Topic: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

@Dreamliner The Wii U has the same FPS drops.

Don't need two threads for the same game

Wait you bought a copy of Zelda but you haven't got a console to play it on?

So I found a chest with a very, very strong blade inside. I couldn't pick it up because my inventory is full as always, darn you Hestu! I will keep there for later when I might need it. So it won't just magically disappear right? Because I will be pissed lol

So I've been playing the Switch version all night, saw some legitimately breathtaking events, fought some amazing set piece bosses, and this one time the screen froze and restarted two seconds later.

'Frame rate issues,' lol. I've almost never seen the techy crowd overstate anything this hard in my life.

On the theme of doing things in the wrong order, I seem to be getting more hyped for this game every day since I've owned it. On Thursday I was mildly excited for the arrival of the Switch and Zelda. Of Friday I was thinking things were pretty cool, though the combination of 3 miserly heart containers and a newbie's ineptitude at the game made it hard to fully hit my stride. It definitely lakes a lot longer to get accustomed to than any other Zelda due to the sheer amount of stuff Link can now do, so I found myself hitting the wrong buttons quite a lot at first. Saturday saw me gain some momentum however, and I spent almost the whole day playing it on the TV, and much of the night playing it in bed, and then couldn't sleep for hours afterwards because I was so excited about the idea of playing it again.

And despite all that playtime, I still feel I've made almost no progress with the actual story. Which is brilliant.

Anyway, that's enough from me. Off to play Zelda.

I struggled a lot with the Water boss. His constant attack spamming along with the restriction in movement and the fact I only had 5 hearts made him more difficult than he probably should've been. I ended up having to restock and finally beat him afterward. Where we supposed to hit back the ice at him? Mipha said something about using the ice as a weapon and I wasn't sure what she meant by that.

I think I have been playing for 18 hours or so (switch version). Only completed 16 Shrines. I was wondering what people were choosing as priority with hearts & stamina? I chose Stamina the first couple of times

I'm surprised at how far everyone is already. I've spent roughly 3 hours playing so far on Switch and all I've mostly done is cook food and collect 1/4 of the stones...

I actually plan to buy the official guide since I'm so worried I'm going to miss out on something important. I'm really enjoying the game though, it's my first Zelda game since Super Nintendo!

How did they make this game? I have these constant "wow" moments, be it scenery, world design, enemy design/encounters or overall depth. I feel like I'm playing a game for the first time in my life, I've never felt this way with a game in long time.
I don't want this game to end lol, luckily this game is HUGE. And I'm so relieved there is more coming by the end of the year.

So how are you guys feeling about this game? Lol.

@Spanjard I am loving the game. Taking my sweet time doing anything lol.

@Spanjard From someone who has never been a Zelda fan, this is the game I was wishing they would make. They nailed pretty much every aspect of the game and did so with everyone having a different experience.

Definitely one of the best games Nintendo has ever published.

@Spanjard - I know what you mean, this is my first real "open-world" game so to me, the Great Plateau was huge but the world keeps getting bigger!

With everyone covering things so quickly, I feel like it's just me who's playing super slowly. I'm pretty much exploring everywhere, getting sidetracked by the smallest of things. I've yet to die too, though I've been close to death several times. I've never been so thrilled, I want to see how long I can survive without getting a game over.

Im loving this game! Playing on me Switch Just exploring, cooking, hunting etc doing a few side quests here and there, taking my time, no need to rush. Oh yeah anyone tried attacking the chuccos yet? I just did.....😄😉

@MrMeow13 21 hours in and only feels like I might be scratching the surface now, needless to say, the first playthrough is the longest.

If you try and 100% this game, it'll take absolutely ages.

What I've learnt so far is that it's generally better to explore via the main paths and roads on the map. I tried to get to the Zora's place via navigating the eastern coast. That was a big mistake. Not much there. It rained constantly so you could climb very little. The enemies were brutal and in about an hour of exploration, all I found was 1 shrine and maybe 2 koroks.
If you go there via the main roads and paths instead, the scenery is a lot more interesting and there's a lot more stuff going on.

I've only played for a few hours so far, but I'm loving every minute of it! It definitely deserves the outstanding reviews it's been getting. It's challenging, yet fair, and I can't wait to explore more! (I just made it to Kakariko Village)

Lol had to share! 😂😄 https://youtu.be/BVOU5MWRgVU

Don't know if your answer has been answered or if you've figured it out already, but you can cancel. You just tap X to lower your bow and X a second time to place back on your back.

@Ootfan98 I chose heart first, then stamina and then two more hearts --> I found myself able to climb everything I wanted to yet was still getting 2-3 hearts of damage from certain enemies, so decided to prioritize hearts