The Legend of Zelda series

Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild

anybody else notice one of the items looks like a magnet or that one horseshoe controller patent? >P

I was just saying in the Shoutbox... it seems to me like Breath of the Wild could be part of the "Downfall" Timeline (Timeline C) officially established in the Hyrule Historia.

Towns are confirmed.

Koroks are in it, which suggests that this takes places a long time after Wind Waker (after the ocean sank back down to normal levels), which took place a long time after Ocarina of Time. All of this is semi-supported by the advanced technology of the Sheikah that has been demonstrated through Link's hyper advanced "tablet", and the extremely dilapidated Temple of Time, which bears strong resemblance to the same one in OoT. Bokoblins also are very similar to their Wind Waker counterparts, as opposed to any other version of them.

However, the Master Sword in the title logo looks like the Skyward Sword Master Sword, which looks a lot like the Twilight Princess Master Sword. However regardless of its form, it's been shown to transform repeatedly, and so its form doesn't matter all that much.


But, you know... they're probably just reusing assets and junk. I have plenty of theories that probably don't really even matter to the actual game, but I do find it interesting that Link was basically in a stasis pod. That makes me think someone from the future went into the past, to put the Hero of Time to sleep, so that he'd be around in an age that didn't have a Hero of Time. That's just a wild guess, not a spoiler.

I have to say Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild looks great so far. The environment is really cool and detailed, the gameplay, at its core, was quite interesting, and the new system they got going looks to be quite interesting. I'm very interested in these "Shrines" in the game and the power you gain by going into them. They "said" there was over 100 Shrines I'm curious as to what they all do. That is probably something that we'll have to wait and see.

I was kinda wary about the weapons breaking, having Elder Scrolls: Oblivion flashbacks, but it definitely adds a new "dynamic" to how you play.

Overall, I was impressed by the demo they showed. It was very nicely done.

That's a good question. The weapons practically "exploded" when they broke so I guess if they could be repaired, you would want to do so before that happened. Although, considering the "commonality" of the weapons themselves, even the almighty Branch of the Oldest Elder Tree (the stick) can be used as a weapon, you may not be able to repair them.

I'm curious if his armor breaks as well. He was shown wearing metal armor in the trailer but did't have that in the actual demon. I also wonder if that has other effects such as making him heavier (like the Iron Boots) or if it depletes his stamina faster, of it makes climbing harder.

That's true. The clothing he was wearing did have some sort of "value" next to  it. I think the first shirt he got had a "2" or something. I'm assuming that reduces incoming damage which could mean that some enemies are quite powerful. It might be something else though, it might not meaning anything at all.

Yeah, that sounds very tedious. Although, I do like the idea of magnetizing the armor so you can walk on the walls or on the ceiling. The downside of sinking in water is that you'll drown.  Perhaps there is a suit of armor that works like the Zora Armor from Twilight Princess.

I guess we'll know TBD 2017.

I was under the impression that even the first sword broke. If it doesn't then I'll probably use that one almost exclusively.