illdog Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Despite my excitement for a new Zelda title I did have converns about ALBW's. I was a little worried about revisiting a classic naturally. More to the point, the video's I had watched didnt fill me with magic and wonder which was what I was expecting. Instead they looked a bit brown and the only differnce seemed to be that you could become a flat painting on a wall that could move. I had a little concern about that mechanic as well, it looked a bit free roaming, like the possibilities it could open up would be a bit too vast and uncontained if you know what I mean.90% of my concerns were aliviated in the first five minutes. You immediately notice the controls, so responsive and unresticted. The grahical style I wondered about looks really good in 3D. The gameplay isnt just a rehash, it manages to feel fresh and new and themusic sounds incredible through earphones.I did the intro, got to the first dungeon which I enjoyed and finally got access to the painting mechanic - final fear gone. They've just implemented it really well, I wont say too much about it incase you want to discover it for yourself but you know, it's cool.Ive only played an hour, got some other stuff to say but I gotta start work. My plan is to hammer this this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illdog Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 Man, this is ultra playable. Cool little twist: You can rent all the weapons from the original game. This weird rabbit dude moves in to your house with you and sets up shop there and for a smallish amount of rupees you can have what you want. The two dungeons I've done have made it obvious from the outset the main weapon you would need so it's not a case of buying everything and hoping for the best. It does help to have everything though. But... If you die, you lose everything you've rented. I died on the Gale dungeon boss, had to go back to my house, rent the tornado rod thing and go back to kick the bosses ass. Makes you want to play cautiously. But so far so really fucking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambob Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Yeah this is really really awesome. Would be so happy for this to keep being a series that is released on the system, so much they can do with the formula. I cant recommend it highly enough its definitely worthy of the scores its been receiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambob Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Got to agree that this should be up there, it's such a joy to play, really really enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illdog Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 Having two amazing games to play at once is a lovely problem. Just trying to juggle this and Mario and when its Zelda time ive been tying to do a dungeon per play. I'm on Lorule now, sticking to the formula of Link to the Past so there are seven dungeons representing seven sages. The first dungeon was brilliant, a real change of pace. The one I've just done wasn't as much fun but it was still good. I'm being vague because I don't want to give away locations or dungeon themes, half the fun is finding where to go next, I'm finding Lorule a real puzzle. This is a quality title, I do hope more people here give this a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illdog Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Ive just done the third dungeon in Lorule, as always i made a difficult task of a not too difficult job. I do like the dungeon design so far, they feel more compact than usual but still with a decent amount of brain scratching. Just got the Highrule shield and upgraded a few of the weapons i own and Ive saved outside dungeon number four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illdog Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 I finished this in the wee hours of this morning. The battery was flashing on my 3DS from the instant the boss fight started and i couldn't charge it but as luck goes I managed to see out the credits. This was a brilliant game, the dungeon design was great and I enjoyed every one. I forgot how great the music was in LttP and the remastered versions here are superb, especially the Sanctuary and in the woods. It feels like a real crime against gaming that only three of us seem to be playing it. Don't overlook it, its a massive fucking treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroed Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Christmas, man. Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambob Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 No games on Nintendo, everyone knows that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Tbf I don't think when people say that they're talking about the 3ds. And I also doubt there's many people denying that Nintendo make zelda games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spatular Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 just done the first 2 dungeons, well the first is like a tutorial so not sure it counts. but yeah, totally awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illdog Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spatular Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 did some more today, maybe 3.5 dungeons, still brilliant. bought some of my own stuff now instead of renting. got a bit stuck in the swamp temple, had a quick look at a guide and it was just me being silly, missed a door. edit - chicken dodge!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spatular Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 finished! wooooooo. really enjoyed it, seems really fast paced for a zelda game, probably took something like 12-15 hours. the dungeons were brilliant, as was the big puzzle-like overworld and the 3d effect. still loads of stuff to do mind, although not sure i will. i never upgraded anything except my sword once (where do you get the ore from? i only found 2 in big chests in dungeons) and didn't know how to upgrade the rest...except the first thing i did after finishing was go see the octipus thing looking for the little ones to see what my 41 would get me. lolz. 4 heart containers missing, no speed boots - i guess you get them from doing the race (i thought i might need them to win the race so didn't try.) and only 2 bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spatular Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikman Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Golly gosh this is lovely!! I am 2 dungeons in and only the screaming baby can stop me. I really need to make sure I stop missing out on some of these fantastic Nintendo titles! Nearly skipped this entirely, only got it on a deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I've been playing this over the weekend and I'm a couple of dungeons in to the other world. I've been enjoying it when I'm in the dungeons, everything else though... Maybe not everything else, but the overworld is terrible. It starts off a bit clunky, trying to get to places, but it's an adventure game, that's half the point. In lorule though I hate getting around, it seems like no one else really had problems but I think I'm missing items that would get me in to places, or even get me to places, but I've no idea where to find them Sitting at a computer with a guide in front of me really doesn't seem like the way to play this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illdog Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 You're a disgrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regemond Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Are you just generally insulting him, or was that specific to the way he's playing this game? Just so I know whether to join in or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illdog Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 This is an open place Reg, do what you like mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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