The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

i'm sorry i said anything about the ... thing

appreciate the apology, lukas. not sure if i can move on from it, but i'm willing the try. you'll understand that i fp'd you as a first step toward righting some of the wrongs unleashed here by you over the last 24 hours.

"willing the try" is a phrase from rugby btw, in case you aren't smart

how do I know if I'm smart? no don't answer that anus man

you are smart, lukas. I did a typo and made a lie to cover it up like the flesh on a steel horse. Now I am the one who is sorry.

One of only three known copies of the 78 of Rina Tadwaddle's hit song from the 1920's "No Don't Answer That Anus Man, Doo Doo Doo"

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/g3xgep/i_was_looking_through_old_game_clips_when_i/

but also

i'm on my second playthrough, using a horse and trying to stick mainly to the main roads this time. it's quite refreshing!

also this game has spoiled every other video game for me. i tried playing dragon quest xi after playing this and i was like what the fuck

i love how a lizalfos reacts when you wear the lizalfos mask

I’m back doing the DLC. I love the map that shows you everywhere you’ve been - I’m trying to visit every spot i missed. Mostly they’re just hills and the occasional korok, but I’m really hungry for places to explore right now (for some reason). Wondering what it’ll feel like if I just start from scratch.

yeah that map is cool

i played master mode a bit and the monsters regenerating their health might be a dealbreaker, its one thing to have them be just more difficult idk

the regeneration is really brutal, you have to avoid avoid avoid or peel out one at a time. I'm not sure master mode is fun, I started a master mode file ages ago but I haven't been back to it

has anyone noticed that the glockenspiel / bell sound in the Kakariko Village music is quoting the Kakariko Village music from A Link To The Past?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Oxz-LmklV4

Theres a few neat callbacks like that! The music referred to as "house" which plays when you visit Selmie the snowboarder in her little hut, is a very slow version of the inside-house music from Occarina/Windwaker.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rxX17lcQdI

Yeah the fragmented elements on the main world theme have entranced me, the way that "riding a horse for an extended period of time" results in weird pointillistic versions of past themes appearing is extremely in my wheelgarage

And FUCK Trayce I never would've noticed that had you not pointed it out but very much so

I even hear subtle hints of Animal Crossing New Leaf in some of the more islandy songs (like Lurelin village) which makes sense because one of the composers is a woman who also did AC! I love this soundtrack so hard.

Like honestly, there are youtubes out there where you can listen to "waterside" or "sheikah tower" on a loop for 10 hours and I am constantly on that. Makes working very peaceful.

lofi hyrule beats to study to

I love the attention to music across the franchise. Noticing Zelda's Lullaby in Sheik's Theme was one of the first times I understood music as a story telling device:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRKAZrMXm4c

OKAY. This is a thread, but it’s worth it I promise.

On Reddit today, user u/NoNoNo_OhOhOh posted a page from acclaimed Irish novelist John Boyne’s latest book, ‘The Traveller At the Gates of Wisdom.

Note the ingredients. pic.twitter.com/4RTgZxtUT7

— Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz) August 3, 2020

lol

That might be the greatest thing ever. You know what's really nuts? He's not even 50 *and* he has written YA novels, he should have known better.

i like to think someone noticed in the editing process and just went 'ah fuck it, this is too good'

bizarre that the editor never thought to look up what an Octorok was

is that something an editor is supposed to check? 11 BotW references in one paragraph, seems intentional

the consensus given the context of the book seems to be that, in finding out how to make red dye, he inadvertantly copied the instructions for how to do so in botw

ah yes, that makes sense. i didn't realize he was a historical fiction writer. i was thinking "hell if a famous author wants to reference BotW in his book, alright!", but that move doesn't work so well when it's supposed to be real life, heh

Is it an homage? An Easter egg? Hmm. The book is *not* a fantasy. It’s a historical drama set in the real world. I had a hunch, and tried a google search. pic.twitter.com/o3yHQO4nEU

— Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz) August 3, 2020

Man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EDH7WhzlRs

This video is also, btw, hilarious.

So excellent.
Love that weirdo recipe tweet too

has anyone modded this to replace all instances of "I bestow upon you this Spirit Orb" with "Please enjoy this apology egg"?

That Eventide video is amazing

Started this, and boy, is the weapon degradation thing a source of anxiety or what?

i went through my own journey with what i thought about the degradation, and i think a lot of others did too. all i can say is that i also found it annoying for a while, and i don't exactly love it now but it helps if you try to embrace it

I just started out and where I'm currently at with < 100 rupees and no real armor, I feel the pressure to min/max with my offense a bit more acutely. At least it doesn't have the same onerous weapon-switching UI of, say, Skyrim.

yeah, it's kind of nerveracking at first, but pretty soon you'll get a few basic abilities (like making/throwing bombs, magnesis, etc) that'll give you a LOT more options, and it'll kind of settle into this glorious level of difficulty where you do have to watch what you're doing, but generally you feel free to experiment and mess up.

I feel like I'd play a 2nd run thru v differently to first now I know what happens. But yeah playing "run away dont even bother" with guardians/hinox etc in the early stages is a wise move. Just dont put off fighting lynels forever like I did - they drop really good weapons.

I feel like I'd play a 2nd run thru v differently to first now I know what happens

as soon as i read that i felt the urge to start a second run, too! but then i remembered a sequel (or at least another zelda) will be coming out relatively soon. so pumped for that, like i never have been for any zelda (including botw)

My route through next time would definitely be to get the 12 hearts and get the Master Sword as quickly as possible but now I’m maxed out on just about everything I miss the drama of weapon degradation

lol, missing the drama
i hated it at the beginning but it's another one of those things like "losing all your shit at the beginning of Metroid" it's an early hobbling that makes you appreciate the variety and strength of weapons as you progress through the game

I may have done a full playthrough of this 4 times since March, incl. twice with all shrines

I’m still finding out new things 400+ hours in. Most recently the, uh, dialogue variation when you ask Paya “what’s your story?” after completing the Kakariko quests

no story arc is gonna compete with the journey of Josh in this thread though

it takes a community

it takes a community steel anus

i fell off this game so hard, still haven't done two of the beasts or the castle and i'm not sure i ever will. my hero's path line is hilarious, like 2/3 of the map is completely covered in green and the other third just has a few big lines zipping around to some major landmarks

don't get me wrong this game world is a stunning accomplishment (and i feel bad saying anything negative about it) but i do wish it was smaller enough that it didn't have to recycle its interesting concepts. the most emblematic experience for me was finding the first labyrinth island, going "holy shit this so cool", then finding a second labyrinth island and going "oh this again?" and then finding a THIRD labyrinth island and saying fuck it i'm not doing this again, the first two were virtually the same

the world probably works better for people who are cool with leaving some content undiscovered and don't feel a need to overturn every rock. biggest thing i would change is the korok seed uhh economy... either make them rarer or gate more useful things behind them. in the beginning of the game those are your rewards for being an explorer, especially in the random patches of woods that don't really have anything unique going on aside from being named on the map. but they're designed to get less and less valuable the more you explore - both because it takes more of them to exchange for the same reward, and because you reach a point where you don't actually need more weapon or shield slots. eventually it didn't seem worth it to glide over ten feet to pick up a rock with an obvious korok under it. by that point the game just died for me.

i started to get that feeling toward the end of my time with it (100+ hours in, which is a very long time for me!), and i just concentrated on the castle to "beat" the game. no shame in that, i don't think!