I've beat Breath of the Wild 3 times, twice on Master Quest mode. I don't have a big problem with the weapon breaking mechanic. I don't want my Zelda game to be a simple action RPG. I love the puzzles, the exploration, and having to actually think about every encounter. On Master Quest, every enemy camp makes you stop and figure out a strategy.

These new mechanics just look like so many additional tools for dungeons.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)
Developed by Nintendo EPD pic.twitter.com/HTBIwwMdTv

— PalmaSoft (@PalmaSoft) March 28, 2023

coconutED said:

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So, instead of finding weapons randomly lying around, you find random stuff lying around that you have to make into weapons...and they still break.

Pass. Not hard pass yet, but pass.

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I can't wait to hit stuff with the rock stick…

What about...

Turning swords/axes into fire weapons with red chuchu jelly
Ice weapons with white chuchu jelly
Electric weapons with yellow chuchu jelly
Improving swords with ores/gems

Or just experimenting and discovering what different combinations will cause.

Watched this with my son last night who absolutely loves buildings stuff in games. His response: "Shut up and take my money." I told him it would be my money.

DallasTeleAg said:

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I've beat Breath of the Wild 3 times, twice on Master Quest mode. I don't have a big problem with the weapon breaking mechanic. I don't want my Zelda game to be a simple action RPG. I love the puzzles, the exploration, and having to actually think about every encounter. On Master Quest, every enemy camp makes you stop and figure out a strategy.

These new mechanics just look like so many additional tools for dungeons.

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I hated the gyroscope puzzles, some of them took me forever. There were many times I got some looks from my wife and kid wondering what the hell I was doing contorting my body while holding the controls and looking at the screen.

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DallasTeleAg said:

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I've beat Breath of the Wild 3 times, twice on Master Quest mode. I don't have a big problem with the weapon breaking mechanic. I don't want my Zelda game to be a simple action RPG. I love the puzzles, the exploration, and having to actually think about every encounter. On Master Quest, every enemy camp makes you stop and figure out a strategy.

These new mechanics just look like so many additional tools for dungeons.

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I hated the gyroscope puzzles, some of them took me forever. There were many times I got some looks from my wife and kid wondering what the hell I was doing contorting my body while holding the controls and looking at the screen.

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Took me way to long to think of removing the controllers from the screen when doing those.

One of the biggest points of frustration for me on BOTW was when you needed to move something precisely with magnesis. There was no way to rotate the object along different axes, and I'm so glad they've added that. Gonna make things a lot easier when building stuff.

Red chuchu jelly + Shield = Bomb Shield

Mutually assured destruction!

What about arrow + rock salt = bow and arrow shotgun?

Official artwork of the Construct enemy in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Does that flamethrower weapon look familiar to anyone? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/cXt8iL1YVy

— Zelda Universe (@ZeldaUniverse) March 29, 2023

Did you work with Jason Sussman or Bo Harris at Doom?

I've been trying hard to get hyped for TotK, but not there yet. I've always treated every Zelda release as truly an event, because it has always felt like an event.

I don't get that same feeling for this. More weapon degradation, more BoTW. BoTW was great, but I really missed having formal dungeons.

I'm sure Nintendo will surprise me and I'll wonder why I ever had doubts. I've loved every Zelda game that has released to date (minus CD-i), so I hope that's where I'm at when this comes out.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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What about...

Turning swords/axes into fire weapons with red chuchu jelly
Ice weapons with white chuchu jelly
Electric weapons with yellow chuchu jelly
Improving swords with ores/gems

Or just experimenting and discovering what different combinations will cause.

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Yeah, I'll bet people are being simplistic if they think the Fusion system is only going to be used to make simple things like rock sticks. I'm betting there's a lot of complexity they're adding with that system that they clearly don't want to show in a teaser trailer.

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Did you work with Jason Sussman or Bo Harris at Doom?

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To clarify, I began working on my own with Doom/Quake, did not work directly for id Software on those. My work making maps for Doom/Quake got me my first professional job in the games biz. Did not have the pleasure of working with either of the people you mentioned, but my first job was working for John Romero at Ion Storm, the company he founded after leaving id.

No worries. I grew up with those guys and they both started at Doom in Dallas. They are both still in the gaming world. In fact, Jason is/was (?) at Bungie. He ran the build in Destiny over the years. I'm not sure what he's working on now though.

Got a cool art print added to my Best Buy preorder.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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One of the biggest points of frustration for me on BOTW was when you needed to move something precisely with magnesis. There was no way to rotate the object along different axes, and I'm so glad they've added that. Gonna make things a lot easier when building stuff.

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Sounds like you just need to get better at the game.

Join us on April 13th, 7 a.m. PT to watch the final pre-launch trailer for The Legend of #Zelda: #TearsOfTheKingdom, livestreamed on our YouTube channel. The trailer will be roughly 3 minutes long.

▶️ https://t.co/cwlMFlzLAb pic.twitter.com/pTht2yUaTc

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 12, 2023

THIS is the trailer I was waiting for. Epic!

Fantastic trailer. I'm excited!

Also, bucket helmet dude is my hero.

I was not sold on the game before this, but that was an epic trailer.

FightinTexasAg15 said:

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I was not sold on the game before this, but that was an epic trailer.

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What about that trailer sold you, just curious? It seemed like generic game trailer to me.

Never bet against Miyamoto!

What was the thing levitating upward together with Link?
Looked like a skull kid

Hyrule still looking sparsely populated.

But looks like there may be formal dungeons? Holding out hope

Ganondorf's return is a big W

powerbelly said:

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FightinTexasAg15 said:

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I was not sold on the game before this, but that was an epic trailer.

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What about that trailer sold you, just curious? It seemed like generic game trailer to me.

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If that trailer didn't get you hyped, it just seems like you're actively trying to dislike this game before it's even out. Don't know what to tell you.

Loving this Ganondorf design.

“Do not look away. You witness a king’s revival…and the birth of his new world.”

The mighty Demon King, Ganondorf, returns in The Legend of #Zelda: #TearsOfTheKingdom. pic.twitter.com/JuBCVQ1Wjk

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 13, 2023

WHO IS SHE??#Zelda #TearsoftheKingdom pic.twitter.com/RKCqy5Oqfj

— Zelda Universe (@ZeldaUniverse) April 13, 2023

Goddess Hylia? A Zonai?

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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powerbelly said:

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FightinTexasAg15 said:

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I was not sold on the game before this, but that was an epic trailer.

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What about that trailer sold you, just curious? It seemed like generic game trailer to me.

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If that trailer didn't get you hyped, it just seems like you're actively trying to dislike this game before it's even out. Don't know what to tell you.

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It had stuff that I have no interest in and almost nothing that makes zelda great. Sorry I am not going to go nuts over generic video game trailer.

What was missing for you that would've made it not "generic"?