S2E10 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - “I just want to climb on all the things”

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild


In this episode:


The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is finally out, and
Beej and Void are playing (and loving) it. Void has it on the
Switch, and Beej grabbed it on Wii U. We discuss the differences
in the versions and how each piece of hardware handles the game
(hint: they’re pretty much the same).

We discuss how Breath of the Wild treats armor and weapons
differently than other games in the series, making it much more
like a traditional RPG, but still feeling totally like Zelda.

The setting is a unique version of Hyrule, and it’s a welcome
change. You can see the other Hyrules there, but this one feels
more alive...even though it has technically been destroyed.

Nintendo did what Nintendo does: makes a game full of fun
little details. In a way, they did what Blizzard did with World
of Warcraft--took an existing genre and perfected it.

The game assumes you’re not stupid and doesn’t have a real
“tutorial.” You have an intro, get some abilities, and are set
into the world. It’s awesome.

Hardest Zelda ever. And that’s a good thing.

There’s a story we care about, and we didn’t expect that from
a Zelda game. But it’s not a Final Fantasy-style story. It’s told
in a really cool way.

There are multiple game systems that Void really loves
digging into so that he can experience new and interesting
gameplay that may not have been designed or intended, and even
Beej got into figuring out how to use the game’s physics and
systems to think outside of what the standard solution to a
puzzle or fight would be.

Overall, we are in love with this game, and we think it is
worth every penny and second you spend with it.



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Weekly Geekery


Beej



Persona 4 Golden is still cool, but he got Zelda, so
that’s taken priority.



Void



Shovel Knight is just as awesome on the Switch as it ever
was.

Grabbed a second Switch dock for upstairs after all
because the system is amazing

Tried Curiosity Box with his kids and thinks it’s great.
Can’t wait for the next box.





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