Just built Tarrey Town and had a marriage. This game is unbelievable. One more divine beast to go. Almost all armour unlocked. Just did the two horse side quests last night (white steed and Gabon’s horse). Trying to do two side quests a day atm.

The game is a joy.

I watched The Compmetionist's review the other day. He nailed it. It is amazing up until the point you try to 100% then it is a chore.

I think that is fine though, most won't 100% and there is no need to grind armour, koroks or shrines to see the end game.

Do all the memories though, well worth it.

Was literally thinking about restarting BotW this morning but with a guide once I've finished Diablo as I fear I didn't see the best of it.

Ok so all four done. Now I’m going to go hunting. Get a fuck tonne or meatballs and rice and while doing side quests. I may use a guide for the random ones. Just went to the top of lanaryu mountain and had a flying fight with the dragon. Brilliant.

Anyone playing Cadence of Hyrule?

Dinostar77 wrote:

Anyone playing Cadence of Hyrule?

I'm about half way through (I think). It's great so far.  I was a bit unsure going in, as I liked the idea of Necrodancer more than I liked the actual game - but Cadence is much more forgiving in the early stages, and does a surprisingly good job of feeling like a Zelda game, despite carrying across Necrodancer's mechanics.

It's only partially a Roguelike - there's extensive checkpointing, and you get to keep a lot of stuff after death. (If that sounds like too much of a concession, there's an option to switch Perma-death on. Equally, if you're put off by the whole moving-to-the-beat thing, you can switch that off too, though it probably defeats the point a little.) In a concession to Breath of the Wild, those items you don't get to carry forwards are all ones that wear out with use in any case. (This is as annoying here as it is in BotW.)

To some degree it's a game of two halves, in that the overworld feels more Zelda, whilst the dungeons feel much more like Necrodancer. Bosses so far have been relatively straight forward, without the traditional Zelda use-the-thing-you-just-got schtick.

I'm not sure what the long-term appeal will be, although very early on you get to chose between playing as Link or Zelda, and it's clear that playing as the other is a different experience - items specifically state that they have different functions depending on who you play as. (I gather everything moves around again once you play as the other character as well.)

The thing is, it's fun. The slightly more relaxed approach to dying (and if you're anything like me, you will die) means that there's more scope to experiment and to wrap your head around things. The first hour or so of playing, I wasn't entirely sure about it, but it ultimately clicked, and it's become an absolute joy to play. (To the point that I'm thinking of revisiting Necrodancer when I've finished.)

I'm not sure how those who loved Necrodancer will feel about the game - I can imagine some feeling it's not challenging enough - but as a Zelda spin-off it's great.

Breath of the Wild.

Well this is an easy game to lose days to isn't it? Crikey. Am enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would tbh. The weapon breaking stuff isn't that big a deal really, and the cooking/food stuff isn't either unless you want it to be.

Have got off the plateau, and on my way to sheikah person now. Done a couple of shrines, chose my first upgrade as stamina but think my next one will be health.

Question about the sidequest thing you can get at the stables: do I *have* to pay 100 rupees to the fellas to make the treasure appear or can I just look up where it is?

yourfavouriteuncle wrote:

It’s worth the 100 rupees if you are where I think you are.

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Fucking heartbreak.


Game is absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful. It's also Zelda and I'll cane it in a few hours due to how faithful it is.


But.


Christ.

That slowdown. It's rotten at points. It's really significant, and feels very un-Nintendo. I'm only at the woods and it stands out.

Absolutely cripplin

Maybe wait and see if there's a day-one patch tomorrow?

First mainline Zelda to suffer slowdown since the last mainline Zelda. Disappointing and unexpected.

Handheld or telly or both reg?

I’ve been on telly. It’s still there when docked, a bit jarring in places, but mostly not an issue.

Oh yeah, it’s poor, and as moot says, why make it so shiny if the engine can’t hack it?

Still, big grin on my face for the 30mins or so I had playing it.