# Breath of the Wild 2 - 2022 \[Now titled "Tears of the Kingdom"\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** video-games-e-games\ **Created:** [June 15, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340 "2021-06-15T18:01:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/81 "2023-05-13T02:04:43Z")
I drove from Sacramento to Modesto to meet my sister today. She handed over two of the games, one for me and one for my grandson. I treated her to lunch at Rivets, which was excellent. When I got back to Sacramento, I gave my grandson his copy and we started the game sitting side by side, with my sister watching on FaceTime. So fun. I just got through one of the shrines. I think I’ve got the hang of Ultrahand, but fusing is still confusing me. I accidentally attached a fire fruit to an arrow, but I have no idea how I did it. Anyway, I’m probably not going to sleep at all tonight. Finally! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/82 "2023-05-13T02:33:42Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > I just got through one of the shrines. I think I’ve got the hang of Ultrahand, but fusing is still confusing me. I accidentally attached a fire fruit to an arrow, but I have no idea how I did it. Anyway, I’m probably not going to sleep at all tonight. I’m getting used to Ultrahand. Fusing with arrows - pull the arrow back and push the “up” button on the directional pad Fusing something to your weapon - You have to, get this, drop an item on the ground and then choose fuse on it and it will let you pick your weapon 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/83 "2023-05-13T02:59:27Z")
I thought I had fusing, but I couldn’t attach a rock to one of the weapons. I’m wondering if some weapons can’t carry the big rocks. I’m still learning. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/84 "2023-05-13T03:13:14Z")
I have also learned, and I am very early, that some weapons you find have already been fused when you get them. I have an axe that won’t let me fuse an item on it and it is listed as “already been fused”. If you read its description, it is a stick fused with a rock to make an axe ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/85 "2023-05-13T16:18:40Z")
Finally made it to the third island shrine and got ascend. Took me some figuring to get to that one, but I finally got there. Can’t wait to get down to the ground level! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/86 "2023-05-13T19:01:12Z")
I made it to the ground today and let me tell you, it’s a lot to take in. I found one chasm, like a hole in the ground made by malice/goop/gloom…and it was kind of incredible. It’s really a lot to take in. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/87 "2023-05-13T21:43:10Z")
I also made it to the ground today. I’ve died many times - it reminds me of my early days with BotW, in a good way. But also kind of frustrating in that I know that there will be so much more I’m able to do as I get better weapons and such. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/88 "2023-05-13T22:36:07Z")
1. Have you jumped down one of those pits/holes that you can see on the map? Restore the first tower to get a clearer image of the map and you’ll know what I mean. 2. I’m not sure weapons will ever be as strong without extensive fusing. It’s weird to not have access to any good weapons. ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/89 "2023-05-14T03:55:21Z")
Put in a couple of hours. Did 2 of the 3 shrines for powers. Game is fun, if you dont like BotW you won’t like this. Building stuff with Ultrahand and Fusing as EXTREMELY clunky Fusing is incredibly cumbersome. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/90 "2023-05-14T10:00:52Z")
I’m in the depths and can’t get out. My grandson will probably be able to get me out of there today. Whew, I’m trying to remember if I struggled this much with the fighting in the first one. I love the ascend feature. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/91 "2023-05-14T11:17:51Z")
I came off the sky island stupid and didn’t do what I was supposed to do next - I kept running into things where I needed the paraglider and didn’t have that. I now have the paraglider and a no longer simply wandering hoping I don’t get slaughtered again by enemies too hard for me (pre-paraglider I saw a lynel in the distance at one point and just noped right out 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/92 "2023-05-14T13:55:13Z")
Warp out. On the map, choose surface and warp to a shrine. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/93 "2023-05-14T14:00:52Z")
> [@Lsura](#): > > (pre-paraglider I saw a lynel in the distance at one point and just noped right out 🙂 ) The correct decision. I recall coming across my first lynel whilst still underpowered in BOTW and having a crack at it…oh dear! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/94 "2023-05-14T14:08:23Z")
Let me emphasize if you did not see. The map has three tiers-of-the-Kingdom on it. Surface, Sky, And Depths. Switch to surface or Sky and warp to a tower or shrine. Have you realized the Light Root trees are exactly where shrines are? Their names are reversed. Note: I guess months ago that tears would be a pun on tiers as well as meaning tears. I appear to be correct. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/95 "2023-05-14T18:06:55Z")
Thank you. I had not noticed that! I’m free! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/96 "2023-05-14T19:02:57Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Thank you. I had not noticed that! I’ve fallen/climbed into a number of wells and warping out is the only option. If I had 3 stamina wheels, I could climb, but right now, it’s warp out or nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/97 "2023-05-14T19:06:48Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I’ve been telling my kids that I will take an entire day off work for this game. They were stunned that I would ever do such a thing. I’m planning on it for sure. I’m taking Monday off work to play, just like I said. Yep, I waited for tomorrow since I had no idea what time of day I’d get it on Friday. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/98 "2023-05-14T19:53:45Z")
I took mine Friday and it didn’t arrive until around 5:30. I’d have taken tomorrow too, but there were meetings dropped on my calendar before I thought to block it. I’ll get over it. (I mean, I could be sick, but these are actual important meetings so I won’t) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/99 "2023-05-15T14:52:00Z")
I can’t believe how much fun I’m having. Puzzles are incredibly well designed, allowing for a myriad of solutions. The dungeons (caves?) are beautiful and terrifying. Some of the monsters are really scary the first time. I like the mix of new and familiar. (10 shrines/3 towers in) ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340/100 "2023-05-15T15:27:15Z")
Am I just not good at video games anymore or is anyone else finding this a lot harder? I think I died 6 or 7 times in the opening area. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-of-the-wild-2-2022-now-titled-tears-of-the-kingdom/944340.md?page=6)