Incline The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Wii U and Switch

[TheHeroOfTime]

Europe cover

EEUU cover



PD: No special editions for Wii U version? Shit, I want the master edition so bad...

 

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I really wanted to be able to get this for the Switch at launch, but... I just can't justify shelling out $400 CAD for the console and $80 for the game. I was able to pre-order the Wii U version on Amazon for $70.

Too bad the special editions are just for the Switch version though. I don't care about the sword statue, but I'd totally go for the Special Edition with the map. Oh well, at least I'll save some money then.

The two guys in the "Hands-on" video (see the post above) say that the WiiU version has a better framerate (lol), so it shouldn't be a bad deal

 

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[sullynathan]

 

[CyberWhale]

Switch version is technically better - but in some instances I like WiiU color palette and special effects more.

 

[Ranarama]

Switch version is technically better - but in some instances I like WiiU color palette and special effects more.

I guess it's just a matter of which horrible gimmick console you like better. I don't know if they're pushing paid online on to the WiiU as well. I guess if you've got the money where you can justify the PS4 Pro price tag for a handheld, you go switch.

 

[CyberWhale]

I'm not going either. $199 with these specs or $299 with Tegra X2 or bust. Read: I'm not going to Switch, I'm going to Pass.

 

[sullynathan]

So both of these consoles are a bit more powerful than a Xbox 360? Nintendo should have hit up R* for GTA V.

 

[CyberWhale]

WiiU is more powerful than Xbox360.
Switch is around 1.5x more powerful than WiiU.

Nintendo are retards, so they aren't going to make any sweet deals with western gamedev studios.

 

[Talby]

 

[sullynathan]

WiiU is more powerful than Xbox360.
Switch is around 1.5x more powerful than WiiU.

Nintendo are retards, so they aren't going to make any sweet deals with western gamedev studios.

They got skyrim, I just think it would have been smart to get the most popular open world game. Even overwatch would be good to show that their online service works well.

 

[Mortmal]

WiiU is more powerful than Xbox360.
Switch is around 1.5x more powerful than WiiU.

Nintendo are retards, so they aren't going to make any sweet deals with western gamedev studios.

They got skyrim, I just think it would have been smart to get the most popular open world game. Even overwatch would be good to show that their multiply service works well.

I'd prefer if they dont make any deals with western developpers, each time i bought a console it was to play japanese exclusives. It was well worth it for the first wii, then absolutely no reason to get a wii u . It seems they make the samemistakes with switch, there's a zelda , a mario and thats about all for the console life time. Whos going to buy that to play skyrim on outdated hardware....

 

[Hobo Elf]

WiiU is more powerful than Xbox360.
Switch is around 1.5x more powerful than WiiU.

Nintendo are retards, so they aren't going to make any sweet deals with western gamedev studios.

They got skyrim, I just think it would have been smart to get the most popular open world game. Even overwatch would be good to show that their multiply service works well.

They don't want Overwatch. That would compete with Splatoon, Nintendo's own online shooter. And it's getting a sequel for the Switch.

 

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[Keldryn]

I'm not sure how useful those Switch/Wii U comparison videos are. Optimization generally happens near the end of development, so comparing footage released yesterday with footage from 7-8 months ago doesn't really tell us much.

Textures might be better on the Switch version, but then again if they were able to optimize the Wii U version beyond where it was at last E3, then they may have improved the textures (as in those videos they're obviously lower-res versions of the textures in the Switch version).

I'm assuming that the Wii U version isn't present at the Switch events in order to be able to compare the current state of the game in each platform. And at this point, everything will be locked down other than fixing bugs and possibly a few performance optimizations.

 

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Almost 20 minutes of gameplay:

 

[Blaine]

Speaking of gameplay, Polygon is at it again:

 

[Great Deceiver]

That looks sweet, $200 sweet. Not $300 sweet.

 

[Ranarama]

Wait, so you can just carry as many steaks and apples as you want to heal anywhere? Zelda just became popamole.

 

[Morality Games]

Wait, so you can just carry as many steaks and apples as you want to heal anywhere? Zelda just became popamole.

Zelda has been popamole since the NES Zeldas, bro. It's a franchise designed primarily for kids that adults can play, sort of like a Pixar film.

 

[CyberWhale]

What are you trying to say with that picture? That Wind Waker has top-notch art?

 

[Morality Games]

What are you trying to say with that picture? That Wind Waker has top-notch art?

Just pointing out that Wind Waker exists.

Anyone who knows anything about Wind Waker should know that it isn't a hard game, that it is indeed a very easy game. The easiest of a series that hasn't risen above low-medium difficulty since the ruthless NES era.

Even the thing Ranarama complained about, in OoT you can have 4 fairies that revive you at full health and double health.

ZC: Hard
AoL: Very Hard
LttP: Medium
OoT: Low-Medium (because of the Water Temple and the Shadow Temple)
MM: Medium (nothing like the difficulty of the Water Temple, although the Ocean one comes close, but all except the first dungeon are harder than anything OoT dungeon except the Water Temple).
WW: Very Easy
TP: Low
SS: HAHHAHA, get out.

 

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Ahhh, Adventure of Link, the game which everyone hates, except codexians. Because, hey, it's cool to have shitty tastes.

 

[Somberlain]

Zelda has been popamole since the NES Zeldas, bro. It's a franchise designed primarily for kids that adults can play, sort of like a Pixar film.

Just because something is aimed at kids doesn't mean it's popamole. Most of those super difficult (by today's standards) NES games were aimed at kids. Kids can be pretty fucking hardcore. Popamole means that a game is aimed towards the widest possible audience which includes all those casual normies who don't know or understand much about games, hence dumbing down and easy difficulty.

 

[Morality Games]

Ahhh, Adventure of Link, the game which everyone hates, except codexians. Because, hey, it's cool to have shitty tastes.

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Don't misread me, I don't like AoL and I've never beaten it. However, it is the hardest game in the series.

Most of my arguments come from abstract devotion to truth and logic, not from a place of emotion or personal conviction.

Also if I gave the impression I'm not looking forward to this game or that I don't like the Wind Waker (it is competitively good with the best Zeldas, despite its easiness), that would be wrong. I was very active in the Zeda fan community from 8 to around 18.