Zelda Megathread: Tears of the Kingdom coming May 2023

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sirbeefalot: Aug 24, 2004; Fast Learner.; Fun Shoe

PureRok posted:

All the durability system makes me do use beeline the Hylian Shield and Master Sword.

The Hylian Shield is insane. I've taken like a dozen or more guardian blasts practicing parries, plus fought Ganon, plus just general fights, and its still going strong after 5-6 hours. The Master Sword should have durability like this.

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Bongo Bill: Jan 17, 2012

It does after you complete the Trials of the Sword.

# ? Jul 24, 2018 19:42

scary ghost dog: Aug 5, 2007

i only use the hylian shield to surf rough terrain (dont have my bike yet)

# ? Jul 24, 2018 21:55

The Bloop: Jul 5, 2004; by Fluffdaddy

scary ghost dog posted:

i only use the hylian shield to surf rough terrain (dont have my bike yet)

Ancient shields are like bitchin' hoverboards

# ? Jul 24, 2018 22:26

scary ghost dog: Aug 5, 2007

The Bloop posted:

Ancient shields are like bitchin' hoverboards

lol ya....but every shield breaks really fast if u surf on grass or dirt. only the hylian shield can really take it

# ? Jul 24, 2018 23:42

Zoran: Aug 19, 2008; I lost to you once, monster. I shall not lose again! Die now, that our future can live!

scary ghost dog posted:

lol ya....but every shield breaks really fast if u surf on grass or dirt. only the hylian shield can really take it

The ancient shield does not.

# ? Jul 24, 2018 23:45

big deal: Sep 10, 2017

I looked it up and the hylian shield has 800 durability, with the next few down (amiibo-exclusive, champion equipment, and ancient shield) having 90, 60, and 32
0_0

# ? Jul 24, 2018 23:57

scary ghost dog: Aug 5, 2007

b_d posted:

I looked it up and the hylian shield has 800 durability, with the next few down (amiibo-exclusive, champion equipment, and ancient shield) having 90, 60, and 32
0_0

surfs up

# ? Jul 25, 2018 00:58

Dictator.: May 13, 2007; #Blessed

sirbeefalot posted:

The Hylian Shield is insane. I've taken like a dozen or more guardian blasts practicing parries, plus fought Ganon, plus just general fights, and its still going strong after 5-6 hours. The Master Sword should have durability like this.

i've had it for close to 100 hours without breaking. ganon, all DLC, smaller sidequests and general fighting and messing around. no problemo.

# ? Jul 25, 2018 07:07

Jet Jaguar: Feb 12, 2006; Don't touch my bags if you please, Mr Customs Man.

Wow, I think I�m on my third Hylian Shield as I am particularly poo poo at parrying Guardian eye lasers.

Totally agree on the champion weapons being more durable. While diamonds aren�t terribly hard to acquire, some of the base weapons can be a pain to find.

# ? Jul 25, 2018 07:34

Dictator.: May 13, 2007; #Blessed

yeah. and the champion weapons aren't particularly strong. i like having the goron one on hand for the occasional talus though

# ? Jul 25, 2018 07:50

Amppelix: Aug 6, 2010

Amppelix posted:

The great eagle bow is one of the best bows in the game and totally worth remaking every time.

(other best bows include the ancient bow, and lynel bows with good bonuses like 5x or big attack up)

It shoots the farthest out of any shotgun bow, in fact it shoots father than most other bows. And the attack is no slouch.

# ? Jul 25, 2018 08:04

Runcible Cat: May 28, 2007; Ignoring this post

Jet Jaguar posted:

Wow, I think I�m on my third Hylian Shield as I am particularly poo poo at parrying Guardian eye lasers.

Totally agree on the champion weapons being more durable. While diamonds aren�t terribly hard to acquire, some of the base weapons can be a pain to find.

The only ones I bother with are Revali�s and Daruk�s, and they both have base weapons really close by. Isn�t that true of Urbosa and Mipha�s?

# ? Jul 25, 2018 12:32

maltesh: May 20, 2004; Uncle Ben: Still Dead.

Runcible Cat posted:

The only ones I bother with are Revali’s and Daruk’s, and they both have base weapons really close by. Isn’t that true of Urbosa and Mipha’s?

It is. The components for the other two can be found in their respective towns.

Edit: I stand corrected on the Gerudo Shield. Can't seem to find one of those inside the town that isn't currently being carried by an NPC.

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# ? Jul 25, 2018 14:07

ManSedan: May 7, 2006; Seats 4

So there are three big Zelda books, an Encyclopedia, the Historia, and an arts one. What�s the difference between the three?

# ? Jul 28, 2018 21:06

Nanigans: Aug 31, 2005; ~Waku Waku~

ManSedan posted:

So there are three big Zelda books, an Encyclopedia, the Historia, and an arts one. What�s the difference between the three?

The Encyclopedia (blue one, also has a gold cartridge special edition) is the best one because it easily has the most content. Super in depth book with encyclopedia entries for just about every character/location/item/enemy etc. in the series, as well as covering the overall lore. The art one (red book) is nice because...well, art. Good, high-res images from throughout the series history. The first book, Historia, (green book) focuses mostly on the overall history of the franchise both story-wise and in-real-life. It was the first to feature the official timeline and focuses on that. It is the shortest book and the easiest to skip unless you just want to have all three for the sake of posterity.

# ? Jul 29, 2018 18:14

PureRok: Mar 27, 2010; Good as new.

And the Encyclopedia has an updated timeline in it, so if that's what you were interested in then Historia is even less useful. Although, I like the presentation of the timeline better in Historia. Most games got nice little pictures, whereas in the Encyclopedia it's mostly just text (in this specific instance).

PureRok posted:

~~Looks like it's exactly the same~~ (Hyrule Historia left, Zelda Encyclopedia right):

E: Not entirely the same. There's a few additions (A Link Between Worlds was added). No BotW, though.

# ? Jul 29, 2018 21:24

Cojawfee: May 31, 2006; I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius

The titles should make it pretty clear.

# ? Jul 30, 2018 01:43

Gay Horney: Feb 10, 2013; by Reene

I feel like this game is missing some nice rear end dungeons

# ? Jul 30, 2018 02:18

Cojawfee: May 31, 2006; I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius

The game has two of those three words.

# ? Jul 30, 2018 02:32

ProjektorBoy: Jun 18, 2002; I FUCK LINEN IN MY SPARE TIME!; Grimey Drawer

eat the goddamn frog link

# ? Jul 30, 2018 10:36

DoctorWhat: Nov 18, 2011; A little privacy, please?

Huh, the Encyclopedia puts the Oracle games after Awakening rather than before. This conflicts with the ending of a Linked Oracle playthrough, where Link boards a raft, but aligns better with Link and Zelda not knowing each other in the Oracle games.

# ? Jul 30, 2018 11:49

SeANMcBAY: Jun 28, 2006; Look on the bright side.

DoctorWhat posted:

Huh, the Encyclopedia puts the Oracle games after Awakening rather than before. This conflicts with the ending of a Linked Oracle playthrough, where Link boards a raft, but aligns better with Link and Zelda not knowing each other in the Oracle games.

Is Oracle Zelda supposed to be different from LTTP Zelda? I know it�s supposed to be the same Link in LTTP, LA and the Oracle games.

# ? Jul 30, 2018 18:26

Lupus Rufus: Aug 11, 2008; Prepare for trouble!

And make it a double!

SeANMcBAY posted:

Is Oracle Zelda supposed to be different from LTTP Zelda? I know it�s supposed to be the same Link in LTTP, LA and the Oracle games.

That's the only thing that makes sense. No idea how, but that's like the only way it makes sense.

# ? Aug 1, 2018 03:08

MokBa: Jun 8, 2006; If you see something suspicious, bomb it!

In the early days of these threads, any timeline discussion would be met with a barrage of bad Zelda fan art/cosplay, posted by me to discourage pointless debate. Then Nintendo had to go and publish an official timeline. Still not convinced that wasn't just a huge troll on their part.

# ? Aug 1, 2018 17:22

Cojawfee: May 31, 2006; I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius

Great, now I have to get my Zelda timeline tattoo changed. AGAIN

# ? Aug 1, 2018 17:26

frodnonnag: Aug 13, 2007

MokBa posted:

In the early days of these threads, any timeline discussion would be met with a barrage of bad Zelda fan art/cosplay, posted by me to discourage pointless debate. Then Nintendo had to go and publish an official timeline. Still not convinced that wasn't just a huge troll on their part.

Every time the timeline comes up post a 'who the gently caress cares' image, but twice as big as the last time.

# ? Aug 1, 2018 17:29