The Legend Of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Retr0gamer · 03-03-2017 3:46am

So Ive been playing this for a little while and what can I say about it...

It's like no other Zelda in recent times that's for sure. After the complete handholding of skyward sword I thought the series would be stuck in a rut forever but link between worlds gave me hope. This game is the antithesis of skyward sword. With barely a tutorial you are flung into the world with a marker telling you where to go.... Which you can ignore completely and go exploring. It's totally open to the player and I wouldn't be surprised if the game is open to sequence breaking. Combat as well is based around using the environment and your tools, you can approach each situation anyway you want.

It's a brave new direction for Zelda and the right one, bringing back the mystery and discovery the series was missing for so long.

And the game has wind just like the Witcher 3!

Star Lord · 03-03-2017 3:52am

Retr0gamer wrote: »

It's totally open to the player and I wouldn't be surprised if the game is open to sequence breaking.

They did say you could go fight the end boss straight away if you wanted, you just probably wouldn't do very well!

Retr0gamer · 03-03-2017 4:02am

Star Lord wrote: »

They did say you could go fight the end boss straight away if you wanted, you just probably wouldn't do very well!

Already got my ass kicked by a high level enemy. The fact the game lets you do that in the first place is so refreshing for a Zelda game.

djr · 03-03-2017 9:21am

Just got one reserved for Wii U in Argos Ilac in Dublin, they only have 1 left now . looking forward to playing it this evening with the missus and the two young lads

GhostInTheRuins · 03-03-2017 10:01am

Amazon are desperate. I cancelled my order with them and just reserved a copy in Argos. It's a tenner more but I don't really care.

Thar_Cian · 03-03-2017 10:21am

How is the Master Sword statue from the special edition? It looked very flimsy when Reggie was showing it off.

sligeach · 03-03-2017 10:37am

Amazon order still not dispatched this morning. What the f*** are they doing?

If I was to guess, I bet Nintendo shipped limited quantities of the Wii U version.

Vincent Vega · 03-03-2017 10:45am

Hope this is still a thing :pac:

Corcs001 · 03-03-2017 10:58am

sligeach wrote: »

Amazon order still not dispatched this morning. What the f*** are they doing?

If I was to guess, I bet Nintendo shipped limited quantities of the Wii U version.

That's strange, I ordered the Wii U version on Amazon Prime Now this morning, should be getting it in the next hour.

Andrew76 · 03-03-2017 11:02am

sligeach wrote: »

Amazon order still not dispatched this morning. What the f*** are they doing?

If I was to guess, I bet Nintendo shipped limited quantities of the Wii U version.

Once I got a reservation in Argos I cancelled my Amazon order straight away. Then I noticed they had emailed me last night saying something about unusual delays. Cba Amazon.

Vincent Vega wrote: »

Hope this is still a thing :pac:

It's not. Remember seeing a clip and breaking pots no longer gives ruppees.

MilesMorales1 · 03-03-2017 11:04am

Seems to be a serious issue with amazon's sending out of Zelda. Dick bags.

CastorTroy · 03-03-2017 11:06am

Andrew76 wrote: »

It's not. Remember seeing a clip and breaking pots no longer gives ruppees.

I did find some pots to break

in the Temple of time and got arrows from them

johnpatrick81 · 03-03-2017 11:15am

sligeach wrote: »

Amazon order still not dispatched this morning. What the f*** are they doing?

If I was to guess, I bet Nintendo shipped limited quantities of the Wii U version.

Same here, and I think you're right. Gosh Nintendo really are on a mission to remove Wii U from existence at record pace.

Josey Wales · 03-03-2017 11:20am

I saw that Zelda is €69.99 on the EU store so I logged into the US eShop and it is only $60 there. So I bought it on the US store. Works out at €56.

Ryath · 03-03-2017 11:22am

sligeach wrote: »

Amazon order still not dispatched this morning. What the f*** are they doing?

If I was to guess, I bet Nintendo shipped limited quantities of the Wii U version.

You can still cancel it can't you? Pick it up in Smyths or Argos. Just picked up Wii U version

I'll report back in a few hours!

Kaizersoze81 · 03-03-2017 11:29am

sligeach wrote: »

Amazon order still not dispatched this morning. What the f*** are they doing?

If I was to guess, I bet Nintendo shipped limited quantities of the Wii U version.

Get on live chat and give them grief over it. I was onto them last night and going to get back on now , they assured me it would be posted before today.

That_Guy · 03-03-2017 11:30am

Game Informer show this morning say

that dungeons are not necessary in order to complete the game but are very rewarding.

Also say that you can climb up absolutely anything and explore whole towns and various items that won't show up on your map.

sligeach · 03-03-2017 11:33am

Ryath wrote: »

You can still cancel it can't you? Pick it up in Smyths or Argos. Just picked up Wii U version I'll report back in a few hours!

I paid €40 for it on Amazon so I'm not going to cancel it. Plus I've SteamWorld Collection as part of the order. Not giving the thieving Irish shops any money. Said yesterday that Gamestop are charging €70. They need to die. I told them in the shop that that is ridiculous. Almost everything in their shop is outrageously priced. Smyths and Argos are both making us pay €5 more than UK customers. F***ing w@nk€r$!

sligeach · 03-03-2017 12:32pm

[Zelda: Breath of the Wild] Nintendo Switch Shirt Footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWDq2Dv33xs

Mr E · 03-03-2017 12:52pm

Looks ridiculous.

madmoe · 03-03-2017 12:54pm

sligeach wrote: »

[Zelda: Breath of the Wild] Nintendo Switch Shirt Footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWDq2Dv33xs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWDq2Dv33xs

**** cool in my opinion!

bada_bing · 03-03-2017 1:10pm

Been playing this on the Wii U for 3 hours today and i am so hooked. Graphics and gameplay is amazing. I've never been so excited about playing a game like this for a long time. I'll be playing it day and night for the weekend!!

Star Lord · 03-03-2017 1:27pm

This is just a beautiful game!

GhostInTheRuins · 03-03-2017 1:33pm

sligeach wrote: »

[Zelda: Breath of the Wild] Nintendo Switch Shirt Footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWDq2Dv33xs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWDq2Dv33xs

That a bit crap looking isn't it?

That guy is playing it on the wiiu so it's like and advertisement for the switch:D

sligeach · 03-03-2017 1:40pm

Meanwhile, Amazon UK Wii U Zelda copies won't turn up until Monday.

...Meanwhile, Amazon customers have been having issues with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild copies - albeit on Wii U.

It seems the online retailer simply did not have enough stock to meet demand, and customers are now being given a revised delivery date of Monday.

"I'm very irritated, as I've taken the day off work today expecting to receive the game but now it won't arrive until Monday," one Eurogamer reader told us."

"Like many others this morning, I woke to find an email from Amazon stating that the dispatch of my Breath of the Wild order had been delayed until next week," another reader emailed in to say. "This, despite the fact the delivery date was estimated as today all the way through my pre-order period.

"After a frustrating chat with Amazon customer services, it seems like Amazon took too many pre-orders that they were unable to fulfill."...

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-03-03-people-are-having-trouble-with-game-launch-day-nintendo-switch-deliveries

That's for UK customers, it'll be a longer wait for us.

Andrew76 · 03-03-2017 1:40pm

Mr E wrote: »

Looks ridiculous.

Completely. Same as Mario driving around in a Mercedes. :rolleyes:

Thankfully it's not forced on us.

Pac1Man · 03-03-2017 1:43pm

sligeach wrote: »

That's for UK customers, it'll be a longer wait for us.

That must explain why I didn't receive an email. Did you?

sligeach · 03-03-2017 1:48pm

Pac1Man wrote: »

That must explain why I didn't receive an email. Did you?

No. I sent them an e-mail though about an hour ago asking what's happening.

Edit: Just checked my order and it now says "Dispatching soon".

Riesen_Meal · 03-03-2017 1:54pm

Getting a bit emotional playing this I'll be honest, giving me the feels of Ocarina and being young again combined, it's gorgeous....

Every time I try sit down and play it my phone rings or the cat starts headbutting me for food, that never happened back in the N64 days... :P

Ryath · 03-03-2017 2:30pm

Star Lord wrote: »

This is just a beautiful game!

It is stunning, knew it was good from seeing videos but seeing it now on my tv is something else music and enviroment sound is just so immersive. No regrets just getting the Wii U version I just can't afford €460 at the minute. Portable play would have been handy but a game like this is best played on a big tv and proper sound system so my Wii U is perfect.

Fieldog wrote: »

Getting a bit emotional playing this I'll be honest, giving me the feels of Ocarina and being young again combined, it's gorgeous....

Every time I try sit down and play it my phone rings or the cat starts headbutting me for food, that never happened back in the N64 days... :P

Same bought OOT at launch and played it for over 24hrs straight :eek: no way can I do that now. Have 2 hrs til the kids and wife get home from school then I'll be expected to cook dinner and do jobs around the house.

The Legend Of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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