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from what i remember, the easiest way to get them in bulk was actually just straight up buying them...they're cheap, so you can buy a ton buy just selling a couple gems

I remember there was an area with several bokoblins on horses who would shoot arrows at you. If you just stood in the same spot and looked down, most of the arrows wouldn't hit you and would just land on the ground. So you'd stand there for a little while, then run around and collect all the arrows that missed, and heal as needed. They may have patched it though. Your best bet it to check Youtube and look for more recent uploads.

Splatoon 3 Sizzle Season Announcement Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6mLdx4sVKw

There's a lot of stuff packed in here! The two brand new weapons look awesome! New PvP levels, new Salmon Run level, new catalog of course, and some new Challenge mode!

While I'm most excited for a new Salmon Run level, because that's my favorite game mode, that level looks SUPER cramped. I'm thinking it's going to be one of the more challenging levels, like Marooner's Bay.

Scott wrote:
I did this exact method many times to get arrows. I even marked off the area on my map with an arrow icon so that I knew here to go when I wanted arrows. But it was later on in the game.

@Kommie Here's a video for an earlier place in the game to farm arrows. (Otherwise, I think defeated enemies deop them sometimes)

Edit: oops, just realized I didn't put the link.

https://youtu.be/-Z-AnP4_SyY

Speaking with Game Informer, series producer Eiji Aonuma confirms that Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom's style will be the blueprint for future Zelda games. In explaining this, he compared it to the effect that Ocarina of Time had on the series in 1998.

So how do we feel about that?

Didn’t they say the same crap when BOTW came out? And isn’t TOTK just an extension of BOTW since it’s set in the same universe and has the same overall gameplay style just more enhanced and fleshed out?

PizzaTheHutt wrote:


Great! Can't wait for the Switch successor installment! They did it to Metroid, why not Zelda?


TalonJedi87 wrote:


Yes and yes.

I would like them to produce a new traditional 2-d Zelda, or farm it out to a good indie company. At least Blossom Tales is getting a sequel.

Nintendo just sent out an e-mail that Pac-Man 99 is leaving the Nintendo Switch Online service in October. If you buy the Deluxe DLC you can continue playing it offline against 99 CPUs.

I really miss Mario 35, wish they'd bring that back

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

The BOTW/TOTK style is pretty much what all the other 3D Zeldas were trending toward anyhow, there were just too many hardware limitations when they were released to make it happen. Even going so far back as OoT, they've all had a fairly "open world" vibe to them and, while still very linear games, always placed Link in large areas where you could more-or-less explore as you pleased until you completed your task. I'd say this is the natural evolution for what Nintendo always wanted for Zelda, and given the work put in, I can't blame them for sticking to this blueprint.

I will say that I'd like to see permanent weapons make a comeback. If other open world games can make it work, so can Zelda. Maybe mix some breakable weapons in there, but otherwise just have weapons that need to be upgraded over time to become more formidable as the story progresses/world opens up. I don't mind the breakable weapon shtick too much but in other games, I like to be able to try out a bunch and stick to my favorites. I don't necessarily need the small "survival" element in these games.

All that said, they better be talking solely 3D Zelda and not be suggesting there will never be another top-down 2D entry. I'm loving TOTK but playing it has already made me clamor for a traditional 2D Zelda too. Or even a more open world 2D Zelda could be cool, I just really hope they still release games with the classic vibe of the old school games. And keep them pixel art, not Link's Awakening remake style.

KCPenguins wrote:

Thank you for this info. I had no idea Blossom Tales existed. Looks like a blast, and cheap too !!!

Oh, they have definitely been building towards this. Look at Link Between Worlds. The fact that you could get weapons in any order and tackle dungeons in any order was definitely a precursor to this. It's also important to note that this is the realization of the original idea of The Legend of Zelda on NES. Dropping you into a huge open world where you can go almost anywhere if you are good/brave enough and tackle challenges in whatever order you choose.

bonham2 wrote:

In the original Zelda, you could clear the 8 standard dungeons and get to Ganon without ever picking up a sword.

You then have to quit or die because you need a sword to defeat Ganon.

You can do it in both the normal game and in the second quest.

So, Breath of the Wild. Do I really just have to wander around now and take pictures of landscapses now in order to progress the story?

Kommie wrote:


You don't need to progress the story, but if you want to see it then yes (or youtube it).

I don't even remember that part from the BOTW story, so it probably doesn't take too long. Although I do feel like BOTW and TOTK were created with the idea that players would want to explore and not just rush it, so that bit probably didn't seem so bad considering there's probably 600 things to discover in between each landscape.

KCPenguins wrote:


Blossom Tales II released last summer. I haven't tried it yet though.

Currently going to Zoras Domain. Is this the right way?

Kommie wrote:


There is no right way. You can go anywhere and do anything. Some areas are blocked by weather, but there are buffs you can make and armor you can earn/buy. Heck, you could go attack the end boss right now if you wanted to.

KCPenguins wrote:

I understand this concept. But clearly, I have never played this before and certainly can't go to the last boss right now.

Kommie wrote:

Generally speaking, Zora is viewed as the first "dungeon" in BOTW as the game basically tells you to go to kokriko village and Zoran domain is the closest divine beast from there. I also think so.eome in town mentions Zoran domain but I can't recall.

As another user pointed out, you don't have to. Turn around and go anywhere you'd like to go

My first play through I did Zora's first. My second playthrough I did it last.

I also did Zora's Domain first my first time. My second time through I went to Rito's Village first to get Revali's Gale.

Welp Nintendo announced Super Mario Advance 1, 2 and 3 (SMB2, SMW & Yoshi's Island) for NSO coming May 26th. Are you saying I should prioritize the GBA version of SMB2 for when I get around to giving it another go? Is it superior to the others?

I got the Master Sword! Only 5 Hearts.

Killed a Lion Dude

theJaw wrote:


Not in my opinion. Stick with the original or all stars version if this is your first play through.

Kommie wrote:
Nice. Those are like mini bosses almost. How'd you defeat it?

nonamesleft wrote:

Kommie is a dark souls fan.

A lynel is pretty tame in comparison

benstylus wrote:

Abusing the dodge flurry mechanic thing, made it mostly pretty easy

Saw this strategy for lynels to reduce weapon break and is a bit more engaging than waiting for flurry rush opportunities: https://youtube.com/shorts/1P6HBpH5xlc?feature=sha...

KCPenguins wrote:

Oh ok gotcha. Any specific reason?

theJaw wrote:


Due to the ratio of the GBA screen (3:2) compared to NES and SNES (4:3, standard TV back then) they had to make a choice to either compress the screen (distort the ratio), add bars reducing play area, or zoom in only giving you part of the screen. They chose to zoom in. Drives me nuts not having a locked screen. Like Super Mario Bros on GBC. They also added (albeit brief) awful voice acting to the bosses.

They added some good things, but the changes above make it nearly unplayable as a big fan of the game.

The physics are different between the original and SNES All Star version. Personally, admittedly nostalgia biased, I'd play the NES version. Like all 2-d Mario's back then, warps can significantly reduce the time to beat it if you get stuck.

benstylus wrote:
:) Ha.

Kommie wrote:
Yeah, that would do it. I guess you have good timing. You can't mess around with Lynels. One or two hits from them early in the game takes you out. So if you're utilizing the counter, there's little margin for error.

SwiftJAB wrote:

I love this strat. This is how I defeated silver lynels so quickly. I used to go around after every blood moon and fight all of the silver lynels to farm weapons and materials. I could usually defeat all of them in about 30 minutes, including travel time, mostly thanks to this trick. I had a really powerful Royal Guard's Claymore (around 118 I believe) that I kept in my inventory specifically for this. A few hits from that while mounted, then a few headshots after he flings you off (preferably with a x3 or x5 bow), did massive damage.

Scott wrote:


That was not the narration I was expecting... a middle-age waitress at a nearly southern diner sounding narrator.

lol

I forgot an important part of my process I described above. I had the fully upgraded Barbarian armor, and I always used dishes with the max attack power up boost.

Damn y'all went hardcore on BotW. I'm considering replaying it before TotK. I played it like 6 years ago or whenever it first came out. But i didn't do all this crazy ass armor stuff and going full out on gear, but still might consider getting back into it and moving into the new one

Tbh I’d recommend just playing the new one. You can do everything in TOTK that you can do in BOTW but way more, and the story is actually worthwhile on the new one (so far).

Yeah I put a lot of hours into it, like 235 in the end after DLC. I really liked cooking and spent a lot of time learning the best ways to cook all of the best dishes, and farming the materials so that I could always keep the best dishes in my inventory. I also fully upgraded all of the armor sets except for the ones that needed star fragments since those were so incredibly rare. Shouldn't be a problem in TotK though thanks to the duplication glitch.