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Just finished the DLC. Gonna spoiler-tag since I have some thoughts on the ending.
I was really happy with the DLC overall. Don't really know what people were expecting?
The final cutscene really hit me in the feels. The whole DLC was both way cuter and way more melancholic than I expected. Got a little teary eyes as the sad music played over the picture :'-( While the story in the base game was never anything amazing, I actually really think they nailed these 4 characters, and I'm glad we got to see some more of their story.
I was really happy with the DLC overall. Don't really know what people were expecting?
I'd play the base game for 5-10 hours, figure out if you like it, and if you do buy it as I feel like the DLC would be more enjoyable doing it as you progress through the game and explore, especially in regards to stumbling across some of the other pieces of armor.
Yeah this is the way to go I think.
Either way, BotW vanilla is worth $80 to me.
Boss of the dungeon is by far the best boss in the game and is one of my favorites of all time. The buildup to the battle was lit.
Also:
Also:
Hidden content
About the boss:
Is he really a Yiga? I thought he was just another Sheikah who wanted to test your fighting skills. I don't know if I overlooked a key dialogue or something.
Having to sell off some of my fully upgrade armor pieces to make room for the DLC costumes was one of the most painful things.
Same sentiments really, loved that end cutscene. I did think we might get some post-credit stuff with this Dlc but I'm still happy with the end result. The cherry topping on a delicious Cake of the year. :D
I ended up defeating all 4 Divine Beasts but stopped short of exploring 2 territories a couple of months ago. I guess I got burned out on the game. I was planning on doing one last run on the roads to make sure there weren't any stables I missed before high-tailing it to Ganon over the next few weeks. The shadow drop for the DLC gave me just enough motivation to jump back in wholesale.
Going through this, it feels like the best time to play this DLC is pretty much where I picked it up. Right after the 4 Divine Beasts, before Ganon, but just as you're getting tired of searching every nook and cranny for shrines. I haven't done DLC 1 yet but DLC 2 pretty much gives you clues as to where everything is shrine wise so you aren't going through Hyrule all over again just in case you missed something. The first section of the DLC with one-shot enemies is pretty hard. Not impossible but hard. It feels like you're at the start of the game all over again and pretty under leveled. With some patience, you can definitely get through it though.
Of the 16 new shrines, I've gotten through 7 and all of those have been pretty good. Nothing too obtuse or cryptic but also pretty clever. The additional cutscenes are definitely worth it as they help flesh out the relationship Zelda has with the 4 champions. I feel like they probably should have been included in the main game, and were probably stripped from the main game, but I almost don't mind because of how good BotW is.
Going through this, it feels like the best time to play this DLC is pretty much where I picked it up. Right after the 4 Divine Beasts, before Ganon, but just as you're getting tired of searching every nook and cranny for shrines. I haven't done DLC 1 yet but DLC 2 pretty much gives you clues as to where everything is shrine wise so you aren't going through Hyrule all over again just in case you missed something. The first section of the DLC with one-shot enemies is pretty hard. Not impossible but hard. It feels like you're at the start of the game all over again and pretty under leveled. With some patience, you can definitely get through it though.
Of the 16 new shrines, I've gotten through 7 and all of those have been pretty good. Nothing too obtuse or cryptic but also pretty clever. The additional cutscenes are definitely worth it as they help flesh out the relationship Zelda has with the 4 champions. I feel like they probably should have been included in the main game, and were probably stripped from the main game, but I almost don't mind because of how good BotW is.
Yeeees! That was one of the best things in the DLC
/totallynotaSidonfanhere/
If I remember correctly, Yigas were Sheikahs before. But they decided to follow Ganon and left the village, they are traitors basically.
So nah, he's a Sheikah monk who works for the goddess Hylia.
So nah, he's a Sheikah monk who works for the goddess Hylia.
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I think you have to be well into the main quest before you can make that decision, maybe even finished with it. If you don't enjoy the shrines, combat, or the divine beasts, and aren't looking forward to much more challenging versions of these things, you won't like the DLC. In general, if you think the DLC is going to do anything radically different or rectify any of the issues some people have with the core game play or story line, you're likely to be disappointed. For many people, exploration is the best part of botw, but there isn't really much of that either, since it doesn't extend the map. And no, there aren't any traditional Zelda dungeons either.
If the opposite is true, and you think you'd enjoy really difficult platforming, combat, puzzles, and boss fights, I think you'd definitely get your money's worth.
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Doesn't matter, but might as well beat DLC first as beating Ganon just puts you back in the world before killing him anyway.
I've seen worse DLCs for 20 dollars. Its no Witcher, but its a good deal. The quality of the standard game was so high I was expecting more, but this is 20 dollar quality, I suppose. The armor looks cool, but I wish I could upgrade it. The motorcycle is cool, but I have nothing else to do now except ride it. I wish there was more content :/
About to dive in on master trials on my full master mode replay, does master mode change the trial's difficulty ?
You need to finish the divine beast quests which includes reporting to the chief of the village after beating a beast. I was missing talking to the zora king so thats why the second dlc didnt activate for me
Man the flu has either made me stupid or these shrine puzzles are way harder than those in the main game!
As I said, the teleport gear should have been in the base game to find. I did enjoy the challenge of getting the horses into hard to enter places, but constantly having to leave them behind in a game with so much mountain climbing meant you had to actually want to use them as using them took a little effort. I wanted to use them and loved how they worked in the game. The motorcycle is a nice toy to faff around with but it's no replacement. Also, considering you can only stable 5, there are too many horses you can't customize. If you get all of the unique ones, that leaves only two horses you can alter the look of.
I recall a Yiga emblem appearing at some point during the fight, and obviously he fights exactly like a Yiga warrior. Perhaps I misinterpreted it though...maybe the unique aspects of Yiga culture and fighting style are actually derived from him somehow.
I didn't care for the first part of the DLC. It's a terrible beginning, but it does get much, much better after that. I feel more satisfied having completed the dungeon and boss, which was worth going through it all IMO.
I think the opening of the DLC is fantastic, because it brings you back to that sense of worry and danger you felt at the beginning of the game way back in March (or whenever you played it for the first time). I get why some people aren't loving it, but man, it really worked for me.
Done with the DLC. liked it more than DLC 1
The shrines were mostly great, the dungeon was way too easy. The 4 rooms were far too insular of a challenge. Like, the one part with the big fan, that took neither skill nor any clever thinking...
Overall, enjoyed it and love the fact that it gave me some minor upgrades across the board
The shrines were mostly great, the dungeon was way too easy. The 4 rooms were far too insular of a challenge. Like, the one part with the big fan, that took neither skill nor any clever thinking...
Overall, enjoyed it and love the fact that it gave me some minor upgrades across the board
You can rebuy anything in tarry town. Stuff like tingle outfit and all those other 1 defense items only cost 50 rupees to repurchase. Trash one of those - not any of your upgraded gear
Edit: woopsa doublepost sry
Reading about people's struggles with these puzzles and shrines makes me wonder if people have forgotten how to play BOTW or if they used guides to solve shrines and divine beasts in the regular game. These new shrines are fantastic but they are re-worked plays on puzzles and mechanics found in the main game. I haven't encountered anything that has stumped me yet. BOTW is at it's best when it's challenging and I think these new puzzles hit the sweet spot.
Wait a minute.
So, just to confirm, you can't hold one each of all of the armor in the game, including the DLC armor?
So, just to confirm, you can't hold one each of all of the armor in the game, including the DLC armor?
Um, they're not? The shrine with spikes can be pretty hard until you have a good idea of what to do, but let's not get carried away.
So I'm only a few hours into BOTW. Just got caught up in stuff and never really went back into. It this DLC worth picking up? Should I pick it up now because it will supplement my first play through well or should I finish BOTW first and see if I still want more (although I am swamped on games currently)? Thanks!
The thing that gets me:
How much of pre-Calamity Hyrule Castle did Nintendo build for these cutscenes? Since they only exist as FMV sequences, there's nothing to datamine out of them.
The other thing is the maximum number of heart piece obtainable in the game. This DLC increased it by one (by providing four more of those Spirit Orbs). Is this intentional as a design choice or are there at least two more that can be obtained in future DLC? The Master Trials assumes you at least got 13 or so hearts in order to access the challenges, this story DLC assumes you beat all four Divine Beasts ... will there be a third DLC pack that assumes the player has collected all of the memories or beat Ganon? The game's true ending seems to lean towards Link and Zelda heading towards Zora's Domain in order to find out what's wrong with their Divine Beast.
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You can even see people roaming the town o.o Let us go there!
Not happy with this DLC... In fact this DLC just reminded me how the game lost many crucial and great Zelda elements. The cutscenes were great, but I kinda missed more mechanics into the game. I hope they return back with greater rewards, more in-game mechanics(crafting, weapon buying, better rewards for mini-games, traditional dungeons or something of the sort).
Can we maybe find a better way to describe things than "cancer."
Part of Revali's challenges turned out to be one of the funnest things I've done in the game:
the snowboarding challenge was great. I enjoyed it more than the snowboarding minigame I think just because chasing the wisp down the snow covered mountain looked brilliant.
I have personal experience with cancer. You don't need to get into it.
So the sword trial with master mode is just impossible
"hey have this mini level you need stealth for.. SIKE, stealth is impossible idiot"
"hey have this mini level you need stealth for.. SIKE, stealth is impossible idiot"
It's tough (or rather, frustrating), but it's possible. Some rooms will feel impossible at first. But stealth definitely helps when possible. Or at least isolating enemies. Picking them off from a distance, making sure to get headshots. And a lot of running.
Don't forget to use stasis if you need to set up a better stealth encounter.
I rushed to beat them so I could unlock the DLC!
But I forgot how unfun the regenerating health can be when a boss is taking forever to teleport around.