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irstupid on 14 March 2017
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Areym said:
JakDaSnack said:

There isn't any hand holding in Zelda, you wouldn't know you could do those things unless you experimented.  Also after beating particularly hard groups, it's possible to get a really op weapon early on.  If durability wasn't a thing, that op weapon might make the game too easy.  

I would not considering showing off a mechanic with a small textbox or animated video/image hand holding (assuming not even those things are shown on a new mechanic)

Also, that weapon would not be available so early IF NOT for the weapons being so frail. Otherwise, that would be a god-awful balance issue.

 

If you somewhat follow a linear path for the first hour you do get tutorials.

1. The plateau has teh tutorial shrines to teach you each of the tools.

2. The old man teaches you about instant travel

3. The old man makes you talk to the goddess statue and thus you learn how to upgrade hearts/stamina

4. The old man makes you climb up the temple of time, basically showing you that you can climb anything (if you haven't already) and then leaves you with paraglider to show jumping and gliding off.

5. The old man tells you to head to kakariko village and points in direction. On the way near village you find and learn what the seeds are for.

6. In Kakariko village there is someone that teaches you about locking on, sneak attacks, and other combat stuff.

7. There is a little girl in the village that her quests is basically teaching you how to mix ingredients together for food.

Then as mentioned, the tips in the loading screens tell you things like shield surfing and other things.

But at that point you can easily then run off on your own anywhere. I mean heck, the main quest you get in the village is like "go to these four points which are in teh foru corners of the map. Not telling you which order, so feel free to go wherever then.