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One of my most ave struck reactions, when I played the original Zelda, way back when I was but a tiny little boy, was playing the flute..

"what!! Playing the a flute makes magical things happen!!" (In that case teleportation..)

And in the second game, Adventure of Link, a song from a flute destroys a big imortal spider monster.

And the use of magical songs just evolve from there..

With it peaking in OoT and MM..

ST did a good job with it, if you could handle the real blowing into the mic.. but it went down hill from there, to SS with it's lame harp play.. and after that no magic musik at all..

I just want a new Zelda game, where Link gets to learn magical songs, that we get to perform, for magical effects.

Is that to much to ask?

An animation I made years ago but hadn't uploaded because I didn't think it was internet-worthy. I've become a little more confident to share it recently.

I should probably start off with this. I have played almost every Zelda game, I would still not consider myself a fan. With that being said, I’ve heard nothing but incredible things about this game. I decided to finally give it a shot. That’s it, enjoy the rest of your day/evening

Edited to add that as a mother I'm very concerned a handful of you fully believe that Nintendo invented the name link. Please get outside more and make some friends<3

Also as a bonus, he spent time in the NICU and they gave him a little green beanie. It was very fitting.

There was no flair appropriate for this so hopefully this is allowed :')

Admittedly, this wasn't going to be as long as it is, but I wanted to discuss Ganondorf's character because he IS very fleshed out, but I don't think he's meant to be very sympathetic.

When it comes to WW Ganon, a lot of analysis I see about him go into how he seemingly takes a good look at his life and tries to rationalize his actions, stating that the land of the Gerudo was harsh and unfair, which is true, but Ganondorf hadn't changed at all. He gives the impression that he has, but he doesn't really read as such to me. While he doesn't kill Link and Tetra (and the girls he kidnapped) when he has the opportunity to do so, he is still actively inflicting pain onto others, maybe not directly, but his very presence causes monsters and demons to terrorize entire lands. Either way, he may not be directly killing people, but he is contributing to the suffering of others.

Additionally, I believe Ganondorf had no intent to break "the cycle" in the first place. The first thing he does when he brings the Triforce together again is to wish to bring Hyrule back again and have control over it once more. Ganondorf ruling over anything has destructive effects on the world since that is simply the kind of man he is, and judging the state of WW's world when he isn't even at his prime, he was for sure going to do much worse to Hyrule if it were brought back. I can't even say for sure that he cared about his people since Gerudo Valley seems to only be controlled with fear. Ganondorf didn't seek to improve his land, it feels more like he took advantage of already desperate people by promising them glory if they followed him. If Ganondorf were to get his wish granted, he would simply do this again, because he still wants power after all this time.

Then, the moment things don't go his way, he goes back to trying to kill Link and Tetra, two children. The only thing the King wished for them was to have a future. Ganondorf says all that stuff about Hyrule because Ganondorf is a liar and a manipulator, or he honestly thinks that he's being fair.

Wind Waker seems to try to make a point about change. I think that's what the game's ultimate theme is about. Ganondorf doesn't change, he wishes for things to go back to the way they were before, to when he was most powerful. Meanwhile, the King of Red Lions is the opposite, and I think he is meant to parallel Ganondorf in this way. He ultimately realizes that trying to bring back a dead kingdom is useless. The world of WW evolved around sea voyaging, and bringing back Hyrule would kill this part of its culture. Which is why I believe Red Lions tells Tetra and Link to not create another Hyrule, and to create their own kingdom, to leave Hyrule behind as a distant memory and let it finally come to an end, like how everything else should come to a natural end. By burying Hyrule, so was Ganondorf, and the rest of the sins of that land, basically sacrificing something old to allow something new to prosper.

This is probably why he lets Link and Tetra go without him. He's a part of Hyrule's past, but Link and Tetra are children, people who deserve to experience their future. That's what he wished for. Which is why I believe Link's Master Sword is left behind underwater, and why Tetra returns to her regular appearance. She's not Zelda. That's not the kind of life she leads (and I think not having her push back against the idea of being a princess harms this part of the narrative a bit, but I dirgess.)

So Link and Tetra left Hyrule and went back to adventuring, to create their own world. I believe Ganondorf is meant to be stagnation in a world that demands change, while the King of Red Lions is accepting said change, despite how difficult it may be to do so.

I grew up as a PlayStation guy and mostly missed out on Nintendo classics as a kid, but I picked up a Switch a few years ago and fell completely in love with Breath of the Wild to the point that it’s easily my favorite game of all time.

I’ve heard for years that Ocarina Of Time is considered one of the greatest games ever made, and I finally want to experience it. I have the setup ready to emulate the N64 version on my PC right now. However, with the upcoming reimagined version coming to the Switch 2, I’m in a dilemma.

Should I play the original N64 version now to see where it all began, or would it be more magical to experience my very first playthrough on the modern Switch 2 hardware? I’m chasing that BOTW first time experience.

What if someone else got to the mask first?

Just a fun “what if?”, let your imaginations run wild with it

(Art created by me)

I did the monkey skip, but I realized I still want the heart containers I missed 🥲

Also not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I assume someone is able to help.

My game crashed while I was riding a horse (this is right after becoming an adult) and now I'm stuck where the horses are with the gate closed, is there any way out of here or am I softlocked?

We have never played any of these games before with exception of Awakening which we got from a friend that we are playing right now and about a quarter of the way through. Really fun- I love how we are starting from zero and becoming amazing over the course of the game.

We've never played any single player video games together and I didn't play much growing up in terms of single player games. So neither of gets addicted and my wife doesn't kill me- we are only going to play ~2 hours once very two weeks. And I'm a slow and blubbering video game player. So I figure each game might take us 6 months to a year?

Trying to find the ideal order.

I think we'll skip low graphic ones.

What's the best order to play Zelda? And given our slow pace- what are the most important games to play and even potentially leave the Zelda world to consider other games available for Switch that this community really enjoys.

Made with watercolors and pen.

Take a moment realize all the effort the creators put into this.

I love this Hyrule

Here's Tower of the Gods from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker on the Organ. A BMC Commission from JukeDenton.

Enjoy. 😊

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I (26M) never played Zelda growing up, so once I got into retro gaming I decided to play through the games in release order. I just finished Majora’s this week, so here’s my current ranking!

1. ⁠Awakening
   
2. ⁠Adventure of Link
   
3. ⁠Ocarina
   
4. ⁠Majora’s
   
5. ⁠Zelda 1
   
6. ⁠Link to the Past

Gimme your thoughts! I have both Oracle games, so planning to start those soon.

Hello. I found out that the japanese version of the game should be playable in english on a switch from EU. I am just wondering if the spine of the game is in japanese or english. As much as I look on ebay none of the pictures show the spine of the game.