Know the Talus' weakness, but it's almost impossible to get close enough to him to take it out. And yeah, my weapons aren't the strongest right now. Thinking I might have to come back after I get the paraglider and find an iron sledgehammer to really stand a chance against him.
Mmmm, you might just need to come back when you have more hearts, then. So that he can't just one-hit you. :P
Stone Taluses also get easier once you gain a certain ability from a certain not-dungeon later in the game. (Youuuuu'll see.)
Oh, and bows/arrows. Those can be helpful, too -- so you can shoot at the weak spot from a distance.
I know he's optional, but I want his loot. I want to buy some gear when I finally set out for the first village.
XD I think you'll probably make out fine by selling whatever other loot you come across on your way to the next village. It's a bit of a long walk. :P
Also, know how the camera works, but it's such an alien feeling having control of it that it hinders more than helps at times.
Mmm. Well, like I said, I think it's just a matter of practicing and getting used to it.
Not sure how much this helps, but: a lot of the time, if you're changing directions, I find that you can keep the camera angle pretty consistent if you use the two analog sticks in-sync with each other. If Link's turning left, then you're also going to want to point the camera more to the left, so just...
go left on both analog sticks.
...Unless the camera controls are reversed. In which case, ignore that comment. I honestly can't remember off the top of my head, since I've had the game (plus Odyssey) for long enough now that I've had plenty of time to get used to the camera controls, and I don't really need to think about it anymore. (Which is good, because I'm shit at spatial reasoning, so trying to think too hard about it just confuses me more. XD )
ALTHOUGH, if I recall correctly, there
is an option somewhere in the game's settings that lets you reverse or un-reverse the camera controls, depending on which suits you better. (Which MIGHT actually only refer to the first-person bits with the optional gyroscope-based aiming, rather than the normal third-person camera, now that I think about it... I'd have to fire up the game again and take a closer look for myself.)
But yeah, I remember being really confused by the camera controls at first, as well. Really the best advice I can probably give is to just practice until you get used to it.
Hopefully you'll grow to like the camera controls as much as I do now. XD I got Pokemon Ultra Sun for Christmas and my right thumb keeps instinctively reaching for an analog stick that doesn't exist. XD I feel so
blind not being able to make constant micro-adjustments to the camera angle anymore!
And as for not being strong enough - I've shield-bashed two guardians without taking damage. Those are supposed to be the problem guys.
Holy shit! I'm honestly really impressed. o.o Do you mean you just snuck up on the stationary ones and hit them repeatedly without them being able to fight back? (Because I know I've found
one guardian that I can easily sneak up on in such a way to farm for ancient parts... so it wouldn't be surprising to know that there are probably others.) Or do you mean one of the walking ones? O.o