27-Dec-22 7:17pm
#1

nonamesleft

This topic had many older posts which were moved here:

https://gametz.com/V...

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.

13-Apr-23 10:28am
#2

bill

Seemed like mostly cutscenes, so hard to get much intel about gameplay.

I'm pretty sure I saw a spoon, though.

13-Apr-23 10:33am
#3

BloodPuppetX

I'm just glad the sky looks to be packed with lots of stuff. That huge sphere might be a dungeon location also.

13-Apr-23 2:14pm
#4

BloodPuppetX

Here's a breakdown of things shown in the trailer:

https://www.nintendo...

There were actually multiple airships shown, so I guess that probably isn't a dungeon location.

13-Apr-23 6:14pm
#5

KCPenguins

The wing suit in that world could be a lot of fun.

13-Apr-23 7:50pm
#6

BloodPuppetX

Just saw this on reddit, which confirms different types of Gleeoks:

https://www.reddit.c...

13-Apr-23 9:36pm
#7

KCPenguins

BloodPuppetX wrote:
Just saw this on reddit, which confirms different types of Gleeoks: https://www.reddit.c...

Did you watch the video linked later in that thread? Shows a new commercial with a little more gameplay. I haven't been this hyped for a game in a long time, and am tempted to buy digital as well so I can preload for early access and prevent any fighting over who gets to play it.

Direct link to leaked commercial:

https://m.youtube.co...

That last new scene I had the exact same reaction as the little girl, and pretty much confirms korok puzzles are back.

20-Apr-23 8:39am
#8

KCPenguins

https://m.youtube.co...

This would be awesome if it were real, even in digital only form. Nice job by the creators.

20-Apr-23 9:25am
#9

nonamesleft

KCPenguins wrote:
https://m.youtube.co... This would be awesome if it were real, even in digital only form. Nice job by the creators.That was great. Thanks for sharing.

That part with the vehicles was really good. They got the design great compared to the official trailer.

They even put the cost of the bundled Gameboy system 😆

20-Apr-23 3:30pm
#10

flamingtoastjpn

BloodPuppetX wrote:
Another preorder bonus, this one limited to 5000 apparently: https://www.walmart....
Honestly, I hate this new limited bullcrap trend

The gold banner actually looks pretty good, the non-limited black one is more ehhh

I may find a reseller for the spoon and fork though if they aren’t too pricey, those are hilarious

20-Apr-23 6:51pm
#11

BloodPuppetX

I cancelled my pre-order with the gold scroll. I saw some posts on Reddit of people having their orders updated to include the scroll. So hope my cancellation went to someone that actually wants it. I'm fine with the Collector's Edition. I'm just ready for the game to release, and the OLED next week!

21-Apr-23 8:34am
#12

bogo

yep! I have the OLED coming as well, and my wife actually preordered it for my birthday lol. can not wait!

21-Apr-23 3:12pm
#13

nonamesleft

BloodPuppetX wrote:
I cancelled my pre-order with the gold scroll. I saw some posts on Reddit of people having their orders updated to include the scroll. So hope my cancellation went to someone that actually wants it. I'm fine with the Collector's Edition. I'm just ready for the game to release, and the OLED next week!Nice of you. Hopefully it went to someone who will put it on their wall and appreciate it.

26-Apr-23 9:41am
#14

BloodPuppetX

Lots of previews coming out. Koroks are back, and the Fuse stuff looks very interesting.

26-Apr-23 9:48am
#15

BloodPuppetX

Flying looks so fun:

https://m.youtube.co...

26-Apr-23 9:57am
#16

bogo

previews look really good.

also interesting testing going on with regards to durability. sounds like you can un-fuse and re-fuse items to weapons to reset the durability. if they don't take that out, that could shut a lot of people up

26-Apr-23 10:03am
#17

BloodPuppetX

bogo wrote:
previews look really good. also interesting testing going on with regards to durability. sounds like you can un-fuse and re-fuse items to weapons to reset the durability. if they don't take that out, that could shut a lot of people up

You can also drop weapons now when your inventory is full, instead of having to throw it.

26-Apr-23 10:11am
#18

bogo

BloodPuppetX wrote:
bogo wrote:> previews look really good.> > also interesting testing going on with regards to durability. sounds like you can> un-fuse and re-fuse items to weapons to reset the durability. if they don't take> that out, that could shut a lot of people up

You can also drop weapons now when your inventory is full, instead of having to throw it. hadn't seen that yet...that's nice.

i also REALLY hope that you start the game with the traveler's medallion. you got that really late in the first game but it will be really helpful with the trial and error of the sky islands to have that handy

26-Apr-23 10:20am
#19

BloodPuppetX

And here's a comment on reddit about dungeons:

https://www.reddit.c...

26-Apr-23 10:47am
#20

Feeb

I may play this one if that’s true. Honestly not interested in more BotW.

26-Apr-23 11:41am
#21

bogo

other things:

Cooking:
-you can now carry cooking pots around with you as inventory...but they break after one use
-there is a recipe card database. cards get added when you make a dish for the first time

Building:
-apparently you can save your build designs...LOVE THAT. I think it will be fun and novel to create some cool things, but i know it will get tedious after a while
-There is an additional power (icon is three purple hands) that streamlines the ultrahand ability...but they can't talk about it yet

26-Apr-23 12:37pm
#22

KCPenguins

BloodPuppetX wrote:
And here's a comment on reddit about dungeons: https://www.reddit.c...

This does not confirm dungeons in the traditional sense. The area(s) could easily be as shallow as the divine beasts, a shrine variant, an arena battle, trial, etc.

26-Apr-23 12:39pm
#23

BloodPuppetX

Treasure maps:

https://www.reddit.c...

26-Apr-23 4:24pm
#24

bogo

BloodPuppetX wrote:
Treasure maps: https://www.reddit.c...
the sky islands really do remind me of Wind Waker. this just doubles down on that

26-Apr-23 5:11pm
#25

KCPenguins

bogo wrote:
BloodPuppetX wrote:> Treasure maps:> > https://www.reddit.c... the sky islands really do remind me of Wind Waker. this just doubles down on that

To me it's what Nintendo wanted the Skyward Sword world to be at that time. I like the return of treasure maps, and I hope they return the traditional shovel.

Side note: Wouldn't that piss the internet off, returning digging? They also need to return fishing.

27-Apr-23 6:49am
#26

KCPenguins

https://www.cnet.com...

An interesting POV on TotK. Spoilers obviously.

27-Apr-23 9:11am
#27

Shane12m

Previews are out and they are sounding very positive

28-Apr-23 4:12pm
#28

KCPenguins

2 Weeks to go!

28-Apr-23 4:37pm
#29

nonamesleft

KCPenguins wrote:
2 Weeks to go!Been waiting for this game for a long time. Really looking forward.

28-Apr-23 4:50pm
#30

PizzaTheHutt

Oh boy, it's out there. Be careful of spoilers over the next 2 weeks.

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28-Apr-23 6:18pm
#31

nonamesleft

PizzaTheHutt wrote:
Oh boy, it's out there. Be careful of spoilers over the next 2 weeks. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/... 512 666{imgt}
That string of letters at the bottom of the label doesn't look standard. Maybe it's a demo cart or showcase version or something?

I'm definitely going to try to be careful about avoiding spoilers.

28-Apr-23 6:40pm
#32

KCPenguins

It's a European version.

28-Apr-23 6:45pm
#33

nonamesleft

KCPenguins wrote:
It's a European version.But even then, those four A in a row? It looked unusual to me. But I just looked up Breath of the Wild. And the letters are very similar.

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I guess that's just the combination of letters they chose. Threw me off though. 3DS games for example, would go something like PNR-JTE-EGAE (I made that up, but it would be similar). The quadruple letters on the Switch cart seemed unusual to me.

Maybe Nintendo was saying "this game is really good, it's above AAA" :)

29-Apr-23 5:07pm
#34

Feeb

Stacks of the TotK switches at retailers. I’ve seen 12 today out with the girls.

29-Apr-23 6:14pm
#35

BloodPuppetX

Now that I have it in my hands, it actually looks pretty nice. I don't really notice much difference with the screen, but the extra memory is nice.

29-Apr-23 6:29pm
#36

BloodPuppetX

Imagine being this poor guy:

https://www.reddit.c...

29-Apr-23 6:31pm
#37

Feeb

BloodPuppetX wrote:
Now that I have it in my hands, it actually looks pretty nice. I don't really notice much difference with the screen, but the extra memory is nice.
I thought the new screen looked much better on certain games- monster hunter and Metroid- but almost not noticeable at times as well.

29-Apr-23 6:42pm
#38

BloodPuppetX

Well, I've only played Trinity Trigger on it so far. And that looks like a 3DS game. Looking forward to playing TotK on it!

29-Apr-23 9:02pm
#39

MrBean

Got my OLED console, from Target.

Not only did they smack a giant red sticker on it, but there's multiple holes/dings on the box. Glad these didn't sell out.

30-Apr-23 10:32am
#40

nonamesleft

MrBean wrote:
Got my OLED console, from Target. Not only did they smack a giant red sticker on it, but there's multiple holes/dings on the box. Glad these didn't sell out. Do you have a local Target? Maybe bring it over with your receipt and ask to exchange it for an undamaged one.

1-May-23 1:53pm
#41

BloodPuppetX

Some people are streaming the game today. Actually saw a video on YT and the guy was in the first shrine. Someone on reddit claims they have been watching someone on discord, and that the dungeons and underground areas are massive.

1-May-23 2:14pm
#42

Scott

I'm so pumped for this game. It looks like Nintendo put a TON of stuff into it.

1-May-23 2:24pm
#43

theJaw

BloodPuppetX wrote:
Some people are streaming the game today. Actually saw a video on YT and the guy was in the first shrine. Someone on reddit claims they have been watching someone on discord, and that the dungeons and underground areas are massive.
Doesn't Nintendo usually maim entire families for this sorta thing?

1-May-23 3:29pm
#44

nonamesleft

BloodPuppetX wrote:
Some people are streaming the game today. Actually saw a video on YT and the guy was in the first shrine. Someone on reddit claims they have been watching someone on discord, and that the dungeons and underground areas are massive.I don't get that sort of thing. Why would someone do that? If someone got the game early somehow, keep it private. Maybe even enjoy it. But certainly don't stream gameplay of it.

1-May-23 4:04pm
#45

PizzaTheHutt

nonamesleft wrote:
I don't get that sort of thing. Why would someone do that? If someone got the game early somehow, keep it private. Certainly don't stream gameplay of it.

Reminds me of when some woman was able to download Advance Wars on Switch from the eShop last year. She pre-ordered it, and come release date she was able to download it despite it being delayed. She posted about it on social media and Nintendo yanked it from her console and refunded her.
https://www.gamespot...

As for why they'd be streaming one of the biggest releases of the year: clout.

1-May-23 4:27pm
#46

nonamesleft

PizzaTheHutt wrote:
nonamesleft wrote:> I don't get that sort of thing. Why would someone do that? If someone got the game> early somehow, keep it private. Certainly don't stream gameplay of it. Reminds me of when some woman was able to download Advance Wars on Switch from the eShop last year. She pre-ordered it, and come release date she was able to download it despite it being delayed. She posted about it on social media and Nintendo yanked it from her console and refunded her. https://www.gamespot... As for why they'd be streaming one of the biggest releases of the year: clout.Just went to the article. I don't understand why she said anything at all. Why not just enjoy the game, and not end up losing it? (Which is what happened). She could have said nothing, and been able to play the entire game - assuming development was completed and didn't require an update or major bug fixes)

1-May-23 5:31pm
#47

bonham2

I don't really care about spoilers. Honestly, I never really cared about the story in Zelda games, but I still want to experience as much of the gameplay on my own as much as possible.

All I want to know (and if anyone 100% KNOWS the answer to this, please PM me). ARE THERE CLASSIC FRICKEN DUNGEONS?

1-May-23 5:35pm
#48

MrBean

Returned the console to Target, snagged one off Amazon.

Amazon one was packaged better, but has a ding, and a box cut. Asked for a replacement, have to wait 2-3 days just to talk to the right team.

Annoying.

1-May-23 6:34pm
#49

nonamesleft

MrBean wrote:
Returned the console to Target, snagged one off Amazon. Amazon one was packaged better, but has a ding, and a box cut. Asked for a replacement, have to wait 2-3 days just to talk to the right team. Annoying.Friend of mine received one from Target. It was in the shipping box with 1 packing pillow laying neatly on top. Is the shipping department not aware that this barely does anything to protect the console box?

I've seen things like this before.

Wouldn't Target rather spend a little more on packing materials, than deal with returns due to damaged items?

1-May-23 8:31pm
#50

BloodPuppetX

bonham2 wrote:
All I want to know (and if anyone 100% KNOWS the answer to this, please PM me). ARE THERE CLASSIC FRICKEN DUNGEONS?
Looks like 5 or 6, including Hyrule Castle. Airship dungeon is called the Wind Temple: The Legendary Stormwind Ark (actually saw a pic of it earlier ), and most of them have elemental themes. I also saw pics of some of the bosses so I'm just going to have to stop looking at spoilers. (Wind dungeon boss was shown in the last trailer though.)

Wind Temple pic:

https://media.discor...

1-May-23 10:46pm
#51

bonham2

That's all I need. As long as they are real
REAL dungeons, I'll be happy.

2-May-23 9:47am
#52

KCPenguins

So I guess it was confirmed the game is already being pirated; I had incorrectly assumed it was a few people who got access early. Nintendo busy filing copyright claims on the live streamers. I'm fine with reading bits and pieces, but will need to be weary of links/videos. Legit game sites on pins and needles so as not to get lost in the onslaught but also not to take anything too far and incur N's wrath. Pretty crummy situation honestly. I wonder if Nintendo tightens things up even more?

2-May-23 9:48am
#53

Scott

BloodPuppetX wrote:
bonham2 wrote:> All I want to know (and if anyone 100% KNOWS the answer to this, please PM me). ARE> THERE CLASSIC FRICKEN DUNGEONS? Looks like 5 or 6, including Hyrule Castle. Airship dungeon is called the Wind Temple: The Legendary Stormwind Ark (actually saw a pic of it earlier ), and most of them have elemental themes. I also saw pics of some of the bosses so I'm just going to have to stop looking at spoilers. (Wind dungeon boss was shown in the last trailer though.) Wind Temple pic: ...
This sounds great. Except, has it been confirmed that they are more like CLASSIC dungeons, and not like the divine beasts?

2-May-23 10:02am
#54

BloodPuppetX

I've been seeing mixed responses regarding the dungeons. Some have described them as a cross between classic dungeons and the Divine Beasts. Besides that pic of the exterior, I've only seen a couple of shots of the inside. And a pic of the boss and its name, the flying ice thing from the trailer.

Also, around 150 shrines, apparently.

2-May-23 10:15am
#55

Scott

That makes sense. They can only make them so much like classic dungeons, with how different of a game BotW/TotK are. If they're at least somewhat more like classic dungeons, and there's more of them this time around and the bosses are more unique, I think I'll be pretty happy. Also, that's a crapload of shrines!

2-May-23 10:38am
#56

BloodPuppetX

I think I can confirm that bosses are unique. I've seen a few, and they're not like the Blights. Here's just one thread about dungeons on reddit:

https://www.reddit.c...

So three posters saying they're closer to classic dungeons, or at least better than the Divine Beasts.

2-May-23 10:39am
#57

MrBean

How are people already playing? And man, I gotta stop opening this thread! I look forward to this all being a massive surprise. I haven't watched any of the videos, pretty damn stoked for this!

2-May-23 10:40am
#58

BloodPuppetX

One of the more surprising new enemies in the game:

Treants! Some trees will attack you lol.

2-May-23 10:42am
#59

BloodPuppetX

MrBean wrote:
How are people already playing? And man, I gotta stop opening this thread! I look forward to this all being a massive surprise. I haven't watched any of the videos, pretty damn stoked for this!
You're doing it right. After that last post, I think I'll just stop talking about what's new in the game. Just 10 more days to go!

2-May-23 11:20am
#60

Scott

BloodPuppetX wrote:
I think I can confirm that bosses are unique. I've seen a few, and they're not like the Blights. Here's just one thread about dungeons on reddit: https://www.reddit.c... So three posters saying they're closer to classic dungeons, or at least better than the Divine Beasts.
This is getting me even more pumped! I'm glad Nintendo listened to the overwhelming majority.

2-May-23 11:22am
#61

Scott

BloodPuppetX wrote:
One of the more surprising new enemies in the game: ...
One of my other main wants for this game was much more enemy variety (non-boss or mini-boss). BotW was basically just Bokoblins, Lyzels, and Moblins over and over again. The trailers and videos I've watched have shown a couple more enemies, but I'm still concerned there's not a ton of variety. The Zelda franchise has SO many past enemies they could bring in, this really shouldn't be an issue. It's pretty sad that even the original Legend of Zelda had more enemy variety than Breath of the Wild lol

2-May-23 12:46pm
#62

BloodPuppetX

I've seen some other past enemies that I won't spoil. One I saw just this morning and hadn't seen in any previous clips. Maybe around a dozen new enemy types (plus their different varieties) that weren't in BotW, and possibly more I haven't seen yet.

2-May-23 1:01pm
#63

Scott

@BloodPuppetX That's great news!

2-May-23 4:14pm
#64

Master_Z

Scott wrote:
BloodPuppetX wrote:> One of the more surprising new enemies in the game:> > ... One of my other main wants for this game was much more enemy variety (non-boss or mini-boss). BotW was basically just Bokoblins, Lyzels, and Moblins over and over again. The trailers and videos I've watched have shown a couple more enemies, but I'm still concerned there's not a ton of variety. The Zelda franchise has SO many past enemies they could bring in, this really shouldn't be an issue. It's pretty sad that even the original Legend of Zelda had more enemy variety than Breath of the Wild lol
TotK = BotW Complete Edition, let's be honest. That said, I'll still buy it...really hoping the Fuse ability alleviates issues with weapons breaking.

2-May-23 4:54pm
#65

Scott

Gotta disagree there. BotW was a very complete game. It was just lacking in some ways as a Zelda game. It's looking like Nintendo put a lot of effort into correcting that, which is great.

2-May-23 8:30pm
#66

BloodPuppetX

Lmao, people are going to love messing with the Koroks:

https://www.reddit.c...

2-May-23 10:35pm
#67

nonamesleft

The following Switch Lite is NOT real. Fan made art. Nice color/design. Plain, but not boring. Looks nice.

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3-May-23 8:19am
#68

Scott

I do like the look of that. I'd prefer a more classic Zelda-green over that mint green of the TotK logo though.

3-May-23 9:39am
#69

theJaw

I am so fudging pumped for this game and I simply do not get this way with most video games. 9 days away yall.

3-May-23 9:55am
#70

Scott

I can't believe it's so close!

3-May-23 12:26pm
#71

Feeb

https://twitter.com/...

3-May-23 1:20pm
#72

Scott

SOOO many purchase bonuses for this game...and I want them all! Still bummed I missed out on that Walmart banner.

3-May-23 1:22pm
#73

KCPenguins

Feeb wrote:
https://twitter.com/...

@MrBean LOL

Could rock that with some socks and river sandals.

3-May-23 3:22pm
#74

MrBean

KCPenguins wrote:
Feeb wrote:> https://twitter.com/... @MrBean LOL Could rock that with some socks and river sandals.
haha, i saw this ... tempting, but ... means I have to go to the store. I legit hate going to stores these days.

4-May-23 1:06pm
#75

BloodPuppetX

Saw a pic of someone's quest file who had completed the game. This game is just packed with content. Not going to go into spoilers, but I'll just say there are a lot more side quests than in BotW. And still don't know how many of those damn Koroks there are!

4-May-23 1:46pm
#76

Scott

I think my only remaining concern at this point is how much did they just recycle the BotW overworld. I really hope they changed it up A LOT.

4-May-23 3:28pm
#77

ManiacMadman

I saw 3 of those new Zelda Switch systems at Wal-Mart today. I wonder if they will still be there next week. Looking forward to this game.

4-May-23 6:19pm
#78

KCPenguins

So I saw a video that detailed what Amiibo do in TotK. Nothing major (like Link wolf) thankfully, but honestly there were a few I don't own that I kind of want (Link's Awakening, Majora's Mask and the champions). Might have to look into a programmable dohicky or buy a card set. Not paying collector prices on anything out of print. Amiibo bonuses as the video described:

All Zelda Amiibo (except wolf Link) give a fabric for the glider. A decent number of cool looking ones. Some additionally give outfits and masks.

4-May-23 7:28pm
#79

BloodPuppetX

Some of the Zelda amiibos came back in stock at certain retailers recently. I got Majora from BB and OoT Link from Amazon. Already have the Link's Awakening and Wolf Link amiibos. Had some other Zelda ones but sold them.

Looks like you can build some crazy houses:

https://files.catbox...

4-May-23 8:07pm
#80

KCPenguins

BloodPuppetX wrote:
Some of the Zelda amiibos came back in stock at certain retailers recently. I got Majora from BB and OoT Link from Amazon. Already have the Link's Awakening and Wolf Link amiibos. Had some other Zelda ones but sold them.

It looks like BB is going to restock the Majora one. Not a big fan of that game nor amiibo, but the bonuses in TotK looked pretty sweet. I'd pick up the LA Amiibo.

Really kicking myself for not pouncing on more Amiibo when they were being clearance out. Both of those I had the opportunity to buy under $10. For awhile GS had them 4 or 5 for $20 used. I passed on so many. Really wished I pulled the trigger on Little Mac at launch, and Ken later on. I thought they'd all end up overproduced and discounted deeply in a year like most Nintendo accessories.

At least I was able to pick up the loftwing Zelda and samus/emmi 2 pack for $5 each with GS's latest sale.

5-May-23 10:39am
#81

nonamesleft

Release date for the game is just a week away. :)

Really looking forward to this one. I can use a good game to really get into.

6-May-23 11:01am
#82

KCPenguins

So my buddy just texted me, his normal non-modded Switch just let him play his pre-loaded digital TotK. Check yours. If yall are able I may just go N voucher and d/l it.

I'm an idiot. I misinterpreted his text.

6-May-23 3:14pm
#83

MrBean

Official story recap.

https://youtu.be/ebO...

6-May-23 3:26pm
#84

Kommie

Zelda is kidnapped by Ganadorf. Isn't that all Zelda games?

6-May-23 3:28pm
#85

Scott

Kommie wrote:
Zelda is kidnapped by Ganadorf. Isn't that all Zelda games?
Nope, a ton of them have different storylines.

7-May-23 11:28am
#86

Feeb

https://twitter.com/...

7-May-23 4:35pm
#87

nonamesleft

Feeb wrote:
https://twitter.com/...A guide to the game? Useful. Pretty classy looking. I don't know if this is the right word, minimalist? Not too much going on. Plain, but still nice.

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8-May-23 1:57pm
#88

BloodPuppetX

GS just charged me for the CE. Getting close now!

8-May-23 2:02pm
#89

nonamesleft

BloodPuppetX wrote:
GS just charged me for the CE. Getting close now!:)

82 hours until May 12th.

8-May-23 4:23pm
#90

KCPenguins

BloodPuppetX wrote:
GS just charged me for the CE. Getting close now!

Don't retailers normally ship on Tuesday for a Friday release?

8-May-23 5:07pm
#91

theJaw

Yah, big time fudge Gamestop. My pre-order was paid using Paypal Pay-in-4, got all paid off last month, and I just received an email telling me my payment didn't go through. And it apparently wasn't even because of the price increase, they "just have this problem with Paypal" according to the contact person I just spoke with. I ordered it as a guest and now I have to create an account and enter the order information, at which point they'll reject my paypal order (and HOPEFULLY refund it, who knows) and have me order it again, which I just can't do right now as money's tight and paypal refunds take a few days.

So guess I'll be joining yall in like 2 weeks. Very cool!

8-May-23 5:12pm
#92

KCPenguins

That sucks man. I pretty much only use GS as a last resort.

8-May-23 6:03pm
#93

BloodPuppetX

KCPenguins wrote:
BloodPuppetX wrote:> GS just charged me for the CE. Getting close now! Don't retailers normally ship on Tuesday for a Friday release?
Idk, but that wasn't the case the last two times I preordered from GS. Both times they charged and shipped the day before release.

8-May-23 6:54pm
#94

EclipseLion

GameStop has a special list of games old and recent releases, find 2 and trade them in for an instant $50 toward Zelda

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8-May-23 7:33pm
#95

nonamesleft

@EclipseLion Nice! Thanks for posting that with a picture.

9-May-23 10:45am
#96

Scott

theJaw wrote:
Yah, big time fudge Gamestop. My pre-order was paid using Paypal Pay-in-4, got all paid off last month, and I just received an email telling me my payment didn't go through. And it apparently wasn't even because of the price increase, they "just have this problem with Paypal" according to the contact person I just spoke with. I ordered it as a guest and now I have to create an account and enter the order information, at which point they'll reject my paypal order (and HOPEFULLY refund it, who knows) and have me order it again, which I just can't do right now as money's tight and paypal refunds take a few days. So guess I'll be joining yall in like 2 weeks. Very cool!
That sucks. They had an issue with my Paypal payment too (Paypal debit business card). Thankfully I have an account and ordered that way, so I was able to log in and try to re-process it. When I did, Paypal sent me a verification code that I had to enter, then the payment went through. Weird.

9-May-23 10:57am
#97

Frank

theJaw wrote:
Yah, big time fudge Gamestop. My pre-order was paid using Paypal Pay-in-4, got all paid off last month, and I just received an email telling me my payment didn't go through. And it apparently wasn't even because of the price increase, they "just have this problem with Paypal" according to the contact person I just spoke with. I ordered it as a guest and now I have to create an account and enter the order information, at which point they'll reject my paypal order (and HOPEFULLY refund it, who knows) and have me order it again, which I just can't do right now as money's tight and paypal refunds take a few days. So guess I'll be joining yall in like 2 weeks. Very cool!
Damn, I'm sorry to hear about all that. That sucks. That's why I typically only use GameStop online as a last resort, or if I have giftcards to burn.

If you cancel and order on Amazon, it looks like new orders will still be delivered on release day.

TZ Referral: https://www.amazon.c...

9-May-23 11:56am
#98

theJaw

Update: Gamestop straight up lied about my payment going through. I spoke with Paypal over the phone and they let me know the payment 100% went through and Gamestop declined that it did. I imagine this is because of the price increase, because I ordered via GS the day the increase was announced. The people I spoke with on the phone via Gamestop told me the payment wasn't authorized by Paypal (it was) and that I'd need to log into my account to enter my credit card information in order to complete the order (and reach that $70 mark, apparently). I initially did that, but then decided to just cancel the order. They're not getting my business from here on.

Now I filed a dispute with Gamestop via Paypal and hopefully EVENTUALLY I get my money back, but it probably won't be any time soon. Thankfully the lady I just bought an expensive engagement ring for said she'd snag the game for me on Friday on her way home from work. Proposed in the nick of time to get my Zelda, damnit.

All in all, Gamestop is a piece of crap company and I'll literally never be dealing with them again. But all is good otherwise.

9-May-23 1:13pm
#99

bonham2

So she gets a ring worth 1000s and you get a $70 video game. Sounds fair.

I used to joke with my (now) wife that an engagement ring costs as much as a really nice DW drum kit (I'm a drummer). I told her I would get her an engagement ring, but she needed to get me an engagement drum set. We've been married for nearly 18 years. I still never got my DW set.

9-May-23 1:18pm
#100

nonamesleft

theJaw wrote:
Thankfully the lady I just bought an expensive engagement ring for said she'd snag the game for me on Friday on her way home from work. Proposed in the nick of time to get my Zelda, damnit. This part made me smirk: "Proposed in the nick of time to get my Zelda"

9-May-23 1:24pm
#101

theJaw

bonham2 wrote:
So she gets a ring worth 1000s and you get a $70 video game. Sounds fair. I used to joke with my (now) wife that an engagement ring costs as much as a really nice DW drum kit (I'm a drummer). I told her I would get her an engagement ring, but she needed to get me an engagement drum set. We've been married for nearly 18 years. I still never got my DW set.
I told my lady the same, but for a 1980 Gibson Explorer E2. I’ll settle for Zelda haha

9-May-23 1:29pm
#102

Scott

theJaw wrote:
Thankfully the lady I just bought an expensive engagement ring for said she'd snag the game for me on Friday on her way home from work. Proposed in the nick of time to get my Zelda, damnit.
You'll probably get more hours of enjoyment out of TotK than she will out of you though, so I think you got the better end of the deal.

Totally kidding, don't take that seriously!

9-May-23 1:44pm
#103

theJaw

@Scott nono, you’re 100% on point with your assessment hahaa

9-May-23 2:20pm
#104

nonamesleft

@theJaw

I'm picturing the following scenario, you telling her:

I got you an expensive ring. At least get me the Collector's Edition.

:)

9-May-23 2:24pm
#105

Frank

Only seems fair

9-May-23 10:09pm
#106

Renaissance2K

If I wanted a copy of Tears of the Kingdom before 10am on Friday, do I have any options? I'm handing down my Switch to my little sister as a graduation present, and the only way I'm getting off the plane with it in hand is to get it Friday morning.

Amazon doesn't usually deliver until the evening near me, and Best Buy opens at 10.

9-May-23 10:25pm
#107

bonham2

Some GameStops are doing a midnight release.

9-May-23 10:27pm
#108

SwiftJAB

My digital copy was automatically downloaded and the icon is just sitting there, taunting me that I can't play until Friday. Surprisingly, the game is 16.2gb, smaller than Super Smash Bros. (17.2GB) and way smaller than Immortals Fenyx Rising (25.7GB)

9-May-23 10:29pm
#109

SwiftJAB

Renaissance2K wrote:
If I wanted a copy of Tears of the Kingdom before 10am on Friday, do I have any options?
Check Wal-mart, they open at 6am by me.

9-May-23 10:34pm
#110

Renaissance2K

I found a Target nearby where I'll be that opens at 8am. Fingers crossed they'll have it ready by then.

9-May-23 10:41pm
#111

Feeb

Time to see how many copies I preordered…

10-May-23 6:59am
#112

KCPenguins

Renaissance2K wrote:
I found a Target nearby where I'll be that opens at 8am. Fingers crossed they'll have it ready by then.

You can get the fanny pack!

10-May-23 7:29am
#113

Scott

Renaissance2K wrote:
I found a Target nearby where I'll be that opens at 8am. Fingers crossed they'll have it ready by then.
I was going to suggest Target. I'm swinging by my local Target at 8am to get mine and my son's copies, and our sweet, sweet fanny packs!

10-May-23 8:24am
#114

Kommie

Scott wrote:
Renaissance2K wrote:> I found a Target nearby where I'll be that opens at 8am. Fingers crossed they'll> have it ready by then. I was going to suggest Target. I'm swinging by my local Target at 8am to get mine and my son's copies, and our sweet, sweet fanny packs!
Well, good luck getting the fanny pack. I imagine there will be lots is people there who intend to scalp it.

10-May-23 9:24am
#115

Scott

Kommie wrote:
Scott wrote:> Renaissance2K wrote: |>> I found a Target nearby where I'll be that opens at 8am. Fingers crossed they'll |>> have it ready by then.> > I was going to suggest Target. I'm swinging by my local Target at 8am to get mine> and my son's copies, and our sweet, sweet fanny packs! Well, good luck getting the fanny pack. I imagine there will be lots is people there who intend to scalp it.
Really? I've never heard of pre-order bonuses being scalped. I mean, I know people sell them, but I've never known of some big effort being made to obtain pre-order bonuses, and then people selling them for ridiculous amounts. Either way, I'm getting there right before they open, so I'm not worried.

10-May-23 9:27am
#116

Scott

When are reviews going to start rolling in? The game comes out in 2 days, I thought reviews were usually available this close to a game's release.

I'm hoping to see a ton of 10/10's, and "greatest game of all time" comments, similar to when the reviews dropped for Breath of the Wild.

10-May-23 9:27am
#117

theJaw

Do games like this usually sell out in-store super quick? I'm worried that we won't be able to get our hands on one Friday afternoon/evening. Planning to go to Target to pick it up, probably around 6ish on Friday.

10-May-23 9:38am
#118

Best1989

Given how many OLED systems they made, I would guess there will be enough copies of the game floating around for you to get one that day.

10-May-23 10:32am
#119

ManiacMadman

Scott I still remember I think it was one of the Castlevania DS games that had a bonus at Gamestop/EB Games that people were crazy for. I think it was about 15 years ago and seemed a lot people were selling. I believe I sold mine on here just to recoup a little of the games cost. It was big in the post here and I'm sure EBay had a lot of them. Kinda curious what those sell for now. Not sure its worth anything but I still have those stickers or whatever they gave away as the bonus at Gamestop for the 3DS Castlevania game.

10-May-23 10:34am
#120

ManiacMadman

Also saw at Wal-Mart yesterday that they had 3 spaces for the new Zelda at $69 each. At least its a dollar cheaper.

10-May-23 11:08am
#121

Kommie

Scott wrote:
Kommie wrote:> Scott wrote: |>> Renaissance2K wrote:> |>> I found a Target nearby where I'll be that opens at 8am. Fingers crossed they'll> |>> have it ready by then. |>> |>> I was going to suggest Target. I'm swinging by my local Target at 8am to get mine |>> and my son's copies, and our sweet, sweet fanny packs!> > Well, good luck getting the fanny pack. I imagine there will be lots is people there> who intend to scalp it. Really? I've never heard of pre-order bonuses being scalped. I mean, I know people sell them, but I've never known of some big effort being made to obtain pre-order bonuses, and then people selling them for ridiculous amounts. Either way, I'm getting there right before they open, so I'm not worried.
I mean, if it can be scalped people will try.

10-May-23 12:15pm
#122

Shane12m

theJaw wrote:
Do games like this usually sell out in-store super quick? I'm worried that we won't be able to get our hands on one Friday afternoon/evening. Planning to go to Target to pick it up, probably around 6ish on Friday.
Usually the super popular games are easy to find and purchase anytime you want from the big sellers. It’s the low demand games that don’t get stocked much and can be harder to get at launch

10-May-23 12:16pm
#123

Sun

ManiacMadman wrote:
Scott I still remember I think it was one of the Castlevania DS games that had a bonus at Gamestop/EB Games that people were crazy for. I think it was about 15 years ago and seemed a lot people were selling. I believe I sold mine on here just to recoup a little of the games cost. It was big in the post here and I'm sure EBay had a lot of them. Kinda curious what those sell for now. Not sure its worth anything but I still have those stickers or whatever they gave away as the bonus at Gamestop for the 3DS Castlevania game.
It was the pre-order bonus for Portrait of Ruin. I can't remember if I sold mine of not...I think I did because of what people were paying for it. Like $80 or something.
https://www.ebay.com...

10-May-23 12:22pm
#124

Sun

The old me would've tried to find a way to get every pre-order bonus. The current me just settled for a Collector's Edition from Best Buy and a regular edition from Amazon (when it was $59.99).

Although there's still a bit of old me here...I got the TotK OLED and it's still just sitting in it's box. I even pre-ordered the carrying case for it.

10-May-23 1:52pm
#125

bonham2

I have completely given up on all the collector's edition and pre-order bonus crap. I have so much stuff just collecting dust that I never open or use. It just takes up space and collects dust. I just pre-ordered the basic standard version, and I'll be happy with that.

10-May-23 2:24pm
#126

theJaw

I decided to just snag another pre-order from Best Buy to make sure I get it day-of. Ya friggin better be worth the trouble, Zelda.

10-May-23 3:00pm
#127

Sun

bonham2 wrote:
I have completely given up on all the collector's edition and pre-order bonus crap. I have so much stuff just collecting dust that I never open or use. It just takes up space and collects dust. I just pre-ordered the basic standard version, and I'll be happy with that.
That's how I feel. My train of thought is that I can sell off most everything when I retire sometime in the next 13 years (hoping by 50, if not earlier).

10-May-23 3:48pm
#128

Scott

Kommie wrote:
Scott wrote:> Kommie wrote: |>> Scott wrote:> |>> Renaissance2K wrote: |>> |>> I found a Target nearby where I'll be that opens at 8am. Fingers crossed they'll |>> |>> have it ready by then.> |>> > |>> I was going to suggest Target. I'm swinging by my local Target at 8am to get> mine> |>> and my son's copies, and our sweet, sweet fanny packs! |>> |>> Well, good luck getting the fanny pack. I imagine there will be lots is people> there |>> who intend to scalp it. > > Really? I've never heard of pre-order bonuses being scalped. I mean, I know people> sell them, but I've never known of some big effort being made to obtain pre-order> bonuses, and then people selling them for ridiculous amounts. Either way, I'm getting> there right before they open, so I'm not worried. I mean, if it can be scalped people will try.
Oh for sure, I just don't think the fanny pack is going to be highly desired like you seemed to think.

10-May-23 3:54pm
#129

Feeb

I’d use that pack on my adventures for sure.

10-May-23 4:08pm
#130

nonamesleft

Feeb wrote:
I’d use that pack on my adventures for sure. Maybe it'll have unlimited space. Link somehow manages to keep a ton of items on him.

10-May-23 5:15pm
#131

KCPenguins

Got an unexpected package today from Arkansas. Tilted it and heard what could be a game and wall scroll. Did Walmart ship early? No. It was a book my wife must have ordered. I was already contemplating taking Thu-Fri off. LOL

Also there's this:
https://youtu.be/nt7...

10-May-23 6:01pm
#132

theJaw

My Best Buy pre order says “expected to ship by Friday May 12”. Anyone who has used BB for preorders know if that means it’ll ARRIVE by Friday, or if it’ll only be shipped out by Friday? Will be disappointing if it’s the latter considering I have a BB like 2 towns over, but I guess I’ll take what I can get at this point. It was a late preorder after all.

10-May-23 6:32pm
#133

KCPenguins

theJaw wrote:
My Best Buy pre order says “expected to ship by Friday May 12”. Anyone who has used BB for preorders know if that means it’ll ARRIVE by Friday, or if it’ll only be shipped out by Friday? Will be disappointing if it’s the latter considering I have a BB like 2 towns over, but I guess I’ll take what I can get at this point. It was a late preorder after all.

Just look for it in store on Friday, return or cancel the BB order if not being delivered on Friday (if finances allow).

My Walmart order is still in "Preparing" status. I'm darn tempted to do the voucher program and get it digitally for $50. Then when the game shows up with the gold scroll I can decide on if I want to keep it as a spare for the kids or return it.

10-May-23 9:35pm
#134

nonamesleft

About 26 hours until May 12th! It's been a long wait.

10-May-23 9:40pm
#135

MrBean

Man, busy weekend ahead. I'll be lucky to get 5 hours in total =(

10-May-23 9:43pm
#136

theJaw

Truly painful that I finally have a completely free weekend for the first time in forever and I may not even get the friggin thing until Monday haha

10-May-23 9:48pm
#137

MrBean

theJaw wrote:
Truly painful that I finally have a completely free weekend for the first time in forever and I may not even get the friggin thing until Monday haha
Yeah... Fix that! Do the vouchers.

10-May-23 10:23pm
#138

nonamesleft

How much extra would you pay, if anything, to have the game immediately?

10-May-23 10:26pm
#139

nonamesleft

theJaw wrote:
Truly painful that I finally have a completely free weekend for the first time in forever and I may not even get the friggin thing until Monday hahaHow much extra would you pay to have the game immediately?

10-May-23 10:36pm
#140

Frank

My Amazon still just says "Release date: Friday, May 12, 2023" Panic mode intensifies.

10-May-23 10:39pm
#141

theJaw

nonamesleft wrote:
theJaw wrote:> Truly painful that I finally have a completely free weekend for the first time in> forever and I may not even get the friggin thing until Monday haha How much extra would you pay to have the game immediately?
Would trade my fiance.

10-May-23 10:47pm
#142

nonamesleft

Frank wrote:
My Amazon still just says "Release date: Friday, May 12, 2023" Panic mode intensifies.Hopefully it comes through.

10-May-23 10:48pm
#143

nonamesleft

theJaw wrote:
nonamesleft wrote:> theJaw wrote: |>> Truly painful that I finally have a completely free weekend for the first time> in |>> forever and I may not even get the friggin thing until Monday haha> How much extra would you pay to have the game immediately? Would trade my fiance.

😅

10-May-23 11:13pm
#144

MrBean

My GameStop and Walmart orders appear to have shipped

11-May-23 4:32am
#145

KCPenguins

Less than 24 hours to launch. I'm surprised the review embargo is still in place.

https://www.metacrit...

11-May-23 8:36am
#146

theJaw

Best Buy says it’s “packaging my item”.

Make no mistake, if I don’t receive this game by tomorrow, I will be laying down in traffic.

11-May-23 8:39am
#147

Feeb

Reviews are in. As if anyone was expecting differently.

11-May-23 8:52am
#148

Shane12m

Feeb wrote:
Reviews are in. As if anyone was expecting differently.
So far the same score as BoTW. Nice!

11-May-23 10:46am
#149

Scott

No score was going to stop me from getting this game, but it's always nice when a game you're excited for scores so well!

11-May-23 11:23am
#150

BucketofJustice

Quick question. I didn’t care about Breath of the Wild. I tried it and thought it was good but I didn’t go back to it after a couple of hours. Should I get/play Tears of the Kingdom?

11-May-23 11:25am
#151

Scott

@BucketofJustice Probably not. It has some differences, but it's very much the same style of game from what I can tell.

11-May-23 11:31am
#152

theJaw

The combat apparently remains the same, as does the gameplay. The main attractions here seem to be the vastly expanded over world, the inclusion of dungeons, and the mechanic that allows you to blend weapons/items together. I assume if you didn’t like the core of BOTW, you may not dig this one.

11-May-23 11:31am
#153

KCPenguins

BucketofJustice wrote:
Quick question. I didn’t care about Breath of the Wild. I tried it and thought it was good but I didn’t go back to it after a couple of hours. Should I get/play Tears of the Kingdom?

It's BotW with simple crafting. (Simplifed explanation)

Walmart has not shipped. I said fudge it and did the voucher program. Downloading as we speak.

11-May-23 12:14pm
#154

Feeb

I didn’t love BotW either but I did finish it over about 4-5 mos. Probably do this one similar- my nightstand game.

11-May-23 1:18pm
#155

BloodPuppetX

Glow in the dark keychain on My Nintendo:

https://www.nintendo...

11-May-23 1:58pm
#156

Scott

Might as well pick that up since I always seem to have a ton of Platinum points. There are a couple other things I've been thinking about purchasing from the store, so combining them all will help soften the blow of the shipping cost.

11-May-23 2:12pm
#157

theJaw

Don't think I'm getting it until Saturday at the earliest. So I'm gonna play through as much of Wind Waker as I can this weekend until it arrives.

11-May-23 3:08pm
#158

bonham2

I never go to midnight releases anymore because I'm too old for that sh*t. However, I'm taking the day of tomorrow just to play this, and my local GS doesn't open until 11:00. So I'm craving this tonight so I can play first thing tomorrow morning. I hope to get a pretty big chunk of time tomorrow to really dive into this.

11-May-23 5:41pm
#159

MrBean

Hrm, looks like GameStop is just now shipping the CE and controller.

Glad I got the digital version too.

11-May-23 5:49pm
#160

MrBean

Well, this was an expensive Zelda release...

- 2x Consoles
- 5x Controllers
- 3x Collector's editions
- 2x Walmart editions
- 1x GameStop edition
- 1x Amazon Japan edition
- 1x Digital edition
- 1x Collector Guide
- 1x Adventure Pack

I think all I'm missing is Target, but that's an in store thing... May go there tomorrow morning.

Crap don't we have to pickup the GameStop thing in store too?

11-May-23 6:07pm
#161

Feeb

There are images of the GameStop wooden plaque on Twitter. It’s pretty nice for wood.

11-May-23 6:11pm
#162

SwiftJAB

MrBean wrote:
Well, this was an expensive Zelda release... - 2x Consoles - 5x Controllers - 3x Collector's editions - 2x Walmart editions - 1x GameStop edition - 1x Amazon Japan edition - 1x Digital edition - 1x Collector Guide - 1x Adventure Pack I think all I'm missing is Target, but that's an in store thing... May go there tomorrow morning. Crap don't we have to pickup the GameStop thing in store too?
Now you need to get a TotK tattoo and have another kid and name him Link or Zelda

11-May-23 6:33pm
#163

KCPenguins

MrBean wrote:
Well, this was an expensive Zelda release... ... - 1x Amazon Japan edition ...

You have a disease. (No game spoilers)

I just bought digital as my Walmart order has not shipped yet. Was waffling on keeping the Walmart copy so my kid's have their own they can play.

Is the Japan one come with the spoon? I'd be all over that if I could get a US copy stateside with it.

11-May-23 6:34pm
#164

MrBean

KCPenguins wrote:
MrBean wrote:> Well, this was an expensive Zelda release...> ...> - 1x Amazon Japan edition > ... You have a disease. (No game spoilers) ...
Haha for sure!

Yeah, there is a listing for the game + spoon + fork for $85 shipped to USA.

I'll just sell the game and keep the utensils.

11-May-23 6:35pm
#165

KCPenguins

11-May-23 6:36pm
#166

MrBean

KCPenguins wrote:
MrBean wrote:> KCPenguins wrote: |>> MrBean wrote:> |>> Well, this was an expensive Zelda release...> |>> ...> |>> - 1x Amazon Japan edition > |>> ... |>> |>> |>> You have a disease. (No game spoilers) |>> |>> ...> > Haha for sure!> > Yeah, there is a listing for the game + spoon + fork for $85 shipped to USA.> > I'll just sell the game and keep the utensils. You gotta keep both the US version and the Japanese version for your collection!
Nah, I don't do that with any other games, don't want to start a new habit now! Well, I do have a JP FF7...

11-May-23 6:42pm
#167

Feeb

https://twitter.com/...

11-May-23 6:43pm
#168

MrBean

CEs have been surprisingly available. Stock seems way better than BotW was.

11-May-23 7:43pm
#169

nonamesleft

I decided I'd go out of my way to go to a midnight release of the game. Not practical, but I figured I'd do it for this one.

Anyway, my local GameStop, which was supposed to have a midnight release according to an employee, isn't doing it because they didn't get enough pre-orders. Eh. It's bittersweet. On the one hand, now I don't have to sleep less. But on the other hand, I would have wanted to experience the game event and get the game early. Oh well, guess I'm not getting the game at midnight.

11-May-23 7:44pm
#170

nonamesleft

@MrBean Walmart Editions? You mean with the scroll?

11-May-23 7:47pm
#171

MrBean

nonamesleft wrote:
@MrBean Walmart Editions? You mean with the scroll?
Yah, they had two different colors

11-May-23 7:50pm
#172

nonamesleft

MrBean wrote:
KCPenguins wrote:> MrBean wrote: |>> Well, this was an expensive Zelda release... |>> ... |>> - 1x Amazon Japan edition |>> ...> > > You have a disease. (No game spoilers)> > ... Haha for sure! Yeah, there is a listing for the game + spoon + fork for $85 shipped to USA. I'll just sell the game and keep the utensils.I tried finding it, but couldn't find a listing that had both the spoon and fork. Can you post a link? I'm tempted. I like the idea of eating with those :)

It was already kind of tempting, but for just the spoon I wasn't going to go for it. Spoon and fork? Yes please.

All this for Legend of Zelda cutlery 😅

11-May-23 7:51pm
#173

MrBean

@nonamesleft https://www.amazon.c...

11-May-23 8:07pm
#174

ManiacMadman

Last time I when to a Midnight opening was for the GameCube system when I believe it was still called Funcoland 2001.

11-May-23 8:14pm
#175

nonamesleft

MrBean wrote:
@nonamesleft https://www.amazon.c...Thank you. I appreciate it. Had to create an Amazon JP account to order it, which I thought was strange, since I already have an Amazon account. But not a big deal.

Looking forward to eating with this cool set of cutlery. 😋

Look what you got me into. I already pre-ordered the game. And now you got me to get an extra copy of the game all for a fork and a spoon. 😅

Don't worry, I don't regret the purchase. It's a really cool bonus.

11-May-23 8:32pm
#176

nonamesleft

@MrBean Now you just need a knife to be released with a future Zelda game and you complete the cutlery set.

11-May-23 8:43pm
#177

PizzaTheHutt

I'll pre-order the TotK Complete Edition on the next Nintendo console if it comes with a spork.

11-May-23 8:53pm
#178

KCPenguins

PizzaTheHutt wrote:
I'll pre-order the TotK Complete Edition on the next Nintendo console if it comes with a spork.

TotK CE... Tears of the Kentucky (Fried) Chicken Edition ("It's finger lickin good!")

11-May-23 10:55pm
#179

citizen_zane

Just picked this up for 550 Platinum Points.

image

11-May-23 10:57pm
#180

nonamesleft

citizen_zane wrote:
Just picked this up for 550 Platinum Points. {imgt}https://images.ninte... 656 369{imgt}Looks great.

11-May-23 11:06pm
#181

theJaw

Best Buy says it'll be arriving by Saturday. Gonna throw my mother through a wall.

11-May-23 11:20pm
#182

MrBean

citizen_zane wrote:
Just picked this up for 550 Platinum Points. {imgt}https://images.ninte... 656 369{imgt}
Ugh, I cashed out my points recently for the Mario coins, Metroid Prime pin and the zelda x splatoon. I'm like 200 short for this!

11-May-23 11:22pm
#183

MrBean

nonamesleft wrote:
MrBean wrote:> @nonamesleft https://www.amazon.c...> Thank you. I appreciate it. Had to create an Amazon JP account to order it, which I thought was strange, since I already have an Amazon account. But not a big deal. Looking forward to eating with this cool set of cutlery. 😋 Look what you got me into. I already pre-ordered the game. And now you got me to get an extra copy of the game all for a fork and a spoon. 😅 Don't worry, I don't regret the purchase. It's a really cool bonus.
Oh I'll regret it once I look at my credit card statement.... Yeahhhhh I bought ANOTHER copy of a game for a f'ing spoon and fork to throw on a stupid shelf that only I care about. It's a problem.

Glad you were able to get it! It wasn't listed as an option in the listing. You had to see the contents of a bundle with BotW to get to the listing. I just found it today.

12-May-23 12:08am
#184

Feeb

PizzaTheHutt wrote:
I'll pre-order the TotK Complete Edition on the next Nintendo console if it comes with a spork.
Totally expecting a “here’s what we really wanted you to play edition” on the next console. Nintendo is quite good at selling the same game over a few gens.

12-May-23 12:13am
#185

EclipseLion

Just came from GameStop, at least 110 people showed for the 11pm release. Got a wood plaque with the game instead of the arm sleeve

12-May-23 12:39am
#186

nonamesleft

EclipseLion wrote:
Just came from GameStop, at least 110 people showed for the 11pm release. Got a wood plaque with the game instead of the arm sleeveWhat else was going on at the event? Any games, etc?

12-May-23 1:13am
#187

EclipseLion

nonamesleft wrote:
EclipseLion wrote:> Just came from GameStop, at least 110 people showed for the 11pm release. Got a wood> plaque with the game instead of the arm sleeve> > > What else was going on at the event? Any games, etc?
Nothing else, they couldn’t even sell anything else other than Zelda and Zelda accessories, this guy was so excited to find a used copy of metroid prime that they couldn’t sell him but they were able to hold it for him. They had zelda cupcakes and a little boy cosplayed as how Link looks in this game complete with the arm sleeve

12-May-23 1:32am
#188

thenadz

Collectors edition is in stock at Best Buy as of right now, managed to get one in nyc
https://www.bestbuy....

12-May-23 8:11am
#189

KCPenguins

Played about 2 hours so far. Takes more getting used to and not as clear as BotW was for me. Still not 100% how to use the constructs. Fallen to my death a few times trying different things. Just about wrapped up the training area.

FYI - The intro had a moment that was not young child friendly. May want to play through it before handing it over to a 7 year old unless they are accustom to scary things.

12-May-23 9:11am
#190

Scott

theJaw wrote:
Best Buy says it'll be arriving by Saturday. Gonna throw my mother through a wall.
lol dude, just go buy this game in a store today!

12-May-23 9:14am
#191

Kommie

My Target still says they have copies in store

12-May-23 9:25am
#192

MrBean

Walking into Target now to see if I can that hip pack. Probably shouldn't have stayed up late last night... For sure gonna be gone.

12-May-23 9:30am
#193

MrBean

Damn, all gone

12-May-23 9:48am
#194

BloodPuppetX

MrBean wrote:
CEs have been surprisingly available. Stock seems way better than BotW was.
Yeah, it's on the Nintendo store right now. And saw the pro controller on Walmart.

12-May-23 9:48am
#195

theJaw

By god my order is out for delivery. Atta boy Best Buy.

12-May-23 9:49am
#196

theJaw

MrBean wrote:
Walking into Target now to see if I can that hip pack. Probably shouldn't have stayed up late last night... For sure gonna be gone.
My pal got one, sonofaaa

12-May-23 9:55am
#197

MrBean

GameStop doesn't open till 12pm now!? Jesus.

I bet I'm gonna lose out on those wooden plaques too, being that they had the midnight release.

I have 4 copies prebought from them too (online), gonna be salty If I miss out on that one too!

Looks like the damn target hip pack thing is already selling for ~$50, f that.

12-May-23 11:11am
#198

BloodPuppetX

CE and controller are on Amazon now.

12-May-23 11:56am
#199

bonham2

They had extra CEs, pro controllers, and amiibos at GameStop yesterday. I had to chastise myself and remember I don't need to waste money on that crap anymore.

12-May-23 12:18pm
#200

nonamesleft

Woke up extra early to be at Target at 8AM to try to get the adventurers pack. I figured if I'm buying the game anyway, why not get an extra bonus item. The employee said he couldn't find them. So I went back several hours later. Different employee said that they didn't get the adventurers packs. Maybe not every Target had them?

12-May-23 12:22pm
#201

Shane12m

MrBean wrote:
GameStop doesn't open till 12pm now!? Jesus. I bet I'm gonna lose out on those wooden plaques too, being that they had the midnight release. I have 4 copies prebought from them too (online), gonna be salty If I miss out on that one too! Looks like the damn target hip pack thing is already selling for ~$50, f that.
You are out of control lol

12-May-23 12:23pm
#202

MrBean

Shane12m wrote:
You are out of control lol
Haha, my poor wife...

12-May-23 12:24pm
#203

MrBean

Omw to GameStop now to be let down and ultimately have to pay scalper prices. Just dropped $40 on the damn Target stupid ass thing that I absolutely don't need and will be shoved into a corner, soon to be forgotten about, and serve zero purpose ever.

12-May-23 12:36pm
#204

MrBean

Well I'll be damned I got one at gamestop. But they're pretty salty because they had 70 in store prebuys and they only got 40 wooden plaques and they've already had five other people come in with online orders that are looking for their plaque. GameStop totally should have shipped them with the pre buys because ultimately people will get screwed here.

12-May-23 12:38pm
#205

nonamesleft

@MrBean What's your favorite Tears of the Kingdom item from all the things you bought?

12-May-23 12:39pm
#206

Scott

I got mine and my son's copies from Target. I was worried they'd only give me one fanny pack since the fine print technically said 1 "per customer" and it was just me buying both copies, but the guy gave me 2 of them without me even having to ask. A good friend of mine really wanted one and wasn't able to get it. He had already paid $40 on Ebay to get the wooden plaque, so I told him I'd give him my extra fanny pack.

I was able to walk into Gamestop right when they opened at 10 and get my wooden plaque just by showing them my online order confirmation for my CE. It looks pretty nice, can't wait to display it in my game room! I also got the art print from Best Buy, it looks nice as well.

REALLY wish I could have gotten the wall scroll from Walmart though. That was the best pre-order bonus by far, IMO. I was dealing with a bad back injury all through April and was pretty much in a fog the whole time, so I completely missed the notifications when it was available.

12-May-23 12:40pm
#207

Scott

@MrBean Glad you were able to get the plaque! You're right, it's really dumb how they handled that.

12-May-23 12:40pm
#208

Scott

I kinda wish I had picked up the pro controller. It was just too hard to justify $75 for a controller I'm not even going to use.

12-May-23 12:41pm
#209

MrBean

nonamesleft wrote:
@MrBean What's your favorite Tears of the Kingdom item from all the things you bought?
Honestly? They're all pretty lackluster. The Walmart wall scroll will probably be the best one but they haven't arrived yet.

Ultimately my favorite item will be the fact that this is a Time to come to grips with the fact that my sister is no longer here as this was one of her favorite things in life. There was an earlier Post in this thread about this topic and I've honestly been dreading playing this game because I know what it's going to do to me, but I think this will be a healthy dose of reality to in my own way connect with her while playing.

My other sister, the younger of the two, has already asked me to be there for her while she plays she lives out of state. They used to collaborate on breath of the wild all the time and she's having a hard time with the fact that this game came out too because of the same situation. We're both having to deal with the fact that we don't have our sister here to enjoy this with. gosh darn it I'm on the road and I'm getting super f** emotional just doing voice to text on this time to bail!

12-May-23 12:45pm
#210

DarkFact

12-May-23 12:46pm
#211

theJaw

Lol has anyone friggin played the game yet or what?

12-May-23 12:49pm
#212

MrBean

DarkFact wrote:

This reads like an undiagnosed disease of some sort to me. Respectfully?
Oh 100%! I fully lean into my crazy

I know who I am and what I do.

12-May-23 12:49pm
#213

DarkFact

Well, enjoy your fannypack!

12-May-23 1:00pm
#214

KCPenguins

theJaw wrote:
Lol has anyone friggin played the game yet or what?

I'm 5 hours in. Really enjoying it. Haven't played a "dungeon" yet, but done many other things. Very much BotW's sequel, so if you liked that you should like this. Only complaints so far is not a fan of the new tower system, the controls aren't the most intuitive, and a lot of bugs for a Zelda game, but it's launch day and the game is massive with new sandbox elements so that's to be expected.

This is the game they wanted Skyward Sword to be.

12-May-23 1:03pm
#215

KCPenguins

Scott wrote:
REALLY wish I could have gotten the wall scroll from Walmart though. That was the best pre-order bonus by far, IMO.

I got the gold one coming this afternoon. I like the look of the black one better, but the gold is more limited. I'm guessing it's tiny. Not sure what I'm doing with it at the moment.

12-May-23 1:17pm
#216

BloodPuppetX

The CE guide is cheaper than the standard currently:

https://www.amazon.c...

12-May-23 2:04pm
#217

nonamesleft

DarkFact wrote:
Well, enjoy your fannypack!Nuh uh. It's an adventurer's pack.

12-May-23 2:11pm
#218

nonamesleft

MrBean wrote:
Omw to GameStop now to be let down and ultimately have to pay scalper prices. Just dropped $40 on the damn Target stupid ass thing that I absolutely don't need and will be shoved into a corner, soon to be forgotten about, and serve zero purpose ever. I view it that if buying something gives a person some happiness/excitement, and that person can afford it, and it doesn't come at the expense of their family, go for it. Treat yourself.

Maybe the main use of the item, even if you don't use it, is to get you excited for it in the first place, get some happiness from it.

That's my take on it. All those things you bought, if it made you happy/excited, then it was worth it.

12-May-23 2:15pm
#219

Scott

KCPenguins wrote:
Scott wrote:> REALLY wish I could have gotten the wall scroll from Walmart though. That was the> best pre-order bonus by far, IMO. I got the gold one coming this afternoon. I like the look of the black one better, but the gold is more limited. I'm guessing it's tiny. Not sure what I'm doing with it at the moment.
Nice. I also like the look of the black one better.

12-May-23 2:16pm
#220

MrBean

nonamesleft wrote:
DarkFact wrote:> Well, enjoy your fannypack! Nuh uh. It's an adventurer's pack.
Haha. Hangover flashback... It's a satchel!

12-May-23 2:24pm
#221

theJaw

Starting the game now! Friggin pumped up.

12-May-23 2:32pm
#222

MrBean

Man, it's gonna be a long night!

12-May-23 2:34pm
#223

Scott

Me and my son are having a game night tonight. We're gonna stay up real late and play all night!

12-May-23 2:36pm
#224

Renaissance2K

Got my copy of the game and the fanny pack from Target. Mission accomplished. Still haven't booted the game yet past the "Nintendo presents" screen, but looking forward to it.

12-May-23 3:54pm
#225

thenadz

Got the gold wall scroll from Walmart. Can’t tell if it’s actually numbered, decent size but pretty useless to me. Sold on Mercari for $60 within a minute of me posting it lol.
The Best Buy art print looks cool

12-May-23 4:15pm
#226

bonham2

I'm about 5 hours in as well. I second the comment about controls being difficult. I am sure I will get used to them, but early on, I'm finding them a bit frustrating. I feel like things are going a bit slower than expected, but I fully expect this to be a 100+ hour game for me.

12-May-23 4:15pm
#227

MrBean

GameStop is the worst.

I've recieved 2 of 3 collector editions and 0 of 5 controllers. All others have come through.

12-May-23 5:12pm
#228

Feeb

I’ve got a standard and collectors from Walmart at my door. The gold Scroll too.

12-May-23 6:01pm
#229

bonham2

https://www.facebook...

This is amazing. People are already doing this. Imagine what people will be doing in months or years.

I built a flamethrower shield today (and then found an event using one randomly).

12-May-23 6:02pm
#230

MrBean

Zeldas acting is awful

12-May-23 6:23pm
#231

theJaw

MrBean wrote:
Zeldas acting is awful
Hey now, she’s a princess not an actor

12-May-23 6:46pm
#232

theJaw

Loving the game so far, just not too pumped about the major lag I’m experiencing when using Ultrahand. I’m sure that’ll get patched soon enough though.

12-May-23 7:05pm
#233

Groo

MrBean wrote:
Well I'll be damned I got one at gamestop. But they're pretty salty because they had 70 in store prebuys and they only got 40 wooden plaques and they've already had five other people come in with online orders that are looking for their plaque. GameStop totally should have shipped them with the pre buys because ultimately people will get screwed here.
So you didnt preorder at Gamestop and got the Wood Plaque today?

I went in but was told preorder only even though online says different. I would have left but I did the trade in $50 bonus. Which was really 52.50 Pro, and the Monthly $5. So $13 more for Zelda goodness. I was the salty one.

12-May-23 7:14pm
#234

MrBean

Ok, Fuse... Not expected, and it's awesome.

12-May-23 7:24pm
#235

KCPenguins

I'm only missing one ability from the wheel, and I believe I'm attacking one of the "dungeons" when I mistook a landmark for a map tower. My own stupidity. My original plan was to attack towers and shrines before hitting the bosses. I guess we'll give this one a go with 4 hearts while I'm pretty much a 1 shot kill. Really hope there's a fast travel at the entrance.

12-May-23 7:44pm
#236

MrBean

Groo wrote:

So you didnt preorder at Gamestop and got the Wood Plaque today? I went in but was told preorder only even though online says different. I would have left but I did the trade in $50 bonus. Which was really 52.50 Pro, and the Monthly $5. So $13 more for Zelda goodness. I was the salty one.

I pre-ordered 4 copies at GameStop.com. They said I was only entitled to one plaque.

12-May-23 8:00pm
#237

PizzaTheHutt

Does this game let you just go and tackle things in any order you want, even allowing you to skip the game and go right for the end boss from the beginning, the way BotW did?

12-May-23 8:02pm
#238

KCPenguins

PizzaTheHutt wrote:
Does this game let you just go and tackle things in any order you want, even allowing you to skip the game and go right for the end boss from the beginning, the way BotW did?

No, and you have to progress story to unlock necessary items.

12-May-23 8:05pm
#239

bonham2

I saw an article saying you could do that and explaining how, but I didn't read the article because I didn't want to be spoiled.

12-May-23 8:09pm
#240

KCPenguins

bonham2 wrote:
I saw an article saying you could do that and explaining how, but I didn't read the article because I didn't want to be spoiled.

I don't know how, you don't even have the glider after the "training" area. That said speed runs are going to be ridiculous in this game with the constructables.

12-May-23 8:11pm
#241

BloodPuppetX

I was just looking at speed runs on YT, and 48 minutes is the fastest one so far, I think.

12-May-23 8:19pm
#242

KCPenguins

theJaw wrote:
Loving the game so far, just not too pumped about the major lag I’m experiencing when using Ultrahand. I’m sure that’ll get patched soon enough though.

Slow down, dropped frames, pop in, glitches, etc. I'm like 8 hours in or so, 17 shrines, multiple towers, the game has many of the flaws BotW had, and more new ones. There was a banner in one area that was moving at around 1 frame per second. Some will get patched out, many won't. All that said this game is a fudging blast so far! I haven't put this much time into a game in a day since possibly RDR2, if not that then definitely BotW. It's early, but I could easily see this knocking BotW out of my top 3 all time.

12-May-23 8:24pm
#243

KCPenguins

Also my physical copy and wall scroll still "out for delivery" via fed ex. Last update was 200 miles away. LOL

12-May-23 11:14pm
#244

MrBean

Haven't played a Switch game at length for ages. Always hard to go back to these controls from playstation/xbox. I find myself consistently screwing up the controls. Is this just a me problem?

13-May-23 1:35am
#245

MrBean

Man, these shrines make you feel dumb AF once you figure them out! Very cool and all, but man some are tedious and frustrating!

13-May-23 2:22am
#246

theJaw

This game fudging rules

13-May-23 7:09am
#247

KCPenguins

MrBean wrote:
Haven't played a Switch game at length for ages. Always hard to go back to these controls from playstation/xbox. I find myself consistently screwing up the controls. Is this just a me problem?

No, the controls for some things are just wonky.

MrBean wrote:
Man, these shrines make you feel dumb AF once you figure them out! Very cool and all, but man some are tedious and frustrating!

I've only run into 1 so far that I didn't know what to do after a few minutes. In fact I decided to end my gaming session early so I could reset and try again later.

13-May-23 7:41am
#248

KCPenguins

KCPenguins wrote:
I've only run into 1 so far that I didn't know what to do after a few minutes. In fact I decided to end my gaming session early so I could reset and try again later.
Resting on it was a good idea. Took me less than 10 minutes to get it this morning. This is the first one that was not intuitive at all for me.

13-May-23 11:20am
#249

Feeb

https://twitter.com/...

13-May-23 12:09pm
#250

theJaw

The lady just asked me if I’d pick up the kitchen a bit “after I play some Zelda”. I said yes knowing full well that there will be no “after”.

13-May-23 2:05pm
#251

KCPenguins

Ran into some fun shrines kind of like Eventide Island. Really enjoying shrines in certain areas over others. It seems intentional.

13-May-23 3:05pm
#252

Feeb

This game looks pretty good. Expected much worse. My 7 year old’s first Zelda.

13-May-23 3:20pm
#253

KCPenguins

Feeb wrote:
This game looks pretty good. Expected much worse. My 7 year old’s first Zelda.

How did he handle the Ganondorf cut scenes?

13-May-23 3:35pm
#254

Sun

The frame rate dip is very noticeable when playing docked.

I played 3.5 hours last night just to get thru the “intro” part of the game.

With 2 kids now, not sure if I will be able to put in anything close to the 170 hours I put into BOTW.

13-May-23 3:39pm
#255

Feeb

KCPenguins wrote:
Feeb wrote:> This game looks pretty good. Expected much worse. My 7 year old’s first Zelda.> How did he handle the Ganondorf cut scenes?
She said “that’s scary, he shouldn’t be talking he’s dead.”

13-May-23 4:08pm
#256

theJaw

Feeb wrote:
This game looks pretty good. Expected much worse. My 7 year old’s first Zelda.
gosh darn that just made me feel old as hell. Even compared to when BOTW came out. A whole child was molded since that game released. Existential crisis: commencing.

13-May-23 4:21pm
#257

Feeb

I was playing LoZ and SMB after school when I was her age. 86 /87

The OG guide book:

image

13-May-23 5:48pm
#258

KCPenguins

Feeb wrote:
I was playing LoZ and SMB after school when I was her age. 86 /87 The OG guide book: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/... 224 224{imgt}

8 bit Ganon was a tad different than mummy/zombie Ganondorf spewing black and purple crap all over Link.

That said I found your daughter's response hilarious. Different kids handle things differently. My wife said no to them playing it for that cutscene. I think they'll be fine, but I will honor her decision. Not judging anyone.

Only two more towers to go, then I'll go back to the main missions. Upgraded stamina once to a full circle, debating on going hearts or the second circle next. Currently have 2 upgrades waiting, and 4 more shrines marked. Love to explore.

Kind of disappointed in the treasure chests this go round. BotW you got good stuff (50+ rupees, new outfit pieces with unique benefits, strong weapons, rare items), in TotK it's common bows, arrows, other half-assed stuff. In BotW you'd find a chest with mostly good stuff on every other peak or lake. Not so much here. Was really hoping they'd throw an homage to BotW like having the climbing gear hidden at dueling peaks. Not a huge deal.

It's still been fun exploring the mainland and seeing how it's changed. Also digging the (a little more than typical zelda) subtle story so far. It's great having BotW setting the stage for this game so far.

13-May-23 5:51pm
#259

BloodPuppetX

I believe all of the best equipment in ToTK

are in the depths.

13-May-23 5:54pm
#260

Kommie

So, I realize this is the TotK topic, but any tips to make BotW better? I'm gonna give it another go soon. Should I go for certain areas/items ASAP and then putz around exploring after? Anything to help

13-May-23 6:08pm
#261

Feeb

KCPenguins wrote:
Feeb wrote:> I was playing LoZ and SMB after school when I was her age. 86 /87> > The OG guide book:> > {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/... 224 224{imgt} 8 bit Ganon was a tad different than mummy/zombie Ganondorf spewing black and purple crap all over Link. That said I found your daughter's response hilarious. Different kids handle things differently. My wife said no to them playing it for that cutscene. I think they'll be fine, but I will honor her decision. Not judging anyone. Only two more towers to go, then I'll go back to the main missions. Upgraded stamina once to a full circle, debating on going hearts or the second circle next. Currently have 2 upgrades waiting, and 4 more shrines marked. Love to explore. Kind of disappointed in the treasure chests this go round. BotW you got good stuff (50+ rupees, new outfit pieces with unique benefits, strong weapons, rare items), in TotK it's common bows, arrows, other half-assed stuff. In BotW you'd find a chest with mostly good stuff on every other peak or lake. Not so much here. Was really hoping they'd throw an homage to BotW like having the climbing gear hidden at dueling peaks. Not a huge deal. It's still been fun exploring the mainland and seeing how it's changed. Also digging the (a little more than typical zelda) subtle story so far. It's great having BotW setting the stage for this game so far.
Yeah two different thoughts there. The reminiscing is not related to the horror scenes in TotK. Definitely not what I saw at her age.

13-May-23 6:14pm
#262

KCPenguins

Kommie wrote:
So, I realize this is the TotK topic, but any tips to make BotW better? I'm gonna give it another go soon. Should I go for certain areas/items ASAP and then putz around exploring after? Anything to help

The game is about exploring, not fighting until much later in the game or especially the DLC (with inventory management). My personal recommendation is to unlock towers in order to find shrines. Find Hestu and solve every Korok puzzle to unlock more eeapon slots, focus on melee first, bows a distant second, shields 3rd.
Attack shrines to fill 1 circle of stamina. Get the climbing gear and upgrade it in the fairy fountains. Fill your hearts to 13 and get the master sword. Get 1 suit of both cold, hot and fire gear.

Once you get the master sword combat is much easier. You stockpile strong weapons, and the master sword (which never breaks, only needs a recharge period) is much more effective on the bosses and guardians. Don't be afraid to run around enemies, especially early on. Color of enemies equals difficulty. Red is easy, blue is a step up, black and white more difficult. Goes for all common enemies. If it's not for you it's OK to close the book, ignore it and move on.

I have 4 hearts and crap armor in TotK. I run from most fights. Once I switch to heart focus that crap will be on.

13-May-23 6:24pm
#263

theJaw

13-May-23 6:34pm
#264

Kommie

I'll give it another try, seriously.

So Towers are the things you have to climb? I remember the first one, at the end you get the glider. And they show you shrines once unlocked?? Those are the small puzzle rooms that give heart/stamina upgrades?

13-May-23 7:28pm
#265

KCPenguins

Kommie wrote:
I'll give it another try, seriously. So Towers are the things you have to climb? I remember the first one, at the end you get the glider. And they show you shrines once unlocked?? Those are the small puzzle rooms that give heart/stamina upgrades?

That's the tutorial. When you finish that you get the glider. Then the world is yours.

Towers give you easier access to travel around as they have warps way up high which you can use your glider to travel far in relatively short amounts of time.

Shrines give you an item to upgrade stamina (ability to glide, climb and run) or hearts (4 shrines per upgrade). They (shrines) also provide a fast travel point whether you beat it or not, just need to activate it.

14-May-23 2:07am
#266

SwiftJAB

@kommie better is kind of subjective. Other than breaking weapons, what do you have a problem with?

Combat:
- get decent at timed dodging to trigger flurry rushes
- practice parrying lasers, this comes in very handy
- have fun by using the environment to your advantage like using stasis on boulders or setting things on fire

Exploring:
- if you're decent at combat, increasing stamina is much more useful than hearts. You'll be free to glide farther, climb higher, swim longer.
- there are some harsh environments due to the elements. Typically there will be plants nearby that counteract the loss of hearts in these environments (ie: 🌶 for safely traveling in cold weather). Cooking these into dishes and consuming them will negate the loss of hearts so you can more freely roam.
- like above, there are also clothing items that will negate the loss of hearts in extreme weather environments. Less reliance on cooking, but harder to find

14-May-23 7:24am
#267

Kommie

It was mostly after the tutorial area where I stopped. Felt like I was just running, waiting for stamina to regen, then waiting again. Weapon breaking isn't that bad

14-May-23 7:46am
#268

Kommie

Also, Stamina or Hearts? I went Stamina first. Seems better.

14-May-23 9:59am
#269

KCPenguins

Kommie wrote:
Also, Stamina or Hearts? I went Stamina first. Seems better.

Stamina for 1 full circle, then hearts to 13 (to get the master sword), then back to stamina imo. Get the climbing gear and upgrade it. That's my advice.

14-May-23 10:08am
#270

theJaw

Feeb wrote:
I was playing LoZ and SMB after school when I was her age. 86 /87 The OG guide book: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/... 224 224{imgt}
Is that your book or just a photo? Either way, pretty neat. The Zelda game I’d have been playing at her age was LttP. Still remember watching my uncle fight and beat Ganon. That was a good day.

14-May-23 10:26am
#271

DarkFact

Kommie wrote:
Also, Stamina or Hearts? I went Stamina first. Seems better.
Correct. At worst you have to convert stamina to hearts once you've got 13 to pick up the Master Sword but you can convert right back afterward, it just costs money.

14-May-23 11:30am
#272

Frank

Not sure how far along I've gotten so far, but I am loving it. Tears is capturing the same feeling BOTW did all those years ago.

It's not perfect. I've noticed a LOT of slowdown on a docked V1 Switch. It's pretty on par with the slowdown BOTW had, and not game-breaking. Just a bit annoying.

Also first thing I did was remap the controls. I waited until about halfway through my BOTW playthrough to do so, so I wanted to do it right this time. I mapped run to the left stick, jump to B, and crouch to X. It makes maneuvering while running much much easier, and just overall feels so much better.

I haven't played since Friday night since my girlfriend is here and her copy is waiting for her at home. She won't let me tell her ANYTHING

14-May-23 2:00pm
#273

DarkFact

I've noticed on 1.0 and 1.1 RyujinX seems to be able to hold a fairly steady 30fps nonstop, even during Ultrahand. Interested to see how the Switch version fares tomorrow.

14-May-23 4:54pm
#274

bonham2

Frank, I didn't know you could map controls. I'm so used to PS5 controls recently that I keep clicking the left stick to run and accidentally crouching. I've found the controls very unintuitive so far. I just figured I would get used to it eventually. I keep screwing up in combat because I'm pressing B to jump.

I've also noticed the same graphical/slowdown issues. Maybe it's how much PS5 I've been playing recently, but the frame rate drops have been noticeable (and I normal never care about that stuff). It's especially noticeable in the sky islands. It's like the Switch can't keep up with the bright colors. I've also noticed the UI is sluggish when switching between weapons and items. Not a game breaker, but I have definitely noticed.

14-May-23 5:25pm
#275

DarkFact

old crapty tablet. I'm surprised it works as well as it did considering they essentially added two planes of existence to the game

15-May-23 9:45am
#276

KCPenguins

Saw a couple of videos on creative uses for the new crafting abilities. There were a couple ideas I hadn't thought of that could prove very helpful, and the other video was different ways to abuse the new abilities. Not the safest for work, but some of it was funny stuff though.

15-May-23 9:47am
#277

Feeb

I saw some had built giant mechs with flame throwers etc and were wrecking.

15-May-23 12:00pm
#278

KCPenguins

Feeb wrote:
I saw some had built giant mechs with flame throwers etc and were wrecking.

The combination of ultrahand and recall can definitely be more powerful than what I've done.

On a different note, how do you create axes?

15-May-23 12:16pm
#279

Sun

I can't get over the performance / frame rate drops. It's really bad for their flagship game.

15-May-23 12:54pm
#280

KCPenguins

Sun wrote:
I can't get over the performance / frame rate drops. It's really bad for their flagship game.

You did play BotW, no?

15-May-23 1:05pm
#281

Sun

KCPenguins wrote:
Sun wrote:> I can't get over the performance / frame rate drops. It's really bad for their flagship> game. You did play BotW, no?
Yes, but I don't remember it being as bad as it is in TotK. Also, that was originally developed for the Wii U.

15-May-23 1:37pm
#282

SwiftJAB

I've heard that the frame rate issues are especially jarring for people that have been playing frequently on higher performing devices like the PS5 or PC. Given Nintendo's track record for the performance of open world games lately, my expectations were set low for the performance. From my understanding, they did release a patch that helps in some areas and will probably continue to provide more updates as time goes on.

Seeing similarly styled games like Genshin Impact play at nearly 60fps on a Galaxy S23 and emulators being ran on the Steam Deck and Ally performing better than the Switch in some cases shows that mobile SoCs have come a long way since the Switch was launched. It'll be interesting to see if Nintendo starts targeting 60+ FPS with their new hardware or if they'll cheap out.

15-May-23 2:48pm
#283

Master_Z

nonamesleft wrote:
EclipseLion wrote:> Just came from GameStop, at least 110 people showed for the 11pm release. Got a wood> plaque with the game instead of the arm sleeve> > > What else was going on at the event? Any games, etc?
My friend's GameStop had some trivia and giveaways, including some clothing (I want to say sleeves, scarves, etc.).

15-May-23 3:09pm
#284

nonamesleft

Master_Z wrote:
nonamesleft wrote:> EclipseLion wrote: |>> Just came from GameStop, at least 110 people showed for the 11pm release. Got> a wood |>> plaque with the game instead of the arm sleeve |>> |>> |>> > What else was going on at the event? Any games, etc? My friend's GameStop had some trivia and giveaways, including some clothing (I want to say sleeves, scarves, etc.). Sounds fun. And a scarf would have been cool.

Trivia? I wonder if they quizzed people on the series and awarded prizes to the correct ones.

15-May-23 4:43pm
#285

KCPenguins

Sun wrote:
KCPenguins wrote:> Sun wrote: |>> I can't get over the performance / frame rate drops. It's really bad for their> flagship |>> game.> > > You did play BotW, no? Yes, but I don't remember it being as bad as it is in TotK. Also, that was originally developed for the Wii U.

People complained about it back then. I've run into the issues talked about and a couple funny glitches, but nothing that impacted fun or gameplay so far.

One thing I've noticed that's an intentional design choice is some stuff is harder to find. It was nice in BotW as most hills had chests on them, any many water sources had chests in them. TotK it's rare, and unlike BotW where many had clothes, rupees, good stuff in TotK you get weaker gear and arrows.

The only complete outfit I have I had to look up how to get it, and even then it was a pain to get. I don't think I ever would have found them without looking it up, 2/3 pieces were hidden too well.

15-May-23 4:52pm
#286

Scott

I have a lot of mixed feelings on this game. There are a lot of aspects I don't like (just like I felt about BotW), but at the end of the day, the annoyances and things I don't like aren't nearly enough to prevent me from enjoying the game. I'm having a blast with it!

15-May-23 4:57pm
#287

MrBean

I still haven't gone back since late Friday ... I'm still super early into it (did like 4 shrines on the ground). I definitely love it, but I can already tell I'm gonna be annoyed with the building element. While it's super cool, my fear is it's going to be relied upon constantly and it's just gonna get annoying/frustrating after awhile vs. ... just let me play the damn game! We'll see!

15-May-23 5:00pm
#288

Scott

I enjoyed building on the sky island, and I enjoy it in shrines, but I have very little interest in it outside of that.

15-May-23 5:05pm
#289

KCPenguins

MrBean wrote:
I still haven't gone back since late Friday ... I'm still super early into it (did like 4 shrines on the ground). I definitely love it, but I can already tell I'm gonna be annoyed with the building element. While it's super cool, my fear is it's going to be relied upon constantly and it's just gonna get annoying/frustrating after awhile vs. ... just let me play the damn game! We'll see!

It's pretty much most the shrines I've encountered. Many of them are a tutorial after the tutorial. I'm enjoying them none the less, have already maxed out my stamina and am now going for hearts. Figured Three of the "dungeons" will require special clothes (unless you go the food buff route, no thanks), so attacking shrines and side quests to improve Link while hopefully gathering items and rupees to get me what I need for the main story.

15-May-23 6:08pm
#290

Kommie

Oh man. I just loaded up my game and I quit on a dumbass gyro puzzle. This is awful. Why can't I just use a stick to move it?

15-May-23 7:34pm
#291

bonham2

Scott wrote:
I enjoyed building on the sky island, and I enjoy it in shrines, but I have very little interest in it outside of that.
I completely agree. I came across a boss I was underpowered for, so needle fighting it, I took about 10 minutes to build some cool rotating flamethrower contraption. I thought it was so cool. The boss walked right through it and smashed it in 3 seconds.

Does anybody have suggestions on where to stock up on arrows? I had over 100 early in the game up on the sky island. I thought the game would just hand them out like candy. But I flew through them so fast and now I can barely keep any in stock.

15-May-23 9:18pm
#292

KCPenguins

bonham2 wrote:
Scott wrote:> I enjoyed building on the sky island, and I enjoy it in shrines, but I have very> little interest in it outside of that. I completely agree. I came across a boss I was underpowered for, so needle fighting it, I took about 10 minutes to build some cool rotating flamethrower contraption. I thought it was so cool. The boss walked right through it and smashed it in 3 seconds. Does anybody have suggestions on where to stock up on arrows? I had over 100 early in the game up on the sky island. I thought the game would just hand them out like candy. But I flew through them so fast and now I can barely keep any in stock.

You can get a decent amount in shrines, and farm them from easy enemies. I had close to 200 after 20 shrines, but since I've been doing side quests I'm down to 50. This may be the stingiest Zelda ever for rupees, so I don't dare buy them.

Also just found out there is a lady that marks caves for armor.

16-May-23 12:20am
#293

BloodPuppetX

I've been doing okay with arrows. I think I mostly get them from smashing the wooden boxes all over the place. I agree about the game being stingy with rupees. Selling minerals seems like the best way to get them so far.

I did the Wind Temple. Not the best Zelda dungeon, but not bad either.

16-May-23 3:58am
#294

Groo

KCPenguins wrote:
bonham2 wrote:> Scott wrote: |>> I enjoyed building on the sky island, and I enjoy it in shrines, but I have very |>> little interest in it outside of that. > > I completely agree. I came across a boss I was underpowered for, so needle fighting> it, I took about 10 minutes to build some cool rotating flamethrower contraption.> I thought it was so cool. The boss walked right through it and smashed it in 3 seconds.> > Does anybody have suggestions on where to stock up on arrows? I had over 100 early> in the game up on the sky island. I thought the game would just hand them out like> candy. But I flew through them so fast and now I can barely keep any in stock. You can get a decent amount in shrines, and farm them from easy enemies. I had close to 200 after 20 shrines, but since I've been doing side quests I'm down to 50. This may be the stingiest Zelda ever for rupees, so I don't dare buy them. Also just found out there is a lady that marks caves for armor.
Found her on the road, helped her and she mark the map with three Fashion Locations.

Tears using your BOTW save data was pretty cool too. I enjoyed that when it popped up.

16-May-23 8:15am
#295

MrBean

Jesus

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16-May-23 10:43am
#296

Renaissance2K

MrBean wrote:
I still haven't gone back since late Friday ... I'm still super early into it (did like 4 shrines on the ground). I definitely love it, but I can already tell I'm gonna be annoyed with the building element. While it's super cool, my fear is it's going to be relied upon constantly and it's just gonna get annoying/frustrating after awhile vs. ... just let me play the damn game! We'll see!
Same. I've already had a few shrine moments where I did what Nintendo wanted me to do, but because I was off by one pixel, or tried to be too careful, I ended up wasting twenty minutes thrashing the solution.

In one of the shrines, there's a heavy stone elevator that you need to put fans under to help it lift you up. After a few failed attempts with one and two fans, I put four fans on the underside, and the elevator wouldn't budge.

Then I removed one fan, and the elevator shot up like a bat out of Hell. Science, doges.

I'm getting more and more into it as time goes on, but I'm still really intimidated by how much there is to do, how much you have to explore and experiment, and how long it's going to take to finish. I had a lot more time to game back when Breath of the Wild was released, but things have changed a lot since then.

16-May-23 10:55am
#297

Scott

Groo wrote:
Tears using your BOTW save data was pretty cool too. I enjoyed that when it popped up.
Does it notify you in some way that it's doing this? I don't remember seeing anything. How exactly does it use our BotW save data?

16-May-23 11:02am
#298

bonham2

MrBean wrote:
Jesus https://twitter.com/...

I'll never be able to do any of that. Even level 1 was too complicated for my dumb ass.

16-May-23 11:03am
#299

bonham2

Renaissance2K wrote:
... I'm getting more and more into it as time goes on, but I'm still really intimidated by how much there is to do, how much you have to explore and experiment, and how long it's going to take to finish. I had a lot more time to game back when Breath of the Wild was released, but things have changed a lot since then.
All these people saying the game takes around 40-50 hours to complete are crazy. I fully expect to play this for well over 100 hours. I'm about 10 hours in, and I feel like I've explored nothing and I still have basic level weapons and gear.

16-May-23 11:09am
#300

Scott

bonham2 wrote:
I'll never be able to do any of that. Even level 1 was too complicated for my dumb ass.
Same here. I'm just not creative at all, and don't have that type of engineering mind. That's ok though, I'm completely content with just enjoying everything this game has to offer aside from building. I don't feel like I'm missing out on much. It may be fun at some point down the road, when I have tons of resources in the game, to find some guides to build some really cool stuff like that and play around with them. But I'm really not concerned with it at the moment.

16-May-23 11:10am
#301

Scott

bonham2 wrote:
All these people saying the game takes around 40-50 hours to complete are crazy. I fully expect to play this for well over 100 hours. I'm about 10 hours in, and I feel like I've explored nothing and I still have basic level weapons and gear.
I was extremely slow and methodical with my exploring in BotW. Including DLC, I ended up clocking in around 235 hours. I fully expect to at least match that in this game.

16-May-23 12:44pm
#302

KCPenguins

So my kid dinking around stumbled across what looked like a shrine only there was no shrine. He left and kept dinking around. Last night I went back to it and I'm glad I did. Got the one thing I was most looking forward from the trailer. For some reason I thought it was going to be an item or upgrade to the glider. Had to go to bed so didn't get to play around with it much, but looking forward to it tonight!

16-May-23 1:10pm
#303

Sun

I put 170 hours into BotW. I imagine this game would take even longer.

16-May-23 1:14pm
#304

Bulkoth

I already bought a copy but this seems like a decent deal for anyone with games on the list that aren't explicitly high value: https://www.gamestop...

16-May-23 1:50pm
#305

MrBean

Well, ain't that some crap? Amazon JP put labels on the damn box ...

Their pretty legit though, full size utensils. Do I open them? Yeah, I think so. Just need to find a home. I just had to demote some Zelda crap, I am maxed out on room.

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16-May-23 1:57pm
#306

MrBean

It's Dangerous To Eat Alone. Take this!

16-May-23 6:31pm
#307

nonamesleft

MrBean wrote:
It's Dangerous To Eat Alone. Take this!Ha! That's genius. They should have wrote that on the box... maybe they did, but we don't know because it's in Japanese.

16-May-23 6:31pm
#308

nonamesleft

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