Topic: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

@ThatZeldaNerd I mean... Nintendo did say that TotK started as a bunch of BotW DLC ideas. Obviously years of extra work went into it though.

Honestly you can sorta tell the game is just a bunch of DLC ideas that were stretched out to make a game. The sky islands and depths lack in actual depth mechanically and location/atmosphere-wise. Depths were really novel when you first get to them, but then you start to realize that 99% of the place is the exact same biome with the exact same structures and it loses all impact. Same with the Sky Islands when you realize they cut all the unique ones because of the skies being "too cluttered."

Most of the work probably went into the physics engine and Ultrahand if I had to guess. Just like how it was with the original Breath of the Wild, where 99% of the dev time went to working out the physics in the game.

This makes me wish and hope that the next Zelda game doesn't hinge itself on physics like the others. That it takes what TotK and BotW did and keeps it, while putting more attention into the map and story. I want another atmospheric Zelda game. Something with a genuinely well written story and interesting characters like what Twilight Princess had.

OK so I'm putting the call out for help.

Im coming back to the game after a long hiatus, and I'm at the final boss stage. I want to finish the game before we bid farewell to the Switch.

What things do I need to do/be aware of to make the final fight as easy as possible? Any particular items to get? I have the master sword but no idea what else.

As I said, I want to make this as painless as possible and just put that final stamp on the Switch before we welcome the S2.

Any help much appreciated

It's been way too long i can't remember. I will say, it's much harder than most bosses in a zelda game. Really tested my reflexes.

Shelds.

Get shields.

I thought the most resource heavy part was the cave/temple slog leading up to the final boss.

@WoomyNNYes hehe I actually ended up exploring that very early into the game, I ended up learning a good quick route to the mural room, and how to avoid the enemies.

Just stepped back into the path leading up to demon King etc, and yeah, this is brutal. Definitely wouldn't recommend putting the game down for year and a half and coming back.

The first time I did it, I went in with ten shields and broke the lot of them. You can't have too many.

Luckily, I was getting pretty good at timing the dodges to get flurry rush and managed to wing it through the rest of the right.

I'd also recommend cooking several batches of five Sundelions to restore hearts lost to Gloom, and cook radishes/truffles individually for a full restore of hearts.

Has anybody else experienced frame rate issues while fighting Mucktorok in the switch 2 edition? Once he started shooting sludge, the frame rate took a hit which was rly jarring

@StewdaMegaManNerd

No, but then again, I just carried over my save data

Since I'm almost done with the game, I attempted the Korok Space Program for the first time! It was so freaking funny 🤣. Saved a video and everything.

@ShieldHero KOROK SPACE PROGRAM?!! ive never even heard of it 😿 mannn this reminds me how huge and lovable totk is. i wish i hadnt sold it after i played it regret regret regret! how many hours have you logged? that end is something to remember, so prepare yourself.

@OctolingKing13, I've played 105 hours of it, stopped for the night about half an hour ago with the following preparations made to face Ganondorf, maybe tomorrow:
18 hearts
2 and a half stamina wheels
A Travel Medallion placed right in front of the hole in Gloom's Lair that leads to the Demon King's Army
All 5 Sages
The Master Sword
Three star defense Fierce Deity armor set
Lots of bows
120 plus arrows
Almost 40 Gibdo bones, perfect for fusing
All of my shields are rocket shields
A ton of meals that heal hearts damaged by gloom, as well as regular health ones (full food inventory)

In case my strat isn't obvious, it's one I found online: use rocket shields to launch myself into the air, then use bullet time to shoot a butt ton of arrows fused with Gibdo Bones at Ganondorf's face.

As for the Korok Space Program, here's a video that shows what it is:

I just attached a single rocket and launched the little dude into the sky.

@ShieldHero holy macaroni (i cringed at that but could find no other substitute) youre actually super prepared 😭 i never even had a travel medallion in my totk days. sounds like an epic battle plan youll have him out in no time! good luck!!!!! im curious to see your verdict on the game when you finish! also korok space mission thats hilarious. i love their “oofs!”

The best korok space program (didn't know this was a term til just now, was one I made last year:

Hover stone.
Korok attached to the top
Hover stone attached to a grating square.
Four rockets, one on each corner
Four fans, one on each side
Add four large batteries to the top of each fan!

You will never see that Korok return!

It's a reference to the game Kerbal Space Program, which features a highly advanced physics engine, where you send little green men on space missions.

I'd highly recommend it to anyone who enjoyed playing around with the physics engine in Tears of the Kingdom.

Wow

@Ultra128 Oh yeah, I watched that yesterday. It was interesting, and a decent watch.