In a way, it’s a tribute to the gameplay philosophy of TOTK (and also BOTW): whichever play style suits you best, you can win with it. But it also leaves me wondering, just a bit, if #reTOTK is gonna underwhelm on a playthrough. Fleeing those fucking hands the 1st time thru was scary & great!
More #reTOTK observations: I wonder if the Master Mode DLC for BOTW was super-successful? Because (a) I’m dying *a lot* y’all and (b) every fourth shrine is “we took away all your stuff; now use your wits to defeat a half-dozen armed enemies.”
Also of note: I’d bet money BOTW was the first release on Switch 1.0 and TOTK was supposed to be the first on Switch 2.0 because on 1.0, TOTK is wheezing, frame-rate addled mess. #reTOTK
I mean, this is just me being my usual conspiracy oriented self—but it would make a lot of sense if Nintendo had planned to launch the Switch 2 earlier but selling *a ton* of new consoles during the pandemic made them decide to fees that beast for a while longer. #reTOTK
Interestingly, halfway through my re-play through of BOTW I was all “fuck yes I gotta get a Switch 2 and play all this in higher resolution!” So far, #reTOTK has been “eh, I’m fine. Maybe when the Switch 2’s library gets more robust.”
Let’s see… what else? Dragon farming/riding? Super fun! Caves? Fucking great! Pieces of armor that aren’t even upgraded and so are as weak as tissue paper as a “reward” for getting through a cave! Whaaaat the fuck, man #reTOTK
Also, having recovered my first of Zelda’s memories—Nintendo, either have your cinematics happen in chronological order no matter which one you get, or be more clever about your non-linear storytelling. I’d swear I just watched Zelda participate in a black mass if I didn’t know better. #reTOTK
Anyway, still throwing lots of hours at it but still not enjoying them nearly as much as BOTW. #reTOTK
I know I’m too much of a horsey guy but it seems like a lost opportunity to not have Kilton be like the stable keeper of the Depths so you can register Stalhorses. I don’t care if they all have the same stats; that’s not why I bond with them! #reTOTK
I haven’t checked but please tell me there’s a marijuana strain called Hyrule Herb. #reTOTK