Topic: Nintendo Switch --OT--

Weapon durability is one of the least important issues to me.

I'm with @Tasuki, the game lacks any sort of progression. It's the way the game is designed, you can do everything in any order, and you can go anywhere, but that also meant they had to do away with any sort of progression, apart from the extra lives and stamina you collect. But they only make the game easier, not harder. And whilst they do introduce more difficult enemies (re-colours of weaker enemies), there's no incentive to fight and lose your weapons, because the reward is often inferior to the items/weapons needed to defeat the enemies in the first place. No point in losing your big sword, if the reward is three flimsy wooden clubs.

The same applies to the shrines, while some contain genuinely good puzzles, too many were repeat combat shrines or were so easy I'd hardly call them a puzzle. And because you can do them in any order, there's no room to build on them and make them progressively harder and/or more complex.

I think the world is too big as well, at least in terms of what it offers. The enemy variety is a joke, and 80% of the enemies are the same Bokoblin, Lizalfos and Moblin. Enemies aren't bound by geography either, apart from elemental varieties. There are no unique snow or forest enemies for example. I'm sat here wondering where the Deku Baba, Wolfos and Like-Likes are.

And there's no fishing. No fishing. Like.. what!? If you create a big-arse world, better give me the opportunity to catch some fish and waste my time! No, but seriously, it would've added something to do in the already sparse overworld.

@kyleforrester87 Not it's not that at all, I like to see my characters grow and such and Breath of the Wild just doesn't have that. It's like what @Octane said you can go everywhere. Part of my enjoyment is ok I can't go here yet cause I am not strong enough but after learning some more skills, earning new weapons now I can. Sometimes it's like a whole new world is open up to me.

Maybe it's cause of background in Dungeon and Dragons or the years I have spent on WoW or maybe it's just me.

Speaking of BotW, I've just completed my first Divine Beast!

As for Mipha's Protection (or whatever it's called), does it mean I'm essentially immortal, or is it a one save per battle type deal?

@RR529 It has a lengthy recharge.

Ah, okay. Now I wonder if the game prioritizes Mipha's Protection or faries?

@RR529 Miphas Protection

So, other than the one near Kakariko Village, where are the other Great Fairies?

I could really use another armor upgrade or two, as the latest enemies & bosses are really pounding me. I used up almost my entire food supply beating Thunderblight Ganon, as it's attacks were dealing 6-7 hearts of damage, and I only had 10 at the time.

@RR529 Far out in the Desert area, near the Tabintha Tower, and in the Akala Region

Anyone expecting XX to be localised can drop those dreams right now XD

Does make ya wonder why media outlets asked Capcom why World wasnt on Switch...but they why they dont localise the game already on Switch?

Like surely we can get an answer to that right?

Anyhow, Im mentally preparing myself for Hyrule Warriors. This thing is a little Musuo machine

@YummyHappyPills Have they said if Hyrule Warriors will have the new levels from the 3DS one or just the characters, like the Wii U? I wasn't clear from the trailer.

@mookysam All DLC from both. All characters from both.

All Adventure maps from both.

Fairies from 3DS.

Team comp from the 3DS version I believe.

Only thing I'm not sure on is if it has the 3DS Wind Waker story stuff. I assume it will

@YummyHappyPills Thanks for the info. The Wind Waker story is what I'm most interested in so will wait and see.

Hyrule Warriors was my first musuo and I really enjoyed the Dragon Quest Heroes games, but as I've never played a Fire Emblem game I'm not sure how much I would get out of Fire Emblem Warriors. Worth playing for a non-Fire Emblem fan?

@mookysam No idea. Only Musuo I played was Hyrule.

I have no interest in anything FE after all

@mookysam One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 is a great Musuo game. My favourite out of them all. I would say thats the best followed bu Gundam warriors 3. I didnt enjoy DQ heroes at all though.

@KratosMD Thanks for the reply. Yeah, Hyrule Warriors main appeal was that it was a Zelda spin-off, I probably wouldn't have got it otherwise. So the celebration of the franchise is a big element I guess. Now I realise I enjoy the the style of gameplay though I probably will pick Fire Emblem Warriors up at some point if I can find it cheaply enough.

@themcnoisy I've had my eye on One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 for a while. Will probably get it at some point too for the PS4.

I estimated 11.75m units as of December 31st.

It's 14.86m.

How.

Even more horrifying (Or good, depending on what side of the corporate wall you fall on):

Super Mario Odyssey hit 9.07m units

Star Wars Battlefront 2 SHIPPED just under 7m, EA calls that a disappointment.

EA has been stung. That's a good thing. It wont deter them, they already mentioned MTAs coming back, but if one thing, it proves proper budgeting and just making a good game with a license, is better than butchering it.

@YummyHappyPills By being bad at estimating things?

@YummyHappyPills Not assuming this, but it sounds like you're saying they sold more than what you predicted is a bad thing to you.

@Octane @Slasher I'm not saying it's a bad thing, except I lost a bet. It's just a lot more than I expected under the market circumstances. I was being very conservative, at most I would have said just shy of the Wii U, not trouncing it already.