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bill wrote:

I feel the same way. While the Fuse ability does look pretty cool, it's not something I'm interested in tinkering with. I can see a lot of players spending hours and hours playing around with it, coming up with all sorts of unique combinations. But that's just not something I care to spend a lot of time on. I want to be actively playing the game.

Scott wrote:

I’m curious on what you mean by this. This was always going to be breath of the wild 2.0 no? It’s a sequel set in the same world that’s been altered with improvements. They could add full length dungeons, new abilities and it would still be 2.0 no?

I think I agree though with what you are saying that I hope they do more to distinguish it from botw but I think it’s going for the angle of improving and adding to the formula.

What are you hoping they add? I’d love to see large dungeons of old and some classic Zelda items such as hook shot

I don't see large classic dungeons given the new abilities. It looks like it's doubling down on the open world sandbox world (i.e. exploration is paramount with experimentation being a bigger focus). I'm pumped, plus I got my fork!

Edit: Looking at the world, I'm guessing more of the same. Mini-dungeons (shrines or equivalent) and a handful of medium dungeons (like divine beasts).

Shane12m wrote:

Not necessarily. I mean, most people figured this was the direction they would go, but it really wasn't confirmed until the first teaser trailer which came out June 2021. But even though we've known since then that they were re-using the same overworld from BotW, it wasn't clear just how different it was going to be. Now that we've gotten more glimpses from a few different trailers, it's looking more and more like not too much has changed. My hope was either 1) the landscape would be heavily altered, possibly from a long passing of time or some huge catastrophe, or 2) there would be some sort of dark/alternate version of the BotW Hyrule (the original cinematic trailer pointed toward this, IMO). Classic dungeons on top of that would be enough change for me.


What I really want is a Zelda game that's more like the older Zelda games in terms of progression, story, dungeons, etc. I would just want it to take place in a huge, interactive world like BotW, with most of the new stuff that game introduced. But, I've known for a while that it's extremely unlikely that they would steer too far off the direction that BotW took things. I mentioned earlier in the thread why classic dungeons really don't make sense in the type of Zelda game that BotW (and TotK) is. Most of the classic items are made irrelevant by the new abilities too. You don't need a hook shot when you can just climb and paraglide everywhere.

And that's a shame because the hook shot has always been one of my favorites.

Now that TotK is finally coming out, I think it's time for me to play BotW for the first time. Can you believe I haven't yet?

https://youtu.be/lktkMoh2IF4

Wouldn't it be badass if TotK had a one time entry to gerudo valley playing something similar to this? Red Dead Redemption did it masterfully with entering Mexico. Gave me chills. Won't happen, but great music.

Best Buy orders will include an art print:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/the-legend-of-zelda-t...

Better than the GS bonus. I'll switch over my pre-order for the CE if I see a chance, but don't expect it.

BloodPuppetX wrote:


I like the GS one better... but not buying it from GS with all their shenanigans.

I kinda want these. Not exactly sure why though 😅. If anyone happens to be getting these with the Japanese version, and wants to sell/trade them, please let me know.

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I kinda want them too lol If they were one of the US pre-order bonuses I would definitely go out of my way to get them. But I'm not gonna pay extra just to get them from Japan.

I debated it, but didn't see one with both spoon and fork

MrBean wrote:
It was an option on Amazon Japan. The pre-order had several options. One with a spoon, one with both, etc.

I would want it to actually use :)

Scott wrote:
What's funny to me is that the current price on Amazon Japan for the game + the spoon is actually cheaper than buying the US version of the game.

It's 7920 Yen, which is around 59-60 USD. The only reason I didn't order it is because I want the English version of the game.

If you're okay with the Japanese version of the game, uoud actually be saving yourself 10 dollars. (I didn't count shipping. Maybe it's free because it's directly from Amazon Japan? I don't know)

nonamesleft wrote:

Hrm, when I looked before only saw either or, not combo

Ah, spoon and fork require a big combo. Either all amiibos, both zelda, or bundled with a non CE switch. Silly.

Scott wrote:

If they wanted to, they absolutely could. The shrines in BotW didn't allow climbing. So the walls could be unclimbable and then have hookshot locations. Then you can use the hookshot to make travel easier in the overworld. It also appears as though they are getting rid of bombs...a bomb bag seems like a no brainer as a dungeon upgrade. How about instead of weapons that you use to get through the dungeon and fight the boss, you get special upgrades that you couldn't get elsewhere...things you don't need to get through the overworld portion of the game, but maybe something that makes life easier.

I don't know. It seems to me that if they wanted to add dungeons, they could figure it out. We KNOW that the 120 shrines and the 4 divine beasts will not be returning, so they HAVE to replace them with something. Even if they are not the traditional dungeons from previous Zeldas, I would still take something. Maybe mini-dungeons, each with some tough enemies at the end and then a larger dungeon in each of the game's big sections with a large and unique boss (similar to the divine beasts but none of this XXXblight Ganon crap).

I loved Breath of the Wild. I know people had legitimate complaints (weapon breaking system, empty overworld, lack of enemy variety), but the shrine similarity and 4 divine beasts with 4 generic bosses were easily my biggest issue. There is nothing unique about any of those things. I HATED the beasts, even more on my second playthrough. One of my favorite parts of BotW was the island where they take all your stuff away and you have to complete it with the items you find on the island. I would love to see more of places like that.

bonham2 wrote:

How do we know that?

Just over a month until the release date. Putting my gaming backlog, which I have been making progress on, to the side for this. Very much looking forward.

Odds we get more info prior to release day?

Real question is... Can we best HFW DLC + Jedi Survivor before TotK?

MrBean wrote:


DLC aside, Jedi Survivor comes out on the 28th of April. Are you really planning on getting it and beating it before May 12th?

mcorrado wrote:
I could see Nintendo possibly releasing a piece of particularly tantalizing info about the game shortly before the release date. Not that the game needs to rely on any more hype, but still.

nonamesleft wrote:

Tbh if I had a PS5, I could easily bang out Jedi Survivor in that time frame. When I get into a game like that, I go hard until the story's finished haha. Only took me a few days to beat Fallen Order.

nonamesleft wrote:

It's supposed to be 17-22 hours ... so a handful of dedicated sessions, it's doable!

Another preorder bonus, this one limited to 5000 apparently:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Tea...

BloodPuppetX wrote:

Feeb wrote:

That scroll looks pretty great! Thanks @BloodPuppetX @Feeb

Between the spoon from Japan, the wooden poster from GameStop, and this one, I've gotta say these are some pretty cool pre-order bonuses.

theJaw wrote:
When you say "a game like that," what do you mean? I actually haven't played any in the series. Is it that it's fast paced and you just don't want to put it down?

I canceled my console preorder. Only had it in case others missed out. It’s still up.

MrBean wrote:
Yeah, for sure. But where's the time? :)

Some days I find that the only way to get more stuff done is to purposely sleep less 😅

Feeb wrote:
Generous of you 👍🏻

Do you have a regular Switch?

nonamesleft wrote:

I have a base, a lite, an OLED, a monster hunter, a Diablo, an animal crossing, a hey pikachu… I have a switch closet..

nonamesleft wrote:

This is the way.

Late nights is about the only true time I get for gaming ... unless I'm a bad dad/husband (which happens ) and ignore the fam for gaming.

This upcoming madness of Zelda, Diablo, Final Fantasy ... is gonna be tough!

Feeb wrote:
Ha. Nice!

I almost bought the Pikachu one, particularly for that dock. I thought it would be good to have a dock that makes people smile when they see it. And the joycon color scheme matchup is good too.

At least you have no shortage of joycons. :)

That wall scroll bonus already sold out. Did you get one, @MrBean?

nonamesleft wrote:

Pretty sure I got the pikachu set from @MrBean

bill wrote:

Well, they haven't come out and said anything about that, but we've seen areas in the demonstrations where there were shrines they are now missing. We also have clearly seen that Link doesn't have the Sheikah Slate anymore, so he has no ability to open the shrines. They will have something to replace them, but it's interesting that were a month away and we still have no idea what those things are.

My theory/hope is that we're going to get a series of underground caves that we can get into because Ganon's magic created a powerful earthquake that opens these areas up. I can see those caves being similar in size to the shrines, and then the larger temples/dungeons being in the sky. We've seen a large building in the demo they could definitely be a large temple of sorts...but we still have no idea.

Happy bday @bonham2

BloodPuppetX wrote:


Thanks. I got in a pre-order before they sold out. Other than the fork and spoon, this is probably the best looking bonus so far though I'm worried it'll be tiny. Nice that they're actually limited and #'d 1-5k.

Was very close to doing the voucher program, but I like physical for obvious reasons.

BloodPuppetX wrote:

... just what I needed ... another pre-order to TotK ... haha, thank you, snagged one.

MrBean wrote:

I was going to offer mine if you didn't get one. So now I have both a standard and CE preordered, which I never do. But I like that scroll, so I'll just sell the game later.