OCH Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 As a fan of villains, I really don't like when they are purely comic relief. The boss fights are cool and make use of this games mechanics. The cutscenes around them are cringeworthy. It is funny that it took this quest, many hours into the game. To remind me that battery pack you carry since the beginning of the game, can be upgraded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Next session - The Finale Finally did the last thing in the underground: Spoiler The Spirit Temple (Weird that Josha says nothing when you 100% the underground. In fact nobody does??) Now everything "main quest" is done, save for Hyrule Castle. I did give one of the underworld redux fights a go. Finished it, but also remembered it was a bit boring. So I won't bother with the others. I've got an eclectic range of costumes and costume pieces now. Spoiler The Zelda 1 set gave a chuckle also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikman Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 On 18/06/2023 at 08:36, OCH said: As a fan of villains, I really don't like when they are purely comic relief. The boss fights are cool and make use of this games mechanics. The cutscenes around them are cringeworthy. It is funny that it took this quest, many hours into the game. To remind me that battery pack you carry since the beginning of the game, can be upgraded. I still haven't upgraded mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 3 hours ago, Pikman said: I still haven't upgraded mine You spend so much of the game nervously looking at the stamina meter and the charges on the battery pack. When you've maxed them out (or near, with the battery). It's amazing how much extra ground you can clear. When the battery pack is nearly full you don't really need the pocket batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikman Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 On 19/06/2023 at 16:34, OCH said: You spend so much of the game nervously looking at the stamina meter and the charges on the battery pack. When you've maxed them out (or near, with the battery). It's amazing how much extra ground you can clear. When the battery pack is nearly full you don't really need the pocket batteries. I really ought to Google it, lol. I also need to do something about the camera, but I also can't remember where to go, lol. I didn't yet use Google, kind of don't want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 13 hours ago, Pikman said: I really ought to Google it, lol. It happens so early in the game, it is easy to forget. The battery place (and Steward Construct) is on the first sky island you wake up on. Meanwhile... Hyrule Castle. I did want to finish this at some point this week. Then I got suckered into finishing an additional four side quests. Also unlocking all Great Fairies and subsequently falling down that rabbit hole. It's nice to actually be able to take a hit or two at this point. I was a little disappointed by the repeat fight in the castle. The build up was cool though. Decked out in new (strong) threads. I am really aiming to bring this to an end by the weekend.. At the latest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikman Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 On 21/06/2023 at 22:29, OCH said: It happens so early in the game, it is easy to forget. The battery place (and Steward Construct) is on the first sky island you wake up on. I do seem to have some extra batteries now, but I don't know how it happened. I did go to a sky island (way up north) and met a construct but we didn't chat 'batteries' 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Finale - Part 1: I was not prepared. 🤦♂️ I forgot the central environmental hazard of this game has been the Gloom. So of course it would be all over the final area and of course I would bring no recipes to offset this. Besides only really having health replenishing food doesn't help restore "dead" hearts. The final boss fight was fun. Fighting it with less than six hearts wasn't. On the plus side, the last two Lightroots are ticked off and the reward for completely mapping the underworld is a ...>Spoiler free< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiofloyd Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Work took over my life for a month but I finally turned on my Switch again and got back into this. It took a minute to relearn the controls. I love the minecarts you can use to whiz around the place. I was looking at the time my Switch friends have put into this and there’s a big variation. I’m still at the 5 hour mark so I’ll be playing catch up for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spatular Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 I did the same as OCH on the last boss so was using the portable cooking pots for the first time, didnt realise they only last for 1 meal/potion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Finale - Part 2: Soar long! Find Princess Zelda - Complete I was impressed. I haven't been impressed with a mainline Zelda since Twilight Princess. Is it perfect? No. Will I 100%? Absolutely not. I would like to see them take what they've learned from BOTW & TOTK and apply it to a more traditional (and creative) Zelda title in the future though. 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyKurosaki Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 My rental copy of this is on its way. Any advice for starting up? Never played Breath Of The Wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Do the main quest until you get the glider, and then turn off waypoints and just explore randomly. that's it. I mean ymmv but I think it's the best way to play IMO 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Sound advice. Also if you do get in a bind, don't google. It can ruin other stuff. We can likely help with specifics without spoilers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiofloyd Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Played some more today. Got the third ability, the ability to go up through solid surfaces. Very cool stuff. Also got the boots that protect against cold. Still under 10 hours but I suspect I’ll creep over that on my next play session. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiofloyd Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Got the next ability which follows hot on the heels of that one, and had fun flying the wing devices. The first time I flew one I went flying over the back of the Temple of Time, those babies can really go far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmark Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 I just did my first temple. The sky one. I was hoping afterwards that the whole environment would change Spoiler And I wasn’t disappointed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiofloyd Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 I love this game, it’s strangely therapeutic. Brings back a lot of memories for me as I was still settling into my new life in Japan when the first game came out. Breath of the Wild isn’t a game that I thought I needed a sequel to but I’m glad they’ve made one. I’ve enjoyed being back in Hyrule. From the lake I landed in I followed the road to the giant hole covered in miasma, beat up some goblins along the way, cleared a shrine, tamed a horse and now I’ve arrived at a Fort/town like area. I feel like these games are kindred spirits to Fumito Ueda’s games, which is probably the main thing I like about them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikman Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 This must be the first ever game where I have passed 50 hours without playing anything else and not felt bored once. I also love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Reading blakey's post in 'sacked it off' about how repetitive the combat is in this made me want to share these videos where I look for weird ways to fight stuff This is a very flexible game with really fun and hilarious enemy reactions (no spoilers, just big thumbnails) Spoiler I'll have to return to this at some point, kinda took it at far too slow a pace and made very little progress for my hour count Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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