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Topic The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

nonamesleft

27-Dec-2022(#1)

Currently has a May 12 2023 release date. That's just over 4 months away. That's not so far, but there isn't that much known about it.

Here's a video that has the reveal trailer and other info that has so far been released.

https://youtu.be/30DPu43_Uko

Is it unusual for such an anticipated title that's only several months away to not have much known about it?

I don't usually follow games along their pre-release stages, so perhaps a lack of info is standard.

Personally, I'd rather a lack of info when it comes to games that I plan on playing. I don't care for spoilers, or to watch every trailer that comes out.

I'd have thought there'd be more out about it though. But again, I don't usually follow along with the progress of game development.

Definitely a game I'm looking forward to though.

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Scott

25-Jan-2023(#81)

I enjoyed the Shrines quite a bit, but didn't care for the Divine Beasts. Traditional dungeons + shrines would be perfect.

bill

* 25-Jan-2023(#82)

Yeah, I'd be OK with both shines and dungeons.

I actually enjoyed Divine Beasts more in this recent replay. They are a little bit like a dungeon. The controls that shift the beast to allow you to solve them was an enjoyable mechanic too. The boss battles seemed very easy this time around, though I'm OK with that.

KCPenguins

25-Jan-2023(#83)

The boss battles was probably my biggest complaint. I didn't care for fighting black gas 5 times as the main bosses, but the divine beasts were interesting as they each had similar stages throughout. They seemed like a good entry for something that could be better.

nonamesleft

31-Jan-2023(#84)

bill wrote:

> Yeah, I'd be OK with both shines and dungeons.

> I actually enjoyed Divine Beasts more in this recent replay. They are a little bit

> like a dungeon. The controls that shift the beast to allow you to solve them was

> an enjoyable mechanic too. The boss battles seemed very easy this time around, though

> I'm OK with that.

When I first experienced the Divine Beast mechanics, I was blown away by the ingenuity, not to mention the sheer size of the things.

MrBean

3-Feb-2023(#85)

Where's the collector's edition?!

https://www.ign.com/articles/legend-of-zelda-breat...

nonamesleft

* 3-Feb-2023(#86)

MrBean wrote:

> Where's the collector's edition?!

> https://www.ign.com/articles/legend-of-zelda-breat...

Yeah, I'm really hoping I can get that collector's edition that they're most probably going to announce.

Remember the days when we could simply go to a local store and buy the new stuff that came out, instead of having to hope that someone doesn't grab it online .28 of a second quicker than you? You could even pre-order at a store. Now sometimes the stores can't even take your in-person pre-order because their inventory was sold out online.

Some things were much simpler back then. And back then doesn't even have to be way back. Even 10-12 years ago was a lot different than now in certain ways.

nonamesleft

* 8-Feb-2023(#87)

Supposedly the game will retail for $70.

In general I don't get games on release day anyway, with my gaming backlog being pretty full, so I don't mind waiting for a gradual price drop or good deal. But there are certain games, such as Tears of the Kingdom, that I've been looking forward to and would like to play sooner rather than later. We'll see what happens.

MrBean

8-Feb-2023(#88)

Yah, kicking myself for not grabbing it while it was cheaper ... oh well, it'll be worth it, all 5+ copies I end up buying, haha.

bill

8-Feb-2023(#89)

Nintendo does not drop the price on their in-house games much. So, waiting for a cheap price isn't a great strategy and buying day 1 isn't much worse than you'd pay later anyway.

I tried playing a little Skyward Sword... ugh, the controls (particularly the camera control) are so awkward. It made me appreciate botw even more. It feels like they worked out the controls for botw better than other 3D zelda games. Tears should be good too.

Scott

8-Feb-2023(#90)

bill wrote:

> I tried playing a little Skyward Sword... ugh, the controls (particularly the camera

> control) are so awkward. It made me appreciate botw even more. It feels like they

> worked out the controls for botw better than other 3D zelda games. Tears should

> be good too.

I tried starting up a game of SS a few months ago but ended up not sticking with it. I don't remember what it was about the controls, but I remember really not liking them.

nonamesleft

* 8-Feb-2023(#91)

bill wrote:

> Nintendo does not drop the price on their in-house games much. So, waiting for a

> cheap price isn't a great strategy and buying day 1 isn't much worse than you'd pay

> later anyway.

I see. Yeah, you're right. The big titles don't usually get discounted for awhile. Sometimes they do around the holidays or black Friday, or a store running a b2g1.

That being said, the $70 price tag hurts a little more. $70 isn't the end of the world, but to me $60 was accepted as the current standard and it seemed to "fit" somehow for a AAA game. $70 though? The number just sounds like a bit too much for a game.

Will I still buy the game? Probably. But I'll be just a bit less excited than I would have been. It's a damper on the perceived experience.

nonamesleft

8-Feb-2023(#92)

MrBean wrote:

> Yah, kicking myself for not grabbing it while it was cheaper ... oh well, it'll be

> worth it, all 5+ copies I end up buying, haha.

5 copies? I'm guessing you mean the regular game, the edition that comes with an art book, the cool European Steelbook Edition, and the Extreme Edition that comes with a replica of Link's hand glider

Oh, wait, that's 4 copies. What's the fifth?

nonamesleft

* 8-Feb-2023(#93)

@Scott @bill

You both mentioned the controls of Skyward Sword not being to your liking. Were they better than the inverted controls of

Wind Waker? Just felt very off to me. I can't quite figure out why Nintendo did that.

Scott

8-Feb-2023(#94)

Pretty sure I've told you this before but you can switch to non-inverted in Wind Waker HD. I do hate inverted controls, but this was different. Again, I can't remember exactly what my issue was with SS, I just remember something about the controls being very awkward.

nonamesleft

8-Feb-2023(#95)

Scott wrote:

> Pretty sure I've told you this before but you can switch to non-inverted in Wind

> Waker HD. I do hate inverted controls, but this was different. Again, I can't remember

> exactly what my issue was with SS, I just remember something about the controls being

> very awkward.

You have told me that. I meant the

version specifically.

MrBean

* 8-Feb-2023(#96)

nonamesleft wrote:

> MrBean wrote:

>> Yah, kicking myself for not grabbing it while it was cheaper ... oh well, it'll

> be

>> worth it, all 5+ copies I end up buying, haha.

> 5 copies? I'm guessing you mean the regular game, the edition that comes with

> an art book, the cool European Steelbook Edition, and the Extreme Edition

> that comes with a replica of Link's hand glider

> Oh, wait, that's 4 copies. What's the fifth?

I lied, 7.

1. Digital
2. Standard (opened)
3. Standard (sealed)
4. Special (sealed)
5. Masters (sealed)
6. Explorers Edition (sealed)
7. Explorers Edition + map version (sealed)

Wait wait wait, is there a European Steelbook!? I got that for Links Awakening ... don't tell me there's one for BotW ... must Google ...

Stumbled on this, not official I'm assuming? https://ifantasybox.com/products/the-legend-of-zel...

nonamesleft

* 8-Feb-2023(#97)

MrBean wrote:

> nonamesleft wrote:

>> MrBean wrote:

> |>> Yah, kicking myself for not grabbing it while it was cheaper ... oh well, it'll

>> be

> |>> worth it, all 5+ copies I end up buying, haha.

>> 5 copies? I'm guessing you mean the regular game, the edition that comes

> with

>> an art book, the cool European Steelbook Edition, and the Extreme Edition

>> that comes with a replica of Link's hand glider

>> Oh, wait, that's 4 copies. What's the fifth?

> I lied, 7.

> 1. Digital

> 2. Standard (opened)

> 3. Standard (sealed)

> 4. Special (sealed)

> 5. Masters (sealed)

> 6. Explorers Edition (sealed)

> 7. Explorers Edition + map version (sealed)

> Wait wait wait, is there a European Steelbook!? I got that for Links Awakening ...

> don't tell me there's one for BotW ... must Google ...

> Stumbled on this, not official I'm assuming? https://ifantasybox.com/products/the-legend-of-zel...

I was honestly making up various editions to try to reach 5. The ones you mentioned are officially announced?

MrBean

8-Feb-2023(#98)

nonamesleft wrote:

> I was honestly making up various editions to try to reach 5. The ones you mentioned

> are officially announced?

Oh, ok cool, haha. Those are what I own for BotW.

No idea what TotK will do, safe to assume they'll do something similar ... and probably a console.

nonamesleft

8-Feb-2023(#99)

MrBean wrote:

> nonamesleft wrote:

>> I was honestly making up various editions to try to reach 5. The ones you mentioned

>> are officially announced?

> Oh, ok cool, haha. Those are what I own for BotW.

> No idea what TotK will do, safe to assume they'll do something similar ... and probably

> a console.

I don't know what exactly it is about these gaming related things that gets me excited, but they just do.

benstylus

8-Feb-2023(#100)

nonamesleft wrote:

> bill wrote:

>> Nintendo does not drop the price on their in-house games much. So, waiting for

> a

>> cheap price isn't a great strategy and buying day 1 isn't much worse than you'd

> pay

>> later anyway.

> I see. Yeah, you're right. The big titles don't usually get discounted for awhile.

> Sometimes they do around the holidays or black Friday, or a store running a b2g1.

Someone will list it here for $50-$55 within a couple weeks after it releases.

Be patient and all the popular new games end up available here

KCPenguins

8-Feb-2023(#101)

I bought BotW (Switch) the July after it's release for $40 on here.

Scott

8-Feb-2023(#102)

It's not uncommon for a game to go on sale right around it's release. Sometimes you can lock it in $10 cheaper even before it releases. Other times, there's a sale just shortly after it's out.

Kommie

8-Feb-2023(#103)

Best Buys internal site says $69.99 for price. Nintendo are smoking crack for charging that for their ancient tech.

Scott

8-Feb-2023(#104)

ancient lol

Kommie

8-Feb-2023(#105)

It can barely run some games at 30 fps.

Look at the recent Pokémon games.

benstylus

8-Feb-2023(#106)

Kommie wrote:

> It can barely run some games at 30 fps.

> Look at the recent Pokémon games.

I blame Game Freak and poor code optimization for that, not the Switch hardware. There are games that look much better that also run much more smoothly.

Scott

8-Feb-2023(#107)

nah, Nintendo bad

Kommie

8-Feb-2023(#108)

benstylus wrote:

> Kommie wrote:

>> It can barely run some games at 30 fps.

>> Look at the recent Pokémon games.

> I blame Game Freak and poor code optimization for that, not the Switch hardware.

> There are games that look much better that also run much more smoothly.

Considering they only develop for one system it's pretty pathetic they can't make it play at a stable framerate.

MrBean

8-Feb-2023(#109)

https://youtu.be/fYZuiFDQwQw

KCPenguins

8-Feb-2023(#110)

Honestly not a fan of the second trailer. Will wait for the mini direct.

MrBean

8-Feb-2023(#111)

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/162345563975318...

bill

8-Feb-2023(#112)

Most game trailers are all cutscenes. What matters to me is gameplay, what it's like to actually play it.

Sun

8-Feb-2023(#113)

Glad I just put in a pre-order at Amazon yesterday for $59.99 before they hiked it up.

theJaw

8-Feb-2023(#114)

Friggin bummed about the price tag. Game looks incredible but I just can’t justify dropping $70 on a video game.

KCPenguins

8-Feb-2023(#115)

Why is Pikmin 4 coming out in July $60?

Kommie

8-Feb-2023(#116)

KCPenguins wrote:

> Why is Pikmin 4 coming out in July $60?

The Zelda tax!

MrBean

8-Feb-2023(#117)

theJaw wrote:

> Friggin bummed about the price tag. Game looks incredible but I just can’t justify

> dropping $70 on a video game.

A $10 hike I think is valid for a game like this. I mean, all games are gonna be $70 soon enough anyway.

theJaw

8-Feb-2023(#118)

KCPenguins wrote:

> Why is Pikmin 4 coming out in July $60?

I imagine Nintendo views Zelda as more of a tentpole franchise for them and knows the fanbase will drop the extra money on that as opposed to a new Pikmin, so they’re using it as the first step in the $70 transition. It seems the entire industry is heading that direction but, like this example, seem to be easing the gaming community in slowly so that it doesn’t seem like it was a huge overnight shock.

BloodPuppetX

8-Feb-2023(#119)

GS has it back up for $59.99...this is so confusing!

theJaw

8-Feb-2023(#120)

MrBean wrote:

> A $10 hike I think is valid for a game like this. I mean, all games are gonna be

> $70 soon enough anyway.

Yeah, but that’s my problem. I just can’t justify (or afford) that price on a regular basis and really, really don’t want to encourage it. I know it is what it is, but, like I mentioned in another thread, it just means that gaming will be an even smaller priority for me in the coming years unfortunately.

MrBean

8-Feb-2023(#121)

BloodPuppetX wrote:

> GS has it back up for $59.99...this is so confusing!

Yeah, i've been trying to get it to go through for several minutes ... it just did. Says I got it for $60