Astral Dog
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this game is going to be the best nx launch game.
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Breath of the Wild is the official subtitle for Zelda U/NX, first gameplay trailer
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Zelda is gonna be a launch title and it's gonna be the best selling launch title. Also the best launch line-up game.
Twilight Princess all over again.
Hell, I'd see them do that same bullshit they did with TP and make the GC version in Japan only available via online stores.
Twilight Princess all over again.
Hell, I'd see them do that same bullshit they did with TP and make the GC version in Japan only available via online stores.
theSlacker
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That is interesting. I figured that they would do the same thing they did with Twilight Princess and delay the last gen version to generate more sales for the next gen one and also promote the new system itself.
I remember being mad as fuck about it too since I waited forever for that game.
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I would also be shocked if it's not launching with NX, but just to be clear, Nintendo has not said the game is releasing in early 2017.
EDIT: Nevermind, I was wrong. Nintendo did say they'd release "simultaneously." Color me surprised, too.
Succinct Verbosity
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This must have had the longest development cycle of any Zelda game by now, no?
Dark Cloud
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Oh come on man. Zelda is going to be a NX launch title. That's a given no matter Nintendo has or hasn't said.
I'm ready to play BotW at launch with my NX!
I'm ready to play BotW at launch with my NX!
Random timeline stuff: I feel like they missed out by not officially calling the three timelines the Timeline of Courage (Downfall), Timeline of Power (Child), Timeline of Wisdom (Adult). Seems more "official" and I'm sure they could come up with reasons for these names (like the Wisdom timeline being the one where they made the right decisions and successfully founded New Hyrule).
...Yeah, I'm overthinking it. The wait for this game is eating at me. X_X (I also want BotW to take place after Zelda II)
...Yeah, I'm overthinking it. The wait for this game is eating at me. X_X (I also want BotW to take place after Zelda II)
ReyVGM
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Yep.
I fully expect the Wii U version to come out later, despite what Nintendo has been saying. They said the same with TP and look what happened.
Actually, I think the reason why Nintendo hasn't placed a release date for the game, is specifically because it will NOT have a simultaneous release with the NX version.
TheMoon
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It does because that is the ONLY official thing they have said about its release. Both at the same time.
Here's then only three official facts out there right now.
NX releases March 2017. Fact. Official.
Zelda BotW Wii U version and NX version release at the same time. Fact. Official.
Zelda BotW releases in 2017. Fact. Official.
Facts remain facts until an official source says otherwise. This is it. Anything beyond that is speculation. Even safe bets are nothing but that: bets.
edit: beaten a few posts later ofc
...but I don't think it hurts to repeat this over and over again.Not really. 2012 (then they started first basic tech experiments) - 2016 is five years. Same time span from TP to SS (2007-2011).
Mato
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https://youtu.be/b6JXFNHH5rI?list=PLiqnUF6tzji4HZh7ua2CO1PJMx6Tbh5j0&t=31
No battle music in this. Is it safe to say there will be audio settings?
No battle music in this. Is it safe to say there will be audio settings?
mrmickfran
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They better not release the NX version and hold back the Wii U version a few weeks like they did with Twilight Princess.
I don't even know if I'll get an NX at launch and I just want to play the game already.
I don't even know if I'll get an NX at launch and I just want to play the game already.
Huh, interesting. The victory sound that plays when Link succeeds in cooking something bears a striking resemblance to the "caught ya" sound that plays when Zelda overhears Groose talking down to Link at the beginning of SS.
TheMoon
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yeah BOW is gonna be a launch title, THE launch title. Can't wait to buy the bundle
What bundle. Nintendo doesn't do launch bundles with sure-thing sellers like Mario/Zelda. Where was that Twilight Princess bundle. That NSMBU bundle.
You're not gonna buy a bundle day-1. Maybe later.
Spring-Loaded
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Looking forward to that day-1 bundle.
Also glad this is happening. Can't wait to see all Links throughout the series appear side-by-side.
Also glad this is happening. Can't wait to see all Links throughout the series appear side-by-side.
don't crush my hopes!
TheMoon
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You'll get an amiibo bundle and you'll like it!
That would be some Platinum level hype shit and I hate you for putting that idea in my head because it will never happen.
TheMoon
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Just watch the Skyward Sword E3 reveal trailer again.
Just seeing this again, the normal Bokoblins only doing a quarter-heart of damage is a joke. With the option to get extra hearts through cooking the minimum damage any regular sized enemy does should be half.
FloweryMarston
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Nintendo Everything posted a full translation of the interview with the illustrator Takumi Wada (Illustrator of Skyward Sword) and the art director Satoru Takizawa (Character and Enemy design of many zelda Titles and Art Director of Twilight Princess) that is found in the Hyrule Graphics book that just came out in japan and will come out here in the West in february of the next year:
http://nintendoeverything.com/ninte...-for-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-bow-importance/
http://nintendoeverything.com/ninte...-for-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-bow-importance/
And the blue one does 3 hearts. And there's gonna be areas that will destroy you if you go too early or unprepared. And it's the starting area.
C'mon now...
TheMoon
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Can't escape it. "Too easy" will be thrown around in abundance soon enough. People hyping themselves to the high heavens with "Zelda Souls" or "Zelder Scrolls" will be lining up to vent their predictable disappointment come launch week.
Spring-Loaded
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and then during the final battle against Calamity Ganon (guest-developed by top developers from Platinum Games), link, zelda, ganon, the boss arena and the music switch to the style of past games in each phase of the fight, in reverse chronological order until the final blow is delivered by every all at once, sort of like this
Random theory time? Random theory time.
I think the Sheikah Slate has Pirate's Charm/Gossip Stone technology embedded within it.
In the Wind Waker, King Daphnes Hyrule claimed credit for the creation of the Pirate's Charm, which was borne of Gossip Stone (Sheikah) technology.
Just as Daphnes was able to follow Link in the Wind Waker via the Pirate's Charm, The Old Man seems to know Link's every move in Breath of the Wild, appearing as Link exits the Resurrection Tower, Oman Au, etc. But here's an interesting exchange between Link and The Old Man after Link exits Ke Numut (the Cryonis Trial):
Link wonders how The Old Man knew, and The Old Man makes a vague joke in response. Hmm.
I think the Sheikah Slate has Pirate's Charm/Gossip Stone technology embedded within it.
In the Wind Waker, King Daphnes Hyrule claimed credit for the creation of the Pirate's Charm, which was borne of Gossip Stone (Sheikah) technology.
Just as Daphnes was able to follow Link in the Wind Waker via the Pirate's Charm, The Old Man seems to know Link's every move in Breath of the Wild, appearing as Link exits the Resurrection Tower, Oman Au, etc. But here's an interesting exchange between Link and The Old Man after Link exits Ke Numut (the Cryonis Trial):
Link wonders how The Old Man knew, and The Old Man makes a vague joke in response. Hmm.
Yeah, it's edged out SS and OoT. Those each took 5 years. When all is said and done BoTW will have taken a few more months than that.
Edit: actually I might be wrong about OoT. Alttp released a lot earlier than I thought it did, so when OoT's development began is somewhat ambiguous. Could have been up to 7 years.
FloweryMarston
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According to interviews, OoT development took 4 years, although the wait for OoT between Alltp e OoT was 7
TheMoon
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I know we like to ignore handheld games a lot but LA happened in 1994.
Two Zeldas can be in development at the same time, you know. Especially when one is a very small game and the other is this huge, ambitious title for your impressive first 3D console.
Development of the prototype that would eventually become Ocarina would have begun in earnest in 1993, which is when Nintendo signed with SGI to make Project Reality.
TheMoon
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The post I quoted said interviews put it at four years. And it mentioned the wait between ALTTP and OoT which is what I'm responding to since LA happened inbetween. 1994-1998 is four years
Nevermind that I'm wrong and LA came out in 1993 MadraptorMan
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This is probably gonna be the best game ever I think. I'm buying an NX just for this.
Milly Osworth
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If NX is 3-4 times the power of WiiU, can Zelda be 1080p then?
I'd be inclined to believe that prototyping wasn't included in that estimate. But Nintendo is always weirder than one thinks.
Best game ever by a large margin for me and I haven't even played it yet. I just...see it.
Yeah, it could. Personally, I'd rather have less pop-in/more detail and a stable frame rate.
Best game ever by a large margin for me and I haven't even played it yet. I just...see it.
Yeah, it could. Personally, I'd rather have less pop-in/more detail and a stable frame rate.
TheMoon
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it can be over 9000p
(nobody can serious answer this question, also, power multipliers are mostly meaningless nonsense)
The Sheikah Slate calls itself a Sheikah Stone:
Sheikah Stones, of course, are more advanced gossip stones that appeared in Skyward Sword, Ocarina of Time 3D, and Majora's Mask 3D. They show Link visions (hint videos) to help him on his quest: http://zeldawiki.org/Sheikah_Stone
Actually, do they do different amounts of damage with different weapons? Do Bokoblins carrying spears do more damage than clubs? I actually never thought of checking that, that would be a fun wrinkle and a good way to keep Bokoblins around after the Plateau.
do different Bokoblins do different damage with the same weapon?
do the same Bokoblins do different damage with different weapons?
now I feel like scouring all the videos again
TheMoon
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you just gave everyone something to do until NX ^^
Thanks for the clarification. I figured as much (91 would have been way to early to start an N64 project, I doubt "Project Reality" was even a thing back then) but since I didn't know for sure, so I thought I'd mention it.
I ignored LA because I knew it was developed by a different, smaller team, lead by Tezuka. I don't think the Nintendo would have specifically waited on it's completion before starting the next console entry. They certainly don't with modern Zelda games.
TheMoon
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Like I explained in the last post, this referred to the "wait" between ALTTP and OoT.
Well we're sure to get new footage at the NX reveal.
Which will then be followed by endless comparison between the Wii U and NX version that will be used to determine how powerful the NX is.
Good times ahead, friends.