KirbYuuYuu
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Once you reveal a secret, you beat the stage.
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Hyrule Warriors Legends |OT| Linkle, Linkle, Little Star.
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Once you reveal a secret, you beat the stage.
Once you use an item card on a square, you still have to beat (or re-beat) that square AND get an A-rank usually to unlock the item. Sometimes, you just have to beat the square if the item is just listed under 'battle victory' (mostly characters and costumes).
Parts of adventure mode will be locked off until you get to certain points in the story, so it makes sense to me to finish the story first. You still might want to go to adventure mode for a bit to get and feed your first fairy though.
As far as I know, higher difficulties just change how much damage enemies give and receive. Playing on hard in the story missions will unlock a second skulltula though. I forget if you have to beat the game first to enable that, but you definitely have to get the first skulltula before the second, which means you'll be playing through the stage at least twice.
The combat doesn't have too much depth. What I did when I was learning the characters is find the best attacks to clear out large groups of enemies, and the best attacks to lower an officer's weak point gauge without breaking the combo. The difficulty does ramp up, but that's mainly because of you needing to dodge everything to avoid taking too much damage and losing your A rank in adventure mode. The depth is more about knowing where you should be fighting to help your objectives stay alive long enough for you to not only get your objectives done, but also grab any treasures or skulltulas in the mission. So your assumption about putting out fires and keeping control is correct. This becomes more of an issue in adventure mode, where you have to beat (most) missions within 15 minutes to get an A rank, so you can't always just take your time defending and clearing everything out to be safe.
Have you checked the apothecary lately? There's either a "do more damage to bosses" potion, or at least one that lets you reduce their weak point gauge faster. Try one of those. The potions can be very helpful. If you don't have many potions to choose from, it's because you've been neglecting finding skulltulas.
I have found 50 skulltulas but I don't have a specific boss potion yet. I wonder if it unlocks at 90? I haven't been able to bring myself to replay Legends mode on hard to collect the second ones other than the first two to finish the True Friends map.
That might be something to go back and do then. You can get the skulltulas in Free mode also, which in a lot of cases lets you bring someone you want to use, along with the person/weapon that lets the skulltula appear. But I only have 48 skulltulas. You should have Weak Point Smasher and Boss MP Absorber, since that's what I've got. It's not more damage, but could be helpful.
Yeah I remember how huge of a game changer it was in the WiiU version when I finally realized that activating and ending your magic automatically caused bosses to break. I love that when you gather people around a boss you get to absorb MP. It makes bosses generally go down much quicker than the WiiU version. Plus the ability to break the imprisoned in one go.
Thank you for the detailed answer! Really enjoying this so far.
umm, whats up with that room filled with link photos in the castle?
for reference
Have you finished the game? In any case
Cia loved the Hero so much and she was hurt not being able to be with him that darkness formed in her heart and Ganon took advantage of that to divide her in two and control the evil part
I'm pretty sure it was explained earlier in the game that the goddess of whatever watched Link through the ages and she is the original form of Cia and Lana.
I dont remember the Ganondorf stuff but I stoped paying attention after a few chapters
Papasmurf531
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Anyone have a good online resource for going through adventure mode on this game? I know the IGN wiki was handy for me when it came to what little adventure mode I did on the Wii U, but I thought they changed the location of secrets in some of the adventure mode maps for the 3DS version.
I don't know of a good online resource for the rest of the maps, but at least for the starting adventure map, you can pretty much use an old Legend of Zelda overworld map for all of the bombable walls and burnable trees. It's probably the same for the master quest map, but I haven't gotten that far yet.
Papasmurf531
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Okay, thanks! Hopefully something comes online soon, I don't want to buy the guide for it, that seems so barbaric for this day in age!
That "use a card to find random object on the map" is BS,how i am suppose to do it?
Search every pixel in the map and use all my cards? and how do i get enough cards? i am getting them very randomly.
Finished legend mode,it was fun, but oh god i switched to easy mode to finish the last level.
How i am suppose to finish it on hero mode?
Protecting cia in level before that was very very hard for me.
Search every pixel in the map and use all my cards? and how do i get enough cards? i am getting them very randomly.
Finished legend mode,it was fun, but oh god i switched to easy mode to finish the last level.
How i am suppose to finish it on hero mode?
Protecting cia in level before that was very very hard for me.
You can use a compass to find the right square. Or, you could just look it up on the map for the original Legend of Zelda. Almost every secret is in the same place as on the original map. Some squares didn't have secrets, they have some other obvious objects (like boulders for water bombs or a green spot with an X for the digging mitts) instead.
But yeah, without very good knowledge of the first game or a map it's a bit too much guessing, since there aren't that many compasses.
Thanks,i think i am going to edit the save file to give myself 999 compass.
i already got my self 9999999 rubies and 99 for every food item and leveled up all my characters to level 50,oh man,leveling only 1 level after 50 will cost 134000 Ruby.
NeonZ
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Your characters do more damage when they're at a higher level. There are also level 3 and level 4 weapons in later Adventure maps (Master Quest, Twilight Princess and Majora's Mask) which do more damage than the initial Master Sword (although the Master Sword itself has those two skills that are unlocked later that increase its damage by a lot).
Please forgive me if this has already been mentioned/discovered, but I was looking at the DLC menu this morning just for fun to see if any more details had been added, and now the dates for the four packs are listed by month instead of the generic late spring, summer, fall, they were listed as before.
Master Wind Waker - May
Link's Awakening - July
PH/ST - September
LBW - November
Which means we will have Medli in just a few weeks! (and also means I have nearly 3 more adventure maps to beat in the next few week)
Master Wind Waker - May
Link's Awakening - July
PH/ST - September
LBW - November
Which means we will have Medli in just a few weeks! (and also means I have nearly 3 more adventure maps to beat in the next few week)
Ooh awesome, well spotted.
megarockexe
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Anyone who played the Wii U version find it odd how they changed the Adventure Mode boss maps? Usually, you find the elemental fairy and use it on the appropriate keep. Now, that often has no reward and the boss key is in some random keep. I think one even had it near where you start. Felt so out if place.
And also, what's with no bomb flowers anymore?
And also, what's with no bomb flowers anymore?
NeonZ
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I guess the later is just to avoid performance issues on the 3ds. I've noticed that the game even seems to make some enemy attacks invisible at times rather than show them and sacrifice the performance.
Regarding the odd chest placement though, that started in the DLC for the original Hyrule Warriors. Legends is just following that. It made some sense in Master Quest's case, since it's supposed to be the tricky map, but it's kind of odd that they carried it to the later ones too.
Adam Prime
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Use a compass to see the location and then Home Menu > Quit. You can reload your game and keep your Compass and now you know the location!
I am all about this method. I do not have the time or the energy to constantly replay levels for compasses. I feel like Great Sea was pretty well balanced and didn't require too much replay, especially since the spaces that needed item cards were very obvious. But I just started Master Quest and am already annoyed that all the spaces blocking my way have lvl 3 weapons hidden behind items I don't have yet. This game already has so much content that they didn't really need to force us to replay levels more than we already are.
Mockingbird
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Yeah it's awesome. But i hate having to start from level 1.
I paid to level them all to 16, after that I can take control, from the new characters my favorite is Tetra
Finally started carving out the Master Quest map. Now knowing that I basically have no other Nintendo games to play until March, I don't feel badly about taking my time to finish the game. However, I got the the 'Don't get Hit' Lvl 3 Spinner stage and lost three separate times during the final fight with Sheik and had to take a bit of a breather for fear or throwing my ds at the wall.
megarockexe
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I know the game has pop-in issues but lol.
http://i.imgur.com/T666w7C.gifv
That's on the Defeat 3 Bosses challenge that has Ganon in it. The boss and allies are supposed to be where I'm standing and they didn't fall into place until nearly 10 seconds later.
http://i.imgur.com/T666w7C.gifv
That's on the Defeat 3 Bosses challenge that has Ganon in it. The boss and allies are supposed to be where I'm standing and they didn't fall into place until nearly 10 seconds later.
Aizo
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I hope it's okay to ask this. I checked the op and didn't see anything saying I shouldn't.
I just picked up Zelda Musou (Japan) the other day, and I was wondering if anyone had a Japanese Wii U download code from the 3DS version they didn't need and would be willing to give it to me. Totally understandable if it's not okay to beg for codes, but I just thought I would ask. I'd greatly appreciate it!
I just picked up Zelda Musou (Japan) the other day, and I was wondering if anyone had a Japanese Wii U download code from the 3DS version they didn't need and would be willing to give it to me. Totally understandable if it's not okay to beg for codes, but I just thought I would ask. I'd greatly appreciate it!
kamikazekoala
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Used the fourth one. Thank you 
TheMoon
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El Pescado
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What are these codes for exactly? The first two are redeemed, I'm guessing because they don't work.
kamikazekoala
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Classic costume for Link himself and classic link clothes for your fairy
Got this last week and I've got to say I've been enjoying it a lot more than the Wii U version. The portability of it really makes me want to play it more often as I don't have to commit as much time to each play session. I've already finished Legend Mode and a lot of the first Adventure map.
Anyone know how long it will take to unlock all characters? Do I just have to beat Legend Mode and the first Adventure map to get them? I don't see many of the Wii U DLC characters on there.
Anyone know how long it will take to unlock all characters? Do I just have to beat Legend Mode and the first Adventure map to get them? I don't see many of the Wii U DLC characters on there.
All the unlockable characters are on the first adventure map yeah. Twili Midna, Young Link and Tingle are all along the top row of the map
Ah, great! That is my biggest criticism with the game, the fact that the adventure mode map is so zoomed in on the top screen. They should have moved the mission details into the touch screen.
El Pescado
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I didn't even realize I didn't have that one on 3DS yet. Can't use the codes either. Are they not US or were they just all redeemed.
Santerestil
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I've just used the second. Thank you.
(These are EU codes, you must redeem them in the "Extra" sections of the game).
I was just about to post something about this. I was wondering the same thing because I couldn't find any way to cancel commands once they're inputted.
Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 uses the same character swapping/command system. There was even Link and Zelda costumes in the Japanese version to cross-promote with Hyrule Warriors. SWC3 has a dedicated button on the N3DS to bring up commands. The thing is: you could tell characters whether to stay or roam; they were way more proactive/effective when it came to fighting enemies and automatically moved towards new or closer objectives. Game released in the States around the time Legends was announced at E3. Playing this game in anticipation for Legends makes the whole swap/command system feel like a step back. I hope they tweak this in an update.
Mockingbird
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how were the classic costumes given out for this game in EU?
Link_enfant
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Okay, despite reading OP I'm still confused about many things while playing Legends.
Many things were unlocked directly on Wii U after purchasing DLC (or with simple updates), like Ganon mode, Epona (Link's new weapon), Young Link, some costumes...
They have to be unlocked on Legends, don't they? I guess we can get them on the Adventure maps but I'm not sure.
Also I only have the regular Adventure map, can I unlock the next ones after I've completed it? I remember Wii U having a few additional maps and again, they were unlocked directly iirc. (I've bought every Wii U DLC so far)
I've bought the Hyrule Legends DLC for both 3DS and Wii U, so there's only one last Wii U characters DLC to be released this summer right?
Many things were unlocked directly on Wii U after purchasing DLC (or with simple updates), like Ganon mode, Epona (Link's new weapon), Young Link, some costumes...
They have to be unlocked on Legends, don't they? I guess we can get them on the Adventure maps but I'm not sure.
Also I only have the regular Adventure map, can I unlock the next ones after I've completed it? I remember Wii U having a few additional maps and again, they were unlocked directly iirc. (I've bought every Wii U DLC so far)
I've bought the Hyrule Legends DLC for both 3DS and Wii U, so there's only one last Wii U characters DLC to be released this summer right?
thegodsend
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I've just used the fourth code, thank you so much!
Ganon mode isn't in legends, all of the DLC weapons and Characters are unlockable on the original adventure map, with the costumes being more spread out among the maps.
Adventure maps unlock when you clear the previous one. Classic > Great Sea > Master Quest > Twilight > Termina.
There are 4 new characters coming to the Wii U version, and 2 new weapons. Medli is coming this month as a free update, with Marin coming in the summer as part of the season pass and then 2 more unannounced characters coming later in the year. Along with a new weapon for Linkle and Toon Link
TheMoon
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Used the fourth one. Thank you
one of you is lying or is living in upside down world
Link_enfant
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Many thanks for the clarification. I wish Nintendo made it less confusing in general but well.
Too bad for the lack of Ganon mode in Legends, I'm glad I have both versions!
I've just finished the main story yesterday in Legends, so I still have a lot to do left like the
Cya story
Ivan A Nguyen
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I've been on the first adventure map for a while. I keep going to old levels to farm items to unlock hidden map stuff. Is there a good tactic for taking down the imprisioned? I can never get an A rank on levels that include them and a small room.
Also, when do I unlock the other adventure maps? Do I have to fill out all the spaces on the first one?
Also, when do I unlock the other adventure maps? Do I have to fill out all the spaces on the first one?
Triforce141
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You have to beat the mission where you defeat Ganon, its location on the Zelda 1 map is here:
megarockexe
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Taking too much damage? Use ranged attacks whenever possible. Dodge. A lot. You'll need it to go in, attack, and get out. The dodge frames are very generous.