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Flilix on 25 February 2017
KLAMarine said:
The press gushed about GTA 5 and I found that game to be mediocre.

Hopefully praise for BotW isn't more of the same hot air. Judging by the footage I've seen, I'm reminded of Wind Waker plus more and I love WW.

Indeed, some reviewers seem to have given positive reviews for GTA V because of it's big, detailed world, rather than for the gameplay. I hope this isn't the case for BotW too.



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palou on 25 February 2017

Also:
«I really like it, and I would personally spend $360 on the Switch + Zelda next week. I don't think I've ever have or will buy a system "for one game," but Splatoon 2, Xenoblade 2, and a few others make it seem already worth it for me. I feel like it's complete! It's one of the coolest open worlds I've ever played. Maybe not as filled to the brim as say, Witcher 3, but very fun, partially because of the theme.

I don't think you need the Pro Controller for it. I've heard it's better but I really like using the Joy-Con grip. You can pick it up later if you want.

You can also probably get a cheap Wii U if you don't have one already although I haven't tested that version.»



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palou on 25 February 2017
Flilix said:
KLAMarine said:
The press gushed about GTA 5 and I found that game to be mediocre.

Hopefully praise for BotW isn't more of the same hot air. Judging by the footage I've seen, I'm reminded of Wind Waker plus more and I love WW.

Indeed, some reviewers seem to have given positive reviews for GTA V because of it's big, detailed world, rather than for the gameplay. I hope this isn't the case for BotW too.

Nah, gameplay looks to be the best part of the game, for me. I mean, it's not getting the praise for the graphics, for sure.



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jason1637 on 25 February 2017

Great thread. This game is going to be great.



Volterra_90 on 25 February 2017
Flilix said:
KLAMarine said:
The press gushed about GTA 5 and I found that game to be mediocre.

Hopefully praise for BotW isn't more of the same hot air. Judging by the footage I've seen, I'm reminded of Wind Waker plus more and I love WW.

Indeed, some reviewers seem to have given positive reviews for GTA V because of it's big, detailed world, rather than for the gameplay. I hope this isn't the case for BotW too.

Nah, GTAV gameplay was mediocre, BOTW seems really solid. At least based on video gameplays. I can't wait to try it myself!



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Birimbau on 25 February 2017

It's the only Nintengo game that interests me, but one game is not enough to make me buy a console.



Miyamotoo on 25 February 2017
Flilix said:
KLAMarine said:
The press gushed about GTA 5 and I found that game to be mediocre.

Hopefully praise for BotW isn't more of the same hot air. Judging by the footage I've seen, I'm reminded of Wind Waker plus more and I love WW.

Indeed, some reviewers seem to have given positive reviews for GTA V because of it's big, detailed world, rather than for the gameplay. I hope this isn't the case for BotW too.

Actual from what we saw until now, gameplay look like best part of game, everything seems so interesting and fun with lotsa different approaches, and Zelda BotW world seems like one giant playground.



Nuvendil on 25 February 2017
curl-6 said:
Nuvendil said:

It would seem review copies are focussed mostly on the Switch so you may be waiting until launch day for that to be covered.  It's unfortunate but not surprising given it is a launch title.  Similar marginalizing did happen with Twilight Princess GCN.

Ugh, guess I'll be finding out via my own copy in 6 days time then. >_>

Surely somebody out there has the Wii U version and can just tell us how it runs...

http://nintendoeverything.com/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-gets-first-review-in-edge/

The last bits are a bit spoilery though so here's the short of it:  Wii U version does perform a bit worse, but they claim it rarely makes any real impact on gameplay.  So basically, what was expected.



curl-6 on 25 February 2017
Nuvendil said:
curl-6 said:

Ugh, guess I'll be finding out via my own copy in 6 days time then. >_>

Surely somebody out there has the Wii U version and can just tell us how it runs...

http://nintendoeverything.com/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-gets-first-review-in-edge/

The last bits are a bit spoilery though so here's the short of it:  Wii U version does perform a bit worse, but they claim it rarely makes any real impact on gameplay.  So basically, what was expected.

I can live with that. Honestly, in a game of this nature, framerate dips shouldn't be a big problem. I thoroughly enjoyed games like The Last Story despite it chugging during busy scenes. A locked 30fps would've been nice and all, but with a game this vast and complex, it's understandable that the Wii U can't quite manage that. It is what it is.

Thanks for the heads up.



monocle_layton on 25 February 2017
Flilix said:
KLAMarine said:
The press gushed about GTA 5 and I found that game to be mediocre.

Hopefully praise for BotW isn't more of the same hot air. Judging by the footage I've seen, I'm reminded of Wind Waker plus more and I love WW.

Indeed, some reviewers seem to have given positive reviews for GTA V because of it's big, detailed world, rather than for the gameplay. I hope this isn't the case for BotW too.

I'll be honest- I found driving around and chilling in GTA more fun than anything else. 

 

I think an open world driving game would be neat. It'd be cool to just unwind and relax.