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.
5-Jan-23 9:39am
#21 nonamesleft
Pictures of the possible Zelda OLED Switch that BloodPuppetX mentioned:
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Was it leaked or "leaked"? Time will tell if it's real.
If there's one word I'd use to describe it, I'd say elegant.
#21 nonamesleft
Pictures of the possible Zelda OLED Switch that BloodPuppetX mentioned:
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Was it leaked or "leaked"? Time will tell if it's real.
If there's one word I'd use to describe it, I'd say elegant.
5-Jan-23 9:47am
#23 bogo
i've been holding off on an OLED model since i figure they'll be moving on to something new in a couple of years...but this would definitely make me reconsider...i love it
#23 bogo
i've been holding off on an OLED model since i figure they'll be moving on to something new in a couple of years...but this would definitely make me reconsider...i love it
5-Jan-23 9:51am
#24 Scott
Looks pretty cool. I'm not dropping $350 on it though. I wouldn't mind just getting the joy-cons though. I use a dock cover and a grip, so the designs on the dock and the back of the Switch wouldn't be any good for me anyway.
#24 Scott
Looks pretty cool. I'm not dropping $350 on it though. I wouldn't mind just getting the joy-cons though. I use a dock cover and a grip, so the designs on the dock and the back of the Switch wouldn't be any good for me anyway.
5-Jan-23 1:42pm
#25 MrBean
That has to be real, feels like too much effort to make a fake, but who knows this day in age ...
Even if it's not real, there is definitely a new Switch coming out with this release.
#25 MrBean
That has to be real, feels like too much effort to make a fake, but who knows this day in age ...
Even if it's not real, there is definitely a new Switch coming out with this release.
9-Jan-23 8:52am
#26 nonamesleft
A little over 4 months until the (current) release date. I wonder if some stores will have some sort of midnight event release for the game, especially with how anticipated it has been.
#26 nonamesleft
A little over 4 months until the (current) release date. I wonder if some stores will have some sort of midnight event release for the game, especially with how anticipated it has been.
9-Jan-23 9:07am
#27 MrBean
I'm going to be watching this like a hawk (as possible) for CE/LE/Console, whatever. Please for the love of god, tag the crap out of me when/if any one gets news. Ya'll know how batcrap crazy I am and I truly don't want to miss out on this one.
I managed to get the BotW CE + Masters, but I don't remember how much of a craze it was? Did they sell out immediately or was there ample time? Feels like a lifetime ago ...
#27 MrBean
I'm going to be watching this like a hawk (as possible) for CE/LE/Console, whatever. Please for the love of god, tag the crap out of me when/if any one gets news. Ya'll know how batcrap crazy I am and I truly don't want to miss out on this one.
I managed to get the BotW CE + Masters, but I don't remember how much of a craze it was? Did they sell out immediately or was there ample time? Feels like a lifetime ago ...
9-Jan-23 10:55am
#28 KCPenguins
MrBean wrote:
I'm going to be watching this like a hawk (as possible) for CE/LE/Console, whatever. Please for the love of god, tag the crap out of me when/if any one gets news. Ya'll know how batcrap crazy I am and I truly don't want to miss out on this one. I managed to get the BotW CE + Masters, but I don't remember how much of a craze it was? Did they sell out immediately or was there ample time? Feels like a lifetime ago ...
They sold out quick. I assume there will be a mini-direct where they'll announce the CE's, and pre-orders will go up within a day or two of that.
#28 KCPenguins
MrBean wrote:
I'm going to be watching this like a hawk (as possible) for CE/LE/Console, whatever. Please for the love of god, tag the crap out of me when/if any one gets news. Ya'll know how batcrap crazy I am and I truly don't want to miss out on this one. I managed to get the BotW CE + Masters, but I don't remember how much of a craze it was? Did they sell out immediately or was there ample time? Feels like a lifetime ago ...
They sold out quick. I assume there will be a mini-direct where they'll announce the CE's, and pre-orders will go up within a day or two of that.
9-Jan-23 1:01pm
#29 nonamesleft
MrBean wrote:
I'm going to be watching this like a hawk (as possible) for CE/LE/Console, whatever. Please for the love of god, tag the crap out of me when/if any one gets news. Ya'll know how batcrap crazy I am and I truly don't want to miss out on this one. I managed to get the BotW CE + Masters, but I don't remember how much of a craze it was? Did they sell out immediately or was there ample time? Feels like a lifetime ago ...I'd like some sort of collector's edition of this. Especially if it's something unique, like a gold/white Zelda themed Switch pro controller + game. Or something really cool.
#29 nonamesleft
MrBean wrote:
I'm going to be watching this like a hawk (as possible) for CE/LE/Console, whatever. Please for the love of god, tag the crap out of me when/if any one gets news. Ya'll know how batcrap crazy I am and I truly don't want to miss out on this one. I managed to get the BotW CE + Masters, but I don't remember how much of a craze it was? Did they sell out immediately or was there ample time? Feels like a lifetime ago ...I'd like some sort of collector's edition of this. Especially if it's something unique, like a gold/white Zelda themed Switch pro controller + game. Or something really cool.
9-Jan-23 1:29pm
#30 ManiacMadman
Obviously someone just needs to time travel to the future and bring this game back with you. Don't forget to get the winning numbers for tomorrows Mega Millions jackpot for tomorrow as well since its 1.1 Billion dollars again and quart of milk. Might as well get it all while you're in the future. LOL
#30 ManiacMadman
Obviously someone just needs to time travel to the future and bring this game back with you. Don't forget to get the winning numbers for tomorrows Mega Millions jackpot for tomorrow as well since its 1.1 Billion dollars again and quart of milk. Might as well get it all while you're in the future. LOL
9-Jan-23 2:22pm
#31 nonamesleft
ManiacMadman wrote:
Obviously someone just needs to time travel to the future and bring this game back with you. Don't forget to get the winning numbers for tomorrows Mega Millions jackpot for tomorrow as well since its 1.1 Billion dollars again and quart of milk. Might as well get it all while you're in the future. LOL
I could picture that being said in stand up comedy.
#31 nonamesleft
ManiacMadman wrote:
Obviously someone just needs to time travel to the future and bring this game back with you. Don't forget to get the winning numbers for tomorrows Mega Millions jackpot for tomorrow as well since its 1.1 Billion dollars again and quart of milk. Might as well get it all while you're in the future. LOL
I could picture that being said in stand up comedy.16-Jan-23 10:57am
#32 nonamesleft
Less than 4 months to go.
Hoping I can beat several games from the backlog before then.
#32 nonamesleft
Less than 4 months to go.
Hoping I can beat several games from the backlog before then.
24-Jan-23 9:56am
#33 nonamesleft
Another week down. That much closer.
I wonder if the game will keep the breakable weapons mechanic. I didn't mind it that much, but I know that others really didn't care for it.
One thing though, the breakable weapons made me hesitant about using the legendary weapons. I hung them up in Link's house, rather than risk breaking them. They're unique weapons, so I used them as decorations. Would have liked to use them, but it wasn't a big deal.
#33 nonamesleft
Another week down. That much closer.
I wonder if the game will keep the breakable weapons mechanic. I didn't mind it that much, but I know that others really didn't care for it.
One thing though, the breakable weapons made me hesitant about using the legendary weapons. I hung them up in Link's house, rather than risk breaking them. They're unique weapons, so I used them as decorations. Would have liked to use them, but it wasn't a big deal.
24-Jan-23 10:56am
#34 Scott
You can rebuild the Champion weapons.
I feel like getting rid of breakable weapons would require them changing up quite a bit from how BotW worked, which I really don't think they're going to do. I'd rather not have breakable weapons, but I got pretty used to them in BotW and didn't mind them too much, so I don't really care if they're in TotK.
#34 Scott
You can rebuild the Champion weapons.
I feel like getting rid of breakable weapons would require them changing up quite a bit from how BotW worked, which I really don't think they're going to do. I'd rather not have breakable weapons, but I got pretty used to them in BotW and didn't mind them too much, so I don't really care if they're in TotK.
24-Jan-23 12:38pm
#35 nonamesleft
Scott wrote:
You can rebuild the Champion weapons. I feel like getting rid of breakable weapons would require them changing up quite a bit from how BotW worked, which I really don't think they're going to do. I'd rather not have breakable weapons, but I got pretty used to them in BotW and didn't mind them too much, so I don't really care if they're in TotK. Wait, really? You can rebuild those? Wish I had known. I would have liked to have used them. I don't know if I'll replay the game, having put a LOT of hours into it, but it's still cool to know.
#35 nonamesleft
Scott wrote:
You can rebuild the Champion weapons. I feel like getting rid of breakable weapons would require them changing up quite a bit from how BotW worked, which I really don't think they're going to do. I'd rather not have breakable weapons, but I got pretty used to them in BotW and didn't mind them too much, so I don't really care if they're in TotK. Wait, really? You can rebuild those? Wish I had known. I would have liked to have used them. I don't know if I'll replay the game, having put a LOT of hours into it, but it's still cool to know.
24-Jan-23 1:20pm
#36 bogo
from what i remember, i liked it. the alternative would've been to have a LOT less variety in weaponry, leading to less variety in chests and whatever all over the map...and then the whole aspect of taking weapons from enemies wouldn't happen...just because there would be no point.
i didn't really find it frustrating #most# of the time, just had to have some basic resource management in the back of your mind before going into a big fight. something that happens in a lot of games, just not in a zelda game until then.
i feel like they might tweak the system a bit, but overall, i'd be shocked if it was gone.
#36 bogo
from what i remember, i liked it. the alternative would've been to have a LOT less variety in weaponry, leading to less variety in chests and whatever all over the map...and then the whole aspect of taking weapons from enemies wouldn't happen...just because there would be no point.
i didn't really find it frustrating #most# of the time, just had to have some basic resource management in the back of your mind before going into a big fight. something that happens in a lot of games, just not in a zelda game until then.
i feel like they might tweak the system a bit, but overall, i'd be shocked if it was gone.
24-Jan-23 1:38pm
#37 Scott
nonamesleft wrote:
Scott wrote:> You can rebuild the Champion weapons. > > I feel like getting rid of breakable weapons would require them changing up quite> a bit from how BotW worked, which I really don't think they're going to do. I'd rather> not have breakable weapons, but I got pretty used to them in BotW and didn't mind> them too much, so I don't really care if they're in TotK. Wait, really? You can rebuild those? Wish I had known. I would have liked to have used them. I don't know if I'll replay the game, having put a LOT of hours into it, but it's still cool to know.
Yeah, there's a blacksmith that can do it in each of the 4 villages of the Champions. You just need the similar looking weapon that you find a lot of in that area (e.g. Boulder Breaker), plus some various materials (different for each weapon).
#37 Scott
nonamesleft wrote:
Scott wrote:> You can rebuild the Champion weapons. > > I feel like getting rid of breakable weapons would require them changing up quite> a bit from how BotW worked, which I really don't think they're going to do. I'd rather> not have breakable weapons, but I got pretty used to them in BotW and didn't mind> them too much, so I don't really care if they're in TotK. Wait, really? You can rebuild those? Wish I had known. I would have liked to have used them. I don't know if I'll replay the game, having put a LOT of hours into it, but it's still cool to know.
Yeah, there's a blacksmith that can do it in each of the 4 villages of the Champions. You just need the similar looking weapon that you find a lot of in that area (e.g. Boulder Breaker), plus some various materials (different for each weapon).
24-Jan-23 2:03pm
#38 bill
I'm not a fan of breakable weapons. I'd say there's too much weapon variety in botw, with most weapons being fairly pointless and thus clutter in the game. I agree, it's unlikely they would change this, though.
I think they could do a few things to make it less annoying. For example, when you open a chest and it has a weapon in it. Instead of saying "inventory full" then closing the chest; give us a way to drop/replace something we are carrying so we can easily take the usually-better weapon in the chest.
I love botw, but I think it's fair to say it has a number of user-interface annoyances like this in it. Another thing that always bugs me is the way they only partly let you skip cutscene-like moments. For example, every time I find a shrine, there's a short movie for activating it, then another as you step on the elevator, then another as you enter the shrine (still on the elevator). So, I end up hitting 'x' to skip those, 3 times and it's only partial because it always starts the movie before I can skip. Finishing the shrine is similar with 2 skip points and also some unskippable parts mixed in it. These are things that are always the same, or maybe you get some semi-pointless little message in the middle. It's like the developers are in love with their little videos and expect you to want to watch them 100s of times.
#38 bill
I'm not a fan of breakable weapons. I'd say there's too much weapon variety in botw, with most weapons being fairly pointless and thus clutter in the game. I agree, it's unlikely they would change this, though.
I think they could do a few things to make it less annoying. For example, when you open a chest and it has a weapon in it. Instead of saying "inventory full" then closing the chest; give us a way to drop/replace something we are carrying so we can easily take the usually-better weapon in the chest.
I love botw, but I think it's fair to say it has a number of user-interface annoyances like this in it. Another thing that always bugs me is the way they only partly let you skip cutscene-like moments. For example, every time I find a shrine, there's a short movie for activating it, then another as you step on the elevator, then another as you enter the shrine (still on the elevator). So, I end up hitting 'x' to skip those, 3 times and it's only partial because it always starts the movie before I can skip. Finishing the shrine is similar with 2 skip points and also some unskippable parts mixed in it. These are things that are always the same, or maybe you get some semi-pointless little message in the middle. It's like the developers are in love with their little videos and expect you to want to watch them 100s of times.
24-Jan-23 2:22pm
#39 bogo
100% agree with the inventory full/chest situation. that was a huge pain.
and there's always going to be quality of life issues...i do hope they fix what they can and don't ignore the complaints out there. 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 start
#39 bogo
100% agree with the inventory full/chest situation. that was a huge pain.
and there's always going to be quality of life issues...i do hope they fix what they can and don't ignore the complaints out there. 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 start
24-Jan-23 2:40pm
#40 nonamesleft
@bill @bogo
Regarding the inventory full/opening a chest situation, you can then drop an item from your inventory and then go back to the chest. Are you saying that it would be a good addition to allow a swap during the chest opening sequence, as opposed to the chest closing, going into your inventory, dropping an item, and then reopening the chest?
#40 nonamesleft
@bill @bogo
Regarding the inventory full/opening a chest situation, you can then drop an item from your inventory and then go back to the chest. Are you saying that it would be a good addition to allow a swap during the chest opening sequence, as opposed to the chest closing, going into your inventory, dropping an item, and then reopening the chest?
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.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom