this is not me trying to defend nintendo's business practices or say that either of these games don't have flaws, but I think a lot of the comparisons people are making between breath of the wild and tears of the kingdom are a little unfair and don't really take into account that they are different games with different purposes.
"breath of the wild feels so empty compared to tears of the kingdom" ... yeah? with breath of the wild, one of the game's main themes was isolation. you wake up in the future far after the apocalypse you were trying to prevent has already settled. you have no memories, very little strength. just like hyrule, just like zelda, all you have is your will to continue. breath of the wild is the quiet moments, the secret spaces, the weight of the world that has continued to turn without you still resting on your shoulders.
tears of the kingdom is not like that. hyrule is no longer the wild. it is no longer quiet and lonely. there's community. every sidequest is intertwined. your friends fight alongside you. this isn't "fixing" breath of the wild, this is it's natural continuation. as time goes on the world continues to heal and rebuild. if breath of the wild was clawing hope, tears of the kingdom is direct action.
like yeah there are things tears is doing better and (imo) things breath of the wild did better. but i don't think either one is a replacement for the other.
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Choices one makes reflect hope and fear
Be brave, endure the pain
Then one might just gain
The strength one sought
Which may be hearts and souls of life
Meanings all of us search for
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Papercraft commission of Wei Wuxian (flautist extraordinaire) and Lan Wangji (a dragon)!
I had sooo much fun with this one - not only was it an adorable request and an interesting composition, but I got to bust out my slowly-growing collection of dragon-patterned papers! (You can see some twisty scaly serpents in the black fabric of Wei Wuxian’s robes and in Wangji’s blue mane.) I may have to make more dragon-themed art of these two lovebirds (or rather, a lovebird and a love...mythological creature...?) in the future.
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New writing game because I’m so tired and I’ve been sad that I haven’t been up for as much writeblr lately.
So
Reblog this with one line, devoid of context, that you wrote today (or the last time you wrote).
I’ll start:
It wasn’t, really. Not nearly as sharp as chocolate.
I’ll gently tag @writernopal @moonluringfrost @abalonetea @author-a-holmes@ albatris @sithbelle @moonshinemagpie @keysandopenmind @mister-writes @gummybugg @sam-glade @stesierra @akiwitch and @k-v-briarwood because that was who I could come up with off the top of my head but if you see this consider yourself tagged!
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Okay gang, here's a silly little game. I've assembled six teams of blended Narnia and Tolkien/LotR characters. Here they are:
For bonus points, tell me in the tags where you're going on your road trip, who has what role (driving, snacks, aux) on the road, and what you'll stop off and see along the way
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