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Octane

Lower sound quality had me worried for a second, then I remembered, how big can the difference even be? You probably wouldn't even notice it if they didn't told you. Lower drawing distance sucks, but whatever, I'm just going to pretend that Link has bad eyesight.

I personally don't care, but it's still weird that they decided to screw over their loyal fanbase on the Wii U by making the special editions exclusive to the Switch version.

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@Tyranexx, I appreciate the high quality sounds. I never considered it a feature limited to cutting-edge technology before, though. I figured that technology was as good as it needed to be since the Gamecube.

I might need a Digital-Foundry comparison video for this one, lol.

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Haru17

Octane wrote:

I personally don't care, but it's still weird that they decided to screw over their loyal fanbase on the Wii U by making the special editions exclusive to the Switch version.

They obviously want those people to waste their money on their next system instead of swag

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spizzamarozzi

The differences seem to be minimal, so I don't think anyone picking this up on WiiU will be missing out. Actually, the WiiU version has the added feature of the map/inventory on the GamePad, which obviously the Switch won't have.

Octane wrote:

I personally don't care, but it's still weird that they decided to screw over their loyal fanbase on the Wii U by making the special editions exclusive to the Switch version.

Yeah it's weird but think of it in this way: LEs are cool if the game stays within a certain price range not too different from the standard edition (say 10-15 bucks more) . If you have to pay double the amount to get a fancy box with some useless plastic toy in it, they are not cool anymore.

And speaking of useless plastic toys, anybody knows what do amiibo do in this game?!

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TuVictus

They showed off the 30th anniversary amiibo a month or so ago

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Haru17

I don't think it's honestly that hard to keep one's fact's straight on the internet.

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Dezzy

Haru17 wrote:

I don't think it's honestly that hard to keep one's fact's straight on the internet.

Lol which version of 2016 were you watching.

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spizzamarozzi

@Octane ok I didnt know that, cheers for pointing that out. That's a real bummer though, after they have forced the GamePad onto so many games that didn't ne....nevermind, I'llnever understand how this company operates...

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JoyBoy

Octane wrote:

Lower sound quality had me worried for a second, then I remembered, how big can the difference even be? You probably wouldn't even notice it if they didn't told you. Lower drawing distance sucks, but whatever, I'm just going to pretend that Link has bad eyesight.

I personally don't care, but it's still weird that they decided to screw over their loyal fanbase on the Wii U by making the special editions exclusive to the Switch version.

Well technically the loyal fanbase are the ones buying the Switch on launch.

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Dezzy

Any loyalty I have to Nintendo was anchored to the idea that the Wii U would have a big new Zelda game. So that's where I'm buying it. The Switch has to earn it's reputation without Zelda for me.

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Haru17

Dezzy wrote:

Haru17 wrote:

I don't think it's honestly that hard to keep one's fact's straight on the internet.

Lol which version of 2016 were you watching.

The one where people chose ignorance out of their own lack of critical capacity. Their failure (not speaking about anyone here) doesn't suddenly make not being ignorant hard.

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Dezzy

@Haru17

Or possibly, you're confusing a lack of critical capacity with a different value system that leads to people just giving different facts a different weighting in their importance. Just a hypothesis.

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Haru17

@Dezzy That's just another method of bending the truth.

Anyway, Breath of the Wild's Shiekah Slate menu (different from the pause / equipment menu) has Rune, Map, Album, and Hyrule Compendium tabs. Discuss?

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Haru17

@Octane Here is the main menu. The player brings up the Sheikah Slate menu a few moments later. I hate it that games always have two pause menus these days. It defeats the purpose of having diegetic pause screens like the Pipboy and Sheikah Slate.

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Octane

@Haru17 I see. Yeah, I agree, it's stupid. Especially since the map and the quests are on different pages. Toggling between them is going to be a pain in the arse.

So the inventory has a Adventure Log, Inventory and System tab. The Inventory is split up between weapons, bows, shields, armor, ingredients, food and special items(?). The Adventure Log has a tab for quests and memories, I don't know the other two though.

The Sheikah Slate has a map, rune tab according to you and two empty pages. Any idea what the last two pages are for?

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Haru17

@Octane Someone on Reddit translated the boxy Hylian script to 'Rune, 'Map,' 'Album,' and 'Hyrule Compendium. Not me, lmao, but you'll notice that rune — the tab to the left when he opens it up — is only four characters because the Hylian typeset is 1 to 1 (and doesn't include spaces).

You're spot on on the adventure log, no idea about the other tabs myself. Going back to the SS menu, something I found interesting was that the album and Hyrule Compendium tabs simply stated that the Slate was damaged. So perhaps repairing it will be some sort of story moment. Anyway, my guess is that album is for photos (a feature presumably unlocked after Link repairs his Sheikah Slate) and that Hyrule Compendium has bios for all of the animals, monsters, and bosses Link comes across. It would be super awesome if they had written bios like in past games and 3D model viewers kind of like The Wind Waker, but more recently like Pokemon and Nier: Automata.

Finally, the rune tab makes me very hopeful for either a large variety or an upgradable selection of runes.

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Haru17

What I'm praying for is an upgrade to magnesis that allows Link to magnetize metal armor to cling to metal surfaces like the iron boots (since I assume metal armor will make Link sink to the bottom of lakes by default, because physics). And can't you already grab metal weapons out of enemies' hands? I know I saw a metal-plated lizalfos in the trailer.

Besides bokoblins and lizalfos, what other returning Zelda enemies do you think would work as a typical camp enemy out in the world?

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Octane

@Haru17 Now got me hyped about that stupid compendium. I love the little lists of enemies in games. Reading the bestiary or character entries in The Witcher is always one of my favourite things to do right away. Gave me a reason to fight new enemies, just to collect their bestiary page. I think that the Sheikah Slate doubling as a camera is also a save bet, it's a little weird, but whatever.

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