Today we Invited @ratatoskr6324 for a chat about The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Breath of the Wild, Armored Core VI, Monster Hunter and much much more. Just be aware, as of the recording of this video, neither of us had played Tears of the Kingdom, so these are pre-release (no leaks) thoughts and discussion. Enjoy!
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Chapters:
0:00 Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Endgame
3:40 Final Fantasy XVI, FF Banter and FFXIV
14:24 The Legend of Zelda Banter (The Older Games)
19:09 Breath of the Wild
22:05 Horizon Zero Dawn can’t Catch a Break
26:14 Tears of the Kingdom, Breath of the Wild & Master Mode
46:07 Breakable Weapons in TotK and BotW
52:11 How Trials of the Kingdom Improves on BotW Formula
1:08:24 Xenoblade Chronicles
1:25:00 Starfield
1:38:30 Armored Core VI Deep Dive
2:11:26 Final Banter
#MonsterHunter #soulsborne #eldenring
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Let's go! It's our boy Rata!
Hey Ruri, just wondering, will you check Remnant 2 ?
Omg, I discovered Rata on this very podcast, and fell down the rabbit hole of classic Zelda games during the run up to TotK and now we're here closing the loop. Amazing!
Ignore the others, you keep bringing people on the 14 train!
I don't know if I missed it, but I'm shocked you guys didn't mention Dead Space or Resident Evil 4 for Game of the Year contenders. I'm absolutely sure both will be nominated. They'll probably lose to TotK though, just because it happens to release this year too and has more widespread appeal.
Fuck Avengers Endgame this is the crossover I’ve been waiting for
My favorites zelda games are the 2D. Link to the past and between worlds are the best on the series
Knowing I was one of the people who beat calamity Ganon without taking damage makes me feel good about myself now.
Here goes Ruri doing it again, trying to be the best MH content creator by getting everyone else to play only FF14 lol
From what I've heard Fuse did little to help durability which is ridiculous.
Turn based FF needs to die its dated manline titles can be action from now on .
I can't judge the story's by thier own Merritt anymore for xenoblade after future redeemed, it feels like it's all one grand narrative. Also rata, I know you read comments, I feel like your gripes with 2 and 3 stem from the fact you didn't go ALL THE WAY with the content. Torna had those Jin moments you are talking about and made both malos and Jin more "defined", while the 3 sidequests for heros and ascension quest make the party of 3 the best most well developed chracter cast out of all 3 games because they get an equal spotlight for thier plights/arcs. My freind told me to go play torna after 2s chapter 6 ends ,best way to do it IMO because it was supposed to be part of chapter 7 in the base game originally but they had to cut it because it was too elaborate.
Ruri and Rata, my worlds have collided.
Sorry but if fuse is meant to be their answer to weapon durability then its a lazy one. Why they couldn't bring in upgrade shops to this game is far beyond me. Fused weapons are also super simple like a big rock slapped to the end of a stick instead of transforming it into a legit hammer .
Xenoblade 3 wasn't rushed. It's release date only got pushed up because it was ready to release. Nintendo sometimes just holds games until they have a good opportunity to release them.
Ruri could you get both ratatoskr and fighting cowboy in same podcast. Lol it would be exciting how the dynamic goes
Pls don’t compare 3 to Dark souls 2
Battletech/Mech warrior mechs dont have ICE engines. They use nuclear fusion engines. Sorry. I am a big Battletech fan from 1st/2nd ed back in the early 90s.
Trials of the Sword in Master Mode can be brutal IF you don't know what to do… Because unlike Normal mode where you can chip away the enemy's HP, here you need to be strategic on how you can kill enemies fast but not to lure them all…
Hey it's Rataspoiler, nice to see him again 😝
"Armored Core V is slow" quote from people who never played Armored Core V.
Great watching 2 Khan's casts in the same week. Amazing work both guests are great.
Such a relaxed, fun and entertaining video. Rata is a great guest, look forward to a possible 3rd fleet as him guesting
I think people who say ACV is the slowest AC game doesn't know how to play what is effectively one of the faster AC games.
Also part of the issue is that there are people out there saying AC6, even after watching gameplay, looks like a Soullslike, or overemphasized how many "Soulslike" elements are going into the game.
1:28:40 Ruri, if you love space sci fi stuff, have you ever played Outer Wilds? Not "The Outer Worlds", but Outer Wilds.
It is a small game that can be finished in about 30 hours (including the DLC), and it is the best space exploration game I have ever played.
Everyone played Gunbreaker because it was 1. New and 2. Played so unique from other tanks. Having a gunblade was just a cool thing, Squall wasn't really a factor in it's popularity.
Rsetera leak also has description that talk about AC 6 factions such as Resistant force, Extraterrestrial corporation, Mercenary and finally, cultist.
The final version of describtion didnt mention cultist tho. So they might hide that for surprise.
So melange zealot stuff isnt that far fetch afterall.
isn't the first and 2nd zelda game pretty similar to botw where you can freely roam?
No monster hunter…
FINALLY
Gents, I thought this conversation, particularly the part about the Zelda community, was really interesting. i just would love to insert that I believe Breath of the Wild a return to what made the first Legend of Zelda great. The open world concept, that incidentally also made the first Dark Souls so fantastic, was truly present in the first Zelda game on NES. You didn't have to do the dungeons in order, and could go all over and get upgrades to your armor and sword without really progressing the game. What you were describing as the older Zelda community, the one that loves Ocarina in time, begins with A Link to the past and the highly specific and regional dungeons and bosses. My point is this: I think an argument could be made that Breath of the Wild is actually a return to form and a return that owes it lineage to the original NES game, through games like Dark Souls into Breath of the Wild. Interesting to also consider from the generational stand point as there is also a Zelda community that formed around bot the original NES game and then a different and new community that formed around A Link to the Past. Hope this adds something to the convo. thanks for the great content, as always!
1:27:24 It might be worth checking into 76 again, atleast playing it with a few friends. The has come good ways from how it started and is fairly fun on your own.
2:06:25 What if its like Imulsion from Gears? A living petroleum like substance
25:48 I can understand why Ratatoskr is critical of how clever Aloy is. (Spoilers if anyone reading this) I think it could be because she is a clone. Or that she grew up on the outside observing and had a lot of time to reflect.
Forbidden West I only played up until I reached the forbidden west. I was very exhausted by the conversations between Aloy and the other characters.
I sped through Zero Dawn in a day or two before Forbidden West released and was all caught up with the story. The way everyone wanted Aloy to appreciate them for praising her on saving the world, and then everyone got bitchy because Aloy was busy doing it again and didn’t have any time for them. I wish I didn’t play the second game because of that.