But the biggest takeaways from the demo are the game mechanics that Nintendo have brought in from the big boys like Skyrim and Far Cry: it's a massive open world with areas free for exploration from the off; you can hunt animals and cook meals, this looks set to replace the classic
red health potions that hid in the grass; Link will suffer in the colder climates without warm clothing or from crafting new potions and weapons will degrade over time.
Not exact matches
This
red liquid is a basic
health potion.
In a nice change from XML2, MUA does away with
health and energy
potions by having enemies drop
red and blue orbs that restore HP and energy points.
Mixing a
health potion sees the light turn a deeper shade of
red until it is fully mixed; moving and elevating objects has the wand emit a nice light blue.
In Hero Mode, players take double damage and no hearts will appear — meaning that they must rely on
health recovery items such as Heart Containers,
Red Potions and Milk.
As simple as they are, they are valued as they can be slain for
Red Chu Jelly, which can make
health - replenishing
Red Potions.