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The original art director is complaining on twitter they messed up the alpha on the doors as he put a huge amount of work into getting them right. He does clarify that he thinks overall it's a stunning conversion and nothing a patch wouldn't fix. The original game looked incredible but it's very obvious from the trailer that the environment detail has been increased massively and the models are a big improvement.
I could hear the phendrana drifts music when watching that trailer last night. I'm so jealous of people that are getting to experience the game for the first time.
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There was talk of a remastered mp4 logo at this direct.
Could well be setting up for a 2023 q4 release with this remaster. Apparently this remaster has been oven ready for a long while and sitting ready for a release.
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I've not been keeping close track of it but it does seem to be set in the same world a couple of years on, so the same map and added sky areas. I've a feeling this is going to be a Majora's Mask/Link between worlds type Zelda with a very similar structure to BotW but some additions that make the game loop wildly different.
I'll die on the hill that says BotW weapon degradation is great and makes the combat interesting. Just ignore your weapon hoarding anxiety and use what weapons you have at hand. They game doles out more weapons than you ever need to use or can pick up. If you think nintendo added weapon degradation to the game with out fully testing it and exploring it and then deciding, yes, this addition improves the combat so much that we are including it, doesn't know how nintendo operate. I really believe the combat would be far less interesting without it.
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It's a hard thing to let go of and recognise that it is a problem for some people. I blame resident evil and being so careful with item and consumable use. But how many FF games have you gotten to the end of with an inventory full to the brim of megaelixirs and other brokenly powerful items because 'you never know when I might need this'. I think Zelda probably needed a disclaimer 'weapon management will never be an issue, go wild'.
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Which would be valid if there wasn't an absolute butt load of weapons and all weapon type came in a vast array of types and varieties. It wasn't really a game like D&D where you pick a weapon class and stick with it. Haven't got a spear? Take out an axe. Hell you also had powers to experiment with.
What I don't get about the complaints was that you always had something in your pocket to take out and use, you were never defenseless (although the weapon degradation was balanced in a way to make it feel like you were in the same way Resi 4 built consumable tension).
Honestly I think we are always going to go around in circles in this. While I think that it did enrich the combat in the game I think it might have been better communicated with the player that holding on to weapons is going to negatively affect playing. I mean you really should be making use of the very satisfying mechanic of throwing your weapon when it's about to break to get a massive increase in damage if it connects.
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Do you remember when the older souls bournes games had weapon degradation? And how on PC at 60 FPS weapon durability was doubled.... and From never fixed it.
Now that was weapon degradation worth being annoyed with.
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It's insane to think that it was a 1993 game. It's pretty much Dreamcast level graphics and the DC didn't come out until 1998. I mean it had bilinear filtered texture mapping, first game ever to use it, and ran at 60 FPS. In 1993 we were all mostly playing Aladdin on the SNES and Megadrive, maybe muddling with early 3D on a 386 or 486 machine, maybe a 3DO or jaguar if you were unfortunate.
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