Dowsing: Hate It or Love It?

[Cel-Shaded Deku]

Well, I forget about it most of the time but when I do use it I find it very helpful. It doesn't necessarily give away the exact location of whatever you're dowsing for, it mostly points you in the general direction of whatever you're dowsing for. It prevents you from wandering around for hours without any idea what to do. I find the argument that it makes the game too easy is irrelevant because you are not forced to use it and the people that do abuse it are probably the people who need it, like new players.

 

[zellinkda]

i'm neutral about it, but sometimes it gets a tad annoying because i sometimes accidently press c..... so yeah

 

[Dannyrush16]

Love it...
I just hated to look for the Kikwis :O
But interesting thing that Nintendo added

 

[Overheadzelda]

I liked it, the only thing I didn't like was how you had to turn it off to jump off ledges.

 

[sailorgirl221]

ehh I only use it when i'm stuck of i can't find the blasted item that I'm looking for.. though I don't really mind it being there.

 

[shaymin1]

I really liked it. It was useful later in the game when Fi let you dowse for a lot more things (don't want to give any spoilers).

 

[ocarina hero]

well the dowsing thing was very inaccurate but it was helpful better to have a little help then no help at all so i guess i love it

 

[Astorgh]

Not loving it and not hating it.

 

[Caige]

I fell the same as the OP. It's helpful at times when you're stumped, but I do feel like they expect me to rely on it too much. I'm only a little way in though, so I don't know if it gets worse or bad yet. So far I'm neutral.

 

[CherryLotus]

I enjoyed the concept, and how it was executed. I do agree that you rely on it quite a bit, but I did'nt really mind.

 

[Newton]

I HATED IT! They used it way too much. Everyone keeps saying that it helped them find stuff. They wouldn't have added the places that you had to find things if they didn't add dowsing! I vote hate it.

 

[Mrnintendopwn]

I'm pretty neutral because if you are playing the game for the first time it is helpful, but if you are playing it again and you are advised to use it again it is a little annoying...

 

[AsianPoptart]

personally, i loved it because if i didnt have it, i know i would always miss on where to go and i would have to backtrack all the way, plus if u want to explore its completely optonal

 

[Theunholyganon]

I have neutral thoughts on the dowsing mechanic of the game. Its sort of useful for something like the earth temple keys but dowsing for Zelda is not really useful.

 

[The Doctor]

Sometimes it was useful, like searching for Kikwi's or key parts or an invisible ship, but most of the time (like dowsing for Zelda) there was really only one way to go and the dowsing just made that one way more obvious.