conchobhar
What's Shenmue?
This is the 2003 re-translation that first appeared in the Collector's Edition compilation and been used for every re-release since (except, weirdly, the 3DS port).
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The Legend of Zelda Mega-Thread: A Collection of Links
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conchobhar
What's Shenmue?
No, sorry, that came across as more terse than I meant. I'm also surprised that he missed that!
I did this EVERY SINGLE TIME and hooboy did it get old. Practice for mindful relaxation while gaming, I guess? I forget if I managed to focus and get better at it or just crab-walked my way to victory.
As for dodge/parry and counter, I went through the game doing very little of either of those, and managed pretty well. That said, (late/end-game mechanical spoilers) the main/intended way to fight the final boss involves relying heavily on dodge counters, and parrying/reflecting beams with the shield can come in very handy for guardians and the final boss as well. That said, I was able to just face-slam my way through the boss with a different brute-force strategy so even then they're not required. So it's definitely worth trying to get some practice with that in ahead of time, at the very least to be able to rely on it if you decide you want to.
What makes this extra weird is that he published a whole-ass hardback book about The Legend of Zelda's various translations, including the 2003 one. (Source: I own it). So he definitely knew about it at some point. Maybe this was just a brain fart.
Well I'm glad it's not just me.
Meanwhile I've finally managed to stop putzing around long enough to finish the early-game quest chain up through getting the Slate photography stuff and having Impa tell me I should seek out the four tribes so now of course I'm kind of paralyzed with indecision about where to go neat.
Oh, I also bought all the DLC. Got the underwhelming Great Plateau bonus treasures, found the EX treasure notes in the old ruins nearby, and stumbled onto a couple of them while searching for the couple memory photo locations I actually recognized - got Phantom armor which actually looks pretty useful right now if not terribly stylish (though I'll miss the iconic tunic;s enemy HP readout). Looks like a lot of the other DLC hooks start from Stables I haven't come across yet. Need to get to some more towers, I don't have anything on my map besides Hyrule Field and the Hatena area yet.
Edit: Also, I wish some character would point me in the direction of the Kokiri Forest, because I sure as hell would like some more weapon inventory slots. Especially since I keep wanting a torch, sledgehammer, axe, and sometimes leaf for things, and my good swords/spears break so dang quick.
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I found the forest! And with the the Master Sword, which I don't have near enough hearts to pull out. I'm a little torn because I was thinking of getting some more stamina soon, but this is gonna make it heard for me to not choose heart containers with my next... like 24 shrines. Eesh.
Meanwhile I've also got a bunch more towers, piddled about half-way up the Zora and Goron areas, and found lots of cool stuff. I also started wandering up Akkala way on the basis there's another tech lab up there somewhere but instead I found a second fairy fountain (yay! but also this is starting to use a butt-load of drops I didn't realize I needed to save as many of) and the Tarry-town. Starting to feel a little crunched on Rupees after throwing a lot at my house and the fairy, especially as I've got a feeling I should be saving a few copies of each precious gem. Low on arrows too.
Meanwhile I've also got a bunch more towers, piddled about half-way up the Zora and Goron areas, and found lots of cool stuff. I also started wandering up Akkala way on the basis there's another tech lab up there somewhere but instead I found a second fairy fountain (yay! but also this is starting to use a butt-load of drops I didn't realize I needed to save as many of) and the Tarry-town. Starting to feel a little crunched on Rupees after throwing a lot at my house and the fairy, especially as I've got a feeling I should be saving a few copies of each precious gem. Low on arrows too.
So I fucked up a thing in BotW. I caught the royal white horse on Salufa hill, but by the time it calmed down we’d slid halfway down the cliff between the hill and the river. Couldn’t manage to ride back up so we made our way downriver a bit but eventually ended up stuck on a bank directly under the bridge we need to be on to get back to the stables. No amount of fiddling with ZL would get it up.
Looked online and found a few other with the exact same dilemma but no reliable solutions. Saw a video of someone getting a horse up super steep slopes by shooting ice arrows (freeze, it bucks forward a bit on unfreeze, repeat) but… it died just before reaching the top. Camped overnight and went back to the hill to see if it respawned but no dice. Am I just hosed on that quest (and a cool horse)?
Looked online and found a few other with the exact same dilemma but no reliable solutions. Saw a video of someone getting a horse up super steep slopes by shooting ice arrows (freeze, it bucks forward a bit on unfreeze, repeat) but… it died just before reaching the top. Camped overnight and went back to the hill to see if it respawned but no dice. Am I just hosed on that quest (and a cool horse)?
conchobhar
What's Shenmue?
The horse should respawn at the next blood moon. If not, you can resurrect it by talking to the horse god.
I haven’t found it yet, but I read the horse god only resurrects horses that are already registered.
However, my problem mysteriously solved itself. I decided to reload to a save before my last attempt to get it up the slope to try slightly different tactics, but when I reloaded what I’m pretty sure was the right save it had vanished, and turned out it respawned in its original location so I could redo the initial catch. All is well.
However, my problem mysteriously solved itself. I decided to reload to a save before my last attempt to get it up the slope to try slightly different tactics, but when I reloaded what I’m pretty sure was the right save it had vanished, and turned out it respawned in its original location so I could redo the initial catch. All is well.
Shmupulations translates an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto concerning Ocarina of Time.
Hey, OOT runs natively on PCs now:
www.nintendolife.com
Technically it's not actually a "port" as it's reverse engineered code, but I've tried it and it definitely works. It's pretty bare bones at the moment, but I'm sure there'll be enhanced mods a plenty coming very soon.
Disclaimer, you do need to track down a specific ROM build in order to install as it needs the extract the original game assets first (these aren't distributed with the installer for obvious reasons).
The Zelda: Ocarina Of Time PC Port Is Finished And Out Now
The Lon Lon Milk is on us
www.nintendolife.com
Technically it's not actually a "port" as it's reverse engineered code, but I've tried it and it definitely works. It's pretty bare bones at the moment, but I'm sure there'll be enhanced mods a plenty coming very soon.
Disclaimer, you do need to track down a specific ROM build in order to install as it needs the extract the original game assets first (these aren't distributed with the installer for obvious reasons).
R.R. Bigman
Coolest Guy
I think Elden Ring has possibly poisoned the well for another open world Zelda. What I really want is a more linear, Ocarina style game with a major focus on dungeons and useful tools.
I continue to wonder what the heck is going on at Nintendo.
I continue to wonder what the heck is going on at Nintendo.
I originally thought this might be a quicker sequel because they had a strong starting baseline and instead it's gonna be six years. Still, that's fine. Make another classic.
Has anybody else started looking at these release timelines for their favorite series and started doing the math for how many more they might get in their lifetime? Like, presuming the average amount of development time doesn't balloon much further, I've got 8 more Zeldas to live, tops.
Whoa. I didn’t expect to get such a powerful reminder of my mortality when I clicked on this thread.
Phantoon
I cuss you bad
Yeah, I don't get that either. It's an unrelated game. Zelda is going to be doing things Elden Ring doesn't.
I saw someone wonder if the delay is because of Elden Ring.
I feel confident saying that, while the Zelda team very likely respects Elden Ring a great deal, they don't consider it necessary to institute delays 80-90% of the way through their planned development cycle to respond to any challenge it may represent. If they were that insecure - if their jimmies were that easily rustled - then they could never have made Breath of the Wild in the first place.
I feel confident saying that, while the Zelda team very likely respects Elden Ring a great deal, they don't consider it necessary to institute delays 80-90% of the way through their planned development cycle to respond to any challenge it may represent. If they were that insecure - if their jimmies were that easily rustled - then they could never have made Breath of the Wild in the first place.
This has made me realize I’ve spent maybe like 6% of my likely lifetime meaning to get around to playing and finishing one very good game. That’s, uh, something.