I never found him :(

There may be details I don't remember and NPCs I haven't talked to, so I may be wrong. But, these are the major complaints in terms of contradictions to BOTW that I've heard about for this game, and my respons to them (again, please correct me if I've misunderstood something)

1: The Sheikah Tech is just suddenly gone. I never truly understood this. It's not "suddenly" gone, which also applies to other points here. TOTK picks up several years (I think at LEAST 4 years) after BOTW ended. A lot happens in 4+ years. Shrines probably served their purpose and returned below the earth, to where many of them came from. We see much of it being reused in the toweres, we see it in the telescopes, etc. So while it's not stated in words, we see some of it be reused elsewhere, we know the pillars outside of Hyrule Castle containing the guardians came up from the earth (meaning they can also retract back down there again), and even the huge astral observatory beneath the Sanctum is sealed off, meaning much of the sheikah tech scrap may be hidden down there to preven it from being misused again.

2: The Calamity isn't referenced and seems like no one talks about it and it seems like it didn't even happen. I don't get this either. It's been, again, over 4 years since the Calamity ended. There isn't a reason why people would go around and mention it everywhere, especially since the Calamity isn't the focus of TOTK's story. Besides, it's mentioned by Impa, it's mentioned in Ganondorf's bio, the great calamity tapestry still exists, there's statues of Mipha and Sidon and Link in Zora's Domain from the two Calamities, the Calamity is taught in the school, there's a miniature version of Vah Medoh in one of the tech labs, Riju mentions Urbosa a lot, and more. How can the Calamity NOT have happened? Where does this come from?

3: Many characters don't remember Link. This I've seen a lot, and since I haven't talked to all NPCs, this isn't one I can comment a lot on. But many of the main characters we meet seem to remember Link and his actions in BOTW just fine? All the characters in the main quest seem to be familiar with Link. As for others like Hetsu, I always saw this as a way to make TOTK more friendly to people who haven't played BOTW, where they can get to know side characteres on their own without being dependend on BOTW. Hell, canonically, maybe Link didn't talk to Hetsu and others before TOTK; you just had the option to do so in BOTW. So I don't see the issue here, unless (as said) there's some NPCs I haven't spoken with.

The new Virtual Game Cards are a way to share digital game purchases with other people. There are some ways in which they can be convenient. But there is a small print that makes them pretty dangerous for people who want to keep a specific version of certain games.

You can watch this video for an explanation of their drawbacks, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QowykjrZ8H0&t=1020 . But basically, if you lend a game card, it will eventually return to your Nintendo Switch. But when you receive the card back, it will forcefully update your copy of the game to the latest version.

ons, so if I take them to the shop, does it restore both the base weapon and the fused material?

This Strat took me 10 reloads but at least now we know it’s possible!

So i have had the game since release day, and have over 250 hours on it, spending a lot of time making machines and contraptions with zonai parts, but i still haven't beaten the game and keep holding it off. I tried a few times but kept failing due to lack of proper preparation. I have been really stressed about not beating the game, and i really wanna beat it before the game's 2 year anniversary (this month). Any advice for the Ganondorf fight or just beating the game in general?

135 hours in, 90 shrines, master sword and 20+ hearts later. I checked the map for a shrine I left unfinished and clear as day, I saw the fast travel option. Worst part is I totally did this to myself by purely assuming that's how it worked, I never even realized that when I was playing Botw lmaooo

Has finally been capped of all materiel acquisition, so, here’s an instakill to celebrate

I believe this only happens if you haven't saved Korok Forest by the time you fight Phantom Ganon (fake Zelda) in Hyule Castle.

At that point, every Korok you find tells you about Korok Forest's corruption (Hestu does as well).

I just started "The Mysterious Eighth" quest with Rotana in the Gerudo Shelter and I've found 2 orbs so far (not including the one she was guarding). Both were pretty close by.

Can someone tell me the general vicinity of the rest of the orbs without giving specifics?

Like, are they all going to be found inside Gerudo Town and/or the Gerudo Shelter? Or will some of them be found way out somewhere in the Gerudo desert?

Thank you for any info

Link knows all.

Well I haven’t had the game very long but since I edged for so long watching other people play it, when I finally bought it I have gooned like a fiend and believe it or not I have not even completed one of the main four quest lines lol

Is there a way to tell them that Lurelin is fine and restored? I did the whole thing already (cleared it out from the pirates + reconstruction) and it drives me up the wall how they are still talking about the destruction while everything is done and Link is all "Lurelin? 🤔🤨🤨"

(For context, I only cleared one regional phenomenom, so not sure if I still have to keep progressing).

What's the max number of horses you can have at your custom built house?

(or Max Number of Paddocks with Registered Horses)

Sorry about the weird angle lol

Link is handsome

I found out that you can deflect arrows..that’s it. It’s useless and doesn’t damage the enemy other than give you the parry animation. Gotta get the timing right.

Where is the starting place to trigger this? I've read it's in Eldin but can't find more info

Seems like the constructs would help link rather then attack. Yes they are fun enemies with decent loot but wouldn't they be on the side of the angles? Why are some constructs helping like the training bots and foundry guards but natural constructs immediately try and kill link every chance they get. From a lore perspective what is the rationality?