Can’t fecking wait
Gaming The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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Just want quality dungeons and bosses back. Botw is so overrated.
My main complaint is this won't be on Wii U like BOTW was which means I won't be able to emulate it at 4k 60fps with weapon degradation and stamina turned off 
Hopefully it runs decently on switch emulators but we'll see.
Playing it on the shitty switch hardware will limit the experience so much. I really wish they saved this for "Switch 2" or whatever the next console will be called
Hopefully it runs decently on switch emulators but we'll see.
Playing it on the shitty switch hardware will limit the experience so much. I really wish they saved this for "Switch 2" or whatever the next console will be called
Why do you say this? (I am yet to play it but it’s definitely still on my bucket list)
Some of the new abilities look great! I can't wait to see all the crazy aircrafts and weapons people are gonna come up with! 
Just pre-ordered it myself and will definitely book the day off to play.
People who don't turn the HUD to minimal can rot in the gulag.
People who don't turn the HUD to minimal can rot in the gulag.
I think I'll stay away from all the footage that's gonna come out. Playing the first and being able to discover everything on my own was great.
I remember being blown away by how good BOTW looked in 2017.
But six years year and on a console with the GPU power of a mid priced phone in 2023, this looks like shit now
Such a shame Nintendo didn't release a Pro model for this.
But six years year and on a console with the GPU power of a mid priced phone in 2023, this looks like shit now
Such a shame Nintendo didn't release a Pro model for this.
Some of the new abilities look great! I can't wait to see all the crazy aircrafts and weapons people are gonna come up with!
If recall works on everything you move, that alone is going to be an absolute game changer for creativity
I remember being blown away by how good BOTW looked in 2017.
But six years year and on a console with the GPU power of a mid priced phone in 2023, this looks like shit now
True but thankfully many of us who don't measure our self-worth by frames per second will still probably enjoy the gameplay.
Nah, the graphics must be so realistic that you can see every drop of sweat. And the console specs should be nuclear-powered. And you need blood and sex, otherwise the game is for kids!
I remember being blown away by how good BOTW looked in 2017.
But six years year and on a console with the GPU power of a mid priced phone in 2023, this looks like shit now
Such a shame Nintendo didn't release a Pro model for this.
I'll probably buy it, then play it on PC when it works with Dolphin.
Steam Deck FTW <3
Agreed.
Agreed again.Wow, twice you've made sense. Don't use them all up for the year!
That obviously wasn't my point you disingenuous little feckwit (love you) because it's obviously going to be an amazing game that I'll play, but it would've been lovely to experience it in its best form.
Sorry I couldn't resist
I'm still a bit surprised this hasn't ended up as a launch title for Switch 2, or whatever it will be called. From memory, Nintendo hasn't released two mainline Zelda games exclusively on a single console since the N64.
Edit - Slightly wrong as BotW was on Wii U but it was effectively meant for Switch. Also Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword on Wii. In fact, I'm just plain wrong here.
I think the problem is the Switch is still selling like hot cakes (especially in Japan where its cornered the whole market) so Nintendo don't particularly give a shit about releasing a new console right now.Sorry I couldn't resist
I'm still a bit surprised this hasn't ended up as a launch title for Switch 2, or whatever it will be called. From memory, Nintendo hasn't released two mainline Zelda games exclusively on a single console since the N64.
Edit - Slightly wrong as BotW was on Wii U but it was effectively meant for Switch.
Someone ask you a question again and you panicked?
(BOTW at 120fps with better lighting is awesome. Also, it's testament to just how far ahead that game world is to everything else before or since that the physics don't break when you bump it up too).
That and they are always haggling with manufacturers on pricing/licensing. There's no guarantee that they'll go Nvidia again, in fact there's been numerous "pro" prototypes with all sorts of mixes.
But yeah, mainly it's because the machine and it's game still sell like crazy. And we always have to remember that Nintendo have only survived because of the smart moves to make money that cover the failures (unlike Sega). Because unlike the Xbox/PS, they aren't carried by companies whose main income is in other areas. Annoying as it is, at least we still get Nintendo machines.
Isn't Playstation Sony's most profitable division?
Feels like there’s been absolutely no marketing for this or is that just me?
Now, yes. But the hardware was always been heavily subsidised. And if there's ever a slump, it will be in the future.
Point was, Sony are still primarily a technology company, the gaming division is a part of that (was it a third a few years ago? Don't know what it is now). Microsoft are god knows what now, but the xbox division is still down the list. Nintendo are almost all about the gaming side, so they have different priorities and see the market differently.
Nintendo's marketing seems to entirely consist of dripping content updates via their YouTube page so it's more viral/word-of-mouth than reliant on TV ads and what not. Their fanbase is huge so I think it works.
I had no idea it was coming out soon untill i saw this thread.
Neither did I until a mate linked me to the video. As I said, it's all word of mouth and I can't say it's ineffective considering we're now all talking about it. The game will definitely sell like hot salty butter cakes.
It is odd, even I forget it was near!
Do Nintendo generally do a lot of marketing for specific titles?
Maybe it was because I preordered it but I was seeing ads all over the place on social media, YouTube. They had the trailers etc . I'd say it was just as advertised as any other big Nintendo game.
Some of the new abilities look great! I can't wait to see all the crazy aircrafts and weapons people are gonna come up with!
That Fuse feature looks absolutely insane.
The amount of work to build so many usefull combinations, yet preventing the game from being broken every few minutes was a brutal task i think.
As a software developer i can only imagine the pain when the project lead or some other guy came up with the idea for that feature...
I always thought botw was overrated due to the lack of things that made Zelda games great. Being great dungeons, good stories albeit a bit simplistic that worked(see oot and majoras mask) and great bossfights. And getting gear that was essential to beating the bosses and the dungeons. I hope they improve on that, but considering the succes of botw i doubt it.
That Fuse feature looks absolutely insane.
The amount of work to build so many usefull combinations, yet preventing the game from being broken every few minutes was a brutal task i think.
As a software developer i can only imagine the pain when the project lead or some other guy came up with the idea for that feature...
It's legit ridiculous just how well the physics system works. It's going to be a long time until it's topped as the most complete open world ever created.
I get that. It's not my favourite Zelda game either.
But it's incredibly impressive as a sandbox game and so genre defining that no game since has managed to even come close to the technical feats pulled off.
Hopefully with these sky islands in 2, they've listened and we get some more dungeons.
agreed. when i fantasise about zelda i can only picture her mound as 4 pixels in 16-bit colour. i mean i still cum, but it takes up to a minute.
Zelda? You normie! That fish girl is where its at!
there's the condescending oleboii coming back out that we all know and hate.
I give you one more month.
Again with the oleboi stuff!
I got no horse in the console wars, if that's even a thing. I only expanded on the jokes/memes the other poster started. I grew up pretty agnostic. Nintendo, Playstation, PC... Didn't matter to me. I even had a brave friend who bought a Sega! Xbox was kind of after my time, though.
Well I'd never played a Zelda game before BotW, and neither had my son. Playing it led me back to the original games, and I've played through as many as I could since then, and really loved the old formula. Meanwhile, my son just doesn't seem to engage with the older titles at all.
We're both really looking forward to this, and as it comes out within days of our birthdays, will be the only game we've ever got on the day of launch. Can't wait!
I was apprehensive how this could top BoTW. Two minutes into that reveal and those fears were gone.
Can't wait.
Can't wait.