*** Zelda: Breath of the Wild ***

KraniX said:
Nintendo purposely didn't show towns in the previous demos, they seem to really want players to feel that sense of discovery which is great.
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let's hope so, but no mans sky didn't want to show what was at the centre of the universe so that players feel that sense of discovery. in reality it was sneaky marketing to hide the lack of content. are we expecting places that are as big as just a small village, a town, or even a city, or just perhaps a campsite with 20 buildings and that's it, each with similar content, so a pub style place, a few houses, a guard tower and that's it?

i pray not, i pray we see actual massive castles, massive towns but i just can't see how they will manage to pull it off.
 
Fairly sure the answer is no said:
let's hope so, but no mans sky didn't want to show what was at the centre of the universe so that players feel that sense of discovery. in reality it was sneaky marketing to hide the lack of content. are we expecting places that are as big as just a small village, a town, or even a city, or just perhaps a campsite with 20 buildings and that's it, each with similar content, so a pub style place, a few houses, a guard tower and that's it?

i pray not, i pray we see actual massive castles, massive towns but i just can't see how they will manage to pull it off.
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NMS only had 11 people working on their game for a couple of years, it was never going to meet the hype hence why I didn't pre-order and picked it up later for £20 and got my money's worth in that sense. I can't imagine how big the team working on Zelda is, they've had ages and aren't in the habit of releasing stinkers too often so I have faith it'll be good.
 
Very Good point. Though how big do you think it actually is compared to other companies big blockbuster games. E. G. I imagine the team for skyrim or bf1 is way bigger than that for zelda, and zelda is a much needed console seller.
 
Honestly, I love not knowing a great deal about the game and I have avoided major spoilers like IGN showing the first 20 minutes of gameplay etc..

If this game is 90% the game that Ocarina of Time was then I'll be over the moon. I've never played a bad Zelda game(Let's pretend Zelda 2 never happened) so this is unlikely to be a disappointment. I can't wait to do a blind run and discover what this new world has in store for me.
 
jimferno said:
Honestly, I love not knowing a great deal about the game and I have avoided major spoilers like IGN showing the first 20 minutes of gameplay etc..
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I've tried not to watch too much either, I've seen a bit of the start but didn't really learn anything about the story as Digital Foundry were commentating over the top.

IGN Nintendo Voice Chat podcast had an interview with a guy from Nintendo the other day and he asked them if they knew what the story was about and even with all they had seen (and played) they didn't know what the larger story was.
 
I've not watched the new trailer, no media from here on for me. I shouldn't even be in this thread! :p

Fairly sure the answer is no said:
E. G. I imagine the team for skyrim or bf1 is way bigger than that for zelda
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Nah
http://www.zeldainformer.com/breath-of-the-wild-had-300-staff-took-4-years-of-development/

Skyrim was said to have a team of around 100 iirc. Not sure about BF1.

Remember that this Zelda was more or less built from the ground up (engine, tech etc). Games like Skyrim and BF1 use a lot of the engine/tech/tools from previous games.
 
jimferno said:
Honestly, I love not knowing a great deal about the game and I have avoided major spoilers like IGN showing the first 20 minutes of gameplay etc..

If this game is 90% the game that Ocarina of Time was then I'll be over the moon. I've never played a bad Zelda game(Let's pretend Zelda 2 never happened) so this is unlikely to be a disappointment. I can't wait to do a blind run and discover what this new world has in store for me.
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I also have limited my news input on the game, and didn't watch any of the playthroughs showed since E3. The stuff in the trailers is more than enough!
 
TNA said:
Does anyone here actually purchase guides for games? I do not recall ever doing that. If I was every really stuck or want tips I just use google.
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For OOT when I was like 10, yeah. Now I just use google, a friend still does though.
 
Begbie said:
For OOT when I was like 10, yeah. Now I just use google, a friend still does though.
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I played that without a guide too, but I was about 14. What a game that was eh. Still my favourite Zelda to date. I hope that changes soon :)
 
Most of the enjoyment in a Zelda game is the exploration and sense of discovery. The only time I'd reach for a guide or help is if I've spent 2-3 hours going in circles stuck in a dungeon. I might find a map for collectibles once I've finished everything else but I doubt it.
 
ricky1981 said:
Most of the enjoyment in a Zelda game is the exploration and sense of discovery. The only time I'd reach for a guide or help is if I've spent 2-3 hours going in circles stuck in a dungeon. I might find a map for collectibles once I've finished everything else but I doubt it.
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For modern Zelda games you get a mystic witch or similar who shows you hints about where missing heart pieces etc are.
 
Nah won't be getting any of the new amiibo's myself. I'm a purist when it comes to games like this (guides? - yuck :p), So not really a fan of what the amiibo's do.

I actually got given the Twilight Princess HD special edition box/soundtrack/amiibo by a friend (purchased the game separately later), so I have the Wolf Link amiibo. I won't bother using it until I find the thing it offers in-game first though.

Previews/Info for both the Switch console and Zelda are hitting tomorrow I think, so to avoid spoilers I'm going dark!. See ya in 2 weeks! :D
 
montymint said:
I have all the amiibos coming, mainly because I like the models, rather than for using them.
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I like the archer Link, the rider one would be nice if it wasn't for the big lump of clear plastic they stuck under the horse.

They should design them so they don't require supports, the horse running with Link on the back could have looked good. They spoilt the early link one too by having him dangling off some lump of plastic.
 
bobbyspangles said:
Am I going to be missing out on much if I got the Wii U version over the Switch? I don't have either console but I'm tempted to buy a cheap, used Wii U just for Zelda.
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If you do not intend to keep the system, might as well buy the superior version on the switch then sell once done.
 
Kreeeee said:
Nope, same game.
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Game maybe same, but it will look and run better on the Switch. Buying the Switch and game, using and selling on will lose you what? £30-40? Not much difference if you did it with the Wii U. At least you get to experience the new console too. Plus much better loading times :)
 
TNA said:
Game maybe same, but it will look and run better on the Switch. Buying the Switch and game, using and selling on will lose you what? £30-40? Not much difference if you did it with the Wii U. At least you get to experience the new console too. Plus much better loading times :)
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It's designed for the wiiu and upgraded for the switch, so just a bit more graphical fidelity and a similar frame rate.
 
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