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@8bit-Man That's what I really wanted. But this has really excited me even still. It feels different enough, for me. I'm hoping there's more we don't know about what's different, too.

@Jeronan Okay, am I misremembering the game? Couldn't you swim before? That part confused me.

@Pillowpants I'm hoping there is a lot more that they are holding back on. Or endgame stuff to mix things up. I think it will still feel different playing this though.

I'm surprised they didn't use measures like with S2's release. I bought a physical copy from Nintendo's website. Full price, and I think it will ship after release. So that's a bummer. But I guess I should count my blessings. I assume it will be the foil cover, which is what I was after.
The musical ocarina is not out yet, right? I think they said Nintendo would be selling those directly.

@Elitepatriot I don't think it looks like Pixar or claymation, but I definitely think it looks fantastic. I was seriously blown away at the reveal. And you're right about the discourse. Sigh.

@rjejr Okay, there you go!

I know, I watched it earlier on my phone, at work. And the signal there is so weak, it cut out a number of times or was fuzzy at others. Looking forward to the TV too.

Oh wait, I forgot about that one! Now I need to watch it. What sound? One of the other kaiju?

@rjejr Ah, okay. No, but they showed bits from many of the places you'll go. Aside from the shift in the game when you advance time and become an adult, or showing glimpses of later items and locations and all that, they didn't reveal too much. There's one spoiler that involves Sheik, but otherwise, I feel like there isn't really some crazy plot twist that could be ruined.

I do wonder if there's more that we haven't seen or they just didn't elaborate on. Changes, I mean. One might think if Link has new mobility means, the game might be restructured to accommodate that.

@rjejr The trailer showed parts from late in the game and all throughout it. So, they're being a bit exaggerative and saying it showed us most of the game. Hope you enjoy this for the first time!

Zelda looks fine in the other shots. It was that one scene where she's escaping with Impa where her face looked weirdly proportioned or the features were imbalanced or something.

It looks soooo good! Completely surpassed my expectations. The level of detail is really cool. The Kokiri tunic looks like it's woven from grasses, and his boots look like different sections stitched together. The hairs seem pretty decent, right? Ah, I'm so excited. I hope there's a lot more we don't know about or maybe some post-game stuff. Just because I want more!!

@HyruleWanderer I don't know. I snagged a copy, but I didn't see any fine print or anything, and the art looks regular. Plus, it ships a few days after release, I think. I believe Walmart will ship it same day and match the digital price for physical. But that's not live yet. I'm hoping I can get a refund if I find a better offer. If not, at least I've got a copy.

It's $10 cheaper on the eShop.

@SantosUltra Yikes. Well, I pre-ordered it as well. It says it ships in 3-5 days, which is a bummer. But I guess whatever. If I see something better, maybe I can refund it.

... because the movie doesn't need a subtitle? I assume his meaning is that it pulls from the whole series.

They surprised us with another controller - a real ocarina. Am I going to play all of the songs like that? I'll at least try.

@TOUGHDUDE94 Oh my gosh, PLEASE.
It could cover all of them. Holy cow, I want that.

Wait, there's MOOOOREEEE????!?! 🙉

@SantosUltra That's what I'm wondering! Can we cancel it before release and get a refund if not?

I have it in my eShop cart for pre-order. Should I assume it's the foil one? Also, would Walmart give me same-day shipping for $10 less (physical)?

@ShadLink Excellent!

Can't wait to rewatch this off the ***** internet at work.

@Lizuka Oh, maybe they'll flesh that out a bit more this time. Though I guess I don't know how, exactly.

There were a couple things in the trailer that I didn't recognize. Maybe I have just forgotten them.

@MrGam3andBu1ld Perhaps they'll still fine-tune things. I think the whole point is for him to look young. Especially as a contrast to his older self.

@Dom_31 Haha, she did actually look a bit off. The young one, at least. Did we see adult Zelda? Maybe they'll tweak the look a bit before release?

@Yoshi3 Right, I think that's what I'm saying. But they could have added something like Koroks. Honestly, Skulltulas were sort of a precursor to those. And as always, not everyone has to engage with everything.

@Lizuka He gets bigger eventually.

The store page has $60 digital, $70 physical. But when I even try to switch to the physical option, Wario tells me there's an error. Jerk.

@Yoshi3 Ah. But I don't think that would be the reason for it. Just to make it feel more alive and full of adventure, to my mind.

@StarCollector Haha very unrelated. But interesting!

@abbyhitter To not spoil that he becomes an adult, I assume. 😋

@TyGuy I know, I'm nervous. And they didn't say they were doing anything like the S2 release. But maybe they just didn't say it.

Shh, shh, everyone quiet! I'm listening to the title theme on Nintendo Music!

@ShadLink They already committed to full physical releases for their stuff, I believe. So that would have been a surprise. But, fair enough.

AHHH! AMAZING!

@Yoshi3 What does that mean? More things and bigger? I'm surprised they DIDN'T do that. Though in fairness, they may have but we don't know yet.

If this is what a half-faithful remaster looks like, imagine the next big Zelda. Holy crap.

Bummed we didn't get a LoZ Challenge announced.
And it's weird that we didn't get almost anything about the movie. It's funny that the one thing they revealed for it was the title, which was basically the placeholder title. Odd that we didn't at least get actor announcements or something if we weren't getting footage. Or, at the very least, I would have thought they would have told us when a movie Direct was coming or something like that. That was peculiar. I guess maybe they're not quite ready to show. Sony may have wanted a different approach for marketing, who knows.
That being said, for both of these things, nothing's stopping them from announcing them later, still as part of this anniversary. (I mean, the movie will of course be shown.) I just thought this would have been a good opportunity for that news.

Good gravy, that looked great. I wish it had shadow-dropped.

@LastFootnote Yes! So pumped! I should be able to watch this at work. But tomorrow, I'll have to be off-site for the other Direct. I think ai'm glad to get to see more about Ocarina though. Live, anyway.

@LastFootnote Okay. Agree to disagree, I guess.

This is an interesting wrinkle, even though it could be incorrect, I guess. I'm in the "big redo" camp. I think if $60 is the digital price, then that comes out to $70 physical. I don't think the pricing necessarily indicates the strength or "depth" of the game. It's possible that Nintendo knows this is an "older" game, so they didn't want to charge the more standard $70 digital. Just supposing. This also probably has no multiplayer or online features. I don't know. We'll know pretty soon!

@Zeeba Holy cow! Nice! Yeah, hold on to that one. Haha.
Nice. Yeah, I'll have to check out Balatro again. I'm glad you're loving the system too. That is a bummer. And yeah, f the tariffs.

@LastFootnote Well, it doesn't really say that. They didn't say they would only show those things. I'm reading that more as, "Yes, we know you want to hear more about the movie and Ocarina, and both will be there." Besides, this is a 40th anniversary celebration for the Zelda series. I imagine if they're giving it that label, they will likely mention more than 2 things. And I'm not sure why Twilight would step on Ocarina's toes, especially if it's coming later in the year. That's a retro title for their subscription service. Ocarina is a brand-new (of sorts) title for their new system. I think we'll be okay.

See, Nintendo is trying to set expectations, as they do. It's why I think they're doing a lot more with Ocarina, because they know they've shown us almost nothing so far, leaving us to speculate rampantly. But anyway, less than 12 hours!!!

@LastFootnote @BentIeyma I don't know about a shadow drop, but I figure they are likely to announce when it's coming out. For the 40th celebration.

@Zeeba Yes! I like to call it Red Faction: GORILLA. It is fun.
Ah, okay. You also like that addictive loop, maybe. Seems like Raiders could be up your alley too. I like Gungeon a lot. But I'm not very good, and it sucks you in. I've barely tried Balatro, so it didn't get its hooks in me, but it was fun.

@Zeeba I see, so different tastes. Why jealous about Bananza? Because it didn't click for you? It's probably Odyssey-ish, so if that's not your thing... There's a brief demo, if you didn't already know. I'd love to play Orbitals, but I'd need a partner. I hear you on lower prices. I think there's like a trick of the mind though. Because I hold back on some Nintendo titles because of their full price. Or at least, I'm hesitant. But I'll buy a bunch of other games on sale and probably spend more than the price of the other game. I guess I'm getting more games for that price, but I might be missing out on a better experience. It's a weird balance for me.

@Zeeba Ah, okay. Now I'm reading your comment differently. I see what you were getting at. Yeah, you're the opposite of lots of people from the last Direct, which had loads of 3rd-party options. XD I'm game for both!
But truly no other 1st-party game has interested you? MKW is great fun, but Mario Kart games bore me quickly. Bananza is a blast, I'm still working through that. I do want Pokopia, because it sounds like it would be lots of fun, and Raiders, but I really like Splatoon.

@Zeeba Sorry, I can't tell what you're responding to.