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I think it only qualifies as cheating if you are in competition with others, and you use save states without that being agreed upon in advance. For example if you are speedrunning and use save states, that is cheating. It should be obvious, but people can hide it. If you are playing for fun...

Looks like Nintendo gave an update to publishers to not expect the new console until 2025 now. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/19/nintendo-switch-2-reportedly-delayed-until-2025-shares-fall.html

In addition to the advice above, I think deku nuts are useful. They only work when the stalfos lets its guard down to attack, but you have a lot more time to attack when they are stunned by deku nuts.

I think the main release will be a 3d Mario game. Super Mario Odyssey came out in 2017, and it seems impossible to have a brand new 3d Zelda although we could see re-releases.

Seems weird to say, but I think the wallet upgrade is my favorite in Wind Waker because of how important accumulating rupees is in that game. The quiver and bomb bag upgrades are nice but not super necessary. The magic meter upgrade is useful, but I always go for the wallet upgrades as soon as...

Investors seem to think it's coming this year so I think an announcement at least will happen this year. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/08/nintendo-switch-2-console-coming-in-2024-analysts-say.html It's early enough that we could see a new system released by the end of the year.

I picked Twilight Princess. It improved greatly upon the mechanics in the N64 games, and I never use a horse at all in the Switch games. I never felt as attached to the horses in the two Switch Zeldas even though in theory catching and naming your own horse would lead to attachment. For me it...

I picked Twilight Princess because I think the atmosphere is creepy with the rain, dark lighting, and skeletal enemies.

Maybe patience wasn't the best word to use, but I was thinking more along the lines of finding every shrine takes a lot of determination. It just takes so much more time to complete the main content of the game compared to any other Zelda games. Speaking about busywork, Minish Cap figurines...

I actually just finished replaying Skyward Sword HD 6 days ago. The first time I played it was with button controls which in my opinion is a far better experience overall. This time was with motion controls, and I completely agree that the joycon drift adds a new problem to the motion controls...

There have definitely been hardest or easiest game threads before, but I couldn't find one ranking them all so here we go. This is extremely subjective as there are multiple factors that go into difficulty like combat and puzzles so there could be a wide variety of opinions. Here is mine ranked...

The idea I've had in mind since I was little was a Zelda game with about 50 full dungeons with little in between. In other words take Ocarina of Time as the gameplay template and multiply it in length by about 5. My logic as a child was dungeons are the best part of the games so they should make...

I agree in theory although I have replayed BotW 5 times with all shrines and divine beasts each time. It is a huge time commitment to fully experience BotW or TotK, and that can be a barrier to wanting to replay them. It's much easier to replay Ocarina of Time in a week than sink months into...

I learned how to climb up the cliff without the lens to learn at the top that this was required. So disappointing. I really like semi-required items that you can skip once you have gained knowledge about the game. They could improve upon the Lens of Truth though.

I hope never. I always buy the physical version even if it costs way more. For example I think Hollow Knight is routinely on sale for $7.50 from its usual $15, and I gladly paid $35 plus shipping for the physical version. This also ties into collectibles like the Hollow Knight physical version...

I agree with both of your thoughts, but I also have some additional things that are related to both of those. I preferred how the champion abilities were implemented compared to the sages, and I preferred dungeon items to both of these. I thought the avatars were okay as combat followers, but I...

Sorry in advance that I also didn't use Mineru that much either. 1. Tulin - I constantly used the wind gusts, and I found him to be the most helpful in combat by a mile since he can stun things by hitting their eyes with arrows. 2. Yunobo - I used Yunobo to clear out rocks pretty often, and...

Overall I think the elemental dungeons were a big step up from the Divine Beasts, but I think they were kind of like Wind Waker level of quality in that they are solid but nothing exceptional like in Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess, or Skyward Sword dungeons. I think they need...

I thought the atmosphere and music were excellent and made for a very epic ending to the game. The gameplay wasn't anything special though. Ganondorf being able to parry attacks is cool, and the final dragon fight was neat. I don't really have high expectations for bosses so I wasn't...

I'd give the Wind boss an A, the Fire boss a B, and the Water and Lightning bosses a C. I think the Wind boss had a creative fight with multiple ways to defeat it. You can beat it without even using any weapon at all by diving through it which is incredibly satisfying. The music for this fight...

I completed them in the order Rito, Gerudo, Zora, and Goron. I'm relatively happy with that order as I think the Rito and Gerudo sage abilities are the by far the ones I use most. I use the Goron ability some as well, and I use the Zora ability more on accident than on purpose. I think Rito...

You actually can do Fire first because the only eye switch in the Fire Temple leads to the dungeon map, and you can also just climb over a gate instead to get it even though it's not required. A long time ago I did the math and came up with 274 unique orders to complete Ocarina of Time's...

I think there is still lots of room for variation. Majora's Mask, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword all did a lot of experimenting with new mechanics and ideas even if Ocarina of Time was the blueprint. Tears of the Kingdom is a direct sequel to Breath of the Wild so it has a lot...

I would definitely like that. I recently played Hollow Knight for the first time on Switch, and they manually added in an achievement system. I think achievements are great because they can give you clues as to things you haven't done in the game and give you goals that might not be obvious to...

Vanessa28's advice is spot on. What makes it hard is the speed the other hand moves once you stun one so you just need to act quickly. If using the lens of truth to see the eye is adding another layer of complexity, know that you don't need to use it. Bongo Bongo's eye is always in between the...

I pre-ordered for delivery so I'll be playing it as soon as it arrives on Friday.

I was actually just thinking about a similar question for Ocarina of Time because I've watched several playthroughs of rom hacks. I don't think any of them have surpassed the original, but I do think they are better than Master Quest which is an official Nintendo release. For example if I were...

Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon for the N64 is my top pick. It's a mix of Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time with lots of adventure platforming, dungeons, items, and abilities. I still have a working N64 with a copy of the game, but this game in particular has starting freezing more and more...

I would like Phantom Hourglass the most. I think its graphics have aged not well, and Wind Waker HD is the most beautiful Zelda game and would be the template for Phantom Hourglass as the graphics style is the same. Going further, I'd like to see a toon Link trilogy released for Phantom...

Link's Awakening was the first game I played, and I think either that or Ocarina of Time would be the answer for me.

I think the main hurdle for most people (it was for me) is trying to reach Epona in time. One thing that can help if you're struggling is to think about the item progression and how the areas of the game unlock. The bow unlocks Snowhead, and the fire arrows unlock the powder keg which allows you...

Quality of life changes were great like the song of double time change, but some changes to content were bad. Boss fights and the Zora swimming stand out as bad decisions to alter what the original did. The Twinmold fight in MM3D is super long for no reason and is probably the worst one in the...

The minigames in Pokemon Stadium 2 are amazing. I like a few of them more than the game itself and any minigame across all Mario Party games that I've played. I love Voltorb Flip in Pokemon Soulsilver. I've had playthroughs of Soulsilver where I've spent like 30-40 hours just playing that...

I liked all the new abilities. This game reminds me of Super Mario Galaxy 2 in that Nintendo made a very successful game and decided to play it safe with a sequel while in my opinion they usually tend to take big risks. This isn't meant as a negative as Super Mario Galaxy 2 is an amazing game...

The demo for Dread? I just played through the game 100% for the first time a few weeks ago and loved it. The game is challenging but fair. It starts out starts out linear but opens up quite a bit and lets the player do some interesting sequence breaks. At the same time, it guides the player in a...

Clock Town is one of my favorite Zelda songs so definitely that one.

I agree with your four. My personal top pick is Wind Waker. The title screens for that and Majora's Mask have such good songs that I always wait before starting up the game itself to listen.

I always hoard anything that is a limited resource. In Pokemon Scarlet I would pick up every item I found on the ground, and I don't think I used a potion the entire game except in between Elite 4 members. I really dislike when there are a finite number of certain item in a game such as ethers...

Majora's Mask is by far my favorite Zelda game to do 100%. I've started runs of the game actively trying to not do 100% many times and ended up doing 100%. The two games I rank above Majora's Mask overall are much less enjoyable for me to do 100%. Ocarina of Time I usually do about 90% of the...

I really like having multiple difficulties. The first two games that come to mind are Skyrim and Goldeneye 007. I love the slider difficulty in Skyrim as it has a default difficulty but you can customize it however you'd like. You can choose from virtually unkillable to dying to the weakest...

I started a playthrough of the Switch remake of Link's Awakening on Sunday so I was surprised to see it come up today. A replay of Minish Cap is now next on my plate thanks to the news today. I missed Metroid Prime on the Gamecube so I probably will check that out too. Finally I'm glad to see...

I think the Oracle games are a great example. The first thought I had was Banjo Tooie and Donkey Kong 64 adding too much complexity and backtracking to the collect-a-thon formula. I love both games, but I can see how Banjo Kazooie, Mario 64, and Mario Odyssey for example have much more wide...

There is a set level progression that for the most part bounces back and forth from the west to the east as you work your way up north. In other words the further north you go, the higher levels you'll see. The one thing that is an exception is the town in the southwest corner which is a late...

Pokemon Scarlet Toedscruel Level 64 Houndoom Level 64 Weavile Level 64 Tinkaton Level 63 Gyarados Level 63 Lucario Level 63 The first three did almost all the work for the elite 4. Tinkaton finished one fight, and the last two weren't used at all. Dachsbun and Clodsire were my two favorite new...

I'm about a third of the way through Scarlet and it is one of my favorite games of all time already. Exploring is as exciting as it was in Breath of the Wild, and the game is constantly rewarding you. I spent the last few hours revisiting earlier areas of the game, and I couldn't believe how...

I'm pretty excited. I saw some of the reviews said that the graphical performance held back the game, but I care much more about the gameplay so that doesn't hurt my enthusiasm at all. I think I'm going with Quaxly as my starter because I like the typing the best.

I think Breath of the Wild has a learning curve, and you will enjoy the game the more you put into it but it takes patience with yourself. Some things seem completely overwhelming the first time you encounter them, but once you are more familiar with the game, things become easier. The horse...

I loved playing Mario Party 2, the Pokemon Stadium 1 and 2 minigames, and 007 Nightfire multiplayer. One related thing I noticed that is less consistent now is games providing good AI bots. Some games just assume that you'll be playing online and don't have any options for playing against the...

I think I accidentally did one small section chronologically before when I played Wind Waker, Phantom Hourglass, and Spirit Tracks in order.

I'm super happy with the Nintendo Switch Online news. Goldeneye, the Pokemon Stadium games, and Mario Party games are all ones I really wanted. DK 64 is the only game I've been expecting that still isn't in the pipeline.