Topic: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

@gcunit ok thanks, that really doesn't sound like my cup of tea

I've always loved the swimming in BotW, but with the VR goggles it's even better.

The VR gives a real injection to this game for me. The reduced clarity makes distant areas more intriguing, and I just rant to swim in every waterbody in the game again to now get a better appreciation of the variation in depth etc. below the surface of the water and watch the fish.

I've always wanted a follow up game to introduce underwater exploration, but with the VR goggles I need it even more.

I got the game on Wii U again since I had to return my press copies to Nintendo a good long while ago, but while playing a new playthrough, I tried to tackle a difficult shrine about 25 shrines in and had to retreat because my gear was too weak at the time and now I can't remember which shrine it was. Please tell me there's a way to tell if a shrine still has its Spirit Orb without having to enter every single one I've already done...

Unfortunately a shrine turns blue the second you enter it so visually there's no way to tell it apart from the one's that I actually beat and obtained their Spirit Orbs...

Edit: Whoops mega-typo corrected lol. xD

You can teleport to it once you activate it. On your map, it will remain orange until you complete it, when it will turn blue instead.

Hey @LzWinky longtime-no-see! How have you been? @DarthNocturnal Ah! Thanks, I actually thought that they turned completely blue upon entering! Thanks for the info!

It will be hard to find back on your map once you are opening a lot of shrines everywhere. It helps to put a seperate mark it on your map, just to be sure

So I'm finally going to get Breath of the Wild.

My question is this:

Should I buy the whole package with DLC?

Or should I use one of my vouchers on just the main game?

As far as I know, the pack with the dlc offers close to no savings.

Alright all I need serious help...

Alright, I went into the Yiga Hideout to reclaim the jewel that was stolen by the Yigas. I collected a bunch of jewels from inside the hideout and I didn’t want to lose them so I teleported out of the hideout before I recovered the jewel and defeated the boss.
Anyway I’m trying to re enter the hideout. I’m going to the right spot on the map but I can’t find anyway to get in. When I go to the back of the hideout where the big hole is the door is closed and I can’t enter.
Help!! I can’t defeat the last divine beast until I recover the jewels.
How can I enter without restarting the game over..

@Shepherd_85

Where are you entering it from?

I think everyone had this problem, where it is on the map isn't the entrance and tbh it's been too long since I last played that bit to remember where it is.

I’m entering from where it’s telling me on the map. The ninjas aren’t there like they were when I went there the first time. @Dezzy

I can't remember where it tells you to enter. This is the way to get in though:

I always save at a hard spot. I haven’t been here in a while but have beaten the 4 divine beast. I just this morning finished the shrine in the castle and it was simple. I haven’t went to woop Gannon because I’m afraid there won’t be anything left to do? The side quest are boring accept the Yiga Clan hideout. Any suggestions

So um...considering buying a Switch.

I have to ask for anyone that's played Metal Gear Solid V is there more or less long distance travel in BOTW? I mean I love Metal Gear and MGSV took me the better part of a year because I found the traversal exhausting. If that's as big a part of BotW as the trailers make it look like, I'll probably save my money.

And ask if there's a better Zelda for my tastes.

Distances feel shorter than they look.

@Magitek_Knight There is fast travel, yes. But you need to unlock the fast travel points first. There are horses in the game, but they only work reliably on flat terrain, so you will be spending some time walking. It's honestly not that bad, but it still is an open world game.

@Magitek_Knight
"And ask if there's a better Zelda for my tastes."

How about Link's Awakening Switch ?

@Magitek_Knight I'd recommend Link's Awakening, BotW is your typical open world game.

@Grumblevolcano @Anti-Matter seems like that might be the better choice until I coukd find someone to borrow BotW from. Although, other than graphics how different is it from the Game Boy original?