August 24, 2009 at 9:13 pm (Ocarina of Time)
Tags: Hyrule Castle, Impa, Zelda
I left the forest, got the ocarina and made my way to Hyrule Castle. I had to spend a night out of doors fighting off skeletons, but it was all good. Once the sun rose, I made my way through town to the castle. I’m still in familiar territory, so it took me very little time to find out how to sneak inside.
I met Zelda, heard her dream story, then met Impa and was led out of town again. Next, I head straight to Kakariko Village. I talked to a few people, rounded up a few chickens and let a skulltula cry on my shoulder. More tomorrow . . .
Time played: 45 minutes
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August 21, 2009 at 9:03 pm (Ocarina of Time)
Tags: boss, great deku tree, retaded, slingshot
I was stuck in the bowels of the Great Deku Tree for about 30 minutes. I must be retarded. For some reason, I knew to climb to the top of the tree and jump with sword extended through the web, but I didn’t think to go in any of the rooms on the second or third floors. As a result, I was walking around the basement, trying to figure out what to do.
After looking at the map, I realized there were multiple rooms I hadn’t explored. This is where I got the slingshot, and the rest was fairly easy.
I think having played through this game’s beginning before puts me at some weird disadvantage. I remember and pursue the bigger puzzles, leaving the obvious things forgotten. Thankfully I haven’t played this game very far before, so this will dissipate shortly.
In short, I got the slingshot, beat the boss and was given Hyrule’s back story before watching the Great Deku Tree die. Next, onto Hyrule to find the princess.
Time played: 1 hour 30 minutes
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August 19, 2009 at 8:49 pm (Ocarina of Time)
Tags: Deku Tree, Navi, Mido
I love the beginnings of games. The story and characters are introduced. You get some nice cut scenes and usually a lot of dialog. It pulls you into the game and makes you want to play to unravel the story. Ocarina of Time is no exception.
I like how the game subtly nudges you in the right direction, while still leaving it fairly open-ended as to how you approach it. For example, you start off with the mission of visiting the Deku Tree. The map makes that task pretty easy, but then you run into Mido who says you need a sword and shield first. Great, but where do you get that? The shield is easily obtained for 40 rupees at the town shop. The sword takes a little more digging.
As usual, my intuition is not to be trusted. I quickly found the Training Grounds, but passed them by reasoning that I shouldn’t go there until I had a sword. I mean, it was the training grounds for using your sword, right? I explored the village and then I wandered around the Lost Woods for a while, making no progress. As a last resort, I went back to the training grounds, shimmied by butt through a tunnel and found the sword. Success!
It's a me, tree-Mario!
Next, I made my way to the Deku Tree, where he set up the story a bit more. I couldn’t help but noticing his Mario-esque mustache. I also found it odd that he wanted me to enter his mouth. Must be a tree thing.
I entered, got some Deku Sticks and Deku Nuts., found the map, then called it a day. I look forward to returning tomorrow.
Time played: 1 hour 15 minutes
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