Figured this game deserves its own thread.
titanmaster_race said:
I nearly preordered a Switch just for this.
CalebMcCreary06 said:
Now I wish I could preorder a Switch for this. Will they be available to buy online on launch day?
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"A lot of open world games feel checklisty. This is a big Ubisoft problem, but it also came up again for Horizon Zero Dawn, and was one of my biggest criticisms for that game.
But with Breath of the Wild, it doesn't feel like going through the motions. You can make your own stories by raiding a Bokoblin camp, finding out a new cooking recipe on your own, chopping down some trees, or meet some wacky Nintendo character while you're traveling from point A to point B. The map isn't loaded down with billions of icons to fetch, just the active quest you've chosen at the time.
Take radio towers. Breath of the Wild has them. But they aren't too numerous, and most of them have their own little mini-puzzles to solve, as well as an interesting character to meet at the top that has a unique sidequest. Looking over the massive spires into the open world is actually fun, and you can use a telescope (with its own icon/stamp creator) to scout out new locations. They went above and beyond the typical open world blueprint."
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/gamestop-sell-nintendo-switch-launch,33707.htmlQBCade said:
I think the Gamestops are opening at midnight Thurs to sell them starting at 12:01am Friday. If you want one, you may have to camp out.
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German Gamepro explored the game. And gave it a 94/100 which is their second most elevated score ever given for a game. Furthermore, they are famous for being extremely brutal with audit scores. And don't give enormous scores constantly. The 94/100 score additionally means it's higher than any of their PS4 or Xbox One audits with the top games being The Witcher 3 and Uncharted 4. Those both got 92/100, and as you probably are aware as of now those games are both inconceivably good.
Brian Earl Spilner said:Quote:
German Gamepro explored the game. And gave it a 94/100 which is their second most elevated score ever given for a game. Furthermore, they are famous for being extremely brutal with audit scores. And don't give enormous scores constantly. The 94/100 score additionally means it's higher than any of their PS4 or Xbox One audits with the top games being The Witcher 3 and Uncharted 4. Those both got 92/100, and as you probably are aware as of now those games are both inconceivably good.
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If there's a better game out there than Breath of the Wild, I haven't played it. Nintendo has created, for me, the greatest game of all time. It's everything I want from a game and one of the most rewarding experiences I've ever had.
I think it'll actually end up being a compelling product when viewed more as a mobile game platform that can easily be played on a TV if desired. You know, once us early adopters finish finding all the bugs for everyone else.SheriffBarclay said:
Game looks awesome, Switch looks terrible.Quote:
Nintendo would like you to believe that the Switch is launching later this week but no matter how convincing their initial sales pitch may sound the hardware that will be in stores on March 3 could more accurately be described as a beta test.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2017/2/28/14726580/nintendo-switch-launch-not-finished
hph6203 said:
It's Switch the OS that looks half-baked, not the hardware. The majority of flaws can be fixed post launch, and Zelda is obviously ready.
If Nintendo aggressively courts indie devs, and releases first party titles at twice the rate as they have previously on their home/handheld consoles, they'll have a nice mix of games that will drive sales of the system. Then they can turn their focus to optimizing the underlying features.
Personally the major criticisms I've seen of the hardware don't concern me at all, and they're getting enough interesting games to justify my purchase.
Yeah, that's the one lingering hardware issue that concerns me and is the reason I ended up preordering the Pro controller as well. Everything else can be fixed with OS updates, but this might a long term problem that requires a hardware redesign/revision.bbattbq01 said:hph6203 said:
It's Switch the OS that looks half-baked, not the hardware. The majority of flaws can be fixed post launch, and Zelda is obviously ready.
If Nintendo aggressively courts indie devs, and releases first party titles at twice the rate as they have previously on their home/handheld consoles, they'll have a nice mix of games that will drive sales of the system. Then they can turn their focus to optimizing the underlying features.
Personally the major criticisms I've seen of the hardware don't concern me at all, and they're getting enough interesting games to justify my purchase.
The hardware criticism that does worry me is the apparent Line of sight issues with the joycons. Review I read said that anything getting between the console and the joycons made them lose their connection.