My god, that is some 100%ing right there. Any assistance at all with guides or pure solo work?
Oh, I definitely needed to use the interactive map to make sure I've ticked off all my progress. There's no way I could keep track of everything without it.
Maybe a weapon you haven't found?
I don't think so. I realised there were three schema stones I didn't have, and having got those, I'm now on 98.19%.
I don't think it's weird. TotK maximises everything BotW did but doesn't offer much originality outside of the mechanics. It feels akin to how A Link Between Worlds was a more refined version of LttP but didn't hit the same heights, or how Twilight Princess felt like an homage to Ocarina of Time more than its own things. I'm still not sure how "great" a game it is but it has many excellent qualities. I don't think anything about the game has surprised or wowed me like BotW did.
I'm fairly sure after that you can go straight to the final boss. To be fair, you could have done that at any time, it just would have been significantly more difficult.
Must be incredibly frustrating. Can't imagine how long you spent collecting everything only for it to still not be satisfyingly complete
Yeah I'm not sure when I want to finish it. Still a joy to come back to every time I get a spare evening. I think I'm on about 80 odd shrines now, maxed out stamina ages ago and a dozen or so hearts. Have finished 3 temples with just the Gerudo one left. I try to clear out side stories but every time I do another seems to open up. Got the wing suit and levelled it up the other day and that let's you do superhero landings from any height which is a great bonus. Got the master sword last week.
I think the suit also lets you do jump attacks from any height. Or maybe not, I haven't actually tried it from very high.
Weirdly I got the master sword before getting into the Forest (by doing all the tear sightings).
There's loads of armour and weapons. I can't remember which armour pieces I found there and which I found in the caves though.
Auto build schematics sound sexy.
Yeah they’re worth it tbh but not much else is down there.
I've got a bad feeling some of it is missed parts of the fire dungeon, which is easily the bit of the game I liked least.Must be incredibly frustrating. Can't imagine how long you spent collecting everything only for it to still not be satisfyingly complete
Wish that, too. But I guess it would not pay of in terms of effort for them. They'd have to add lots of dialog and probably change a few interactions to make it feel authentic.
I really don’t think I can do Hyrule for a third time. Even if they change it round again.
It depends on the real world time between games. Another 6 years you will likely feel different. Realistically it'll be on the next Nintendo console so they'll have to do something to get wallets open.
Yes. I played BotW relatively late (only two years ago) and still I half the map seemed new to me. On a few occasions I was like "oh, I recognize this place from BotW" only after the third or fourth time I came around. Six years from now I'll have forgotten even more. And they could maybe extend the map further or add mechanics like in Ocarina of Time, A Link to the Past or Twilight Princess to change the appearance of the world completely.
With you on the rain. Especially since it takes the majority of the game until you can find and upgrade the froggy armour. Absolute pain in the arse when you're just trying to climb a pillar to get a Korok and it starts pissing down half way up. Or worse, trying to fight a Gleeok.Finally "finished" it (main story, all memories and 87 shrines).
I've come to realise that within the context of video games I have an extreme lack of patience. In that sense TOTK is just not the game for me. The same could be said of BOTW, but somehow I didn't feel as fatigued when I played that game. I think the reason is that it felt so fresh and different compared to earlier instalments that I could endure all the elements that I dislike (exploring, item management, talking to NPCs, slowly getting stronger). BOTW vs TOTK is kind of like OOT vs MM. The latter is the better game in both cases, but they're also too similar to the former to blow me away in the same manner.
Good:
- Pretty much the same game as BOTW, but with a bigger map, a better story and some cool new mechanics.
Bad:
- The Depths! Seriously, feck that entire area of the game!
- The temples are still underwhelming
- I still hate rain with a passion. Just let me climb!
I pretty much ignore all koroks. The exception being when it's obvious that they're hiding under a stone in my path. It's just about worth those 5 seconds to lift it up and hear that annoying "hiyayai! Pah pih".
The item management is very annoying. I also disliked that you had to attach these materials to your weapons. It is a cool mechanic but I hate that I to stick an ugly horn or claw to a cool looking sword just to make some damage.Finally "finished" it (main story, all memories and 87 shrines).
I've come to realise that within the context of video games I have an extreme lack of patience. In that sense TOTK is just not the game for me. The same could be said of BOTW, but somehow I didn't feel as fatigued when I played that game. I think the reason is that it felt so fresh and different compared to earlier instalments that I could endure all the elements that I dislike (exploring, item management, talking to NPCs, slowly getting stronger). BOTW vs TOTK is kind of like OOT vs MM. The latter is the better game in both cases, but they're also too similar to the former to blow me away in the same manner.
Good:
- Pretty much the same game as BOTW, but with a bigger map, a better story and some cool new mechanics.
Bad:
- The Depths! Seriously, feck that entire area of the game!
- The temples are still underwhelming
- I still hate rain with a passion. Just let me climb!
huh, Both TOTK and Elden Ring never felt vacous and empty to me. Shame you didnt enjoy them
