The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

all of you guys here probably have already seen the botw sequel teaser, and i must ask, how long do you think nintendo would work on it? will it be 4 years just like the first one? or will it be longer knowing that nintendo has other huge projects to work on..

Today, Nintendo released a teaser for the Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (working title). So far, we've seen that Link still has the Master Sword, Link and Zelda see what appears to be a mummified body of Ganondorf, and Link has a new ability which allows him to use a magical hand. Hyrule Castle is seen getting lifted off the ground as well.

So how does that connect to the BotW post-credits? Here are a couple of theories:

- The ghosts of the Champions and King Rhoam going to rest mean that they will no longer have guidance for any further conflicts.

- The Ancient Voice (Fi) within the sword cannot be heard again. This means that Zelda can no longer seal away evil forces.

OR

- The Master Sword is losing its power and the evil forces sealed in it are breaking out, rendering the sword useless.

This explains why Link STILL has the Master Sword

- Divine Beast Vah Ruta stops working. This means that whatever new threat comes, Divine Beasts cannot be used to stop it the way they were used to fight Calamity Ganon.

What are your thoughts? Do you have any theories around the BotW post-credits?

In the final days of Zeldapedia, I promised to make a bunch of Discussion posts. Here I am with the worst things with Breath of the Wild.

5. Lag

I've played both versions. I've seen lag on both versions. Did Nintendo really screw this up? I'm trying to drive the Master Cycle Zero, and then suddenly the entire game stops because it has to load!? This was on the Switch version too! Believe it or not, I literally just rode my Master Cycle Zero through the Hyrule Castle Main Road, first time in the game, and there were absolutely no obstacles. No barriers or Lynels. Now that's pretty bad.

How about the Wii U version? It lags in busy locations, and it lags when you have a lot of activity on the screen. For a game that's designed for the Wii U, what the hell? For Nintendo standards, this doesn't even come close. Yes, it's still playable, but most other Wii U games performed better, and those came before BotW.

4. Nintendo Labo VR Kit compatibility

I tried it, Day 1 (the night when Avengers: Endgame premiered). What were my thoughts? It was absolute crap. The motion controls are god awful; they don't light up well with the Gyroscopes, so you won't get fluent motion.

Try ZL-targeting. You do that, and VR just goes away. No ability to look around even just slightly, unlike the 3DS remasters which allowed you to look around while L-targeting.

The gameplay is at 30 FPS. Why is 30 FPS bad? It's not good for VR, and you can easily get sick. How about looking at the game in 480p resolution? It's not BAD, because it's the same resolution as the Wii U GamePad, but looking at it close up is not the nicest thing.

Even worse, take a guess what happens when you're in VR mode, doing a Gyroscope Shrine? Yeah, you don't use the analog sticks. You still use freaking motion controls. So... have fun getting motion sickness.

3. The Master Trials

Let's be honest here. Why should anyone be paying money for The Master Trials DLC? Take a look at what it has. Master Mode, which is the equivalent to Second Quest, Master Quest, and Hero Mode. Those were all free. It has the Trial of the Sword, which is the equivalent to the Cave of Ordeals and Treacherous Tower. Those were free. So my question is, why are we paying for stuff that we shouldn't pay for. Sure, it's fun to play, but do you really have to lock it behind the Expansion Pass if it should've been in the base game? I sacrificed my potential SSBU Fighter Pass money for this.

2. Wii U Flaws

The Wii U version was OK. It had everything you needed, and it originally had faster loading times than the Switch version. What were its problems? Press the Home button and exit the Home menu after that. You have to wait about 30 seconds for the game to load up again for it to work. For a game made for the Wii U... WHY???

How about you try using the Pro Controller. Go to a Gyroscope Shrine and try solving it...uh oh. The controller doesn't have a Gyroscope! What do you do!? Put down your controller, grab your Wii U GamePad, solve the puzzle, put back the Wii U GamePad, and pick up your controller. If you screwed up the puzzle, do it again. Seriously, what's with this design flaw? Why couldn't they bring in that Splatoon trick where you attach a Wii Motion Plus/Remote Plus? Better yet, why make it so that you HAVE to use motion controls? They seriously did not think this through.

1. Gyroscope Shrines

People hated the Water Temple more, but it's primarily because they skipped the 3D remaster and didn't realize how it was so easy on that version. Gyroscope Shrines are the worst thing in BotW. What's wrong about it? See the reasons above. Not convinced enough?

Play it on the Wii U GamePad screen, or play it on the Switch in Handheld mode. How in the world are you supposed to accomplish that!? Keep in mind, while there are only 3 Shrines that require motion controls, there are 4 more DLC Shrines! I had to go through the entire DLC in Handheld mode, and these Shrines took up the most time.

With Wii U flaws, crappy VR, and overall forced motion controls, this is the biggest design flaw I've seen.

What are the things that you hate the most about Breath of the Wild?

11 more days, until the end of Zeldapedia. With that, I'm going to finish off my journey through the Discussion section, from the day I entered to the day that it ends.

Here are the top 5 greatest things about Breath of the Wild:

5. Difficulty

For some people, like me, Breath of the Wild is an overly easy game, but to most people it's difficult as hell, and that includes some of my friends who've had experience with games such as the Dark Souls series. You can die in one hit at the beginning of the game from certain enemies, such as Guardians. Even with a lot of gear, you can still die in one hit from Silver Lynels armed with Savage Lynel Crushers. Even having MAXIMUM HEARTS, Mipha's Grace, and a bunch of Fairies, you can still die in one hit if you're walking through the Yiga Clan Hideout. This game has its fair share of difficulties, whether it's from the base game or the DLC.

4. Combat System

The combat system is a relatively simple thing, but there are parts to it that take practice. Many people may have difficulties performing Perfect Guards, or using two-handed claymore-type weapons. It's simplistic though, with the player choosing to either rely a lot on the shield, or dodging. You can also make it super easy once you have the Champions' Blessings, or challenge yourself by using basic weapons.

3. Soundtrack

I know what you might be thinking. Breath of the Wild is a quiet game, and it doesn't have a whole lot of music... but it kind of does. It's just that the special locations are the places that hold all that music, or the cutscenes. Out in the wild, you'd very much want to hear the nature instead of some ongoing music, because it won't match the vibe with too much music. Plus, take the surprise aspect into account; that Guardian theme can come out of nowhere when there's calming music playing. There are some select themes in the game that I particularly like, and a couple that play a powerful role in the story, including the hint of Fi's cameo.

2. World Design

Aside from the Shrines and Divine Beasts, I really like the overall design of the world. From mountains, to forests, to fields, to deserts, to beaches. Anywhere you go, there's something new to see, and chances are you won't discover something on your first playthrough. The world is large and you can virtually go anywhere in it, with little to no restrictions. Overall, I love the size of the world, and although it may be tedious to get across it, it's well-worth the adventure.

1. New Formula

Alright, I get it. Some of you like the ALttP formula. Some of you enjoyed OoT or TP's design and gameplay more than BotW. I don't particularly care about the formula, new or old, different or same.

I just care if it's fun, and BotW is fun. Admit it; despite complaining a lot about the game's formula, you still have played it for at least more than 20 hours in total. Sure, they had to sacrifice three dungeons for 120 Shrines, but those 120 Shrines can take much more time to complete, and some of them are pretty hard to find.

The game is not linear; that does sacrifice the storytelling, but if it comes down to gameplay, it has a lot of replayability. Want to beat everything in the game? Want to skip the Divine Beasts and have a six-staged final boss? Want to skip everything and head straight to the final boss? Want to do this Divine Beast before this other one? There are so many possibilities, and I'm not complaining.

That's my top 5 list. What are your thoughts? What did you like or dislike about BotW?

So I’m pretty sure a sequel to Breath of the Wild is confirmed and it’s most likely your traveling out side of Hyrule or perhaps rebuilding it. I’d like to know what you guys would want to be included in the newest game or excluded. Preferably I feel you’d be traveling in a different land maybe your doing mercenary work our scouting or something. In addition I’d like them to add on to the physics system, pet dogs, sit, more runes, unique items like a hookshot, better story, better bosses, better dungeons, and what would be really cool that I have t even seen would be human companions or supports besides wolf link or a horse.

Edit: I've taken notice that my last few posts have been receiving more Upvotes than Comments... what happened to the comments???

I played BotW VR today, without the VR Kit because it's too damn expensive. Want to know my thoughts? It's absolute freaking #*$%!!!

First off, Video Captures are disabled. How am I supposed to show you how this goes if I can't even make a video? Other Labo VR games let you do this, so why not this!?

Secondly, the motion control is awful. Even at sensitivity at Very High, your camera still moves slow as heck without the R Stick. It's even slower than Splatoon, and that's not even VR!!!

Thirdly, the frame rate. This god-awful frame rate causes you to get dizzy and vomit. 30 FPS? Totally. It has an unstable frame rate, similar to the Wii U version, but it's in more locations! How am I supposed to play a VR game if I'm gonna get lag and sickness!?

Finally, those god-awful Gyroscope Shrines will murder you. Wanna know how to beat them? Do it the same old way you did; use motion controls. Except this time, you move your head around like a freaking idiot trying to solve these damned puzzles. When you're done, grab a bag and throw up in it.

Below is an image of a Screen Capture. What are your thoughts about VR? Have you tried it yet? Are you too dreaded to try it?

Nintendo of America recently reuploaded the trailer for Nintendo Labo VR support coming for Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Their updates will be arriving on April 25, 2018, which is this upcoming Thursday.

It kind of reminds me of playing Splatoon with motion controls, so I'm gonna try it out. My only issue is that I don't have the VR Kit, so it's going to be pretty difficult to play.

Who's going to try out VR mode in BotW? Have any of you bought the VR Kit yet?

What's your favourite Nintendo video game console?

My personal favourite is the Nintendo Switch, while the Wii comes in at a close second, followed by the Wii U.

The reason I like the Nintendo Switch is obviously because of the convenience and its ability to be played as a home console and a handheld console. It has a very good library (though half of it comes from the Wii U), and it made handheld gaming fun for me, as my play time with the previous handhelds weren't as long.

I like the Wii for its library and the fact that it's best-suited as a multiplayer console. Whenever I'm playing with my family, or with friends, the Wii was always the go-to console for most games back in the day. My most favourite games were the party games, namely any of the Mii series games such as Wii Sports and Wii Party.

I like the Wii U for many reasons. It felt like a "professional gaming console" but at the same time it felt like a party console. It had such a great library of 1st-party games, it HAS the MOST Zelda games, and it basically took the Wii to a greater level with its games, such as Nintendo Land, Wii Party U, and even Wii Sports Club!

I almost forgot to mention another reason I like the Wii U and Nintendo Switch; they have Breath of the Wild, of course. It's the game that brought me back to the Zelda franchise, and despite already playing it on the Wii U, I decided to play it on the Switch anyways.

When it comes to quality control, Breath of the Wild is among one of the bottom for the current generation, as much as I hate to say it. There are 3 Shrines and 4 DLC Shrines that require gyroscopes. Using the Wii U Pro Controller is impossible, and playing only the Wii U GamePad or in Handheld mode is just a complete joke.

Now that Breath of the Wild is receiving VR support (on the Nintendo Switch version), I can think of two possible outcomes:

- Nothing is changed, and Gyroscopes will still be mandatory; will result in several issues

OR

- The R Analog Stick will be used instead of a gyroscope.

What are your thoughts and predictions? What do you think will happen with the Wii U version? Will this fix or break the game?