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First review is in and its a perfect 10 / 10
http://nintendoeverything.com/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-gets-first-review-in-edge/
– EDGE indicates that the game is very dense
– You’ll roam around and get distracted by dozens of different things “an absolute, and unremitting pleasure to get lost in”
– Over 100 shrines and they are multi purpose
– The world feels well realized despite game like speed potions
– Four beasts must be exorcised, with a couple sub missions a final dungeon and a boss fight for each
– If you focus on just the main quest you’re looking at about 20 hours
– You’ll have all the tools you need after playing 4 shrines (opening hour)
– Defeating beasts will net you RPG like stat boosts and a new power with a big cool down that breaks the game in ways they wouldn’t spoil
– Frame rate is a little uneven on the Wii U version, dropping to teens in very busy sequences like heavy weather effects, rarely when it matters
– Nuts and bolts combat is a little unpredictable at times but that encourages you to the many other tools and powers at your disposal
“The result, for all the longevity of its series and the familiarity of the open world genre, is a game that evokes feelings we haven’t felt for 20 years. Not since Ocarina of Time have we set foot in a world that feels so mind-bogglingly vast and unerringly magical, that proves so relentlessly intriguing. Plenty of games promise to let us go anywhere and do anything. Few, if any, ever deliver so irresistibly. 19 years on Ocarina is still held up as the high water mark of gamings best loved and greatest series. Now it may have to settle for second place”.
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For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
In this case, the press have gotten the Switch Console and Zelda last week already and paper press magazines maybe even earlier, since they need time for press.
The first official unboxing videos were posted days ago already and Nintendolife has posted a limited preview (of what they were allowed to spill).
The review in the OP is from Edge magazine that most subcribers haven't gotten yet (at least here the April issue is not in the stores yet), so probably a leak from distribution center.
/Cheers,
Lahnmir
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
And that being said, I bought Horizon Zero Down and the 'intro' alone (before you enter the actual open world) already is 4-6 hours. You enter the open world with level 7-9 and the next part of the 'core experience' starts at 12. I know, same principle, but at least you do have a gap you MUST fill, making side quests also part of the 'core experience'
I know right. Really amusing when I see skeptics...or maybe sad. I'm also looking forward to playing this.
This is what gaming is about for me, amazement and wonder, exploration and excitement. NOT polygon count, anti aliasing, 30fps vs 60fps, processing power etc. No, the actual gaming and that giddy feeling you get when you discover something new. I wasn't impressed with the ridiculous high scores Zelda is getting, the reasons why however convinced me I need this game sooner then later.
/Cheers,
Lahnmir
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
/Cheers,
Lahnmir
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
Things are looking up for games this year, bars are being set. In a few days two great games have come out, anything after them has to live up to it or it's gonna fall flat.
"Be water my friend" - Bruce Lee