Topic: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

@Operative2-0
Yea, I think there's gotta be something with Zelda as playable.

Is there a timing for when the blood moon shows up? I had to fight the sandfish boss (can't recall the name right now) twice in a row because I went to Gerudo Town and went back and a blood moon came up.

Yeah I got it twice last night. It was strange

@Jen10 This game is actually, more than any of the narrative driven, formulaic games of the last 25 years in the series, the proper sequel to the original zelda you played in the 80's, so you should feel right at home! All the others have been formulas based on the pattern of Link to the Past (SNES) and the 3D adaptation of that in Ocarina (N64.) This is the first time that the game formula largely mimics the original.

As such, nothing appears on the map unless you've been there (more or less, the towers reveal the terrain of the maps but not the locations of interest.) Just like the original you have to find things but searching and exploring everywhere (or buying the Nintendo Power Official Strategy Guide as was all the rage in the 80's. I STILL have my foldout paper map for Zelda 1! )

The first 4 shrines, you can spot from up on the tower and put a pin on them to navigate there. The rest of the shrines in the game though won't be so easy to spot without some legwork.

@Ryu_Niyama I tried that darned guardian trick for like an hour, just on a guardian stuck in the dirt, and could not get it to work worth anything. I'd deplete my entire inventory of them and just reload the save to try again. It may just be that my timing sucks (can't figure out how to time those shots), or maybe you need certain gear for that to work?

@NEStalgia It is your timing. You can do it with any shield. I actually don't use my good shields on them just in case I miss. Wait for the energy halo (not the shot) and AT THAT MOMENT parry. I murdered six of them yesterday doing that. You may want to watch a youtube video on it, but the window is pretty tight.

Edit: Being mid range also helps too. I just walk up to them. If you have a guardian shield they auto reflect (they tell you which type they reflect in the description) but you can parry with any any shield.

Sighh, couldn't get the tag to work on my phone.

@NEStalgia thanks for the info, i'm slowly starting to get the gist of the game. I usually play platform games like Mario & Donkey Kong etc etc. I may treat myself to the Guide 😊 Sadly I got rid of my original Zelda when I had a clear out a few years ago.

@Ryu_Niiyama Hmm...I was actually doing it when the flash effect happens (that big energy discharge in white) and it seemed way too early...then was trying to do it with the actual timing of the beam arriving at me....couldn't get it exact because...well, speed of light. I was standing pretty close to it (it was stuck in the ground and didn't notice me until I was close-ish), and I even had 2 guardian shields from scouts....those got obliterated too, they didn't seem to auto deflect. I didn't realize there's different types they deflect though. I swear it was sending the beams at a 40 degree angle to the left though as it fried the shields. (Maybe it's attracted to those wonky left joycons )

I suppose it's still timing, then....might still have to just resort to avoiding them though if I can't get that down.

@NEStalgia It is here, see before the discharge:

If you try to do it at the exact time the beam would hit your shield you will get fried. Remember time slows during parry movements. Just like when you drop from the para glider and fire an arrow.

@Ryu_Niiyama Thanks for the pic! that might be a little before I was trying it (though it seems like that would be waaaaay too early...the beam doesn't happen for a while at that point, almost enough time to get the full deflect animation through before the beam starts up.) '

I've watched videos at .25 speed and still couldn't tell when they were actually doing it (it seemed like after this, after the main white beam was in transit, JUST as it was hitting the shield, which would require better-than-ninja reflexes.)

Hmm, time never seems to slow for me when I do it so I'm guessing it only slows if it's a complete success already. (I never really parry anywhere else.)

@NEStalgia Yeah, when you parry correctly you hear Link's voice echo and time slows and you see the whole "I stopped it with my shield" animation and then the music changes slightly....takes three to down a stalker guardian ...by number two I'm talking junk to the TV/switch. Got my games mixed up and yelled "Time to tip the scales!" once.

So anybody else feel like the shrine sensor is useless? I never find a shrine when it beeps.

^ I just don't don't like using it. Anything that makes me stop looking at the environment is a no go for me.
(Maybe later if want to finish all shrines)

So in what order has everyone been going about in this world when it comes to visiting different regions?
So far, from the great plateau, I went to kakariko to Faron then to Hateno and explored the mountains above it, checked central hyrule out for a bit then finally to Zora domain followed by visiting Akkala.

Now where to go!?

I find it really useful, helped me to find some really hidden Shrines. I use it just for that

@Spanjard i'm going counterclockwise after going to Kakariko

@Tsurii Okay, I've figured out how to solve the ball quest. And yes, you can get a new set of Forest Dweller's Set by paying the Korok 20 rupees and doing the challenge again. Time to get rid of that sword then!

@Ryu_Niiyama Apparently I really need to use parry more....not sure I've ever used it other than the tutorial and trying guardians...I'm always working on the sidehop flurry (grr). And I dont' always get involved in a dustup, but when I do, it's always against an enemy with a huge half-screen sideways weapon swipe. (Or a horde of electricity projectile users.)

I don't need to know when it's time to tip the scales, but I absolutely have to make sure not to miss Reyn time.....

Shrine sensors: LOL, I can't parry for squat, apparently, but perhaps I'm a decent treasure hunter! I use the sensor all the time! It's the only way I could have found several well hidden shrines. It's a little aggravating sometimes as it seems it's not beeping in a reliable way but I'm getting decent at interpreting its beeps and triangulating the shrine area. and walking in various directions at various points around the area to figure out the only logical place it can be. If the beeping is strong-ish, but never max strong/rapid beeping it means it's the right area, but you're at the wrong elevation, it's either above or below.

There are shrines that are VERY well hidden, and you have to take a leap to certain death to discover it really is where the sensor made it sound. Not all are above ground (Or rather the ground isn't always solid, but might be hollow with an entrance where you didn't look.) if the beeping makes it sound like it's behind a rock wall it might actually be behind the wall.

@Spanjard I'm just wandering aimlessly honestly. I am trying to at least complete towers but usually I'll clear a tower and then hunt for shrines and resource caches. I am climbing EVERYTHING and then just paragliding to a new section. I found the segment that has a heart requirement (also can they stop making that location so creepy/hard to navigate?!) so I'm on a shrine hunt so I can get more hearts.

@spizzamarozzi I had the exact same thought process as you. I enjoyed that shrine alot

75 hours in, 80 shrines down...and I still haven't beaten that shrine near the Lost Woods. I know @Tsurii kindly pointed out what I was supposed to do but I stubbornly decided not to read it, because I thought I could do it on my own. Yesterday I spent another hour inside that shrine and I'm still as clueless as I was one week ago. So, unless something got lost in translation (I'm playing the italian version):

I am at a loss of words. I'm sure I'm overthinking it and I'm not seeing the elephant in the room, as it is often the case with the Zelda numerical puzzles. I don't want to know the solution - I'm just wondering if people have solved this easily or have come to a dead end like I did...

EDIT: sorry I had to delete and re-post it cos the spoiler tag didn't work. Works fine now!

Are the Guardians only killable with the Ancient weapons? (or is it still doable but just harder with regular weapons?) I managed to kill one of the shrine guardians yesterday (the one that gives you the climbing gear) -Turns out those ones were only doable with regular weapons when I froze them with Ice arrows first! ...otherwise their damage bar just wouldn't go down!!). But the massive guardians out in the open world though, I'm still yet to be able to go near one without getting zapped, so I'm still just dodging them for now. Have not got enough ancient weapons to take one on yet. But any tips on if or how to kill them without any would be greatly appreciated!

@GoronBrudda I know it can be hard to believe but no guardians found from when i beat my first Lynel...still waiting to try beat one