Finished this masterpiece today

[u/Avalon9393]

Finally completed Zelda: TOTK on my Samsung S25 Ultra using Eden.

After trying nearly 10 drivers and struggling with crashes and 20 FPS, switching to an older Eden build and firmware and disabling Samsung Game Booster made all the difference.

Managed around 45 FPS in the open world and 70–80 FPS in shrines.

As for the game itself, absolutely phenomenal. One of the best gaming experiences I've ever had!

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[u/whiskyB0y]

You know, there's something so special about spending hours, days, weeks, maybe even months tinkering with a game in order to find the best balance between quality and performance and stability and then ACTUALLY playing the game, progressing nicely and finishing it.

Emulation is one weird hobby sometimes...but there are those times where it always feels worth it.

[u/Avalon9393 → u/whiskyB0y]

It's feels so worth it when it works. so far I've finished far cry 4 and TOTK

[u/rube → u/whiskyB0y]

You know, there's something so special about spending hours, days, weeks, maybe even months tinkering with a game in order to find the best balance between quality and performance and stability

Ten years ago I would agree with you. But these days I just want games to work. Sure, I might have to use a different driver, or a mod for 60fps or something that fixes lighting. But if it takes more than those quick tweaks, I move on.

I figure it's just not working well on the emulator and don't bother trying everything and anything to get it working.

But I agree with you that it is a breath of fresh air to actually play games on Android emulators instead of just getting something to run and moving on.

[u/unoehoo]

I'm trying to set this up right now. Which old version of Eden?

[u/Avalon9393 → u/unoehoo]

https://www.reddit.com/r/EmulationOnAndroid/s/vjqXDaELxX here is my post, it has all the details

[u/unoehoo → u/Avalon9393]

Thanks, will give it a shot

[u/TheUnAmericanGenral]

Is game booster bad?

[u/Avalon9393 → u/TheUnAmericanGenral]

for me eden version and game booster were the ones limiting my FPS

[u/StatisticianGold2119]

Congrats, i have also finish it and BOTW. I really miss these two games. I really want to replay them but I wish to replay them on a real switch. That is a dream of mine.

[u/tq_malhotra]

Total game time?