Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

[jofus 2266]

The final trailer dropped yesterday, and this game looks amazing, and bigger than BotW.

 

[Firemans4Horn 18049]

[ztejas 43448]

So it's the same engine/game basically? Looks like a big expansion if I'm being honest. 

Interesting that they decided to have the sequel stick with the original switch instead of waiting on the next Nintendo iteration. Maybe they're already working on another one to pair with whatever Nintendo does next. 

I liked BOTW and got like 30-40 hrs in but ended up selling my switch. 

[SimonBolivar 10958]

9 minutes ago, ztejas said:

So it's the same engine/game basically? Looks like a big expansion if I'm being honest. 

Interesting that they decided to have the sequel stick with the original switch instead of waiting on the next Nintendo iteration. Maybe they're already working on another one to pair with whatever Nintendo does next. 

I liked BOTW and got like 30-40 hrs in but ended up selling my switch. 

I wanted to like it, just hated the weapon durability so much.

[ztejas 43448]

1 minute ago, SimonBolivar said:

I wanted to like it, just hated the weapon durability so much.

How much of a chance did you give it? The durability thing isn't much of a factor once you get rolling. I mean you still have to be conscious of which weapons you're using when, but you're never going to run out of solid weapons. And it's easy to farm good ones. 

This is assuming you don't totally fucking suck at the game. 

[SimonBolivar 10958]

36 minutes ago, ztejas said:

How much of a chance did you give it? The durability thing isn't much of a factor once you get rolling. I mean you still have to be conscious of which weapons you're using when, but you're never going to run out of solid weapons. And it's easy to farm good ones. 

This is assuming you don't totally fucking suck at the game. 

Maybe halfway? I wasn't really good at it and I'd be left with few good weapons on bosses and then almost nothing after that. I guess I've become even too casual for Nintendo games, sad.

[ztejas 43448]

Just now, SimonBolivar said:

Maybe halfway? I wasn't really good at it and I'd be left with few good weapons on bosses and then almost nothing after that. I guess I've become even too casual for Nintendo games, sad.

Yeah I can see how it would be frustrating for a casual playthrough. Idk. I'm young and have spent thousands of hours playing video games so I think it's hard for me to relate sometimes. I had seen some of the complaints of BOTW being that it was too hard and I just never understood that. The first time I played it was on my little sister's switch while hanging out at my mom's house and in 5 or 6 hours I made it waaaaayyy further than my little sister ever had in probably much more time spent on the game. 

I still think you could easily work around the weapon thing even if you aren't great at the game. But it might take effort at getting better at certain aspects of the game. 

[Firemans4Horn 18049]

25 minutes ago, ztejas said:

I had seen some of the complaints of BOTW being that it was too hard and I just never understood that.

I think if people just ran up to guardians early in the game and started hacking away with their low level weapons it would be a shitty experience. But I learned after 1-2 deaths to give them a wide berth until I’d significantly leveled up.
 

Durability was still annoying in that some of my favorite elemental weapons could break after 10 swings at a boss. 

[Js1 85336]

17 hours ago, ztejas said:

So it's the same engine/game basically? Looks like a big expansion if I'm being honest. 

Does appear to have some new physics, the crafting, big overworld changes and perhaps some real dungeons.

When first previewed, it looked pretty much like a big DLC but the more we are seeing, the more of a legit game it appears. I think the engine was too popular and just so labor intensive, it was easy to retool it a bit and keep it. 

[atomheartbevo 89666]

3 hours ago, Js1 said:

Does appear to have some new physics, the crafting, big overworld changes and perhaps some real dungeons.

When first previewed, it looked pretty much like a big DLC but the more we are seeing, the more of a legit game it appears. I think the engine was too popular and just so labor intensive, it was easy to retool it a bit and keep it. 

I think they've also solved some of the loading issues with a large world map (it was mentioned in an interview a few years ago).  If this is the last Zelda for the current version of the Switch, it'll be a great one to go out on, but the next console will most likely be backwards compatible anyways so it won't be that much of an issue.

[Js1 85336]

3 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

If this is the last Zelda for the current version of the Switch,

Probably. It took them, what, 6 years to make this game after BOTW (bc of COVID)? Switch is on year 6 as well. Could def see a new switch in 2-4 years, which would coincide with another Zelda game 

[NorthLoop 14203]

Fucking in. Tired of looking for koroks in BotW. 

[Hawndoh 2386]

BotW was also made to be played on WiiU as well.

This game should look and run better made 100% for Switch and 6 years of optimizing.

 

[huge 3793]

Yeah I pre-ordered.

[Capn81 372]

I was not going to get this one with the price increase, but I am a weak man. Preordered

[NorthLoop 14203]

Wife and her sister are doing a girls night out on the Riverwalk Saturday night. I will be putting the kids to bed and getting drunk the rest of the night playing this game. 

[texasfight2025 145]

The advanced reviews dropped yesterday and it received nearly perfect scores.  It isn’t just an expansion/DLC like some people speculated

[SimonBolivar 10958]

14 hours ago, NorthLoop said:

Wife and her sister are doing a girls night out on the Riverwalk Saturday night. I will be putting the kids to bed and getting drunk the rest of the night playing this game. 

You lucky son of a bitch.

[NorthLoop 14203]

Played for an hour and didn't get too far. Though I'm the type that likes to explore and look for random shit. Koroks are back so that'll add 1000 hours to my gameplay.

[Chips O'Toole 1323]

It's a more open world right? Maybe you can cook and eat the koroks.

[MonkeyDoughnut 10235]

I wondered what the line was for outside my nearby GameStop... hadn't seen one that was that long in a while.

[Hawndoh 2386]

Why bother with GameStop?

I was in and out of a Walmart in 10 minutes with the game. No lines, no preorder BS.

I haven't played it yet but my daughter is past the initial area and seems to really be enjoying it.

[thunderlounge 7832]

Quite a few similarities and carryover stuff from BotW.

Korok seeds, that maraca mother fucker, People, places, towers, etc.

Lots of running back and forth, fetch this and that, go tell so and so.

Things learned in BotW will come in handy.

[Viper 12109]

https://www.ign.com/articles/it-has-begun-speedrunner-beats-tears-of-the-kingdom-in-94-minutes

 

[NorthLoop 14203]

1 hour ago, thunderlounge said:

Quite a few similarities and carryover stuff from BotW.

Korok seeds, that maraca mother fucker, People, places, towers, etc.

Lots of running back and forth, fetch this and that, go tell so and so.

Things learned in BotW will come in handy.

Biggest things that annoy me are the lack of good weapons and no unlimited bombs

[thunderlounge 7832]

Just now, NorthLoop said:

Biggest things that annoy me are the lack of good weapons and no unlimited bombs

Ain’t that the damn truth.

I’m tired of 4 whacks with a fucking stick, rusty shit, or whatever.

Ascend is a nice addition. 

[Firemans4Horn 18049]

I thought you could make good weapons by combining random shit together to make some kind of freak weapon?

and unlimited bombs were good for puzzle solving in BOTW but did like 2hp of damage. I’m cool with them changing that up. 

[Firemans4Horn 18049]

10 hours ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

I wondered what the line was for outside my nearby GameStop... hadn't seen one that was that long in a while.

 

10 hours ago, Hawndoh said:

Why bother with GameStop?

 

Waiting outside of GameStop in the early 2000’s for the newest NCAA football drop was a bonding experience. Still have fond memories of lining up and talking about the changes to the newest games. 
 

So I raise my glass to these Zelda nerds bonding outside a GameStop in 2023. 

[NorthLoop 14203]

35 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

I thought you could make good weapons by combining random shit together to make some kind of freak weapon?

and unlimited bombs were good for puzzle solving in BOTW but did like 2hp of damage. I’m cool with them changing that up. 

The combining thing is kind of a pain in the ass to do, and really hasn't made a huge difference so far in the strength of weapon. I'm not super far in so I'm sure it gets better. There have been times so far in this game where I'm fighting some dudes and completely run out of weapons. That never came close to happening to me in BOTW. 

The bombs in BOTW weren't super strong, but they had lots of uses. Now you have to find the bomb flowers, and for some reason you can only throw them like 7 feet. 

[texasfight2025 145]

52 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

The combining thing is kind of a pain in the ass to do, and really hasn't made a huge difference so far in the strength of weapon. I'm not super far in so I'm sure it gets better. There have been times so far in this game where I'm fighting some dudes and completely run out of weapons. That never came close to happening to me in BOTW. 

The bombs in BOTW weren't super strong, but they had lots of uses. Now you have to find the bomb flowers, and for some reason you can only throw them like 7 feet. 

Attach them to arrows 

[NorthLoop 14203]

They do give you a fuckton of arrows in this one right off the bat. Also bird eggs. They're in every damn tree. 

[thunderlounge 7832]

I don’t know about a fuckton of arrows, but there seem to be more.

Although they kinda suck and don’t do as much damage.

 

[huge 3793]

Fusing boss pieces to weapons makes them very useful.

[NorthLoop 14203]

Yeah I'm starting to make some good weapons, however I'm still annoyed that I have to make them instead of just getting a good one on its own every now and then. 

[thunderlounge 7832]

I’ve knocked some shit out, mostly shrines and a couple side quests. 4 stamina vessels and 2 heart containers. Also snuck around and unlocked all the towers, so there’s that. Also have the snow tunic set since it’s fucking cold in so many new places.

Sitting on 13 more of the shrine light things, trying to get to 20 or better so I can get a few more heart containers and a couple more stamina vessels before heading off to hit the first mini boss. (Guessing it’s in Hebra, since most people seem to be pointing it in that direction.)

This was fun…

 

[NorthLoop 14203]

40 minutes ago, thunderlounge said:

I’ve knocked some shit out, mostly shrines and a couple side quests. 4 stamina vessels and 2 heart containers. Also snuck around and unlocked all the towers, so there’s that. Also have the snow tunic set since it’s fucking cold in so many new places.

Sitting on 13 more of the shrine light things, trying to get to 20 or better so I can get a few more heart containers and a couple more stamina vessels before heading off to hit the first mini boss. (Guessing it’s in Hebra, since most people seem to be pointing it in that direction.)

This was fun…

 

I'm the same way. I went to Hebra and met up with the little bird dude and we're all set to go on our mission, but I'm like nah ill go get more hearts and cool weapons first. 

[thunderlounge 7832]

2 hours ago, NorthLoop said:

I'm the same way. I went to Hebra and met up with the little bird dude and we're all set to go on our mission, but I'm like nah ill go get more hearts and cool weapons first. 

Same here. Left that little bitch cryin while I’ve run off for other stuff first.

Ran into a cave looking for a gem for a shrine, found a hinox thing. I’ll be doing that one later. I die enough trying to walk across shit  🙄

 

[NorthLoop 14203]

Have you gone down into the chasm's yet? Total shitshow down there. Those infected monsters are brutal. 

[Hawndoh 2386]

If you haven't tried it yet, if you fuse a bat eyeball to an arrow it becomes a self seeking homing missile. 

 

[ztejas 43448]

I sold my switch because I wasn't playing it much but may have to get another one for this game.

When is the next switch supposed to come out?

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

28 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

Have you gone down into the chasm's yet? Total shitshow down there. Those infected monsters are brutal. 

Yup.  I got destroyed by some one-eyed hinox/dodongo hybrid.  Didn't stand a chance.  

[thunderlounge 7832]

1 hour ago, NorthLoop said:

Have you gone down into the chasm's yet? Total shitshow down there. Those infected monsters are brutal. 

I have not. Thought about it once, and decided hell no.

I do like being able to tag a rock onto another weapon to make a rock hammer. So pretty much have one whenever you need one. Handy when slipping through the mountains and caves. And if it breaks (rusty swords seem to be bad for hammers, sturdy branches seem pretty good) you can make a new one pretty quick.

I haven’t killed many foes yet. Only when necessary, or a bat or chuchu. Hit more constructs than anything since they’re in a lot of shrines. 

[NorthLoop 14203]

Don't use your good weapons in the combat trials. They fucking break easily against the robots. 

[thunderlounge 7832]

Speaking of weapons, I guess I’m going to need to hit a bunch of stupid seeds. I’m assuming that’s still the path to get more slots. 

[NorthLoop 14203]

Yeah I'm not sure if there's less or if they're harder to find. I hate looking for them because it wastes so much time. 

[thunderlounge 7832]

Definitely the biggest time suck in the game I think.

I’ve found maybe a dozen while wandering around, and bypassed a bunch of those fuckers looking for their friend.

 

[Hawndoh 2386]

The guys looking for their friends give you more than one seed at a time I think.

[jofus 2266]

The chasms aren’t too bad if you pick your battles. Just take a bunch of bright seed and throw them everywhere.

[NorthLoop 14203]

1 hour ago, Hawndoh said:

The guys looking for their friends give you more than one seed at a time I think.

Yeah but it's always a pain in the ass to do. I guess I'm just really impatient now after 6 months of playing BOTW. 

[thunderlounge 7832]

You know, the more I think about it, I’m thinking that in general “building shit” may be giving seeds a run for their money on the time suck element.