I just played it for an hour. It's like a remix Breath of the Wild, which isn't a bad thing considering BotW might be the best game I've ever played. But because of that there's no initial mind blowing experience of learning the mechanics for the first time, understanding how you can go anywhere, climb anything, etc. Hard to replicate an experience like that I suppose. But it still seems like a ton of fun, and I'm su…
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release
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Re: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release
#32For those of us who have never played a Zelda game...how does this compare to Pokemon, Fallout or Knights of the Old Republic?
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#33I slowly grinded my way through BOTW over the last years, every few months a few steps forward, then getting bored. Left the plateau, tamed a horse and have now the full picture of the princess and a long sleep. Nice, but still little curiousity what happens next. I wish I could feel what everyone else seems to enjoy…
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#34I was listening to a gaming podcast last week and they were talking about how this release was pirated and available for the last week or so on torrents. That in itself wasn't surprising, but the interesting point they talked about is that the game is much more enjoyable when played on PC with an emulated copy because modern gaming PC hardware is much smoother and higher resolution than the stock Switch. It really ma…
Nintendo are way too control-freak for this, not to mention fearful of piracy and emulation. They don't want that money.
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#35I just played it for an hour. It's like a remix Breath of the Wild, which isn't a bad thing considering BotW might be the best game I've ever played. But because of that there's no initial mind blowing experience of learning the mechanics for the first time, understanding how you can go anywhere, climb anything, etc. Hard to replicate an experience like that I suppose. But it still seems like a ton of fun, and I'm su…
Having played so many games, and having even worked at Nintendo for a good time, I’ve lost my sense of wonder somewhat and I only expect to have a few more moments like that in the rest of my life. Nintendo is nevertheless possibly one of the few companies still capable of pulling it off.
Re: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release
#36I just played it for an hour. It's like a remix Breath of the Wild, which isn't a bad thing considering BotW might be the best game I've ever played. But because of that there's no initial mind blowing experience of learning the mechanics for the first time, understanding how you can go anywhere, climb anything, etc. Hard to replicate an experience like that I suppose. But it still seems like a ton of fun, and I'm su…
I didn't play BotW, would it be ok for me to jump right into this one?
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
Nintendo are way too control-freak for this, not to mention fearful of piracy and emulation. They don't want that money.
Like it or not apparently Switch piracy is a thing so this doesn't really change much for their current situation. But it does give people who want to do things the right way an avenue to do so. I kind of think of it like high end CAD software and such that ships a physical dongle in order to use the software--Nintendo can sell hardware to help ensure it's legitimate use of their emulation software.
Does it work on an M1 Max yet?
Re: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release
#38For those of us who have never played a Zelda game...how does this compare to Pokemon, Fallout or Knights of the Old Republic?
The reviews claim that TOTK has only improved in the immersiveness aspect as well.
The fact that it runs on the switch (and they managed to fit it in 18 GB) is a huge feat.
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#39BOTW was almost perfect, but the weapon breaking system left me so tired of managing it. What a constant distraction! I get that they wanted to encourage experimentation, but they overtuned it, and it became a chore. If TOTK has the same system, I'm returning it.
The sandbox stuff sounds amazing in a Minecraft/Garry's Mod kinda way, but those never caught me so I hope it brings joy to many others.
Re: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release
#40I was listening to a gaming podcast last week and they were talking about how this release was pirated and available for the last week or so on torrents. That in itself wasn't surprising, but the interesting point they talked about is that the game is much more enjoyable when played on PC with an emulated copy because modern gaming PC hardware is much smoother and higher resolution than the stock Switch. It really ma…