spatular Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 so yeah, it's an old zelda (gb/gbc) game given new graphics, and some other changes i guess, not sure what they've changed, there's a make your own dungeon thing, and i guess any changes in the colour version (which i haven't really played) will be in there. this is one of my early gaming memories and one of my favorite zelda games, but haven't played it in a long time so not sure what i'll think of this new version. there's some stuff/puzzles that were pretty annoying in the original version which seem to have some more hints on what to do in there now (keep the sound on - the music is ace anyway) but it still seems like it could be pretty easy to get stuck, and it's hard for me to say as i do remember some stuff from playing it before. i've done the first 2 dungeons and they're pretty short and easy other than a few bits, and think i'm on one of the best bits of the game where you get Spoiler bow wow (a chain chomp) as a companion and it's brilliant as he destroys enemies and finds hidden stuff, but i'm supposed to give him back now but i don't want to so been exploring and finding seashells. iirc the difficulty picks up. the graphics are completely different, i think the new look is pretty cool, there's some framerate problems, as in it's not completely smooth but it's not really affected me. and yeah i'm enjoying it. anyone else get it, hows it going? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellow Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I'll be picking it up today. For me it will be a new Zelda experience, so it's a big deal in a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Bellow I got you something in case you get stuck finding the sword https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-09-20-zelda-links-awakening-walkthrough-guide-6812 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellow Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Luckily, I actually prefer confusion and disorientation when I'm gaming. And having a sword just makes things too easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I've done the first couple of dungeons and honestly couldn't tell if they have changed anything either. Are those owls in the dungeons new? I love the look of the environments, it all just looks like a diorama that you can reach into. Octopath Traveller had a similar feel but like a pop up book. The character designs remind me of Miis though so fuck them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Owls were in the original. You drop magic powder on them and they give you hints? Or maybe you find beaks in the dungeons, I can’t remember. Another likeness to MM as well, now I think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Yeah you find a beak in each dungeon and pop it right in their stupid fucking beakless owl faces, idiots. I loaded the original up on my 3DS earlier and it's the same there with their beak amnesia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellow Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 I've died more in this in the first hour than in 115 hours of Breath of the wild. Link's Awakening? More like Link's souls, if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 @bellow a good tip for playing this game is don’t get hit by enemies because that will deplete your health and when your health hits 0 you die. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellow Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Enemies, shmenemies. My last death was at the hand of a water lily. Vicious bastard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Guess I need to play this sometime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 26 years between the original Links Awakening and this one. 26 years between the end of Twin Peaks and the Return... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellow Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Need to find my old school shoes for some of this nonsense. I mean I knew I needed some bananas. I knew where to get them and what was required to barter for them. But the rest of that sequence was fecking obscure, to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 That part of the trading game I remembered so wasn’t a problem. Now I’ve got honey and I can’t remember what to do with it. I’m sure it will reveal itself. I just finished up level 3 and this is where my experience with the game starts to run dry. I’ve got up to this point a lot of times on the GBC version but only completed the game twice before so I have vague memories of what to expect but this is where the game begins for me, really. It’s awesome as fuck, though. I haven’t played a ‘classic’ style Zelda game for so long that doing this again is really a lot of fun. It looks great, too. Maybe the fog on the outer edges is a bit much but once I start getting into it I’m only looking at the centre of the screen anyway. Also when you fall down a pit and just sharply reappear it’s the only thing I’ve spotted that seems ‘out’ with the rest of the game. It’s just a very odd transition. Anyway, I love this game and I love this version of it. I wish they had repackaged in the original, too. Maybe as a separate mode or something. Not that it’s really needed but just for the extra nostalgia squeeze. @bellow I haven’t died yet and got so many hearts now I probably won’t so you’ll have to tell me what happens ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellow Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Well, you sort of come back to life again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 What about the shame, though, what’s that like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellow Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Awkwardly arousing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 ? Okay, that bit I don’t need to know about EDIT: Do you know what old game would suit this kind of upgrade and this very particular art style? Earthbound. They should do that (And maybe make it easier no JRPG boss has beat me down like the boss at Fourside) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellow Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 And yet I feel the need to divulge.... Oh, this game is so beautiful. Why isn't everyone on the forum playing it? Why, I say? It's just so shiny and perfect. And even though it's tiny, it feels huge. Like the opposite of Red dead redemption 2.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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