#i love botws world

[ganondoodle]

wait i just realized... the mastersword isnt even important enough to warrant zelda doing to such extreme lengths to repair it bc its NOT EVEN REQUIRED FOR DEFEATING GANONDORF

idk about you but the mastersword being not just this weak after all this but also not even required is like ... hurting the whole plot SO bad for all that zelda knew she was basically killing herself by doing the dragon thing ONLY for the mastersword, which isnt even needed to reach the end why do the dragon thing at all??? she could have put it in some other divine place for it to recover (she knew where the springs are, she knew where the krog forest is, heck she even knew where the forgotten temple is BC THEY WERE ALL THERE* and im not going to belive any of them came into existence afterwards), in botw it took 'only' a 100 years to regenerate the damage it took in botws past which, while not as extreme as in totk, was pretty bad! yeah it gets outright broken in totk but like ... really? far over 10 000 years to recover it? through ZELDA? one of the most divine being IN THE FORM of one of the most divine beings aside from the very gods themselves?? whats the use of it being able to regernate if it takes THAT long?? feels easier to forge a new one for that matter?? and the excuse that "it needed to be able to resist miasma" is like .. why tho? yeah ok fine i could do the entire bossfight with JUST the mastersword, but again, its not required! i can do it with anything else!! and its doesnt cleanse miasma either, like the sword did in tp when you could do away the twilight stuff when it got the super glow stuff so its really like ... she did that JUST for the sword? really? the fact that her becoming a dragon is the way to get her back into her time isnt something she could have known and it working out like that makes it feel like a massive fail of the writers bc it makes it feel less like an actual decision she made for good reason and more bc its a decision the writers made bc the writers already knew where it would end, the writers knew shed be turned back in the end no problem so they had her do the dragon thing despite it being pretty senseless from her perspective

(wouldnt it have felt more in character and logical to put the mastersword somwhere safe where it can recover over all those centuries and search for a way to return to her time herself? like in these two games ZELDA feels like the more important thing that the sword, -zeldas prone to sacrifice herself for other- WHY! its better for everyone if you are alive rather than dead! you got to this time by yourself and also somehow not jsut shifted the time but also PLACE bc you sure as hell didnt appear in a cavern in the middle of the land, you have wielded incredible magic before and are a researcher, surely theres some way for you to at least TRY to return on your own?? how cool would it have been to find little markers and spots where clearly she has left you some sort of message, maybe like a way for you to do something that helps her in the past, USE THE WEIRD ASS TIME BUBBLES FROM THE TUTORIAL AGAIN!! send back something she needs to return! go and talk with impa and purah to determine what shes trying to tell you, help her along the way and in the end she makes her triumphant return, having grown and learned with what she did instead of regressing her chaarcter to the big eyed maiden that you get as a reward at the end through unsatisfying bs reasons and hurray she doesnt even remember, perfect little fairytale of no consequences wahoo- im salty about this let me be salty-)

you can absolutely combine a free to explore open world with good story without restricting it by much, like locking the bossfight behind aquiring the mastersword doesnt feel like that big of a change and its not making it a whole lot more linear, most people do it anyway right?

(also a thing im doing in my rewrite of it is locking certain things for some parts, it just makes sense if you are trying to tell a story, but its pretty clear now they werent trying to do that, just throw you into a box of virtual toys, and i think thats just sad)

*yeah actually whats up with the sonau/rauru putting their little nuclear super weapon storage room inTO THE ANCIENT RELICT OF THE FORGOTTEN PAST TEMPLE BEHIND THE BIGGEST STATUE OF HYLIA IN EXISTENCE?? you cant tell me all those ancient ruins (springs, forgotten temple) were made AFTER all of the shitshow that went down in totks past; putting it behind that statue? building it into there feels incredibly disrespectful, maybe it makes more sense if you just see it as the devs wanting to put somethign new there, but if you consider it in universe its just ??? also HOW is any of it in such a good shape??, it looks like they buried sonia there a year ago, the structures look like they just came out of a 3d printer despite supposedly being older than their recorded history??

on that note ... how does the room with the order and location of zeldas tears make sense .. are you telling me someone of the past ran around after dragon zelda recording where her fucking tears went down and what markings it made on the ground and then built a room next to the nuclear weapon storage room with the laughably unceremonial grave of the fucking queen just to put all that into statue form? also none of the geographical things changed in ALL that time?? the castle is drawn on there too so i guess that was super fresh then since it "was built above ganondorf as a symbol of royal blahbla" at least in botw you had the photos on your SHIEKAH stone to recover them once you found the place they were taken in, it felt so organically integrated ..

#ganondoodles talks #zelda #totk #ganondoodles rants #this game drives me nuts (derogatory) #random ramblings ramble #the fact that all the sonau stuff is basically unscathed through all that time is like #that looks less ancient than the shiekah stuff #actually kinda boring #like unpainted blocks of toys #it just all doesnt fit together in my eyes #its gonna bother me forever #you had it all and didnt do anything with it #i love botws world #it had so much potential #never gonna get over the lost potential of it all #this could have been so epic #whenever i hear the trailer music my heart hurts bc i just have to imagine what it would be like #what i thought it was gonna be given the fantastic music #still dream of painting like a trailer for my totk rewrite using the trailer music #but god that aint doable #and would be nuked ofthe internet in an instant lol

[smilesrobotlover]

Small Revali’s for anyone who needs it. This guy has me in a chokehold

#IM SLOWLY BECOMING OBSESSED WITH HIM #LIKE LINEBECK LEVELS OBSESSED #HELP #ITS THE BLUE MF THAT ACT ARROGANT AND AMAZING BUT THEY REALLY HAVE UNDERLYING MENTAL ISSUES UNDERNEATH IT ALL 😭😭😭😭 #also Teba went back in time and adopted the guy he idolized his whole life #idc what y’all say that’s what he did #I love it cuz the champions all acted like mentors for the future fellas #and Teba is specifically said to be a guy who idolizes Revali #but revali isn’t a mentor figure to him in AOC #honestly he’s more a friend but I like to think that Teba is the mentor figure #or the father figure #cuz revali is a little brat who needs therapy fr #anyways hdksbsksbsk #Teba my beloved #I HATE how detailed botw/AOC/totk designs are #none of these drawings are with totk but ITS THE SAME WORLD #WHY ARE THERE SO MANY DETAILS YOU WEIRDOS #/lh #legend of zelda #legend of zelda age of calamity #hyrule warriors age of calamity #age of calamity #king of the Gerudo #only cuz Revali’s design for that is here #hey moon I say I redesign the characters but in reality I just make them easier to draw djskdbksnsks #revali #teba

[ganonfan1995]

And it's not exactly that all fans ever want linear games (some do~) Most people I've spoken to who didn't like BoTW, simply wanted a game with a bit more depth and energy put into the story and the world.

While I don't fully agree on that front with BoTW (personally I think BoTW was one of the most concise LoZ games to date) ToTK only amplifies BoTW's weaknesses, rather than its stengths.

I understand the desire to expand on Hyrule, to make a truly vast and vibrant world, flush with exploration. Now with next-gen consoles and better hardware, there's a lot more opportunity for these types of games to take front and centre.

But at the same time, large procedurally generated landscapes can often break immersion while feeling bleak and unnatural. Even if landscapes are generated to be as natural as possible, worlds are as much a character, as well...the characters. (I could go on a whole tangent about design here, but I digress..)

I think what people miss from LoZ titles, is the human touch and energy invested into making Hyrule, feel like a place, rather than an idea.

BoTW wasn't perfect, but it was their first swing at this type of world and gameplay. I do think it can be improved on, and honestly, I was expecting progress on that front in ToTK.

But given that ToTK (past the demo lmao) was nothing more than a 100$ expansion on BoTW...I'm not feeling too confident myself moving forward with these open-world Zelda games.

Despite being linear games, growing up OOT and WW felt open world enough for me. LttP was a super fun play that had both a linear story line, and open world possibilities while giving the player full access to all the dungeons and tools off the bat.

If sacrificing genuine, thoughtful, world-building and design is what it means to have a truly open world Hyrule...I kind of don't want it either.

I dunno just some thoughts

#ganonfan posts #i know by and large botw didn't use procedural generation and i know #that its an important tool in game dev for large worlds #but the depths i feel are a shining example of like #the bleakness #i didn't love the depths #i wanted too #i did in theory #but in practice it was #really disappointing

[yogurtlid10000]

Stupid stuff I’ve drawn recently 😓

Had to hop on the trend with my personal favorite characters I WOULDVE DONE BRAINSTORM OR PERECEPTOR but I thought it was funnier with Megan

Recently I’ve been thinking about whirl 🤔hes a very interesting character to me

Another whirlydoodle

😎I CAN ONLY DRAW THE HOLOFORM sob it’s embarrassing

Ok goodbye 😇I need to speed run Christmas cards

#houseki no kuni #transformers #crona #botw link #BOTW LINK SIGNING IS THE BEST #crona deserves the world #moon phos #MTMTE megatron #whirl holoform #land of the lustrous #i love phosphophyllite from hnk so much #🪼 #todays food shall be peach yogurt

[ozlices]

nintendo het baiting w sidon and his fiancee only to pull the gayest shit ive seen in a While by having sidon renew his vows w link (they got married at the end of ruta’s quest in botw. obviously. clearly.) and giving him a power that lets him ‘stay by his side forever’. i see you husbands i am so glad your marriage is thriving. good for them. good for them. they also both have two hands for anyone who wants to pull any nonsense im js. there is room for yona she just has to understand link has held sidon’s heart for years first.

#idk it is just genuinely funny 'oh yeah uh this chara that we never met or heard mentioned in botw has been my childhood friend #and also we are engaged. #anyway so link is my best friend and when he went missing i was so worried i couldnt handle it and i love him the most in the whole world- #and also i wish we could stay together forever and he agreed so i used my sage powers to grant him a piece that lets him do that-' #i love them your honor. sidon tysm for taking such good care of my precious son i trust u and u alone w him in my stead #and ik u take that seriously thank u sidon. my king [bows] #totk #totk spoilers #legend of zelda #botw 2 spoilers #mine #sidlink #nah but fr i completed the water temple a few days ago and havent stopped thinking abt it since i loved it SO much #sidon is my favorite descendant by far bc he loves link just as much as i do so getting to fight w him like that #and having him being there cheering link on and encouraging him sincerely meant the world. #and seeing how far sidon himself has grown and aaaaaaaaaaaaa #im not gonna go into details beyond that bc i dont wanna spoil more than i have but. yes. yes i sobbed my EYES out #at the final cutscene of the story quest for the mission oh my GOSH

[cremsie]

The new Pokémon game is a glitchy buggy rushed mess. But it’s still selling like hotcakes and people are still gonna play it.

It’s kinda sad at least to me because that all the promises they’ll keep making BAD games because they know it’ll sell regardless. Just because it’s Pokémon. I feel bad for the people who work there and try to genuinely make good stuff.

And all glitches even OVERLOOKED. The game looks bad guys I mean come on. Take off the nostalgia glasses and recognize a subpar attempt at a professional game. If it were anyone else it’d get a pity excuse but this is the fuckin Pokémon company. Make them live up to it!

#I’m not trying to make like a hot take here #just kind of bummed #the likelihood of a well polished and fantastical Pokémon game #it’s getting more slim to happen again #like do you guys understand #how SHITTY #the graphics look #look at botw!!! #an open world can look not sunbleached and pathetic! #also I love the defense ‘well IM having fun’ like cool #good for you #not the topic of this post #idc if you bought it and think it’s fun #it’s still a bad game. #some of y’all need critical thinking skills for real

[achiepy]

#zelink #totk #zelda #link #zelink fanart #look #i've never played a single loz games in my life #im mostly familiar of the summarization of the game #significatly AOC and BOTW #after i saw a clip of BOTW #i fell hard and fast #and i cannot get enough of these two #i really love the world bulding of BOTW #its really cool #really cannot wait to watch someone play TOTK

[creativesplat]

Early Morning

#If he could link would sleep in late #botw #mipha #link #miphlink #breath of the wild #creativesplat draws #miphlinkweek2023 #miphlinkweek #Sleepyhead being a nickname Mipha uses as well as SS Zelda is a personal headcanon that I adore and love #Link just gives sleepyhead vibes to all his lovers I guess #Fishwife #Imagine being married to the cutest fish in the world or the sweetest hero in the whole of Hyrule? They are just such a gorgeous couple :)

[jauffre]

TINY BREATH OF THE WILD (x)

#breath of the wild #legend of zelda #loz #hyrule #gerudo #lanayru #zora's domain #hateno village #goron city #akkala #* #*loz #i love these videos they make me feel sooo cozy n warm inside #i want to live in this world #botw

[undergoing-mitosis]

so what if i just

*stares at you in ^-^ and ._.*

#aether (internally): OH MY GOD IT'S LINK FROM THE HIT NINTENDO GAME SERIES THE LEGEND OF ZELDA #aether: hi. #link: ._. hyup #threatening to eat paimon 🤝 torturing koroks #“oh look it's my favourite blonde haired blank faced androgynous player insert character from that open world video game i love” #aether #aether genshin impact #genshin impact #genshin #aether genshin #genshin aether #link #link loz #loz link #loz #legend of zelda #loz botw #botw #(since i used his botw design) #(champion's tunic and master sword combo my beloved) #my art #this was my first time drawing aether so sorry if it doesn't look like him #oh yeah and aether is taller than link cause everyone is taller than link it's a canon event

[smilesrobotlover]

I’ve seen some people with their own takes on Mipha and Sidon’s mom and so I wanted to do my own thing with her too! She looks a little too much like Sidon but I know I wanted him to take after her more so idk what’s up with that lol. None of the two take after Dorephan except for Mipha’s more softer features so they look a LOT like their mother

She’s a very tough and mama bear kinda lady and is very protective of her kids. But I assume she died right after Sidon was born. How? Idk, but rip.

The picture doesn’t do its justice but I know I want her to be TALL. Like taller than Sidon. But yeah! I wish these games would do more with her but they literally don’t mention her once lol. Rip.

#legend of zelda #legend of zelda breath of the wild #breath of the wild #it’s stupid that botw had a ‘prequel’ and a sequel and neither of those games expanded on the world or the characters #oh well #guess that means I can do whatever I want #age of calamity #love how her expression turned out #she looks scary #and tough #oh but how much she loves her children

[princeyam]

pokemon au part 2 💕

#the legend of zelda #zelda #loz #super smash bros #smash bros #ssbu #pokemon #link #princess zelda #breath of the wild #botw #a link between worlds #albw #i was so proud of the perspective i put on zelda but its covered by her dress LOL #picking wilds pokemon was so difficult #i ultimately chose sylveon because its an adorable dragon slayer #also the theme of finding oneself and loving yourself you feel me

[husku-u]

Once Tears of the Kingdom comes out I will be hurtling back into the Linked universe fandom at terminal velocity

Took a step back while Rain world hit me over the head with sad robots

And when Silksong comes out I will be struck down once again by Hollow Knight

It’s a busy few months and dear god I just hope it happens AFTER finals this time I CANT KEEP DOING THIS

#rip my grades actually #I descoverd my love of video games through BOTW and is so fundamentally important to my brain #AND ITS SEQUEL IS COMING OUT #and hollow knight is a major point of bonding between me and my partner #and is in part responseable for our QPR #AND ITS OTHER GAME ID COMING OUT #and rainworld I only just found but god DAMN THESE FUCKING ROBOTS MAN T-T #welp time to tag fandoms give me a sec #linked universe #linkeduniverse #legend of zelda #botw #breath of the wild #tears of the kingdom #loz totk #hollow knight #hollowknight #silk song #silksong #rain world #rainworld #WHY DO I HAVE TO HAVE SO MANY VIDDY GAMES IN MY BRAIN I NEED TO PASS MY CLASSES #well more accurately: WHY DO I NEED TO PASS MY CLASSES I JUST WANNA THINK ABOUT VIDDY GAME #Ngl this may get deleted we’ll see #original post #god help me

[lucky-clover-gazette]

the tone of totk trailers is so funny like oh no! scary bleeding hyrule! ganondorf is back! zelda has fallen into a pit! but also link is making some fucked-up vehicle out of scrapmetal and using the goddess' sacred magic to dunk on funny monsters and it's like yeah. that's my little guy :)

#i will be really sad if the focus on nature and cooking and resource gathering is not present in totk #all of the quiet exploratory elements of botw are what make it special to me #more than the plot #like please. give me a GOOD PLOT i'd love that. but do not take away the exploration and the world #totk

[stayatsam]

elden ring has smashed any expectations i could have for modern open world games like. i struggled trying to play breath of the wild again because nothing about it hit the same as ER

#sam crying #sorry i didnt like botw very much #the puzzles werent fun and the areas looked so similar to each other id get lost without any defining landmarks #elden ring 's world is filled with things that tell you exactly where you are and its not just the text on the screen #the names of places are intuitive too #i love zelda btw i think i wouldve preferred it stayed not open world #which is impossible now that theyve confirmed itll probably always be open world now lol

[dooxliss]

note for the unaware: 100 gold coins = $1 and i have 625 so whatever i get will detract $6.25 from the total price

#lakimusings #ballot time #picky men #hehe mario #pokey man #pikmin #pokemon #poll #ghost trick #ok other information: ive played the demos for pikmin 4 and ghost trick and love both #i already have pikmin 3 but on wii u #and technically i dont have to buy violet bc i can just borrow it from my local library #thats what i did this summer and was able to keep it from june-august and nearly completed everything #so i feel like getting violet isnt the best idea when i did most of the 3 storylines anyway #i have never owned 3d world ever #ive only played it at other peoples houses #and i borrowed tok somewhere else but basically got through the opening thing and thats it #mostly torn between ghost trick and pikmin tho but remembered i dont own any of the other games so put them up for voting #i have no interest in getting totk im nowhere near close to finishing botw #whatever i do end up getting it’ll be like an early birthday gift to myself ig