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At the end of the game you find out that Zelda is actually Link so all those times you mom/girlfriend said Zelda was the best hero they were right. 

Also the old man is actually some kind of pedo that fucks bears
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I'm up to 31 shrines completed now.  Just been going around the world doing shrines, unlocking towers, and occasionally finding Korok seeds.   Trying to get those heart containers and stamina up since there's so many huge, tough beasts out there in the world.  Still haven't started the first dungeon yet but will probably complete that today. 

 
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I am opening the whole map currently and just found Zora's domain no idea if I will complete it or continue opening the entire map up. 

 
Yeah dude, same here.  We're on the same pace lol.  You know there's just always gotta be another shrine around the corner! 

It took some real work to get my most recent towers opened up too.  So much so that I haven't gone for the last few yet.  Especially when you see the corresponding shrines start to ramp up in difficulty. 

 
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I agree, I think when I open up all of the towers I am going to make a run for Hyrule castle for weapons and armor then hit most of the towers and see if I can map out the shrines and look for memories. 

 
Yeah, the Nintendo part of this forum gets very little traffic.

I've only had a few hours to play but love what I've seen so far. I'm mostly just wandering around trying to learn the controls (I keep accidentally throwing my weapons :lol:) But now I have bombs so I'll be using those more than anything.

What controller are you guys using? I'm playing on the WiiU and have been using the gamepad. But I noticed nothing comes up on the screen so I'll probably change to the pro controller.

Also, are you guys using the amiibos? Here's a page that details what each one does https://www.vg247.com/2017/03/04/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-guide-how-to-use-amiibo/, but I'm not too far into the game so I don't know what's really helpful.

I already have Ganon and Wolf Link but they're still in their boxes so I guess I'm going to have to open them up :whee:

and I see Walmart has Ocarina and 8-Bit Link on clearance right now. Brickseek says a nearby store has a couple of each for $6 so I'll probably try and get those.

Here's the search if you guys want to check Walmart for yourselves:

http://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory-checker/

54611195 Ocarina Link
54611189 Link 8-Bit

 
I am using pro controller it is fantastic I feel. Took the system on the train prior to work love tabletop + pro contoller set up. 

Just now finished first dungeon (zora) it was pretty awesome and quite short  I felt. I feel if I would have done it later it wouldn't have been as bad then again people are already speed running the game, 

Anyway back to looking for towers,

 
I know I'm supposed to go to Zora's Domain or whatever the first dungeon is called, but I'm too busy exploring the world and getting weapons that I probably shouldn't have at this stage in the game. Also I'm too busy trying to catch
the giant horse.
 

I think I'll need to get some more stamina before I can actually do it since she
keeps kicking me in the face or bucking me off.

 
Considering I haven't even gotten like half way in Zelda Wind Waker HD - so many games right now -, yeah I'll be picking this one up later... for my Wii U.
 
I'm really liking it. Definitely something special. The only negative about it to me is the destructible weapons. Weapons break too quickly and the mechanic doesn't really add anything of value to the game. Yeah, if your weapons break there's probably another one nearby, but if that's the case why have it break at all?

Other than that though, it's great.

 
I'll be getting this tomorrow on WII U, but I prob wont have time to really get into it till the weekend though. I'm pretty pumped to start playing this game.

 
Spybreak9 said:
Considering I haven't even gotten like half way in Zelda Wind Waker HD - so many games right now -, yeah I'll be picking this one up later... for my Wii U.
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Weird as I dont normally say this but drop the other stuff and grab this. Its very worth it and will likely be easier to finish given its quality.

 
First off, if anyone has the SSB Link amiibo, I would recommend NOT using it. All the others just give you some random goodies
(some have a chance of giving you their respective Link's clothing or weapons, which is neat)
but what the SSB Link amiibo gives you is real dumb, in a way that it's way too good of a thing and spoils one of the game's mechanics.
It's Epona. You get Epona, the best horse in the game, from an amiibo.

Right now I've completed 60 shrines or so, collected all of the memories except for one last storyline-based memory, and completed 3 divine beasts. Just have the flying one left. I even went into Hyrule Castle to explore and collect stuff, that is super fun and I'd highly recommend it! You can be real stealthy and collect some really sweet gear. Particularly
the Hylian Shield from the basement! You have to fight a boss first, though.

I'm having so much fun. I can't sing this game's praises enough, I am constantly grinning ear to ear playing it. While the gameplay is amazing, I really love how the story unfolds as well. I figured the story was gonna be virtually non-existent because of open-world, but I'm really happy I'm wrong. Finding memories is so rewarding, and this game has some of the best Zelda characterization to date. Voice acting isn't nearly as bad as people make it out to be, either.

Has anyone had any encounters with the dragons flying around yet? I see them all the time, and I shot one once, but I missed. I wanna fight a dragon!

 
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I can't seem to find where the shrines to bring old man for the paraglide

I found one , I used the right stick scope but I can't spot the others

Are they close to the tower? What should I look for
 
Is there a quick way to drop items? I am currently just going into inventory to do it, but it seems like there should be a more efficient way.

Also, if any kind sole wants to pick up an extra OoT Link or Toon Link/Zelda pack amiibo, I will gladly pay for them. Late to the Amiibo game, and all out around me. I could also trade the Link SB one.

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chrislisting said:
I can't seem to find where the shrines to bring old man for the paraglide

I found one , I used the right stick scope but I can't spot the others

Are they close to the tower? What should I look for
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I just started last night, but I found them all from the top of the tower. Just look around and look for the red fire... a couple of them are higher up in the mountains a little.

 
By the way

IF YOUR CONTROLLER LOSES ..well CONTROL.., like link might walk randomly or non responsive at all and then move again , you might get prompt to sync L+R but first remove the joycon, press a little button on the inner track and then resync
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I just started last night, but I found them all from the top of the tower. Just look around and look for the red fire... a couple of them are higher up in the mountains a little.
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Thx just found earlier :)
 
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I'm having a fun time going around the world blind and doing as much as I can by myself.  I was doing really well not looking up any clues, hints, or spoilers until yesterday.   Then I caved and looking up requirements for Master Sword and got that.  Also looked up a hint to get through the Lost Woods.  I accidentally stumbled upon the way to quick-kill Guardians too and spent a whole night farming them for the parts used for currency. 

I think I'm up to 49 shrines now.  Only got stuck on one and that was a simple oversight.  Seriously who did all of Vah Ruta without looking anything up?  I actually trudged through it myself without cheating.  Just started opening the Goron dungeon now.   It's getting harder and harder to not look things up online so I'm just trying to go to the new areas I haven't been to yet.

 
Zelda was meant for the secrets to be shared, and I am not trying to sound mystical

I mean back in 1985 there was no Nintendo game power guide weekly code TV show on Saturday tv, so "nerdS" helped each other out and in a sense it was like magic "(the card game") in solitaire form, but everyone had the same deck so you could impress the other people who thought that they actually ruled Hyrule back then (jk lol) if they had the truth force

But I agree, the step by step guides are like game genie, just with out the heck software/flash hw
 
2nd day playing this with no power at my house completely tablet mode. I've haven't notice any fps drops or anything.

This game truly makes the switch an awesome console.
 
Nothing371 said:
I'm having a fun time going around the world blind and doing as much as I can by myself. I was doing really well not looking up any clues, hints, or spoilers until yesterday. Then I caved and looking up requirements for Master Sword and got that. Also looked up a hint to get through the Lost Woods. I accidentally stumbled upon the way to quick-kill Guardians too and spent a whole night farming them for the parts used for currency.

I think I'm up to 49 shrines now. Only got stuck on one and that was a simple oversight. Seriously who did all of Vah Ruta without looking anything up? I actually trudged through it myself without cheating. Just started opening the Goron dungeon now. It's getting harder and harder to not look things up online so I'm just trying to go to the new areas I haven't been to yet.
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I did Vah Ruta without looking anything up as well. I actually haven't looked anything up except the suggested order for the Divine Beasts and even that had many different opinions. Oh, I did stumble upon how to get the
Zora Helm
but that's it for outside help after quite a few shrines. Wish there was a stat screen in the game so I could see how many I've done and my time played. I know I can check the in the WiiU Home menu for time played but that won't be accurate since I've left the game idle for a while a few times then reloaded the last save.

I did not expect to be so engrossed in this game especially after my extreme disappointment with Skyward Sword. I normally hate puzzles but I have really enjoyed figuring out the Shrines and Vah Ruta (the only Divine Beast I've done after many hours of play). The only Shrines that are kind of irritating are the ones requiring motion control. Exploring the world is very enjoyable as well since there could always be a useful item or Shrine around the next corner.

I would go as far as to say BotW is the pinnacle of open world games up to this point. The only bad thing I can really find is the inconsistent performance on WiiU. I do also think some weapons break too easily but I can appreciate what they were going for with the inventory management. Don't think anything is going to top this for my GOTY.

 
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I agree
I am very happy with leaving Sony for Nintendo finally
I felt it was happening when I Hated PS4 from launch and never warmed to It long since afterwards and when I saw Wii U I was like "they're on to something, they'll have me by next console"
lo and behold, to my surprise, one was already released ! Lol
 
I'm on the back stretch of the game now and hands down the most annoying thing is the Blood Moon cinematic interruption.   Once you start doing things like waiting for morning or noon at campfires they happen all the time.   The game stalls out for what feels like 30-45sec while you wait for loading. 

 
I keep getting sidetracked in the game, so I guess I should try to rescue Zelda now. I was able to beat one dungeon and I've opened up most of the map. I've also gone horse hunting and I think I have the good ones minus the Amiibo horse.

I caught Ganon's horse and Zelda's horse. Oddly enough, Zelda's horse looks like a My Little Pony character when you dye her mane purple. You can't really edit Ganon's horse and she's giant. I'm not really sure if there's another way to get Epona without using the Amiibo, but I don't have that one.

I also got a few of the Great Fairies opened up along with the
Horse God.

I've also found this is the one game where I actually use the Amiibos for something other than decoration. I don't think it hurts the game, but it is pretty funny seeing meat and fish fall from the game. 

Also, am I the only one that finds the shrines without beating them right away? I want to find as many as I can since I can just fast travel them when I want a power-up.

 
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Here's some screen grabs I took of all of the traditional tunic sets you can get in the game!

Amiibo sets:

LoZ

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OoT

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Wind Waker

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Twilight Princess

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In-Game:

Dark Link

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BotW

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Also this one which though not a tunic, but still cool! (amiibo)

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I just notice the small unlisted quest when I reach the desert region.

Some of them just gathering cooking supply if you take the time to attend the classes you can learn to make something new.
 

 
Game is great, whoever wanted motion control puzzles in shrines deserves to have their nose cut off. It's amazing to me  that Nintendo of all people released a real open world game that doesn't have level scaling or gated areas. I've died quite a  few times just running in to things like Lynels because I was in an area far beyond where I needed to be. That's the level of freedom and choice you should have...truly amazing in that regard.

 
Took a break to finish up Nioh starting back up tonight going to start getting all of the memories and hopefully get the master sword. Wanted to complete the other 3 divine beasts with the master sword.

 
I decided to get one more tower last night around midnight, then one more shrine, then on secret shrine...and before I knew it the battery was almost dead and it was 2:30 AM. Amazing how well spaced things are and how exploring everything is worth the payoff whether it's something small or something huge. The shrines acting as fast travel spots is genius as it's core since it encourages exploration without a real penalty. That may be the best part of the game, even though it's extremely easy to die you never really feel like you lost much. 

 
I don't wanna seem like I'm playing devil's advocate, but I didn't mind the motion control puzzles using the Pro controller. I think the ball maze puzzle was a weird puzzle to include (I do find it interesting the developers say the left the bottom flat so players could cheat on purpose), but all of the other ones are fine for me.

It was a weird adjustment since the motion control technology is different than in all of the various Wii controllers, I had a ton of moments at first where I was just leaning my controller or jerking it around and it wasn't doing what I wanted and it was infuriating. Then I realized I was just using it wrong and that it's very legitimately a 1:1 movement, and once I got used to that the puzzles were genuinely fun. Having a traditional controller and slowly spinning it around and upside down to control an object in 3D space that corresponds exactly with my movement is really cool to me. The motion controlled platforms and "light the torches" puzzles were actually some of my favorites in the whole game.

 
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I spent just about all day getting all of my armor sets to three stars.   Did about five shrines and had no other progression.  Tarrey Town is built though!  I think I'm at ~70 shrines completed?

Still haven't cracked the plastic on the hardcover guide.  Lovin' this game. 

 
https://twitter.com/KeeperOfWind/status/841709449551138816

I don't know if you can actually get this chest or it's part of the scenery.
The spot is on Knuckle Island to the far right if anyone haven't explore it yet

 
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Has anyone else kind of lost interest in doing the side quests? Seems to me like the rewards aren't worth the effort for the majority of them. I have decided to concentrate on the main quests so I can get the storyline finished before Mass Effect next week. I've obtained the Master Sword and completed three Divine Beasts so far. Just have the Goron Divine Beast and five memories to find before I move on the castle.

 
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Killbomb said:
Has anyone else kind of lost interest in doing the side quests? Seems to me like the rewards aren't worth the effort for the majority of them. I have decided to concentrate on the main quests so I can get the storyline finished before Mass Effect next week. I've obtained the Master Sword and completed three Divine Beasts so far. Just have the Goron Divine Beast and five memories to find before I move on the castle.
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All the shrine quests are obviously worth completing, for the shrines. I ignored the other side quests for the same reason you did. However, going back and doing them after having done all the main stuff (plus shrines), they are super fun. It's not so much about the reward as they are about the quest itself, and showing you a new part of the world or exploring somewhere you wouldn't have otherwise. I'm finding all kinds of new stuff I didn't see at any point in the main quest or while completing all of the shrines. There are obviously a few "whatever" ones thrown in, a few very rewarding lengthy ones, and then a bunch in between. I have about 10 left, and a few I don't even know where they are. That's pretty exciting when I've already spent so many hours inside of this game.

Koroks on the other hand...

 
KeeperOfWind said:
I forget to use those rune abilities outside of dungeons.

I had got fire arrows too to see if it would burn the grass around the chest. lol
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Use that magnet EVERYWHERE. They seriously put chests and goodies in every corner of this world, especially under water.

 
tonyxvx said:
All the shrine quests are obviously worth completing, for the shrines. I ignored the other side quests for the same reason you did. However, going back and doing them after having done all the main stuff (plus shrines), they are super fun. It's not so much about the reward as they are about the quest itself, and showing you a new part of the world or exploring somewhere you wouldn't have otherwise. I'm finding all kinds of new stuff I didn't see at any point in the main quest or while completing all of the shrines. There are obviously a few "whatever" ones thrown in, a few very rewarding lengthy ones, and then a bunch in between. I have about 10 left, and a few I don't even know where they are. That's pretty exciting when I've already spent so many hours inside of this game.

Koroks on the other hand...
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Yeah, I'm up to around 50 shrines done now and almost 60 Koroks found without specifically looking for them. There is no way I'm going to try to find all the Koroks since they're in such oddball places. I agree that some side quests are worth doing just for the fun of it but I'm not really a fan of the ones that don't have a destination marker and the quest giver only gives you a vague clue as to where to go. The fetch quests that give a small amount of rupees as a reward can piss off as well. I love the game but I honestly don't feel very compelled to go for 100% since there are no trophies or achievements involved. I realize it sounds silly to some but I really hope Nintendo implements an achievement system on the Switch at some point.

Anyway, I have all the Divine Beasts done with 4 memories remaining before the castle. Think I'm going to just look up the last memory locations instead of randomly wandering looking for the guy that looks at your album and gives a clue about where a memory is located.

 
Wanted to share a really cool discovery/adventure I had today, via pictures! Had to go to Hyrule Castle for a side quest, and decided to make it a naked exploration... because why not. Turns out... (obvious location spoilers follow)

They weren't kidding when they said you could go anywhere you wanted.

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Decided to jump off to see how far I could get...

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Of course this is where I fell.

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Pretty huge distance from the top. Makes me want to see how far I could go with stamina boosts.

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Aaand a selfie celebrating the journey.

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Found out earlier today that there are NINE HUNDRED Korok seeds and you only need about half of them to fully upgrade your inventory. Yeah...definitely not going for 100%.

 
I have more shrines done than Korok seeds found. 84 shrines to 81 seeds.  Definitely don't care at all about finding all the Koroks.  I still haven't cracked a guide for shrines but probably going to cap out at around 90-100 pretty soon before I don't feel like exploring any longer. 

 
So, I have everything done (all shrines, quests, gear collected, etc) except for Koroks and the compendium. Not doing the compendium, just not really interested in that feature. However I just got a vasectomy, so I have to lay in bed for 3 days... so I guess Koroks here I come.

I think I'll use a map online for general locations, then figure it out when I'm in the area. Even though it's "cheating" it will still require a bit of puzzle solving depending on how they're hidden, plus it gives me a chance to explore the entire world once over again. If I don't check back in within a day or two, it's probably be safe to assume I lost my mind somewhere at the halfway point and tried to paraglide out my window.

Wow just found this, really great map: https://zeldamaps.com/?game=BotW

 
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Just looking at that map gives me a headache...lol. Anyway, finished the main quests and went back to finish up Horizon. Really missing the freedom of movement from the paraglider and the ability to climb anywhere in BotW.

 
My biggest issues with the game is the lack of dungeons and memorable boss fights.

Has to be the weakest zelda game as far as dungeons go.
 
Deader2818 said:
My biggest issues with the game is the lack of dungeons and memorable boss fights.

Has to be the weakest zelda game as far as dungeons go.
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I feel like every 3D game has just been tweaking and redoing the OoT dungeons, so I appreciated the new approach. Then again my favorite Zelda game and favorite dungeons are from Majora. They could have put it in one more dungeon in the Hebra area for sure, but I'm satisfied with all of the shrines and the overall puzzle solving aspect to the overworld. I'm glad at least we're getting one more dungeon via DLC, though. Very excited for that and the other stuff coming.

Meanwhile, I'm at 60% map completion... some of these Koroks are surprisingly tough. There are horse puzzles, which was surprising to find.

 
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