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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild



It took almost a year, but Stelly and I finally finished this up yesterday. When we first got the game, it was just a bit too much for her to operate, as she couldn't really get the hang of the camera. By the time we were finished, she had grown quite a bit as a gamer, and was able to run around and do quite a bit in the content, although she still wouldn't fight anything aside from the easiest enemies.

Overall, an excellent game with a ton of charm and heart, with just a couple of nagging issues that bothered me as we played. I considered picking up Tears of the Kingdom to give her for Christmas this year, but I think I am going to grab something else, perhaps something with turn based combat so she doesn't get overwhelmed and want to pass the controller to me as soon as she sees an enemy.

Anyway, we did a ton of the content, getting about 90 of the 120 shrines done, and finishing up most of the side quests.

@Sedai Was that on the Nintendo Switch?

Yes!

three point game. that CPU is brutal. do not shove them. i repeat: do NOT shove them.

After years and years of "here comes the announcement!" and rumors and speculation, it's actually been announced: the Switch 2.


Saving you a click: bigger (duh), joycons that snap directly onto the sides, and some stylistic changes. No tech specs but I'm sure it's a significant upgrade, and I'm sure the screen is much better. Be interesting to see if the under-the-hood stuff takes its usual less-is-more iterative jump or adds a ilttle extra this time, contra how they usually do things.

Oh, also: it comes out this year. Not sure if that means holidays or summer or what, though.

Haven't clicked yet, so here's a question: if someone (me) plays pretty much exclusively on a 43" TV and not directly on the Switch itself, would I even see a quality upgrade if I knuckled and bought a Switch 2? (I have literally never played games ON the Switch itself. It's been permanently hooked up to the TV in my office since I bought it. And I use a separate wireless controller, not the joycon thingies.)