Cartridge Club Extra #4 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

This bonus show is going to be all about Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and will contain heavy spoilers. You have been warned.

Level 1: 6:41

P2(Mark) gives a quick overview of Breath of the Wild and panel discusses their first impressions.

 

• Developer: Nintendo EPD

 

• • Publisher: Nintendo

 

• Director: Hidemaro Fujibayashi

• Producer: Eiji Aonuma

• Composer: Manaka Kataoka and Yasuaki Iwata

• Artist: Satoru Takizawa

• Series: The Legend of Zelda

• Platform(s): Wii U, Nintendo Switch

• Release Date: March 3 2017

• Genre: Action Adventure

 

 

 

Level 2: 24:26

Discuss story of the game:

• Link wakes up in a restoration chamber to find that the Hyrule he was sworn to protect has fallen to Calamity Ganon and 100 years have passed since his failure to save Zelda and all of Hyrule.

Characters

• • Link
  • Zelda (Link’s Number One Ho)
  • Impa

 

• Rhoam (King)

 

• • Urbosa (Gerudo Chick)
  • Daruk (Goron Guy)
  • Revali (Bird Guy)
  • Mipha (Zora Spirit Princess)

 

• Sidon (Zora Prince)

• Kass (Music Bird)

• Pikango (Artist Memories Guy)

Discuss gameplay mechanics: 56:02

• Open Air
• Weapon Durability
• Sheikah Slate Abilities
• Gliding
• Climbing
• Shrines
• Hearts or Stamina?
• Difficulty
• Korok Seeds

Discuss sound: 1:59:16

• Favourite background music
• Decision to have overworld be minimalistic
• Discuss sound effects
• Memorable or forgettable

Discuss graphics: 2:12:24

• Very bright and colorful
• Stylish versus realistic
• Favorite settings
• Favourite enemy/boss design
• Armor

Level 3: 2:23:30

Lasting Impressions, overall rating and final thoughts. Did this make you want to play it again and if not, what would need to be changed? Would you suggest it to friends?

Level 4: 2:32:23

3 Word Review #CC3WR from Twitter first followed by panel 

Level 5: 2:33:51

Outro (thank panel and audience)

 

Panel

Scott on Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottielindsay

Steven on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StevenEidher

Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itsRocketSauce