I got TotK. Played 2 hours last night before I ran out of battery and just reached the 2nd shrine on the tutorial island. Ultrahand is so much better than the abilities we had in BotW. The game is very enjoyable and def a good follow up on BotW so far. Kinda sad they took out whistle sprinting but what can you do.
Still does not feel like a Zelda to me. It is a game set in Hyrule, but is not a Zelda. That is totally fine, but I do hope we get another more traditional mainline Zelda game in the near future.
Pretty damn excited for the Metal Gear Solid remakes/remasters/whatever the proper term is.
I think I outgrew this franchise. But I used to love them. MGS3 was always my favorite so I will definitely be trying the remake.
I took a break between the Water and Lightning Temples to complete the Dragon Tears quest line.
Highly recommend you do that… and that you also have two full stamina wheels before you do. Not only is the reward well worth it, but there's a ton of story content from that one quest line.
Doing some more grinding before starting the end game
at Hyrule Castle.
Yeah, I haven’t done a whole ton of the actual side quests.Are you mostly mainlining the central quest? Or have you just played way more than me? I feel like I’ve barely even scratched the surface. I’ve done two of the temples and a bunch of side quests, but still have tons more. I have unlocked the entire map above ground, as I put a focus on that after finishing the Wind Temple. I have also been trying to find as many stables as possible to give myself easy fast travel points all over the map. I’ve done a bunch of the sky archipelago shrine quests too. The ones that make you find a crystal and bring it back.
Yeah, I haven’t done a whole ton of the actual side quests.
I’ve unlocked the whole surface map (and a good chunk of the depths) and done a ton of the shrines. I’ve unlocked probably most of the stables, but I’ve found I haven’t really been doing much horseback riding in this game.
I’ve done some of the treasure hunts for the armor pieces marked on your map with an X, and have also done some of the monster hunts. Probably still going to delay the main track for a minute while I unlock the Great Fairies for armor upgrades.
I play when I can. Usually I get a little bit of time in the morning or late at night after the little one has gone to bed, but then there are times where I go days at a time without even turning my console on.
I unlocked all the Great Fairies and one of the high-end armor sets that is absurdly expensive to upgrade. Back to the grind…Makes sense, then. I’ve focused a lot more on exploring the sky islands and doing side quests. I’ve barely explored the depths at all. Got the upgrade that lets you duplicate things you’ve already built and obviously had to go down there for the Fire Temple, but other than that I haven’t explored down there.