This game is massive a hell. headed over to the desert and did two of those towers over there. It’s crazy how much space there is.
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How far are you in the game?
There was a point before I did all the shrines where I thought “This is a huge game, but I’ve seen everything and it’s still awesome and I’m still no bored!” Then I made it a point to do all the shrines (120) and was like “HOW DID I MISS THIS!” “I’M SURE I’VE BEEN HERE BUT NEVER NOTICED!” “I WOULD’VE NEVER FOUND THIS!”
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Storywise - I did the first memory and talked to Impa and doing side quests.
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Oh nice. Good luck with the desert. You’ll definitely need it.
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I did the Desert first on my Master run (which isnt finished either) and while the Desert was tough I think it was the right decision in the long run.
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I spent about 5 hours last night just running around in the Double Peaks region and I’m still not done, but I got 6 shrines in it (as well as the one nearby at the Riverland stable in Hyrule Field), have done some of the side missions, and looted the F out of the guardian wasteland area by the stable.
I still have some more areas to comb and shrines to complete before moving to Hateno but I know exactly where the shrines are here. The last one I won’t be able to do until I come back later though.
I am kinda surprised at how much decent gear I already have as well as how many rupees and koroks I’ve been able to get.
I really like playing this way. It’s slow, but rewarding, and those floating platforms in Master Mode are a lifesaver.
Also, I didn’t realize how awesome a spear was until this run. I always preferred one-handed swords for most of my typical enemy encounters, but being able to quickly knock dudes off cliffs or these platforms is great.
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I’m in the ice dungeon on ALTTP. Didn’t know the previous dungeon was going to throw a bullet hell at me, lol. I’m now at dungeon #5 in the Zora domain. The ice dungeon is cool so far, except the skeletons.
The skeleton enemies look cool, but are a lame fucking slog. I’m guessing there’s a faster way to beat them, but for now, I just do one hit and then spam boomerang ad infinitum.
I just acquire the fast travel after beating the 4th dungeon in not-Kakariko. I play with that once I’m done with the ice dungeon. The dungeons so far take me around an hour on average to beat, with deaths.
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Spears are freaking awesome.
Range and speed make a huge difference, but when dealing with enemies like moblins, I usually prefer one-handed swords and other weapons since they can just power through and whack you.
Learned this the hard way. Got kicked down a cliff. Was hella salty as I climbed back. 
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I have been almost all over the map, on this first shot of Master Mode.
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Trying to build one extra full bar of stamina before focusing on getting 9 more hearts to get the Master sword.
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Unlocked Faron and Lake Towers for farming
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Bought the house in Hateno…though now I’m low on rupees.
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Grinding for Ancient Cores to upgrade the "ZA WAUIDO" rune.
-Did 2 Major Test of Combat shrines including the one in Hyrule Castle and only got 1 core but lost some of my royal weapons. I ended up having to look up shrines that have ancient cores, and now my count is at 2. -
Finished last night unlocking the Lanaryu tower leading to Zora’s domain. I am going to go a different Divine Beast route, do Medoh first, then either Ruta or Naboris and lastly Rudania.
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Feel like I should have probably not let myself wander over to Zora’s and did Ruta first in my master playthrough. The ability from Medoh is a god send for traversal but shit is COLD over there lol.
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Don’t forget you can always just trade one extra bar of Stamina for a Heart Container (and vice-versa) in Hateno, so when you’re gunning for the sword, you can use the free trade to do it.
That saved me on my run because I immediately went for the extra stamina.
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Oh, I know.
It just feels better to have an extra stamina bar for traversal (climbing & gliding)
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Anyone know a good emulator for BOTW?
For a friend, but like actually, my PC cant run that
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CEMU.
It runs the game pretty much perfectly at this point.
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Thanks Volt!
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the Yuzu Switch Emulator:
I barely use that one as its still being perfected and…OH SHI…
THEY’RE HERE!!
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Just finished the swamp. Gotta remember the DUNGEON ITEM! Can’t forget the DUNGEON ITEM.
To be fair, I thought you had to drop on the area where the chest was, I didn’t know you were able to outrun the falling floor to get said item. The boss in that dungeon was a lot easier than outta-nowhere-bullet-hell, haha.
I’m reading there’s a cape somewhere as well, but I’m guessing I don’t need it. I’m off to Death Mountain. Looks like I should have ALTTP to the past finished before the weekend.
Did this game come with a map, like the NES Zelda?
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I’m thinking of relaxing my BOTW “No Fast Travel” rule a bit…
It was great when I was combing through the areas, but now when I’m just running across a whole region I already sweeped to get to the neighbouring one, it’s a bit annoying.
I need to find a way to allow myself some but in a way where I won’t abuse it for farming and stuff.
Easy. If you’re going to farm, you’re specifically going to certain places to do so. Make a conscious effort to not do it.
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