Posted December 3, 2016 I'll admit, I'm not the biggest Zelda fan in the world (Pokémon has been the only consistent Nintendo thing in my life if I'm totally honest), but this game has me extremely intrigued and excited. The visuals look amazing - graphically there seem to be hiccups but I assume they're cleaning them up before the Switch presentation in Jan - and this is the first game in a long time I've seen advertising for being solely from the game, as opposed to cinematic trailers rendered in glorious fashion, and if anything that makes me even more excited. My only problem will be if the rumours are true about it being "delayed" again until next summer - specifically June - as this will likely delay my purchase of the Switch altogether, and would seem a poor move on Nintendo's part for obvious reasons. Then again, the prospect of Mario at launch, Zelda a quarter later and then the first console version of a main series Pokémon game certainly spaces out tent pole releases in a similar fashion to, say, a certain successful comic book movie universe, and having 2 of the 3 aforementioned games at launch would likely sell consoles but not games. Alas, I do find myself with a question towards you Zelda fans, who seem to have a much more solid grounding in the lore of the franchise than I. I'm thinking of purchasing some Zelda games and history in January, specifically Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask and Hyrule Historia, to prepare myself for the Zelda launch and have a much stronger footing in the lore. I'm without a Wii U, but do have a 3DS and Wii: are there any games other than those I mentioned that you would propose I play (in the aforementioned consoles), and would OoT and MM put me in good stead for having a greater understanding of the franchise as a whole? Cheers in advance :P Definitely OOT on 3DS. You could buy Gamecube Wind Waker and a controller on eBay and play it on the Wii. They'd be the two games I'd recommend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) Continuing the timeline at the very end of any of the three timelines would be interesting, and I will never stop hoping we will see Toon Link on the big screen again someday. I always hoped for a proper Wind Waker series. They could use what they wanted from its Zelda roots, but not be constrained by it. The idea was just too good. I'm without a Wii U, but do have a 3DS and Wii: are there any games other than those I mentioned that you would propose I play (in the aforementioned consoles), and would OoT and MM put me in good stead for having a greater understanding of the franchise as a whole? For anyone in general, I would most recommend: A Link to the Past Link's Awakening (not for the lore - it's just brilliant) Ocarina of Time Wind Waker Twilight Princess But for you, I don't think it's worth the hassle of tracking down a GC/Wii U just for WW and TP. Honestly, I think a grounding in the 2D games would be enough to prepare you for Breath of the Wild. If you enjoy using your Wii, go for LttP and OOT. If you prefer the 3DS, you'd be just as well advised to download Link's Awakening. EDIT - Retro Link pointed out two ways to play the games that I'd forgotten. WW on Wii and OOT on 3DS are about the best two to go for. Edited December 3, 2016 by Grazza Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) In this video, we see the game on Switch! About 6 minutes in. Edited December 8, 2016 by MindFreak Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 Definitely seems to be running much better than we've seen on Wii U, thankfully, at least in the small segment we see here. The framerate from the Game Awards footage had me very worried. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 Great that Nintendo brought the Switch along. The land textures bother me... how they're kind of just patches of colour. Compromised. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 It looks even better on the Switch! All of the focus on Zelda this past week has convinced me that the game has to be a launch title on the Switch, it just wouldn't make sense for them to devote so much attention to it and then for it to not be available until June. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 It's more likely because it's the only Switch game they have properly announced. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 Great that Nintendo brought the Switch along. The land textures bother me... how they're kind of just patches of colour. Compromised. Yeah it's a shame that's it's essentially just a beefed up Wii U game, but apparently the Switch footage was running at 60 FPS which is brilliant. I don't think the game looks too great graphically but I bet it looks better in person. Are you going to be getting a Switch then? It's looking pretty promising so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 It looks even better on the Switch! All of the focus on Zelda this past week has convinced me that the game has to be a launch title on the Switch, it just wouldn't make sense for them to devote so much attention to it and then for it to not be available until June. I agree. If this isn't somehow a launch title it would be a massive mistake, but actually using it as opposed to say, Mario, which is reportedly a launch title, in the event that Zelda isn't a launch title would be barmy. Luckily, only a little over a month to go until its release date should be revealed. I'm loving everything we've seen so far, definitely going to be getting a Switch at launch if Zelda is a launch title, might sit on it a while if not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 Yeah it's a shame that's it's essentially just a beefed up Wii U game, but apparently the Switch footage was running at 60 FPS which is brilliant. I don't think the game looks too great graphically but I bet it looks better in person. Are you going to be getting a Switch then? It's looking pretty promising so far. At the moment I can't see me not, but I'm waiting for a bit more info. Gamecube games is a huge draw - providing they're diverse. Pokémon is a draw. What Mario Switch is will be a big factor. And really along with that, I'm going to wait to see concept footage of what they're doing with their franchises on the Switch. But I'm loving what I'm seeing/hearing so far. Stark contrast to the Wii U. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 Yeah it's a shame that's it's essentially just a beefed up Wii U game, but apparently the Switch footage was running at 60 FPS which is brilliant. I don't think the game looks too great graphically but I bet it looks better in person. Wow. If the Switch version actually runs at 60fps, that'd be brilliant. I've wanted 3D Zelda to be 60fps for ages. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 I can't imagine it's 60fps, that seems very unlikely. There aren't many openworld games on PS4 that are 60fps, let alone lesser hardware Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 I can't imagine it's 60fps, that seems very unlikely. There aren't many openworld games on PS4 that are 60fps, let alone lesser hardware It's a game built for Wii U hardware running on the Switch so actually 60 FPS shouldn't be too surprising, given the huge jump from Wii U to Switch. It's similar to why so many cross gen games run better on PS4/XBO than 360/PS3. I doubt it would maintain 30 fps on Wii U though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 Is there a huge jump between Wii U and Switch though? The Switch is basically a handheld after all. It may be built for Wii U hardware but it doesn't seem to run well at all there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 Is there a huge jump between Wii U and Switch though? The Switch is basically a handheld after all. It may be built for Wii U hardware but it doesn't seem to run well at all there. 'The Switch is basically a handheld after all.' You're forgetting that once it's docked it's running at full power; it handheld mode it's not running at 100%. Given what we know and given that NVidia are going to provide a lot of development support for the console, we can probably expect to see the Switch get close to XBO levels of power when it's docked. It shouldn't be too surprising to see the Wii U version struggle; it's well known just how weak the Wii U CPU is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 'The Switch is basically a handheld after all.' You're forgetting that once it's docked it's running at full power; it handheld mode it's not running at 100%. Given what we know and given that NVidia are going to provide a lot of development support for the console, we can probably expect to see the Switch get close to XBO levels of power when it's docked. It shouldn't be too surprising to see the Wii U version struggle; it's well known just how weak the Wii U CPU is. Hmm I wasn't aware it was confirmed that docking it ups the power? Interesting if so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 Hmm I wasn't aware it was confirmed that docking it ups the power? Interesting if so. It's not confirmed, it's just the latest "leak" I believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 It's not confirmed, it's just the latest "leak" I believe. Ah right. Who leaked it? If it's Eurogamer, I'll buy it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 8, 2016 Ah right. Who leaked it? If it's Eurogamer, I'll buy it! I think it was that Laura Kate Dale (that her name?) http://www.n-europe.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1836782&postcount=7188 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 9, 2016 LEAKS ARE WEAK DOWN WITH JOURNALISTS. But yeah, rumour is dock cools the console a bit more so it can beef up compared to handheld/undocked I believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 9, 2016 Couldn't you just spin around with your hands out, in mobile mode, thereby cooling it, and running it faster? Yes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 9, 2016 Couldn't you just spin around with your hands out, in mobile mode, thereby cooling it, and running it faster? Yes. I think the rumour also addressed the dock providing mains power to the internals to facilitate the added energy requirements associated with the boost. So you'd probably need to sort power some how. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 9, 2016 'The Switch is basically a handheld after all.' You're forgetting that once it's docked it's running at full power; it handheld mode it's not running at 100%. Given what we know and given that NVidia are going to provide a lot of development support for the console, we can probably expect to see the Switch get close to XBO levels of power when it's docked. It shouldn't be too surprising to see the Wii U version struggle; it's well known just how weak the Wii U CPU is. Yes good point about the wii u. The Wii U version really will be DOA. The reviews and marketing will all point towards the definitive switch version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 9, 2016 Yes good point about the wii u. The Wii U version really will be DOA. The reviews and marketing will all point towards the definitive switch version. looks that way.. I hope it isn't the case though, I probably won't end up getting the game if the Wii U version is significantly weaker, I ended up missing out on twilight princess on the gamecube.. though I'm not quite sure why now I think of it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 9, 2016 I bought Twilight Princess on the Wii because I was getting the Wii, that really is the only reason. So I may be getting the WiiU version of this, I'll know come January 13th (I hope). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
