Weird stuff DDD:
Something weird has been bothering me lately.
Just why exactly did Link accept his life as a hero so...with ease each time?
I have never given it thought until I started playing Twilight Princess, where the graphics seem more realistic and you could imagine yourself in that same position. Now I find myself wondering just why did Link accept it whenever some deity or spirit or something holy tells him, "You are the Chosen Hero. Plz save Hyrule kthxbai." His lack of reaction bothers me.
Of course, we're supposed to fit in Link's position and we wouldn't want a game where Link spends 1/3 of the game wondering over this whole hero business. But when I tried to place the things he had to face, and his goals on a balance, one side just weighs way more. While I do admit that saving the world is quite...an achievement, but I think that generally people find it hard to grasp the whole concept of 'the world' and feel a bit detached from it(of course that might just be me talking), and Link who started out thinking that he was a Kokiri in OoT and has obviously never taken a step outside, or Link who started out as a farmboy in a distant village somewhere nowhere in TP, I would imagine that it's going to be even harder. I can understand why he went on his first few quests to save his friends, but after that it's no longer 'quest to save good ol' buddies from being eaten'(don't take it literally), but 'quest to save good ol' freakingly huge Hyrule from having its ass cooked'.
It's quite hard to convince yourself to risk so many things to save something that you don't even KNOW.
I admit, some of the stuff in the game seriously freaks me out. I remember my hands sweating when I went through OoT again in Bottom of Kakariko Well and Shadow Temple. Those were SERIOUSLY freaky. I was half tempted to close Project 64 but then I fell into the trap of 'zomg I'm too scared to move' I always fall into when I randomly flip TV channels and just happen to land on a horror movie.
And the lava in Fire Temple and Goron Mines. The fact that I drowned in lava 15 times in the latter didn't help. And the beamos, swinging axes, spikes, general 'omg it's gonna hurt'ness all around. You should notice that those are mostly on the surface graphics things, yes I am that shallow. And no, don't mention the cannons.*thinks of roller coaster experience and shivers*
And after what he'd been through, there is no way he could return to his old life. I am seriously confused by his way of thinking. And no, don't tell me 'Triforce of Courage, duh'.
Uh, in-depth analysis of Link anywhere? I'm just being weird.
On a not-so-weird note, temptation to buy WW is constantly rising. Although the whole 10% land and 90% sea thing doesn't sit well with me.
Just why exactly did Link accept his life as a hero so...with ease each time?
I have never given it thought until I started playing Twilight Princess, where the graphics seem more realistic and you could imagine yourself in that same position. Now I find myself wondering just why did Link accept it whenever some deity or spirit or something holy tells him, "You are the Chosen Hero. Plz save Hyrule kthxbai." His lack of reaction bothers me.
Of course, we're supposed to fit in Link's position and we wouldn't want a game where Link spends 1/3 of the game wondering over this whole hero business. But when I tried to place the things he had to face, and his goals on a balance, one side just weighs way more. While I do admit that saving the world is quite...an achievement, but I think that generally people find it hard to grasp the whole concept of 'the world' and feel a bit detached from it(of course that might just be me talking), and Link who started out thinking that he was a Kokiri in OoT and has obviously never taken a step outside, or Link who started out as a farmboy in a distant village somewhere nowhere in TP, I would imagine that it's going to be even harder. I can understand why he went on his first few quests to save his friends, but after that it's no longer 'quest to save good ol' buddies from being eaten'(don't take it literally), but 'quest to save good ol' freakingly huge Hyrule from having its ass cooked'.
It's quite hard to convince yourself to risk so many things to save something that you don't even KNOW.
I admit, some of the stuff in the game seriously freaks me out. I remember my hands sweating when I went through OoT again in Bottom of Kakariko Well and Shadow Temple. Those were SERIOUSLY freaky. I was half tempted to close Project 64 but then I fell into the trap of 'zomg I'm too scared to move' I always fall into when I randomly flip TV channels and just happen to land on a horror movie.
And the lava in Fire Temple and Goron Mines. The fact that I drowned in lava 15 times in the latter didn't help. And the beamos, swinging axes, spikes, general 'omg it's gonna hurt'ness all around. You should notice that those are mostly on the surface graphics things, yes I am that shallow. And no, don't mention the cannons.*thinks of roller coaster experience and shivers*
And after what he'd been through, there is no way he could return to his old life. I am seriously confused by his way of thinking. And no, don't tell me 'Triforce of Courage, duh'.
Uh, in-depth analysis of Link anywhere? I'm just being weird.
On a not-so-weird note, temptation to buy WW is constantly rising. Although the whole 10% land and 90% sea thing doesn't sit well with me.