So i haven't had a chance to get Breath of the Wild yet, or a Switch for that matter. i've heard so many good things about it, but i've also heard that enemies can kill you in one hit. So to anyone who has put a good amount of time into the game, what would you recommend i do to get started when i find time to go out and get it? (ex. search for heart containers ASAP) anything that could get me into a good groove? :)

I don't have it but I've watched some videos. You want to cook, the food gives you extra hearts. And to get more permanent hearts you have to go to temples

Ya its about food and good clothes to wear and being careful.
look for foods with Hearty in there names as there will give you the extra hearts how ever they are not permanent once they are gone there gone and the only heart containers are from the big boss, mini bosses out in the world do not count. The other way you will see when you start playing

I've watched a friend from club play BotW at her place, and I can confirm this. Also, different armor has different defensive properties. You not only have basic defense that reduces the damage you take, but you also have resistances. I believe they're fire, ice, heat, and nature (which includes lightning). Some armor you wear can have negative effects, like wood equipment burning up or metal equipment attracting lightning to strike you (which WILL one-shot you). Cooking also makes meals that can increase your defense and resistances. I watched my friend fight the third Spirit Beast boss, and I can tell you that she ran through about half her entire store of food to survive. O.o

There are also collectables that, when you get four of them, you can trade them in for a quarter of a full stamina meter, or for a heart container, at certain shrines.

Yeah I've seen lots of armor two that really stand out to me are the Gerudo one cause...fuck that's sexy.

And the Rubber Armor which is super good against lighting and electricity..also the idea of BoTW Link wearing rubber is...yeah.

Dammit I was never attracted to Link before this game!

did you see the cross dressing part yet?

I've never played it but I know its on open world, you don't get to choose your name (probably becuz of voice acting) Link has to EAT, he can change clothes, and a WHOLE LOT more.
Edit 1:Oh yeah your weapons break btw. But you get a lot of weapons early on I hear anyway so...you can surf and stuff on shields.

Armor is life. Make finding the Great Fairy one of your first priorities. (Hint, she's right near Kakariko village.) NEVER throw random junk away, you WILL need it in the future! And as tempting as it is, don't sell all your gems that you find (diamonds, topaz, etc), keep a few.

Once you start getting 1hKO'd by enemies, you should make upgrading your armor's defense w/ the Great Fairy your first goal.

you will need about 11,600 rubies at most i think because you need to give the rubies to wake the up there is a guy near one who will give you 500 rubies to wake a fairy founten for him

If you're getting OHKO'd by enemies, you either went in a bad direction, or you need better armor. The best advice I can give is stick to the main quest for a while. I'd say at LEAST until you get to Kakariko. Don't even think about straying too far from the main path until then.

As others have said, gather food. You can find types of food everywhere. Apples, mushrooms, herbs, you can even kill animals for meat. Cooking meals will increase the effectiveness of your food. Always keep a good stash of food handy, and you can power your way through most anything.

If you see a shrine that's along the way to where you're going, go inside. Shrines will do a lot for you. They teach you various mechanics, they're a good source of equipment and valuables, and they net you Spirit Orbs if you complete them, which you can trade for Heart Containers or Stamina Vessels. Just a tip: I'd recommend getting at least a couple hearts before you go for more stamina. If you spy a shrine, but it looks too far away or the path looks to dangerous for you at the moment, mark it with a pin and then change it to a stamp on your map (you can have a lot more stamps than pins).

Mine. If you find black, sparkling rocks, bomb them or crush them with an Iron Sledgehammer to make them drop ore. Selling anything but Rock Salt or Flint is a good way to net a lot of cash. I'll go against what someone above me said and say sell all your precious ores early on. Mining spots are very plentiful and you can even buy high value ores in certain places later on. Make mad cash and buy arrows every chance you get.

If one of your weapons is badly damaged and a new weapon is in front of you, pitch the old one. Even if the new weapon is a bit of a downgrade. Also, it pays to play this game a bit like Dark Souls, especially early on. Play smart, play stealthy, pick your battles. And always remember that different colored enemies are stronger.

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Breath of the Wild is basically "The Legend of Zelda: Skyrim". As such, Stealth Archer is the best way to play. Also, when you find the Master Sword, make sure to get up to at least 13 heart containers )if you aren't at that already) before you try and pull it out. (Only red ones count. The extra ones from food are ignored.)
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Each Stamina Upgrade only adds a fifth of the outer stamina meter. (For the first ring to get filled via upgrading, at least. I haven't seen how much it fills for the 2nd ring or further.)
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From the videos I've watched, the path after visiting Kakariko seems to be: Zoras, Gerudo, Gorons, Rito.
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Also, while you're still in the starting area, chop down as many trees as you can using an Axe you'll get pretty much at the start. (Just make sure to hit it again after you've felled it.) Doing this will net you pretty much all of the wood you'll ever need
for making campfires for quickly roasting some food because you know you'll need to, and you aren't anywhere close to a cooking spot, and you don't want to have to redo the trek back to where you are from the nearest stable because you haven't found a shrine for fast traveling near to where you're currently located.
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Remember, though: Only use bombs if you don't have a sledgehammer or some other two-handed, metal weapon. When you use bombs, the stuff inside the nodes go flying everywhere, and you tend to lose about half of the loot to areas that are too dangerous for you to drop into (and when the nodes are near the black goo, to the black goo, which is deadly.)
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I disagree with the advice of "Ditch weapons that are nearly broken." If you land a hit on an enemy with the attack that causes your weapon to break, you'll do double damage. This is something that could end up saving your life. Once the weapon breaks, it's then that you go and pick up the new weapon. Also, not only enemies of different colors, but also enemies that are outright bigger, will be stronger.
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Step 3: Regret following above advice because now you don't have a shield.

And is required in order to get one of the Korok seeds.

So, I see you've already got some answers, I'm here to throw in my two cents.

Literally forget everything you might have learned from previous games. Items do not exist. Weapons are not precious. You will have all your tools the instant you clear the tutorial area.

The biggest complaint I've heard about the game is about the weapon durability. However I'm here to say that people are missing the forest for the trees.

People claim that weapons break before the fight you got them in ends. And that is true. For a few hours. Once you get maybe a quarter to a third of the way through the game you'll have weapons with much higher durability, and there is a specific weapon type (Zora) that has higher durability than normal by default.

However the low durability early game is a teaching tool. It forces you to learn every alternate combat mechanic without a single tutorial. You're led by necessity to learn how to strategically aim arrows, how you can use your Runes in combat, and how to sneak and get stealth kills.

As long as you don't let yourself get caught up in complaining about durability, you'll have a ton of fun with the combat.

One other thing: the game's open world is one of its biggest strengths. Don't let our advice dictate how you play too much. Do things your way. Explore. While I still very much encourage new players to stick to the main path up until Kakariko, once you finish the main quest there, go wherever you want. Head to whatever objective or landmark seems best to you. Or even just wander around for a while to look for things. The freedom offered to you in this game is great. Take advantage of it.