Current Events > The slipping mechanic in Breath of the Wild is super annoying

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A bit late to the party, I know, but I'm about 10 hours in and I have no idea why they thought this was a good idea. Such a huge part of the game revolves around climbing, but you suddenly can't do it when it starts raining. You have to wait it out, find somewhere to rest, find something else to do, or take a different route.

Why? How is depriving the player of an intended mechanic good game design? What's their justification for this? Does it get better CE?
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StucklnMyPants posted...

A bit late to the party, I know, but I'm about 10 hours in and I have no idea why they thought this was a good idea. Such a huge part of the game revolves around climbing, but you suddenly can't do it when it starts raining. You have to wait it out, find somewhere to rest, find something else to do, or take a different route.

Why? How is depriving the player of an intended mechanic good game design? What's their justification for this? Does it get better CE?

Have you ever walked on rocks during the rain or when they're wet...?

Now picture trying to climb with your hands. Sounds pretty realistic to me.
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I like it. I also like the breaking weapons. Forces you to constantly switch up your plans
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chrono625 posted...

Have you ever walked on rocks during the rain or when they're wet...?

Now picture trying to climb with your hands. Sounds pretty realistic to me.

lol
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1. You can still climb short distances
2. It's essential for certain outdoor puzzles that you're not allowed to climb
3. You're shown the upcoming weather, just pay more attention to it
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I liked the weather mechanics of the game. Added variety, difficulty and it's not like it's unrealistic to slip off wet rocks.

The game is physics focused so it would have been pretty terrible if the world properties didn't change when it rained

Oh phew I was worried I thought you meant slipping like the super smash bros brawl tripping mechanic, like Link randomly starts falling on his ass while you're traversing the wilderness. What you described doesn't seem so bad. It's like how some areas are inaccessible at night versus during the day in other games. Same concept here.
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lilORANG posted...

chrono625 posted...

Have you ever walked on rocks during the rain or when they're wet...?

Now picture trying to climb with your hands. Sounds pretty realistic to me.

lol

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saspa posted...

Oh phew I was worried I thought you meant slipping like the super smash bros brawl tripping mechanic, like Link randomly starts falling on his ass while you're traversing the wilderness.

according to people here that's realistic so it has to be good lol
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chrono625 posted...

Have you ever walked on rocks during the rain or when they're wet...?

Now picture trying to climb with your hands. Sounds pretty realistic to me.

Did you just justify the merit of a videogame mechanic because of how realistic it is? lol
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Yeah the rain was one of the biggest flaws in the game. It's one of the huge flaws that prevents this from being GotyY or even the best Zelda game.
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pinky0926 posted...

chrono625 posted...

Have you ever walked on rocks during the rain or when they're wet...?

Now picture trying to climb with your hands. Sounds pretty realistic to me.

Did you just justify the merit of a videogame mechanic because of how realistic it is? lol

Out of curiosity are you for or against shadow of colossus slippery mechanism in the ps3 port where the wanderer has a very loose grip compared to the original ps2 game?
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I feel like there should have been some sort of short-term potion you can make that would negate slipping effect but whatever it was annoying but it didn't ruin the game
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The game seems to somehow know exactly when to make it rain in order to piss me off. I can run around the the fields as long as want and the skies will stay clear, but as soon as I start climbing it starts raining.
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I wish they added equipment in the game that allowed you to climb in the rain.

D-Lo_BrownTown posted...

I feel like there should have been some sort of short-term potion you can make that would negate slipping effect but whatever it was annoying but it didn't ruin the game

More like it should've been the Climbing set bonus.
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TheBiggerWiggle posted...

It's one of the huge flaws that prevents this from being GotyY or even the best Zelda game.

I'm fine if you think BotW isn't going to be GotY, but it becoming more difficult to climb during the rain is definitely not a good reason for it.
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pinky0926 posted...

chrono625 posted...

Have you ever walked on rocks during the rain or when they're wet...?

Now picture trying to climb with your hands. Sounds pretty realistic to me.

Did you just justify the merit of a videogame mechanic because of how realistic it is? lol

Laser bombs are totally realistic.
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pinky0926 posted...

chrono625 posted...

Have you ever walked on rocks during the rain or when they're wet...?

Now picture trying to climb with your hands. Sounds pretty realistic to me.

Did you just justify the merit of a videogame mechanic because of how realistic it is? lol

Does water all of a sudden act different in a fictitious setting?
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chrono625 posted...

Does water all of a sudden act different in a fictitious setting?

It certainly can if the developer wants it to. Look at Kirby or Mario Galaxy.
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saspa posted...

Out of curiosity are you for or against shadow of colossus slippery mechanism in the ps3 port where the wanderer has a very loose grip compared to the original ps2 game?

I have no idea what that was like, all I can say is the original ps2 game was the perfect amount of difficulty in terms of grip strength, imo.

chrono625 posted...

Does water all of a sudden act different in a fictitious setting?

Do totally realistic physics make for a fun videogame environment?

Fun. That is the operative word here. Fun. Like, fun how you were able to hold lots of equipment in every zelda game despite the fact that 100s of lbs worth of gear would be too cumbersome to carry around.
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SlashmanSG posted...

pinky0926 posted...

chrono625 posted...

Have you ever walked on rocks during the rain or when they're wet...?

Now picture trying to climb with your hands. Sounds pretty realistic to me.

Did you just justify the merit of a videogame mechanic because of how realistic it is? lol

Laser bombs are totally realistic.

I can climb any vertical surface with my bare hands. Get with the realistic times bro.
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Yeah it's probably the most annoying thing in the game. Thankfully, Revali's Gale helps a little bit.
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I liked that it made me think about the current weather. Same with lightning storms. I can't remember the last time I cared about weather in the game.

But I do think there should have been something that let you work around it. Like wet weather gloves or something.
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BLAKUboy posted...

More like it should've been the Climbing set bonus.

That might have made it too OP, that's why I say a potion as a concession.
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D-Lo_BrownTown posted...

BLAKUboy posted...

More like it should've been the Climbing set bonus.

That might have made it too OP, that's why I say a potion as a concession.

I think a potion is a great idea. You have to find the ingredients, then make it, and even then it's temporary.

DifferentialEquation posted...

The game seems to somehow know exactly when to make it rain in order to piss me off. I can run around the the fields as long as want and the skies will stay clear, but as soon as I start climbing it starts raining.

I feel the exact same way. Every time I want to start exploring and climbing, it starts raining. I've noticed that the forecast can change too. I've seen it go from all sunny to rainy in a matter of seconds. I'm assuming because I glided through an area that has a specific weather pattern, but it's still silly.
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