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Is this the catch-all Zelda thread? I can't find another. Anyway, Oracle of Ages is, like, super hard or I'm super stupid or both. I got my rear end handed to me repeatedly in the second dungeon (Wing Dungeon). Maybe it's because I just played and beat A Link Between Two Worlds without any help, but good lord, I will likely have to consult a FAQ soon.
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Seasons is an easier start for those two, but I don't recall anything early game that slowed me in the earlier dungeons (...That I played when they came out 10+ years ago.) Step away from it and come back.
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Nov 14, 2016 20:18
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The hardest dungeon was the one in ages with that drat cane that makes blocks. I hated that giant cloud boss.
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Nov 14, 2016 20:29
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SeANMcBAY posted:I'll be very surprised if the Switch version doesn't come out on the same day as the system. I'm wondering if the WiiU version is going to be the same (probably) but have framerate and slow down issues when the screen is going explosion crazy, while the Switch hardware will be superior enough to run it smoothly.
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Nov 14, 2016 21:15
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pentyne posted:I'm wondering if the WiiU version is going to be the same (probably) but have framerate and slow down issues when the screen is going explosion crazy, while the Switch hardware will be superior enough to run it smoothly. Probably but I don't expect the Switch version to be a massive improvement like be in 60FPS or something.
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Nov 14, 2016 21:21
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I'm thinking of grabbing Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages. I know that the two of them link up somehow to form one big long story, which is part of the appeal for me. Without spoiling any aspect of the game, is their an ideal order in which to play them, or at least any difference in the story/gameplay for each order?
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Nov 14, 2016 21:37
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Alec Eiffel posted:Is this the catch-all Zelda thread? I can't find another. Anyway, Oracle of Ages is, like, super hard or I'm super stupid or both. I got my rear end handed to me repeatedly in the second dungeon (Wing Dungeon). I did the exact same thing except with Seasons after LBW. It's a harder game for sure. I've died probably at least as much as I did in my last playthrough of the original Zelda, which was a lot, as I am old and bad at video games and I hadn't played the original in at least ten years. Had to look up a guide for Seasons as well, I want to say like three times so far.
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Nov 14, 2016 21:41
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I find Seasons and Ages both to be fairly difficult compared to the Nintendo designed games. They do a pretty poor job of sign posting where you should be going and lots of the game revolves around talking to someone, flagging something in the world, and then retalking to an NPC to restart the cycle. I've beaten both but I've also had to use a guide a number of times to simply figure out which NPC I have to now talk to in order to proceed. This all applies to Minish Cap too. Good looking games with good dungeons but overworlds that miss what make a Zelda game truly great, in my opinion.
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Nov 14, 2016 21:45
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Alvarez IV posted:I'm thinking of grabbing Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages. I know that the two of them link up somehow to form one big long story, which is part of the appeal for me. Without spoiling any aspect of the game, is their an ideal order in which to play them, or at least any difference in the story/gameplay for each order? It doesn't really matter I believe Seasons then Ages is canon. I also think that way fits better from a gameplay perspective.
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Nov 14, 2016 21:45
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SeANMcBAY posted:Probably but I don't expect the Switch version to be a massive improvement like be in 60FPS or something. i thought they said it would run at 60 fps
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Nov 14, 2016 21:47
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No they haven't said anything about it being different.
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:I find Seasons and Ages both to be fairly difficult compared to the Nintendo designed games. They do a pretty poor job of sign posting where you should be going and lots of the game revolves around talking to someone, flagging something in the world, and then retalking to an NPC to restart the cycle. I've beaten both but I've also had to use a guide a number of times to simply figure out which NPC I have to now talk to in order to proceed. This all applies to Minish Cap too. Good looking games with good dungeons but overworlds that miss what make a Zelda game truly great, in my opinion. You're not alone. When I got my ("old") 3DS I immediately bought Ages, Seasons, and Link's Awakening, and then I bought the combo Nintendo Power guide to the former two because I remembered how opaque they were from when I was a lad. I don't recall that problem with Link's Awakening, which is good because all of the strategy guides for it are pricey. I know that there is the Internet, but I kind of have a Zelda game & guide collection going.
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https://arcadegirl64.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/rumor-breath-of-the-wild-will-not-be-released-in-march/ here's hoping for things to smooth out real fast now...
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JustJeff88 posted:I know that there is the Internet, but I kind of have a Zelda game & guide collection going. Don't even get me started. I have contemplated spending upwards of $150 on the hardcover version of the Link Between Worlds walkthrough because it's the only one I never bought. I have that stupid (cool) treasure set collection of guides too, I am bad with money.
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ArmyOfMidgets posted:https://arcadegirl64.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/rumor-breath-of-the-wild-will-not-be-released-in-march/ This seems to be based on the assumption that they would need to wait until localization is done for game testing, there's no reason that would be the case. Most trading related directly to the localization script could be done in unit testing.
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SeANMcBAY posted:Probably but I don't expect the Switch version to be a massive improvement like be in 60FPS or something. I thought that was what the difference was supposed to be? E: greatn posted:No they haven't said anything about it being different. Seriously, I thought this was brought up in the thread earlier, pretty much as the only real difference. ...? Rama of Ra fucked around with this message at 04:50 on Nov 15, 2016 |
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Nov 15, 2016 04:46
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It was an assumption. Noone knows if or how the two versions will differ.
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ArmyOfMidgets posted:https://arcadegirl64.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/rumor-breath-of-the-wild-will-not-be-released-in-march/ who is this person and why are they a reliable source?
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TFRazorsaw posted:who is this person and why are they a reliable source? Emily Rogers. She was pretty much spot on in regards to the NX/Switch rumors.
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Nov 15, 2016 05:54
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wasn't a lot of her stuff inaccurate?
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TFRazorsaw posted:wasn't a lot of her stuff inaccurate? No, not really.
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greatn posted:This seems to be based on the assumption that they would need to wait until localization is done for game testing, there's no reason that would be the case. Most trading related directly to the localization script could be done in unit testing. Localized text can run over into more or fewer text boxes, as well as general formatting issues (sentences running outside the text box, etc). With how big BotW is with incidental text for all that gear, they really do need localization done before testing.
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Earnestly posted:No, not really. I could have sworn there was a list of games and stuff for the Wii U that never materialized. Like a Mother 3 localization.
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TFRazorsaw posted:I could have sworn there was a list of games and stuff for the Wii U that never materialized. That was probably more due to that Earthbound Zero release turning up relatively out of nowhere.
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TFRazorsaw posted:I could have sworn there was a list of games and stuff for the Wii U that never materialized. That was just about the only thing she got wrong. She's gotten a poo poo ton of things right since then. I made a post about it earlier if you're curious Also I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo is waiting to test BOTW until the localization is finished. They're like the only major gaming company nowadays who cares about releasing games as bug-free as possible. They wouldn't want to introduce a bunch of jew variables halfway through testing. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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TFRazorsaw posted:I could have sworn there was a list of games and stuff for the Wii U that never materialized. Rockstar will make games for the wii-u Soul Calibur V and GTAV will be a launch title for the wii-u You'll be able to have a girl link in BotW Mother 3 Those come to mind but believe what you want I guess. Even if it was someone with a spotless record I'd have doubts on BotW personally, it just seems like too big of a game to let get pushed back as it's kind of a huge selling point for the switch as far as I'm aware, like yeah there's going to be a stream early next year but I can't imagine anything else matching the hype that BotW has going for it at the moment. ThisIsACoolGuy fucked around with this message at 09:06 on Nov 15, 2016 |
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youcallthatatwist posted:They wouldn't want to introduce a bunch of jew variables halfway through testing. I know this is a typo.
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youcallthatatwist posted:That was just about the only thing she got wrong. She's gotten a poo poo ton of things right since then. I made a post about it earlier if you're curious I work for a software developer, and am close enough to the localization efforts (literally, the woman coordinating the internationalization bugs is the next desk over) to know that... no, you absolutely do not want to leave testing until that late. First of all, these days stuff like text strings are relatively contained anyway, so localization introducing new bugs is relatively rare. More often you're testing things like text wrapping and font consistency, and in games possibly some model/texture work (how much depends on the game, I don't see Zelda having anything that'd need that) and often new voice work (moot point here, Zelda doesn't localize its voicework). There are certainly bugs that'll crop up during localization, but we're not going to run into those. There wouldn't be 'a bunch of new variables halfway through testing' with localization, it's basically just changing a bunch of labels. You wouldn't be changing the internal variable names to German or whatever. Second... that's a lot of game to leave until after localization. There aren't many games that are text-heavy enough that the package post-localization is a whole lot bigger than before. Visual novels and JRPGs, maybe, but even then you'd want to make sure it all runs smoothly in its native language, because even if localization did gently caress things up somehow by like, the Arabic alphabet accidentally overwriting other code or something, there's still a lot of game that would not be affected by that that can't afford to have its testing delayed by it. poo poo, if localization somehow does cause a bug, it actually helps a lot to know that it worked beforehand. Cleretic fucked around with this message at 09:33 on Nov 15, 2016 |
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TFRazorsaw posted:wasn't a lot of her stuff inaccurate? She was the primary source of the girl Link rumours.
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Someday, Linkle, you'll get your own game. probably in the style of Linkle and Tingle's Wild Ride, but it'll happen.
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Rexroom posted:She was the primary source of the girl Link rumours. Just realized what the girl buttons on the leaked NX controller were supposed to do
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So some weird Legend of Zelda news today. Nintendo is partnering with Scrap to do a LoZ Escape room. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyxHSGPIxy8 http://scrapzelda.com/ Of course it's not coming reasonably close to me but for those of you close to the 8 cities it is coming to go have some fun with up to 6 people. Hey Fingercuffs fucked around with this message at 15:12 on Nov 16, 2016 |
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Hey Fingercuffs posted:So some weird Legend of Zelda news today. Nintendo is partnering with Scrap to do a LoZ Escape room. I'll just keep the first small key I get instead of using it up and break the puzzles in half
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Hey Fingercuffs posted:So some weird Legend of Zelda news today. Nintendo is partnering with Scrap to do a LoZ Escape room. oh nice it's in my city -- let me see if I can get some coworkers to go. any goons in SF want to team up?
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Nov 16, 2016 17:33
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Dang, nowhere even in the southeast at all.
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Phimosissy posted:Dang, nowhere even in the southeast at all. Yeah I'm in Virginia and even though a New York trip is possible logistically it's not gonna happen anytime soon for me. It is weird that the Southeast literally gets ignored here. Especially since the talks of having a Nintendo section of Universal at some point.
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What's the most accessible recent Zelda? I'm getting my gf a 3DS for Christmas, and I think a Zelda game would be a good choice.
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Megasabin posted:What's the most accessible recent Zelda? I'm getting my gf a 3DS for Christmas, and I think a Zelda game would be a good choice. Without question, A Link Between Worlds. The Ocarina and Majora remakes are both excellent, but with the 3D gameplay and more complex overall structure, I couldn't recommend them of ALBW.
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Megasabin posted:What's the most accessible recent Zelda? I'm getting my gf a 3DS for Christmas, and I think a Zelda game would be a good choice. Link Between Worlds is the most recent game that isn't a remake or offshoot, it's fantastic and arguably one of the best in the series. If the top down style doesn't appeal to her, Ocarina of Time 3d is a good choice. Majora's Mask is great of course but probably less accessible.
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Hey Fingercuffs posted:So some weird Legend of Zelda news today. Nintendo is partnering with Scrap to do a LoZ Escape room. This is really dope. I've always wanted to try a room escape game, and I live in an actual city people live in, so I can get to one of these super easy. Oh, and in the purchase screen you can even see how many tickets are left for each hour. That's nice 
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