Topic: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

@Spanjard
Oh man, he's just awesome I love the contrast between his arms the size of a log and barrel stomach & his tiny baby legs.

So, I'm sure you've all noticed the white-and-blue flower popping up trailer after trailer – it even makes an appearance on the logo. I did some digging, and it's apparently very similar to a real tulip of the lily family called Tulipa humilis alba coerulea oculata.

What could it mean though? Flowers are deep in symbolism, from the basic "red rose means love" to some really complex meanings. White tulips symbolise "purity, innocence, rebirth, sense of hope and renewal" according to some fairly hokey sites I found.

Of course, it might be this motif only has internal meaning, which will make sense once we know the story. At least the blue on the flower is kinda similar to the blue color that dominates this game (from Links clothes to the magic arrows etc.) and pure white brings to mind Goddess Hylia and Zelda's dress.

@ClockworkMario, Rebirth would make sense what with the ressurection, but I learned from watching Lockstin's crazy Pokémon theories that just about every flower can symbolize rebirth. Personally, I think they chose that flower because it's particularly wild-looking.

Don't forget about the amazing Goron scarf!

Just watched Zeltik's Analysis, and its pretty good. Big spoilers though, if he's right. I'd got two additional theories.

I think, half- way through the game, Calamity Ganon will start corrupting entire shrines, and ramp up the difficulty. This would be a really interesting way to make a difficulty curve despite being able to tackle them in any order. Every shrine would essentially have to be designed twice, though, but it would be amazing if it were true.

I think Zelda can time travel, and her white dress indicates she's in the past, and her link outfit indicates she's in the present. I think Zelda's dressed a little like link and holds a slate and sword because she was trying to take Link's place while he was sleeping, and no one was sure if he was even going to wake up. Food for thought!

I'm just worried the game could be a little rushed since it is being released basically as the new system launch title.

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What do you guys think of the box-art? Nice, but I hoped for the picture where Link is climbing.

Also, I hate the name Calamity Ganon. From the trailers text I feel like Calamity Ganon is just Ganon as always! Why did someone at Nintendo think: Lets put "Calamity" in front of it? That's just stupid!

Also, this topic probably has to go to general gaming: There will be 2 versions, with the exact same content as far as we know.

"I'm just worried the game could be a little rushed since it is being released basically as the new system launch title"

Rushed?! Believe me, the game is done for mooooooooonths. They only needed to port the Wii u version, that's all!

Also, the burning town reminded me about that rumor I read somewhere. It was about Ganondorf (wich is a friend from Links hometown according to the rumor) who saw a vision through a timeshift stone about the king making a misstake. The misstake led to the burning town. Ganondorf goes out to defeat the king.

"The fact that the horse can be killed raises the stakes"

Lol: Its like Glover. Keeping yourself safe, and the ball.

Nice artwork by the way. The Zora looks like prince Ralis. Hopefully the Gorons are a proper race this time. The dark-skinned girl might be a Gerudo.

And yes: Zora's AND birds. Maybe the birds are just evolved from Skyloft. Maybe they are yearning for their old country and culture, hence they are going hostile (the one from the bird-ship at least).

I just pre-ordered my Wii U copy for €49.99. Knowing Nintendo, the Wii U version will come in a limited quantity, and since it's impossible to get a Switch at launch, the Wii U version will be the only way I can play the game. Even the Wii U version was already sold out at several big retailers. And knowing that I won't get it for anything lower than €50 at launch, I thought I might as well pre-order it. First time I've pre-ordered a game more than week before launch.

"It's just the calamity, Ganon. I guess"

Hmm, I don't know.

Oh, and I ordered the Wii u version too a minute ago. Normally I don't do that, but yeah: You can guess it will be a pain to get on third March. Due to circumstances it costs me 57 Euro. A bit to much but if that means playing it on launch its okay.

I can't wait to do a no death run of this game. It's got to be really hard to do!

@Nicolai I would be glad if I managed to do a no horse-death run, don't even want to think about a regular no death run. Seems to be almost impossible.

Do it literally; blindfolded. Now that's a challenge.

In both Spanish trailers, they refer to ganon as the calamity, but they never say it like calamity ganon.

Man I can't wait to play this game! The story trailer was excactly what was missing the whole time, the vast open world is great and all, but let's be honest, Zelda games always excelled because of the story and the 'magic' that lies in the world of Hyrule.
I've watched the Japanese trailer about 20-25 times and every time I get goosebumps and tear up... the Japanese trailer features way better voice acting compared to the English one, so I really hope I can switch the language in the game.

There were so many elements from previous Zelda games!
The Deku tree. Zelda. Everything she did and sacrificed in the previous games (e.g. Skyward Sword). Is that Zelda when she was still called Tetra in Wind Waker? Gorons, the Great Fairy and the Zoras from Ocarina Of Time. The King of Hyrule from Skyward Sword, when he asked you to save Zelda.
Seems to me like Zelda's dialogue ("it was all for nothing") spawns a backflash where you can see what our two heroes did in the previous games (= in the game's past?).

Someone on reddit had a convincing theory that BotW takes places in the fallen hero timeline... I just want to know the whole story already!

Have you guys never heard of digital downloads before? The're unlimited. I'll just buy the game from the eshop and comfortably download it on March 3rd.

Also, I don't believe it will be impossible to get a Switch at launch. Right now it is totally possible to pre-order the Switch in several shops. And Nintendo already said they'll produce 2 million units for the first three weeks. That's more than enough, it's not like the whole world will want to buy this device.

@shani I dunno, I somehow think the retail wiiu disc will become more of a collector's item. The download? Not so much.

@shani My Wii U has issues, it makes weird sounds at times. When it bricks, I only need a new Wii U and I don't need to go through their customer service to get the games back, assuming that the eShop is still supported on the Wii U at that point. As long as companies can't guarantee that my purchase carries over, or that I'll be able to download it again at any given time, then I'm going to stick with physical whenever I can.

@Meowpheel Well I can understand amiibos being a collector's item, but a disc? It has zero sentimental value for me. And it's inferior to flash memory (r/w speed, durability), discs are easier to break or scratch and after a decade they become unusable.
@Octane Oh, that doesn't sound good. But that's only another reason for me to prefer the digital version. If your Wii U is defective, this could also affect the disc. Or maybe the disc will be stuck in there and you can't get it out. After ~ 10 years, the disc won't work anymore anyway.
And if you send your Wii U to the customer service and get it back (or get a new/refurbished one), all you have to do is log into your account redownload it from the eshop. Simple as that!

And of course the eshop will be supported, why shouldn't it be? The 3DS and the Switch are continuing to use it. Unless they're planning to shut down Wii U services completely in the near future, which would be a real shame.
But if you're worried about that, I'd suggest you buy a separate usb flash drive, download the game onto it and store it somewhere safe. That's way more reliable than a disc.

And aside from all that, loading times from a disc are also slower than from a flash drive. See XCX.

But of course, to each his own.

@shani Haven't really noticed any differences in loading times on the Wii U. Well, I do take great care of my discs, and all of them are still in a great condition. Even all my GameCube games still work; I still own PC games on disc that are over 20 years old, and they too work fine. I know disc rot is a think, but as long as you don't expose them to high humidity or a lot of sunlight, then they should last at least a couple of decades. Nobody has a good understanding of the lifespan of optical media, since there are still discs from the 80's or before that are apparently in a fine condition. I'm not too worried about that!

So is this Kakariko, or what?

I have 20 year old PS1 discs that still work just fine.

The goron, zora, and bird man heroes are all wearing a similar blue scarf. Maybe the myth of the hero permeates all five cultures this time around?

The tales go like this... After the legendary triumph of Windwaker, all races sought out to find this hero who saved all. But in vain, they could not find him(he had other things to do, insert hourglass, spirit tracks) but found at his legendary house a BLUE shirt and chose this clothing to use as garment to celebrate the Hero of Winds!