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Reinanigans posted:Wondering if anyone had thoughts on this. I assume that it's far enough into the future, and that the Triforce has been passed down through the royal bloodline long enough, that the family only knows about it as the "Sealing Power". I think they mention that Zelda's grandmother had the magic, and I think maybe her mother did, too, though that kind of confuses me as to how that bloodline is being passed down. It's also not really clear if the power Zelda was actually trying to awaken is at all related to the Hylia power from Skyward Sword. On another note, I really hope Nintendo eventually clears up the "Triforce-wielding monarchy" bit of the timeline. It'd be interesting to know how that works, like how it's passed down and what-not.
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Or we can continue to just enjoy the vague themes and imagery and sleep soundly at night.
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Wildtortilla posted:Finally at the Yiga hideout and I can confirm this really is some serious bullshit. I've been spotted through walls 3/3 failed attempts so far. This is the last thing between me and ending the game and I haven't been frustrated by anything yet. Never made it this far in a game and still had a near perfect opinion of it and this is really testing my patience. Go get a bunch of ancient arrows and gently caress those bastards up. 
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TFRazorsaw posted:so what happens if you shoot a cuccoo with an ancient arrow You die IRL
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grilldos posted:Or we can continue to just enjoy the vague themes and imagery and sleep soundly at night. Talking about them is a safe and fun way to enjoy them! andipossess posted:I assume that it's far enough into the future, and that the Triforce has been passed down through the royal bloodline long enough, that the family only knows about it as the "Sealing Power". I think they mention that Zelda's grandmother had the magic, and I think maybe her mother did, too, though that kind of confuses me as to how that bloodline is being passed down. It's also not really clear if the power Zelda was actually trying to awaken is at all related to the Hylia power from Skyward Sword. I thought the game was pretty clear about Zelda's power. People repeatedly reference Zelda having the "blood of the Goddess Hylia", which is a clear reference to the bit of lore established by Skyward Sword. When Impa tells the tale of what went down 10,000 years ago, she includes that bit in the legend. Zelda's mom had the sealing power as well as her grandma. In fact her mom was supposed to begin training her at age 7, but she died before she could start. That bit is from the King's journal in his hidden office in the Hyrule Castle library. acksplode fucked around with this message at 03:04 on Apr 11, 2017 |
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Before the bloodline of Hylia thing, wasn't it just that the three aspects of the triforce were bestowed upon the person who most embodied it in Hyrule at that time? Link, as the hero, was courageous, Zelda was wise because whatever, and "in a cruel joke by the goddesses" Ganon(dorf) got power because he was the baddest dude.
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For Ocarina, yes. Different games that had the triforce dealt with it differently.
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acksplode posted:Talking about them is a safe and fun way to enjoy them! While this is true, the legends seem to have conflated Hylia blood with the Triforce. One of the earliest instances you can see this is on the tapestry, which shows the Triforce next to Zelda using her magic, which is what everybody considers the "sealing power". And it's not like Triforce imagery is a part of Hylia's powers. As far as I know it's entirely a three goddesses thing. That still doesn't explain why Zelda's mom would have the sealing power, unless the royal family is into inbreeding. Her grandmother having the power could just be referring to her paternal grandmother.
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Copper Vein posted:It is kinda dumb that as soon as you get off the plateau, you can grab a pot lid and clear out every guardian around the castle with very little risk and no resources spent. 
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http://www.ign.com/videos/2017/03/23/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-using-a-pot-lid-to-destroy-guardians Looks like pot lid timed block reflects energy projectiles.. Very cool little easter egg!
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Randomosity posted:http://www.ign.com/videos/2017/03/23/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-using-a-pot-lid-to-destroy-guardians All shields do not really an easter egg just a game mechanic.
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Hello I just picked up this game and put 9 hours into it and boy is it as good as advertised. I've had fun clicking on random pages of this thread and seeing cool and fun things. Can't wait to play around more.
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Copper Vein posted:It is kinda dumb that as soon as you get off the plateau, you can grab a pot lid and clear out every guardian around the castle with very little risk and no resources spent. I'm pretty sure that "instantly dying if you miss hitting a small window of timing 100% over and over again" does not count as "very little risk" by any definition of the phrase. It is also very rad that if you're really good at it it's a thing you can do
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Any chance the crown could be matrilineal?
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So I loving love the way Hinoxes are designed. They're very 'big dumb giants in a kid's adventure story' in all the different ways you can interact with them. Such as:
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andipossess posted:That still doesn't explain why Zelda's mom would have the sealing power, unless the royal family is into inbreeding. Her grandmother having the power could just be referring to her paternal grandmother.[/spoiler] Sono posted:Any chance the crown could be matrilineal? That, or the Hyrule kings just have a habit of marrying whatever the most recent reincarnation of the goddess is whenever they pop up outside of the royal line
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Spergatory posted:So I loving love the way Hinoxes are designed. They're very 'big dumb giants in a kid's adventure story' in all the different ways you can interact with them. Such as: holy poo poo
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Yiga fort seemed easy to me. Just don't sprint or cross in front of them.
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Spergatory posted:So I loving love the way Hinoxes are designed. They're very 'big dumb giants in a kid's adventure story' in all the different ways you can interact with them. Such as: Not to mention if you do have to fight them, they do precisely what a "giant" would do:
I hadn't put the whole "giant from a children's fable" together but you're absolutely right and its awesome.
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They also trigger my "giant things" anxiety by catching up to you pretty quickly. It's rad.
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It's pretty much the cyclops from the Odyssey.
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Is anyone else playing this game "with" anyone? I really enjoy figuring out new things or finding something phenomenal and sharing it with other people playing the game. It helps that my SO is taking a ton of different time to push through the game, just like I am. Like I didn't even really know shield surfing existed until I had the majority of the game mapped. I now spend my time scouting out good surfing spots and marking them on my map  The Lobster posted:Bleh. I did everything fun and now I am left with only the unfun parts. Specifically Vah Nabooris. That has been my final Divine Beast for like two weeks because everything leading up to it is unfun, the beast itself is unfun, and the boss is unfun. I am like 4 pages too late for this but, wow, we could not be more different on this. The Gerudo area was absolutely impeccable. Front-to-back one of the most comprehensive and engaging portions I've ever played in a game. I honestly don't think I would change anything about it other than making it larger and making me spend even more time before I was "done" with it.
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Cojawfee posted:It's pretty much the cyclops from the Odyssey. I'm surprised there isn't a Hinox anywhere with a flock of sheep.
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fennesz posted:Is anyone else playing this game "with" anyone? I really enjoy figuring out new things or finding something phenomenal and sharing it with other people playing the game. It helps that my SO is taking a ton of different time to push through the game, just like I am. Like I didn't even really know shield surfing existed until I had the majority of the game mapped. I now spend my time scouting out good surfing spots and marking them on my map I'm playing with goon Silver Falcon who I know is lurking this thread (well, right at this moment she is asleep, but she has been lurking it) and it has been amazing fun. It's been my first introduction to streaming with somebody and it's definitely something I would like to do more often, hopefully with Silver but definitely with somebody. I don't have the setup to stream myself but commentating has been a blast. The only problem has been, my ISP seems to think I am using too much bandwidth...  Anyway, even playing with someone who lives 500-600 miles away has rocked. It's like I've gotten to play the game twice. And I bet none of you have ever hosed Link up from over 500 miles away but I sure have. We have similar yet different enough play styles that some very different stuff has happened in our games. Probably my favorite thing was when Silver discovered you could use the cannons in Death Mountain to take out enemy camps. I hadn't thought to do that at all. As far as the Gerudo thing goes, I liked the idea of it more than the execution. It was something I was happy to watch Silver do, but in my own game I just hated the idea of doing it myself. If I had any brothers or sisters I would have fobbed it off on them and stolen their Vah Ruta to do twice or something. (Edit: Or a spouse...  ) It's just personal preference. I wouldn't rate the game any lower for containing this section. It just makes me want to beat my head against a wall.
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Watermelon Daiquiri posted:Commenting and watching someone else play seems like itd be a load of fun It definitely is, only problem is stream delay. I probably look like a derp on her archive.
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Ursine Catastrophe posted:That, or the Hyrule kings just have a habit of marrying whatever the most recent reincarnation of the goddess is whenever they pop up outside of the royal line The goddess doesn't reincarnate as far as I recall. Her power is passed down via blood, hence Demise's curse toward the blood of the goddess and the soul of the hero. The implication is that the goddess's blood is passed through the royal family, kinda like the emperor of Japan. The royal line could be matrilineal, but I feel like the games have always implied the King to be ruling when he exists, especially in this game where it's implied he handled the preparation for Ganon. This applies to Zelda 2's backstory, A Link to the Past, OoT, and a lot of the spin-off games. Then again, that's probably because the queen is always dead/otherwise absent by the time we start each game. Maybe the eldest child rules? But there's only been one time where we know Zelda has a sibling and he ended up ruling by default due to his sister's, uh, predicament. Does the game ever explicitly tell us that the mother has powers? I know the King's diary says she would have taught Zelda, but that only implies she might have the power. Edit: Can we have, like, some Wars of the Roses style succession story in a Zelda game, please? Just Andi Now fucked around with this message at 07:34 on Apr 11, 2017 |
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Wait, Rock Octorocks can turn Rusty weapons into good weapons? That's neat.
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Jonas Albrecht posted:Wait, Rock Octorocks can turn Rusty weapons into good weapons? Yeah. I had to do it for a Korok seed because I couldn't find a specific shield
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Jonas Albrecht posted:Has anyone tried doing this with a weapon that is about to break? It doesn't do what you're implying.
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Jonas Albrecht posted:Has anyone tried doing this with a weapon that is about to break? Yes. It doesn't work with anything other than rusty weapons. Its also a great way to accidentally toss your mighty lynel sword into a pool of lava.
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FooF posted:Not to mention if you do have to fight them, they do precisely what a "giant" would do: It's kinda amazing how great all the miniboss enemies in Breath of the Wild are. Talus are fun, especially since they are the only (?) climbable enemy in the game; Modulga are fun, and they have probably the best music track in the entire game (!); Hinox are just plain fun to mess around with; that, and the skeletal variant too, which might as well count as its own variety. Not to mention Stalker Guardians and Lynels, which are some really scary and complex enemies that change how you approach your environment. I would buy DLC that's nothing but more boss types on the same level replacing several existing minibosses on the world map. Strange how the actual bosses are pretty lame in comparison. They look too similar, and you can't mess around with them nearly as much...
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andipossess posted:It doesn't do what you're implying. I suppose if it did, there would have been 6,000 youtube videos about it on March 4th. Internet Kraken posted:Yes. It doesn't work with anything other than rusty weapons. Its also a great way to accidentally toss your mighty lynel sword into a pool of lava. Gotta live on the edge.
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Torquemadras posted:Modulga are fun, and they have probably the best music track in the entire game (!) You kids like kazoos? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbR7wb7ezGg
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Jonas Albrecht posted:I suppose if it did, there would have been 6,000 youtube videos about it on March 4th. Really the only time it's super useful is that one island shrine quest. Most rusty weapons are half the game away from the nearest convenient rocktorok. Apropos of nothing, I am incredibly disappointed that Impa doesn't say anything new or interesting if you show up at her door with one of the divine beasts completed and the master sword strapped to your back.
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Ursine Catastrophe posted:Really the only time it's super useful is that one island shrine quest. Most rusty weapons are half the game away from the nearest convenient rocktorok. My Impa disappointment is that in the memory where Zelda has some Sheikah cart your dedbod off to the Resurrection Shrine, it's just two random rear end mooks and not Impa and Purah.
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