r/HyruleWarriors

So i'm looking to expand my switch/switch 2 game library and I thought I could finally give those games an opportunity, but since I've read they are in some aspects pretty different to the original Hyrule Warriors i'm afraid of not liking them as much and feel I wasted money on them.

I know close to nothing about AoI other than its setting in relation to ToTK, but from AoC I've heard that even if it's non-canon and has weird fanfic-like twists on it, it's main story makes an honest attempt to build upon BotW backstory. If it has some good story beats and cool moments with decent writting i'll be satisfied. I never cared that much for the first game's Legend mode so if this one makes me more invested i'll be happy. I've also read the combat is in general more refined compared to the first game which is good.

What concerns me the most is side content. The most enjoyement I had (and i'm still having) from Hyrule Warriosr was grinding Adventure Mode, collecting tons of skins, weapons and fairies while triying and mastering all the different characters in the roster.

However I heard that AoC has less gameplay variety between characters (which I don't think it's the end of the world) and that its side content doesn't compare to Hyrule Warriors. So I really want to know if I'm gonna have an excuse to spend time learning the characters movesets in AoC and AoI or if it isn't a lot of stuff to do outside of the main story mode. I don't expect the gameplay of these games to have more longevity than the first game had, but I do want a game I can pour a lot of hours in.

As the title says, which hyrule warriors game out of the three should I get? I've heard the original runs better on the switch 2 but Aoc is locked at only 30fps. And then there's AOI for consideration too.

Performance aside, which of these three is the biggest must play? I can only get one for now.

I've recently finished the whole game except for all the aside quest, but am I the only one thinking that this is the most grindy part of the whole game? I've been grinding these for almost 8 hours now and I've only gotten around 8 done. These just seem extremely tedious for no reason, there has to be a faster way to do this. [Aoi]

In Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition, I have some broken/missing textures on Zelda's Twilight outfit. I've never had this issue until today. I've tried closing and reopening the game, which didn't fix it, and restarting my switch, which didn't fix it either. Lately, I've been leaving my games open while the switch is in sleep mode.

Is there anything I can do to fix it, or should I just give up and deal with it?

Sorry for the bad picture quality! All the broken/missing textures are on all the metal pieces (crown, pauldrons, belt, neck piece).

Edit: Reddit never uploaded the picture I had in the draft, so I made a comment and added the picture.

So I just started playing and 100% admit I may just be slow but how do I trigger the skultulas? I get the web to show up and I head to the location and then..nothing. ive tried with all available characters but still nothing. What am I doing wrong?