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-=-=->S P O I L E R S<-=-=- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Spoiler Thread
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Gai Murakumo
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I actually like both characters. But if I were Link I would go with Paya because she is so cute. Plus the overall designs for the Sheikah in this game I really love.
Me too. I think my love for Zelda lore is what got me so hooked on Souls lore. Love having these worlds to discuss and ponder on
Crimsonlink
Member
I mean SS had Demise say his incarnation will curse Hylia and the Hero forever so its not like the people are wrong.
Yeah, and I hate SS for that terrible and completely unnecessary addition to Zelda's previously simple lore.
I think he means that he hates the concept itsself, not that people are wrong.
I thought Demise was cool design wise but yeah, having him be Ganon's spirit or whatever is a shitty choice. I also don't really like the idea of Fi, and can't say i'm a fan of Goddess Hylia instead of having Din, Nayru and Farore be the main deities.
SS had it's moments, but lore wise it was mostly a negative.
ffejeromdiks
Banned
Agreed, SS kinda ruined Zelda lore for me. What was left to the imagination was preferred to the fan-fictiony origin we get in Skyward Sword.
It's also pretty embarrassing how many strictly believe the timeline theory to be 100% true because of it's inclusion in Hyrule Historia, forgetting the block of text right before that acts as a disclaimer and pretty much says that it's all up for interpretation.
Which is why I really dig that Breath of the Wild makes zero effort to adhere to or validate the flawed theory, in Botw it's as if every Zelda has occurred, no lame timeline shenanigans.
Lights and Waves
Member
As annoying as some of the gameplay was, SS gave us the best storytelling and characterization in Zelda history. It gave fans so much of what they've been asking for. It was awesome.
Inferno313
Banned
Eh. It certainly had an awful lot of dialogue and exposition, and a few great moments, but I'm not sure I could say it's the "best" at any of that stuff. Wind Waker has a more intruiging narrative for me, even if it's told more simply, and Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask are still the most thematically rich games in the series.
People really sleep on how thematically rich Ocarina of Time is nowadays. There's not a lot of cutscenes compared to more recent games, that's true, but the core theme of the challenges and struggles of growing up pervades every aspect of the work in a way that very few other games in the series can match.
ShadowSoldier89
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As someone that hasnt really been able to enjoy 3D zelda games, the allure of this game having a larger focus on story was one of the reasons I gave it a go. Having finished 3 divine beasts and collected all the memories...I'm disappointed so far.
Kindve want to go back to skyward sword just to see what was there that I missed.
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Deleted member 231381
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Din, Nayru, and Farore are still the sole creator deities. Hylia is something closer to 'very powerful being worshipped as a deity', not entirely unlike the Great Deku Tree or Lord Jabu Jabu.
Human Trashcan
Banned
I think you're confusing "most story" for "best story" which is a common thing that people do
Totally, but that's mostly subtext and since it can't be canonized by a lame book with the approval of Nintendo, most people don't care about things like that. They just want Aonuma or whoever to say "this game takes place in X timeline" as if it means anything at all.
Inferno313
Banned
AcademicSaucer
Member
Links Awakening has the best story in the franchise, come at me
ffejeromdiks
Banned
Ouch, true though.
If that's the case, then wouldn't have Link heard of the sages who trapped Ganondorf in the Twili Realm? Wouldn't have Link HEARD of the Twili Realm as well?
Nocturnowl
Member
Replaying it I couldn't help but think that Koholint Owl is like a master manipulator and potentially the real villain of the peace, you just follow his orders without question.
Don't know if it's been said, but while the story is probably on the lighter side compared to other Zelda games, the amount of stories there are in the game is incredible. Visit any stable in the world and people will tell you about legends, mysterious places, sometimes they'll even show something on the horizon. Some people will tell you about history, others about Calamity Ganon and guardians and how it affects them. In villages they all have something to say about this world, and on your travels you'll find wanderers talking about their hometowns and why they left.
Take the fishing village for instance: people wouldn't shut up about the rain and how it affects their work, and when it stopped they talked about a treasure at sea, or about this young guy gone exploring some ruins a little farther on the beach. I think all of this is pretty incredible, and done much better than any games in the franchise.
Take the fishing village for instance: people wouldn't shut up about the rain and how it affects their work, and when it stopped they talked about a treasure at sea, or about this young guy gone exploring some ruins a little farther on the beach. I think all of this is pretty incredible, and done much better than any games in the franchise.
AcademicSaucer
Member
The owl represents the Wind Fish's will to wake up
Riposte
Member
Ganon went the Giygas route.
Crimsonlink
Member
So where is all the info on Sheikan experiments on Ganon? I read Zelda's journal but that didn't have anything on Ganon.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
So, one thing I've been trying to figure out is why my master sword keeps breaking even when its glowing, and I think its because guardian legs don't count as guardians. Its really annoying. I also think it broke whenever I was hitting a non guardian enemy in one of the divine beasts. Though I forget which one even had a non guardian enemy.
It can still break while it's glowing. I had it break during a boss fight.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
yea, but in hyrule castle it wont break, and I can kill 50 guardians that are planted in the ground without it breaking too. Never had it break on a ganon-lite boss, but thats a small sample size
Lights and Waves
Member
You know what? You guys are right, Skyward Sword is such a piece of tra
Man FUCK y'all, Skyward Sword gave us this perfect human being and I'll always be grateful for that!
Man FUCK y'all, Skyward Sword gave us this perfect human being and I'll always be grateful for that!
ShadowSoldier89
Member
why is her hair made out of bananas. I know this ken guy she could be great friends with
Nocturnowl
Member
That one Yiga clan traveller who almost blurted out fighting in the name of bananas is my hero.
Ayye this is true, guess I should've said while I was replaying before the ending refreshed my memory.
Where is my amiibo gosh darn it!You know what? You guys are right, Skyward Sword is such a piece of tra
Man FUCK y'all, Skyward Sword gave us this perfect human being and I'll always be grateful for that!
Human Trashcan
Banned
You know what? You guys are right, Skyward Sword is such a piece of tra
Man FUCK y'all, Skyward Sword gave us this perfect human being and I'll always be grateful for that!
I never noticed it when playing it years ago but I was watching some SS cutscenes on YT the other day (it's worse than I remembered, thanks for asking) and something about the character faces, especially the lips and nose, made them just look so incredibly awful I couldn't get over it, and I'm seeing it in this gif too. Does anyone even remotely know what I'm talking about? Like they look like goddamn muppets or something and it's horrifying. Maybe I'm crazy here.
Prince of Space
Banned
It bothers me how Skyward Sword completely neuters the Triforce.
The final dungeon has you gathering all 3 pieces for yourself (something that hasn't happened since, what, A Link to the Past?), and wish for the complete destruction of Demise, only to have that negated by Ghirahim telling you he'll simply revive him in the past. Seriously? Like, what the fuck is the point of spending the rest of the series hunting a MacGuffin that grants all wishes if it can't even grant all wishes?
ShadowSoldier89
Member
the jawline is absurdly slender with a comparatively large nose with an extremely oddly prominent shadowing coupled with banana hair. It definitely looks bad
Lights and Waves
Member
Disagree. As soon as I collected the first piece of the triforce I was like, "wait a minute...are they actually gonna let us...no way..."
And then bam, the fans wanted to collect the complete triforce and Nintendo delivered.
Human Trashcan
Banned
resulting in itsfuckingnothing.gif
everything about SS' story is a case study in "careful what you wish for"
Prince of Space
Banned
Only to find out it's just a pretty trinket that does not work as advertised.
TheGeniusArcana
Member
Whaaaaaat? There's a pretty huge number of women in love with Link in this series.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
OoT was full on harem, but silent link blows them all off
Speaking of silent link, keeping him silent here is horribly jarring. Lines like "your silence speaks volumes" or something like that, as well as characters handling both halves of a conversation to keep link silent. Its the worst part of the cutscenes to me, I dont even mind Zelda's VA
Human Trashcan
Banned
It would actually be better if they didn't lampshade it at all, but addressing it just makes it weirder. I don't mind it that much, the writing has bigger problems, but it's definitely odder here than it was in the past because of the voice acting, as expected.
JStein0222
Member
I've found Kilton a couple times, but he doesn't have any of the dark armor pieces. What gives?
His stock updates every time you beat a dungeon. The Dark Link set is added once you beat all four dungeons.
Lights and Waves
Member
It's 100% not worth it. Horrible stats and you can't upgrade it. I wish I hadn't gotten it.
Riposte
Member
He had a fish girl who wanted to marry him in OoT.
Human Trashcan
Banned
I really really really wish someone had told me you can't upgrade it before I bought all 4 pieces. What a fucking waste of everything.
For how much it costs and the requirements to get it (complete all four dungeons), it should have had a set bonus that allowed Link to blend in with the enemy regardless of what type. Sure it might be OP for Link to just waltz through Hyrule Castle while the Guardians and Ganon's minions ignore him, but it has shit stats as it is so might as well give us something good for it.
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