The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release

Post by statictype » Fri, May 12, 2023, 7:30 AM UTC

micheljansen wrote: post #110

My preorder (the first game I preordered in 20 years) came one day early. It was the closest I've come to that childhood feeling of a birthday or Christmas present. Spent a few hours on it after putting my kid to bed and it's definitely succeeded in drawing me into that world again. I'm somewhat amazed how each Zelda (or Mario for that matter) title is essentially exactly the same story over and over, but still with…

Post by SifJar » Fri, May 12, 2023, 7:32 AM UTC

tonyhb wrote: post #61

qbasic_forever wrote: post #14

I 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…

How can they compare with something that hasn’t been released? It might be true, but at the same time it feels disingenuous to compare unreleased games on switch to a pirated PC. “Much more enjoyable” can’t be a thing until you compare, right?

Post by stavros » Fri, May 12, 2023, 7:33 AM UTC

qbasic_forever wrote: post #14

I 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…

Post by statictype » Fri, May 12, 2023, 7:37 AM UTC

AceJohnny2 wrote: post #84

voz_ wrote: post #5

BOTW 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 game design analysis was that it ties in to the open-world system. If you're good/lucky enough to pick up a powerful weapon early on, it still won't carry you for the rest of the game. As it is, I still end up buying ever more sword slots because I always have more than I can really use.

Post by johlits » Fri, May 12, 2023, 7:42 AM UTC

spaceman_2020 wrote: post #10

Apparently the game is just 16GB and runs seamlessly on a decade old hardware with no loading screens between game areas. How does Nintendo pull it off?