first, hated it, but later ... I kinda grew fond of it. How many games out there do they give you tons of options, but ultimately you use 10% of them? While annoying, it does create/force you to check out more options and adds some diversity into the gameplay.
With Nintendo constantly relying on their old IP, and re-releasing stuff, I'm still amazed we haven't seen re-releases of the handhelds. Oracle games, Minish Cap, Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks, etc. EASY cash cow that they're not milking nearly enough.
25-Jan-23 8:41am
#61 Scott
@bill I played through PH and ST not long ago. IMO, ST is better than PH in MOST ways, but the main way that's it's worse is a big one. The travel system in ST is just awful. I'm not even a big fan of the water travel in PH/WW, but the train in ST sucks big time. It's actually kind of fun when you first start, but it very quickly becomes a huge chore to travel anywhere as your map gets bigger and bigger. They tried to help with this by adding a fast travel system, but it's kind of cumbersome to use and really doesn't help that much. If you can get past the train though, it's a very fun Zelda game. It's still touch-controls though, so if that's what you hated about PH, forget about it.
#61 Scott
@bill I played through PH and ST not long ago. IMO, ST is better than PH in MOST ways, but the main way that's it's worse is a big one. The travel system in ST is just awful. I'm not even a big fan of the water travel in PH/WW, but the train in ST sucks big time. It's actually kind of fun when you first start, but it very quickly becomes a huge chore to travel anywhere as your map gets bigger and bigger. They tried to help with this by adding a fast travel system, but it's kind of cumbersome to use and really doesn't help that much. If you can get past the train though, it's a very fun Zelda game. It's still touch-controls though, so if that's what you hated about PH, forget about it.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom