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The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild: Spoiler Free Discussion (I hope!)

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Anyone playing this and enjoying it as much as I am? Switch or WiiU? I picked up a Switch & BotW on launch day and outside of playing a couple of hours of Overwatch each week for my weekly rewards, I haven't really touched much else game wise for over a month now. I would estimate I've put about 60 hours in, and I don't really feel like I've put a dent in the game. I just downed my second Divine Beast last night (though I admittedly haven't been actively progressing through the main story). I spend far too much time climbing mountains and enjoying a different view of Hyrule, but it's also completely enjoyable at the same time. Biggest gripe is definitely frequency of rain in the game because it makes it impossible to climb. Other than that, it's hard to find many flaws with the experience.

Had my first "oh this is why I knew the Switch would be so awesome" moment a week or so ago. Had been playing exclusively on the TV since launch, but needed to go to a family members for a get together. Was one of those deals where I knew I would be sitting around not doing much after the initial pleasantries, so decided to bring my Switch along. Eventually found myself on the couch with a couple of my cousins sitting in front of the Switch taking turns until we died. Being able to play a game the scale of BotW in a portable format is just a feeling I haven't had in gaming in quite some time. I'm hestitant to label the game as one of the greatest experiences in gaming without finishing it, but it's hard to imagine I'll feel any less of it when I get to the end. I loved Horizon for the four days I played it before BotW came out, but now I can't find the time to get back to it. I'm sure I'll restart fresh on Horizon once I put BotW through its paces. That game deserves it, as its incredible in its own right. 

Anyway, for those of you that have played (or hopefully are still playing BotW), what are your general thoughts? What's the coolest (non spoiler) thing you've found so far? For me it's probably Eventide Island. Something so cool about being sent back to square one after I had spent countless hours collecting gear, weapons and perfecting my culinary techniques. 

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12 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

I just started playing because I had to finish horizon zero dawn first. I'm still on the great plateau, but it's a really fun game so far

If you haven't left the Plateau and you like it, you should love the rest. I didn't really get drawn in until I finished that first 2.5 hours or so. 

I'm now up to i think 50-60 shrines, and the rest I feel are going to be much harder to uncover. No worries, loving this game so much that I don't mind searching. 

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22 minutes ago, C47 said:

If you haven't left the Plateau and you like it, you should love the rest. I didn't really get drawn in until I finished that first 2.5 hours or so. 

I'm now up to i think 50-60 shrines, and the rest I feel are going to be much harder to uncover. No worries, loving this game so much that I don't mind searching. 

I have one more shrine on the plateau to finish. But I was able to kill the talus monster and I've been running around taking out outposts. I'm ready to get some stronger weapons though 

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21 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

I have one more shrine on the plateau to finish. But I was able to kill the talus monster and I've been running around taking out outposts. I'm ready to get some stronger weapons though 

Don't be afraid to use them once you get them. You get weapons constantly as long as you don't avoid camps. One other tip, is make sure you use magnesis around water. You'll likely find stuff. 

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Finally got to really play this weekend (me and my gf play together) and we were both really impressed. I was almost immediately won over, she had her trepidations seeing as they have added a lot of new features to this game. 

IMO this is the best mix of creating a new, fun, and incredibly rich game as well as keeping the core concept of Zelda there, with plenty of throwbacks to previous games. 

Playing on the Wii U and love it. The only time the game's frame rate drops for me is when I'm swimming. 

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12 hours ago, SOJA said:

Finally got to really play this weekend (me and my gf play together) and we were both really impressed. I was almost immediately won over, she had her trepidations seeing as they have added a lot of new features to this game. 

IMO this is the best mix of creating a new, fun, and incredibly rich game as well as keeping the core concept of Zelda there, with plenty of throwbacks to previous games. 

Playing on the Wii U and love it. The only time the game's frame rate drops for me is when I'm swimming. 

That's actually better than the Switch at launch. They sent out a patch last week to fix the frame rate issues last week, but I haven't really had a chance to see if it made a difference yet. Game actually dipped a decent amount (never to unplayable levels) when docked on the TV, versus in handheld mode. 

 

I've now downed three of the main dungeons but only at 70 shrines, so still a ton to do. 

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10 hours ago, chknwing said:

play without using fast travel, and you will experience alot more of the game.

I agree with this. It takes much longer, but you'll run into some really cool stuff along the way. Also can't stress enough climbing most objects in the game. There's usually some type of reward, even if it's just being able to see from a different vantage point. 

 

Link is a weird Hylian Spiderman hybrid for a reason! 

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